Commercial vehicles over stated weight or size limits (typically trucks over 1 ton or with commercial lettering) are prohibited from overnight parking on residential streets and in residential yards.
Mount Vernon traffic code restricts overnight on-street parking of commercial vehicles in residential districts; typical limits bar vehicles over 1 ton gross or with commercial plates/lettering from parking between roughly 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. in residential zones. Tractor-trailers and box trucks are prohibited on most residential streets at all times outside active deliveries.
Tickets of $65-$150 per night; repeat violators can be towed. Habitual commercial storage in residential zones also triggers zoning enforcement.
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Chickens and livestock are prohibited in Mount Vernon residential zones. The city's dense urban character (~4 sq mi) excludes agricultural uses from zoning.
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