Chapter 32 Ordinance 44-08 Complete
Prepared by: Crenna M. Brumwell, Esq. 300 Main Street Suite 330 Dubuque IA 52001 563589-4381
ORDINANCE NO. 44-08
AMENDING THE CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING
CHAPTER 32 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC AND ADOPTING A NEW
CHAPTER 32 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC IN LIEU THEREOF.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. Chapter 32 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances'is amended
as set forth in the attached Chapter 32 Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect on publication.
Passed, approved and adopted the 16th day of June, 2008.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
Chapter 32
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 32-321.1. Definitions.
The following words and phrases, when used in this Chapter shall, for the purpose of
this Chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this Section:
All-terrain vehicle means a motor vehicle designed to travel on three (3) or more wheels
and designed primarily for off-road use, but not including farm tractors, construction
equipment, forestry vehicles, or lawn and grounds maintenance vehicles.
Alley means a thoroughfare laid out, established, and platted as such by constituted
authority.
Authorized emergency vehicle means vehicles of the fire department, police vehicles,
ambulances, and emergency vehicles owned by the United States, this state, or any
subdivision of this state or any municipality of the state, and such privately owned
ambulances, fire, rescue, or disaster vehicles as are designated or authorized by the
director.
Bicycle means a device having two (2) wheels and having at least one saddle or seat
for the use of a rider which is propelled by human power.
Business district means the territory contiguous to and including highway when fifty (50)
percent or more of the frontage thereon for a distance of three hundred (300) feet or
more is occupied by buildings in use for business.
Chauffeur means any person who operates a motor vehicle, including a school bus, in
the transportation of persons for wages, compensation, or hire, or a person who
operates a truck tractor, road tractor, or any motor truck which is required to be
registered at a gross weight classification exceeding five (5) tons, or any such motor
vehicle exempt from registration which would be within the gross weight classification if
not so exempt. A person is not a chauffeur when the operation of the motor vehicle,
other than a truck tractor, by the owner or operator is occasional and merely incidental
to the owner's or operator's principal business. A person is not a chauffeur when the
operation is by a volunteer firefighter operating fire apparatus, or is by a volunteer
ambulance or rescue squad attendant operating ambulance or rescue squad apparatus.
If a volunteer firefighter, ambulance, or rescue squad operator receives nominal
compensation not based upon the value of the services performed, the firefighter or
operator shall be considered to be receiving no compensation and classified as a
volunteer. A farmer or the farmer's hired help is not a chauffeur when operating a truck,
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other than a truck tractor, owned by the farmer and used exclusively in connection with
the transportation of the farmer's own products or property.
City Manager means the official having jurisdiction to post signs or direct the placement
of signs consistent with this Chapter, includes the City Manager's designee.
Crosswalk means that portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the prolongation or
connection of the lateral lines of sidewalks at intersections, or any portion of a roadway
distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.
Curb means the lateral line of a sidewalk nearest the surface of the street upon which
vehicles travel.
Department means the state department of transportation.
Director means the director of the state department of transportation or the director's
designee.
Driver means every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device: means a device, powered by an electric
propulsion system designed to transport one person, with a maximum speed on a
paved level surface of less than twenty five miles per hour with an average power of
750 watts or 1 horsepower.
Explosive means any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that is commonly used
or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion and which contains any oxidizing
and combustive units or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities, or packing that
on ignition by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or detonator of any part of the
compound or mixture may cause such a sudden generation of highly heated gases that
the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of producing destructible effects on
contiguous objects or of destroying life and limb.
Flammable liquid means any liquid which has a flash point of seventy (70) degrees
Fahrenheit or less, as determined by a Tagliabue or equivalent closed cup test.
Gross weight means the empty weight of a vehicle plus the maximum load to be carried
thereon. The maximum load to be carried by a passenger carrying vehicle shall be
determined by multiplying one hundred fifty (150) pounds by the number of passenger
seats carried by such vehicle.
Holidays shall be January 1st, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, the
first Monday in September, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after
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Thanksgiving Day, December 24, December 25, December 31, and the following
Monday whenever any of the foregoing named holidays fall on a Sunday.
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Intersection means the area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the
lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of two (2)
highways which join one another at, or approximately at, right angles, or the area within
which vehicles traveling upon different highways joining at any other angle may come in
conflict.
Metal tire means every tire, the surface of which in contact with the highway, is wholly or
partly of metal or other hard, nonresilient material.
Mobile home means any vehicle without motive power used or so manufactured or
constructed as to permit its being used as a conveyance upon the public streets and
highways and so designed, constructed, or reconstructed as will permit the vehicle to be
used as a place for human habitation by one or more persons.
Motor truck means every motor vehicle designed primarily for carrying livestock,
merchandise, freight of any kind, or over nine (9) persons as passengers.
Motor vehicle means every vehicle which is self-propelled but not including vehicles
known as trackless trolleys which are propelled by electric power obtained from
overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails. The terms "car", "new car", “used
car", or "automobile" shall be synonymous with the term "motor vehicle”.
Motorcycle means every motor vehicle having a saddle or seat for the use of the rider
and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact with the ground
including a motor scooter but excluding a tractor and a motorized bicycle.
Motorized bicycle or motor bicycle means a motor vehicle having a saddle or a seat for
the use of a rider and designed to travel on not more than three (3) wheels in contact
with the ground, with an engine having a displacement no greater than fifty (50) cubic
centimeters and not capable of operating at a speed in excess of twenty-five (25) miles
per hour on level ground unassisted by human power.
Official parking signs mean any such signs as have been erected by authority of a
public body or official having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating parking.
Official traffic-control devices mean all signs, signals, markings, and devices not
inconsistent with this Chapter placed or erected by authority of a public body or official
having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.
Official traffic-control signal means any device, whether manually, electrically, or
mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and to proceed.
Operator means every person, other than a chauffeur, who is in actual physical control
of a motor vehicle upon a highway.
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Owner means a person who holds the legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is
the subject of a security agreement with an immediate right of possession vested in the
debtor, then such debtor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this Chapter.
Park means the stopping or standing of a motor vehicle either attended or unattended
by a driver or occupant.
Parking lot means a lot in the city where motor vehicles are parked for a fee.
Parking meter means any mechanical device located upon a public street or sidewalk in
a place regularly designated as a parking zone. This device shall record a certain
number of minutes by the use of a clock mechanism determining the number of minutes
for which parking privileges may be extended to any person depositing the coin or coins
required.
Peace officer means every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make
arrests for violations of traffic regulations, in addition to its meaning in Section 801.4,
Code of Iowa.
Pedestrian means any person afoot.
Pneumatic tire means every tire in which compressed air is designed to support the
load.
Private road or driveway means every way or place in private ownership and used for
vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the
owner but not by other persons.
Railroad sign or signal means any sign, signal, or device erected by authority of a public
body or official or by a railroad and intended to give notice of the presence of railroad
tracks or of the approach of a railroad train.
Railroad train means an engine or locomotive, with or without cars coupled thereto,
operated upon rails.
Residence district means the territory within a city or town contiguous to and including a
highway, not comprising a business, suburban, or school district, where forty (40)
percent or more of the frontage on such highway for a distance of three hundred (300)
feet or more is occupied by dwellings or by dwellings and buildings in use for residence.
Right-of-way means the privilege of the immediate use of the highway.
Roadway means that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for
vehicular travel.
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School district means the territory contiguous to and including a highway for a distance
of two hundred (200) feet in either direction from a school house in a city.
Semi-trailer means every vehicle without motive power designed for carrying persons or
property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its
weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle. Wherever the
word "trailer" is used in this Chapter, the same shall be construed to also include "semi-
trailer”. A "semi-trailer" shall be considered in this Chapter separately from its power
unit.
Sidewalk means that portion of street between the curb lines or the lateral lines of a
roadway and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians.
Solid tire means every tire of rubber or other resilient materials which does not depend
upon compressed air for the support of the load.
Street or highway means the entire width between property lines of every way or place
of whatever nature when any part thereof is open to the use of the public as a matter of
right for purposes of vehicular traffic.
Suburban district means all other parts of a city or town not included in the business,
school, or residence districts.
Through (or thru) highway means every highway or portion thereof at the entrances to
which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to stop before
entering or crossing the same and when stop signs are erected as provided by law or
such entrances are controlled by a peace officer or traffic-control signal. The term
"arterial" shall be synonymous with "through" or "thru" when applied to highways of this
city.
Traffic means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, and other conveyances
either singly or together while using any highway for purposes of travel.
Trailer means every vehicle without motive power designed for carrying persons or
property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its
weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
Truck tractor means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other
vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the
vehicle and load so drawn.
U-turn means the turning from one side to the other on a street and proceeding in a
reverse direction.
Vehicle means every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be
transported or drawn upon a highway. "Vehicle" does not include:
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(1) Any device moved by human power.
(2) Any device used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(3) Any integral part of a truck tractor or road tractor which is mounted on the
frame of the truck tractor or road tractor immediately behind the cab and which may be
used to transport persons and property but which cannot be drawn upon the highway by
the truck tractor or another motor vehicle.
(4) Any steering axle, dolly, auxiliary axle, or other integral part of another
vehicle which in and of itself is incapable of commercially transporting any person or
property but is used primarily to support another vehicle.
Sec. 32-321.2. Applicability of Chapter.
(a) The provisions of this Chapter applicable to the drivers of vehicles upon the
streets shall apply to the drivers of all vehicles owned or operated by the United States,
this state, or any county, city, town district, or any other political subdivision of the state
subject to specific exceptions as are set forth in the laws of Iowa and the ordinances of
the city with reference to authorized emergency vehicles.
(b) This Chapter, except Section 32-321.277, does not apply to persons and motor
vehicles and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the surface of a
highway officially closed to traffic but does apply to such persons and vehicles when
traveling to or from such work. The provisions of Sections 32-321.297(b) and 32-
321.294 do not apply to road workers operating maintenance equipment owned by or
under lease to any state or local authority while engaged in road maintenance, road
blading, snow and ice control and removal, and granular resurfacing work on a highway,
whether or not the highway is closed to traffic. A chauffeur's license shall not be
required for a person to operate road construction and maintenance equipment while
engaged in road construction and maintenance work, including the movement of the
road construction and maintenance equipment to and from the work site under its own
power.
(c) Every person riding a bicycle or animal or driving any animal drawing a vehicle
upon a street shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter applicable to the driver of
a vehicle except those provisions which by their nature can have no application.
(d) The provisions of this Chapter relating to the operation of vehicles refers
exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon streets and highways except:
(1) Where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section.
(2) The provisions of Article III and Section 32-321.277 of this Chapter shall
apply upon the streets and highways and elsewhere throughout the city.
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Secs. 32-321.3 - 32-321.16. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION OF TITLE, AND PROOF OF
SECURITY AGAINST FINANCIAL LIABILITY
Sec. 32-321.17. Registration Required.
It is a misdemeanor for any person to drive or move or for an owner knowingly to permit
to be driven or moved upon any street or highway any vehicle of a type required to be
registered according to such laws.
Secs. 32-321.18 - 32-321.31. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.32. A vehicle’s registration card shall at all times be carried in the vehicle to
which it refers and shall be shown to any peace officer upon the officer’s request.
Secs. 32-321.33 - 32-321.36. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.37. Display of Plates.
(a) Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, motorized
bicycle, or a truck tractor shall be attached to the motor vehicle, one in the front and the
other in the rear. The registration plate issued for a motorcycle or other vehicle required
to be registered hereunder shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle. The registration
plate issued for a truck tractor shall be attached to the front of the truck tractor. The
special plate issued to a dealer shall be attached on the rear of the vehicle when
operated on the roadways of this state.
(b) It is unlawful for the owner of a vehicle to place any frame around or over the
registration plate which does not permit full view of all numerals and letters printed on
the registration plate.
Sec. 32-321.38. Method of Attaching Plates.
Every registration plate shall at all times be securely fastened in a horizontal position to
the vehicle for which it is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging and at a height
of not less than twelve (12) inches from the ground measuring from the bottom of the
plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible, and shall be maintained free from
foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible. An imitation plate or plates
imitating or purporting to imitate the official registration plate of any other state or
territory of the United States or of any foreign government shall not be fastened to the
vehicle.
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Secs. 32-321.39 - 32-321.77. Reserved.
ARTICLE III. SPECIAL ANTITHEFT LAW
Sec. 32-321.78. Vandalism.
(a) Any person who either individually or in association with one or more other
persons willfully injures or tampers with any vehicle or breaks or removes any part or
parts of or from a vehicle without the consent of the owner is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Any person who with intent to commit any malicious mischief, injury, or other
crime climbs into or upon a vehicle whether it is in motion or at rest or with like intent
attempts to manipulate any of the levers, starting mechanism, brakes, or other
mechanism or device of a vehicle while the same is at rest and unattended or with like
intent sets in motion any vehicle while the same is at rest and unattended is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
Secs. 32-321.79 - 32-321.173. Reserved.
ARTICLE IV. DRIVER’S LICENSES
DIVISION I. GENERALLY
Sec. 32-321.174. Operator's License - Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicles.
(a) A person, except those expressly exempted, shall not operate any motor vehicle
upon any street of this city unless the person has a driver's license issued by the
department valid for the vehicle's operation.
(b) A person operating a commercial motor vehicle shall not have more than one
driver's license. A nonresident may operate a commercial motor vehicle in Iowa if the
nonresident has been issued a license by another state, a nonresident commercial
driver's license, or a driver's license issued by a foreign jurisdiction which the Federal
Highway Administration has determined to be issued in conformity with the federal
commercial driver testing and licensing standards, if the license, commercial driver's
license, or driver's license is valid for the vehicle operated.
(c) Every licensee shall have an operator or instruction permit in immediate
possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the same upon
demand of a judicial magistrate, district associate judge, peace officer, or a field deputy
or examiner of the department. However, no person charged with violating this provision
shall be convicted if such person produces in court, within a reasonable time, an
operator or instruction permit theretofore issued to such person and valid at the time of
such person's arrest.
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(d) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle upon a city street with an expired
driver's license.
Secs. 32-321.175 - 32-321.192. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.193. Restricted Licenses.
(a) The department may either issue a special restricted license or may set forth
such restrictions upon the usual license form.
(b) The department shall not require a person issued a valid operator's or chauffeur's
license to comply with any other licensing requirements in order to operate a motorized
bicycle.
(c) It is a misdemeanor for any person to operate a motor vehicle in any manner in
violation of the restrictions imposed in a restricted license issued to such person.
Secs. 32-321.194 - 32-321.215 Reserved.
DIVISION II. LICENSEES AND NON-OPERATORS INDENTIFICATION CARDS -
VIOLATIONS
Sec. 32-321.216. Unlawful Use of License.
It is a simple misdemeanor for any person:
(1) To display or cause a permit to be displayed or have in the person's
possession any canceled, revoked, suspended, fictitious, or fraudulently altered
temporary driver's permit, temporary instruction permit, motorized bicycle license,
operator's license, or chauffeur's license.
(2) To lend that person's temporary driver's permit, temporary instruction
permit, motorized bicycle license, operator's license, or chauffeur's license to any other
person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another.
(3) To display or represent as one's own any temporary driver's permit,
temporary instruction permit, motorized bicycle license, operator's license, or
chauffeur's license not issued to that person.
(4) To fail or refuse to surrender to the department upon its lawful demand
any temporary driver's permit, temporary instruction permit, motorized bicycle license,
operator's license, or chauffeur's license which has been suspended, revoked or
canceled.
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(5) To use a false or fictitious name in any application for a temporary driver's
permit, temporary instruction permit, motorized bicycle license, operator's license, or
chauffeur's license or to knowingly make a false statement or to knowingly conceal a
material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application.
(6) To permit any unlawful use of a temporary driver's permit, temporary
instruction permit, motorized bicycle license, operator's license, or chauffeur's license
issued.
(7) To obtain, possess, or have in one's control or on one's premises blank
motor vehicle license forms.
Secs. 32-321.217 - 32-321.218. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.219. Permitting Unauthorized Minor to Drive.
No person shall cause or knowingly permit such person's child or ward under the age of
eighteen (18) years to drive a motor vehicle upon any street when such minor is not
authorized according to law.
Sec. 32-321.220. Permitting Unauthorized Person to Drive.
A person shall not knowingly authorize or permit a motor vehicle owned by the person
or under the person’s control to be driven upon a highway by a person who is not issued
a driver’s license valid for the vehicle’s operation.
Sec. 32-321.221. Employing Unlicensed Chauffeur.
No person shall employ as a chauffeur of a motor vehicle any person not then licensed
as provided by law.
Sec. 32-321.222. Renting Motor Vehicle to Unlicensed Persons.
No person shall rent a motor vehicle to any other person unless the latter person is then
duly licensed according to the laws of the state, or in the case of a nonresident, then
duly licensed under the laws of the state or county of such person's residence except a
nonresident whose home state or county does not require that an operator be licensed.
Sec. 32-321.223. Inspection of License Prior to Renting.
No person shall rent a motor vehicle to another until such person has inspected the
operator's or chauffeur's license of the person to whom the vehicle is to be rented and
compared and verified the signature thereon with the signature of such person written in
such person's presence.
Sec. 32-321.224. Records of Rentals.
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Every person renting a motor vehicle to another shall keep a record of the registration
number of the motor vehicle so rented, the name and address of the person to whom
the vehicle is rented, the number of the license of said latter person, and the date and
place when and where said license was issued. Such record shall be open to inspection
by any peace officer, as defined in Section 801.4, Subsection 7, Paragraphs "a", "b",
"c", and "h" of the Code of Iowa, or employee of the department.
Secs. 32-321.225 - 32-321.228. Reserved.
ARTICLE V. OBEDIENCE TO AND EFFECT OF TRAFFIC LAWS
Sec. 32-321.229. Obedience to Peace Officers Required.
No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any
peace officer invested by law with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic.
Sec. 32-321.230. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.231. Privileges of Authorized Emergency Vehicles.
(a) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle when responding to an
emergency call, when in pursuit of an actual or suspected perpetrator of a felony, in
response to an incident dangerous to the public, or when responding to but not upon
returning from a fire alarm may exercise the privileges set forth in this Section.
(b) The driver of any authorized emergency vehicle may:
(1) Park or stand an authorized emergency vehicle irrespective of the
provisions of this Code.
(2) Disregard laws or regulations governing direction of movement for the
minimum distances necessary before an alternative route that conforms to the traffic
laws and regulations is available.
(c) The driver of a fire department vehicle, police vehicle, or ambulance may:
(1) Proceed past a red stop signal or stop sign but only after slowing down as
may be necessary for safe operations.
(2) Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as the driver does not
endanger life or property.
(d) The exemptions granted to an authorized emergency vehicle under Subsection
(b) and for fire department vehicle, police vehicle, or ambulance as provided in
Subsection (c) shall apply only when such vehicle is making use of an audible signaling
device or a visual signaling device except that use of an audible or visual signaling
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device shall not be required when exercising the exemptions granted under Subsection
(c)(2) of this Section when the vehicle is operated by a peace officer pursuing a
suspected violator of the speed restrictions imposed by or pursuant to this Code for the
purpose of determining the speed of travel of such suspected violator.
(e) The foregoing provisions shall not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency
vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons, nor shall such
provisions protect the driver from the consequences of the driver's reckless disregard
for the safety of others.
Secs. 32-321.232 - 32-321.234. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.234A. All Terrain Vehicles - Highway Use.
All-terrain vehicles shall be operated on a roadway only between sunrise and sunset
and only when the operation on the roadway is incidental to the vehicle’s use for
agricultural purposes. A person operating an all-terrain vehicle on a roadway shall have
a valid operator’s license and the vehicle shall be operated at speeds of less than thirty
(30) miles per hour. When operated on a roadway, an all-terrain vehicle shall have a
bicycle safely flag which extends not less than five (5) feet above the ground attached to
the rear of the vehicle. The bicycle safety flag shall be triangular in shape with an area
of not less than thirty (30) square inches, be dayglow in color, and shall be in lieu of the
reflective equipment required by Section 32-321.383 of the Code of Iowa.
Secs. 32-321.235 - 32-321.236. Reserved.
ARTICLE VI. POWERS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Sec. 32-321.237. Posting Required.
No traffic regulation establishing regulations for specific streets or portions thereof within
the city shall be effective until signs giving notice of such regulations as called for are
posted upon or at the entrances to the street or part thereof affected. The City Manager
is hereby authorized to post signs or direct the placement of signs consistent with this
Chapter.
Secs. 32-321.238 - 32-321.248. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.249. School Zones.
(a) School zones are hereby established and shall embrace all the territory
contiguous to and including streets for a distance of two hundred (200) feet in either
direction from a school building or buildings. All vehicular traffic shall stop when
approaching such zones in obedience to movable stop signs placed in the streets at the
limits of the same.
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(b) The City Manager is authorized to erect school-type traffic-control signals at the
entrance to each school zone in the city and at such other crossings or other
intersections as the City Council may designate.
Secs. 32-321.250 - 32-321.255. Reserved.
ARTICLE VII. OPERATION
DIVISION I. TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND MARKINGS
Sec. 32-321.256. Obedience to Official Traffic-Control Devices.
No driver of a vehicle shall disobey the instructions of any official traffic-control device
placed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter unless at the time otherwise
directed by a peace officer, subject to the exceptions granted to the driver of an
authorized emergency vehicle.
Sec. 32-321.257. Official Traffic-Control Signals.
(a) For the purposes of this Section, "stop at the official traffic-control signal" means
stopping at the first opportunity at either the clearly marked stop line or before entering
the crosswalk or before entering the intersection.
(b) Official traffic-control signals consisting of colored lights or colored lighted arrows
shall regulate vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the following manner:
(1) A "steady circular red" light means vehicular traffic shall stop. Vehicular
traffic shall remain standing until a signal to proceed is shown or vehicular traffic, unless
prohibited by a sign, may cautiously enter the intersection to make a right turn from the
right lane of traffic or a left turn from a one-way street to a one-way street onto the
leftmost lane of traffic on a one-way street. Turns made under this paragraph shall be
made in a manner that does not interfere with other vehicular or pedestrian traffic
lawfully using the intersection. Pedestrian traffic facing a steady circular red light shall
not enter the roadway unless the pedestrian can safely cross the roadway without
interfering with any vehicular traffic.
(2) A "steady circular yellow" or "steady yellow arrow" light means vehicular
traffic is warned that the related green movement is being terminated and vehicular
traffic shall no longer proceed into the intersection and shall stop. If the stop cannot be
made in safety, a vehicle may be driven cautiously through the intersection. Pedestrian
traffic is warned that there is insufficient time to cross the intersection and any
pedestrian starting to cross the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles.
(3) A "steady circular green" light means vehicular traffic may proceed
straight, turn right, or turn left through the intersection unless otherwise specifically
prohibited. Vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicular and pedestrian
traffic lawfully within the intersection.
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(4) A "steady green arrow" light shown alone or with another official traffic-
control signal means vehicular traffic may cautiously enter the intersection and proceed
in the direction indicated by the arrow. Vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to
other vehicles and pedestrians lawfully within the intersection.
(5) A "flashing circular red" light means vehicular traffic shall stop and after
stopping may proceed cautiously through the intersection yielding to all vehicles not
required to stop or yield which are within the intersection or approaching so closely as to
constitute a hazard but then may proceed.
(6) A "flashing yellow" light means vehicular traffic shall proceed through the
intersection or past such signal with caution.
(7) A "don't walk" light is a pedestrian signal which means that pedestrian
traffic facing the illuminated pedestrian signal shall not start to cross the roadway in the
direction of the pedestrian signal and pedestrian traffic in the crossing shall proceed to a
safety zone.
(8) A "walk" light is a pedestrian signal which means that pedestrian traffic
facing the illuminated pedestrian signal may proceed to cross the roadway in the
direction of the pedestrian signal and shall be given the right-of-way by drivers of all
vehicles.
Sec. 32-321.258. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.259. Unauthorized Signs, Signals, or Markings.
(a) No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any street or
highway any sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or
resembles an official parking sign, curb, or other marking, traffic-control device, or
railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which
hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic-control device or
any railroad sign or signal, if such sign, signal, marking, or device has not been
authorized by the department and city with reference to streets and highways under
their jurisdiction and no person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority
permit upon any street or highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any
commercial advertising. This shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection upon private
property adjacent to highways of signs giving useful directional information of a type that
cannot be mistaken for official signs.
(b) Every such prohibited sign, signal, or marking is hereby declared to be a public
nuisance and the authority having jurisdiction over the street or highway is hereby
empowered to remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice.
Sec. 32-321.260. Interference with Signs, Signals, or Devices; Unlawful Possession.
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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully and intentionally, without lawful
authority, attempt to or in fact, alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove any official
traffic-control device, any authorized warning sign, or signal or barricade, whether
temporary or permanent, any railroad sign or signal, any inscription, shield, or insignia
on any of such devices, signs, signals, or barricades, or any other part thereof.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to have in such person's possession any
official traffic-control device except by reason of such person's employment.
Sec. 32-321.261. Reserved
DIVISION II. ACCIDENTS
Sec. 32-321.262. Duty of Driver when Damage is to Vehicle Only.
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle
which is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the
scene of such accident or as close thereto as possible but shall forthwith return to and
in every event shall remain at the scene of such accident until he has fulfilled the
requirements of Section 32-321.263 of this Article. Every such stop shall be made
without obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
Sec. 32-321.263. Duty of Driver to Give Information, Aid.
(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of
any person or damage to any vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall
give such driver's name, address, and the registration number of the vehicle such driver
is driving and shall, upon request and if available, exhibit such driver's, operator's, or
chauffeur's license to the person struck or the driver or occupant of or person attending
any vehicle collided with and shall render to any person injured in such accident
reasonable assistance, including the carrying or the making of arrangements for the
carrying of such person to a physician, surgeon, or hospital for medical or surgical
treatment if it is apparent that such treatment is necessary or if such carrying is
requested by the injured person.
(b) If the accident causes the death of any person, the surviving driver shall not
leave the scene of the accident except to seek necessary aid for himself or to report the
accident to law enforcement authorities. Before leaving the scene of the accident, the
surviving driver shall leave such driver's automobile registration receipt or other
identification data at the scene of the accident. After leaving the scene of the accident,
the surviving driver shall promptly report the accident by telephone to law enforcement
authorities and shall immediately return to the scene of the accident or shall inform the
authorities where such driver can be located.
Sec. 32-321.264. Duty of Driver upon Striking Unattended Vehicle.
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The driver of any vehicle which collides with any vehicle which is unattended shall
immediately stop and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner
of such vehicle of the name and address of the driver and of the owner of the vehicle
striking the unattended vehicle or shall leave in a conspicuous place in the vehicle
struck a written notice giving the name and address of the driver and of the owner of the
vehicle doing the striking and a statement of the circumstances thereof.
Sec. 32-321.265. Duty of Driver upon Striking Fixtures upon the Highway.
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in damage to property legally
upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the
owner, a peace officer, or person in charge of such property of such fact and of the
driver's name and address and of the registration number of the vehicle causing the
damage and shall, upon request and if available, exhibit the driver's, operator's, or
chauffeur's license and shall make report of such accident when and as required in
Section 32-321.266 of this Article.
Sec. 32-321.266. Reports Required.
(a) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of
any person shall immediately, by the quickest means of communication, give notice of
such accident to the City Manager.
(b) The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in total property damage
to an apparent extent of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or more shall report said
accident to the police department within seventy-two (72) hours.
(c) Every peace officer, who in the regular course of duty, investigates a motor
vehicle accident of which a report must be made as required in this Section, either at
the time of and at the scene of the accident or thereafter by interviewing witnesses,
shall within twenty-four (24) hours after completing such investigation, file a written
report of such accident.
(d) Any carrier transporting hazardous materials by rail, air, water, or upon a
roadway in this city, in the case of accident, shall immediately notify the City Manager.
Secs. 32-321.267 - 32-321.274. Reserved.
DIVISION III. OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLES AND MOTORIZED BICYCLES
Sec. 32-321.275. Motorcycles and Motorized Bicycles.
(a) General. The motor vehicle laws apply to the operators of motorcycles and
motorized bicycles to the extent practically applicable.
(b) Riders.
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(1) Motorized bicycles. A person operating a motorized bicycle shall not carry
any other person on the vehicle.
(2) Motorcycles. A person shall not operate or ride a motorcycle with another
person on the motorcycle unless the motorcycle is designed to carry more than one
person. The additional passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if
designed for two (2) persons or upon another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle at
the rear of the operator. The motorcycle shall be equipped with footrests for the
passenger unless the passenger is riding in a sidecar or enclosed cab. The motorcycle
operator shall not carry any person nor shall any other person ride in a position that will
interfere with the operation or control of the motorcycle or the view of the operator.
(c) Sitting position. A person operating a motorcycle or motorized bicycle shall ride
only upon the vehicle's permanent and regular attached seat. Every person riding upon
the vehicle shall be sitting astride the seat facing forward with one leg on either side of
the vehicle.
(d) Use of traffic lanes. Persons shall not operate motorcycles or motorized bicycles
more than two (2) abreast in a single lane. Except for persons operating such vehicles
two (2) abreast, a motor vehicle shall not be operated in a manner depriving a
motorcycle or motorized bicycle operator of the full use of a lane. A motorcycle or
motorized bicycle shall not be operated between lanes of traffic or between adjacent
lines or rows of vehicles. The operator of a motorcycle or motorized bicycle shall not
overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken unless the
vehicle being overtaken is a motorcycle or motorized bicycle.
(e) Headlights on. A person shall not operate a 1977 or later model year motorcycle
or any model year motorized bicycle upon the highways without displaying at least one
lighted headlamp of the type described in Section 32-321.409 of the Code. However,
this Subsection is subject to the exceptions with respect to parked vehicles as provided
in this Chapter.
(f) Packages. The operator of a motorcycle or motorized bicycle shall not carry any
package, bundle, or other article which prevents the operator from keeping both hands
on the handlebars.
(g) Handlebars. A person shall not operate a motorcycle or motorized bicycle with
handlebars more than fifteen (15) inches in height above that portion of the seat
occupied by the operator.
(h) Parades. The provisions of this Section do not apply to motorcycles or motorized
bicycles when used in a parade authorized by proper permit from local authorities.
Sec. 32-321.275A. Use of Bicycles, Motorcycles, Etc. in Parks.
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(a) The use of bicycles, skateboards, and other non-motorized conveyances and
motorcycles, motor scooters, go carts, cars, trucks, and other motor driven vehicles
other than those vehicles engaged in authorized park maintenance and security in any
park, recreation facility, or trail may be prohibited by the park and recreation advisory
commission.
(b) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any car, truck, motorcycle, or any other
type vehicle to stop, stand, or park upon any roadway or in any parking areas in any
park, recreation facility, or trail in such manner as to obstruct the flow of traffic.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to play games, catch, throwing of
frisbees or other objects, gathering in groups on any roadway or parking areas in any
park, recreation facility, or trail as to obstruct the flow of traffic.
(d) It shall be unlawful to park any car, truck, motorcycle, or other type of vehicle
along any roadway or area in any park or recreation facility that is posted prohibiting
such parking.
(e) It shall be unlawful for any car, truck, motorcycle, or any other type of motorized
vehicle to drive on and/or park on any grass area, sidewalk, or trail in any park,
recreation facility, or trail except with the express permission of the leisure services
manager's designee.
(f) The scheduled fine for a violation of this Section shall be twenty-five dollars
($25.00).
Sec. 32-321.276. Use of Certain Non-motorized Vehicles, Conveyances, and
Equipment in Municipal Parking Ramps or Lots and in Certain Other Places in the City.
(a) No person shall be upon and make use of roller skates, skateboards, bicycles, or
other wheeled recreational vehicles or conveyances within any municipal parking ramp
or municipal parking lot. This provision shall not apply to use of a wheelchair or other
similar conveyance when used for transportation by any temporarily or permanently
disabled person or to a wagon being pulled by a pedestrian at a walking speed.
(b) No person shall use roller skates, skateboards, wagons, or other wheeled or non-
motorized recreational vehicles, with the exception of bicycles, upon the roadway
portion of any right-of-way, except that a person may use any of the above proscribed
conveyances in any marked or unmarked crosswalk. Any person using any of the above
proscribed conveyances in crossing a roadway at a place other than a marked or
unmarked crosswalk shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Section 32-
321.328 of this Article.
(c) The City Manager is hereby authorized to designate and post signs in areas
where skateboarding, skating, and riding bicycles and scooters is prohibited. No person
shall skateboard, skate, or ride a bicycle or a scooter in any such area.
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(d) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the above proscribed
conveyances when used in any parade, exhibition, or gathering of persons which has
been authorized by permit from the City Manager.
(e) The scheduled fine for a violation of this Section shall be twenty five dollars
($25.00).
32-321.276A. Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices.
(a) No person under 16 years of age may operate an electric personal assistive
mobility device in the City of Dubuque.
(b) No operator's permit or license shall be required for the operation of an electric
personal assistive mobility device.
(c) No licensure or registration of the electric personal assistive mobility device is
required.
(d) No proof of financial responsibility is required.
(e) A person shall operate an electric personal assistive mobility device in a safe and
non-hazardous manner so as not to endanger himself or herself or any other person or
property.
(f) There shall be no prohibition against any person riding an electric personal
assistive mobility device upon a sidewalk or bicycle path within the City, so long as the
rider does not create a hazard; provided, that no person shall operate an electric
personal assistance mobility device upon a sidewalk within the City on those sidewalks
expressly designated by the City Manager as prohibited and appropriate signs to such
effect are posted.
(g) Any person riding an electric personal assistive mobility device upon a sidewalk
shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians, and shall travel at a speed no greater than is
safe for the conditions then existing on the sidewalk.
(h) A person propelling an electric personal assistive mobility device upon and along
a sidewalk or while crossing a roadway in a crosswalk shall have all the rights and
duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that the electric
personal assistive mobility device operator must yield to pedestrians on the sidewalk or
crosswalk.
(i) The operator of an electric personal assistive mobility device emerging from, or
entering an alley, driveway, or building, shall upon approaching a sidewalk, or the
sidewalk area extending across any alleyway, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians
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approaching on said sidewalk, and upon entering the roadway in a cross-walk shall
yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway.
(j) Electric personal assistive mobility devices shall not be used on roadways,
except when using a cross-walk or on side-streets where there is not a sidewalk
adjacent to the street.
(k) A person shall not operate an electric personal assistive mobility device at the
times specified in §32-321.384.unless the person or the electric personal assistive
mobility device is equipped with a headlight visible from the front of the electric personal
assistive mobility device and at least one red reflector visible from the rear of the electric
personal assistive mobility device.
(l) The provisions of this section shall not apply to use of a wheelchair or other
similar conveyance when used for transportation by any temporarily or permanently
disabled person.
(m) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the above proscribed
conveyances when used in any parade, exhibition or gathering of persons which has
been authorized by permit from the City Manager.
(n) The provision of this section shall not apply to the above proscribed conveyances
when used by the fire or police departments.
(o) The scheduled fine for a violation of this section shall be twenty-five ($25.00)
dollars.
DIVISION IV. CRIMINAL OFFENSES
Sec. 32-321.277. Reckless Driving.
Any person who drives any vehicle in such manner as to indicate either a willful or a
wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless driving.
Sec. 32-321.277A. Careless Driving.
A person commits careless driving if the person intentionally operates a motor vehicle,
motorcycle, motorized bicycle, motor bicycle, bicycle, skateboard, or electric personal
assistive mobility device, on a public road, highway, sidewalk, bicycle path, or trail in
any one of the following ways:
(a) Creates or causes unnecessary tire squealing, skidding, or sliding upon
acceleration or stopping.
(b) Simulates a temporary race.
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(c) Causes any wheel or wheels to unnecessarily lose contact with the
ground.
(d) Causes the vehicle to unnecessarily turn abruptly or sway.
(e) Creates or causes unnecessary danger to himself or herself or any other
person or property.
Sec. 32-321.278. Drag Racing Prohibited.
No person shall engage in any motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed on
any street or highway of this state and no person shall aid or abet any motor vehicle
speed contest or speed exhibition on any street or highway of this state, except that a
passenger shall not be considered as aiding or abetting. "Motor vehicle speed contest”
or “exhibition of speed" is defined as one or more persons competing in speed in excess
of the applicable speed limit in vehicles on the public streets or highways.
Secs. 32-321.279 - 32-321.284. Reserved.
DIVISION V. SPEED RESTRICTIONS
Sec. 32-321.285. Limits Generally.
(a) Any person driving a motor vehicle on any street of this city shall drive the same
at a careful and prudent speed not greater than or less than is reasonable and proper,
having due regard to the traffic, surface, and width of the streets and of any other
conditions then existing and no person shall drive any vehicle at a speed greater than
will permit such person to bring it to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead,
such driver having the right to assume, however, that all persons using such streets will
observe the law.
(b) The following shall be lawful speeds except as otherwise provided in Subsection
(c) of this Section or elsewhere in this Code or other ordinance of the city and any
speed in excess thereof shall be unlawful:
(1) Twenty (20) miles per hour in any business district.
(2) Twenty-five (25) miles per hour in any residential or school district.
(3) Forty (40) miles per hour for any motor vehicle drawing another vehicle in
any district or on any street where the lawful speed is in excess of forty (40) miles per
hour, except when otherwise specified under Section 32-321.285 of the state Code.
(4) Forty-five (45) miles per hour in any suburban district.
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(c) When signs are erected giving notice thereof, the following shall be the lawful
speed on the streets or portions thereof designated herein:
FIFTEEN (15) MILES PER HOUR
Streets and roadways in all city parks.
TWENTY-FIVE (25) MILES PER HOUR
Admiral Sheehy Drive, U.S. Highway 61-151 to its terminus.
Airport Road, from a point two thousand three hundred feet (2,300’) west of U.S.
Highway 61 to its westerly terminus.
Bryant Street, from Grandview Avenue to the centerline of U.S. Highway 20.
Central Avenue, Thirty Second Street to its southerly terminus.
Fremont Avenue, from Simpson Street to U.S. Highway 20.
Greyhound Park Drive, U.S. Highway 61-151 to its terminus.
Hill Street, from Ninth Street to the centerline of U.S. Highway 20.
Pennsylvania Avenue, from University Avenue to Hickson Street.
Ramp connector, eastbound from Fremont Avenue to Grandview Avenue.
Ramp connector, westbound from Grandview Avenue to Lombard Street.
White Street, Fourth Street to Twelfth Street.
THIRTY (30) MILES PER HOUR
Ninth Street, Bluff Street to University Avenue.
Thirty Second Street, West, Highland Park to J.F. Kennedy Road.
Asbury Road, University Avenue to a point five hundred feet (500') west of St.
John Drive.
Cedar Cross Road, U.S. Highway 20 to a point eight hundred feet (800') east of
Ace Avenue.
Central Avenue, Thirty Second Street to Ruby Street.
Chavenelle Road, from Associates Drive to its westerly terminus.
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Fremont Avenue, from North Cascade Road to Simpson Street.
J.F. Kennedy Road, Sunset Park Circle to city limits.
Kaufman Avenue, J.F. Kennedy Road to Central Avenue.
Locust Street, West, Clarke Drive to Sixteenth Street.
Loras Boulevard, Bluff Street to University Avenue.
Pennsylvania Avenue, from Hickson Street to John F. Kennedy Road.
Peru Road, from a point seven hundred feet (700’) east of Jackson to Sheridan
Road.
Rhomberg Avenue, Elm Street to its northeasterly terminus.
Shiras Avenue, Rhomberg Avenue to its northerly terminus.
University Avenue, Ninth Street to Prysi Street.
Windsor Avenue, East Twenty Fourth Street to its northerly terminus.
THIRTY-FIVE (35) MILES PER HOUR
Sixteenth Street, East, Kerper Boulevard to Sycamore Street.
Thirty Second Street, West, Grandview Avenue to Highland Park.
Airport Road, from U.S. Highway 61 to a point two thousand three hundred feet
(2,300') west of U.S. Highway 61.
Asbury Road, from a point five hundred feet (500') west of St. John's Drive to city
limits.
Cedar Cross Road, Fremont Street to a point eight hundred feet (800') east of
Ace Avenue.
Dodge Street (U.S. Highway 20), from Locust Street to a point one thousand five
hundred thirty feet (1,530') east of Locust Street.
Dodge Street (U.S. Highway 20), Locust Street to a point one thousand one
hundred feet (1,100') west of Locust Street.
Grandview Avenue, Balboa Street to Thirty Second Street.
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Grandview Avenue, from a point approximately four hundred feet (400') north of
Ungs Street to Kaufman Avenue.
J.F. Kennedy Road, Dodge Street (U.S. Highway 20) to Sunset Park Circle.
Kerper Boulevard, Pine Street to Hawthorne Street.
Pennsylvania Avenue, J.F. Kennedy Road to westerly city limits.
Peru Road, Sheridan Road to Roosevelt Road (Valley Road).
Radford Road, from Chavenelle Road to the northerly city limits.
Roosevelt Road (Valley Road and Pebman Road), Peru Road to a point five
hundred feet (500') north of Amelia Drive.
Seippel Road, Old Highway Road to the northerly city limits.
University Avenue, Prysi Street to J.F. Kennedy Road.
Wacker Drive, Dodge Street (U.S. Highway 20) to J.F. Kennedy Road.
FORTY (40) MILES PER HOUR
Central Avenue, Ruby Street to Olympic Heights Road.
FORTY FIVE (45) MILES PER HOUR
Dodge Street (U.S. Highway 20), from a point one thousand five hundred thirty
feet (1,530') east of Locust Street to the easterly city limits on the Julien Dubuque
Bridge.
Dodge Street (U.S. Highway 20), from a point one thousand one hundred feet
(1,100') west of Locust Street to a point five hundred feet (500') east of Crescent Ridge
Road.
Locust Street ramps to U.S. 52/61/151, from Locust Street to U.S. 52/61/151.
Northwest Arterial (IA 32), U.S. Highway 20 to U.S. Highway 52.
Peru Road, Roosevelt Road (Valley Road) to northerly city limits.
Seippel Road, U.S. Highway 20 to Old Highway Road.
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U.S. 61/151/52, from a point one hundred fifty feet (150') north of Fifth Street to a
point one thousand one hundred feet (1,100') south of the Julien Dubuque Bridge.
FIFTY (50) MILES PER HOUR
Central Avenue, Olympic Heights Road to northerly city limits.
Dodge Street (U.S. Highway 20), from a point five hundred feet (500') east of
Crescent Ridge Road to the westerly city limits.
Northwest Arterial (IA 32), from Dodge Street (U.S. Highway 20) to the northerly
city limits.
FIFTY-FIVE (55) MILES PER HOUR
Dodge Street (U.S. Highway 20), from a point one thousand sixty feet (1,060')
west of Old Highway Road to the westerly city limits.
U.S. 61/151/52, from a point one hundred fifty feet (150') north of Fifth Street to the
northerly city limits on the Dubuque/Wisconsin bridge, and from a point one thousand
one hundred feet (1,100') south of the Julien Dubuque bridge to the southerly city limits.
(d) Scheduled fines are established pursuant to Iowa Code Section 805.6(6).
Excessive speed in zones 55 mph or less
(1) 1 through 5 over
(2) 6 through 10 over
(3) 11 through 15 over
(4) 16 through 20 over
(5) Over 20 mph over (plus $2.00 for each mile in excess of 20 mph
over limit)
Excessive speed in zones greater than 55 mph
(6) 1 through 5 over
(7) 6 through 10 over
(8) 11 through 15 over
(9) 16 through 20 over
(10) Over 20 mph over (plus $2 for each mile in excess of 20 mph over
limit)
Secs. 32-321.286 - 32-321.287. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.288. Control of Vehicle.
(a) A person operating a motor vehicle shall have the same vehicle under control at
all times.
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(b) A person operating a motor vehicle shall reduce the speed to a reasonable and
proper rate:
(1) When approaching and passing a person walking in the traveled portion of
the public street.
(2) When approaching and passing an animal which is being led, ridden, or
driven upon a public street.
(3) When approaching and traversing a crossing or intersection of public
streets, or a bridge, sharp turn, curve, or steep descent in a public street.
(4) When approaching and passing a fusee, flares, red reflector electric
lanterns, red reflectors, or red flags, or an emergency vehicle displaying a revolving or
flashing light.
(5) When approaching and passing a slow moving vehicle displaying a
reflective device as provided by Section 32-321.383, Code of Iowa.
(6) When approaching and passing through a sign posted construction or
maintenance zone upon the public highway.
Sec. 32-321.289. Signs to be Erected.
On a street on which the rate of speed changes, other than primary roads and
extensions of primary roads, there shall be erected by the city suitable standard signs
showing the points at which the rate of speed changes on such street and the maximum
rate of speed in the district which the vehicle is entering.
Sec. 32-321.290. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.291. Speeding Violation Form.
In every charge of violation of Section 32-321.285 of this Division the information and
the notice to appear shall specify the speed at which the defendant is alleged to have
driven and also the speed limit applicable within the district or at the location.
Secs. 32-321.292 - 32-321.293 Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.294. Minimum Speed.
No person shall drive a motor vehicle at such a slow speed as to impede or block the
normal and reasonable movement of traffic except when reduced speed is necessary
for safe operation or in compliance with law. Peace officers are hereby authorized to
enforce this provision by direction to drivers and in the event of apparent willful
disobedience to this provision and refusal to comply with directions of an officer in
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accordance herewith, the continued slow operation by a driver shall be punishable as
provided in Section 1-8 of this Code.
Secs. 32-321.295 - 32-321.296 Reserved.
DIVISION VI. DRIVING ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY - OVERTAKING AND
PASSING
Sec. 32-321.297. Driving on Right-Hand Side of Roadway; Exceptions.
(a) A vehicle shall be driven upon the right-half of the roadway upon all roadways of
sufficient width, except as follows:
(1) When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same
direction under the rules governing such movement.
(2) When an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the
center of the roadway, provided any person so doing shall yield the right-of-way to all
vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the roadway
within such distance as to constitute an immediate hazard.
(3) Upon a roadway divided into three (3) marked lanes for traffic under the
rules applicable thereon.
(4) Upon a roadway restricted to one-way traffic.
(b) Any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and
place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then
available for traffic upon all roadways or as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or
edge of the roadway, except when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding
in the same direction or when preparing for a left turn at an intersection, alley, private
road, or driveway.
(c) A vehicle shall not be driven upon any roadway having four (4) or more lanes for
moving traffic and providing for two-way movement of traffic to the left of the center line
of the roadway, except when authorized by official traffic-control devices designating
certain lanes to the left side of the center of the roadway for use by traffic not otherwise
permitted to use such lanes, or except as permitted under Subsection (a)(2) of this
Section. This Subsection shall not be construed as prohibiting the crossing of the center
line in making a left turn into or from an alley, private road, or driveway.
Sec. 32-321.298. Meeting and Turning to Right.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 32-321.297 of this Article, vehicles meeting
each other on any roadway shall yield one-half (1/2) of the roadway by turning to the
right.
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Sec. 32-321.299. Passing Generally.
The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in
the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions, and special rules hereinafter
stated:
(1) Except on one-way streets, the driver of a vehicle overtaking another
vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass to the left thereof at a safe distance
and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the
overtaken vehicle.
(2) Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of
an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on an
audible signal and shall not increase the speed of such driver's vehicle until completely
passed by the overtaking vehicle.
(3) Any driver of a vehicle that is overtaken by a faster moving vehicle who
fails to heed the signal of the overtaking vehicle when it is given under such
circumstances that such driver could, by the exercise of ordinary care, observation, and
precaution, hear such signal and who fails to yield that part of the traveled way as
herein provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(4) Upon proof that a signal was given as contemplated by Subsection (3) of
this Section, the burden shall rest upon the accused to prove that the accused did not
hear such signal.
Secs. 32-321-300 - 32-321.301. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.302. Overtaking, Passing on the Right.
(a) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle
which is making or about to make a left turn.
(b) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and, allowing sufficient clearance, pass
another vehicle proceeding in the same direction either upon the left or upon the right
on a roadway with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width of four (4) or more lanes of
moving traffic when such movement can be made in safety. No person shall drive off
the pavement or upon the shoulder, curb, or parking of the roadway in overtaking on the
right.
Sec. 32-321.303. Limitations on Overtaking on the Left.
Except on one-way streets, a vehicle shall not be driven to the left side of the center of
the roadway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction
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unless the left side is clearly visible and is free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient
distance ahead to permit the overtaking and passing to be completely made without
interfering with the safe operation of a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction
or a vehicle overtaken. The overtaking vehicle shall return to the right-hand side of the
roadway before coming within three hundred feet (300') of a vehicle approaching from
the opposite direction when traveling on a roadway having a legal speed limit in excess
of thirty (30) miles per hour. The overtaking vehicle shall return to the right-hand side of
the roadway before coming within one hundred feet (100') of a vehicle approaching from
the opposite direction when traveling on a roadway having a legal speed limit of thirty
(30) miles per hour or less.
Sec. 32-321.304. Prohibited Passing.
No vehicle shall, in overtaking and passing another vehicle or at any other time, be
driven to the left side of the roadway under the following conditions:
(1) When approaching the crest of a grade or upon a curve in the highway
where the driver's view along the highway is obstructed for a distance of approximately
seven hundred feet (700').
(2) When approaching within one hundred feet (100') of any narrow bridge,
viaduct, or tunnel, when so signposted, or when approaching within one hundred feet
(100') of or traversing any intersection or railroad grade crossing.
(3) Where official signs are in place directing that traffic keep to the right or a
distinctive centerline or off centerline is marked, which distinctive line also so directs
traffic as declared in the sign manual adopted by the department of transportation.
Sec. 32-321.305. One-Way Streets.
Upon those streets and parts of streets and in those alleys designated as one-way
streets and signposted for one-way traffic, vehicles shall be driven only in the direction
designated.
(1) Northerly: Traffic shall move northerly only:
In the alley between Central Avenue and White Street, from East Fourth Street to
East Fifth Street.
In the alley between Iowa Street and Central Avenue, from West Tenth Street to
West Twelfth Street.
In the alley between Locust Street and Main Street, from West First Street to
West Fourth Street, and from West Sixth Street to West Twelfth Street.
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On that portion of Elm Street lying east of the railroad tracks in said street
between East Twenty Fourth Street and East Twenty Sixth Street.
On the east ramps of Kerrigan Road.
On Locust Street, from First Street to West Sixteenth Street.
On U.S. 61/151 off-ramp connection, from Ninth Street to Eleventh Street.
On U.S. 61/151 on-ramp connection, from Ninth Street to Eleventh Street.
On White Street, from East Fourth Street to East Twenty first Street.
(2) Southerly: Traffic shall move southerly only:
In the alley between Central Avenue and White Street from East Fourteenth
Street to East Ninth Street and from East Eighth Street to East Fifth Street.
In the alley between Main Street and Iowa Street, from West Twelfth Street to
West Sixth Street, and from West Fourth Street to West Third Street.
On Bluff Street, from West Sixteenth Street to First Street.
On Central Avenue, from East Twenty First Street to Fourth Street.
On the portion of Elm Street lying west of the railroad tracks in said street from
East Twenty Fourth Street and East Twenty Sixth Street.
On the west ramps of Kerrigan Road.
On St. Mary's Street, from West Third Street to Emmett Street.
On Southern Avenue, from South Locust Street (U.S. Highway 61/151) to Valley
Street.
On U.S. 61/151 on-ramp connection, from Eleventh Street to Ninth Street.
(3) Westerly: Traffic shall move westerly only:
On Tenth Street, West, from Central Avenue to Bluff Street.
On Eleventh Street, East, from Kerper Boulevard to Central Avenue.
On Twenty First Street, East, from White Street to Central Avenue.
(4) Easterly: Traffic shall move easterly only:
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On First Street, from Bluff Street to Locust Street.
On Fourth Street, from Central Avenue to White Street.
On Ninth Street, West, from Locust Street to Central Avenue.
On Ninth Street, East, from Central Avenue to Kerper Boulevard.
Sec. 32-321.306. Roadways Laned for Traffic.
Whenever any roadway has been divided into three (3) or more clearly marked lanes for
traffic, the following rules in addition to all others consistent herewith shall apply:
(1) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane
and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such
movement can be made with safety.
(2) Upon a roadway which is divided into three (3) lanes, a vehicle shall not
be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle where
the roadway is clearly visible and such center lane is clear of traffic within a safe
distance, in preparation for a left turn, or where such center lane is at the time allocated
exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding and is signposted
to give notice of such allocation.
(3) Official signs may be erected directing slow moving traffic to use a
designated lane or allocating specified lanes to traffic moving in the same direction and
drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such sign.
(4) Vehicles moving in a lane designated for slow moving traffic shall yield the
right-of-way to vehicles moving in the same direction in a lane not so designated when
such lanes merge to form a single lane.
(5) A portion of a highway provided with a lane for slow moving vehicles does
not become a roadway marked for three (3) lanes of traffic.
Sec. 32-321.307. Following Too Closely.
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is
reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles and the
traffic upon and the condition of the street.
Secs. 32-321.308 - 32-321.310. Reserved.
DIVISION VII. TURNING AND STARTING AND SIGNALS ON STOPPING AND
TURNING
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Sec. 32-321.311. Turning at Intersections.
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn at an intersection shall do as follows:
(1) Both the approach for a right turn and a right turn shall be made as closely
as practicable to the right hand curb or edge of the roadway and in such a manner as to
leave the intersection as nearly as practicable in the right hand lane lawfully available to
traffic moving in the direction of traffic of such vehicle.
(2) At any intersection where traffic is permitted to move in both directions on
each intersecting street, an approach for a left turn shall be made in that portion of the
right half of the roadway nearest the centerline thereof and after entering the
intersection the left turn shall be made so as to depart from the intersection to the right
of the centerline of the roadway being entered.
(3) At any intersection where traffic is restricted to one direction on one or
more of the intersecting streets, the driver of a vehicle intending to turn left at any such
intersection shall approach the intersection in the extreme left hand lane lawfully
available to traffic moving in the direction of travel of such vehicle and after entering the
intersection, the left turn shall be made so as to leave the intersection as nearly as
practicable in the left hand lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such direction upon
the roadway being entered.
(4) Where the special circumstances require, the City Manager may cause
markers, buttons, or signs to be placed within or adjacent to intersections and thereby
require and direct that a different course from that specified in this Section be traveled
by vehicles turning at any intersection, and when markers, buttons, or signs are so
placed, no driver of a vehicle shall turn a vehicle at an intersection other than as
directed and required by such markers, buttons or signs.
Sec. 32-321.312. Turning on Curves, Hills.
No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, on
the approach to, or near the crest of a grade or hill where such vehicle cannot be seen
by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred
feet (500').
Sec. 32-321.313. Starting Parked Vehicle.
No person shall start a vehicle which is stopped, standing, or parked unless and until
such movement can be made with reasonable safety.
Sec. 32-321.314. Signals Required when Turning.
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No person shall turn a vehicle from a direct course upon a street unless and until such
movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after giving a clearly
audible signal by sounding a horn if any pedestrian may be affected by such movement
or after giving an appropriate signal in the manner hereinafter provided in the event any
other vehicle may be affected by such movement.
Sec. 32-321.315. Turn Signal to be Continuous.
A signal of intention to turn right or left shall be given continuously during not less than
the last one hundred feet (100') traveled by the vehicle before turning.
Sec. 32-321.316. Signal Required when Stopping or Decreasing Speed Suddenly.
No person shall stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a vehicle without first giving an
appropriate signal in the manner provided in this Article to the driver of any vehicle
immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such signal.
Sec. 32-321.317. Signals to be by Hand and Arm or Signal Device.
(a) The signals required under the provisions of this Article may be given either by
means of the hand and arm as provided in Section 32-321.318 of this Article or by
mechanical or electrical directional signal device or light of a type approved by the state
department of public safety.
(b) When a vehicle is equipped with a directional signal device, such device shall at
all times be maintained in good working condition. No directional signal device shall
project a glaring or dazzling light. All directional signal devices shall be self-illuminated
when in use while other lamps on the vehicle are lighted.
Sec. 32-321.318. Method of Giving Hand and Arm Signals.
All signals required under this Article which may be given by hand and arm shall, when
so given, be given from the left side of a vehicle and the following manner and
interpretation thereof is suggested:
(1) Left Turn: Hand and arm extended horizontally.
(2) Right turn: Hand and arm extended upward.
(3) Stop or Decrease of Speed: Hand and arm extended downward.
DIVISION VIII. RIGHT-OF-WAY
Sec. 32-321.319. Entering Intersections from Different Highways.
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(a) When two (2) vehicles enter an intersection from different highways or public
streets at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield
the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right.
(b) The foregoing rule is modified at through highways and otherwise as provided in
this Chapter and Chapter 32-321 of the Iowa Code.
Sec. 32-321.320. Left Turns at Intersections.
The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left within an intersection or into an alley,
private road, or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching from the
opposite direction which are within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute
an immediate hazard. Then said driver, having so yielded and having given a signal
when and as required by this Chapter, may make such left turn.
Sec. 32-321.321. Entering Through Streets.
(a) Except where yield signs or official traffic-control signals are erected, the driver of
a vehicle shall stop or yield as required by this Chapter at the entrance to a through
street and shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles which have entered the
intersection from such through street or which are approaching so closely on such
through street as to constitute a hazard, but such driver having so yielded may proceed
cautiously and with due care enter such through street.
(b) The following streets are designated as through streets:
Third Street, from the west right-of-way line of Bluff Street to the east right-of-way
line of Hill Street and from the west right-of-way line of Hill Street to the east right-of-
way line of North Grandview Avenue.
Fourth Street, from the east right-of-way line of Bluff Street to the west right-of-
way line of Central Avenue.
Fifth Street, West, from the west right-of-way line of Hill Street to the east right-
of-way line of Delhi Street, and from the east right-of-way line of Bluff Street to the west
right-of-way line of Central Avenue.
Ninth Street, from Kerper Boulevard to University Avenue.
Eleventh Street, East, from the east right-of-way line of Central Avenue to the
west right-of-way line of Kerper Boulevard.
Twelfth Street, West, from the west right-of-way line of Central Avenue to the
east right-of-way line of Bluff Street.
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Fourteenth Street, East, from the west right-of-way line of Elm Street to the east
right-of-way line of Central Avenue.
Sixteenth Street, East, from Elm Street to its easterly terminus at the city limits.
Twentieth Street, East, from the east right-of-way line of Central Avenue to the
east right-of-way line of Elm Street.
Twenty Second Street, East, from the east right-of-way line of Central Avenue to
the west right-of-way line of Windsor Avenue.
Thirty Second Street, West, from its junction with Peru Road to the east right-of-
way line of John F. Kennedy Road.
Algona Street, from the south right-of-way line of University Avenue to the north
right-of-way line of St. Joseph Street.
Algona Street, North, from the north right-of-way line of Loras Boulevard to the
south right-of-way line of North Grandview Avenue.
Alta Vista Street, from the north right-of-way line of West Fifth Street to the south
right-of-way line of University Avenue, and from the north right-of-way line of University
Avenue to the south right-of-way line of Loras Boulevard, and from the north right-of-
way line of Loras Boulevard to its northerly terminus.
Asbury Road, from the north right-of-way line of University Avenue to the east
right-of-way line of the Northwest Arterial, and from the west right-of-way line of the
Northwest Arterial, to its westerly terminus at the city limits.
Atlantic Street, from the north right-of-way line of Loras Boulevard to the south
right-of-way line of North Grandview Avenue.
Auburn Street, from the north right-of-way line of Loras Boulevard to the south
right-of-way line of North Grandview Avenue.
Avalon Road, from the north right-of-way line of Pennsylvania Avenue to the
south right-of-way line of Hillcrest Road, and from the north right-of-way line of Hillcrest
Road to the south right-of-way line of Asbury Road.
Bluff Street, from West Locust Street to the north right-of-way line of Dodge
Street.
Bryant Street, from the north right-of-way line of Grandview Avenue to the south
right-of-way line of Dodge Street.
Burden Avenue, from the west right-of-way line of Windsor Avenue to its
northerly terminus.
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Carter Road, from the east right-of-way line of John F. Kennedy Road to the
south right-of-way line of Hillcrest Road, and from the north right-of-way line of Hillcrest
Road to the south right-of-way line of Kaufmann Avenue and from the north right-of-way
line of Kaufmann Avenue to the south right-of-way line of West Thirty Second Street.
Central Avenue, from its southerly terminus to its northerly terminus at the city
limits.
Chaney Road, from the north right-of-way line of Pennsylvania Avenue to the
south right-of-way line of Hillcrest Road, and from the north right-of-way line of Hillcrest
Road to the south right-of-way line of Kaufmann Avenue, and from the north right-of-
way line of Kaufmann Avenue to the south right-of-way line of Kane Street.
Clark Drive, from the west right-of-way line of Madison Street to West Locust
Street, and from West Locust Street to the east right-of-way line of North Grandview
Avenue, and from the west right-of-way line of North Grandview Avenue to the east
right-of-way line of Asbury Road.
Delhi Street, from the south right-of-way line of University Avenue to the east
right-of-way line of North Grandview Avenue, and from the west right-of-way line of
North Grandview Avenue to the south right-of-way line of University Avenue.
Devon Drive, from the north right-of-way line of Dodge Street to its junction with
Mineral Street.
Dodge Street, from the west right-of-way line of Locust Street to its westerly
terminus at the city limits.
Elm Street, from the north right-of-way line of East Eleventh Street to the south
right-of-way line of East Twenty-First Street.
Embassy West Drive, from the north right-of-way line of Pennsylvania Avenue to
its northerly terminus.
Fremont Avenue, from the south right-of-way line of Dodge Street to the north
right-of-way line of Simpson Street, and from the south right-of-way line of Simpson
Street to the south right-of-way line of North Cascade Road.
Garfield Avenue, from the east right-of-way line of Elm Street to the south right-
of-way line of Fengler Street, and from the north right-of-way line of Fengler Street to
the north right-of-way line of Shiras Avenue.
Grandview Avenue, North and South, from the southeasterly terminus of South
Grandview Avenue to the south right-of-way line of Delhi Street, and from the north
right-of-way line of Delhi Street to the south right-of-way line of University Avenue, and
from the north right-of-way line of University Avenue to the south right-of-way line of
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Clarke Drive, and from the north right-of-way line of Clarke Drive to the south right-of-
way line of Kaufmann Avenue, and from the north right-of-way line of Kaufmann Avenue
to the south right-of-way line of Kane Street, and from the north right-of-way line of
Kane Street to the south right-of-way line of West Thirty Second Street.
Hill Street, from the south right-of-way line of Ninth Street to the north right-of-
way line of Dodge Street.
Hillcrest Road, from the south right-of-way line of Asbury Road to the east right-
of-way line of Carter Road, and from the west right-of-way line of Carter Road to the
east right-of-way line of John F. Kennedy Road, and from the west right-of-way line of
John F. Kennedy Road to the east right-of-way line of Key Way Drive, and from the
west right-of-way line of Key Way Drive to its westerly terminus.
Iowa Street, from the north right-of-way line of East Fourth Street to the south
right-of-way line of West Seventeenth Street.
Iowa Street, from the north right-of-way line of West Fourth Street to the south
right-of-way line of West Fifteenth Street.
Jackson Street, from the north right-of-way line of East Twelfth Street to the
south right-of-way line of East Twenty Fourth Street, and from the north right-of-way line
of East Twenty Fourth Street to the south right-of-way line of West Thirty Second Street.
John F. Kennedy Road, from its easterly terminus to its northerly terminus at the
city limits.
Kane Street, from the north right-of-way line of Kaufmann Avenue to the east
right-of-way line of Carter Road.
Kaufmann Avenue, from the west right-of-way line of Central Avenue to the east
right-of-way line of Carter Road, and from the west right-of-way line of Carter Road to
the east right-of-way line of Crissy Drive, and from the west right-of-way line of Crissy
Drive to the east right-of-way line of John F. Kennedy Road, and from the west right-of-
way line of John F. Kennedy Road to the east right-of-way line of Bonson Road.
Kelly Lane, from the east right-of-way line of Manson Road to the east right-of-
way line of Fremont Avenue.
Kerper Boulevard, from East Ninth Street to the south right-of-way line of
Hawthorne Street.
IA 946, from its southerly junction with U.S. 52/61/151 to its northerly junction
with U.S. 52/61/151.
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Lincoln Avenue, from the north right-of-way line of Windsor Avenue to the south
right-of-way line of Fengler Street, and from the north right-of-way line of Fengler Street
to the south right-of-way line of Roosevelt Street.
Locust Street, from its junction with IA 946 to the north right-of-way line of West
Seventeenth Street.
Locust Street, West, from the north right-of-way line of West Seventeenth Street
to the east right-of-way line of Clarke Drive.
Loras Boulevard, from the west right-of-way line of Central Avenue to the north
right-of-way line of University Avenue.
Main Street, from the north right-of-way line of West Fifth Street to the north right-
of-way line of West Seventeenth Street and from the south right-of-way line of West
Fifth Street to its southerly terminus.
Mineral Street, from its junction with Devon Drive to its junction with O'Hagen
Street.
Mt. Loretta Avenue, from the east right-of-way line of Bryant Street to its easterly
terminus.
O'Hagen Street, from its junction with Mineral Street to the south right-of-way line
of University Avenue.
Old Mill Road, from the west right-of-way line of Rockdale Road to the east right-
of-way line of Manson Road.
Pennsylvania Avenue, from the north right-of-way line of University Avenue to its
westerly terminus at the city limits.
Peru Road, from its junction with East Thirty Second Street to its northerly
terminus at the city limits.
Primrose Street, from the north right-of-way line of Kane Street to the south right-
of-way line of Davenport Street.
Radford Road, from the north right-of-way line of Chavenelle Road to the south
right-of-way line of Pennsylvania Avenue, and from the north right-of-way line of
Pennsylvania Avenue to its northerly terminus at the city limits.
Rhomberg Avenue, from the east right-of-way line of Elm Street to its northerly
terminus.
Rockdale Road, from the west right-of-way line of the U.S. 61 west ramp to the
north right-of-way line of Maquoketa Drive.
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Rosemont Street, from the north right-of-way line of Pennsylvania Avenue to the
south right-of-way line of Hillcrest Road.
Seippel Road, from the north right of way line of U.S. Highway 20 to the south
right of way line of Old Highway Road and from the north right of way line of Old
Highway Road to the northerly city limits.
Shiras Avenue, from the north right-of-way line of Rhomberg Avenue to Eagle
Point Park Drive.
University Avenue, from its junction with Ninth Street to the east right-of-way line
of North Grandview Avenue, and from the west right-of-way line of North Grandview
Avenue to the east right-of-way line of Asbury Road, and from the west right-of-way line
of Asbury Road to its northerly terminus at John F. Kennedy Road.
Van Buren Street, from the north right-of-way line of University Avenue to the
south right-of-way line of Pennsylvania Avenue.
White Street, from the south right-of-way line of East Fourth Street to the north
right-of-way line of East Twenty First Street.
Windsor Avenue, from the north right-of-way line of Rhomberg Avenue to the
south right-of-way line of Davis Street.
Sec. 32-321.322. Stop and Yield Intersections.
(1) Stop intersections.
(a) The driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop
sign shall stop at the first opportunity at either the clearly marked stop line, before
entering the crosswalk, before entering the intersection, or at the point nearest the
intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the
intersecting roadway before entering the intersection. Before proceeding, the driver
shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle on the intersecting roadway which has entered
the intersection or which is approaching so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard
during the time the driver is moving across or within the intersection.
(b) Those intersections designated are hereby declared to be "stop
intersections" for all purposes of this Section. Vehicles bound in the direction indicated
must stop before entering the designated intersection.
NORTHBOUND
Adams Street and Fifth Street.
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Admiral Sheehy Drive and U.S. Highway 61-151.
Embassy West Drive and Camelot Drive, north intersection.
English Mill Road and Crescent Ridge.
Fremont Avenue and Wartburg Place.
Grandview Avenue, North, and Clarke Drive.
Grove Terrace and West Twelfth Street.
Highland Place and Arlington Street.
Hummingbird Drive and Camelot Drive
Iowa Street and West Seventeenth Street.
Kerrigan Road, east ramp and Grandview Avenue.
Key West Drive and Maquoketa Drive.
Mt. Carmel Drive and Valley Street extension.
Prince Street and Twenty Fourth Street.
Rockdale Road and Grandview Avenue.
Saunders Street and Lemon Street.
Seippel Road and Old Highway Road.
Wartburg Place and Fremont Avenue.
Woodland Drive and Key Way Drive.
SOUTHBOUND
Eleventh Street and U.S. 61 on ramp.
Twenty First Street, East, and White Street.
Adams Street and Ice Harbor Drive
Bell Street and East Fifth Street.
Berkley Street and Oak Crest Drive.
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Clear View Drive and Crescent Ridge.
Fremont Avenue and Simpson Street.
Fremont Avenue and Wartburg Place.
Geraldine Drive and Valentine Drive
Grandview Avenue, North, and Clarke Drive.
Greyhound Park Drive and U.S. Highway 61-151.
Hawthorne Street and Volunteer Drive.
Heeb Street and West Seventeenth Street
James Street and Langworthy Street.
Key Way Drive and Southway.
Lincoln Avenue and Volunteer Drive.
Lowell Street and Woodworth Street.
Main Street and Jones Street connector.
Northview Drive and Crescent Ridge.
Radford Road and Chavenelle Road.
Rockdale Road and Maquoketa Drive.
Woodland Drive and Foothill Road.
NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND
Seventeenth Street, East, and Washington Street.
Twenty First Street, East, and Elm Street.
Twenty First Street, East, and Washington Street.
Twenty Fourth Street, East, and Jackson Street.
Twenty Fourth Street, East, and Washington Street.
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Twenty Fourth Street, East, and White Street.
Twenty Fifth Street, East, and White Street.
Twenty Sixth Street, East, and White Street.
Twenty Seventh Street, East, and White Street.
Twenty Eighth Street, East, and White Street.
Twenty Ninth Street, East, and Pinard Street.
Twenty Ninth Street, East, and White Street.
Thirtieth Street, East, and White Street.
Alta Place and Decorah Street.
Alta Place and Delaware Street.
Associates Drive and Chavenelle Road.
Bradley Street and Rider Street.
Brown Street and Beverly Avenue.
Carter Road and Hillcrest Road.
Cedar Street and West Fifteenth Street.
Cherry Street and Finley Street.
Concord Street and Marion Street.
Elm Street and Twenty Fourth Street.
Finley Street and Green Street
Garfield Avenue and Fengler Street.
Grandview Avenue, North, and Delhi Street.
Hillcrest Road and Key Way Drive.
Hillcrest Road and St. John Drive.
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Iowa Street and West Fifteenth Street
Kaufmann Avenue and Crissy Drive.
Key Way Drive and Woodland Drive.
Keystone Drive and Key Way Drive.
Lincoln Avenue and Fengler Street.
Lincoln Avenue and Kniest Street.
Maple Street and Fifteenth Street.
Muscatine Street and Putnam Street
Pasadena Drive and Foothill Court.
Queen Street and Twenty Fourth Street.
Radford Road and Middle Road.
Roosevelt Street and Lincoln Avenue.
Rosedale Street and Avoca Street.
Sunnyslope Drive and Camelot Drive
Valley Street and Southern Avenue.
Westway Street and Key Way Drive.
Windsor Avenue and Davis Street.
EASTBOUND
Third Street and Bell Street.
Argyle Street and Sheridan Road.
Concord Court and Marion Street.
Crescent Ridge and Cedar Cross Road.
Edith Street and Sheridan Road.
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Forest Lane and Nevada Street.
Fremont Avenue and Wartburg Place.
Frontage Road, south of Highway 20 and Brunskill Road.
Futuro Court and Chavenelle Road.
Groveland Street and Sheridan Road.
Hawthorne Street and Harbor Street.
Henion Street and Helena Street.
Hogrefe Street and Sheridan Road.
Ice Harbor Drive and Fifth Street.
James Street and Langworthy Avenue.
John F. Kennedy Road and University Avenue.
Kennedy Court and Peru Road.
Key Way Drive and Westway Street.
Louise Street and Peru Road.
Miller Road and Manson Road.
O'Neill Street and Sheridan Road.
Simpson Street and Fremont Avenue.
Starlight Drive and Cedar Cross Road.
University Avenue and Asbury Road.
Woodworth Street and Lowell Street.
WESTBOUND
Eleventh Street and U.S. 61 on ramp.
Associates Drive and Northwest Arterial.
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Center Grove Drive and Wacker Drive.
Custer Street and Algona Street.
Davis Street and Sheridan Road.
Delhi Street and West Fifth Street.
Euclid Street and Sheridan Road.
Fremont Avenue and Kelly Lane.
Frontage Road, south side of Highway 20 and Wacker Drive.
Grandview Avenue, North, and Delhi Street.
Harlan Street and Sheridan Road.
James Street and Mazzuchelli Heights.
Lawther Street and Sheridan Road.
Lincoln Avenue and Johnson Street.
National Street and Burlington Street
Perry Street and Rider Street.
Railroad Avenue and Harrison Street.
St. Anne Drive and Ridge Road.
Starlight Drive and Crescent Ridge.
Stetmore Street and Marion Street.
University Avenue and Asbury Road.
University Avenue and John F. Kennedy Road.
EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND
Fifth Street and Bell Street
Twelfth Street, East, and Elm Street.
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Twelfth Street, West, and Bluff Street.
Andrew Court and Boyer Street.
Arbor Hills Drive and Highland Park Drive.
Atlantic Street and Custer Street.
Avoca Street and Green Street.
Curtis Street and South Booth Street.
Davis Street and Windsor Avenue.
Edina Street and Glen Oak Street.
Elm Street and East Twenty Ninth Street.
Evergreen Street and Karen Street.
Fengler Street and Garfield Avenue.
Fillmore Street and Adair Street.
Forest Lane and Glen Oak Street.
Frontage Road, south side of Highway 20 and Cedar Cross Road.
Grandview Avenue, North, and Clarke Drive.
Grandview Avenue, North, and Delhi Street
Hillcrest Road and Key Way Drive.
Jackson Street and East Twenty Fourth Street.
Jefferson Street and Spruce Street.
Jones Street and Main Street.
June Drive and Valentine Drive.
Key Way Drive and Keymont Drive.
Key Way Drive and Keystone Drive.
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Langworthy Avenue and Alpine Street.
Langworthy Avenue and Booth Street.
Langworthy Avenue and Nevada Street.
Lincoln Avenue and Fengler Street.
Lincoln Avenue and Kniest Street.
Lowell Street and Foye Street.
Madison Street and Clarke Drive.
Maryville Drive and Scenic View Drive.
Marywood Drive, South Intersection and Crissy Drive
Merz Street at Althauser Street
North Cascade Road and Cedar Cross Road.
Oakcrest Drive and Maplewood Court.
Patricia Ann Drive and Geraldine Drive.
Pearl Street and Finley Street.
Pearl Street and Gilliam Street.
Randall Street and Bradley Street.
St. Ambrose Street and Rosedale Street.
Sheridan Street and Goethe Street.
Solon Street and Alpine Street.
Solon Street and Nevada Street.
Sycamore Street and East Fifteenth Street.
Theda Drive and Crissy Drive.
Vernon Street and Glen Oak Street.
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Washington Street and East Sixteenth Street.
Washington Street and East Eighteenth Street.
Washington Street and East Nineteenth Street.
Washington Street and East Twenty Fifth Street.
Washington Street and East Twenty Eighth Street.
Washington Street and East Twenty Ninth Street.
Woodland Drive and Key Way Drive.
(2) Yield Intersections.
(a) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall slow to a speed
reasonable for the existing conditions and, if required for safety, shall stop at the first
opportunity at either the clearly marked stop line, before entering the crosswalk, before
entering the intersection, or at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the
driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway. After slowing or
stopping, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle on the intersecting
roadway which has entered the intersection or which is approaching so closely as to
constitute an immediate hazard during the time the driver is moving across or within the
intersection.
(b) Those intersections designated are hereby declared to be "yield
intersections" for all purposes of this Section. Vehicles bound in the direction indicated
must yield before entering the designated intersection.
NORTHBOUND
Third Street, West, and James Street.
Broadway Street and Diagonal Street.
Cherokee Drive and Marion Street.
Coates Street and Southgate Drive.
Inland Drive and Julien Dubuque Drive.
Kirkwood and West Locust Street.
New Haven and Mineral Street.
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Queen Street and Regent Street.
Rockdale Road and the west ramp of Kerrigan Road.
Westway Drive and Graham Circle.
Woodworth Street and Lowell Street.
SOUTHBOUND
Clarke Drive and West Locust Street.
Kane Street and Kaufmann Avenue.
Queen Street and Regent Street.
Shiras Avenue and Orchard Drive.
Westway Drive and Graham Circle.
EASTBOUND
Fifth Street, East, and Bell Street.
Admiral Sheehy Drive and the unnamed street two hundred twenty feet
(220') south of U.S. Highway 61-151.
Crissy Drive and Marywood Drive, north intersection.
Forest Lane and Booth Street.
Grandview Avenue, North, and Rosedale, west intersection.
Hillcrest Road, North, and Pasadena Drive.
Marjo Quarry Road and Inland Drive.
St. George Street and Tressa Street.
St. John Drive and Graham Circle, north intersection.
WESTBOUND
Ninth, West, and University Avenue.
Crissy Drive and Marywood Drive, north intersection.
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Dana Drive and South Way Street.
Forest Lane and Booth Street.
Lake Eleanor Road and Digital Drive.
St. George Street and Tressa Street.
St. John Drive and Graham Circle, north intersection.
St. John Drive and Graham Circle, south intersection.
(c) Yield signs shall be erected at the specified entrances to the yield
intersections designated and shall be located as near as practical to the property line of
the highway at the entrance at which the yield must be made, or at the nearest line of
the crosswalk thereat, or, if none, at the nearest line of the roadway.
Sec. 32-321.322A. Stop Signs to be Erected at Entrances to Through Streets and Stop
Intersections; Stop Required.
Stop signs shall be erected at entrances to through streets and at one or more
entrances to stop intersections. Every driver of a vehicle shall stop at such sign or at a
clearly marked stop line before entering an intersection, except when directed to
proceed by a peace officer or traffic-control signal.
Sec. 32-321.323. Backing Vehicle on Highway.
No person shall operate a vehicle on any street or highway in reverse gear unless and
until such operation can be made with reasonable safety and shall yield the right-of-way
to any approaching vehicle on the street, highway, intersecting street, or intersecting
highway thereto which is so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.
Sec. 32-321.324. Operation on Approach of Emergency Vehicles.
(a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle with any lamp
or device displaying a red light, authorized emergency vehicle of a fire department
displaying a blue light, or when the driver is giving audible signal by siren, exhaust
whistle, or bell, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall
immediately drive to a position parallel to and as close as possible to the right-hand
edge or curb of the highway clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such
position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise
directed by a police officer. For the purposes of this Section, "red light" or "blue light"
means a light or lighting device that, when illuminated, will exhibit a solid flashing or
strobing red or blue light.
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(b) This Section shall not operate to relieve the driver of an authorized emergency
vehicle from the duty to drive with due regard for the safety of all persons using the
highway.
Sec. 32-321.324A. Funeral Processions.
(a) General. A funeral procession shall consist of those vehicles necessary to
transport the deceased, employees of the funeral home, and family members and
friends of the deceased.
(b) All vehicles operated in a funeral procession shall have the headlights on and in
a low beam distribution.
(c) All vehicles operated in a funeral procession shall display a flag or other device
containing the word "funeral". This device shall be placed on top of the left front fender,
roof, or on both sides of the vehicle in such a manner as to be easily seen by other
drivers.
(d) Intersections and Private Roads.
(1) A funeral procession which approaches an intersection provided with a
traffic signal which displays a red signal shall stop and remain stopped until the signal is
green. A funeral procession which enters intersection with a green signal may continue
without stopping until the last vehicle in the procession has cleared the intersection,
unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
(2) A funeral procession which approaches an intersection provided with a
stop sign shall stop and yield the right-of-way to those vehicles which are approaching
so close as to constitute a hazard. The funeral procession may then enter and proceed
through the intersection without stopping until the last vehicle in the procession has
cleared the intersection, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
(3) A funeral procession which approaches an intersection provided with a
yield sign shall reduce speed and stop if necessary to yield the right-of-way to vehicles
which are approaching so close to constitute a hazard. Having so yielded, a funeral
procession may enter the intersection and proceed without stopping until the last vehicle
in the procession has cleared the intersection, unless otherwise directed by a police
officer.
(4) A funeral procession which is emerging from a private roadway, alley,
driveway, or building shall stop immediately prior to entering the sidewalk area and shall
proceed into the sidewalk area only when there exists no danger to pedestrian traffic
and shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles on the street into which the funeral
procession is entering which are so close as to constitute a hazard. Having so yielded, a
funeral procession may proceed into the street being entered without stopping until the
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last vehicle in the procession has entered the street, unless otherwise directed by a
police officer.
(e) No person operating a vehicle in a funeral procession shall disregard regulations
governing directions of movement or turning in specified directions.
(f) No person shall place any device or sign which limits access on any roadway, or
restricts parking in any metered or nonmetered area for the purpose of lining up a
funeral procession without prior written authorization from the City Manager's Office.
(g) No person shall drive a vehicle through a parade or procession unless directed
by a police officer.
(h) A person who approaches a funeral procession which has lawfully entered an
intersection or street shall reduce speed and stop if necessary to yield the right-of-way
to the funeral procession until the last vehicle in the funeral procession has cleared the
intersection or entered the street from a private driveway unless otherwise directed by a
police officer.
(i) No person shall drive any vehicle in a parade or procession which has not been
authorized by the designated person in charge of the parade or procession. The
designated person in charge shall be that person whose name appears on a parade or
procession permit.
Sec. 32-321.325. Reserved.
ARTICLE VIII. PEDESTRIANS’ RIGHTS AND DUTIES
Sec. 32-321.326. Walking on Highways.
Pedestrians shall at all times when walking along or on a highway, walk on the left side
of such highway.
Sec. 32-321.327. Right-of-Way.
Where the traffic-control signals are not in place or in operation, the driver of a vehicle
shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a
pedestrian crossing the street within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked
crosswalk at an intersection, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.
Sec. 32-321.328. Crossing at other than Crosswalk.
Every pedestrian crossing a street at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or
within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all
vehicles upon the roadway.
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Sec. 32-321.329. Duty of Driver.
(a) Every driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrian workers
engaged in maintenance or construction work on a street or highway whenever the
driver is notified of the presence of such workers by a flagman or a warning sign.
(b) Every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any
pedestrian upon any street and shall give warning by sounding the horn when
necessary and shall exercise due care upon observing any child or any confused or
incapacitated person upon a street.
Sec. 32-321.330. Use of Crosswalks.
Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalks.
Sec. 32-321.331. Solicitation of Rides.
(a) No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the
driver of any private vehicle.
(b) Nothing in this Section or Chapter shall be construed so as to prevent any
pedestrian from standing on that portion of the street or highway, not ordinarily used for
vehicular traffic, for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the driver of any vehicle.
Sec. 32-321.332. White Canes Restricted to Blind Persons.
For the purpose of guarding against accidents in traffic on the public thoroughfares, it
shall be unlawful for any person except persons wholly or partially blind to carry or use
on the streets, highways, and public places of the city any white canes or walking sticks
which are white in color or white tipped with red.
Sec. 32-321.333. Duty of Drivers upon Approaching Blind Persons.
Any driver of a vehicle or operator of a motor-driven vehicle who approaches or comes
in contact with a person wholly or partially blind carrying a cane or walking stick white in
color or white tipped with red or being led by a guide dog wearing a harness and
walking on either side of or slightly in front of said blind person shall immediately come
to a complete stop and take such precautions as may be necessary to avoid accident or
injury to the person carrying a cane or walking stick white in color or white tipped with
red or being led by a guide dog.
Secs. 32-321.334 - 32-321.340. Reserved.
ARTICLE IX. SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED
Sec. 32-321.341. Stop Required in Obedience to Signal of Train.
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(a) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing and
warning is given by automatic signal, crossing gates, a flagman, or otherwise of the
immediate approach of a train, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within fifty feet (50')
but not less than ten feet (10') from the nearest track of such railroad and shall not
proceed until the driver can do so safely.
(b) The driver of a vehicle shall stop and remain standing and not traverse such a
grade crossing when a crossing gate is lowered or when a human flagman gives or
continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a train.
Sec. 32-321.342 Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.343. Certain Vehicles Must Stop at Railroad Crossings.
(a) The driver of any motor vehicle carrying passengers for hire, any school bus
carrying any school child, or of any vehicle carrying explosive substances, flammable
liquids, or other hazardous materials as defined by the federal department of
transportation, 49 Code of federal regulations, Section 170 to Section 189 of 1975, as a
cargo or part of a cargo, before crossing at grade any track or tracks of a railroad, shall
stop such vehicle within fifty feet (50') but not less than ten feet (10') from the nearest
rail of such railroad and while so stopped shall listen and look in both directions along
such track for any approaching train and for signals indicating the approach of a train
except as hereinafter provided and shall not proceed until such driver can do so safely.
(b) No stop need be made at any such crossing where a police officer or traffic-
control signal directs traffic to proceed. No stop need be made at a crossing designated
by an "exempt" sign. An "exempt" sign shall be posted only where the tracks have been
partially removed on either side of the roadway.
Secs. 32-321.344 - 32-321.352 Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.353. Entering Street from Private Roadway.
(a) The driver of a vehicle emerging from a private roadway, alley, driveway, or
building shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving on the sidewalk area and
thereafter such driver shall proceed into the sidewalk area only when such driver can do
so without danger to pedestrian traffic, and such driver shall yield the right-of-way to any
vehicular traffic on the street into which such driver's vehicle is entering.
(b) The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from a private road or
driveway shall stop such vehicle immediately prior to driving on such highway and shall
yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on such highway.
Secs. 32-321.354 - 32-321.357 Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.358. See Sec. 32-321.600.
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Sec. 32-321.359-361. Reserved.
ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS RULES
Sec. 32-321.362. Responsibility when leaving Motor Vehicle Unattended.
No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended
without first stopping the engine or when standing upon any perceptible grade without
effectively setting the brake thereon and turning the front wheels to the curb or side of
the highway.
Sec. 32-321.363. Obstruction to Driver's View.
(a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded or when there are in the front
seat such number of persons exceeding three (3) as to obstruct the view of the driver to
the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving
mechanism of the vehicle.
(b) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the
driver's view ahead or to the sides or to interfere with the driver's control over the driving
mechanism of the vehicle.
Sec. 32-321.363A. Duty of Driver Approaching Crest of Hills, Blind Curves, Etc.
The driver of a motor vehicle traveling through defiles or on approaching the crest of a
hill or grade shall have such motor vehicle under control and on the right-hand side of
the roadway and upon approaching any curve where the view is obstructed within a
distance of two hundred feet (200') along the highway shall give audible warning with
the horn of such motor vehicle.
Sec. 32-321.364. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.365. Coasting.
(a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade shall not coast
with the gears of such vehicle in neutral.
(b) The driver of any commercial motor vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade
shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.
Sec. 32-321.366. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.367. Following Fire Apparatus.
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire
apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than five hundred feet (500') or
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drive into or park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in
answer to a fire alarm.
Sec. 32-321.368. Crossing Fire Hose.
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid
down on any street or private driveway to be used at any fire or alarm of fire without the
consent of the fire department official in command.
Secs. 32-321.369 - 32-321.370. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.371. Cleaning Up Wrecks.
Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a street shall remove any
glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the street from such vehicle.
ARTICLE XI. SCHOOL BUSES
Sec. 32-321.372. School Buses Discharging Pupils.
(a) The driver of a school bus used to transport children to and from a public or
private school shall, when stopping to receive or discharge pupils, turn on flashing
warning lamps at a distance of not less than three hundred feet (300') nor more than
five hundred feet (500') from the point where the pupils are to be received or discharged
from the bus. At the point of receiving or discharging pupils, the driver of the bus shall
bring the bus to a stop, turn off the amber flashing warning lamps, turn on the red
flashing warning lamps, and extend the stop arm. After receiving or discharging pupils,
the bus driver shall turn off all flashing warning lamps, retract the stop arm and proceed
on the route. Except to the extent that reduced visibility is caused by fog, snow, or other
weather conditions, a school bus shall not stop to receive or discharge pupils unless
there is at least three hundred feet (300') of unobstructed vision in each direction.
However, the driver of a school bus is not required to use flashing warning lamps and
the stop arm when receiving or discharging pupils at a designated loading and
unloading zone at a school attendance center or at extracurricular or educational activity
locations where students exiting the bus do not have to cross the street or highway.
If a school district contracts with an urban transit system to transport children to and
from a public or private school, the school bus which is provided by the urban transit
system shall not be required to be equipped with flashing warning lights and a stop arm.
If the school bus provided by an urban transit system is equipped with flashing warning
lights and a stop arm, the driver of the school bus shall use the flashing warning lights
and stop arm as required by law.
A school bus, when operating on a highway with four (4) or more lanes, shall not stop to
load or unload pupils who must cross the highway, except at designated stops where
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pupils who must cross the highway may do so at points where there are official traffic-
control devices or police officers.
A school bus shall, while carrying passengers, have its headlights turned on.
(b) All pupils shall be received and discharged from the right front entrance of every
school bus and if said pupils must cross the highway, they shall be required to pass in
front of the bus, look in both directions, and proceed to cross the highway only on signal
from the bus driver.
(c) The driver of any vehicle when meeting a school bus on which the amber
warning lamps are flashing shall reduce the speed of said vehicle to not more than
twenty (20) miles per hour and shall bring said vehicle to a complete stop when school
bus stops and signal arm is extended and said vehicle shall remain stopped until stop
arm is retracted after which driver may proceed with due caution. The driver of any
vehicle overtaking a school bus shall not pass a school bus when red or amber warning
signal lights are flashing and shall bring said vehicle to a complete stop not closer than
fifteen feet (15') of the school bus when it is stopped and stop arm is extended and shall
remain stopped until the stop arm is retracted and school bus resumes motion, or until
signal by the driver to proceed.
(d) The driver of a vehicle upon a highway providing two (2) or more lanes in each
direction need not stop upon meeting a school bus which is traveling in the opposite
direction even though the school bus is stopped.
Sec. 32-321.372A. Manner of Stopping Buses.
Buses shall pull up to the curb at the near side of the street intersections when loading
or unloading passengers except intersections or where spaces are otherwise
designated.
Secs. 32-321.373 - 32-321.380. Reserved.
ARTICLE XII. EQUIPMENT
DIVISION I. SAFETY STANDARDS
Sec. 32-321.381. Movement of Unsafe or Improperly Equipped Vehicles.
It is a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in Section 32-321.482 of the Code of Iowa,
for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be
driven or moved on any street any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such
unsafe condition as to endanger any person, or which does not contain those parts or is
not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and
adjustment as required in this Chapter, or which is equipped with one or more unsafe
tires or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this Chapter.
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Sec. 32-321.381A. Sale of Unsafe Vehicles, Etc.
No person shall have for sale, sell, or offer for sale any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-
trailer which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person or which does not
contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with such lamps, brakes, and other
equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this Chapter, or which is
equipped in any manner in violation of this Chapter.
Sec. 32-321.382. Upgrade Pulls; Minimum Speed.
No motor vehicle or combination of vehicles which cannot proceed up to three (3)
percent grade on dry concrete pavement at a minimum speed of twenty (20) miles per
hour shall be operated on the streets of the city.
Sec. 32-321.383. Reserved.
DIVISION II. LIGHTING EQUIPMENT
Sec. 32-321.384. When Lighted Lamps Required.
(a) Every motor vehicle upon a street within the city, at any time from sunset to
sunrise, and at such other times when conditions such as fog, rain, snow, or sleet
provide insufficient lighting to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the
street at a distance of five hundred feet (500') ahead shall display lighted head lamps,
subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles as provided in this Chapter.
(b) Whenever requirements are hereinafter declared as to the distance from which
certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which such lamps or
devices shall be visible, said provisions shall apply during the times stated in
Subsection (a) of this Section upon a straight, level, unlighted highway under normal
atmospheric conditions unless a different time or condition is expressly stated.
Sec. 32-321.385. Head Lamps on Motor Vehicles.
(a) Every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle or motorized bicycle shall be
equipped with at least two (2) head lamps with at least one on each side of the front of
the motor vehicle, which head lamps shall comply with the requirements set forth in this
Section.
(b) At all times specified in Subsection 32-321.384(a) of this Section, at least two (2)
lighted lamps, except where one only is permitted, shall be displayed, one at each side
at the front of every motor vehicle except when such vehicle is parked subject to the
regulations governing lights on parked vehicles.
Sec. 32-321.386. Head Lamps on Motorcycles and Motorized Bicycles.
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Every motorcycle and motorized bicycle shall be equipped with at least one and not
more than two (2) head lamps which shall comply with the requirements and limitations
set forth in this Chapter.
Sec. 32-321.387. Rear Lamps.
Every motor vehicle and every vehicle which is being drawn at the end of a train of
vehicles shall be equipped with a lighted rear lamp exhibiting a red light plainly visible
from a distance of five hundred feet (500') to the rear.
Sec. 32-321.388. Illuminating Plates.
The rear lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the
rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty feet (50') to the
rear. When the rear registration plate is illuminated by an electric lamp other than the
required rear lamp, the two (2) lamps shall be turned on or off only by the same control
switch at all times when head lamps are lighted.
Secs. 32-321.389 - 32-321.391. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.392. Clearance and Identification Lights on Trucks, Trailers, and Semi-
Trailers.
All requirements of the motor vehicle laws of the state relating to clearance and
identification lights of trucks, trailers, or semi-trailers shall be complied with in the
operation of such vehicle within the city.
Sec. 32-321.393. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.394. Lamp or Flag on Projecting Load.
(a) Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet (4') or more
beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear
end of the load, at the times specified in Subsection 32-321.384(a) of this Section, a red
light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet (500') to the
sides and rear. The red light or lantern required under this Section shall be in addition to
the red rear light required upon every vehicle.
(b) At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load a
red flag or cloth not less than sixteen (16) square inches.
Sec. 32-321.395. Lamps on Parked Vehicles.
(a) Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped upon a roadway or shoulder adjacent
thereto outside of a business district whether attended or unattended during the time
lights are required under Subsection 32-321.384(a) of this Division, such vehicle shall
be equipped with one or more lamps which shall exhibit a white or amber light on the
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roadway side visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500') to the front of such
vehicle and a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500’) to the rear,
unless there is sufficient illumination on the street where the vehicle is located to reveal
any person or object within a distance of five hundred feet (500’) upon such street.
(b) Lamps on parked or stopped vehicles, except trucks, trailers, or semi-trailers as
defined in Section 32-321.392 of the Iowa Code, required to be exhibited by this
Section, but not including running lights, shall not be lighted at any time when the
vehicle is being driven on the highway unless the head lamps are also lighted. Any
lighted head lamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.
Secs. 32-321.396 - 32-321.397. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.398. Lamps on Other Vehicles and Equipment.
All vehicles including animal-drawn vehicles and including those referred to in Section
32-321.384 of this Division, not hereinbefore specifically required to be equipped with
lamps, shall at all times specified in Section 32-321.384 of this Section be equipped with
at least one (1) lighted lamp or lantern exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of
five hundred feet (500') to the front of such vehicle and, except for animal-drawn
vehicles, with a lamp or lantern exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of five
hundred feet (500') to the rear. Animal-drawn vehicles shall be equipped with a flashing
amber light visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500') to the rear of the vehicle
during the time specified in Section 32-321.384 of this Division.
Secs. 32-321.399 - 32.321.401. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.402. Spot Lamps.
Any motor vehicle may not be equipped with more than one (1) spot lamp and every
lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no
part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the
prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle nor more than one hundred feet
(100’) ahead of the vehicle.
Sec. 32-321.403. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.404. Signal Lamps and Devices.
Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a signal lamp or signal device which is so
constructed and located on the vehicle as to give a signal of intention to stop, which
shall be red or yellow in color, which signal shall be plainly visible and understandable in
normal sunlight and at night from a distance of one hundred feet (100’) to the rear but
shall not project a glaring or dazzling light.
Secs. 32-321.405 – 32-321.408. Reserved.
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Sec. 32-321.409. Mandatory Lighting Equipment.
Except as hereinafter provided, the headlamps, auxiliary driving lamp, auxiliary passing
lamp, or a combination thereof on motor vehicles other than motorcycles or motorized
bicycles shall be so arranged that the driver may select at will between distributions of
light projected to different elevations and such lamps may, in addition, be so arranged
that such selection can be made automatically, subject to the following limitations:
(1) There shall be an uppermost distribution of light or composite beam so aimed
and of such intensity as to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least three
hundred fifty feet (350’) ahead for all conditions.
(2) There shall be a lowermost distribution of light or composite beam so aimed and
of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least one
hundred feet (100’) ahead. On a straight, level road under any condition of loading none
of the high-intensity portion of the beam shall be directed to strike the eyes of an
approaching driver.
(3) Every new motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motorized bicycle, which
has multiple-beam road-lighting equipment shall be equipped with a beam indicator
which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the head lamps
is in use and shall not otherwise be lighted. The indicator shall be so designed and
located that when lighted it will be readily visible without glare to the driver of the vehicle
so equipped.
Secs. 32-321.410 - 32-321.414. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.415. Required Usage of Lighting Devices.
(a) Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder adjacent
thereto during the times specified in Section 32-321.384(a), the driver shall use a
distribution of light, or composite beam directed high enough and of sufficient intensity
to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to
the requirements and limitations of paragraphs (b) and (c).
(b) Whenever a driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within one
thousand feet (1000’), the driver shall use a distribution of light or composite beam so
aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver. The
lowermost distribution of light or composite beam specified in Subsection (2) of Section
32-321.409 shall be deemed to avoid glare at all times, regardless of road contour and
loading.
(c) Whenever the driver of a vehicle follows another vehicle within four hundred feet
(400’) to the rear, except when engaged in the act of overtaking and passing, such
driver shall use a distribution of light permissible under this Chapter other than the
uppermost distribution of light specified in Subsection (1) of Section 32-321.409.
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(d) The provisions of Subsections (b) and (c) do not apply to motorcycles or
motorized bicycles being operated between sunrise and sunset.
Secs. 32-321.416 - 32-321.421. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.422. Red Light in Front.
(a) No person shall drive or move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with
any lamp or device thereon displaying or reflecting a red light visible from directly in
front thereof.
(b) No person shall display any color of light other than red on the rear of any
vehicle, except that stop lights and directional signals may be red, yellow, or amber.
Secs. 32-321.423 - 32-321.429. Reserved.
DIVISION III. BRAKES, HITCHES, AND SWAY CONTROL
Sec. 32-321.430. Brake Requirements.
(a) Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or motorized bicycle, when
operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the
movement of and to stop and hold such vehicle, including two (2) separate means of
applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at
least two (2) wheels. If these two (2) separate means of applying the brakes are
connected in any way, they shall be so constructed that failure of any one part of the
operating mechanism shall not leave the motor vehicle without brakes on at least two
(2) wheels.
(b) Every motorcycle and motorized bicycle when operated upon a highway shall be
equipped with at least one brake which may be operated by hand or foot.
(c) Every trailer or semi-trailer of a gross weight of three thousand (3000) pounds or
more and every trailer coach or travel trailer of a gross weight of three thousand (3000)
pounds or more intended for use for human habitation, when operated on the roadways
of this city, shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to
stop and hold such vehicle and so designed as to be applied by the driver of the towing
motor vehicle from its cab, or with self-actuating brakes, and weight equalizing hitch
with a sway control of a type approved by the director. Every semi-trailer, travel trailer,
or trailer coach of a gross weight of three thousand (3000) pounds or more shall be
equipped with a separate auxiliary means of applying the brakes on the semi-trailer,
travel trailer, or trailer coach from the cab of the towing vehicle. Trailers or semi-trailers
with a truck or truck tractor need only comply with the brake requirements.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, every new motor vehicle, trailer, or
semi-trailer hereafter sold in this state and operated upon the highways shall be
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equipped with service brakes upon all wheels of every such vehicle with the following
exceptions:
(1) Any motorcycle and motorized bicycle.
(2) Any trailer or semi-trailer of less than three thousand (3000) pounds gross
weight need not be equipped with brakes.
(3) Trucks and truck tractors having three (3) or more axles need not have
brakes on the front wheels, except that such vehicles equipped with two (2) or more
front axles shall be equipped with brakes on at least one of such axles; provided that
the service brakes of such vehicle comply with the performance requirements of Section
32-321.431.
(4) Only such brakes on the vehicle or vehicles being towed in a driveaway-
towaway operation need be operative as may be necessary to insure compliance by the
combination of vehicles with the performance requirements of Section 32-321.431. The
term "driveaway-towaway operation” as used in this Subsection means any operation in
which any motor vehicle or motor vehicles, new or used, constitute the commodity being
transported, when one (1) set or more of wheels of any such motor vehicle or motor
vehicles are on the roadway during the course of transportation, whether or not any
such motor vehicle furnishes the motive power.
Sec. 32-321.431. Performance Ability of Brakes.
(a) The service brakes upon any motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles,
when upon dry asphalt or concrete pavement surface free from loose material where
the grade does not exceed one (1) percent, when traveling twenty (20) miles an hour
shall be adequate:
(1) To stop such vehicle or vehicles having a gross weight of less than five
thousand (5000) pounds within a distance of thirty feet (30’).
(2) To stop such vehicle or vehicles having a gross weight in excess of five
thousand (5000) pounds within a distance of forty-five feet (45’).
(b) Under the above conditions, the hand brake shall be adequate to hold such
vehicle or vehicles stationary on any grade upon which operated.
(c) Under the above conditions, the service brakes upon a motor vehicle equipped
with two-wheel brakes only, and when permitted hereunder, shall be adequate to stop
the vehicle within a distance of forty-five feet (45’) and the hand brake adequate to stop
the vehicle within a distance of fifty-five feet (55’).
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(d) All braking distances specified in this Section shall apply to all vehicles
mentioned, whether such vehicles are not loaded or are loaded to the maximum
capacity permitted under this Chapter.
(e) All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and shall be so adjusted as
to operate as equally as practicable with respect to the wheels on opposite sides of the
vehicle.
DIVISION IV. MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT
Sec. 32-321.432. Horns and Warning Devices.
Every motor vehicle when operated upon a street shall be equipped with a horn in good
working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a
distance of not less than two hundred feet (200’), but no horn or other warning device
shall emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle. The driver of a motor
vehicle shall, when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation, give audible warning
with such driver's horn but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a street.
Sec. 32-321.433. Sirens and Bells Prohibited.
No vehicle shall be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a vehicle, any siren,
whistle, or bell, except as otherwise permitted in this Section. It is permissible but not
required that any vehicle be equipped with a theft alarm signal device which is so
arranged that it cannot be used by the driver as an ordinary warning signal. Any
authorized emergency vehicle may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of
emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than five
hundred feet (500’) and of a type approved by the department, but such siren shall not
be used except when such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or in
the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law, in which said latter
events the driver of such vehicle shall sound such siren when necessary to warn
pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof.
Secs. 32-321.434 - 32-321.435. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.436. Mufflers, Prevention of Noise.
Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order
and in constant operation to prevent excessive noise or annoying smoke.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person shall use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar
device upon a motor vehicle upon a street.
Sec. 32-321.437. Mirrors.
Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver
a view of the street for a distance of at least two hundred feet (200’) to the rear of such
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vehicle. Any motor vehicle so loaded or towing another vehicle in such manner as to
obstruct the view in a rear view mirror located in the driver's compartment shall be
equipped with a side mirror so located that the view to the rear will not be obstructed.
Sec. 32-321.438. Windshields and Windows.
(a) A person shall not drive a motor vehicle equipped with a windshield, sidewings,
or side or rear windows which do not permit clear vision.
(b) A person shall not operate on the highway a motor vehicle equipped with a front
windshield, a side window to the immediate right or left of the driver, or a sidewing
forward of and to the left or right of the driver which is excessively dark or reflective so
that it is difficult for a person outside the motor vehicle to see into the motor vehicle
through the windshield, window, or sidewing.
(c) Every motor vehicle except a motorcycle or a vehicle included in the provisions of
Section 32-321.383 or Section 32-321.115 of the Code of Iowa shall be equipped with a
windshield in accordance with Section 32-321.444 of the Code of Iowa.
Sec. 32-321.439. Windshield Wipers.
The windshield of every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain,
snow, or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be constructed as to be
controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.
Sec. 32-321.440 Restrictions to Tire Equipment.
(a) Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle shall have rubber on its entire traction surface
at least one inch (1”) thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery. Any
pneumatic tire on a vehicle shall be considered unsafe if it has:
(1) Any part of the ply or cord exposed;
(2) Any bump, bulge, or separation;
(3) A tread design depth of less than one-sixteenth inch (1/16”) measured in
any two (2) or more adjacent tread grooves, exclusive of tie bars or, for those tires with
tread wear indicators, worn to the level of the tread wear indicators in any two (2) tread
grooves;
(4) A marking "not for highway use", "for racing purposes only”, "unsafe for
highway use";
(5) Tread or sidewall cracks, cuts, or snags deep enough to expose the body
cord;
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(6) Such other conditions as may be reasonably demonstrated to render it
unsafe;
(7) Been regrooved or recut below the original tread design depth, excepting
special tires which have extra undertread rubber and are identified as such; or
(b) If a pneumatic tire was originally designed without grooves or tread, the safety
standards therefore shall be established by the director.
Sec. 32-321.441. Metal Tires Prohibited.
No person shall operate or move on any street any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer
having any metal tire or metal track in contact with the roadway.
Sec. 32-321.442. Projections on Wheels.
No tire on a vehicle moved on a street shall have on its periphery any block, stud,
flange, cleat, or spike or any other protuberances of any material other than rubber
which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire except that it shall be
permissible to use:
(1) Farm machinery with tires having protuberances which will not injure the street.
(2) Tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle when required for safety
because of snow, ice, or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid.
(3) Pneumatic tires with inserted ice grips or tire studs projecting not more than one-
sixteenth inch (1/16") beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire upon any
vehicle from November 1st of each year to April 1st of the following year, except that a
school bus and fire department emergency apparatus may use such tires at any time.
Secs. 32-321.443 - 32-321.444. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.445. Safety Belts and Safety Harnesses.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any driver or front seat occupant of a 1966 model year or
newer model motor vehicle which is subject to registration in Iowa, except a motorcycle
or a motorized bicycle, not to wear a properly adjusted and fastened safety belt or
safety harness anytime the vehicle is in forward motion on a street in this city, except
that a child under eleven (11) years of age shall be secured as required under Section
32-321.446 of this Division. The safety belt or safety harness system used in the vehicle
must meet standards as required under State of Iowa Code Section 32-321.445(1) for
safety belts and safety harnesses.
This Section shall not apply to:
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(a) The driver or front seat occupant of a motor vehicle which is not required
to be equipped for safety belts or safety harnesses under rules adopted by the Iowa
Department of Transportation.
(b) The driver and front seat occupants of a motor vehicle who are actively
engaged in work which requires them to alight from and reenter the vehicle at frequent
intervals, provided the vehicle does not exceed twenty-five (25) miles per hour between
stops.
(c) The driver of a motor vehicle while performing duties as a rural letter
carrier for the U.S. postal service. This exemption applies between the first delivery
point after leaving the post office and the last delivery point before returning to the post
office.
(d) Passengers of a bus.
(e) A person possessing a written certification from a physician on a form
provided by the Iowa Department of Transportation that the person is unable to wear a
safety belt or safety harness due to physical or medical reasons. The certification shall
specify the time period for which the exemption applies. The time period shall not
exceed twelve (12) months, at which time a new certification may be issued.
(f) Front seat occupants of an authorized emergency vehicle while they are
being transported in an emergency. However, this exemption does not apply to the
driver of the authorized emergency vehicle.
(2) The driver and front seat passengers may each be charged separately for
improperly used or non-used equipment under Subsection (1).
(3) The provisions adopted by the Iowa Department of Transportation, pursuant to
State Code 32-321.445(5), for front seats and front seat passengers of motor vehicles
owned, leased, rented, or primarily used by persons with physical disabilities who use
collapsible wheelchairs are hereby adopted by the City of Dubuque.
Sec. 32-321.446. Child Restraint Devices.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle transporting a child
under one (1) year or weighing less than twenty (20) pounds in a motor vehicle which is
subject to registration by the state, except a school bus or motorcycle, without first
securing the child in a rear facing child restraint system which meets federal motor
vehicle safety standards and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle transporting a child
under six (6) years of age who does not meet the description in paragraph (1) in a motor
vehicle which is subject to registration by the state, except a school bus or motorcycle,
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without first securing the child in a child restraint system which is used in accordance
with the manufacturer's instructions.
(3) A child at least six (6) years of age but under eleven (11) years of age who is
being transported in a motor vehicle subject to registration by the state, except a school
bus or motorcycle, shall be secured during transit by a child restraint system that is
used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction or by a safety belt or safety
harness. The safety belt or safety harness system used in the vehicle must meet
standards as required under State of Iowa Code Section 32-321.445(1) for safety belts
and safety harnesses.
(4) This Section does not apply to:
(a) peace officers acting on official duty
(b) transportation of children in 1965 model year or older vehicles
(c) authorized emergency vehicles
(d) buses
(e) motor homes, except when a child is transported in a motor home’s
passenger seat situated directly to the driver’s right, or
(f) the transportation of a child who has been certified by a licensed physician
as having a medical, physical, or mental condition which prevents or
makes inadvisable securing the child in a child restraint system, safety
belt, or safety harness.
(5) An operator who violated Subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of a simple misdemeanor
and subject to the penalty provisions of State of Iowa Code Section 805.8A, Subsection
14, paragraph (c). However, if a child is being transported in a taxicab in a manner that
is not in compliance with Subsection (a) or (b), the parent, legal guardian, or other
responsible adult traveling with the child shall be served with a citation for violation of
this Section in lieu of the taxicab operator.
(6) A person who is first charged for a violation of Subsection (a) and who has not
purchased or otherwise acquired a child restraint system shall not be convicted if the
person produces in court, within a reasonable time, proof that the person has purchased
or otherwise acquired a child restraint system which meets federal motor vehicle safety
standards.
(7) For purposes of this Section, “child restraint system” means a specially designed
seating system, including a belt-positioning seat or a booster seat that meets federal
motor vehicle safety standards.
Secs. 32-321.447 - 32-321.454. Reserved.
ARTICLE XIII. SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD
Sec. 32-321.455. Size, Weight, and Load Restrictions - Projecting Loads on Passenger
Vehicles.
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(a) No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any highway with any load
carried thereon extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of such vehicle
nor extending more than six inches (6") beyond the line of the fenders on the right side
thereof. Passengers shall not ride on any part of any vehicle unless it is expressly
designed either for passenger use or designed for carrying livestock, merchandise, or
freight.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or move or for the owner to cause or
knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any street any vehicle or vehicles of a size or
weight exceeding the limitations stated in Subsection (b)(1) to (b)(4) of this Section.
(1) Except as otherwise provided herein, the gross weight imposed on the
street by the wheels of any one (1) axle of a vehicle or of a combination of vehicles
operated on the streets of the city shall not exceed twenty thousand (20000) pounds on
an axle equipped with pneumatic tires and shall not exceed fourteen thousand (14000)
pounds on an axle equipped with solid rubber tires. The gross weight on any tandem
axle of a vehicle or any combination of vehicles shall not exceed thirty four thousand
(34000) pounds on a tandem axle equipped with pneumatic tires.
(2) In the case of a vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting exclusively
milk from the point of production in the State of Wisconsin to the primary market and the
return of dairy supplies and dairy products from such primary market in the City of
Dubuque, Iowa, to the farm in the state of Wisconsin, the gross weight imposed on the
street by the wheels of any one axle may not exceed twenty-one thousand (21000)
pounds or, for two (2) axles eight (8) or less feet apart, thirty-seven thousand (37000)
pounds, or for groups of consecutive axles more than nine feet (9') apart, a weight of
two thousand (2000) pounds more than is shown in Subsection (b)(3) of this Section,
but not to exceed eighty thousand (80000) pounds.
(3) The gross weight imposed on the street by any group of axles may not
exceed the maximum gross weights in the following table for each of the respective
distances between axles and the respective numbers of axles of a group:
Distance in Feet between Foremost Maximum Gross Weight in Pounds
and Rearmost Axles of Group of a Group of:
1 2
4 Axles5 Axles
12 55,500
13 60,000
14 60,500
15 61,500
16 62,000 64,200
17 63,000 71,700
18 63,500 71,200
19 64,500 73,000
20 65,000 73,000
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21 66,000 73,000
22 66,500 73,000
23 67,500 73,000
24 68,500 73,000
25 69,000 73,000
26 69,500 73,000
27 70,500 73,000
28 71,300 73,000
29 72,000 73,000
30 72,700 73,000
31 73,000 73,000
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32 73,000 73,000
NOTES:
1. Four (4) consecutive axles of a 4-axle vehicle or of any vehicle having a total of five
(5) or more axles.
2. Five (5) consecutive axles of a 5-axle vehicle or of any vehicle having a total of six
(6) or more axles.
3. Maximum at 32 or more feet between axles.
(4) Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(3) of this Section, two (2) consecutive sets
of tandem axles may impose on the street a gross load of thirty-four thousand (34000)
pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last axles of such consecutive
sets of tandem axles is thirty six feet (36') or more.
Secs. 32-321.456 - 32-321.457. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.458. Size, Weight, and Load Restrictions - Loading beyond Front.
The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load upon the front vehicle of a
combination of vehicles shall not extend more than three feet (3') beyond the front
wheels of such vehicle or the front bumper of such vehicle if it is equipped with such
bumper.
Sec. 32-321.458A. Size, Weight, and Load Restrictions - Spilling Loads on Streets.
A vehicle shall not be driven or moved on any highway by any person unless such
vehicle is so constructed or loaded or the load securely covered as to prevent any of its
load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping, or its load covering from
dropping from the vehicle, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing
traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or
maintaining such roadway. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to vehicles
loaded with products listed in Section 32-321.466 of the Code of Iowa.
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Secs. 32-321.459 - 32-321.461. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.462. Drawbars and Safety Chains.
(a) When one vehicle is towing or pulling another vehicle, the drawbar or other
connection shall be of sufficient strength to pull all weight towed thereby and shall be
fastened to the frame of the towing vehicle in such manner as to prevent sidesway, and
in addition to such principal connection, there shall be a safety chain which shall be so
fastened as to be capable of holding the towed vehicle should the principal connection
for any reason fail.
(b) The connection between a truck tractor and a semi-trailer with a gross weight of
three thousand (3000) pounds or more shall be of a type approved by the commissioner
and the commissioner is hereby given authority to approve or disapprove such types of
connection submitted to the commissioner.
Secs. 32-321.463 -32-321.599 Reserved.
ARTICLE XIV. PARKING
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec. 32-321.600. Prohibited in Specified Places.
No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict
with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control
device, in any of the following places:
(1) On a sidewalk.
(2) In front of a public or private driveway.
(3) Within an intersection.
(4) Within five feet (5') on either side of the point on the curb nearest to a fire
hydrant.
(5) Within ten feet (10') upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, or
traffic-control signal located at the side of the roadway.
(6) Within fifty feet (50') of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing, except when parked
parallel with such rail and not exhibiting a red light.
(7) Within twenty feet (20') 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 feet (75') of
said entrance when properly signposted.
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(8) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping,
standing, or parking would obstruct traffic.
(9) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of
street.
(10) Opposite the entrance to a garage or driveway in such a manner or under such
conditions as to leave available less than twenty feet (20') of the width of the roadway
for the free movement of vehicular traffic.
(11) Upon any street or in any alley in any part of the city in such a manner or under
such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet (10') of the width of the roadway
of such street or alley for the free movement of vehicular traffic, except when necessary
in obedience to traffic regulations, traffic signs, or signals of a police officer.
(12) At any place where official signs or curb markings prohibit stopping, standing, or
parking.
(13) Within ten feet (10') of the crosswalk, whether marked or not, at all intersections
within the city.
(14) In an alley under any fire escape at any time.
Sec. 32-321.601. Loading Zones
A. Loading Zones shall be established and marked by signs.
B. Loading Zones. A space not to exceed fifty feet (50') is hereby reserved at the
side of the street in front of any theater, auditorium, hotel having more than twenty- five
(25) sleeping rooms, or other buildings where large assemblages of people are being
held, within which space, when clearly marked as such, no motor vehicle shall be left
standing, parked, or stopped except in taking on or discharging passengers or freight.
C. Passenger Loading. A motor vehicle standing, parked, or stopped for taking on or
discharging passengers shall not remain in the loading zone in excess of fifteen (15)
minutes unless otherwise instructed by a law enforcement officer.
D. Commercial Loading. A motor vehicle standing, parked, or stopped for taking on
or discharging freight shall not remain in the loading zone in excess of fifteen (15)
minutes unless otherwise instructed by a law enforcement officer.
1. On two-way streets in commercial districts, commercial vehicles may stop,
stand, or park in a traveled lane while engaging in the loading or unloading of property,
provided ten feet (10’) of width of roadway is open for the free movement of vehicular
traffic.
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2. On one-way streets in commercial districts, commercial vehicles may stop,
stand, or park in a traveled lane while engaging in the loading or unloading of property,
provided ten feet (10’) of width of the roadway is open for the free movement of
vehicular traffic.
E. Motor vehicles shall not block an egress from a building or facility. In the
instance of a conflict with the above provisions and the International Fire Cod, the
provisions of the International Fire Code shall govern.
Sec. 32-321.602. Parking Prohibited on Designated Streets or Portions Thereof.
(a) Where Posted; Exception. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor
vehicle on those streets or portions thereof designated from time to time as areas where
parking is prohibited, whether at all times, between certain hours, for longer than
specified times between certain hours, or for longer than specified times, in violation of
such regulations when signs have been posted in such areas giving notice of such
regulations, except for those vehicles displaying a valid parking sticker permit as
defined in Section 32-321.669 of this Article parked in a designated two (2) hour parking
time zone.
(b) Vehicles Not Moved Deemed Stationary. For the purpose of such regulations,
any vehicle not moved out of the block during specified and designated parking periods
shall be deemed to have remained stationary. Those vehicles displaying a valid parking
sticker shall be exempt from this provision.
(c) Time Zones Designated. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person
shall park a vehicle for a period of time longer than hereinafter indicated between the
hours of nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) P.M. on any day except Sundays
and public holidays upon the streets or parts of streets as follows:
TWO HOUR TIME ZONES
Fourth Street, West, from a point fifty feet (50') east of the westerly
terminus to Bluff Street.
Fifth Street, West, north side, from Prospect Street to a point one hundred
ninety-six feet (196') west of Prospect Street.
Ninth Street, East, north side, from White Street to Jackson Street.
Ninth Street, East, south side, from Jackson Street to Washington Street.
Tenth Street, East, both sides, from Jackson Street to White Street.
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Twelfth Street, East, both sides, from White Street to the alley west of
Jackson Street; south side, from Jackson Street to the alley east of White Street.
Thirteenth Street, East, north side, from Elm Street to the alley east of
Washington Street.
Sixteenth Street, East, both sides, from Pine Street to Maple Street; south
side, from Cedar Street to Sycamore Street.
Eighteenth Street, East, both sides, from Central Avenue to White Street.
Bluff Street, west side, from Emmett Street to West Third Street.
Central Avenue, east side, from East Nineteenth Street to East Twenty
Fourth Street.
Central Avenue, west side, from East Eighteenth Street to East Twenty
Second Street.
Clarke Drive, south side, from St. Ambrose Street to the west property line
of 2044 Clarke Drive.
Delhi Street, north side, from North Grandview Avenue to a point two
hundred fifty feet (250’) east of Stewart Street.
Jackson Street, west side, from one hundred forty feet (140') north of East
Tenth Street to East Eleventh Street; east side, from Milwaukee Street to Ruby Street;
both sides, from East Ninth Street to East Tenth Street and from East Eleventh Street to
East Twelfth Street.
James Street, east side, from Mazzuchelli Heights to West Third Street.
Locust Street, west side, from Loras Boulevard to West Fifteenth Street.
Roosevelt Street Extension, north side, from Kerper Boulevard to Kilgore
Street and, south side, from Kerper Boulevard to a point three hundred seventy-five feet
(375’) east of Kerper Boulevard.
University Avenue, both sides, from Nevada Street to a point one hundred
feet (100') west of Booth Street.
University Avenue, north side, from Algona Street to Loras Boulevard.
University Avenue, south side, from Alpine Street to Nevada Street.
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White Street, both sides, from East Fifteenth Street to East Sixteenth
Street.
White Street, both sides, from East Ninth Street to East Eleventh Street.
White Street, east side, from East Fourteenth Street to East Fifteenth
Street.
(d) No-Parking-at-any-Time Zones Designated. When signs are erected giving
notice thereof, no person shall, at any time, park a vehicle upon any of the following
described streets or parts of streets:
First Street, West, both sides, from Locust Street to Bluff Street.
First to Second Street connector, east of Main Street, west side, between First
Street and Second Street.
Second Street, West, both sides, from Bluff Street to the alley immediately east
thereof.
Third Street, both sides, from a point one hundred feet (100’) west of Bluff Street
to Bluff Street; and from Main Street to Bell Street; south side, from Burch Street to a
point one hundred feet (100’) west of Bluff Street.
Fourth Street, East, both sides, from White Street to Central Avenue.
Fifth Street, both sides, from White Street to Bell Street.
Fifth Street, south side, from Bluff Street to Hill Street; north side, from a point
one hundred ninety-two feet (192') west of Bluff Street to Prospect Street and from Iowa
Street to Main Street, provided, however, it shall not be unlawful to stop, but only in the
drop-off areas provided, for the sole purpose of and for the time necessary to allow
passengers to enter or exit a vehicle and during which time the vehicle shall not be
unattended.
Fifth Street, both sides, from White Street to Adams Street; north side, from Bell
Street to and including the cul-de-sac to the east.
Sixth Street, south side, from Locust Street to the alley west of Main Street,
provided, however, it shall not be unlawful to stop, but only in the drop-off areas
provided, for the sole purpose of and for the time necessary to allow passengers to
enter or exit a vehicle and during which time the vehicle shall not be unattended.
Seventh Street, East, both sides, from Washington Street to a point two hundred
fifty feet (250') east of Washington Street.
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Seventh Street, East, north side, from White Street to Jackson Street.
Seventh Street, both sides, from Bluff Street to the alley east of Locust Street.
Eighth Street, West, both sides, from a point one hundred forty-six feet (146')
west of the west property line of University Avenue to a point two hundred six feet (206')
west of the west property line of University Avenue; from Locust Street to Iowa Street,
provided, however, it shall not be unlawful to stop, but only in the drop off areas
provided, for the sole purpose of and for the time necessary to allow passengers to
enter or exit a vehicle and during which time the vehicle shall not be unattended; north
side, from Wilson Avenue to Roberts Avenue; south side, from Central Avenue to the
alley immediately west thereof.
Ninth Street, West, both sides, from University Avenue to Bluff Street; north side,
from Bluff Street to Locust and Iowa Street to fire headquarters’ driveway; south side,
from Main Street to the alley west of Iowa Street and from Iowa Street to Central
Avenue.
Tenth Street, West, both sides, from Locust Street to Bluff Street; south side,
from Central Avenue to Iowa Street.
Eleventh Street, East, both sides, from Elm Street to Kerper Boulevard.
Eleventh Street, West, south side, from Prairie Street to Race Street.
Twelfth Street, West, north and east sides, from Bluff Street to Grove Terrace;
south side, from Bluff Street to a point approximately one hundred sixty feet (160’) west
of Bluff Street.
Fourteenth Street, East, both sides, from White Street to Central Avenue; north
side, from White Street to alley west of Jackson Street.
Fifteenth Street, East, both sides, from Sycamore Street to a point nine hundred
fifty feet (950') east of Sycamore Street; south side, from Iowa to alley east of Main
Street.
Sixteenth Street, East, both sides, from Sycamore Street to Kerper Boulevard
and from Cedar Street to Maple Street; north side, from Elm Street to Pine Street and
from Maple Street to Sycamore Street.
Sixteenth Street, West, south side, from Montrose to Catherine Street.
Seventeenth Street, West, north side, from West Locust Street to Clark Street.
Nineteenth Street, south side, from Elm to Pine.
Nineteenth Street, East, south side, from Elm Street to Pine Street.
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Twentieth Street, East, both sides, from Central Avenue to Elm Street.
Twenty First Street, East, both sides, from Central Avenue to White Street; south
side, from Jackson Street to Elm Street.
Twenty Second Street, East, south side, from Windsor Avenue to Stafford Street;
and Central Avenue to White Street; north side, from Jackson Street to Central Avenue.
Twenty Third Street, West, north side, from Central Avenue to a point one
hundred ninety feet (190') west of Central Avenue, and south side, from Central Avenue
to Valeria Street.
Twenty Fourth Street, East, south side, from Central Avenue to Washington
Street.
Twenty Fourth Street, West, north side, from Central Avenue to Broadway Street.
Thirtieth Street, East, north side, from Central Avenue to Jackson Street.
Thirty Second Street, East, south side, from Central Avenue to White Street both
sides, from Jackson Street to a point seven hundred feet (700’) east of Jackson Street.
Thirty Second Street, West, south side, from Central Avenue to a point one
hundred feet (100') west of Lemon Street; north side, from Central Avenue to Fink
Street.
Alley, both sides, between Central Avenue and White Street from Seventh Street
to Eighth Street
Alley, both sides, between West Fifth Street and University Avenue from Nevada
Street to Alpine Street.
Adams Street, both sides, from Ice Harbor Drive to Fifth Street.
Admiral Sheehy Drive, both sides, from U.S. Highway 61-151 to its terminus.
Air Hill Street, west side, from University Avenue to Eighth Avenue.
Airport Road, from U.S. Highway 61 to its westerly terminus.
Algona Street, both sides, from University Avenue to Bennett Street; west side,
from University Avenue to Loras Boulevard.
Alpine Street, west side, from West Fifth Street to University Avenue.
Althauser Street, west side, from Merz Street to Eagle Street.
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Angella Street, west side, from West Locust to a point abutting 503 Angella
Street.
Arlington Street, south side, from Grove Terrace to Prairie Street.
Asbury Road, both sides, from John F. Kennedy Road to the westerly city limits;
north side, from St. Ambrose Street to Bunker Hill Drive and from Clarke Drive to
Woodlawn Street; south side, from John F. Kennedy Road to a point one hundred ten
feet (110') east of Crissy Drive.
Avon Street, south side.
Bell Street, both sides, from Fifth Street to its southerly terminus.
Bell Street, both sides, from its southerly terminus to a point two hundred fifty feet
(250’) north thereof
Bennett Street, south side, from Grandview Avenue to McCormick Street.
Bluff Street, east side, from Dodge Street to a point one hundred thirty feet (130')
north of Dodge Street, and from West Seventh Street to a point one hundred eighty feet
(180’) south of Eighth Street; west side, Fifth Street to point eighty feet (80’) south of
Sixth Street.
Booth Street, east side, from University Avenue to West Fifth Street.
Broadway Street, north side, from Diagonal Street to Putnam Street.
Burch Street, west side, from Hill Street to West Third Street.
Caledonia Street, east side from Hill Street to Eighth Avenue.
Catherine Street, west side, from West Sixteenth Street to West Seventeenth
Street.
Cedar Cross Road, both sides, from U.S. Highway 20 to a point one hundred feet
(100’) west of Cedar Cross Court and from North Cascade Road to a point two hundred
seventy-five feet (275’) north of North Cascade Road.
Central Avenue, west side, from Eleventh Street to Tenth Street.
Charter Street, both sides, from South Locust Street to Harrison Street.
Chavenelle Road, both sides, from Associates Drive to its westerly terminus, and
from Seippel Road to its easterly terminus.
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Clarke Drive, north side, from Heeb Street to Harold Street, and from St.
Ambrose Street to Asbury Road; south side, from North Grandview Avenue to West
Locust Street.
College Street, east side, from West Third Street to West Fifth Street.
Cornell Street, both sides, from the north line of Loras Boulevard northerly for a
distance of one hundred seventy feet (170').
Cox Street, west side, from Kirkwood Street to Loras Boulevard; east side from
Loras Boulevard to Chestnut Street.
Davis Street, both sides, from a point six hundred thirty feet (630') east of
Windsor Avenue to the entrance of Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Daykin Road, both sides, from John F. Kennedy Road to its westerly terminus.
Delhi Street, south side, from a point one hundred sixty-five feet (165’) west of
West Fifth Street to Grandview Avenue.
Dell Street, east side, from Arlington Street to a point fifty feet (50’) south of Loras
Boulevard.
Dodge Street, both sides, from Locust Street to the westerly limits.
Dorgan Place, south and west sides, from Ellis Street to Seventeenth Street; east
side, from Seventeenth Street to a point approximately two hundred ten feet (210') north
of Seventeenth Street.
Edina Street, south side, from Alta Vista Street to the alley immediately west
thereof.
Edison Street, south side, from Stafford Avenue to Althauser Street.
Elm Street, east side, from East Nineteenth Street to East Twentieth Street; east
side, from East Twentieth Street to East Twenty Sixth Street; west side, from East
Twenty Fourth Street to East Twenty Sixth Street.
Elm Street connector, both sides, from Eleventh Street to Twelfth Street.
Emmett Street, north side, from Bluff Street to St. Mary's Street.
Farley Street, west side, from Rhomberg Avenue to High Bluff Street; east side
from Rhomberg Avenue to Garfield Avenue.
Foothill Road, south side, from John F. Kennedy Road to Pasadena Drive.
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Forest Lane, north side, from Nevada Street to Delhi Street.
Foye Street, east side, from West Locust Street to Napier Street.
Fremont Avenue, both sides, from North Cascade Road to a point four hundred
fifty feet (450') east of North Cascade Road and from a point five hundred seventy-five
feet (575') north of the Fremont Avenue Bridge to a point five hundred fifty feet (550')
south of the Fremont Avenue Bridge.
Frontage Road, south side of Highway 20, both sides, from Wacker Drive to
Cedar Cross Road.
Grace Street, north side, from McCormick Street to North Grandview Avenue.
Grandview Avenue, North, north side, from Audubon Street to Rosedale Street
and from a point approximately three hundred feet (300') west of Algona Street to
Clarke Drive; both sides, from Kaufmann Avenue to a point approximately eight hundred
feet (800') south of Kaufmann Avenue.
Greyhound Park Drive, both sides, from U.S. Highway 61-151 to its terminus.
Grove Terrace, east side, from West Eleventh Street to Arlington Street.
Hamilton Street extension, both sides, from Kilgore Street to Kerper Boulevard.
Harrison Street, west side, from Railroad Avenue to its northerly terminus.
Henion Street, west side, from Loras Boulevard to Pickett Street.
Highland Place, east side, from West Eleventh Street to Arlington Street.
Highway 61, both sides, from Kerper Boulevard to the easterly corporate limits.
Hill Street, both sides from Dodge Street to Wooten Street and east side, from
Wooten Street to West Third Street.
Hill Street, South, west side and north side, from South Grandview Avenue to
Curtis Street.
Hillcrest Road, North, both sides, from John F. Kennedy Road to Pasadena
Drive.
Hillcrest Road, south side, from Asbury Road to St. John Drive; north side, from
John F. Kennedy Road to a point nine hundred fifty feet (950') west.
Ice Harbor Drive, both sides, from First Street to Fifth Street.
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Ida Street, east side, from Grace Street to Delhi Street.
Irving Street, west side, from University Avenue to Decorah Street.
Jackson Street, both sides, from East Sixth Street to East Ninth Street and from
East Tenth Street to a point one hundred forty feet (140') south of East Eleventh Street;
east side, from Ruby Street to Aquin Street.
Jefferson Street, south side, from Walnut Street to Olive Street.
John F. Kennedy Road, both sides, from University Avenue to a point two
hundred thirty feet (230') north of Spring Valley Road and from a point three hundred
sixty feet (360') south of the Northwest Arterial to its northerly terminus.
Jones Street, north side, from Water Street to the Illinois Central Railroad right-
of-way.
Kane Street, north side, from Ken Court to Carter Road; south side, from a point
one hundred forty feet (140') east of Katrina Circle to a point one hundred forty feet
(140') west of Katrina Circle.
Kaufman Avenue, both sides, from Central Avenue to Francis Street; north side,
from Francis Street to Valeria Street.
Kelly Lane, south side, from Fremont Avenue to Old Mill Road.
Kerper Boulevard, both sides, from Pine Street to Hawthorne Street.
Key Way Drive, north side, from John F. Kennedy Road to Woodland Drive.
Key West Drive, both sides, from Maquoketa Drive to the southerly City limits.
Kilgore Street, east side, from Roosevelt Street extension to Hamilton Street
extension.
Lawndale Street, east side, from Park Street to the northerly terminus of
Lawndale Street.
Lincoln Avenue, south side, from Elm Street to Kniest Street.
Locust Street, west side, from West Second Street to West Third Street.
Locust Street, east side, from Dodge Street to Jones Street.
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Loras Boulevard, both sides, from Central Avenue to Bluff Street; north side, from
Henion Street to the alley west of Alta Vista Street, and from Adair Street to North
Grandview Avenue; south side, from Prairie Street to Walnut Street.
Madison Hill, east side, from West Seventeenth Street to Clarke Drive.
Main Street, west side, from West Fourth Street to a point one hundred twenty
feet (120’) south of West Fifth Street.
McCormick Street, west side, from Bennett Street to University Avenue.
Merz Street, south side, from Windsor Avenue to Althauser Street.
Montrose Terrace, both sides, from Loras Boulevard to a point one hundred
seventy feet (170') north of Loras Boulevard.
Mount Loretta Street, north side, from Valley Street to Bryant Street.
Nevada Street, east side, from University Avenue to Martha Street.
Nightingale Lane, both sides, from Cedar Cross Road south and southwesterly to
a point approximately one hundred fifty feet (150') east of its westerly terminus; north
side, one hundred fifty feet (150') east from its westerly terminus.
North Westbrook Drive, south and west sides, from Seippel Road to Trails Edge
Drive.
Northwest Arterial, both sides, from U.S. Highway 20 to the northerly corporate
limits.
O'Hagen Street, east side, from Mineral Street to University Avenue.
Old Mill Road, south side, from Kelly Lane to Catfish Creek Bridge; both sides
from Catfish Creek Bridge to Rockdale Road.
Overview Court, south side, from South Grandview Avenue to its westerly
terminus.
Park Street, both sides, from Mt. Pleasant to Lawndale Street.
Pebble Creek Drive, east side, from North Westbrook Drive to South Westbrook
Drive.
Pennsylvania Avenue, both sides, from John F. Kennedy Road to the westerly
city limits; north side, from University Avenue to John F. Kennedy Road.
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Peru Road, both sides, from its southerly terminus at 32 Street to the northerly
city limits.
Pickett Street, south side, from Cornell Street to Henion Street.
Pinard Street, west side, from East Twenty Ninth Street to the northerly terminus
of Pinard Street.
Prairie Street, east side, from Loras Boulevard to West Eleventh Street.
Race Street, west side, from West Eleventh Street to Rose Street.
Radford Road, both sides, from Chavenelle Road to the northerly city limits.
Raven Oaks Drive, both sides, from John F. Kennedy Road to its easterly
terminus.
Rhomberg Avenue, southeasterly side, from Elm Street to Kniest Street and the
northwesterly side from Elm Street to a point two hundred eighty feet (280’) northeast of
Elm Street.
Rockdale Road, both sides, from South Grandview Avenue to a point one
hundred seventy-five feet (175') south of Kehl Court
Rosedale Avenue, south side, from St. Ambrose Street to the alley easterly
thereof; north side from St. Ambrose to a point two hundred eighty (280) feet east
thereof.
Saint Mary's Street, east side, from Emmett Street to West Third Street.
Saunders Street, northwest side, one hundred feet (100') southwest from Lemon
Street.
Shelby Street, east side, from Clarke Drive to its northerly terminus.
South Westbrook Drive, north and west sides, from Seippel Road to Trails Edge
Drive.
Southern Avenue, both sides, from Iowa 946 to Valley Street; south side, from
Valley Street to a point one hundred thirty feet (130’) east of Samuel Street; north side,
from Valley Street to a point one hundred fifteen feet (115') west of Valley Street.
Southpark Court, both sides, from Twin Valley Drive to its terminus.
Spring Valley Road, north side, from Olde Country Lane to Fox Hollow Road.
Summit Street, west side, from West Third Street to West Fifth Street.
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Sumner Street, east side, from Lincoln Avenue to Rhomberg Avenue.
Sycamore Street, both sides, from Fourteenth Street to Sixteenth Street.
Thiesen Street, south side, from Jenni Street to Stetmore Street.
Thomas Place, both sides, from Stafford Street to Ascension Street.
Trails Edge Drive, south side, from Pebble Creek Drive to South Westbrook
Drive.
U.S. 61/151, northbound off-ramp connection, both sides, from Ninth Street to
Eleventh Street.
U.S. 61/151, northbound on-ramp connection, both sides, from Ninth Street to
Eleventh Street.
U.S. 61/151, southbound on-ramp connection, both sides, from Eleventh Street
to Ninth Street.
Ungs Street, north side, from Clarke Drive to Hoyt Street.
University Avenue, both sides, from Pennsylvania Avenue to Loras Boulevard;
south side, from Gilliam Street to Pennsylvania Avenue and from Loras Boulevard to a
point one hundred two feet (102') east to Auburn Street.
Valley Street extension, both sides, from Southern Avenue to Railroad Avenue.
Vernon Street, north side, from Alta Vista Street to the alley immediately west
thereof.
Wacker Drive, both sides, from John F. Kennedy Road to Center Grove Drive.
Walnut Street, east side, from University Avenue to Loras Boulevard.
Wartburg Place, both sides, from Fremont Avenue to the entrance to Wartburg
Seminary Auditorium, and from 385 Wartburg Place to the entrance to Sunset Ridge;
east side, from the entrance to Wartburg Seminary Auditorium to 385 Wartburg Place.
Washington Street, west side, from East Twentieth Street to East Twenty Fifth
Street.
White Street, both sides, from East Fourth Street to East Fifth Street; west side,
from East Seventh Street to East Eighth Street; east side, from East Twenty Fifth Street
to East Twenty Sixth Street.
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Wilbur Lane, south side, from Alice Street to Grove Terrace.
Wilson Avenue, west side, from West Eighth Street to West Eleventh Street.
Woodland Drive, east side, from Key Way Drive to a point one hundred fifty feet
(150') south of Key Way Drive and from Foothill Road to a point two hundred feet (200')
north of Foothill Road.
Wooten Street, south side, from Hill Street to McClain Street; north side, from
McClain Street to a point one hundred sixty-five feet (165') east thereof.
(e) Fifteen Minute Parking. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person
shall park a vehicle for a period of time longer than fifteen (15) minutes upon the streets
or parts of streets as follows:
Fifth Street, West, north side, from Bluff Street to a point eighty-five feet (85')
east of Bluff Street.
Rhomberg Avenue, east side, from Kniest Street to a point one hundred sixty-
eight feet (168') south of Marshall Street.
White Street, east side, from East Seventh Street to a point forty feet (40') north
of East Seventh Street.
(f) No Parking Six o’clock A.M. to Six o’clock P.M. Monday through Saturday except
Holidays. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle
between the hours of six o'clock (6:00) A.M. to six o'clock (6:00) P.M., Monday through
Saturday, except holidays, upon the following streets or parts of streets:
Ninth Street, south side, Main Street, west to the alley.
Iowa Street, west side, from Sixth Street to Seventh Street.
(g) Two Hour Parking Nine o’clock A.M. to Six o’clock P.M. except Saturdays,
Sundays, and Public Holidays. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person
shall park a vehicle between the hours of nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00)
P.M. on any day except Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays upon the following
streets or parts of streets as follows:
Fourteenth Street, East, south side, from Jackson Street to White Street; north
side, from Jackson Street to the alley east of White Street.
White Street, east side, from East Thirteenth Street to East Fourteenth Street.
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(h) No Parking Six o’clock A.M. to Six o’clock P.M. Monday through Friday. When
signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle between the
hours of six o'clock (6:00) A.M. to six o'clock (6:00) P.M., Monday through Friday upon
the following streets:
Fifteenth Street, West, south side, from Main Street to the alley west of Iowa
Street.
(i) No Parking Five o’clock A.M. to Five o’clock P.M. Monday through Saturday
except Public Holidays. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall
park a vehicle between the hours of five o'clock (5:00) A.M. and five o'clock (5:00) P.M.,
Monday through Saturday, except public holidays, upon the following streets or parts of
streets as follows:
Seventeenth Street, south side, from a point thirty feet (30') west of Central
Avenue to the alley east of Iowa Street.
Sec. 32-321.603. Parking Restrictions in School Areas.
(a) Where spaces have been set aside adjacent to school property by signs or
markings for "bus loading only", it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle other
than a bus engaged in the loading or unloading of students to stand or park in any such
"bus loading only" spaces.
(b) Where spaces have been set aside adjacent to school property by signs or
markings for "no parking school hours", it shall be unlawful for the operator of any
vehicle to stop, stand, or park within the space area during the hours when the adjacent
school is in session.
Sec. 32-321.604. Parallel Parking Required; Exceptions for Angle Parking.
(a) Except where angle parking is permitted and on one-way streets, every vehicle
stopped or parked upon a roadway where there is an adjacent curb shall be stopped or
parked with the right hand wheels of such vehicle parallel with and within eighteen
inches (18") of the right hand curb.
(b) On one-way streets vehicles may also be parked with the left hand wheels
parallel with and within eighteen inches (18") of the left hand curb.
(c) Moving vans or trucks or other vehicles handling heavy freight, merchandise, or
materials shall be permitted to back into the curb and park at an angle, with the traffic,
not more than forty five degrees (45°), to take on or discharge loads, but permission for
such angle parking in areas on through streets, and in the business district where angle
parking is not otherwise permitted, shall be first obtained from the City Manager. In all
such cases, the vehicle shall not remain so parked longer than the actual loading or
unloading requires.
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(d) The City Manager is hereby authorized to issue to any owner of a vehicle used to
transport merchandise, freight, or materials, a special permit, renewable annually, and
to state therein the terms and conditions thereof allowing the operator of such vehicle
the privilege of loading or unloading while such vehicle is backed against the curb at an
angle of forty five degrees (45°) with the traffic, if, in the opinion of the City Manager,
such privilege is reasonably necessary in the conduct of the owner's business and will
not seriously interfere with traffic. Such permit shall either be in the possession of the
operator or on the vehicle at the time such vehicle is backed against the curb or parked
at an angle to take on or discharge a load and it shall be unlawful for the owner or
operator to violate any of the special terms or conditions of such special permit.
(e) Vehicles having a greater length than twenty feet (20') overall shall not be
permitted to park at an angle upon any street.
(f) Vehicles shall be parked within spaces indicated and with a front wheel of the
vehicle against the curb, upon the following streets designated from time to time as
streets where front in angle parking is permitted:
First Street, from the First to Second Streets connector to Main Street.
Second Street, from the First to Second Streets connector to Locust Street.
Fourth Street, north side, from Iowa Street to Main Street.
Sec. 32-321.605. Bus Stops or Passenger Zones.
Where spaces have been set apart by signs or markings for bus stops or passenger
zones, it shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle, other than a bus, to stand or
park in any officially designated bus stop except that the operator of any passenger
vehicle may temporarily stop in any such bus space or stop for the purpose of and while
actually engaged in the loading or unloading of passengers.
Between the hours of six o'clock (6:00) P.M. to six o'clock (6:00) A.M., Monday through
Saturday, all day Sunday, and on those holidays set forth in Section 32-321.1 of this
Article, it shall be lawful for the operator of any motor vehicle to stand or park in the
following downtown bus stops or passenger zones:
Third Street, north side, Main Street west to the alley.
Ninth Street, south side, Main Street west to the alley.
Main Street, west side, Ninth Street to Tenth Street.
Sec. 32-321.606. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.607. Parking in Front of Others' Residences.
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No truck, bus, van, or vehicle used for the carrying of freight or merchandise shall be
parked or permitted to stand in front of the residence property of others so as to
interfere with free accessibility thereto for a longer period than is reasonably necessary.
The intent of this Section is to prohibit the parking or placing of such vehicles in front of
residence property to the inconvenience of abutting residences unless the parking or
placing of such vehicle is reasonably necessary when taken in connection with the
purpose for which such vehicles are used or needed.
Sec. 32-321.608. Parking Restrictions for Semi-trailers on Designated Streets or
Portions Thereof.
Where spaces have been designated by signs or markings for "No Parking Semi-
trailers", it shall be unlawful for the operator of any such vehicle to stop, stand, or park in
the following areas:
Cross Hill Drive, both sides, from Flint Hill Drive to Rockdale Road.
Flint Hill Drive, both sides, from Twin Valley Drive to its southerly terminus.
Harrison Street, east side, from Railroad Avenue to its northerly terminus.
Sec. 32-321.609. Parking Restriction for Trucks and Trailers on Designated Streets or
Portions Thereof.
Where spaces have been designated by signs or markings for "No Truck or Trailer
Parking", it shall be unlawful for the operator of any such vehicle to stop, stand or park
in the following areas:
Hawthorne Street, north side, from the railroad tracks to a point forty feet (40')
east of Kerper Boulevard.
Sec. 32-321.610. Loading and Unloading in Business Districts to be done in Alley where
Possible.
Loading and unloading of merchandise, freight, or materials shall not be done from a
street in the business district where the same can be done from an alley.
Sec. 32-321.611. Parking in Fire Lanes.
(a) No person shall park any motor vehicle including automobiles, automobile trucks,
motor buses, motorcycles, motorized bicycles, or other self-propelled vehicles including
any trailers, semi-trailers, or other devices used in connection therewith in any required
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access roadway for the movement of fire department apparatus at any private premises
within the city.
(b) No person or agent having control of private premises within the city shall
knowingly permit another person to park any motor vehicle including automobiles,
automobile trucks, motor buses, motorcycles, motorized bicycles, or other self-propelled
vehicles including any trailers, semi-trailers, or other devices used in connection
therewith in any required access roadway for the movement of fire department
apparatus.
(c) All required access roadways shall be posted with "no parking" signs or other
appropriate notice, or both, to be provided by the owner and/or operator of the private
premises, as approved by the chief of the bureau of fire prevention.
Sec. 32-321.612. Parking in Parking Lots.
It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle to be parked in any stall or space in any
parking lot within the city without first having secured the permission of the operator of
any parking lot in which stalls or spaces for parking cars are rented.
Sec. 32-321.613. Backing for Purposes of Parking in Business Districts.
In the business district the driver of a vehicle shall not back the vehicle between parked
vehicles in order to park the driver's vehicle unless the driver can do so without
interfering with traffic.
Sec. 32-321.614. Parking Vehicles for Purposes of Sale or Storage Prohibited; Special
Permits Authorized.
(a) No person shall park or permit to be parked any vehicle upon the streets or alleys
merely for the purpose of displaying it for sale or storing it while not in use.
(b) The City Manager may issue to any person a special permit to park a vehicle on
such streets or portions thereof designated for such from time to time only for the
purpose of selling produce upon the public market and upon such conditions as the City
Manager shall prescribe. Such permit shall be either in the possession of the operator
or on the vehicle at the time the vehicle is so parked. It shall be unlawful to violate any
of the special terms or conditions thereof.
Sec. 32-321.615. Parking of Advertising Vehicles.
No person shall park any vehicle upon the streets which, by loudspeakers or
mechanical devices, is used to advertise events or the sale of goods, wares, or
merchandise.
Sec. 32-321.616. Reserved Service Vehicle Parking.
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(a) Generally. When appropriate signs have been erected, a space not to exceed
eighty feet (80') is hereby set aside adjacent to the municipal auditorium for the parking
of vehicles engaged in loading, unloading, or actually servicing the facility. It shall be
unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop, stand, or park within such space unless
and until an appropriate service vehicle emblem has been obtained from the manager of
the said facility and is prominently displayed from the interior of said vehicle.
(b) Service Vehicle Emblems. Service vehicle emblems of appropriate design shall
be supplied to the facility by the City Manager.
Sec. 32-321.617. Reserved Parking for City Employees.
(a) When appropriate signs have been posted, spaces to accommodate vehicles are
hereby set aside for the parking of vehicles by city employees.
(b) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop, stand, or park within
such space unless such person is a city employee.
Sec. 32-321.618. Parking in Alleys.
Unless actually engaged in taking on or discharging persons, goods, or merchandise,
no person shall stop or park a vehicle in the alleys or portions of alleys designated as
alleys from time to time when parking or stopping is prohibited. All vehicles stopped or
parked in any of said alleys for the purpose of taking on or discharging persons, goods,
or merchandise shall have a qualified operator in attendance at all times being subject
to movement upon request of a police or fire officer. The provisions of this Section shall
not apply to vehicles standing or parked in compliance with the directions of a police
officer or a traffic-control device.
Sec. 32-321.619. Reserved Law Enforcement Vehicle Parking.
(a) When appropriate signs have been posted, the following areas are hereby set
aside for the parking of law enforcement vehicles:
That area located on the easterly side of Iowa Street between the law
enforcement center driveway and the south right of way line of Eighth Street.
(b) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop, stand, or park within
such area unless such vehicle is clearly identified and marked as a vehicle assigned to
law enforcement activities.
Sec. 32-321.620. Parking on Private Property without Consent of Owner.
No person shall drive, stop, stand, or park a vehicle onto or upon privately owned
property, or an area developed as a private off street parking facility, without the
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consent of the owner, lessee, or person in charge of such privately owned property or
facility.
Sec. 32-321.621. Parking Violations – Fines.
The owner or operator of any vehicle who shall receive notice, either personally or by
the attaching of such notice to said vehicle, that said vehicle is parked in such manner,
in such a place or for such a time as to violate the provisions of this Chapter relating to
the parking of vehicles shall pay to the city treasurer as a penalty for such violation the
following sum:
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), (3), or (4), any violation of the
Subsections of Article VIII. Stopping, Standing and Parking, an initial fine of fifteen
dollars ($15.00) if paid within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of the violation. If
payment is not made within such thirty (30) calendar days, said fine shall be twenty
dollars ($20.00).
(2) Disabled Parking Violations, a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(3) Expired Parking Meter Violations, an initial fine of seven dollars ($7.00) if
paid within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of the violation. If payment is not made
within such thirty (30) calendar days, said fine shall be twelve dollars ($12.00).
(4) Parking in violation of any designated fire lane, a fine of fifty dollars
($50.00)
(5) Parking in violation of snow route restrictions, a fine of thirty dollars
($30.00) if paid within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of the violation. If payment is
not made within such thirty (30) calendar days, said fine shall be thirty-five dollars
($35.00),
Payment of the above fine by mail to the city treasurer shall be deemed paid as of the
date of the postmark on the envelope thereof.
Sec. 32-321.622. Parking Violations – Posting Bond.
All persons receiving such notice of violation and deeming themselves not guilty of such
offense, or desiring to appear and defend against the same, shall within seven calendar
days appear at the police department and promise to appear in the District Court of
Dubuque County, Iowa for trial.
Sec. 32-321.623. Parking Violations – Effect of Sections 32-321.621 and 32-321.622.
The provisions of Sections 32-321.621 and 32-321.622 of this Division shall not in any
manner affect the penalty provisions of any other ordinance, or part of ordinance,
relating to the parking of vehicles upon the streets, avenues, alleys, or public places
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within the city, but shall be cumulative of all other ordinances on the subject and for the
purpose of providing a more convenient and economical method of handling such
violations.
Sec. 32-321.624. Parking Violations – Removal of Certain Vehicles Authorized;
Prerequisites to Release.
(a) Whenever a vehicle is found stopped or parked in violation of any state law or
city ordinance, or in such manner as to cause a dangerous condition to exist, or
whenever the owner or operator of a vehicle has failed to report or heed a notice to
appear before the proper magistrate, any police officer may remove such vehicle from a
street or alley to a place of safekeeping.
(b) If such vehicle must be serviced or towed, the fee together with any other
necessary expense incurred in such removal shall be assessed against the vehicle and
shall be paid before it is released.
Sec. 32-321.625. Parking Violations – Evidentiary Effect of Registration Plates.
In any proceedings for violation of the parking provisions of this Chapter, the registration
plates displayed on such motor vehicle involved in such violation shall constitute prima
facie evidence that the owner of such motor vehicle was the person who parked or
placed such motor vehicle at the point where such violation occurred.
Sec. 32-321.626. Reserved Fire Department Parking.
(a) When appropriate signs have been posted, that area located on the north side of
Ninth Street between Central Avenue and the driveway to fire headquarters is set aside
for the parking of fire department vehicles.
(b) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop, stand, or park within
such area unless such vehicle is clearly identified and marked as a vehicle assigned to
the fire department.
Sec. 32-321.627. Alternate Side Street Parking.
(a) This Section is enacted as an enforcement procedure for the protection of public
safety and welfare and shall be used to facilitate street sweeping and the removal of
snow and ice accumulations on certain public streets.
(b) There is hereby established an alternate side street parking district, unless signs
are erected giving notice otherwise, comprised of streets and/or portions thereof as
follows:
First Street, both sides, from Bluff Street to the First to Second Street Connector
also known as the alley east of Main Street.
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Second Street, both sides, from Bluff Street to Iowa Street.
Third Street, both sides, from Bluff Street to Main Street.
Fourth Street, both sides, from Bluff Street to Central Avenue.
Fifth Street, both sides, from Bluff Street to White Street.
Sixth Street, both sides, from Bluff Street to White Street.
Seventh Street, both sides, from Bluff Street to White Street.
Eighth Street, both sides, from Bluff Street to White Street.
Ninth Street, both sides, from Bluff Street to Pine Street.
Tenth Street, both sides, from Bluff Street to White Street.
Eleventh Street, both sides, from Bluff Street to Pine Street.
Twelfth Street, both sides, from Bluff Street to White Street.
Thirteenth Street, both sides, from Bluff Street to White Street.
Sixteenth Street, both sides, from Central Avenue to the alley entrance
immediately east of Central Avenue.
Bluff Street, both sides, from Fourteenth Street to Dodge Street.
Central Avenue, both sides, from Twenty Second Street to Fourth Street.
Clarke Drive, north side, from the east property line of 1687 Clarke Drive to
Clarke Crest Drive.
Clarke Drive, south side, from West Locust Street to a point approximately one
hundred feet (100') east of Clarke Crest Drive.
Iowa Street, both sides, from Fourteenth Street to Fourth Street.
Jones Street, both sides, from Main Street to Harrison Street.
Locust Street, both sides, from Fourteenth Street to First Street.
Main Street, both sides, from Fourteenth Street to Railroad Avenue.
Railroad Avenue, both sides, from Main Street to Harrison Street.
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White Street, both sides, from Twenty First Street to Fifth Street.
(c) The City Manager is hereby authorized to establish time restrictions within the
alternate side street parking district and to post appropriate signs therefore.
(d) Upon petition to the City Manager by any person for parking time restrictions
within the alternate side street parking district, the City Manager shall review such
requests and make such changes as are deemed necessary by the City Manager.
(e) When any vehicle parked in violation of this Section constitutes a hindrance and
a hazard to the prompt removal of snow and ice accumulations, the police department
may cause the immediate removal of the vehicle. When conditions permit, the police
department shall make a reasonable effort to contact the last registered owner of the
vehicle before summarily removing the vehicle.
(f) The towing and storage of vehicles parking in violation of this Section shall be in
accordance with Sections 32-321.770, 32-321.771, and 32-321.772 of this Chapter.
Secs. 32-321.628 - 32-321.630. Reserved.
DIVISION II. MUNICIPAL PARKING RAMPS
Sec. 32-321.631. Fee Collection and Traffic Regulation Devices.
The City Manager shall cause to be installed in the municipal parking ramps appropriate
devices to provide for the collection of fees and the regulation, control, and inspection of
motor vehicles parked therein.
Sec. 32-321.632. Manner of Parking in Spaces.
Each motor vehicle parked in the municipal parking ramps shall be parked within such
parking spaces as are established and designated by appropriate markings and each
motor vehicle operated or moved therein and therefrom shall be operated or moved
within the traffic lanes established and designated by appropriate markings. It shall be
prohibited for any person to cause, allow, permit, or suffer any motor vehicle registered
in the name of such person to be parked in the municipal parking ramps in a position
not entirely within such marked parking spaces or in such a manner as will obstruct free
movement of motor vehicles in such marked traffic lanes.
Sec. 32-321.633. Backing into Spaces.
No motor vehicles shall be backed into a parking space in a municipal parking ramp
except in those spaces which are laid off at right angles to the designated traffic lanes.
Sec. 32-321.634. Trucks Restricted.
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No operator of a truck vehicle, other than a pickup truck, shall operate or drive such
truck vehicle into or in a municipal parking ramp.
Sec. 32-321.635. Height of, Projections on Vehicles Restricted.
No operator of any motor vehicle having projections therefrom with a height in excess of
the posted restrictions shall operate or drive such vehicle into or in the municipal
parking ramps.
Sec. 32-321.636. Parking Time Restricted; Reserved Spaces.
Use of the municipal parking ramps shall be limited to the parking and storage of motor
vehicles for a period not to exceed the maximum of twenty-four (24) hours in a single
parking period, except that the City Manager may reserve certain parking spaces
therein to tenants upon a month to month basis upon payment in advance of the
monthly rental charge. For a fee of six dollars ($6.00) per twenty-four (24) hour day,
paid in advance, and the time period not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) hours or
five (5) days, the City Manager may authorize overnight storage of motor vehicles.
Arrangements shall be made in advance for such overnight storage of motor vehicles in
the municipal parking ramps.
Sec. 32-321.637. Reserved Parking Space Restrictions.
Reserved parking space tenants may be assigned specific numbered spaces. An
assigned reserved parking space tenant shall not park in a space other than the space
assigned to that tenant unless duly authorized and directed by the parking system
manager, and any tenant who so parks shall be liable for a fine as provided in Section
32-321.621 of this Article.
Sec. 32-321.638. Repairs, Maintenance of Vehicles.
No person shall clean out or wash motor vehicles, change tires, change oil, or make
repairs to any motor vehicle parked in a municipal parking ramp, except such necessary
work to start or move a motor vehicle from the parking ramp may be permitted for such
purpose only.
Sec. 32-321.639. Hours of Operation.
The City Manager shall designate the hours during which the municipal parking ramps
will be open for transient parking business. The City Manager shall publish notice of
such hours by prominently displaying such notice within the ramps. The City Manager
shall keep the City Council informed of the hours of opening and closing thereof or any
change of such hours. It is intended hereby that regular service hours shall be
established for the operation of the parking ramps, but in addition, permit such flexibility
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in the established hours so that the municipal parking ramps can be operated according
to service demand, special events, and holiday shopping requirements.
Sec. 32-321.640. Fees and Charges.
The City Manager, with the approval of the City Council, shall fix and establish the fees
and charges for parking of motor vehicles in the municipal parking ramps. Such fees
and charges shall be published by posting thereof prominently within the municipal
parking ramps.
Sec. 32-321.641. Parking without Paying Required Fee Prohibited; Exception.
When parking spaces are established and marked and the appropriate devices for the
collection of fees and charges and the regulation of motor vehicles have been installed
and parking rates have been established and posted in the municipal parking ramps,
then it shall be unlawful and a violation of this Division for any person to cause, allow,
permit, or suffer any motor vehicle registered in the name of such person to be parked
in the municipal parking ramps without paying the required fee as established. On
particular occasions, times, or days, the municipal parking ramps may be opened to the
general public without fee payment; at such times it shall be lawful for any person to
allow or permit any vehicle registered in such person's name to be parked in the
municipal parking ramps without payment of fee.
The City Manager is authorized to issue courtesy parking tickets when the City Manager
deems it to be in the city's best interest to promote usage of the parking ramps or when
introducing new parking ramps programs.
DIVISION III. MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS
Sec. 32-321.642. Designated – Lots.
The various municipally owned parking lots in the city shall be designated numerically
as follows:
(1) Lot No. 1: The lot situated between Ninth and Tenth Streets and Iowa
Street and Central Avenue.
(2) Lot No. 2: The lot situated at the northwest corner of Ninth and Bluff
Streets and running parallel to Ninth Street.
(3) Lot No. 3: The lot situated at the northwest corner of Fifth and Bluff
Streets.
(4) Lot No. 4: The lot situated at the southwest corner of Twelfth and Bluff
Streets.
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(5) Lot No. 5: The lot situated at the northwest corner of Twelfth Street and
Central Avenue.
(6) Lot No. 6: The lot situated on the southwest corner of Eleventh and Bluff
Streets.
(7) Lot No. 7: The lot situated on the northwest corner of Third and Main
Streets.
(8) Lot No. 8: The lot located on the south side of the Historic Federal
Building.
(9): Lot No. 10 The lot situated on Fifth Street and the alley east of Locust
Street and running parallel to the alley from Fifth to Sixth Streets.
(10) Lot No. 12: The lot situated at the northeast corner of Fourth Street and
Central Avenue.
Sec. 32-321.643. Meters – Installation Authorized and Directed.
The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to install parking meters in those
municipally owned parking lots designated numerically as lots no. 1 through 3, 5, 6, 7
and 10 for the purpose of and in such numbers and at such places as may be
necessary to the regulation, control, and inspection of the parking of motor vehicles
therein.
Sec. 32-321.644. Meters – Manner of Construction, Installation, and Marking.
Parking meters installed in municipally owned parking lots shall be installed immediately
adjacent to the individual parking spaces described in Section 32-321.646 of this
Division and each parking meter shall be so constructed and adjusted as to show, when
properly operated, a signal that the space adjacent to which it is installed is or is not
legally in use. Each parking meter installed shall indicate the duration of the period of
legal parking and on the expiration of such period shall indicate illegal or overparking.
Sec. 32-321.645. Meters – Time and Fee Schedule for Specific Lots.
Parking meters on municipally owned parking lots, when installed and properly
operated, shall show legal parking upon and after the deposit of United States coins,
and in the nonmetered parking lots, parking spaces shall be reserved in accordance
with the following schedules:
(1) On parking lots no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10, the amount of fee shall be
displayed on each parking meter and shall indicate the period of time allowed for the
particular United States coin deposit after meter has been placed in operation. The
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maximum parking time allowed shall be indicated on the parking meter assigned to the
meter space to which it applies.
(2) On parking lot no. 5, reserved parking for each space for which a parking
meter has not been installed shall be reserved by the city for assignment by the City
Manager for purposes of carrying out the business of city government.
(3) On parking lot no. 10, reserved parking for nonmetered spaces shall be
between the hours of six o'clock (6:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) P.M. daily, excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays at a monthly rate of thirty seven dollars ($37.00),
payable each month.
(4) On parking lot no. 12, reserved parking for nonmetered spaces shall be
between the hours of six o'clock (6:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) P.M. daily, excluding
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays at a monthly rate of twenty five dollars ($25.00),
payable each month.
(5) On parking lot no. 2, reserved parking for each space for which parking
meters have not been installed shall be rented through an agreement approved by the
City Council. Reserved parking for nonmetered spaces shall be between the hours of
six o'clock (6:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) P.M. daily, excluding Saturdays, Sundays,
and holidays at a monthly rate of twenty seven dollars ($27.00), payable each month.
(6) On parking lot no. 1, reserved parking for each space for which parking
meters have not been installed shall be rented through an agreement approved by the
City Council. Reserved parking for nonmetered spaces shall be between the hours of
six o'clock (6:00) A.M. and six o'clock (6:00) P.M. daily, excluding Saturdays, Sundays,
and holidays at a monthly rate of twenty seven dollars ($27.00), payable each month.
Notice of such restrictions, as provided for in this Section, shall be displayed at each lot.
The owner or operator of any vehicle who shall receive notice either personally or by the
attaching of such notice to said vehicle if said vehicle is parked in violation of this
Section shall, when such notice is served upon such owner or operator or attached to
said vehicle, pay to the city treasurer as a penalty for such violation the sum of fifteen
dollars ($15.00) and after thirty (30) days a sum of twenty dollars ($20.00).
Sec. 32-321.646. Meters – Deposit of Coins Required at Certain Times.
When parking spaces are established and marked and parking meters installed
adjacent thereto in municipally owned parking lots, it shall be unlawful for any person to
be parked within such space for the time during which the meter is showing a signal
indicating that such space is illegally in use. Such meters shall be placed in operation by
deposit of appropriate coin therein during the hours of eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. to five
o'clock (5:00) P.M. Monday through Saturday of each week, except holidays.
Sec. 32-321.647. Unlawful to Use Slugs.
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It shall be unlawful to deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any slug,
device, or any metallic substitute for any United States coin.
Sec. 32-321.648. Meters – Defacing, Tampering.
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to open, or for any person to deface,
injure, tamper with, or willfully break, destroy, or impair the usefulness of any parking
meter installed pursuant to this Division.
Sec. 32-321.649. Establishment of Spaces; Parking within Spaces Required.
The City Manager shall establish and designate by suitable markings, parking spaces,
and traffic lanes on municipally owned parking lots and each motor vehicle parking in
such parking lots shall park within such parking spaces. It shall be unlawful to park any
motor vehicle on any municipally owned parking lot in such a position that the same
shall not be entirely within such parking space or in such a manner that it shall obstruct
the free movement of vehicles over such traffic lanes.
Sec. 32-321.650. Overtime Parking Prohibited.
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 such person to be
parked overtime or beyond the period of legal parking time established for any parking
lot as herein described, or to deposit in any parking meter any coin for the purpose of
parking beyond the maximum legal parking time established for the particular parking
lot.
Sec. 32-321.651. Establishing Special Use Fees for the Municipal Parking Ramps.
The City Manager is authorized to establish fees and charges for the rental of city
ramps or portions of ramps.
Secs. 32-321.652 - 32-321.660. Reserved.
DIVISION IV. PARKING METERS
Sec. 32-321.661. Definitions.
Whenever the following terms are used in this Division they shall have the meaning
respectively ascribed to them in this Section:
Parking meter district. Those streets in the city upon which parking meters are located
and parking meter spaces are marked off.
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Parking meter spaces. A certain designated and marked off section of the public street
where a vehicle may be temporarily parked and allowed to remain for such time as the
parking meter attached thereto may indicate.
Sec. 32-321.662. Installation Authorized and Directed; Time Restrictions.
(a) The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to install parking meters in
the parking meter district established by the City Council from time to time.
(b) The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to establish and assign time
restrictions for all parking meters and to direct the installation and assignment of time
restrictions for all parking meters within the parking meter district.
(c) Upon petition to the City Manager by any person for meter time restriction
changes, removal of parking meters from specific metered areas, or installation of
additional parking meters within the parking meter district, the City Manager or the City
Manager's designee shall review such requests in terms of existing parking programs
and policies and make such changes as are deemed necessary and authorized by the
City Manager.
Sec. 32-321.663. Manner of Construction, Installation, and Marking.
Parking meters installed in the parking meter districts shall be installed upon the curb
immediately adjacent to the marked parking meter spaces and each parking meter shall
be so constructed and adjusted as to show, when properly operated, a signal that the
space adjacent to which it is installed is or is not legally in use. Each parking meter shall
indicate by proper legend the legal parking time established by the city and when
operated shall indicate on and by its dial and pointer the duration of the period of legal
parking and on the expiration of such period shall indicate illegal or overtime parking.
Sec. 32-321.664. Spaces.
The City Manager shall have lines or markings painted or fixed upon the curb or upon
the street adjacent to each parking meter designating the parking space for which such
meter is to be used and each vehicle parked adjacent to any parking meter shall park
within such lines or markings. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle across any such
line or marking or to park such vehicle in such a position that the same shall not be
entirely within the space designated by such lines or markings. It shall be unlawful to
park any vehicle outside of a marked space within the parking meter district.
Sec. 32-321.665. When Operation is Required.
(a) It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this Division for any person
to cause, allow, permit, or suffer any motor vehicle registered in such person's name or
operated or controlled by such person to be upon any street within a parking meter
space adjacent to a parking meter while such meter is displaying a signal indicating that
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the motor vehicle occupying such parking space has been parked beyond the period
prescribed for such parking spaces.
(b) Such parking meter shall be operated to show legal parking in such parking
meter zones between the hours of eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. and five o'clock (5:00) P.M.,
Monday through Saturday of each week.
(c) The provisions of this Division shall not apply on "holidays", as defined in Section
32-321.1.
Sec. 32-321.666. Municipal Parking Meter District Established.
There is hereby established a municipal parking meter district to be comprised of streets
and/or portions thereof as follows:
EAST-WEST STREETS
First Street, both sides, between Locust Street and extending to the
connector east of Main Street.
Second Street, both sides, between the connector east of Main Street and
Locust Street.
Third Street, both sides, between Locust Street and Bluff Street.
Fourth Street, north side, between Locust Street and Bluff Street.
Fourth Street, south side, between Locust Street and Bluff Street, months
of December through March only.
Fourth Street, both sides, from Central Avenue to Locust Street.
Fifth Street, north side, from Bluff Street to a point one hundred ninety-six
feet (196') west of Bluff Street.
Fifth Street, both sides, between White Street and Bluff Street.
Sixth Street, both sides, from Locust Street to Bluff Street.
Sixth Street, both sides, between White Street and Central Avenue.
Seventh Street, both sides, between White Street and Iowa Street.
Seventh Street, both sides, between Locust Street and Bluff Street.
Eighth Street, both sides, between Locust Street and Hill Street.
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Eighth Street, both sides, between White Street and Central Avenue.
Ninth Street, both sides, between White Street and Central Avenue.
Ninth Street, north side, from Iowa Street to Locust Street.
Ninth Street, south side, between Iowa Street and the alley west of Iowa
Street.
Ninth Street, south side, between Locust Street and Main Street.
Ninth Street, south side, between Locust Street and Bluff Street.
Tenth Street north side, between White Street and Locust Street.
Tenth Street, south side, between White Street and Central Avenue.
Tenth Street, south side, between Iowa Street and Locust Street.
Eleventh Street, both sides, between White Street and Bluff Street.
Twelfth Street, both sides, between Main Street and Bluff Street.
Twelfth Street, both sides, between Central Avenue and Bluff Street.
Thirteenth Street, both sides, between White Street and Locust Street.
Fifteenth Street, both sides, between White Street and the alley east of
Iowa Street.
Fifteenth Street, south side, between Iowa Street and the alley west of
Central Avenue.
Sixteenth Street, both sides, between the alley east of Central Avenue and
the alley west of Central Avenue.
Seventeenth Street, south side, between the alley east of Central Avenue
and the alley west of Central Avenue.
Eighteenth Street, south side, between Central Avenue and the alley east
of Central Avenue.
NORTH-SOUTH STREETS
First to Second Street connector, east of Main Street, east side, between
First and Second.
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Bluff Street, both sides, between Tenth Street and Twelfth Street.
Bluff Street, both sides, between Third Street and Eighth Street.
Bluff Street, west side, between Eighth Street and Ninth Street.
Central Avenue, both sides, between Fourth Street and Nineteenth Street.
Iowa Street, both sides, between Fourth Street and Loras Boulevard.
Iowa Street, west side of median, between Fifth Street and Ninth Street.
Locust Street, both sides, between First Street and Loras Boulevard.
Main Street, both sides, between First Street and Fifth Street.
Main Street, both sides, between Ninth Street and Loras Boulevard.
Main Street, both sides, from Fifth Street to Eighth Street.
Main Street, both sides, from First Street to a point two hundred twenty
feet (220') south of First Street.
Main Street, east side, between Eighth Street and Tenth Street.
White Street, west side, between East Fourteenth Street and East
Fifteenth Street.
White Street, west side, between Eleventh Street and Thirteenth Street.
White Street, west side, between Thirteenth Street and Fourteenth Street.
Sec. 32-321.667. Fee Schedule.
Subject to the limitations provided in this Division, parking meters, when installed and
properly operated, shall show legal parking upon and after deposit of United States
coins in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) One hour parking meters shall show legal parking for fifty cents ($0.50)
per hour, but not more than a total of sixty (60) minutes at any one time.
(2) Two (2) hour parking meters shall show legal parking for fifty cents ($0.50)
per hour, but not more than a total of one hundred twenty (120) minutes at any one
time.
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(3) Four (4) hour parking meters shall show legal parking for fifty cents
($0.50) per hour, but not more than a total of four (4) hours at any one time.
(4) Ten (10) hour parking meters shall show legal parking for twenty five cents
($0.25) per hour, but not more than a total of ten (10) hours at any one time.
(5) Twenty (20) minute parking meters shall show legal parking for seventy
five cents ($0.75) per hour, but not more than a total of twenty (20) minutes at any one
time.
(6) Forty (40) minute parking meters shall show legal parking for seventy five
cents ($0.75) per hour, but not more than a total of forty (40) minutes at any one time.
Sec. 32-321.668. Maximum Parking Times.
Between the hours and on the days stated in Section 32-321.665 of this Division, no
person shall allow a vehicle to be parked in a parking meter space for a period of time
greater than the maximum time limit indicated for such meter.
Sec. 32-321.669. Exemption of Persons Holding Resident Parking Permits from
Sections 32-321.667 and 32-321.668 of this Division.
(a) "Resident Parking Sticker" Defined; Display Required. A "resident parking
sticker" is a permit to park a motor vehicle upon the streets of the city in the parking
meter district. When a valid parking sticker is displayed upon a vehicle, that vehicle shall
be exempt from the provisions of Sections 32-321.667 and 32-321.668 of this Division
in the parking meter district.
(b) Sticker Issuance: A resident parking sticker shall only be issued to an individual
who is occupying a housing unit as that person's principal abode. The housing unit must
be located within the parking meter district. No more than one parking sticker shall be
issued for each housing unit and shall be issued subject to the following conditions:
(1) The place of residency of the applicant shall be verified by the parking
system manager.
(2) Stickers shall be issued at the rate of one per block in those blocks having
ten (10) or fewer parking spaces at the rate of two (2) per block in those blocks
containing eleven (11) or more parking spaces.
(3) In the case of multiple applications, the date of sticker application shall be
the determination factor and preference shall be given that applicant with the longest
time on the resident parking sticker waiting list.
(4) In the case of municipal lot no. 1, one residential permit per unit, up to
twenty nine (29) permits may be issued to persons whose principal address is listed as
the Cornerstone Place located at 9th and Iowa.
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(c) Information on Sticker, Manner of Display. The resident parking sticker shall
indicate a control number, the location for which the sticker is valid, the expiration date,
and the license number of the vehicle for which it is issued. The block in which the
resident parking sticker is valid shall be determined by the parking system manager or
his/her duly authorized representative in accordance with Subsection (b)(2) of this
Section. The resident parking sticker shall be placed in the upper portion of the rear
window on the driver's side of the vehicle.
(d) Non-eligibility of Businesses for Permit. The resident parking sticker shall not be
issued to any businesses, corporations, or organizations who maintain facilities in the
meter districts.
(e) Falsely Obtaining Permit. No person shall knowingly misrepresent or intentionally
falsify any information which is required in order to obtain a resident parking sticker.
(f) Permit Limitation to Authorized Location. No person shall park a vehicle bearing
a resident parking sticker in any area other than that indicated on the sticker, unless
such person has fulfilled the requirements of any and all parking ordinances applicable
to that area.
(g) Permit Fee, Revocation. The City Manager is hereby authorized to set a fee for
the issuance of the resident parking sticker. The sticker shall be sold on a quarterly
basis and the cost shall be prorated to the nearest half (1/2) month. The City Manager
shall have the authority to revoke the parking sticker of any person who fails to continue
to meet the original issuance requirements. In the event of revocation of a resident
parking sticker, refund shall be made for any month remaining wholly unused.
(h) Violation; Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this Section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00), and upon failure to pay said fine shall
be imprisoned for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days.
Sec. 32-321.670. Unlawful to Use Slugs.
It shall be unlawful to deposit, or cause to be deposited, in any parking meter any slug,
device, or substitute for a United States coin.
Sec. 32-321.671. Defacing, Tampering with Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to open, or for any person to deface,
injure, or tamper with, or willfully break, destroy, or impair the usefulness of any parking
meter installed pursuant to this Division.
Sec. 32-321.672. Prepaid Parking Meter Hoods/Placards.
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(a) Parking meter hoods/placards are permits to park vehicles at parking meters
upon the streets in any parking meter district or in a municipal public parking lot. When
a validly issued parking meter hood/placard is displayed upon a parking meter, the
person operating such vehicle shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter
requiring the depositing of coins in the parking meter so covered.
(b) Parking meter hoods/placards shall be only issued to a person actually engaged
in a construction, maintenance, or a loading/unloading activity at a site adjacent to or
within a reasonable distance of a parking meter.
(c) Parking meter hoods/placards shall not be issued for a period exceeding one
month.
(d) No person shall knowingly represent or intentionally falsify any information which
is required in order to obtain a parking meter hood/placard.
(e) No person shall park a vehicle using a parking meter hood/placard at such
person's place of business. An exception may be authorized by the City Manager or the
City Manager's designee for placards and the restrictions shall be so noted on the
placards.
(f) The City Manager is hereby authorized to establish a fee for the issuance of a
parking meter hood/placard. Such fee shall bear a reasonable relationship to the
income received by the city from the operation of the meters in the parking meter district
or in the municipal parking lot in which the meter is located. No parking meter
hood/placard shall be issued until the fee therefore has been prepaid.
(g) The City Manager, in addition to establishing a prepaid parking rental fee, may
collect a deposit to ensure the safe and prompt return of the parking meter
hood/placard.
(h) The City Manager or the City Manager's designee is authorized to revoke the
parking meter hood/placard of any person who violates any condition under which the
hood/placard was issued without making any refund or proration of the prepaid fee.
(i) A person requesting a placard at such person's place of business shall submit a
request in writing to the City Manager or the City Manager's designee stating the
necessity for the placard and specific dates and times required. A placard shall not be
issued for more than seventy two (72) hours per month.
Secs. 32-321.673 – 32-321.680. Reserved.
DIVISION V. RESTRICTIONS DURING SNOW REMOVAL
Sec. 32-321.681. Parking so as to Interfere with Plowing or Removal Prohibited.
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No "vehicle", as defined in this Chapter, shall be parked upon any street in the city in
such a manner as to interfere with the plowing or removal of snow or ice from such
street.
Sec. 32-321.682. Snow Route, Restricted Parking.
(a) Application of Section. The provisions of this Section prohibiting the standing or
parking of vehicles on certain designated streets or parts of streets shall apply when a
snow route restricted parking declaration has been issued by the City Manager.
(b) Declaration of Snow Route Restricted Parking. Whenever snow accumulations of
three (3) or more inches occur, the City Manager, after consultation with the operations
and maintenance department manager, shall have the authority to issue a snow
restricted parking declaration.
(c) Notification to the Public. The City Manager shall request the cooperation of the
local press, radio, and television media to announce the declaration of snow route
restricted parking. The provisions of this Section designating snow route restricted
parking shall be effective not less than six (6) hours after the initial announcement of the
declaration.
(d) Parking Prohibited under Certain Conditions. After the time specified in the
declaration of snow route restricted parking, it shall be unlawful for any person to
obstruct the orderly plowing or removal of snow from the city's streets by parking or
otherwise leaving unattended any vehicle upon any street designated as a snow route,
during the times set forth in Subsection (e) of this Section, until the accumulated snow
has been removed or plowed from the street. During the period of the declaration, the
parking restrictions of this Section shall supersede all other parking regulations relating
to the streets designated as snow routes.
(e) Designation of Snow Routes. Snow routes shall be designated by signs. Parking
shall be prohibited from twelve o'clock (12:00) noon to five o'clock (5:00) P.M. on the
odd-numbered side of the following streets on odd-numbered days and on the even-
numbered side of the following streets on even-numbered days:
Alta Vista Street from University Avenue to Kirkwood Street
Asbury Road
Bryant Street
Cedar Cross Road
Central Avenue from 22nd Street to 32nd Street
Clarke Drive from West Locust Street to Asbury Road
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Delhi Street
Fremont Avenue
Hill Street
Kane Street from Kaufmann Avenue to Chaney Road and from Shetland Court to
Carter Road
Kaufmann Avenue
Kelly Lane
Loras Boulevard
North Grandview Avenue from Dodge Street to Rosedale Avenue and from
Avoca Street to West 32nd Street
Old Mill Road
Pennsylvania Avenue
Rhomberg Avenue
Rockdale Road
South Grandview Avenue
University Avenue from West 9th Street to Alpine Street and from Glen Oak
Street to John F. Kennedy Road
West Locust Street from West 17th Street to a point one thousand three hundred
feet (1300’) east of Clarke Drive
Windsor Avenue
Wooten Street
East 22nd Street from Windsor Avenue to Central Avenue East 32nd Street from
Jackson Street to Central Avenue West 32nd Street from Central Avenue to Fink Street
Parking shall be prohibited from one o'clock (1:00) A.M. to six o'clock (6:00) A.M. on the
odd-numbered side of the following streets on odd-numbered days and on the even-
numbered side of the following streets on even-numbered days:
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Kane Street from Chaney Road to Shetland Court
North Grandview Avenue from Rosedale Avenue to Avoca Street
University Avenue from Alpine Street to Glen Oak Street
West Locust Street from Clarke Drive to a point one thousand three hundred feet
(1300’) east of Clarke Drive
(f) Termination of Snow Route Parking Restrictions. Whenever the City Manager
shall find that the conditions which gave rise to the declaration no longer exist, the City
Manager is authorized to declare the termination of the snow route parking restrictions,
in whole or in part, effective immediately upon announcement. When the termination is
announced, it shall then be lawful to park on those streets in accordance with the
regular parking provisions. The City Manager shall request the cooperation of the local
press, radio, and television media to announce the termination of the snow route
parking restrictions.
Sec. 32-321.683. Declaration of Emergency.
(a) When it becomes necessary to plow or remove snow from streets, which
because of the accumulation of snow thereon causes such a hindrance to traffic as
constitutes an emergency unless the snow is promptly plowed or removed, the City
Manager shall by appropriate public media declare the beginning of an emergency and
the application of emergency snow parking regulations which regulations shall remain in
force and effect until lifted by the City Manager.
(b) For the purpose of this Division, the accumulation of snow on any streets or area
sufficient for the application of emergency regulations herein shall be any such
accumulation of snow which hinders the safe movement of traffic thereon or that
impedes the ability of emergency vehicles and public transportation vehicles to travel
safely and expeditiously over such streets or areas.
(c) The City Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to erect signs prohibiting
parking upon any street in the city and upon any city-owned parking lot, except arterial
streets for which provisions are hereinafter made, upon which snow plowing or snow
removal equipment is operating and upon the erection of such signs parking thereon
shall be prohibited until such signs shall be removed at the direction of the City
Manager.
(d) Upon the declaration of emergency by the City Manager as provided in this
Section, emergency snow parking regulations as to arterial streets in the city shall mean
there shall be no parking on the odd-numbered side of any arterial street from nine
o'clock (9:00) P.M. to nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. and there shall be no parking on the
even-numbered side of any arterial street from nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. to nine o'clock
(9:00) P.M. These emergency snow parking regulations shall include those arterial
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streets where parking is prohibited at any time on one side of the arterial street. These
emergency snow parking regulations shall not apply to those arterial streets where
parking is prohibited on both sides of such arterial street at any time.
(1) The provisions of this Section shall supersede all other parking regulations
in force and posted on any arterial street during such emergency and shall require no
posting of the emergency no parking snow regulations as to arterial streets.
(2) Arterial streets shall be such streets as are designated as such from time
to time.
Sec. 32-321.684. Parking Lots.
No "vehicle", as defined in this Chapter, shall be parked upon or in any parking lot
owned by the city upon which snow plowing or snow removal equipment is operating,
and upon the erection of such signs, parking thereon shall be prohibited until such signs
shall be removed at the direction of the City Manager.
Sec. 32-321.685. Removal of Obstructing Vehicles.
(a) Authorized. Any vehicle located or parked within the limits of any street in the city
or parked in or upon any city-owned parking lot which is substantially interfering with the
prompt and orderly plowing or removal of snow or ice from such streets or such parking
lot in violation of this Division is hereby declared to be a nuisance and may be towed or
removed by or under the direction of the City Manager to any place designated by the
City Manager for safekeeping.
(b) Compliance. The towing and storage of vehicles parked in violation of this
Division shall be in accordance with Sections 32-321.770, 32-321.771, and 32-321.772
of this Code.
Secs. 32-321.686 – 32.321.699. Reserved.
DIVISION VI. PARKING SPACE FOR THE DISABLED
Sec. 32-321.700. Purpose.
The purpose of this Division is to establish permanent parking for disabled persons.
Sec. 32-321.701. Findings of Fact.
The City Council finds there is a need for permanent parking places for disabled
persons in order that various facilities, businesses, and residences within the city will be
accessible to and be functional for disabled persons.
Sec. 32-321.702. Special Parking Places Designated.
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The City Manager is hereby authorized to designate such special parking places for
disabled persons as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Division.
Sec. 32-321.703. Designation of Parking Places Generally; Specifications for Angular
Parking for Disabled Persons.
(a) Special parking places are hereby set aside as special parking places for
disabled persons and shall be designated as special parking places only for parking
motor vehicles displaying a special identification device issued by an official state or
federal agency.
(b) Angular parking places designated for disabled person parking shall have a
parking place width of at least eight feet (8') with an additional adjacent access aisle of a
minimum five feet (5') in width to provide for access to and from the parking space by
disabled persons who are confined to wheelchairs or need the use of walkers or
crutches for mobility. Where such angular parking spaces are designated "van
accessible", the width of the angular parking place shall be at least eight feet (8') with an
additional adjacent access aisle of a minimum eight feet (8') in width.
Sec. 32-321.704. Disability Signs Required.
(a) Parking spaces designated as special parking places for disabled persons shall
be identified with the disability parking sign on a vertical post bearing the international
symbol of accessibility; the fine is one hundred dollars ($100.00) for improper use.
(b) Any person who owns or leases rental property in the city and is required to
provide disabled parking by the Iowa Code shall identify each parking space with a
disability parking sign bearing the international symbol of accessibility; the fine is one
hundred dollars ($100.00) for improper use.
Sec. 32-321.705. Prohibited Use of Parking Places or Identification Devices.
The use of a disabled person space, including the access aisle, located on either public
or private property, by a motor vehicle not displaying a special identification device
issued by an official state or federal agency, or by a motor vehicle displaying such a
device but not being used by a disabled person, as operator or passenger, is prohibited
and is a misdemeanor for which a fine may be imposed upon the owner, operator, or
lessee of the motor vehicle. The fine for each violation shall be one hundred dollars
($100.00).
Sec. 32-321.706. Authority to Impound Vehicles Parking in Violation of Division.
(a) Any motor vehicle located or parked in a special parking place designated for
disabled persons in violation of Section 32-321.705 of this Division may be towed or
removed by or under the direction of the City Manager.
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(b) The towing and storage of motor vehicles parked in violation of this Division shall
be in accordance with Sections 32-321.770, 32-321.771 and 32-321.772 of this
Chapter.
Sec. 32-321.707. Business District.
(a) There is hereby established a business district, pursuant to Iowa Code Section
321L.5 (4) (a), for the purpose of allocating disabled person parking spaces within said
district.
(b) The said business district shall be defined as municipal parking lots and the
parking meter district as described in Sections 32-321.643 and 32-321.666 of this
Chapter.
Sec. 32-321.708. Temporary Disabled Person Parking Meter Hoods.
(a) Temporary disabled person parking meter hoods may be leased to churches and
nonprofit organizations for services or events in the parking meter district only when
additional temporary parking stalls are required to accommodate disabled persons.
(b) Parking meter hoods shall be white in color and be embossed with the
international symbol of accessibility signifying utilization by a disabled person parking
patron only.
(c) The City Manager shall establish fees for utilization of the hoods. A deposit fee of
fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hood to cover the cost of the hood and lock shall be paid
prior to the leasing of the hood.
Sec. 32-321.709. Reserved Time-Designated Disabled Person Parking Stalls.
Parking places posted as reserved time-designated disabled person parking stalls shall
be identified with a disability parking sign bearing the international symbol of
accessibility and the day and/or hours of the reserved disabled person parking.
Sec. 32-321.710. Special Prepaid Parking Permits for Specific Wheelchair-Dependent
Disabled Persons.
(a) Special prepaid parking permits for specific wheelchair-dependent disabled
persons shall be issued on an annual basis by the parking division to specific
wheelchair-dependent disabled persons for use by such persons for parking in the
parking meter district.
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(b) The purpose of a special prepaid parking permit is to provide short-term parking
privileges to certain disabled persons. Parking pursuant to such permits shall be limited
to a maximum of two (2) hours at a metered stall.
(c) A special prepaid parking permit shall exempt the person to whom the permit is
issued from the provisions of this Chapter, requiring the depositing of coins in a parking
meter at a metered stall where such person parks a vehicle.
(d) A special prepaid parking permit shall be issued by the parking division upon the
filing with the division of a permit application and the payment of an annual fee, if the
applicant establishes the following:
(1) The applicant is a wheelchair-dependent disabled person who is the
operator of a specially equipped van for wheelchair-dependent disabled persons;
(2) Such person cannot negotiate curbings and/or curb cuts to reach parking
meters;
(3) Such person is not physically capable of inserting coins into a parking
meter and activating the parking meter handle; and
(4) Such person cannot retrieve parking tickets from the windshield of the
vehicle.
Secs. 32-321.711 – 32-321.719. Reserved.
DIVISION VII. RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM
Sec. 32-321.720. Intent and Purpose.
The City Council of the city finds and declares that the provisions of this Division are
enacted for the following reasons:
(1) To reduce the traffic congestion resulting from the use of streets within
residential districts for vehicles parked by persons not residing within the residential
district;
(2) To protect the residential districts from polluted air, excessive noise, and
refuse caused by the entry of such vehicles;
(3) To protect the residents of these residential districts from unreasonable
burden in gaining access to their residences;
(4) To preserve the character of these districts as residential districts;
(5) To preserve the value of the property in these residential districts;
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(6) To promote traffic safety and the safety of children and other pedestrians
in these residential districts;
(7) To forestall dangers arising from the blocking of fire lanes, hydrants, and
other facilities required by emergency vehicles, both in reaching the victim and in
transporting them to the hospital; and
(8) To promote the peace, comfort, convenience, and welfare of all
inhabitants of the city.
Sec. 32-321.721. Definitions.
For the purpose of this Division, the following terms shall have the meanings listed
below:
Block face shall refer to all the properties on one side of a given street existing between
two (2) consecutive intersecting streets;
Dwelling unit shall mean a building or portion of a building which is exclusively
arranged, occupied, or intended to be occupied as living quarters for one family, but not
including dwelling units in hotels, rooming houses, institutions, dormitories, or
convalescent or nursing homes.
Motor vehicle shall mean a vehicle licensed as a private passenger car or a motorcycle
or light pickup truck but not including any other truck or road tractor.
Peak period shall mean that time interval between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
daily or between such hours as requested by the petitioners during which the highest
percentage of overall resident and nonresident parking utilization occurs.
Resident shall mean a person who maintains a bona fide occupancy within a residential
parking permit district.
Residential district shall mean a contiguous area containing public streets or parts
thereof abutted by residential property, or residential and non-business property
including, but not limited to, schools, parks, churches, hospitals, and nursing homes.
Residential parking permit district shall mean a residential area designated by ordinance
as herein provided.
Sec. 32-321.722. Residential Parking Permit Program Established.
There is hereby established a residential parking permit program. The procedure for
being designated a residential parking permit district shall be as follows:
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(1) Petition. In order to be considered for a residential parking permit district
designation, a group of residents must submit a petition to the City Manager containing
the signature of an adult member of at least sixty (60) percent of the dwelling units in
the residential area. Petitions shall only be considered for areas which contain at least
four (4) adjacent block faces or fifty (50) curb parking spaces. The boundaries of and
the streets within the proposed permit parking district shall be clearly identified on each
page of the petition. The petition shall also state clearly that, if the district is approved
that participation in the program is mandatory, only those vehicles with a permit shall be
permitted to park in the residential parking permit district between 7:00 a.m. and 5:30
p.m. daily, or such other hours as may be requested by the petition and approved by the
City Council, except Sundays and holidays, and an annual fee will be charged for a
parking permit for each vehicle. The necessary petition can be obtained from the office
of the City Clerk. A cover letter explaining the reasons for the request and a map
showing the boundaries of the proposed parking permit district shall accompany the
petition.
(1.5) Exception. A petition may be considered for an area which contains less than
four (4) adjacent block faces or fifty (50) curb parking spaces if there are extenuating
conditions that render such requirement unreasonable. Upon the recommendation of
the City Manager, such requirement may be waived by the City Council if it finds that
the proposed residential district is isolated or separated from other residential areas by
topographical features or by commercial area. The City Council shall not grant such a
waiver, however, if it determines that the only basis for granting such a waiver is the
convenience of the residents or if it determines that the waiver is being requested by the
petitioners to prevent opposition to establishing a district. All other requirements of this
Division must be established.
(2) Parking study. Upon receipt of a valid petition, the City Manager shall cause a
parking study of the area identified in the petition to be conducted. A residential parking
permit district may be established only if the results of the study demonstrate that both
of the following criterions are satisfied during peak periods:
a. At least eighty (80) percent of the curbside parking spaces in the proposed
parking permit district were utilized during peak periods. For purposes of this criterion, a
legal curbside parking space shall be twenty-three (23) linear feet; and
b. At least twenty-five (25) percent of the curbside parking spaces in the
proposed parking district were utilized by nonresident parkers. For purposes of this
criterion, the latest available motor vehicle registration information shall be used.
(3) Parking study report and recommendation. Upon completion of the parking study,
if the conditions of (2)(a) and (2)(b) are established, the City Manager shall make a
report and recommendation to the City Council, based upon the petition and results of
the survey, on whether or not to designate the proposed parking district or a portion
thereof as a residential parking permit district and the hours such restrictions are to be
in effect. The recommendation shall take the following into account:
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a. The effect on the safety of the residents of the proposed residential
parking permit district from intensive parking by nonresidents;
b. The difficulty or inability of residents of the proposed residential parking
permit district to obtain adequate curbside parking adjacent to or near their residences
because of widespread use of available curbside parking spaces by nonresident
motorists;
c. The likelihood of alleviating, by use of the residential parking permit
program, any problem of non-availability of residential parking spaces; and
d. The desire of the residents in the proposed residential parking permit area
for the institution of a residential parking permit district and the willingness of those
residents to bear the cost incidental to the administration of the residential parking
permit program.
(4) Public hearing. Upon receipt of the report and recommendation from the City
Manager, the City Council shall set a public hearing on the petition. Upon completion of
the public hearing, the City Council may reject the petition or adopt an ordinance
designating the permit area as a residential parking permit district and the hours such
parking restrictions are to be in effect.
Sec. 32-321.723. Posting of Residential Parking Permit Signs.
Following adoption of an ordinance designating a residential parking permit district,
signs shall be erected in the designated area indicating the hours which curbside
parking in the designated area is prohibited, except Sundays and holidays, unless the
vehicle properly displays a parking permit.
Sec. 32-321.724. Notice to Residents of Designation of Residential Parking Permit
District.
Following adoption of an ordinance to designate a residential parking permit district, the
parking division shall mail to every dwelling unit within the designated district the
following documents:
(1) A notice of designation which shall inform the residents in the designated area of:
a. The existence, exact location, and numerical designation of the residential
parking permit district;
b. The parking restrictions applicable to all vehicle curbside parking spaces
along streets in the designated area which do not properly display a parking permit
authorized by this Division; and
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c. The procedures to obtain a residential parking permit.
(2) An application for residential parking permit on which the applicant is to provide
the following information for each vehicle to receive a residential parking permit:
a. The name and residential address of the owner of the vehicle;
b. The name, residential address, and driver's license number of the principal
operator of the vehicle;
c. The make, model, license plate number, and registration number of the
vehicle; and
d. The signature of the applicant for the residential parking permit.
Sec. 32-321.725. Issuance of Residential Parking Permit.
(a) A residential parking permit shall be issued upon the applicant's payment of the
annual residential parking permit fee and submission of a completed residential parking
permit application. A separate parking permit fee and application is required for each
motor vehicle the applicant parks curbside within the district. Not more than two (2)
residential parking permits shall be issued to each dwelling unit.
The permit fee shall be used to offset the cost of operation and administration of the
residential parking permit program. Permit fees are not refundable or eligible for
proration.
One guest parking permit shall be issued without charge with each residential parking
permit for use only by nonresidents of the residential parking permit district.
Up to two (2) guest parking permits for which an annual fee established by the City
Manager shall be charged may be issued to a dwelling unit wherein none of the
residents own or operate a motor vehicle.
(b) The residential parking permit shall be permanently affixed to the inside bottom
left corner of the front windshield. Guest permits shall be displayed in the same location.
Vehicles not equipped with a front windshield shall permanently affix the permit in a
prominent location.
(c) No residential parking permit shall be issued for a vehicle whose owner or
principal operator is not a resident in the designated residential parking permit district.
(d) The applicant for, and holder of, the residential parking permit shall be the owner
or principal operator of the vehicle receiving the parking permit.
(e) The holders of guest permits shall be visitors to the principal permit holder’s
residence.
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(f) No residential parking permit or guest permit shall be transferred or sold to
another party.
Sec. 32-321.726. Renewal of Residential Parking Permit.
(a) The residential parking permit shall be renewed annually during the month of
August and expires on August 31st of each year.
(b) Upon the permit holder's payment of the residential parking permit renewal fee
and submission of a completed residential parking permit application, the holder shall
receive a new parking permit valid for a one-year period.
Sec. 32-321.727. Transfer of Residential Parking Permit.
(a) Upon the permit holder's payment of a residential parking permit transfer fee
established by the City Manager, the submission of a completed residential parking
permit application and the surrender of the existing residential parking permit, the permit
holder shall receive a new residential parking permit to be transferred to another
qualifying vehicle.
(b) The transfer of the residential parking permit to another qualifying vehicle shall
not affect its expiration date.
Sec. 32-321.728. Responsibility of Permit Holder.
(a) The holder of a residential parking permit or guest parking permit shall be
permitted to stand or park a motor vehicle operated by such holder in the designated
residential parking permit district during such time as the parking of such vehicles
therein is permitted. While such vehicle for which a residential parking permit has been
issued is so parked, or a vehicle displaying a visitor permit, such permit shall be
displayed as prescribed in this Division.
(b) A residential parking permit or guest parking permit does not guarantee or
reserve to the holder a parking space within the designated permit parking district. A
parking permit does not authorize the standing or parking of any vehicle in such places
and during such times as the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles is prohibited or
set aside for specific types of vehicles and does not excuse the violation of any traffic
regulation in the residential parking district.
(c) Whenever the holder of a residential or guest parking permit, or the vehicle for
which the parking permit was issued, no longer fulfills one or more of the applicable
provisions of this Division controlling issuance, renewal, or transfer of parking permits,
the holder shall so notify the parking division.
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(d) Until its expiration, surrender, or revocation, a parking permit shall remain valid
for such time as the holder continues to reside within the designated residential parking
permit district.
(e) A parking permit shall be valid only in the residential parking permit district for
which it is issued.
Sec. 32-321.729. Exceptions.
(a) The provisions of this Division shall not apply to clearly marked service vehicles
doing business in the designated residential parking permit district during the time they
are working in the district insofar as they are clearly marked.
(b) Whenever metered parking is in effect in any portion of a residential parking
permit district, this Division shall not apply to such metered parking.
Sec. 32-321.730. Waiver of Residential Parking Permit Regulations.
Upon receipt of an application for the waiver of the parking requirements of a residential
parking permit district, the City Council may by resolution suspend such parking
regulations for specific circumstances and special events as the City Council may deem
appropriate.
Sec. 32-321.731. Withdrawal of Designation of Residential Parking Permit District.
(a) Action to withdraw a residential parking permit district designation may be made
by a petition signed by an adult member of at least sixty percent (60%) of the dwelling
units in the designated district.
(b) Upon receipt of a valid petition, the City Council shall set a public hearing on the
question of withdrawing the residential parking permit district designation. Upon
completion of the public hearing, the City Council may repeal the ordinance designating
the residential parking permit district.
(c) Following any repeal of the ordinance establishing a residential parking permit
district, the parking division shall notify each resident within the district of such City
Council action.
(d) The effective date of withdrawal of the designation shall be upon publication of
the repealing ordinance.
Sec. 32-321.732. Prohibited Acts.
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It shall be a violation of this Division for any person to:
(1) Park or stand in designated districts during the restricted hours without displaying
the proper permit.
(2) Represent in any manner or form that a vehicle is entitled to a parking permit
authorized by this Division when it is not so entitled. The display of a parking permit on
a vehicle not entitled to such a parking permit shall constitute such a representation.
(3) Duplicate, or attempt to duplicate, by any means, a parking permit authorized by
this Division. It shall also be a violation of this Division to display upon any vehicle such
a duplicate parking permit.
Sec. 32-321.733. Residential Parking Permit District A.
(a) The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit district
designated as residential parking permit district A:
Grace Street, from Ida Street to a point two hundred seventy feet (270’) east of
McCormick Street.
(b) No vehicle shall park curbside in residential parking permit district A during the
hours of seven thirty o'clock (7:30) A.M. to eleven o'clock (11:00) P.M. daily, except
Sundays and holidays, without displaying a valid parking permit issued by the city.
Sec. 32-321.734. Residential Parking Permit District B.
(a) The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit district
designated as residential parking permit district B:
St. Mary's Street, from West Third Street to Emmett Street
Emmett Street, from St. Mary's Street to Bluff Street
West Third Street, from St. Mary's Street to Bluff Street
East side of Bluff Street from West First Street to West Third Street.
(b) No vehicles shall park curbside in residential parking permit district B during the
hours of six o'clock (6:00) A.M. to ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. daily, except Sundays and
holidays, without displaying a valid parking permit issued by the city.
Sec. 32-321.735. Residential Parking Permit District C.
(a) The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit district
designated as residential parking permit district C:
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North Grandview Avenue, west side, from Rosedale Street to the north property
line of 2165 North Grandview Avenue, east side, from Clarke Drive to the north property
line of 2280 North Grandview Avenue
Clarke Drive from the east property line of 1687 Clarke Drive to St. Ambrose
Street
Sunnyview Drive, from North Grandview Avenue to St. Ambrose Street
Ungs Street, south side; and Hoyt Street.
(b) No vehicles shall park curbside in residential parking permit district C during the
hours of seven thirty o'clock (7:30) A.M. to ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. daily, except
Sundays and holidays, without displaying a valid parking permit issued by the city.
Sec. 32-321.736. Residential Parking Permit District D.
(a) The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit district
designated as residential parking permit district D:
Lucy Drive, from Pennsylvania Avenue to Welu Drive
Amy Court, from Marjorie Circle to the northerly end
(b) No vehicles shall park curbside in residential parking permit district D during the
hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and three o'clock (3:00) P.M. daily, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, without displaying a valid parking permit issued by
the city.
Sec. 32-321.737. Residential Parking Permit District E.
(a) The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit district
designated as residential parking permit district E:
Grandview Avenue, North, south side, from Avoca Street to Auburn Street
Rosedale Avenue, south side, from Avoca Street to the alley west of Avoca
Street
Rosedale Avenue, north side, from Avoca Street to the west property line of 2095
Rosedale Avenue
Algona Street, both sides, from North Grandview Avenue to Green Street
Avoca Street, both sides, from Rosedale Avenue to Green Street
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(b) No vehicles shall park curbside in residential parking permit district E during the
hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. to two thirty o'clock (2:30) P.M. daily, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays without displaying a valid parking permit issued by
the city.
Sec. 32-321.738. Residential Parking Permit District F.
(a) The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit district
designated as residential parking permit F:
Rosemont Street, from Pennsylvania Avenue to Creston Court.
(b) No vehicles shall park curbside in residential parking permit district F during the
hours of seven o’clock (7:00) A.M. to three o’clock (3:00) P.M., except Saturdays,
Sundays, and holidays, without displaying a valid parking permit issued by the city.
Sec. 32-321.739. Residential Parking Permit District G.
(a) The following described area constitutes a residential parking permit district
designated as residential parking permit G:
West Fifteenth Street from Cornell Street to Fairview Street
West Sixteenth Street from Catherine Street to Fairview Place
Cornell Street
Pickett Street
(b) No vehicles shall park curbside in residential parking permit district G during the
hours of six o’clock (6:00) A.M. to twelve o’clock (12:00) midnight, except Sundays and
holidays, without displaying a valid parking permit issued by the city.
Sec. 32-321.740. Residential Parking Permit District H.
(a) The following described area constitutes a Residential Parking Permit District
designated as Residential Parking Permit H:
Vizaleea Drive from Pennsylvania Avenue to Keystone Drive
Keymont Drive from Keyway Drive to its westerly terminus
Hansel Drive, from Keystone Drive to Keymont Drive
Hansel Drive, between Keystone Drive and Keymont Drive
Phyllrich Drive, between Keystone Drive and Keymont Drive
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(b) No vehicles shall park curbside in Residential Parking Permit District H during the
hours of seven o’clock (7:00) A.M. to three o’clock (3:00) P.M., except Saturdays,
Sundays, and holidays, without displaying a valid parking permit issued by the city.
Sec. 32-321.741. Home Health Care Providers.
The City Manager may issue, without charge, to a business providing home health care
a special parking permit that allows an employee of such business to park in a
residential parking permit district. Such permit shall only be valid while a home health
care employee is at a residence within the district and is actually engaged in providing
care to a resident of the district. The permit shall not be available to a self-employed
home care provider. The permit may be revoked by the City Manager for failure to
comply with the requirements of this Section.
Secs. 32-321.742 – 32-321.749. Reserved.
ARTICLE XV. IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLES
DIVISION I. GENERALLY
Sec. 32-321.750. Intent and Purpose.
This article is enacted as an enforcement procedure for protection of the public peace,
safety and welfare and shall be used generally for the prevention and removal of traffic
hazards, prevention, and abatement of public nuisances arising from traffic violations,
and for the protection of public rights in the use of city streets and thoroughfares.
DIVISION II. SCOFFLAW
Sec. 32-321.751. Removal and Impoundment.
(a) Any vehicle having against it the following number of unpaid violations, charging
that such vehicle was parked, stopped, or standing in violation of any law, ordinance, or
local authority of the city shall be deemed a public nuisance:
(1) Five (5) or more unpaid violations; or
(2) Three (3) unpaid violations where the most recent violation is more than
thirty (30) days past due.
(b) The City Manager is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed such
vehicle from property owned by the city or private property with the property owner’s
consent at the sole cost and expense of the vehicle owner. The City Manager shall have
the power and is hereby authorized to remove the vehicle by either private or
government equipment as they may deem advisable.
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Sec. 32-321.752. Owner Responsibility.
The registered owner of a vehicle having against it three (3) or more outstanding unpaid
violations shall be presumed to be the owner at the time the violations were in fact
issued and shall be severally responsible for the offenses and the impoundment, except
where the use of the vehicle was secured by the operator without the owner's consent.
Secs. 32-321.753 – 32-321.759. Reserved.
DIVISION III. STREET STORAGE
Sec. 32-321.760. Intent and Purpose.
The presence of unattended and unmoved motor vehicles in or about public places for
more than twenty four (24) hours tends to impede traffic in the street, interfere with the
enjoyment of property, reduce the value of private property, invite vandalism and
plundering, create fire hazards, extend and aggravate urban blight, and result in a
serious hazard to the public health, safety, comfort, community welfare, and happiness
of the residents of the city.
Sec. 32-321.761. Definition.
An "unattended motor vehicle", for the purpose of this Division, means an operable or
non-operable vehicle which has remained in a stationary position on a public way for
twenty four (24) hours or more.
Sec. 32-321.762. Unattended Vehicles.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to permit an unattended vehicle to stand or
park in or about a public place for twenty four (24) hours or more without such vehicle
being moved.
(b) The City Manager, upon initiative or upon complaint, may take into custody any
vehicle standing or parking in violation of this Division.
(c) Upon evidence that the vehicle has been parked on a public way for more than
twenty four (24) hours without being moved, City Manager shall issue a notice of fine
under Section 32-321.621 of this Chapter. If such vehicle has not been moved within
twenty four (24) hours from the time of notice of fine, or if there is evidence that the
vehicle has been parked for more than forty eight (48) hours before receiving the notice
of fine, the City Manager may cause removal of the vehicle. When conditions permit, the
City Manager shall make a reasonable effort to contact the last registered owner of the
vehicle before summarily removing the vehicle.
Sec. 32-321.763. Exclusion.
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Nothing in this Division shall preclude the immediate removal by the City Manager of a
motor vehicle which is parked in violation of any other Section of this Chapter.
Secs. 32-321.764 – 32-321.769. Reserved.
DIVISION IV. TOWING AND STORAGE
Sec. 32-321.770. Notice to Owner.
(a) Whenever the City Manager has impounded a vehicle pursuant to this Article and
such vehicle has not been reclaimed, a notice shall be provided within twenty (20) days
by certified mail to the last known registered owner of the vehicle and all lienholders of
record, addressed to their last known addresses of record, that the vehicle has been
taken into custody. Notice shall be deemed given when mailed.
(b) The notice shall describe the year, make, model, and serial number of the vehicle
set forth the location of the facility where the vehicle is being held, inform the owner and
the lienholders of their right to reclaim the vehicle within twenty one (21) days after
accrued fines and costs for each outstanding violation, towing, preservation, and
storage charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody and upon payment of the
costs of notice required pursuant to this Section.
(c) The notice shall also state that the failure of the owner or lienholders to exercise
their right to reclaim the vehicle within the time period provided shall be deemed a
waiver by the owner and all lienholders of all right, title, claim, and interest in the vehicle
and that such failure is deemed consent to the sale of the vehicle at public auction or
disposal to a demolisher. If the owner and lienholders do not exercise their right to
reclaim such vehicle within the twenty one (21) day reclaiming period, such owner and
lienholders shall no longer have any right, title, claim, or interest in or to such vehicle.
(d) If the identity of the last registered owner cannot be determined, or if the
registration contains no address for the owner, or if it is impossible to determine with
reasonable certainty the identity and addresses of all lienholders, notice by one
publication in one newspaper of general circulation shall be sufficient to meet the
requirements of notice under this Section.
(e) The owner or any lienholder may, by written request, deliver to the City Manager
prior to the expiration of the twenty-one (21) day reclaiming period; obtain an additional
fourteen (14) days within which the vehicle may be reclaimed.
Sec. 32-321.771. Unauthorized Removal of Vehicle.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a vehicle from the facility where it is
being held without the prior payment of all accrued and delinquent fines and costs for
towing, preservation, and storage charges, and a city administrative fee of twenty
dollars ($20.00) payable to the City of Dubuque resulting from placing the vehicle in
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custody and the costs of the notice required pursuant to Section 32-321.431 of this
Division.
(b) The City Manager is authorized to summarily reimpound any vehicle removed in
violation of this Section.
Sec. 32-321.772. Auction of Vehicles.
If a vehicle has not been reclaimed as provided in Section 32-321.770 of this Division,
the City Manager shall dispose of such vehicle as provided by the Code of Iowa.
Secs. 32-321.773 – 32-321.799. Reserved.
ARTICLE XV. MISCELLANEOUS CITY PROVISIONS
DIVISION 1. NOISE.
Sec. 32-321.800. Vehicular Noise.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to make, continue, or cause any disturbing,
excessive, or offensive noise which results in discomfort or annoyance to any
reasonable person of normal sensitivity by means of any radio, compact disk player,
stereo, speakers, cassette tape player, or similar sound device in a motor vehicle.
(b) The operation of any radio, compact disk player, stereo, speakers, cassette tape
player, or similar sound device in such a manner so as to be audible at a distance of
two hundred feet (200') from the motor vehicle shall constitute evidence of a prima facie
violation of this Section.
(c) The scheduled fine for a violation of this Section shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
Secs. 32-321.801 – 32-321.804. Reserved.
DIVISION II. TRUCKS AND/OR MACHINERY
Sec. 32-321.805. Engine Brakes and Compression Brakes.
(a) It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to use or operate or cause to be
used or operated within the city, any engine brake, compression brake, or mechanical
exhaust device designed to aid in the braking or deceleration of any vehicle that results
in excessive, loud, unusual, or explosive noise from such vehicle.
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(b) The usage of an engine brake, compression brake, or mechanical exhaust
device designed to aid in braking or deceleration in such a manner so as to be audible
at a distance of three hundred feet (300') from the motor vehicle shall constitute
evidence of a prima facie violation of this Section.
(c) The scheduled fine for a violation of this Section shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
Secs. 32-321.806 – 32-321.899. Reserved.
Sec. 32-321.900. Operation of Vehicles with Caterpillar Wheels or Heavy Lugs
Restricted.
Tractors or other machinery moving on caterpillar wheels or having heavy lugs shall not
be permitted to be moved over any of the streets without first securing a route from the
City Manager and it shall be unlawful to move such vehicle over any street other than
shown in such routing instructions.
Sec. 32-321.901. Motor Truck Routes.
(a) Motor trucks registered for a gross weight limit exceeding ten thousand (10000)
pounds (five (5) tons) shall travel over marked highways when operating in the city and
shall not depart from such marked highways except that any motor truck whose
destination is in the city may depart from such highway at that point on the highway
nearest to its destination and then proceed directly to such destination.
(b) Motor trucks whose trips originate within the city shall travel by the most direct
route to that point on a marked highway nearest to such point of origin.
(c) Motor trucks entering the city on an unmarked highway shall proceed to the
nearest marked highway by the most direct route and then proceed to their destination,
except when the destination lies between the point of entry into the city and the marked
highway.
(d) The City Manager is authorized to designate and establish by appropriate signs
alternate motor truck routes and to post signs limiting motor trucks registered with a
gross weight limit exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds (five (5) tons) from
operating on non-highway streets.
(e) The provisions of this Section governing the travel of motor trucks on residential
streets shall not apply to public or private carriers of passengers on tour, fixed demand
response, or dial-a-ride routes or school or church buses.
Sec. 32-321.902. Motor Truck Routes Prohibited on Designated Streets.
(a) Motor trucks registered for a gross weight limit exceeding ten thousand (10,000)
pounds (five (5) tons) shall not travel over the following streets:
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Ice Harbor Drive, from First Street to the Third Street Overpass.
Main Street, from Fifth Street to Ninth Street.
(b) The City Manager shall post signs limiting motor trucks registered with a gross
weight limit exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds (five (5) tons) from operating on
the streets designated in Subsection (a) of this Section.
(c) The scheduled fine for a violation of this Section shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
Sec. 32-321.903. Heavy Vehicles Prohibited on Certain Bridges.
(a) When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall operate a vehicle
exceeding the posted gross vehicle weight limits on, or over the following bridges:
10 Tons
Louise Lane Bridge
12 Tons
Brunskill Road Bridge
20 Tons
Cousins Road Bridge
(b) This Section shall not apply to implements of husbandry or to implements of
husbandry loaded on hauling units for transporting the implements to locations for
purposes of repair.
(c) A person who violates this Section shall, upon conviction or a guilty plea, be
subject to a fine determined by dividing the difference between the actual weight of the
vehicle and the maximum weight allowed by this Section by one hundred (100) and
multiplying the quotient by two dollars ($2.00).
Secs. 32-321.904 – 32-321.999. Reserved.
DIVISION III. ADMINISTRATION.
Sec. 32-321.1000. Arrest, Notice to Appear.
Whenever a peace officer has reasonable cause to believe that a person has violated
any provisions of this Chapter, such officer may:
(1) Immediately arrest such person; or
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(2) Without arresting the person, prepare in triplicate a written summons to appear in
court containing the name and address of such person, the operator's or chauffeur's
licensee number, if any, the registration number, if any, of such person's vehicle, the
offense charged, and the time when and the place where such person shall appear in
court.
Sec. 32-321.1001. Records of Violations.
(a) The Clerk of Court shall keep a full record of every case in which a person is
charged with any violation of this Chapter.
(b) Within ten (10) days after a conviction or forfeiture of bail of a person upon a
charge of violating any provision of this Chapter, the Clerk of Court shall prepare and
immediately forward to the department of public safety an abstract of the record of the
court covering the case in which such person was so convicted or forfeited bail, which
abstract must be certified by the person so required to prepare the same to be true and
correct.
Sec. 32-321.1002. Authority of Peace Officers to Stop Vehicles.
Any peace officer is authorized to stop any vehicle to require exhibition of the driver's
operator or chauffeur license, to serve a summons or warning of traffic violation, to
inspect the condition of the vehicle, to inspect the vehicle with reference to size, weight,
cargo, bills of lading, or other manifest of employment and safety equipment, or to
inspect the registration certificate, the compensation certificate, travel order, or permit of
such vehicle.
Secs. 32-321.1003 – 32-321.1999. Reserved.
DIVISION IV. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES
Sec. 32-321.2000. Moving Vehicle into Prohibited Area.
No person shall move a vehicle not owned by such person into any prohibited area or
away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
Sec. 32-321.2001. Repairs.
No person shall repair or cause to be repaired any vehicle in the streets or alleys,
except in cases of emergency.
Sec. 32-321.2002. Operation of Advertising Vehicles.
No person shall operate any vehicle upon the streets which, by loudspeakers or
mechanical devices, is used to advertise events or the sale of goods, wares, or
merchandise.
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Secs. 32-321.2003 – 32-321.2999. Reserved.
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