City of Annapolis - File #: O-33-20

• File #: O-33-20
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 8/19/2020
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 9/14/2020
• Final action: 10/26/2020
• Title: Towing of Vehicles - For the purpose of clarifying when a stopped, standing, or parked vehicle is subject to towing.
• Sponsors: Elly Tierney, Rhonda Pindell Charles
• Indexes: Public Safety Committee, Transportation Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/26/2020	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
10/8/2020	1	Transportation Committee	recommend favorably	Pass
10/5/2020	1	Public Safety Committee	recommend favorably	Pass
9/29/2020	1	City Council	declare the public hearing closed
9/14/2020	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
9/14/2020	1	City Council	refer
9/14/2020	1	City Council	refer

Title
Towing of Vehicles - For the purpose of clarifying when a stopped, standing, or parked vehicle is subject to towing.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 33-20

Introduced by: Alderwoman Tierney
Co-sponsored by: Alderwoman Pindell Charles

Referred to
Public Safety Committee
Transportation Committee

AN ORDINANCE concerning

Towing of Vehicles

FOR the purpose of clarifying when a stopped, standing, or parked vehicle is subject to towing.

BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2020 Edition
12.20.010
12.20.020
12.20.030
12.20.110
12.20.200
12.20.210


SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:

Title 12 - VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 12.20 - STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING

Section 12.20.010 - Obstructing driveway.

A. It is unlawful and a misdemeanor for a driver of any vehicle to park the vehicle in such a manner that a driveway or any portion thereof is blocked so that free entrance and exit INGRESS AND EGRESS to such driveway is hindered.
B. Any person violating this section, upon conviction, is subject to a fine as established by resolution of the City Council. A VEHICLE PARKED IN VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO TOWING PURSUANT TO SECTION 12.20.210 AND A PERSON VIOLATING THIS SECTION, UPON CONVICTION, IS SUBJECT TO A FINE AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

Section 12.20.020 - Parking adjacent to red-lined curb, bus stop zone or fire hydrant zone.

A. It is unlawful and a misdemeanor for the driver of any vehicle to park such vehicle adjacent to a curb indicated or marked by a red line, bus stop zones and within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant.
B. Any person violating this section, upon conviction, is subject to a fine as established by resolution of the City Council. A VEHICLE PARKED IN VIOLATION O...