No person shall park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
(A) On a sidewalk or any parkway other than one specifically designed to permit parking. An exception will be made in residential areas to allow parking on the driveway over a sidewalk when there is an insufficient number of spaces in the garage and driveway to accommodate the number of vehicles at the residence; however, no such parking will be permitted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., nor when a pedestrian would have to walk on private property or on the roadway to pass around the parked vehicle;
(B) Upon any portion of a lot that is not specifically designed for the parking of vehicles. A portion of a lot designed for the parking of vehicles shall be limited to an enclosed garage, carport, driveway or parking area consisting of concrete, asphalt, paver brick, grasscrete (manufactured by Bomanite Corporation) or similar products, or alternate hard surface materials providing an equivalent structural strength. Gravel and stone are not deemed eligible materials to be used in the creation of an allowable parking area.
(C) (1) Upon any driveway apron, when the following conditions shall exist:
(a) Reduced visibility occurs resulting in a hazard to public safety;
(b) Parking results in a portion of the vehicle protruding or otherwise obstructing upon a public street or road.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the
DRIVEWAY APRON is defined as that portion of a driveway that is located upon the public right-of-way.
(D) In front of a public or private driveway;
(E) Within an intersection;
(F) Within 20 feet of a fire hydrant or within 20 feet of a point on the curb directly perpendicular to a fire hydrant;
(G) On a crosswalk;
(H) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(I) Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(J) 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 the village indicates a different length by signs or markings;
(K) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad grade crossing;
(L) Within 20 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;
(M) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such parking would obstruct traffic;
(N) On the roadway side of any vehicle parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(O) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a street;
(P) At any place where official signs prohibit parking;
(Q) At any place where the standing of a vehicle will reduce the usable width of the roadway to prevent the movement of traffic.
(`70 Code, § 13-121) (Ord. 169, passed 11-27-73; Ord. 273, passed 5-22-79; Ord. 729, passed 8-12-03) Penalty, see § 72.99