No operator of any vehicle shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer, other authorized officer or official traffic-control device:
(A) Within any divisional island unless authorized and clearly indicated with appropriate signs or markings;
(B) On either side of any street between the projected property lines of any public walk, public steps, street or thoroughfare terminating at such street, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;
(C) In any area where the City Traffic Engineer determines that the parking or stopping of a vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or properly, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;
(D) In any area established by resolution of the Council as a no parking area, when such area is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface;
(E) Upon, along or across any railway track in such manner as to hinder, delay or obstruct the movement of any car traveling upon such track;
(F) In any area where the parking or stopping of any vehicle would constitute a traffic hazard or would endanger life or property;
(G) On any street or highway where the use of such street or highway or a portion thereof is necessary for the cleaning, repair or construction of the street or highway or the installation of underground utilities or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is authorized for a purpose other than the normal flow of traffic or where the use of the street or highway or any portion thereof is necessary for the movement of equipment, articles or structures of unusual size and the parking of such vehicle would prohibit or interfere with such use or movement; provided that signs giving notice of such no parking are erected or placed at least 24 hours prior to the effective time of such no parking;
(H) At any place within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection or in any business district when such place is indicated by appropriate signs or by red paint upon the curb surface except that a bus may stop at a designated bus stop;
(I) Within 20 feet of the approach to any traffic signal, boulevard stop sign or official electric flashing device;
(J) In any area marked "Council Member Parking Only" when such area has been designated with appropriate signs.
(`78 Code, § 10.20.040.) (Ord. 1995 § 1, 1990; Ord. 1506 § 1 (part), 1978.)