§ 26-127.04. Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places.

(a)

General rule. The provisions of this Section apply except as necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device.

(b)

Stopping, standing, or parking. No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle:

(1)

In front of a public driveway;

(2)

On a sidewalk;

(3)

In an intersection;

(4)

On a crosswalk;

(5)

Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the Director indicates a different length by signs or markings;

(6)

Alongside or opposite any highway excavation or obstruction if to do so would obstruct traffic;

(7)

On any bridge or other elevated structure on a highway;

(8)

In a highway tunnel;

(9)

At any place where stopping is prohibited by an official sign; or

(10)

On any entrance or exit ramp of any highway with two or more lanes for traffic moving in the same direction.

(c)

Standing or parking. No person shall stand or park a vehicle:

(1)

Within three (3) feet of a private driveway without the consent of the owner or occupant of the premises;

(2)

Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;

(3)

Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;

(4)

Within thirty (30) feet on the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;

(5)

Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station or on the side of a highway opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of the entrance, if properly sign posted;

(6)

At any place where standing is prohibited by an official sign;

(7)

On the roadway side of any other vehicle that is stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a highway; or

(8)

On a curve or hill where solid lines on the surface of the roadway indicate a zone in which passing is prohibited;

(9)

With both of the side wheels more than twelve (12) inches from the curb;

(10)

In a direction other than the flow of traffic;

(11)

So as to prevent another vehicle already stopped near the curb or otherwise legally parked, from moving away;

(12)

Not wholly within a designated parking space, or within two (2) feet of the front or rear bumper of another vehicle parked at or parallel to the curb;

(13)

In a taxi stand when properly posted by official signs;

(14)

Upon any street or alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than nine (9) feet of the width of a roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic;

(15)

Upon any street where no-passing lines have been marked in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than nine (9) feet of width of the roadway between said vehicle and the no-passing line;

(16)

Upon the left-hand side of a highway which includes two or more separate roadways with traffic restricted to one direction upon any such roadway unless signs are erected to permit such standing or parking on any such one-way roadway;

(17)

Between the curb lines and the adjacent property lines except where signs are installed designating this as a permissible parking area.

(18)

On an unpaved area of a residential lot.

(19)

Within ten feet of a curb-side residential mailbox, except Sundays and Federal holidays, subject to a complaint by the property owner.

(20)

On any County roads, County property or in a County right-of-way for the sale or attempted sale of a vehicle or vehicles.

(d)

Parking. No person shall park a vehicle:

(1)

Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail in a railroad grade crossing;

(2)

Unless for the use of handicapped individual, in a space or zone marked as restricted for the use of handicapped individuals;

(3)

At any other place where parking is prohibited by an official sign.

(e)

Penalty. Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and for curbstoning, a fine of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each offense.

(f)

Penalty. Notwithstanding Section 26-127.04(e), any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section pertaining to residential parking shall be subject to a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).

(CB-51-1978; CB-111-1979; CB-14-1985; CB-20-1999; CB-15-2002; CB-81-2003; CB-39-2011; CB-13-2015; CB-63-2016; CB-96-2018)