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Location: cityofbardstown.org > Ordinances Parking Regulations
Section 74.01 Power of mayor to regulate parking Loading and Unloading Zone 74.10 Creation of loading and unloading zones 74.99 Penalty § 74.01 POWER OF MAYOR TO REGULATE PARKING. The mayor, from time to time, as traffic conditions require, in such streets, ways and avenues as are selected by Municipal Order of the City Council is authorized: (A) To establish, impose, regulate and thereafter enforce, alter, and change, in part or total, zones and areas for traveling, parking, stopping, restricted parking and stopping of vehicles upon the public streets or ways of the city; (B) To establish, impose, regulate, and thereafter enforce, alter and change, in total or part, regulations governing the movement, stopping and parking of vehicles at approaches and entrances to or within intersections of public streets or ways, crosswalks, railroad track or crossing, alleys, upon sidewalks and entrances to or from public or private driveways upon the public streets or ways of the city; (C) To cause to be erected or installed on the public streets or ways such signs and signals, including painted lines and curbs, as may be deemed sufficient, necessary and appropriate to designate the establishment of such zones or areas and of their respective regulations. The existence of such signs and signals in such areas, zones and ways shall constitute a presumption of law as to the legal placement thereof. § 74.02 VIOLATIONS. It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this chapter for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of or operated by such person or any operator thereof to park and/or operate a vehicle upon the public streets and ways in violation of restrictions and limitations adopted as herein authorized by Municipal Order. § 74.03 IMPOUNDING VEHICLES ILLEGALLY PARKED IN A RESTRICTED ZONE. The Chief of Police or any officer under his direction is authorized to have any vehicle, parked in violation of any of the provisions adopted pursuant to this chapter, removed from the public streets and ways of the city by a towing service from an approved list of persons or firms engaged in the business within the city which shall be compiled from time to time by the City Council. Any vehicle so removed from the public streets or ways of the City shall remain in the custody of the towing service and shall be held subject to being claimed by the owner thereof. In addition to all penalties provided for violation of this chapter, the owner of any vehicle so towed and impounded shall, before removing the vehicle form storage, pay therefore all accumulated charges for towing and storage for the period of time that the vehicle is impounded. The charges shall be reasonable and at local prevailing rates. § 74.04 GENERAL PARKING RESTRICTIONS. It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop or park such vehicle, except in case of real emergency or when directed by a police officer or in obedience to a traffic sign or signal, at any of the following places on the public streets or ways of the city, to‑wit: (A) Within an intersection or within 8 feet of an intersection. (B) On a sidewalk. (C) Within 4 feet of a public or private driveway. (D) Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant. (E) Within a cross‑walk. (F) Along the side of or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping or parking at such place would obstruct traffic. (G) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge of the curb of a street. (H) Close enough to any railroad track so as to obstruct the movement of locomotives or cars. (I) Within any part of an alley. (J) On the left side of any street in the direction in which the vehicle is traveling, in areas in which parking spaces are designated. (K) In any areas that have been designated as no stopping or no parking zones under Section II by the Mayor. LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONE § 74.10 CREATION OF LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONES. There is hereby created a limited number of loading and unloading zones which shall be located in limited areas on the public streets of the city. The exact location of each loading and unloading zone shall be established by the City Council. § 74.99 PENALTY. (A) Any person violating regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of § 74.01 through § 74.03 shall be subject to a fine of $10.00 for each offense. If paid within ten (10) days the fine shall be reduced to $5.00 for each offense. (B) Any person violating regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of § 74.04 shall be subject to a fine of $20.00 for each offense. If paid within ten (10) days the fine shall be reduced to $10.00 for each offense. (C) Any violation not paid within thirty (30) days will be referred to the Nelson District Court for prosecution. If the laws of the Commonwealth provide a penalty for such violations or violations that are different than herein provided, then the law of the Commonwealth shall prevail in making a determination of such penalty.
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