HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD 34_Amendment to Parking Vehicles, RVs, ect._02101977CITY OF IONA
ORDINANCE NO. 77-34
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IONA, IDAHO, REGULATING THE PARKING OF AUTOMOTIVE
VEHICLES, TRAILERS RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, RECREATIONAL UNITS, BOATS, CAMPERS,
AND TRUCK BEDS IN OR UPON LOTS AND PROPERTIES AND ON THE STREETS ADJACENT
THERETO WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF IONA, STATE OF IDAHO: REGULATING THE UNSCREENED
STORAGE OF OLD, UNUSED, JUNK AND OTHER AUTOMOBILES, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT NOT
USABLE, WITHIN THE CITY OF IONA, STATE OF IDAHO:RPROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR
THE VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE AND FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
THEREOF:
WHEREAS, the parking of automotive vehicles, trailers, recreation
vehicles, boats, campers, truck or pickup beds, covers or shells or other
manufactured units upon the public streets, roads and highways, or upon that
portion of the front yard of a residential dwelling lot, when such units are
not regularly used for transportation, in a manner which causes a sight
restriction for motorists, bicyclists or pedestrians, is hazardous to the flow
of traffic and detrimental to the safety and welfare of the citizens of the
City of Iona: and
WHEREAS, the regulation of parking and storage of automotive vehicles
not licensed and regularly used for transportation, recreation vehicles, boats,
campers, truck or pickup beds covers or shells, or other units manufactured is
deemed in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Iona, and will
promote the safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Iona and will
improve the aesthetic environment in said City: and
WHEREAS, the parking and storage of old, unused, junked and nonregistered
automobiles and other vehicles not in operable condition, and any other vehicles,
machinery, implements, which is not regularly used or which is no longer safely
usable for the purposes for which it was manufactured, is a public nuisance
and is a menace to the public health, safety and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it hereby ordained by the Iona City Council, County of
Bonneville, State of Idaho:
SECTION 1: That no automobile or automobile body which is not properly
and correctly licensed and in operating condition; or any stripped, dismantled,
or junked machinery, automobile, body or parts may be parked, stored or main-
tained upon any roads, streets, sidewalks, or highways in the incorporated city
limits of the City of Iona, and that none of the items described above may be
parked, stored or maintained on any residential premises at a location between
the building set -back line and the road right-of-way.
SECTION 2: That all recreational vehicles, trailers, campers, boats,
motorcycles, commercial vehicles and farm machinery not used for private trans-
SECTION 2: That all recreational vehicles, trailers, campers, boats,
motorcycles, commercial vehicles and farm machinery not used for private trans-
portation shall be stored or parked behind the building set -back line for the
residential dwelling unit when stored or parked and behind the side yard set-
back line for corner lots for the side yard facing the street, road or highway,
or screened from public view.
SECTION 3: No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle except when
necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or
the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the
following places:
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a. On a sidewalk.
b. In front of a public or private driveway.
c. Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant.
d. Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach of any flashing
beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the
side of a roadway.
e. Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any
fire station and on the side of a street opposite the
entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75)
feet of said entrance when properly sign -posted.
f. At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
SECTION 4: REPAIRING OR STORING VEHICLES ON STREET: It shall be
unlawful for any person to use any street or portion thereof within the City
for the purpose of repairing any vehicle except for temporary emergency
repairs, and shall be unlawful for any person to store or abandon any vehicle
upon any of the streets of the City. Any vehicle left standing or parked for
a period of forty-eight (48) or more consecutive hours in the same area shall
be deemed to have been abandoned and the officers of the Police Department
shall cause the same to be removed and impounded in such place as the Depart-
ment shall determine, for safekeeping.
SECTION 5: That a violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be a misdemeanor, and shall be furnishable by a fine, not to exceed Three
Hundred Dollars ($300.00), and that no violation citation shall be issued until
the offender has received at least one (1) warning and has been given a period
of eight (8) days to comply with the ordinance after notice of violation, that
each day during which the condition is allowed to exist subsequent to official
notice or by registered mail of a second or continuing violation shall be
deemed a separate offense.
SECTION 6: Variances to this ordinance will be considered on an
individual merit basis, upon written application to the City Council of Iona.
SECTION 7: This ordinance shall become effective upon due passage and
publication. Passed by the Iona City Council, Bonneville County, State of Idaho
this loth day of February, 1977.
ATTEST:
AMMENDMENT TO CITY OF IONA ORDINANCE
NO. 77-34
Section 1: That no automobile or automobile body which is not properly
and correctly licensed and is operating condition, or any stripped
dismantled, or junked machinery, automobile, body or part may be parked,
stored or maintained upon any roads, streets, sidewalks or highways in
the incoporated city limits of the City of Iona, and that none of the
items discribed above may be parked, stored or maintained on any
residential premises at the location between the building set back line
and road right of way. Furthermore if any of these above mentioned items
are stored on the back lots they must be screened.
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Dear Property Owner/Occupant:
The City of Iona Code # 77-34 prohibits the parking of recreational vehicles, utility
trailers, unregistered automobiles, farm equipment and other objects on the City Right
of Way adjacent to the street. This code is to provide safety for pedestrians and
moving vehicles on our city streets. Please remove your vehicle which is parked in
violation of the City of Iona Code # 77-34 within forty-eight (48) hours or citations will
be issued for the violation. Thank you for your cooperation.
Unit(s) in Violation
Address
Date
Time
Ross Johnson, City of Iona, Chief of Police
cc: City of Iona Files