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(1) No person shall park a motor truck, truck trailer, or commercial bus on a street in front of or within 100 feet of a hotel, apartment, residence building City park or school between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. During the remaining hours of the day, motor trucks, truck trailers and commercial buses may only park on residential streets of the City while in the process of loading or unloading persons or property to adjacent properties. This limitation does not apply to commercial and/or industrial zones.

(2) For purposes of this section the following definitions are applicable:

(a) A “Motor Truck” is a motor vehicle that is primarily designed or used for carrying loads other than passengers. Motor trucks do NOT include service vehicles while in the course of maintenance or repair of appliances, fixtures or utilities. A service vehicle is any truck, pickup, panel delivery, or other motorized vehicle of like nature used in the course of business and designed for, or adapted to, the purpose of carrying materials, tools, equipment, and machinery for use in plumbing or electrical service, picking up or delivering freight or merchandise, maintaining facilities of public utilities, or performing other service and repair work.

(b) A “Truck Trailer” is any trailer designed and used primarily for carrying loads other than passengers, whether designed as a balance trailer, pole trailer, semi trailer, or self-supporting trailer.

(c) A “Commercial Bus” means every motor vehicle designed or used for carrying passengers and their personal baggage and express for compensation, except:

(i) Taxicabs or limousines that:

(A) Are passenger vehicles with a passenger seating capacity that does not exceed five;

(B) Carry passengers for hire where destination and route traveled may be controlled by a passenger and the fare is calculated on the basis of any combination of an initial fee, distance traveled or waiting time;

(C) Are operated under a current license or permit issued by a city, county or other unit of local government where a permit or license is required for the operation of a taxicab; and

(D) Transport persons or property, or both, between points in Oregon.

(ii) Vehicles commonly known and used as private passenger vehicles and not operated for compensation except in the transportation of students to or from school.

(3) Penalty Provisions

(a) A first citation is punishable by a fine not less than $ 75.00.

(b) A second citation within a twelve (12) month period is punishable by a fine not less than $150.00.

(c) A third citation within a twelve (12) month period is punishable by a fine not less than $250.00.

[Amd. Sec. 3, Ord. No. 1998-123, Jul. 16, 1998; Amd. Sec. 1, Ord. No. 2000-64, Apr. 20, 2000.]