ARTICLE III. - STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING
Part of the Code of Ordinances of Ridgeland, SC.
The text
Sec. 32-55. - Loading zone.#
(a)
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time, other than for the expeditious unloading or loading of passengers in any place marked as a passenger zone.
(b)
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time, other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a loading zone during the time specified. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of material exceed 30 minutes.
(Code 1995, § 10.08.010; Code 2006, § 72.01)
Sec. 32-56. - Blocking streets and alleys.#
(a)
No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic, except that a driver may stop temporarily during the actual loading or unloading of passengers or when necessary in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or a police officer.
(b)
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic.
(Code 1995, § 10.08.020; Code 2006, § 72.02)
Sec. 32-57. - Manner of parking.#
(a)
Where parking is permitted on streets not marked off for parking, the operator of any vehicle shall park the vehicle with the right-front and right-rear wheels as near as possible to the curb and parallel thereto. Vehicles parked within marked areas shall not occupy any part of more than one space.
(b)
Effective from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. a two-hour parking limit will apply to all parking spaces on Jacob Smart Boulevard (U.S. 17) from Wilson Street, south to Adams Street, and on Main Street from Jacob Smart Boulevard (U.S. 17) west to the railroad. The two-hour parking limit will also apply to any space that is specifically marked by a parking sign.
(c)
Violation of the provisions of this section shall result in a fine of $5.00. The fine shall be due and payable within five working days of the issuance of the citation. An additional penalty of $5.00 shall be assessed for failure to remit payment within five working days.
(Code 1995, § 10.08.030; Code 2006, § 72.03; Ord. of 10-6-1986; Ord. of 6-4-1992)
Sec. 32-58. - Special parking places.#
The council may, in its discretion, designate special parking places for doctors and any other persons for which sufficient cause is shown.
(Code 1995, § 10.08.040; Code 2006, § 72.04)
Sec. 32-59. - Display for sale, or washing, greasing and the like beside roadway.#
No person shall stand or park vehicles alongside any roadway for the principal purpose of: (1)
Displaying it for sale;
(2)
Washing, greasing or repairing the vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
(Code 1995, § 10.08.050; Code 2006, § 72.05)
Sec. 32-60. - Parking of trucks and trailers on residential streets.#
(a)
Unless otherwise exempted in this chapter, no person shall stand, idle or park a vehicle having a manufacturer's payload rating of greater than one-ton and having a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) classified by the United States Department of Transportation as a Class 3 vehicle or greater, or a tractor, semi-trailer, staked trailer, flatbed trailer, lowboy trailer, bus, motor home or recreational vehicle for more than 30 consecutive minutes on a state, county or town road within corporate town limits, with the sole exception of areas zoned for industrial use. Residential deliveries are exempt from the parking time limitation provided the delivery vehicle is in the process of being loaded or unloaded.
(b)
Moving vans, motor homes and recreational vehicles shall be exempt from the 30 minute time limitation if the vehicle is in the process of being loaded and/or unloaded. In no circumstance shall moving vans, motor homes or recreational vehicles be permitted to load and/or unload on a local or collector street within town corporate limits for more than 48 hours.
Exhibit A
(Ord. No. 02-2022, § 1, Exh. A, 1-20-2022)