Beaumont Municipal Code Ch. 10.12 Parking Commercial Vehicles

For the purpose of this Chapter, the term "commercial vehicles" is defined to be any dray, truck, wagon, cart, automobile or other traffic vehicle carrying or used in transporting goods, merchandise, lumber, machinery, oil, dirt or any article of trade or commerce.

(Ord. 953, 9-1-09)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to park, stop or leave standing, whether attended or unattended, a commercial vehicle upon a public highway, street or alley within the corporate limits of the City within 500 feet of any school building, school yard or other premises used in connection with public schools, except for the purpose of delivering goods, wares or merchandise, and then only while such delivery is being made.

(Ord. 953, 9-1-09)

A. Except as provided for in subsections B, C and D below, and subject to the issuance of a permit pursuant to Section 10.12.040,

1. It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing, or allow to be parked or leave standing, any commercial vehicle consisting of a truck tractor, motor truck, semi-trailer or a combination thereof, exceeding a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds, upon any street, highway, alley, public right-of-way or residential property within the City.

2. It is unlawful for the owner or operator of any commercial vehicle consisting of a truck tractor, motor truck, semi-trailer or a combination thereof, exceeding a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds, to allow such vehicle to remain standing upon any street, highway, alley, public right-of-way or residential property within the City.

3. It is unlawful for any person to park, or allow to be parked, any trailer which has been detached from a truck tractor or truck, or which is not in itself capable of being driven, upon any street, highway, alley or public right-of-way within the City.

4. It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing within 100 feet of any street intersection, or within 100 feet of any official traffic control device, any vehicle which is ten feet or more in height, including the height of any load thereon.

5. It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing on any street, highway, alley, or public right-of-way within the City, any commercial vehicle consisting of a truck tractor, motor truck, trailer, semi-trailer or combination thereof, exceeding a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds, so that any part of such vehicle is within 30 feet of any driveway opening, other than the driver's own driveway.

6. It is unlawful for any person to park or leave standing on any street, highway, alley, or public right-of-way within the City, any commercial vehicle consisting of a truck tractor, motor truck, trailer, semi-trailer or combination thereof, exceeding a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds, so that any part of such vehicle is within 50 feet of any part of any other truck tractor, motor truck, trailer, semi-trailer or combination thereof.

B. Commercial truck tractors, motor trucks, semi-trailers or combination thereof, exceeding a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds, may be parked on public streets, highways, alleys, public rights-of-way, or residential property as follows:

1. On designated truck routes for a period of time not exceeding two consecutive hours;

2. While making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares or merchandise from or to any property adjacent to or abutting upon streets or highways which are not designated truck routes;

3. When such vehicle is parked in connection with, and in aid of, the ongoing performance of a service to, or on, a property in the block in which such vehicle is parked or left standing;

4. The restrictions and prohibitions set forth in subsection A(1), (2) and (3) of this section shall not apply to commercial vehicles which have valid and effective permits issued pursuant to section 10.12.040.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply:

1. In the community industrial land use district; and

2. To commercial vehicles operated by government agencies, public and private utilities and licensed contractors engaged in the installation, maintenance or repair of any public property, utility or roadway.

(Ord. 953, 9-1-09)

A. Any owner or operator of a vehicle or property which is subject to this Chapter may apply to the Chief of Police or his/her designee for, and the Chief of Police or his/her designee may issue, a permit for an exemption from the restrictions and prohibitions of Section 10.12.030(A)(1) through (3).

B. Permits shall expire one year after the date of issuance. Applications for renewal of a permit shall be submitted at least ten days prior to the expiration date of the then-current permit.

C. Permits, if issued to nonresident visitors, shall expire three days after the date of issuance. Not more than three nonresident visitor permits may be issued to any one person in any 12-month period of time.

D. Permits shall be nontransferable and shall apply only to the particular property or location described in the application, and the privileges granted therein shall be limited to the term of the permit.

E. The Chief of Police or his/her designee may revoke any permit issued hereunder prior to the permit's expiration date upon a determination that good cause exists for such revocation. Good cause for revocation is established by a finding that the permittee, or any person operating a permitted vehicle with the permittee's consent, has violated one or more of the provisions of this Chapter or any other provision of this Code or of state law relating to the operation, licensing, maintenance or parking of vehicles.

(Ord. 953, 9-1-09)

In the discretion of the Enforcement Officer, any person violating the provisions of this Chapter 10.12 shall be issued an administrative citation pursuant to Beaumont Municipal Code Sections 1.17.200 et seq., or shall be guilty of an infraction pursuant to Beaumont Municipal Code Section 1.16.010. In either case, the amount of the fine shall be in the appropriate amount set forth in Section 1.16.030 of this Code. Each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense as specified in Beaumont Municipal Code Section 1.16.040.

(Ord. 953, 9-1-09)