Sec. 18-301. - Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places.

(a)

Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or to be in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall:

(1)

Stop, stand or park a vehicle:

a.

On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;

b.

On a sidewalk;

c.

Within an intersection;

d.

On a crosswalk;

e.

Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;

f.

Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;

g.

Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;

h.

On any railroad tract;

i.

At any place where official signs prohibit stopping;

j.

Within ten feet of the corner of any intersection of any public street or private way;

k.

Where designated as visiting medical personnel only.

(2)

Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:

a.

In front of or within three feet of a public or private driveway;

b.

Within ten feet of a fire hydrant;

c.

Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;

d.

Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;

e.

Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station, and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of such entrance, when properly signposted;

f.

At any place where official signs prohibit standing.

(3)

Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers:

a.

Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;

b.

At any place where official signs prohibit parking;

c.

When a vehicle is temporarily parked for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers it must use the emergency parking signal for the vehicle.

(b)

No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is unlawful.

(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 18-301; Ch. 193, § I, 12-18-01; Ch. 862, § I, 12-1-22)