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Article IV. Stopping, Standing and Parking.[223]

Division 1. In General.

Sec. 18-68. Authority of city manager and chief of police.[224]

The city manager and the chief of police may adopt and

put into effect regulations designating the time, place and
manner vehicles may be allowed to park on the city streets
and may make and enforce such additional rules and regulations
as parking conditions may require. (Code 1959, § 1868.)

Sec. 18-68.1. Parking regulations within University of Virginia.[225]

All parking regulations contained in this article or promulgated
by the city manager and the chief of police, pursuant to

section 18-68, shall be applicable to the roads, streets or alleys
of the University of Virginia, as lie within or adjoin the city
limits. All parking regulations for those streets, which are not
city streets, grounds or other areas of the University which
lie within the city limits, shall be promulgated by the appropriate
official of the University of Virginia. This section
may be enforced by the city police or by persons appointed
under the provisions of section 19.1-28 of the Code of Virginia.
Any person prosecuted for a parking violation pursuant to
this section shall be subject to a fine not exceeding twenty
dollars. (1-4-65.)

Sec. 18-69. When provisions of article applicable.

The provisions of this article prohibiting the stopping,
standing or 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 device. (Code 1959, §
18-69.)

Sec. 18-70. Provisions not exclusive.

The provisions of this article imposing a time limit on parking
shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other
and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the
stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in specified places
or at specified times. (Code 1959, § 18-70.)

Sec. 18-71. Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets.

When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person
shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or
parts of streets so signed. (Code 1959, § 18-71.)

Sec. 18-72. Parking, etc., prohibited during designated hours
on signed streets.

When signs are erected in each block giving notice thereof,
no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle between the hours
specified. (Code 1959, § 18-72.)

Sec. 18-73. Parking on streets on which parking time limit
is designated by signs.

When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person
shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for longer than the time
designated by such signs at any time between the hours stated
on such signs on any day except Sundays, within the district
or upon any of the streets so signed. (Code 1959, § 18-73.)

Sec. 18-74. Parking to be in accordance with signs, signals,
etc.

All vehicles, whether parked on the streets of the city or
in any of the parking lots within the city which are operated
by the city, shall be parked in accordance with signs, signals,
street marks and other devices for handling traffic which may
be provided by the city manager and the chief of police.
(Code 1959, § 18-74.)

Sec. 18-75. Parking in front of fire hydrant, fire station, private
driveway or near intersection.[226]

No person shall park a vehicle or permit it to stand,
whether attended or unattended, upon a street in front of a
private driveway or within fifteen feet in either direction of
a fire hydrant or the entrance to a fire station nor within
twenty feet from the intersection of curb lines, or if none,
then within fifteen feet of the intersection of property lines
at an intersection of streets. (Code 1959, § 18-75.)

Sec. 18-76. Parking for purposes of sale or advertisement.[227]

It shall be unlawful for any person to park or place any
automobile, truck, trailer or other vehicle upon or in any
street, alley or parkway for the purpose of selling or offering
the same for sale or rent.

It shall be unlawful to stop a vehicle at any time upon a
street for the purpose of advertising any article of any kind,
or to display thereupon advertisements of any article or advertisement

for the sale of the vehicle itself. (Code 1959,
§ 18-76.)

Sec. 18-77. Parking in certain streets between certain hours.

No vehicle shall be parked on the following streets in the
city between the hours of 3:00 A. M. and 5:30 A. M.:

Main Street, between Seventh Street, East, and 10½ Street,
West; Water Street, between Fifth Street, East, and Main
Street at Vinegar Hill; Market Street, between Seventh
Street, East, and High Street (Beck's Hill); Second Street,
West, First Street, Second Street, East, Third Street, East,
Fourth Street, East, and Fifth Street, East, between Market
Street and Water Street.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this section
shall for each offense be liable to a fine of not less than two
dollars and fifty cents nor more than twenty-five dollars.
(Code 1959, § 18-77.)

Sec. 18-78. Parking of busses, trucks, etc., between midnight
and 6:00 A. M.

No truck having wheels of the dual-tire type and no bus,
trailer or semitrailer shall be parked on any of the streets of
the city between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 A. M.
following of any day.

The owner, operator or driver of any motor vehicle which
is parked in violation of this section, for each offense, shall
be fined not less than two dollars and fifty cents nor more
than fifty dollars. (Code 1959, § 18-78.)

Sec. 18-78.1. Temporary parking prohibitions to expedite traffic,
aid snow removal, etc.

The city manager or his duly authorized representative may
post "No Parking" signs on any of the city streets when
necessary to facilitate the moving of traffic or the removal of
snow, ice, leaves or other debris from such streets. It shall
be unlawful for any person to park within the prohibited area
after signs have been posted and prior to their removal, or
fail to remove a vehicle from any city street on which such
"No Parking" signs have been erected within two hours after
such notices have been posted. The city manager or his duly

authorized representative may have such vehicle towed away
to a storage yard or garage, and the owner of such vehicle
shall pay all charges for the towing and storage of the vehicle.
Such charges may be recovered by civil warrant and
shall be in addition to any fines levied. (12-3-62.)

Sec. 18-79. Stopping on streets generally.[228]

No vehicle shall be stopped in such a manner as to impede
or render dangerous the use of the street by others, except
in the case of an emergency as the result of an accident or
mechanical breakdown, in which case a report shall be made
to the nearest police officer as soon as practicable and the
vehicle shall be removed from the roadway to the shoulder
as soon as possible and removed from the shoulder without
unnecessary delay; and, if such vehicle is not promptly removed,
such removal may also be ordered by a police officer
at the expense of the owner if the disabled vehicle creates a
traffic hazard.

No person shall leave any vehicle, attended or unattended,
upon the paved, improved or main-traveled portion of any
street, outside of a business or residence district, when it is
practicable to leave such vehicle standing off the paved, improved
or main-traveled portion of such street.

Except upon one-way streets as provided in this chapter,
and when actually loading or unloading merchandise as provided
in section 30-34, no vehicle shall be stopped except close
to and parallel with the right-hand curb. In no instance shall
such vehicle be parked with the rear wheels farther than six
inches from the curb.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any vehicle
owned or controlled by the state department of highways or
the city, while actually engaged in the construction, reconstruction
or maintenance of streets or highways, nor to city-owned
vehicles while engaged in the collection of refuse.

The provisions of the first paragraph of this section shall
not apply to any rural mail carrier stopping on the street
while loading or unloading mail at a mailbox, provided there
be lettered on the back of the vehicle operated by such rural
mail carrier, or lettered on a sign securely attached to and

displayed at the rear of such vehicle, in letters at least four
inches in height, the following:

CAUTION
FREQUENT STOPS
U. S. MAIL

The provisions of the first paragraph of this section shall
not apply to such rural mail carrier so stopping if, in lieu
of such sign, the vehicle has and is using supplemental turn
signals mounted at each side of the vehicle upon the roof. Between
the lights, on the assembly, shall be mounted a sign
with the words "U. S. Mail", which sign shall be yellow with
black letters at least four inches in height, and which light
shall be of the type approved by the superintendent of state
police. The lettered sign shall be folded down out of vision
prior to the first stop on the route and following the last stop
on the route.

Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to relieve
any such mail carrier from civil liability for such stopping on
any street, if he is negligent in so doing, and if such negligence
proximately contributes to any personal injury or property
damage resulting therefrom. (Code 1959, § 18-79.)

Sec. 18-79.1. Parking of inoperable vehicles on streets prohibited;
removal of same.[229]

No motor vehicle which is inoperable shall be parked or
abandoned on any city street. A motor vehicle shall be
deemed inoperable for the purposes of this section if it is not
properly licensed with the current state and local licenses,
does not have a current valid state inspection certificate, or,
except for being disabled by an emergency, is not capable
of being operated for mechanical or other reasons.

When any such inoperable vehicle is reported to the police,
or is found by the police upon any city street, it shall be
removed for safekeeping under the direction of a police officer
to a storage garage or area which has been approved for
such use by the city manager and chief of police. Such removal
shall be immediately reported to the office of the chief

of police and a full and complete record shall be prepared and
kept by the chief of police on each such vehicle. The chief of
police shall notify the owner of such vehicle within twenty-four
hours that it has been impounded. The owner of such
motor vehicle, before obtaining possession thereof, shall pay
to the city all reasonable costs incidental to the removal,
storage and locating the owner of the motor vehicle. Should
such owner fail or refuse to pay the costs or should the identity
or whereabouts of such owner be unknown or unascertainable
after a diligent search has been made and after notice
to him at his last-known address and to the holder of any lien
of record in the office of the state division of motor vehicles
in the state against the motor vehicle, the chief of police may,
after holding such motor vehicle for ninety days and after
due notice of sale, have the city sergeant dispose of such
motor vehicle at a public sale. The proceeds from such sale
shall be forwarded by the city sergeant to the city treasurer,
who shall pay from the proceeds of the sale the costs of removal,
storage and investigation as to ownership and liens
and notice of sale, and the balance of such funds shall be held
by him for the owner and paid to the owner upon satisfactory
proof of ownership.

If no claim has been made by the owner for the proceeds of
such sale, after the payment of the above-mentioned costs,
the funds may be deposited to the general fund or any special
fund of the city. Any such owner shall be entitled to apply to
the city within three years from the date of such sale and if
timely application is made therefor, the city treasurer shall
pay the same to the owner without interest or other charges.
No claim shall be made nor shall any suit, action or proceeding
be instituted for the recovery of such funds after three
years from the date of such sale. (7-20-64.)

Sec. 18-80. Owner of vehicle prima facie guilty of violation.

The owner of any vehicle parked in violation of this article
shall be prima facie guilty of such violation. (Code 1959, §
18-80.)

Sec. 18-81. Penalty.

Any person who shall violate any provisions of this article
for which no other penalty is provided shall be punished by a

fine of not less than one dollar nor more than fifty dollars for
each offense. (Code 1959, § 18-81.)

Division 2. Parking Meters.[230]

Sec. 18-82. Time and manner of parking in metered parking
zone.

(a) When parking meters are erected giving notice thereof,
no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any metered
parking zone for a period of time longer than designated by
such parking meters, upon the deposit of a coin of United
States currency of the designated denomination, on any day
except Sundays, upon any of the streets where parking meters
are installed.

(b) Every vehicle shall be parked wholly within the
metered parking space for which the meter shows parking
privilege has been granted and with the front end of such
vehicle immediately opposite the parking meter for such space.
(Code 1959, § 18-82.)

Sec. 18-83. Parking meter zones established; authority of
city manager to change.

(a) Parking meter zones are hereby established within the
district or upon those streets or parts of streets and municipally
operated parking lots described in the parking meter
schedule approved by the city council on March 4, 1957, in
which zones the parking of vehicles upon such streets and
parking lots shall be regulated by parking meters between the
hours specified in such schedule on any day except Sundays.

(b) The city manager is hereby authorized to amend the
schedule respecting parking meter zones, time limits and
parking charges now in effect and respecting the establishment
of parking meter zones at other locations upon those
streets or parts of streets and municipally operated parking
lots, if it is determined upon investigation by the city manager
and the chief of police that such changes shall be necessary
to aid in the regulation, control and inspection of the
parking of vehicles. (Code 1959, § 18-83.)

Sec. 18-84. Installation and operation of meters.

(a) The city manager shall install parking meters in the
parking meter zones, upon the curb immediately adjacent to
each designated parking space. Such meters shall be capable
of being operated, either automatically or mechanically, upon
the deposit therein of a coin of United States currency as required
in the schedule provided for in section 18-83, for the
full period of time for which parking is lawfully permitted
in any such parking meter zone.

(b) Each parking meter shall be so designed, constructed,
installed and set that, upon the expiration of the time period
registered by the deposit of one or more coins, as provided
herein, it will indicate by an appropriate signal that the lawful
parking meter period has expired, and during such period
of time and prior to the expiration thereof, will indicate the
interval of time which remains of such period.

(c) Each parking meter shall bear thereon a legend indicating
the hours when the requirement to deposit coins therein
shall apply, the value of the coins to be deposited and the
limited period of time for which parking is lawfully permitted
in the parking meter zone in which such meter is located.
(Code 1959, § 18-84.)

Sec. 18-85. Designating parking meter spaces; manner of
parking in spaces.

(a) The chief of police shall designate the parking space
adjacent to each parking meter for which such meter is to be
used. Parking meter spaces so designated shall be of appropriate
length and width so as to be accessible from normal
traffic lanes.

(b) No person shall park a vehicle in any such designated
parking meter space during the restricted and regulated time
applicable to the parking meter zone in which such meter is
located so that any part of such vehicle occupies more than
one such space, except, that a vehicle which is of a size too
large to be parked within a single designated parking meter
zone shall be permitted to occupy two adjoining parking meter
spaces when coins shall have been deposited in the parking
meter for each space so occupied as is required for the parking
of other vehicles in such space. (Code 1959, § 18-85.)

Sec. 18-86. Deposit of coins; overtime parking; other provisions
as to parking not affected.

(a) No person shall park a vehicle in any parking space
upon a street, or within a municipally operated parking lot,
alongside of and next to which a parking meter has been installed
during the restricted and regulated time applicable to
the parking meter zone in which such meter is located, unless
a coin of United States currency of the appropriate denomination
shall have been deposited by such person and the meter
has been placed in operation.

(b) No person shall permit a vehicle operated by him,
within his control or registered in his name to be parked in
any such parking meter space during the restricted and regulated
time applicable to the parking meter zone in which such
meter is located while the parking meter for such space indicates
by signal that the lawful parking time in such space
has expired. This provision shall not apply to the act of
parking or the necessary time which is required to deposit
immediately thereafter a coin in such meter.

(c) No person shall park a vehicle in any such parking
meter space for a consecutive period of time longer than that
limited period of time for which parking is lawfully permitted
in the parking meter zone in which such meter is located,
irrespective of the number or amounts of the coins deposited
in such meter.

(d) The provisions of this section shall not relieve any person
from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions
of this chapter and the state statutes prohibiting or
limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in specified
places or at specified times. (Code 1959, § 18-8.)

Sec. 18-87. Slugs, etc.

No person shall deposit or attempt to deposit in any parking
meter or change machine any slug, button or other device
or substance as a substitute for a coin of United States currency.
(Code 1959, § 18-87.)

Sec. 18-88. Injuring or tampering with meter.

No person shall deface, injure, tamper with, open or wilfully
break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking

meter and no person shall wilfully manipulate any parking
meter in such a manner that the indicator will fail to show
the correct amount of unexpired time before a violation.
(Code 1959, § 18-88.)

Sec. 18-89. Parking for purpose of making sales.

It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle within the area
designated as a parking meter zone or within any municipally
operated parking lot for the purpose of making sales of any
property to persons in the street or in such parking lot. This
section shall not apply to the selling or delivery of goods sold
within the buildings abutting on such streets or parking lots.
(Code 1959, § 18-89.)

Sec. 18-90. Deposits required levied as fees for certain purposes.

The coins required to be deposited in parking meters as
provided herein are hereby levied and assessed as fees to provide
for the proper regulation and control of traffic on the
public streets and to cover the cost of the supervision, inspection,
installation, operation, maintenance, control and use of
the parking spaces on such streets and within such municipally
operated parking lots and for regulating the parking of
vehicles in the parking meter zones hereby created. (Code
1959, § 18-90.)

Sec. 18-91. Loading zones, bus stops, etc., in parking meter
zones.

The city manager and the chief of police are authorized to
set apart, within the parking meter zones, spaces for loading
zones, bus stops, taxi stands and other places in which no
parking shall be permitted. (Code 1959, § 18-91.)

Sec. 18-92. Use of meter space for making deliveries, receiving
passengers, etc.

Commercial vehicles may be parked without deposit from
7:00 A. M. to 10:00 A. M. in metered spaces which are set
aside for this purpose and so designated by hoods placed on
the meters stating "LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONES";

provided, that commercial vehicles may only occupy such spaces
during the time necessary to complete actual operations of
delivering or picking up merchandise.

Commercial vehicles which require only one regular parking
space may be parked anywhere in the metered zone at any time
and for any purpose, if the required deposit is made in the meter
and if all other parking and meter regulations are complied with.

No commercial vehicle which requires more than one regular
parking space may be parked on Main Street between 7th Street,
East, and Ridge Street or on Main Street between 14th Street,
West, and Chancellor Street during the hours from 10:00 A. M. to
6:00 P. M. on any day.

Passenger vehicles may not use the temporary or permanent
loading zones for any purpose. Commercial vehicles shall not use
the loading zones except for the purpose of promptly delivering or
picking up merchandise.

Operators of passenger or commercial vehicles may use,
without deposit, a parking meter space for the purpose of
promptly receiving or discharging any passenger. (Code 1959, §
18-92.)

Sec. 18-93. Division applicable only to parking between
certain hours.

The provisions of this article shall apply to parking only
between the hours of 8:00 A. M. and 6:00 P. M. on days other than
Sundays. (Code 1959, § 18-93.)

DIVISION 3. PERMIT PARKING ZONES.

Sec. 18-93.1. Zones designated; display of permits.

The following areas of the city are hereby designated as permit
parking zones, within which it shall be unlawful for any motor
vehicle to be parked on a public right of way or street unless such
vehicle shall properly display a parking permit validly issued in
accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to this division:

That area bounded on the south by Thomson Road, on the east
by Emmet Street, on the north by Ivy Road, and on the west by
Alderman Road. (8-20-73.)

Sec. 18-93.2. Rules and regulations.

The city manager is hereby authorized and directed to
promulgate such rules and regulations as may be deemed
necessary and reasonable for the efficient and safe administration
and control of parking within each such permit parking zone as
from time to time may be established. Such regulations may
include, but need not be limited to, the following matters:

(a) The number, categories, terms and eligibility criteria for,
and fees to be charged for, permits to be issued for parking within
the zone.

(b) The specific streets, or portions thereof, within the zone for
which permits are to be required and the hours during which such
requirement shall be in force.

(c) The format, display and method of issuance of permits to be
issued, pursuant to such regulations.

(d) The notification to be given to residents of the zone before
implementation of the permit requirement and the standards for
posting of signs or notices to indicate to the public the areas and
times for which permits are required.

(e) The methods for determining additional areas in which a
need for establishment of a permit parking zone exists and for
assuring that the interests of the residents of any such area are
given full and fair consideration before any such zone shall be
recommended to council.

Such rules and regulations and any subsequent amendments
shall be submitted to city council for review and approval.
(8-20-13.)

Sec. 18-93.3. Violations.

The parking of any motor vehicle in a parking permit zone in
violation of this division or regulations adopted pursuant hereto
shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine
of not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars. (8-20-73.)