§ 36-5. Parking, storing, driving and/or riding a motor vehicle upon servitudes, etc., prohibited.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to park, store, drive and/or ride a motor vehicle upon any canal servitudes, levees or levee rights-of-way, public drainage servitudes, neutral grounds, medians, and/or on the rights-of-way between the paved portion of a dedicated street and the property line of the adjacent landowner within the parish, and/or on the unpaved or non-graveled portion of the front yard area of any private residence or business except where permitted by the appropriate parish department, which permission shall be indicated by the erection of appropriate signs in the area.

(b)

Any motor vehicle which is parked or stored unlawfully in violation of this section may be tagged by the department of inspection and code enforcement, and such motor vehicle may be subject to the same processes as junked, wrecked and/or abandoned vehicles, in accordance with Article V, Division 3 of this chapter. Alternatively, any motor vehicle which is parked or stored unlawfully in violation of this section and is deemed to be a recurring or multiple violation (defined as more than one (1) occurrence), may be issued a violation under this section and be subject to hearing and penalties pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2.5 of the Code of Ordinances.

(c)

Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be punished as set forth in section 1-10 of this Code.

(Code 1961, § 11-12.1; Ord. No. 23298, § 1, 5-7-08; Ord. No. 23615, § 2, 8-12-09; Ord. No. 23671, § 7, 10-14-09)