No person shall stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the provisions of this Traffic Code, or while obeying the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device, in any of the following places:
(a) On a curb or street lawn except a bicycle;
(b) In front of a public or private driveway;
(c) Within an intersection;
(d) Within ten feet of a fire hydrant;
(e) On a crosswalk;
(f) Within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(g) Within thirty feet of, and upon the approach to, any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control device;
(h) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by a traffic control device;
(i) Within fifty feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
(j) Within twenty feet of a driveway entrance to any fire station and, on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station, within seventy-five feet of the entrance when it is properly posted with signs;
(k) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(l) Alongside any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(m) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a street, or within a street tunnel;
(n) At any place where signs prohibit stopping, standing or parking, or where the curbing is painted yellow, or at any place in excess of the maximum time limited by signs;
(o) Within one foot of another parked vehicle, except that commercial trucks may park alongside any such stopped or parked vehicle when in front of a business establishment for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise, but only for so long as it takes to perform such act, but not when there is parking space avail-able within a reasonable distance of such establishment or when there is an alley or other facilities available in connection with a business or business establishment for such purpose; and also, not when the operator of such vehicle is performing some act in connection with his/her personal affairs.
(p) On the roadway portion of a freeway, expressway or thruway. (ORC 4511.68; Adopting ordinance)
(q) Within a twenty foot radius of gasoline filling station pumps including the paved or unpaved portion known as the devil strip, except for vehicles standing or parking within the twenty foot radius for the purpose of conducting business with the gasoline filling station.
(r) Across a sidewalk so as to prohibit pedestrian or other lawful use of the sidewalk.
(s) With expired vehicle registration plates, or registration validation sticker.
(Ord. 2000-29. Passed 4-19-00)
(u) Where parking spaces are designated and delineated with lines of paint, vehicles using that space shall be within the lines designating the space.
(Ord. 2017-132. Passed 10-18-17.)