HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances 19-10-406 - 10/07/2019 - Regulation Updates - ParkingSTATE OF GEORGIA ORDINANCE NO.19-10-406
COUNTY OF FULTON
AN ORDINANCE TO UPDATE REGULATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO
PARKING, AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES
The Council of the City of Milton hereby ordains, while in a regularly called Council meeting
on the 7th day of October 2019 at 6:00 p.m., as follows:
WHEREAS, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 32-4-92(a)(7), the City is empowered to regulate and
control the use of the public roads and to regulate the parking of vehicles on its municipal
street system and on portions of the county road system that extends within the corporate
limits of the City in order to facilitate the flow of traffic; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 32-6-2(3), the City is generally authorized to regulate
and control the parking of vehicles on its municipal street system and on extensions of a
county road system within its corporate limits; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1.12(b)(14) of the City Charter, the City is authorized to
define, regulate, and prohibit any act, practice, conduct, or use of property which is
detrimental to the welfare and safety of the inhabitants of the city and to provide for the
enforcement of such standards; and,
WHEREAS, the City desires to update its regulations and restrictions applicable to
vehicle parking.
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Milton hereby ordains that The Code of
the City of Milton, Georgia, is hereby amended by adding a new Article V to Chapter 56
(Traffic and Vehicles) which article shall be titled "Parking' and shall read as shown in
Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
ORDAINED this 7th of October 2019.
Attest:
Sudie Gordon, City Clerk
Approved;
Joe Lockwood, Mayor
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FXNTRiT A
Parking
CHAPTER 56
ARTICLE V. - PARKING
DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY
Sec. 56-72. - Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Public Safety Ambassador means non -sworn personnel designated by the Chief of Police or
designee, for the purpose of enforcing parking regulations, including issuance of citations and/or
towing of vehicles parked in restricted areas.
Sec. 56-73. - Parking not to obstruct traffic.
No person shall park any vehicle upon a street in such manner or under such conditions as to
leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular
traffic. It shall be unlawful for any person willfully and unnecessarily to fail or refuse to move such
person's vehicle when it is stopped in such manner as to obstruct or impede the normal and
reasonable movement of traffic on the streets.
Sec. 56-74. - Vehicles not to obstruct crosswalks.
No driver of a motor vehicle shall enter a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space
on the other side of the crosswalk to accommodate the vehicle, and such driver is operating
without obstructing the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians, notwithstanding any traffic -
control signal indication to proceed.
Sec. 56-75. - Double parking prohibited.
The parking of two or more vehicles abreast of each other is prohibited upon all streets in the
city.
Sec. 56-76. - Parking of specified motor vehicles, motor homes, trailers,
semitrailers or truck tractors in residential zone —Prohibited.
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No motor vehicle exceeding twenty (20) feet in length, and/or 10,000 pounds gross vehicle
weight, or any trailer coach, motor home, trailer, semitrailer, or truck tractor, or part of such
vehicle, shall be parked or stored upon the street adjacent to any lot zoned residential except:
(a) Commercial vehicles, when such vehicles are being expeditiously loaded or unloaded, or
equipment on such vehicles is being used to perform the special operations for which it
was designed, including, but not limited to, the construction, operations, removal or repair
of utility or public utility property or facilities or public streets and rights -of -way.
(b) Motor coaches, trailer coaches or motor homes when parked for a period of less than 24
hours.
For the purpose of this section, the term "gross vehicle weight" shall mean the weight of a
vehicle without load plus its rated carrying capacity, as specified by the manufacturer of the
vehicle. The term "trailer," when used in this section, shall include any type of wheeled vehicle,
regardless of the use for which it is designed, which is designed to be pulled by a motor vehicle.
The term "motor coach," when used in this section, is defined as any wheeled motor vehicle which
is a single self-contained unit with motive powers, which is designated and generally used for
occupancy by persons for residential purposes.
Sec. 56-76. - Compliance with no -parking or restricted parking markings
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle on any street in the city where:
(1) a street or portion thereof has been designated by the city as a "No Parking" area by
visible paint, sign or other marking: or
(2) a street or portion thereof has been marked by the city by visible paint, sign or other
marking which provide for parking, and such person fails to comply with such marking or
sign which limit or condition parking in such area.
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