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1998 SESSION
984453203Be 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 and town 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 bodies of any county with a
population greater than 500,000 and of towns located therein may, by
ordinance, prohibit any person from parking any commercial vehicle, as defined
in this section, on the highways [ of the county or
town within their respective jurisdiction ] 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 vehicle licensed as a
taxicab or limousine on 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.
C. Any violation of the provisions of any such ordinance shall be a traffic infraction.