(A) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the law or direction of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
(1) On a sidewalk, except:
(a) Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; and
(b) In front of those residences that are prohibited from street parking between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. when school is in session.
(2) In front of a public or private driveway;
(3) Within an intersection;
(4) Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
(5) On a crosswalk;
(6) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(7) Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, yield right-of-way sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(8) Between the curb or edge of the pavement and the public sidewalk or property line;
(9) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of railroad crossing;
(10) Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance when posted;
(11) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(12) On a roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(13) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or in a tunnel;
(14) In a private parking lot, parking outside of the designated parking places in such a manner as to block other vehicles from exiting or entering parking stalls; or
(15) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping or parking.
(B) Unless otherwise indicated, no sign shall be required to be posted indicating parking is prohibited in those locations specified in division (A) above.
(C) No person other than a police officer shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his or her control into any area enumerated in division (A) above or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful, or to start or cause to be started the motor of any motor vehicle, or shift, or change or move the levers, brake, starting device, gears or other mechanism of a parked motor vehicle to a position other than in which it was left by the owner or driver thereof, or attempt to do so.
(D) In a parking lot, parking outside of the designated parking places in such a manner as to block other vehicles from exiting and entering parking stalls.
(Ord. 90-07-55, passed 7-10-1990; Ord. 97-12-82, passed 11-17-1997; Ord. 99-01-04, passed 1-18-1999; Ord. 2003-10-69, passed 10-20-2003; Ord. 2009-12-66, passed 12-7-2009)
Cross-reference:
Stopping, standing or parking prohibited; signs required, see Ch. 8, Art. 6, Schd. III