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Chapter 12 · Traffic and Motor Vehicles

Article III. Parking

Sections 12-300 to 12-321 · 23 sections

12-300 Parking stall lines.​

A. In cases where parking stalls in the Central Business District are marked by lines, no part of any parked vehicle shall extend over or beyond the lines designating a single parking stall. Parking vehicles with wheels on the curb or sidewalk is not permitted.

B. Exceptions to parking within lines designating spaces may apply to vehicles parked at private driveways where bay doors exist when such vehicle displays a permit on the rear-view mirror. Such permits will be issued in a manner prescribed by the office of the City Clerk. Should such parking at bay door entrances occur, the use of that space shall comply with adjoining marked spaces with respect to extension into traveling lanes of the street, and shall not cross or impede pedestrian movements on the sidewalks.

(Code 2015)

12-301 Parking on Main Street; additional regulations.​

No vehicle shall be parked in spaces designated on either side of Main Street between the South edge of the river bridge crossing the Marais Des Cygnes River and 5th Street in such a manner as to extend beyond any line defined in the parking space. This prohibition includes the combined length of vehicles and trailers, and includes, but is not limited to, automobiles, trucks, tractors, tractor/trailers and recreational vehicles. Further, no vehicle shall be parked in the CBD with the front wheel(s) over the curb and on a sidewalk. The penalty for violation of this section shall be no less than ten dollars ($10)

(Code 2015)

12-302 Parking in vicinity of forest park swimming pool.​

Standing, stopping or parking of any vehicle within two hundred (200) feet of the fence surrounding the Forest Park swimming pool between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. is prohibited.

(Code 2015)

12-303 Parking on terrace prohibited.​

A. Prohibited parking area, penalty. It shall be unlawful for any person to park, store or otherwise cause to be placed a motor vehicle upon terraces not specifically designed or authorized by the commission for the parking or storage of motor vehicles. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section or who shall aid, abet or assist in the violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be determined guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as set forth in this section.

B. Definitions. As used in this section:

Motor vehicle-means every vehicle which is self-propelled.

Terrace-includes, but shall not be limited to, that portion of a public way, street or alley within the dedicated right-of-way between the curbline or line of normal use and the property line of the abutting owner, except for that portion used as a driveway (as evidenced by the appropriate curb cut or entrance from street or alley), provided that the used portion of such driveway does not block or deter the use of the sidewalk.

(Code 1982)

12-304 Truck and other parking prohibited in certain areas.​

No recreational vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer, tractor, farm implement or machinery, road maintenance machinery, automobile dealer’s vehicles, or used vehicle for sale shall be parked on streets designated below, provided that this Section shall not apply to any vehicle described in this Section when it is actually engaged in loading or unloading.

StreetFromTo
Main StreetTecumsehFifth Street
Hickory StreetFirst StreetPark Street
Park StreetMain StreetHickory Street
First StreetWalnut StreetHickory Street
Second StreetWalnut StreetHickory Street
Third StreetWalnut StreetHickory Street
Fourth StreetWalnut StreetHickory Street
Fifth StreetWalnut StreetHickory Street
Thirteenth StreetMain StreetKanza Park

(Code 1982; K.S.A. 8-2002)

12-305 Special parking regulations for certain road conditions; removal of vehicles in violation.​

A. During times when at least a two-inch (2”) snowfall has been realized or accumulated within the City, the Director of Public Works or his designee may order that no vehicle parking shall be permitted upon the streets described in this subsection for a reasonable period of time during which such regulations are necessary to provide for efficient traffic flow:

1. Ash Street-between the intersections of 2nd Street and 15th Street.

2. Cedar Street-between the intersections of 1st Street and 15th Street and between the intersections of Massasoit Street and Red Jacket.

3. College Street-between the intersections of 12th Street and 13th Street.

4. K-68 Highway,-all areas.

5. Main Street,-all areas.

6. Massasoit Street-between the intersections of Main Street and Cedar Street.

7. Mulberry Street-between the intersections of 12th Street and 13th Street.

8. Red Jacket between-the intersections of Cedar Street and Main Street.

9. Tremont Street-between the intersections of 7th Street and 9th Street.

10. U.S. 59 Highway,-all areas.

11. Willow Street-between the intersections of 7th Street and 9th Street.

12. Second Street-from the west city limits to the intersection of Cedar Street.

13. 5th Street-between the intersections of Cedar Street and Mulberry Street.

14. Sixth Street-between the intersections of Mulberry Street and Poplar Street.

15. 7th Street-between the intersections of Main Street and Ash Street.

16. 11th Street-from the west city limits to the intersection of Ash Street.

17. 12th Street-between the intersections of Cedar Street and Mulberry Street.

18. 13th Street-between the intersections of Cedar Street and Main Street.

19. 14th Street-between the intersections of Main Street and Cedar Street.

20. 15th Street-all areas within the city limits.

B. During times when at least a six-inch (6”) snowfall has been realized or accumulated within the City, the Director of Public Works or his designee may order that no vehicle parking shall be permitted upon the streets described in this subsection in addition to those areas described in subsection (A) for a reasonable period of time during which such regulations are necessary to provide for efficient traffic flow:

1. All municipal parking lots.

2. Hickory Street-between the intersections of 1st Street and 5th Street.

3. Main Street-between the intersections of K-68 Highway and 5th Street.

4. Tecumseh Street-between Main Street intersection and Highway K-68 Interchange.

5. Walnut Street-between the intersections of 1st Street and 5th Street.

6. 1st Street-between the intersections of Walnut Street and Hickory Street.

7. 2nd Street-between the intersections of Locust Street and Cedar Street.

8. 3rd Street-between the intersections of Locust Street and Cedar Street.

9. 4th Street-between the intersections of Walnut Street and Cedar Street.

10. 5th Street- between the intersections of Walnut Street and Cedar Street.

C. Any order prohibiting certain vehicle parking made pursuant to this section shall be made in writing and shall not remain in effect for more than forty-eight (48) hours, unless such order is specifically extended by subsequent order of the Director of Public Works.

D. In addition to the other provisions contained in this article, any vehicle parked upon a street described in subsections (A) or (B) of this section in violation of any order of the Director of Public Works or his designee as provided in this section may be removed or caused to be removed by the Police Department, and the owner of such vehicle shall be responsible for the expense of such removal.

(Code 2015)

12-306 Citation for illegally parked, standing or stopped vehicle.​

Whenever any motor vehicle without driver is found parked, standing or stopped in violation of this article or any ordinance, the officer finding such vehicle shall take its registration number and may take any other information displayed on the vehicle which may identify its user, and shall conspicuously affix to such vehicle a traffic citation.

(Code 1982; K.S.A. 8-2002; K.S.A. 8-2112)

12-307 Failure to appear; notice.​

If a violator of this article’s restrictions on stopping, standing or parking does not appear in response to a traffic citation affixed to such motor vehicle within a period of five (5) days, the Clerk of the Court shall send to the owner of the motor vehicle to which the traffic citation was affixed a letter informing the owner of the violation and warning that if such letter is disregarded for a period of five (5) days a warrant of arrest will be issued.

(Code 1982; K.S.A. 8-2113)

12-308 Prosecution; presumption of ownership.​

A. In any prosecution charging a violation of any law or regulation governing the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was in violation of any such law or regulation, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of the violation the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of such vehicle was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, such violation occurred.

B. The presumption stated in subsection (A) shall apply only when the procedure as described in Sections 12-305 and 12-306 has been followed.

(Code 1982; K.S.A. 8-2114)

12-309 Measurements.​

A. Measurements listed in section “Parking Regulations” are initiated from the center of the named intersecting street. The measurements on parking stall locations proceed to the approximate center of the particular identified stall, whether it is parallel or angle type parking. All other areas identified by measurements will proceed from the closest point to farthest point of listed intersection.

B. Municipal Parking Lot designations and locations are:

LotLocationSide
A200 block of Walnut StreetEast
B100 block of Walnut StreetEast
C100 block of S. Hickory StreetWest
D100 block of E. Second StreetNorth
E200 block of Walnut StreetWest
F100 block of N. Hickory StreetWest (next to levee)
G200 block of S. Hickory StreetEast
H300 block of Walnut StreetWest
Auditorium300 block of S. Cedar StreetWest

(Code 2015)

12-310 General time limit for parking on street.​

It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle, including recreational vehicles, on the streets of the City without moving such vehicle for a period in excess of seventy-two (72) hours.

(Code 1982)

12-311 Two-hour parking zones.​

A. With the exception of specified permit parking areas and accessible (ADA) parking, the streets or portions thereof set forth in this section are designated as parking zones with a maximum continuous parking time limitation of two (2) hours between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Each additional one-hour continuous period that a vehicle remains in violation of such parking time limitation shall constitute a separate offense.

Hickory StreetWest2nd Street3rd Street
Hickory StreetWest3rd Street4th Street
Main StreetBothbridge5th Street
1st StreetSouthalley west of MainHickory Street
1st StreetNorthMain Streetalley east of Main
2nd StreetBothWalnut StreetHickory Street
3rd StreetNorthWalnut Streetalley east of Main
3rd StreetSouthWalnut StreetHickory Street
4th StreetSouthWalnut StreetHickory Street
4th StreetNorthWalnut StreetMain Street
4th StreetNorthMain StreetHickory Street
5th StreetBothMain Streetalley east of Main

B. The City Manager shall cause such signs to be erected as are necessary to inform the public of the two-hour parking zones designated by this section.

C. The penalty for violation of this section shall be no less than five dollars ($5.00), and no more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

(Code 2015; Ord. 3931-16; Ord. 4037-19)

12-312 Fifteen-minute parking zones.​

A. The streets or portions thereof set forth in this section are designated as parking zones with a maximum continuous parking time limitation of fifteen (15) minutes between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Each additional 15-minute continuous period that a vehicle remains in violation of such parking time limitations shall constitute a separate offense.

Number
StreetSide(s)FromToof Stalls
Hickory StreetEast55 feet South of 4th Street95 feet South of 4th Street4
Hickory StreetWest282 feet South of 3rd Street334 feet South of 3rd Street6
Fourth StreetSouth56 feet east of Hickory91 feet East of Hickory Street4

B. The City Manager or his/her designee shall cause such signs to be erected as are necessary to inform the public of the 15-minute parking zones designated by this section.

C. The penalty for violation of this section shall be no less than five dollars ($5.00), and no more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00)

(Code 2015)

12-313 Nuisance and inoperable vehicles prohibited on public streets, alleys, or public parking lots.​

No person shall park, place, or leave any item or vehicle, or store such item on a trailer on any public street, right-of-way, alley or public parking lot owned and operated by the City that is defined as a public nuisance in Section 10-501 or defined as an inoperable vehicle in Section 10-203(1).

(Code 2015)

12-314 Angle parking authorized.​

Angle parking is authorized:

A. on the north side of Third Street between Main Street and Hickory Street, and

B. on the north side of 11th Street between Cedar Street and College Street.

all subject to restrictions set forth in the standard traffic ordinance adopted in Section 12-101. The City Manager or his/her designee shall cause to have painted on the street surface lines indicating angle parking spaces.

(K.S.A. 8-1572; Code 2015; Ord. 4142-24)

12-315 Residential parking permits.​

A. Those vehicles displaying a parking permit issued pursuant to this Section shall not be subject to the 2-hour time limitations set forth in Section 12-311.

B. The holder of a parking permit issued under this Section is not guaranteed a parking space.

C. A permit issued pursuant to this section does not authorize parking in spaces reserved for a specific purpose in Section 12-316 of this Article.

D. Upon application, non-transferable parking permits for the purpose of extended parking in 2-hour limited-time spaces shall be issued by the City Clerk for residents of the Central Business District. The City Clerk shall keep a written record of the name, address and dates of purchase/ expiration. Parking permits shall be issued for a period of twelve months. A fee of $25.00 for each permit is payable in advance at the utility payment window at City Hall. No more than 2 permits per residential address in the CBD area shall be in force. An individual issued a permit may cancel a parking permit at any time; however, no refunds will be issued for the unused period of the permit. It is the responsibility of the permit holder to renew such permit each year.

E. Parking permits issued under this Section must be clearly displayed on the left side of the rear bumper of any vehicle parked in an applicable designated parking space, and must be maintained and kept clear of obstruction, in order to avoid the penalties established by this Article.

(Code 2015)

12-315a Residential parking permit restriction​

A. On-street parking on the east side of Mulberry Street between 9th and 11th Streets shall be authorized by permit only. Said parking permits shall only be issued to property owners and residents on the east side of Mulberry Street within the restricted are.

B. Appropriate signs shall be authorized to temporarily suspend these parking restrictions.

(Code 2015)

12-316 Reserved parking areas.​

A. The following areas are designated as Court Business Parking between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

StreetSide(s)FromTo
3rd StreetSouthMain StreetHickory Street

1. The Chief of Police or his designee shall issue not more than 3 permits to the District Court Administrator for distribution to essential court personnel. Parking permits shall be issued for a period of twelve months.

2. Vehicles displaying a permit issued under this Section and otherwise lawfully parked in the Court Business Parking area between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, shall not be subject to the 2-hour time limitations set forth in Section 12-311.

3. The holder of a parking permit issued under this Section is not guaranteed a parking space.

B. The following areas are designated as reserved parking for the Sheriff’s Office only (full time).

StreetSide(s)FromTo
Hickory StreetWestNorth drive, Sheriff’s Parking LotSally Port at Jail

C. The following areas are designated as Courthouse Square Apartment Resident Parking only (full time).

StreetSide(s)FromTo
3rd StreetNorthMain StreetFirst alley way east of Main St.

1. The Chief of Police or his designee shall issue not more than 9 permits to the manager of the Courthouse Square Apartments—or any successor owner--for distribution to residents of the building. Parking permits shall be issued for a period of twelve months.

2. Vehicles displaying a permit issued under this Section and otherwise lawfully parked in the Courthouse Square Apartment Resident Parking area between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, shall not be subject to the 2-hour time limitations set forth in Section 12-311.

3. The holder of a parking permit issued under this Section is not guaranteed a parking space.

4. Residents of the Courthouse Square Apartment Building shall not be eligible for residential parking permits under Section 12-315 of the Municipal Code of the City of Ottawa, Kansas.

5. The holder of a parking permit issued under this Section is not guaranteed a parking space.

D. The following areas are designated as County Business Parking between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

StreetSide(s)FromTo
4th StreetNorth6th angled parking space west of Hickory StreetHickory Street

1. The Chief of Police or his designee shall issue not more than 4 permits to the County Administrator for distribution to essential county personnel. Parking permits shall be issued for a period of twelve months.

2. Vehicles displaying a permit issued under this Section and otherwise lawfully parked in the Court Business Parking area between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, shall not be subject to the 2-hour time limitations set forth in Section 12-311.

3. The holder of a parking permit issued under this Section is not guaranteed a parking space.

E. The City Manager or his/her designee shall cause such signs to be erected as are necessary to inform the public of the reserved parking zones designated by this section.

F. The penalty for violation of this Section shall be no less than five dollars ($5), and no more than twenty-five dollars ($25).

(Code 2015; Ord. 3931-16; Ord. 3992-18; Ord. 4037-19)

12-317 No parking zones.​

A. The streets or portions thereof set forth in this section are designated as no parking zones. No parking zones shall include the following streets or portions thereof.

StreetSide(s)FromTo
Ash StreetBoth2nd Street7th Street
Beech StreetEast13th Street15th Street
Burrough StreetEast6th Street7th Street
Cedar StreetWest1st Street9th Street
Cedar StreetEast4th Street20 feet South of 4th Street
Cedar StreetEast9th Street15th Street
Cedar StreetWestMassasoit StreetRed Jacket Street
Cedar StreetWestMassasoit StreetPowhattan Street
Cedar StreetWest55 ft. N. of 10th Street55 ft. S of 10th Street
College StreetEast12th Street13th Street
Dogwood StreetWest13th Street15th Street
Elm StreetWest1st Street2nd Street
Elm StreetBoth7th Street19th Street
Elm StreetWest17th Street19th Street
Elm StreetEast17th Street19th Street
Hickory StreetWest7th Street9th Street
Hickory StreetWest9th Street13th Street
King StreetWestWilson StreetPowhattan Street
King StreetEast23rd Street22nd Street (dead end)
King Street Locust StreetBoth West23rd Street 1st Street460 ft South to Private Lot 7th Street
Locust StreetEast5th Street20 ft. North of 5th Street
Locust StreetEast5th Street20 ft. South of 5th Street
Locust StreetEast7th Street9th Street
Locust StreetWest200 feet S. of Wilson StAddison Street
Locust StreetEast10th Street11th Street
Maple StreetWest17th Street18th Street
Mulberry StreetWest4th Street7th Street
Mulberry StreetWest7th Street11th Street
Mulberry StreetEastLogan StreetPowhattan Street
Mulberry StreetEast9th Street15 ft. north of fire hydrant
S. Mulberry StreetEast12th Street13th Street
Oak StreetEast7th Street9th Street
Oak StreetEastLogan StreetWilson Street
Oak StreetWest9th Street30 ft. north of stop sign
Olive StreetWest10th Street11th Street
Pine StreetWest4th Street6th Street
Pine StreetEast10th Street11th Street
Poplar StreetEastLogan StreetWilson Street
Poplar StreetEast9th Street15 ft. north of fire hydrant
Poplar StreetWest9th Street30 ft. north of stop sign
Princeton Circle Dr.West23rd Street19th Street
Princeton StreetWest7th Street9th Street
Red Bud StreetEast13th Street15th Street
Red Jacket StreetSouthSycamore StreetCherry Street
Sycamore StreetEast4th Street5th Street
Sycamore StreetEast7th Street9th Street
Tremont StreetEast7th Street9th Street
Twyman StreetWest13th Street15th Street
Walnut StreetWest5th Street7th Street
Willow StreetWest7th Street9th Street
Willow StreetWest11th Street15th Street
Wilson StreetNorthMain StreetLocust Street
Wilson StreetNorthDavis AvenueRoad End
1st StreetBothHickory StreetCedar Street
1st StreetNorthMain StreetFirst alley West of Main St
1st StreetSouthLocust StreetWillow Street
2nd StreetBothLocust StreetBeech Street
4th StreetNorthWalnut StreetFirst alley West of Walnut St
4th StreetNorthCedar StreetPoplar Street
5th StreetNorthWalnut StreetLocust Street
5th StreetNorthAsh StreetBeech Street
5th StreetNorthHickory StreetCedar Street
6th StreetNorthWalnut StreetAsh Street
6th StreetNorthAsh StreetBeech Street
6th StreetSouthHickory StreetMulberry Street
7th StreetBothWest city limitsCedar Street
7th StreetNorthCedar StreetBurrough Street
7th StreetBothBurrough StreetEast city limit
8th StreetSouthCedar StreetCherry Street
8th StreetSouthTremont StreetAsh Street
9th StreetBothMain StreetMulberry Street
9th StreetSouthSycamore StreetHighland Street
9th StreetSouthFirst alley W of Walnut StWalnut Street
9th StreetSouthWillow StreetMain Street
9th StreetSouthMulberry StreetSycamore Street
9th StreetSouthHighland StreetLincoln Street
9th StreetNorthMulberry Street30 ft. east of stop sign
10th StreetBothMain StreetCedar Street
10th StreetSouthMain StreetWalnut Street
11th StreetSouthAlley W of Hickory StreetCedar Street
11th StreetNorthCypress StreetPine Street
11th StreetSouthCedar StreetMulberry Street
11th StreetNorthMulberry StreetBurroughs Street
12th StreetSouthMain StreetCedar Street
12th StreetSouthMain StreetFirst alley W of Main St
13th StreetBothEisenhower RoadPine Street
14th StreetSouthMain StreetCedar Street
15th StreetBothMain StreetFirst alley East of Main St
15th StreetBothMain StreetFirst alley West of Main St
15th StreetNorthOak StreetMulberry Street
18th StreetNorthChestnut StreetMaple Street

B. There shall be NO PARKING authorized on either side of ARTERIAL streets (as listed below) other than within marked parking spaces and subject to any restrictions herein. ARTERIAL STREETS where all parking is prohibited are:

Main Street

Elm Street

K-68 Highway

2nd Street (Beech to Cedar)

7th Street (West city limits to Cedar)

15th Street (except Ash to Olive on North side)

23rd Street

Ash Street (2nd to 7th)

Davis Avenue

Lincoln Street

Wilson Street

C. The City Manager or his/her designee shall cause such signs to be erected and maintained as are necessary to inform the public of the no parking zones designated by this section.

(Code 2015; Ord. 4127-26; Ord. 4130-24; Ord. 4172-26)

12-318 ADA accessible parking.​

A. Accessible parking spaces in the Central Business District shall be appropriately marked according to the details set forth in the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), and other guidelines that may be applicable.

B. This requirement pertains to all public parking lots and marked on-street parking areas.

C. Any parking space appropriately designated, as “Accessible” parking in accordance with guidelines at the federal, state, and local levels, is enforceable as a traffic violation.

D. Review and enforcement for maintenance of accessible parking spaces is the responsibility of the City Manager or his/her designee, and includes monitoring and adjusting the number of spaces, ensuring proper signage is maintained, etc.

12-319 Restricted parking.​

Following is a list of zones on public streets where parking is prohibited at specific times on school days in the vicinity of school buildings in order to facilitate traffic management related to school activities.

StreetFromToSide(s)Hours
Ash Street11th St.13th St.West7 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Cypress Street10th St.11th St.Both7 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Poplar Street5th St.6th St.West7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Eleventh StreetPine St.Ash St.Both7 a.m. - 4 p.m.

(Code 2015)

12-320 No parking, standing, or stopping zones.​

No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the roadway in the following locations.

StreetFromToSide(s)Hours
Ash Street14th Street15th StreetEast2 p.m. - 4 p.m., school days
Beech StreetK-68 Highway4th StreetBothAll
13th Street565’ West of AshAsh St.SouthAll
17th StreetEisenhower RoadMain StreetBothAll

Appropriate signs shall be installed and maintained for above stated parking restrictions.

(Code 2015)

12-321 Penalty for violation of article.​

Violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed as a Class C Misdemeanor.

The penalty for violation of Section 12-301 shall be no less than ten dollars ($10.00). The penalty for violation of Sections 12-311 and 12-312 shall be no less than five dollars ($5.00) and no more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).-

(Code 2015)