(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 or on the unpaved area lying between the curb and public sidewalk;
(2) In front of a public or private driveway;
(3) Within an intersection or within thirty feet of an intersection;
(4) Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant;
(5) On a crosswalk;
(6) Within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(7) Within thirty 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 thirty feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;
(9) Within fifty feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
(10) Within twenty feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five feet of such entrance (when properly signposted);
(11) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction 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 street or highway or within a street or highway tunnel;
(14) At any place where signs prohibit stopping, standing or parking, or where the curbing or street is painted yellow or red, or at any place in excess of the maximum time limited by signs;
(15) Within twenty-five feet of any mail receptacle served regularly by a carrier using a motor vehicle for daily deliveries, if such parking interferes with or causes delay in the carrier's schedule;
(16) Upon any controlled-access highway;
(17) At any place on any street or highway where the safety and convenience of the traveling public is thereby endangered;
(18) Over or across any lines or marks established by the Municipality to indicate parking spaces;
(19) In front of the entrance to any school, hospital, church, hotel, theatre, assembly hall or place of amusement; and
(20) Within three feet of the entrance to any driveway.
(Ord. 584. Passed 3-20-00.)
(b) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
(WVaC 17C-13-3)