72.030 Authority of Chief of Police
72.031 Parking outside trailer park; permit and fee
72.032 Unattended vehicles; locking and braking
72.033 Obstructional parking; double parking
72.034 Manner of parking
72.035 Limitations of stopping and parking
72.036 Restrictions and prohibitions on designated streets
72.037 Parking restricted to allow street cleaning
72.038 Loading and unloading; loading zone fees
72.039 All night parking; abandoned and junked vehicles
72.040 Parking on parade route
72.041 Parking on off-street facility
72.042 Parking on the wharf
72.043 Library parking and traffic
72.044 Display of parked vehicle for sale
72.045 Parking facilities that force vehicles to cross public sidewalks, curbing, or landscaping prohibited
72.046 Exemption for armored vehicles
72.047 Parking of buses
72.048 Reserved
72.049 Parking in parks
§ 72.030 AUTHORITY OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
Except as provided in § 72.082(C), the Chief of Police shall be in charge of the enforcement of ordinances related to traffic, towing, parking, and the collection of all fines, penalties, towing fees, and impoundment charges relating thereto. The Chief of Police may delegate some or all of the responsibilities of the Chief of Police under this chapter to other Metro Government departments or offices. The Chief of Police may promulgate regulations and procedures to carry out his or her responsibilities under this chapter.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.01) (Lou. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; effective date 12-1-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005)
§ 72.031 PARKING OUTSIDE TRAILER PARK; PERMIT AND FEE.
It shall be a parking violation within the limits of Metro Government for any person to park any trailer coach, motor home of any kind as defined in § 115.290 on any street, alley, highway, or other public place except while loading or unloading.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.02) (Lou. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998, effective date 12-1-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005)
§ 72.032 UNATTENDED VEHICLES; LOCKING AND BRAKING.
It shall be a parking violation for any person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle to permit it to stand unattended without stopping the engine, locking the ignition, and removing the key, or when standing on any perceptible grade without setting the brake thereon and turning the front wheels to the curb.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.03) (Lou. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998, effective date 12-1-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005)
§ 72.033 OBSTRUCTIONAL PARKING; DOUBLE PARKING.
(A) (1) It shall be a parking violation for any person to leave any commercial or industrial vehicle, bus, or any other vehicle or trailer in or on any public way within Metro Government either during the day or night, except while the vehicle is being loaded or unloaded and such loading or unloading operation is actually taking place or while the cab of the vehicle is occupied by the driver thereof.
(2) For purposes of § 72.033(A)(1), bus means any motor vehicle designed primarily for the transportation of passengers and having a seating capacity in excess of nine passengers including the driver.
(B) It shall be a parking violation for any person to stop or park any vehicle on the roadway side of any other vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.05) (Lou. Ord. No. 51-1980, approved 4-11-1980; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998, effective date 12-1-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999
§ 72.034 MANNER OF PARKING.
(A) It shall be a parking violation for the operator of any vehicle to stop or park the vehicle in a manner other than with its right-hand side toward and parallel with the curb, except that where parking is permitted on the left side of a one-way street, the left-hand side shall be so parked, and except for commercial loading and unloading on one-way streets.
(B) No vehicle shall be parked or left standing on any street unless its two right wheels are within six inches of and parallel with the curb, except that on one-way streets where parking is permitted on the left side the two left wheels are to be within six inches of and parallel with the curb.
(C) No vehicle shall be backed to the curb on any street, except that trucks may do so when loading and unloading provided that such loading, unloading, and delivery of property and material shall not consume more than 30 minutes, or unless expressly permitted to do so by duly authorized pavement markings and signage. Such backing of trucks is prohibited at all times and on all streets in Metro Government where any truck so backed interferes with the use of the roadway of moving vehicles or buses or occupies road space within ten feet of the center line of the street.
(D) The Director of Works may establish diagonal parking at certain places, requiring the parking of vehicles at a certain angle to the curb and within a certain portion of the roadway adjacent thereto. However, diagonal parking shall not be established where the roadway space required therefore would be within ten feet of the centerline of any street. The Director of Works shall designate such places by suitable signs, and shall indicate by markings on the pavement the required angle and the width of the roadway space within which such vehicle shall park.
(E) It shall be a parking violation for the operator of any vehicle to so park such vehicle that any part thereof shall extend beyond the lines marking the side or the rear of the space assigned for one vehicle.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.06) (Lou. Ord. No. 144-1982, approved 8-11-1982; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998, effective date 12-1-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999
§ 72.035 LIMITATIONS OF STOPPING AND PARKING.
It shall be a parking violation for the operator of any vehicle to stop or park such vehicle except in a case of real emergency or in compliance with the provisions of this traffic code or when directed by a police officer or traffic sign or signal at any time in the following places:
(A) On the mainly-traveled portion of any roadway or on any other place in the roadway where vehicles stand in any manner other than as specified in § 72.034.
(B) Within an intersection.
(C) On a sidewalk.
(D) Within four feet of a public or private driveway.
(E) Within ten feet of a fire hydrant.
(F) Within a crosswalk.
(G) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping or parking would obstruct traffic.
(H) Close enough to any railroad track so as to obstruct the movement of locomotives or cars.
(I) Within any part of an alley within the central traffic district.
(J) On that portion of public property located between the sidewalk and the curb-line of the street or, where there are no sidewalks, off of any paved area.
(K) Within any area marked as a TARC zone.
(L) Within any area where official signs prohibit parking and stopping.
(M) In front of sidewalk ramps provided for persons with disabilities.
(N) Within 30 feet upon the approach to any intersection, flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.07) (Lou. Ord. No. 46-1969, approved 3-4-1969; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999
§ 72.036 RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITIONS ON DESIGNATED STREETS.
(A) The provisions of this section prohibiting the stopping and parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified or as indicated on official signs except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control devices.
(B) The provisions of this section imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person from his or her duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping or parking of vehicles in specific places or at specified times.
(C) When signs are erected in compliance with the provisions of subsection (F) below giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle at any time on any street so marked by official signs.
(D) When a curb has been painted in compliance with the provisions of subsection (F) below, no person shall park a vehicle at any time at or adjacent to any curb so marked.
(E) When signs are erected in compliance with the provisions of subsection (F) below, in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified by official signs on any day except Sundays on any street so marked.
(F) (1) The Director of Works shall determine on what streets or portions thereof stopping or parking shall be restricted or prohibited. Whenever under authority of or by this traffic code or any other ordinance any parking limit is imposed or parking is prohibited on designated streets, or parking areas are restricted to handicapped parking, it shall be the duty of the Director of Works to erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof. However, in lieu of erecting such signs or in conjunction therewith, the Director of Works may cause the face and top of a curb or curbs at or adjacent to which parking is prohibited at all times to be painted a solid yellow color.
(2) No such regulations or restrictions shall be effective unless the signs have been erected and are in place or the curbs are painted yellow at the time of any alleged offense, except in the case of those parking restrictions which by their very nature would not require such signs and markings.
(G) When signs are erected in compliance with subsection (F) above in each block giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle for a time longer than specified on official signs any day except Sunday and on any street so marked.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.08) (Lou. Ord. No. 47-1979, approved 3-16-1979; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 144-1982, approved 8-11-1982; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999
§ 72.037 PARKING RESTRICTED TO ALLOW STREET CLEANING.
The Director of Solid Waste Management and Services is authorized to designate daily street cleaning areas, and the Director of Works shall provide suitable signs and markings on the street to be cleaned, restricting parking on that particular day. It shall be a parking violation for the operator of any vehicle to stop or park on any street so designated.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.09) (Lou. Ord. No. 144-1982, approved 8-11-1982; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999
§ 72.038 LOADING AND UNLOADING; LOADING ZONE FEES.
(A) It shall be a parking violation for the operator of any vehicle, including permittees under this section, to park the vehicle for a period of time longer than is necessary for the loading and unloading of passengers or property. Such vehicles must have flashers in operation when engaged in this activity. The loading, unloading, or delivery of property or materials shall be only from or to private vehicles authorized by permit, commercial vehicles licensed as such, and actually in good faith being used for purposes of delivery, and shall not consume more than 30 minutes in any area where parking is regulated or restricted parking, the following:
(1) Within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available at least ten feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, or within an alley in such a position as to keep clear the driveway entrance to any abutting property.
(2) In any loading zone all days except Sunday.
(3) At parking meters.
(4) At no parking zones marked by a sign or yellow painted curb.
(B) Stopping a vehicle for parking or loading or unloading, unless the vehicle displays an official permit for purposes of use in areas listed below as (1), (2), (3), and (4), is prohibited in the following areas:
(1) Officially established taxicab stands.
(2) TARC stops.
(3) Horse carriage stops.
(4) Parking zones marked for use by a person with a disability or a temporary disability.
(5) Fire lanes.
(6) No stopping zones.
(7) Peak-hour restricted zones designated by signs.
(8) Areas temporarily restricted by means of signs, bagging of meters, or bagging of loading zone signs during special events.
(9) At any place within 15 feet of a point on the curb directly in front of the center of the entrance to any public building, church, school, theater, or any building used for public assembly during the hours while such building is used and open to the public.
(C) The Director of Public Works is authorized and required to determine the exact location and lengths of loading zones and to indicate such loading zones by suitable markings or signs. No persons other than those authorized by the Director of Public Works shall erect any such sign or shall place such markings.
(D) Loading zones shall be established in accordance with the following rules:
(1) No more than 25% of the total curb length of any block shall be reserved for loading zones within the central traffic district, or in any business district, except that the entire curb frontage may be so reserved provided that there have been filed with the Director of Public Works applications for the establishment of loading zones by the owners of the buildings or business.
(2) Curb space not to exceed 100 feet may be reserved temporarily or in an emergency at any place where required for public safety or convenience.
(3) Within the above limitations the Director of Public Works may establish loading zones at the entrance of office buildings, department stores, and other private buildings on written application therefore by the owners of such businesses or their representatives. The Director of Public Works shall have the power to issue or refuse permits for such loading zones, and in deciding all such applications shall consider primarily the relationship of the loading zones applied for and the public safety and convenience.
(4) Every such permit when issued shall be for a period of not exceeding one year and the Director of Public Works shall have the power either to renew the permit or to revoke it at any time or cause deemed sufficient to him or her in the exercise of a reasonable and sound discretion.
(5) Whenever such a permit has been issued or renewed by the Director of Public Works for a period of one year, the applicant therefore shall pay to the Director a permit fee as established by the Director of Public Works. The permit fee for a permit issued or renewed for a period of less than one year shall be the same proportion of a full year's permit fee as the number of days for which the permit is issued or renewed bears to the number of days in a year, which fee shall be paid to the Director of Public Works.
(6) The Director of Public Works is responsible for posting appropriate signs and markings to indicate designated loading zones.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.10) (Lou. Ord. No. 144-1982, approved 8-11-1982; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 309-1987, passed 10-29-1987; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 160-1990, approved 6-29-1990; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0116-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999
§ 72.039 ALL NIGHT PARKING; ABANDONED AND JUNKED VEHICLES.
(A) It shall be a parking violation for anyone to park in any one place any vehicle on any of the public ways of Metro Government for a period of 24 hours or longer.
(B) A vehicle parked in one place upon a public way for three consecutive days, after being marked with a warning, shall be deemed abandoned and shall be subject to all existing regulations of Metro Government pertaining to motor vehicles.
(C) (1) Junked vehicle means any vehicle which is inoperative or reasonably appears to be inoperative; wrecked; dismantled; partially dismantled; or discarded. Conditions which may indicate that a motor vehicle is "junked" include, but not limited to extensively rusted, or without all properly inflated tires, windshields, window glass, major chassis components, brake lights, or without any other vehicle component required by law or with an expired license plate or registration tag or without a license plate or registration tag.
(2) A junked vehicle located on a public way shall be deemed a public nuisance.
(3) It shall be a parking violation for any person or persons to cause or allow a junked vehicle to be placed, located, maintained, or to exist upon the public way.
(4) Any junked vehicle located on the public way is subject to being removed pursuant to § 72.128.
(D) It shall be a parking violation to park or store upon a public way any device, which is not capable of being driven under its own power (self-propelled), or which cannot legally be operated on public ways. Such devices include but are not limited to trailers and boats. Any such device parked on the public way is subject to being removed pursuant to § 72.128.
(E) It shall be a parking violation to park or upon a public way any with an expired license plate or registration tag or without a license plate or registration tag.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.11) (Lou. Ord. No. 51-1980, approved 4-11-1980; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 161-1985, approved 7-12-1985; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 88-1994, approved 6-29-1994; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999
Cross reference:
Removal of abandoned vehicles, see § 72.128 et seq.
Obstructional parking; double parking, for regulation of parking by any commercial or industrial vehicle, bus, or any other vehicle or trailer, see § 72.033
§ 72.040 PARKING ON PARADE ROUTE.
(A) Whenever in the judgment of the Chief of Police it is necessary, the Chief of Police may prohibit or restrict the parking of vehicles along a street or part thereof constituting a part of the route of a parade or procession, erect temporary traffic signs to that effect, and prohibit and prevent such parking.
(B) It shall be a parking violation to park or leave unattended any vehicle in violation of such signs or directions.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.12) (Lou. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999
§ 72.041 PARKING ON OFF-STREET FACILITY.
It shall be a parking violation for the driver of a motor vehicle to park or abandon the vehicle or drive on or otherwise trespass on another's property, or on an area developed as an off-street parking facility, without the consent of the owner, lessee, or person in charge of any such property or facility. If at any time a vehicle is parked, abandoned, or otherwise trespasses in violation of the provisions of this section, the Chief of Police, or a designee of the Chief, on written complaint of the owner, lessee, or person in charge, shall remove or cause to be removed the vehicle in accordance with the provisions of § 72.128.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.13) (Lou. Ord. No. 268-1968, approved 11-13-1968; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 230-1988, approved 8-17-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 162-1990, approved 7-16-1990; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999
§ 72.042 PARKING ON THE WHARF.
It shall be a parking violation for any person to park any vehicle on the wharf of Metro Government except as directed by the Director of Public Works or the Waterfront Development Corporation, which directions shall be either by signs or by markings of the wharf or by a combination of signs and markings.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.14) (Lou. Ord. No. 164-1962, approved 8-29-1962; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999
§ 72.043 LIBRARY PARKING AND TRAFFIC.
(A) The driving or operating of any vehicle over the driveway in front of the Louisville Free Public Library between Third Street and Fourth Street and north of York Street is prohibited to all persons except those using the Library or having business with the Library.
(B) All vehicles shall proceed over this driveway from east to west and all driving over it from west to east is prohibited.
(C) No vehicle shall be parked on this driveway except vehicles which are hereby permitted to drive on it and these shall be parked on the south side of the driveway only and at the points indicated by signs only, and shall not remain parked longer than 45 minutes.
(D) This section shall be enforced by the police of Metro Government, by any private police employed by the Louisville Free Public Library in accordance with the laws governing private police, or by PARC.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.16) (Lou. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999
§ 72.044 DISPLAY OF PARKED VEHICLE FOR SALE.
It shall be a parking violation to park a motor vehicle displayed for sale or a motor vehicle on which demonstrations are being made on any street.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.17) (Lou. Ord. No. 194-1960, approved 10-12-1960; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999
§ 72.045 PARKING FACILITIES THAT FORCE VEHICLES TO CROSS PUBLIC SIDEWALKS, CURBING, OR LANDSCAPING PROHIBITED.
(A) It shall be a parking violation for owners and operators of off-street parking facilities to park, or allow to be parked, vehicles in their lots in such a manner as to force them to cross public sidewalks, curbing or landscaping. All parking spaces shall have concrete wheel stops not less than six inches in height and six feet in length fixed to the ground and placed so as to prevent parked vehicles from crossing property lines into public rights-of-way. The wheel stop device shall be placed at least two and one-half feet back from the property line abutting public right-of-way, but in no case shall vehicles be allowed to intrude into the right-of-way. Only regularly authorized and constructed curb cuts and driveways permitted by the city shall be used for ingress and egress.
(B) A wheel stop device is not required when a guardrail or other suitable barrier is used to prevent the vehicle from intruding into public right-of-way.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.19) (Lou. Ord. No. 244-1984, approved 9-14-1984; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 75-1989, approved 3-29-1990; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999
§ 72.046 EXEMPTION FOR ARMORED VEHICLES.
(A) Armored vehicle means an armored or similarly protected vehicle designed for and in fact being used to safeguard, transport, deliver, or receive money, currency, precious metals, or other similar items of value.
(B) Parking restrictions imposed upon vehicles by this chapter, or elsewhere in the Code of Ordinances shall not apply to armored vehicles while they are engaged in the activities for which such vehicles are designed.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.20) (Lou. Ord. No. 260-1985, approved 10-14-1985; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005)
§ 72.047 PARKING OF BUSES.
It shall be a parking violation for any person within Metro Government to permit or allow more than 50 buses to be housed or kept at any time at a bus compound, bus maintenance facility, or bus storage or parking area adjacent to property zoned or used for residential purposes. Bus shall be defined as any motor vehicle designed primarily for the transportation of passengers and having a seating capacity in excess of nine passengers including the driver.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.21) (Lou. Ord. No. 183-1994, approved 10-17-1994; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005)
§ 72.049 PARKING IN PARKS.
It shall be a parking violation for any person to park any motor vehicle in or on any section of any public park, playground, play lot, or tot lot within the Metro Government not designed as a parking area or designed and regularly maintained as a roadway. However, nothing contained in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the parking of a motor vehicle parallel to a designated and regularly maintained roadway in any such park or playground where at least two wheels of the motor vehicle are resting on such roadway.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.14) (Lou. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999