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1997 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-1224 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-1224. County ordinances prohibiting certain parking in streets and highways.
A. The governing body of any county may, by ordinance, prohibit any person from parking any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer on or adjacent to the highways in the county when such person parks any such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for commercial purposes. The provisions of any such ordinance shall not apply to motor vehicle carriers when picking up or discharging passengers.
B. The governing body of any county with a population greater than 500,000 may,
by ordinance, prohibit any person from parking any commercial vehicle, as
defined herein in this section, on or adjacent
to the highways of the county in areas zoned for residential use.
For the purposes of this section, the term "commercial vehicle" may
include: (i) any solid waste collection vehicle, tractor truck or tractor
truck/semitrailer or tractor truck/trailer combination, dump truck, concrete
mixer truck, towing and recovery vehicle with a registered gross weight of
12,000 pounds or more, and any heavy construction equipment, whether located on
the highway or on a truck, trailer, or semitrailer; (ii) any trailer,
semitrailer, or other vehicle in which food or beverages are stored or sold;
(iii) any trailer or semitrailer used for transporting landscaping or lawn-care
equipment whether or not such trailer or semitrailer is attached to another
vehicle; and (iv) any vehicle licensed by the Commonwealth for use as a common
or contract carrier or as a limousine. Such ordinance shall permit,
however, one resident of each single-family dwelling unit zoned for residential
use to park one commercial vehicle, as defined herein, vehicle
licensed as a taxicab or limousine on or adjacent to such
highways, provided other vehicles are permitted to park thereon.
The provisions of any such ordinance shall not apply to a commercial
vehicle when picking up or discharging passengers or when temporarily parked
pursuant to the performance of work or service at a particular location.
For the purpose of this section, the term "commercial vehicle" may
include: (i) any commercial motor vehicle, as defined by § 46.2-341.4;
(ii) any truck or semitrailer, as defined by § 46.2-100; (iii) any vehicle
licensed by the Commonwealth for use as a common or contract carrier or as a
limousine. The provisions of any such ordinance shall not apply to a commercial
vehicle when picking up or discharging passengers or when temporarily parked
pursuant to the performance of work or service at a particular location.
C. Any violation of the provisions of any such ordinance shall be a traffic infraction.