351.03 PROHIBITED STANDING OR PARKING PLACES.

   Except as may otherwise be permitted by law, no person shall stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or while obeying the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device, in any of the below stated places. This section does not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle in such position, thus constituting a necessary situation.

   (a)   On a sidewalk, curb or gutter line, except a bicycle;

   (b)   In front of a public or private driveway, except with the owner’s consent;

   (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 or street is painted yellow, or at any place in excess of the maximum time as limited by signs, or when otherwise prohibited by law;

   (o)   Within one foot of another parked vehicle;

   (p)   On the roadway portion of a freeway, expressway or thruway.
(ORC 4511.68)

   (q)   On a bicycle path;

   (r)   On a boat ramp loading and unloading area, except for the purpose of immediate and temporary loading or unloading of a boat or vessel;

   (s)   On the portion of any right of way between the roadway curb and the right-of-way limit where such curb is a vertical barrier curb four inches or more in height.

      (Ord. 17-00. Passed 5-1-00.)