Fair Parking Problems

This year's fair has brought a larger number of parking complaints to the MMNA board. Complaints have included parking on the incorrect side of the street during the events and people allowing attendees to park on their yards. Both of these actions violate city regulations that are in place to protect public safety and protect our property values.

In response to a parking complaint to the Mayor's Action Line, the police department sent along the following email, with a course of action to report violations listed at the bottom. If you see a violation of any city parking ordinance, we would encourage you to call the police non-emergency number to report the violation. Not reporting the violations will only make the problem worse in the future.


From the Tulsa Police Department:

Below are some of the parking ordinances and most of the fines are $15 except as noted:

SECTION 522. STOPPING OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFICPLACES
No person shall at any time stop, stand or park a vehicle except in compliancewiththe direction of a police officer or traffic-control device in any of the following places:
A. On a sidewalk;
B. Over a sidewalk to any degree;
C. Within an intersection;
D. Within ten (10) feet of a fire hydrant; $60
E. On or over a crosswalk to any degree;
F. Within fifteen (15) feet of nearest rail of a railroad;
G. Within twenty (20) feet of fire station driveway; $60
H. In a manner that obscures a traffic-control device;
I. In front of or at the exit of any theater or public building while people arecongregating therein;
J. On area between sidewalk and curb;
K. On grounds of any public park except where permitted by official signs; $25
L. In fire or safety zones; $60
M. In front of entrance of any public building of three (3) or more stories inheight;
N. In an alley except as provided in Section 517;
O. Across a driveway to any degree;
P. On the center median of traffic lanes of any controlled access highway;
Q. Any other public property not designed to accommodate motor vehicles; or
R. On any surface other than a hard surface area constructed of an all-weathermaterial, unless such parking has been previously authorized pursuant to the provisions of Title 42 or Title 26, Tulsa Revised Ordinances. $50
Ord. Nos. 16803, 18207, 19825

SECTION 507. STOPPING AND PARKINGWhere official signs prohibit parking on any part of any street or roadway, no person shall park a vehicle in any such designated place where parking is so prohibited, nor shall any person park a vehicle upon public property where official signs designate such property for special use. The above information is also on website www.cityoftulsa.org. Hopefully this information will empower the neighborhood. Call 596.9222 for police responding to parking violations. In addition, call this number and request the Fire Department to respond and evaluate the emergency vehicle access who will issue additional citations.