It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop or park the vehicle except in a case of real emergency or in compliance with the provisions of this traffic code or when directed by a police officer or traffic sign or signal at any time in the following places:
(A) On the mainly-traveled portion of any roadway or on any other place in the roadway where vehicles stand in any manner other than as specified in § 72.02 of this chapter;
(B) On a sidewalk;
(C) In front of sidewalk ramps provided for persons with disabilities;
(D) In front of a public or private driveway;
(E) Within an intersection or crosswalk, or within 25 feet of the intersection of the right-of-way line with the intersection of any other street, road or public way;
(F) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping or parking, including for special events. This does not apply to police officers when operating properly identified vehicles during the performance of their official duties;
(G) Within 30 feet of any flashing beacon, traffic sign or traffic-control device;
(KRS 189.450(5)
(H) On a public street or city-owned lot upon which is placed a parking violation notice bearing the license number of the vehicle, where the violation notice has been altered or changed or bears a date different from the date the vehicle is parked;
(I) On the public square or in any city-owned parking lot when the vehicle is backed into the designated space;
(J) On any public street or city-owned parking lot which is so parked as to block a parking space other than that in which the vehicle is parked;
(K) On a public street or city-owned lot where parking is prohibited and the prohibition is so designated by appropriate signs or markings;
(L) On the wrong side of a public street;
(M) So as to block any public street, alley, sidewalk or way;
(N) In front of any United States drive-by mail box or depository;
(O) In front of, or so as to block any fire hydrant;
(P) On any public street, way or thoroughfare in a zone where parking is allowed only for an allotted period of time and so designated, where the vehicle remains parked for more than the allotted time;
(Q) In a private driveway or upon a public street so as to block a private driveway without the consent of the owner or person in control of the driveway;
(R) In a private lot or space provided by any person for his or her own use or the use of the tenants or customers; provided, the lot or space is property designated by appropriate signs, where the operator of the vehicle is not a customer or does not have the consent of the owner or person in charge the lot or space; and, provided further that, in the case of reserved spaces in private lots that the person so parking does not have the consent of the person for whom the space is reserved and so marked and designated. The blocking of a private lot or designated space therein shall be deemed illegal parking;
(S) On a public street or city-owned lot, at a parking space that is reserved for any individual, department, firm or corporation and so marked and designated by the city; and
(T) At any place in violation of any other ordinance of the city which is in effect.
(Prior Code, § 72.03) (Ord. passed 3-7-1960; Ord. passed 8-20-1979) Penalty, see § 72.99