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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.)