Ordinance No. 93-21 C CITY OF TIGARD
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TIGARD MUNICIPAL CODE BY UPDATING
DEFINITIONS; REPEALING SECTION 10.28.020; SPECIFYING PROHIBITED
PARKING; AND REGULATING THE PARKING OF LARGE VEHICLES ON PUBLIC
STREETS
WHEREAS, the Oregon Vehicle Code has been renumbered, and certain
terms re-defined; and
WHEREAS, . the City Council finds offensive advertising or sales of
merchandise from vehicles parked on public streets; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that maintenance or storage of
vehicles on public streets is offensive and can create a traffic
hazard; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the parking of trailers,
campers, motor homes and other similar vehicles on public streets
or public property can create a traffic hazard and obstruction; and
WHEREAS, the Tigard Municipal Code must reflect all of the above
changes; now, therefore,
THE CITY OF TIGARD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Section 10.28.010 of the Tigard Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
10.28.010 Definitions.
(a) "Parking" or "parked" for purposes of the city
motor vehicle code, means the stopping or standing
of any vehicle upon any street or highway within the
city, for the purpose of and while actually engaged
in loading or unloading passengers or freight, or
in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs
or signals.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to park or stop
any vehicle for a longer period of time than that
designated by official signs, parking meters, or
other markings placed by or under authority of the
city. "Parking time limit" includes the aggregate
of time of all stopping or standing of the same
vehicle on the same side of the street within a
space of three hundred lineal feet measured along
the curb-line and between intersections; and the
parking, standing or stopping of any vehicle within
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/ such expanse shall not exceed the designated time
1 limit during any three-hour period.
(c) For purposes of this chapter, the definitions
of the following terms as used herein shall conform
to the following ORS sections which by reference
herein are made a part of this chapter:
(1) "Camper" is defined as set forth in ORs section
801.180.
(2) "Highway" or "street" is defined as set forth
in ORS Section 801.305.
(3) "Mobile home" is defined as set forth in ORS
801.340.
(4) "Motor bus" is defined as a Commercial Bus as
set forth in ORS 801.200
(5) "Motor home" is defined as set forth in ORS
Section 801.350.
(6) "Motor truck" is defined as set forth in ORS
Section 801.355.
(7) "Recreational Vehicle" is defined as set forth
in ORS 446.003.
(8) "Trailer" is defined as set forth in ORS
Section 801.560.
(9) "Travel Trailer" is defined as set forth in
ORS 801.565.
(10) "Truck Tractor" is defined as set forth in ORS
Section 801.575
SECTION 2: Section 10.28.020 of the Tigard Municipal Code,
specifying purposes for which parking is prohibited,
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: Chapter 10.28 is amended by adding Section 10.28.22
to read as follows:
"Sect4n 10.28.-022 Purnaiaesa go which na7'1-4*+e is
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No person shall park a vehicle on the right-of-way
of any highway, or upon any public street or public
way within the city limits for any of the following
purposes:
(1) Selling or offering merchandise for sale;
(2) Washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle
except as may be necessitated by emergency;
(3) Storage, for any period of more than twenty-
four hours, except that this subsection shall be
subject to the limits elsewhere prescribed in the
city motor vehicle code or as may be prescribed by
the Oregon State Motor Vehicle Code. It shall
constitute prima facie evidence of storage of a
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vehicle if the same is not moved for a period of
twenty-four (24) hours. The continuity of the time
shall not be deemed broken by movement of the
vehicle elsewhere on the block unless the movement
removes the vehicle from the block where it was
located before it is returned. Any vehicle
mentioned in this subsection parked on the right-
of-way of any highway, or upon any public street or
public way within the city in violation of this
subsection may be treated as an abandoned vehicle
and the provisions of Chapter 7.60 shall apply."
SECTION 4: Section 10.28.030 is amended to read as follows:
Section 10.28.030 Truck. trailer. bus. camper,
motor home. recreational vehicle. and boat
restrictions.
A. No person shall at any time park or leave
standing a house trailer, motor bus, motor truck,
track tractor, motor home, boat, vehicle with
camper, recreational vehicle, or trailer, as defined
in section 10.28.010 (c) , whether attended or
unattended, on any improved public highway, public
street or other public way within the city limits,
for a period greater than thirty (30) minutes,
between the hours of one minute past twelve a.m. and
six a.m. .
B. A recreational vehicle, house trailer, or motor
home may be parked on a public street longer than
the period allowed in section 10.28.030 A. if:
1. It is owned by the resident or quest of the
resident of the property in front of which it is
parked,
2. It is parked on the public street adjacent to
the lot of the resident and
3. It is parked on the public street no longer than .
ten (10) days in any calendar year.
C. Such vehicle must be parked in a manner which
does not interfere with traffic or create a hazard
by obstructing the view of drivers.
D. Tractor Trailer, Truck Trailer. No person shall
at any time park a tractor trailer or truck trailer
as described in Section 10.28.010(c) unattended on
any improved public highway, public street or other
public way within the city limits.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be effective 30 days after its
passage by the Council, approval by the Mayor, and
posting by the City Recorder.
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PASSED: BY vote of all Council
members present after be ng read by number and title
only, this „4_ day of I7pj , 1993.
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APPROVED: This �Uday �► , 1993.
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City-Attorney
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