County Road Parking Ordinance (No. 89-24)
Purpose
An ordinance regulating parking of vehicles on county streets
and rights-of-way; regulating the number of vehicles permitted
on premises; and prohibiting the continuous operation of vehicles
overnight in a stationary position.
Parking on County Streets
No vehicle or trailer of any sort shall be permitted to park
on county streets between the hours of 11:00 PM and 7:00 AM
the next morning, Monday through Thursday nights.
Continuous Operation
The continuous operation of any vehicle overnight, between
the hours of 11:00 PM and 7:00 AM, while said vehicle is in
a stationary position at any location within Johnson County
is hereby prohibited.
Removal of Vehicle
Whenever any police officer finds a vehicle parked in violation
of this ordinance, such officer is hereby authorized to require
the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move
the same to a position which would not violate this ordinance.
If the person so directed shall fail or refuse to move the
vehicle, or if the vehicle is unattended, then such officer
is hereby authorized to provide for the removal of such vehicle
to an appropriate garage or other place of safety, and the
owner of such vehicle shall be liable for all of the costs
incidental to the removal of the vehicle.
Penalty
Any person violating any provisions of this ordinance shall,
upon conviction, be fined a sum not to exceed two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2,500.00).
Repealer
All ordinances or parts of ordinances of conflict with provisions
of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Severability Clause
If any section, provision or part of this ordinance is adjudged
invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect
the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision
or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional.
Effective Date
Passed and adopted by the Johnson County Board of Commissioners
on July 24th 1989.
Board of Commissioners
Russell Ferrill
Maurice McCarty
Robert Barger
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