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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
(A) Upon those streets or portions of streets designated on the official traffic maps of the town as streets where parking is limited to certain designated times, no person shall park a vehicle, except in conformity with such limitations, when signs have been placed, erected or installed and maintained on such streets giving notice of the applicable limitations.
(B) Whenever signs are placed at locations designated on the official traffic maps, which signs indicate that such locations are reserved for the parking of taxis, buses and the like, no automobile or other vehicle other than the type specified shall park at such locations.
(Prior Code, § 72.03) Penalty, see § 72.99
Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or other ordinance of the town, no automobile, trailer or other vehicle shall remain parked in the same place on the streets in the town for longer than 120 hours at any one time.
(Prior Code, § 72.04) Penalty, see § 72.99
(A) No person shall stand or park a vehicle upon any street for the principal purpose of:
(1) Displaying it for sale;
(2) Washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency;
(3) Storage thereof by garages, dealers or other persons, when such storage is not incidental to the bona fide use and operation of such vehicle;
(4) Storage of any detached trailer or van when the towing unit has been disconnected; and/or
(5) Transferring merchandise or freight from one vehicle to another.
(B) No person shall stand or park any vehicle on any street for the primary purpose of advertising.
(Prior Code, § 72.05) Penalty, see § 72.99
(A) No vehicle shall be parked with the left side of such vehicle next to the curb, except on one-way streets, and it shall be unlawful to stand or park any vehicle in a street other than parallel with the curb and with the right wheels of the vehicle within 12 inches of the regularly established curb line; except that, upon those streets that have been marked for angle parking, vehicles shall be parked at the angle to the curb indicated by such marks.
(B) In no case shall a vehicle remain backed up to the curb, except when actually loading or unloading.
(C) On any street which is marked off with lines indicating the parking spaces for cars, the same shall be parked between such lines.
(Prior Code, § 72.06) Penalty, see § 72.99
Parked cars shall move out in the direction headed, or if they are parked at an angle with the curb, they shall back out at that angle until they have cleared the other cars and shall then proceed in the direction they are most nearly headed in.
(Prior Code, § 72.08) Penalty, see § 72.99
Any police officer of the town, upon finding any vehicle parked in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, if the owner or operator is not present, may have such vehicle moved from the street and placed in storage at the expense of the owner or operator of such vehicle.
(Prior Code, § 72.11)
(A) Parking is prohibited along the following streets or portions of streets for a period no longer than two hours: from the town’s Fire Department, right side of street (Highway 184), to traffic light. The spaces designated for two-hour parking are visibly marked by signs indicating such.
(B) A change of position of vehicle from one point directly to another point within the same block or parking lot shall be deemed a continuously parking period.
(Prior Code, § 72.12) Penalty, see § 72.99
No person or business shall knowingly obstruct, occupy, or cause to be occupied any parking space marked for handicap parking unless it is by a vehicle properly displaying a duly issued and valid handicap parking placard. This restriction shall apply to building materials, personal property, items associated with said the operation of the business, or any other materials which would impede use of the handicap parking space as designated.
(Ord. passed - -2022)
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