Legal Documents of Halls

Code of Halls

Halls
Title 15 : Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking
Chapter 6 : Parking

15-601 : Generally.

No person shall leave any motor vehicle unattended on any street without first setting the brakes thereon, stopping the motor, removing the ignition key, and turning the front wheels of such vehicle toward the nearest curb or gutter of the street.

Except as hereinafter provided, every vehicle parked upon a street within this municipality shall be so parked that its right wheels are approximately parallel to and within eighteen (18) inches of the right edge or curb of the street. On one-way streets where the municipality has not placed signs prohibiting the same, vehicles may be permitted to park on the left side of the street, and in such cases the left wheels shall be required to be within eighteen (18) inches of the left edge or curb of the street.

Notwithstanding anything else in this code to the contrary, no person shall park or leave a vehicle parked on any public street or alley within the fire limits between the hours of 1:00 A.M. and 5:00 A.M. or on any other public street or alley for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours without the prior approval of the chief of police.

Furthermore, no person shall wash, grease, or work on any vehicle, except to make repairs necessitated by an emergency, while such vehicle is parked on a public street. (1980 Code, § 9-501)

Date Last Updated: 01/03/2011
Codification Date: 03/01/1998

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Eugene Pugh

Aldermen - Wayne Belton

Aldermen - Ty Brasfield

Aldermen - Matt Henderson

Aldermen - David Jennings

Aldermen - James Tyus

Aldermen - Stan Young

Recorder - Vonda Shelton