No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or when so directed by a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
(A) On a sidewalk or on the space between the sidewalk and the curb;
(B) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb, or within 30 feet of a point of the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone;
(C) Within an intersection;
(D) On a crosswalk;
(E) Within 20 feet of any intersection or crosswalk;
(F) Within 30 feet of any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic-control signal located at the side of a street or roadway;
(G) Within 50 feet in any direction of the outer edge of a railroad underpass or overhead bridge;
(H) Within 50 feet of the closest rail on either side of any street leading to a grade crossing; provided that, where existing permanent structures are located closer than 50 feet, parking may be permitted in front of such structures, unless otherwise prohibited, and if such parking does not block the view in either direction of the approach of a locomotive or train;
(I) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction, when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(J) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure or within any underpass structure;
(K) Within 15 feet in either direction of the entrance to a hotel, theater, hospital, sanitarium or any public building;
(L) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopping, standing or parking at the edge or curb of a street;
(M) Within 15 feet of any fire plug or hydrant;
(N) Within 15 feet of the driveway entrance to any Fire Department station or on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any such station within 75 feet of such entrance when properly sign posted;
(O) Within 12 feet of the point where the margin of any alley or driveway of a public business intersects any public street in the town;
(P) At any place where the vehicle would block the use of a driveway;
(Q) At any place where the standing of a vehicle will reduce the usable width of the roadway for moving traffic to less than 14 feet; and/or
(R) At those places specified on the official traffic maps and at which signs are placed which prohibit parking or when the curbing has been painted yellow in lieu of such signs.
(Prior Code, § 72.02) (Ord. passed 1-8-1990) Penalty, see § 72.99
Statutory reference:
Parking near fire hydrant or entrance to fire station, see G.S. § 20-162
Parking near fire hydrant or entrance to fire station, see G.S. § 20-162