10.44.040 - No stopping, standing or parking area—Additional prohibited violations.

No operator of any vehicle shall stop, stand, park, or leave standing a vehicle in any of the following places or in any of the following manners, except when necessary to avoid imminent safety hazards, conflict with other traffic or pedestrians, or in compliance with the direction of a law enforcement agency officer, deputy or other authorized officer, or traffic control device, sign or signal, or unless first securing any applicable city approval, authorization and/or permit: (1)

Within an area where traffic control devices, signals, markings, barriers, barricade, or colored curbs restrict or prohibit the stopping, standing and/or parking of vehicles.

(2)

In an area where the stopped, standing or parked vehicle would constitute a safety hazard to vehicular or pedestrian traffic, as determined by the city administrator, director, the traffic commission or city council.

(3)

Inside an intersection or crosswalk.

(4)

Within fifteen feet of a driveway that is used by an emergency vehicle owned or operated by a law enforcement agency, fire department, ambulance service care provider, or general acute care hospital. This subsection is not applicable to any vehicle owned or operated by a law enforcement agency, fire department, ambulance service care provider, or general acute care hospital.

(5)

Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant.

(6)

In front of a public or private driveway, unless by resolution or ordinance same is allowed by first securing a city approval, authorization and/or permit.

(7)

On any sidewalk, or such that any part of a sidewalk is blocked by the parked vehicle.

(8)

On or against the area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided roads, commonly referred as a "median strip."

(9)

More than eighteen inches from a curb, where street parking is permitted.

(10)

Within any lane of travel such that it obstructs the free use of any lane within a street.

(11)

No person who owns or has possession, custody or control of any vehicle shall park the vehicle upon any street, highway, alley, public way or public place for more than a consecutive period of seventy-two hours, unless otherwise permitted.

(12)

Upon, or near, any railroad track in such a manner, which may hinder, delay, or obstruct the movement of any railroad car traveling upon such track.

(13)

Within twenty-five feet of a crosswalk or intersection, except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop.

(14)

Within twenty feet of the approach to any traffic control device or sign.

(15)

Within an alley or narrow street, except as permitted by this title.

(16)

Within any setback area on private property, other than a driveway, unless authorized or exempted by state law or the city's zoning regulations pertaining to off-street parking.

(17)

Within the area of the street between the edge of a curb and the sidewalk that is typically planted, landscaped, or hardscaped, commonly referred to as a "parkway."

(18)

On any street where the use of the street or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or the installation of underground utilities; where the use of the street or any portion thereof is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic; where the use of the street or any portion thereof is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size, and the parking of a vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement; provided that signs giving notice of such no parking are erected or placed at least twenty-four hours prior to the effective time of such no parking.

(19)

Within any individual island or median, unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings.

(Ord. No. 706, § 2, 2-5-2019)