Just seeing this for the first time. The Inspector bagged someone else I know for his two Deuces in Falls Church, VA. One was parked in the street in front of his house; the other in his driveway. He was fined $100 per truck, but fought the tix. He actually ended up with 3 tix total. Won on the two tix. Think he went back to DMV and got the weight reduced on the trucks, but ended up having to park them elsewhere. Inspector pops by every now & then looking for the trucks. Someone in the neighbourhood is obviously calling it in.
Falls Church City Code:
Sec. 26-9. - Unlicensed vehicles, boats and trailers on streets.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer on any street in the city unless same shall have displayed valid license plates, a valid state inspection certificate or sticker and a valid city sticker, when such vehicle is, by law, required to display a city sticker or state inspection certificate or sticker.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any boat or boat trailer on any street in a residentially zoned district in the city.
(c)
Any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, boat or boat trailer parked on the streets of the city in violation of the provisions of this section may be removed at the expense of the owner and disposed of in the same manner as prescribed in
section 26-8
(Code 1973, § 21-10; Code 1982, § 20-9; Ord. No. 885; Ord. No. 952)
State law reference— Authority of city to provide for removal and disposition of unattended and abandoned vehicles, Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1201.
Sec. 26-10. - Prerequisites to leaving vehicle in street or parking lot.
No person having control or charge of a motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to stand on any street or parking lot unattended without first effectively setting the handbrake, stopping the motor and, on public streets, turning the front wheels into the curb or side of the street.
Sec. 26-14. - Commercial vehicles on residential streets.
(a)
Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Commercial vehicle shall include any motor vehicle upon which is displayed or painted any sign which identifies or advertises any business or commercial venture of any kind, and any other motor vehicle which is used primarily in any business or commercial venture of any kind, when such use is apparent to observation and shall include, but not be limited to, taxicabs, tow trucks, tractors, tractor-trailers, delivery, service and repair vehicles and dump trucks.
Residential district shall include only those areas zoned R-1A, R-1B, R-C, R-M and R-TH established under the provisions of
chapter 48, pertaining to zoning.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any commercial vehicle on any street in a residentially zoned district in the city; provided that a commercial vehicle may be parked on such a street for not more than eight hours within any 24-hour period while loading or unloading or while the custodian of the commercial vehicle is performing services at a residence or site adjacent to the street upon which the commercial vehicle is parked.
(c)
Any commercial vehicle parked in violation of the terms of this section may be removed at the expense of the owner and disposed of in the same manner as prescribed in
section 26-8
Sec. 26-8. - Removal and disposition of unattended or abandoned vehicles.
(a)
Whenever any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer is:
(1)
Found on the streets of the city or public grounds, which vehicle is unattended by the owner or operator and constitutes a hazard to traffic or is parked in such manner as to be in violation of law;
(2)
Left unattended for more than 48 hours upon any street or publicly owned property or upon any privately owned property other than the property of the owner of such motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, within the city; or
(3)
Abandoned upon such privately owned property without the permission of the owner, lessee or occupant regardless of whether it was brought onto the private property with the consent of the owner or person in control of the private property;
It shall be presumed that the motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, or part thereof, is abandoned if:
(1)
It lacks:
a.
A current license plate;
b.
A current city sticker; or
c.
A valid state inspection certificate or sticker; and
(2)
It has been in a specific location for ten days without being moved.
Sec. 48-931. - Single-family residences excepted.
The various provisions of this division, with the exception of the specific use requirements in sections
48-898,
48-932 through
48-935,
48-938,
48-939 and
48-941(2), shall not apply to residential spaces and aisles provided accessory to and on the same property as any single-family residence or townhouse for the exclusive use of the residents of that property; provided, further, that such accessory residential parking spaces comply with the following requirements:
(1)
No more than four vehicles are to be parked on any one property.
(2)
No more than one vehicle with an open or enclosed bed for hauling service, and designed to carry, handle, transport and/or move goods or perform services in commerce, industry or trade, but not including passenger cars, station wagons, or similar types and sizes of vehicles that are designed to haul passengers, as provided by
section 48-237(1), shall be parked on any one property, and when so parked such vehicle must be within a fully enclosed private garage.
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