ORDINANCE NO. 2016-15

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE III, CHAPTER 3SECTION 3-3-35OF THE CHARLOTTE, IOWA CODE OF ORDINANCES BY CHANGING THETRUCK PARKING LIMITED RESTRICTIONS

Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Charlotte, Iowa:

SECTION 1. Purpose. Chapter 3, Section 3-3-35 of the Charlotte Code of Ordinances entitled “TRUCK PARKING LIMITED”is hereby repealed and the following is adopted in lieu thereof, as follows:

3-3-35TRUCK PARKING LIMITED. No person shall park a semi truck, semi-trailer or dump truck in violation of the following regulations

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 321.236 [1])

  1. Parking restricted. Excepting only when such vehicles are actually engaged in the delivery or receiving of merchandise or cargo within the prohibited area, no person shall park or leave unattended any vehicle on any streets within the City. When actually receiving or delivering merchandise or cargo such vehicle shall be stopped or parked in a manner which will not interfere with other traffic, and receiving and delivery time shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes at any one time.
  1. Noise. No such vehicle shall be left standing or parked up on any street, alley, public or private parking lot, or drive of any service station with the engine, auxiliary engine, air compressor, refrigerated equipment or other device in operation giving off audible sounds excepting only the drive of a service station when actually being serviced, and then in no event for more than thirty (30) minutes.
  1. Livestock. No such vehicle containing livestock shall be parked on any street, alley or highway for a period of time of more than thirty (30) minutes.

SECTION 2. Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

SECTION 3.Severability Clause. If any section, provision or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not effect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 4.When Effective. This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.

Passed by the City Council the 9thday of February, 2016, and approved this 9thday of February, 2016.

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Peggy Sellnau, Mayor

Attest:______

Laurie Ganzer, City Clerk

City Clerk’s Certificate: I hereby certify that the foregoing was published as Ordinance No. 2016-15the 20thday of February, 2016.

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Laurie Ganzer, City Clerk