Athens City Code

1. (1) Except as hereinafter provided, every vehicle parked upon a street within the city shall be so parked that its right wheels are parallel to and within 18 inches of the right edge or curb of the street. On one-way streets where the city has not placed signs prohibiting the same, vehicles may be permitted to park on the left side of the street and, in such cases, the left wheels shall be required to be within 18 inches of the left edge or curb of the street.
2. (2) No person shall park or leave a vehicle, motorized or non-motorized, or any trailer parked on any other public street for more than 24 hours without prior approval of the city manager, or his/her designee. Upon written request, the city manager, or his/her designee, will investigate the proposed parking to ensure that the parked vehicle or trailer does not pose a traffic hazard and, upon determining that no hazard exists, may grant approval for the vehicle or trailer to be parked on the public street. In no case will permission be granted for more than seven days.
3. (3) Furthermore, no person shall wash, grease, or work on any vehicle, except to make repairs necessitated by an emergency, while such vehicle is parked on a public street.

(Code 1972, § 9-501; Code 1995, § 15-601; Ord. No. 917, 4-20-2004; Ord. No. 1085, § 4, 12-19-2019)