(A) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places:
(1) On a sidewalk;
(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 25 feet of an intersection;
(7) Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(8) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless signs or markings indicate a different length;
(9) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
(10) Within 25 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance (when properly signposted);
(11) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or construction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(12) On the 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 within a highway tunnel;
(14) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping;
(15) At any place with a curb painted yellow.
(B) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his or her control into any prohibited area or away from a curb any distance that is unlawful.
(C) Violation of this section may constitute an infraction in accordance with § 10.99 of this Code and G.S. § 14-4.
(`84 Code, § 7-1131) (Ord. passed 5-26-42; Am. Ord. passed 4-30-68; Am. Ord. 2009-O-06, passed 7- 13-09; Am. Ord. 2015-O-17, passed 8-3-15; Am. Ord. 2022-O-01, passed 3-1-22) Penalty, see § 70.99