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An ordinance to amend Chapter 12.40 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws regarding restrictions for street and alley parking.
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WHEREAS, trucks and motor vehicles exceeding ten thousand pounds, box trucks, food trucks, trailers, tank trucks, and dump trucks repeatedly park on the right-of-way of the Metropolitan Government and obstruct other vehicles and pedestrians on local roads; and
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Code of Laws section 12.40.080 states that no vehicle shall be parked in a manner as to leave less than twelve feet of roadway available for the free movement of vehicular traffic; and
WHEREAS, notwithstanding current code provisions, additional measures are needed to ensure the free flow of traffic and to address obstructions on the roads and alleys of the Metropolitan Government.
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interest of the Metropolitan Government to amend the Code to prohibit trucks and similar vehicles from parking in the right of way.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That Section 12.40.180 of Metropolitan Code of Laws is hereby amended by deleting the section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
12.40.180 - Large Vehicle Parking in the Public Right-of-Way Prohibited.
A. For purposes of this section:
1. "Box truck" means a commercial truck with an enclosed, box-shaped cargo area that is separate from the cab.
2. "Food truck" means vehicle capable of movement and equipped to serve food.
3. "Food trailer" means a non-motorized unit equipped to serve food that is designed to be towed by a separate vehicle.
4. "Streets" means all streets, roads, highways, avenues, boulevards, publicly owned rights-of-way, bridges, tunnels, or other public ways dedicated to public use and maintained for general public travel within the area of the metropolitan government.
B. Except as otherwise permitted by law, the parking of trucks, or motor vehicle...
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