No person shall stop, stand or 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;
(B) Within an intersection or within 20 feet thereof;
(C) On a crosswalk;
(D) Within 30 feet of any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic-control signal located at the side of a street or roadway;
(E) No vehicle shall park on either side of any street approaching a railroad underpass or overhead bridge within 50 feet in any direction of the outer edge of such underpass or overhead bridge;
(F) No vehicle shall park on either side of any street approaching a grade crossing within 50 feet of the closest rail; provided that, where existing permanent structures are located along the street and closer than 50 feet, parking may be permitted in front of such structures, unless otherwise prohibited, if the said parking does not interfere with the view in either direction of an approaching locomotive or train;
(G) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(H) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure or within any underpass structure;
(I) Within 15 feet in either direction of the entrance to a hotel, theater, hospital, sanitarium or any other public building, where the street is so marked;
(J) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped, standing or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(K) Within ten feet of any water hydrant;
(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; and/or
(M) At any place where signs prohibit parking.
(Prior Code, § 6-57) Penalty, see § 73.99
Statutory reference:
Parking in front of fire hydrants and the like, see G.S. § 20-162