§ 44-53. Parking for certain purposes prohibited.

No person shall stand or park a vehicle:

(1)

Upon a public or private street, public parking lot or any other public property for the principal purpose and intent of displaying such vehicle thereon for sale, hire or rental.

(2)

Upon any street for the principal purpose of painting, greasing or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.

(3)

Upon any street for the principal purpose of washing or polishing such vehicle or any part thereof, when a charge is made for such service.

(4)

Upon any street for the principal purpose of displaying advertising.

(5)

Upon any street for the principal purpose of selling merchandise from the motor vehicle, except in a duly established marketplace or when so authorized or licensed under the laws of the city.

(6)

Upon any street or public right-of-way for the purpose of maintaining, restoring, abandoning, stripping, wrecking, junking, dismantling, or storing any vehicle. Any vehicle parked or stored for the aforementioned purposes upon any street or public right-of-way for three days or more will be declared to be unlawful, a public nuisance, and dangerous to the public's health and safety. The owners of said vehicles will be subject to parking fines and the vehicle is subject to being towed as permitted by this chapter.

(7)

Upon any street or public right-of-way without a valid, current license plate. Any vehicle without a current license remaining on a street or public right-of-way for three days or more shall be presumptively deemed as "inoperative or abandoned" and will be subject to parking fines and towing as permitted by this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2002-20, § 1(13.09), 7-9-2002)