§ 98-33. Manner of parking.

It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in a street of the city other than parallel with the edge of the curb or paved roadway headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement, and with the curbside wheels of the vehicle within six inches of the curb or paved edge of the roadway, except as provided in this section.

(1)

Upon those portions of streets which have been marked or signed for angle parking, vehicles shall be parked at the angle to the curb indicated by such marks or signs with the right front wheel against the curb or the right front end of the bumper of such vehicle over the curb, or the right front end of the bumper of such vehicle against the curb.

(2)

In places where stopping for the loading or unloading of merchandise or material is permitted in zones to be designated for the purpose:

a.

Commercial vehicles, properly marked with the business name on a placard, may be parked for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup or loading of materials. In no case shall the period for loading and unloading of materials exceed 30 minutes.

b.

The driver of a vehicle may stop temporarily at a place marked as a loading zone for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers, when such stopping does not interfere with any commercial motor vehicle used for the transportation of materials which is waiting to enter or about to enter such zone.

(Ord. No. 864, § 1(28-35), 10-7-1997)

State law reference

Parallel and angle parking, F.S. § 316.195.