No person shall park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the direction of a police officer or traffic-control device in any of the following places or manner:
(A) On a sidewalk or where any portion of said vehicle, or any item on, or contained in, or attached to said vehicle, obstructs any portion of a sidewalk;
(B) In front of a public or private driveway;
(C) Within an intersection;
(D) Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
(E) On a crosswalk;
(F) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(G) Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(H) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail or a railroad crossing;
(I) Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance of any fire station within 75 feet of such entrance, when properly signposted;
(J) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(K) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(L) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or beneath a highway overpass;
(M) At any place where official signs prohibit parking;
(N) Upon any street for any period of time longer than 72 continuous hours, except on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; provided, that this section shall not be deemed to apply to utility, signal and street repair vehicles when necessary performance of their primary function requires otherwise;
(O) At any place posted with temporary “no parking” signs authorized by the Chief of Police;
(P) More than 12 inches from the curb;
(Q) With the vehicle facing in the direction opposite the direction of traffic on the side of the street where the vehicle is parked;
(R) In the rear of the North Fire Station; provided that, this section shall not be deemed to prohibit firefighters from parking in such area; and
(S) (1) In a front yard, in a side yard on the street side of a corner lot, or in a rear yard that abuts a street.
(2) For the purposes of this division (A)(19), parking shall not be prohibited in the following areas:
(a) An improved space in the prohibited parking area used as a parking space before this section is adopted, provided that the entrance to the approved area is via a driveway or curb cut, except where adjacent to a paved street where there is no curb;
(b) Parking in any portion of the driveway that lawfully may be located in the front yard, rear yard or side yard, except the portion that is a part of the sidewalk;
(c) Parking within ten feet of the edge of the street where no curb is present, within the existing right-of-way, and in an improved area;
(d) Any improved area designated for parking meeting the requirements of the city’s Zoning Code; and
(e) Where the vehicle is parked for the purpose of unloading, washing or some other similar purpose. The vehicle, however, must be removed from the front yard, side yard or rear yard once the task is completed.
(Prior Code, § 70.54) (Ord. G-00-13, passed 12-12-2000; Ord. G-02-15, passed 9-10-2002; Ord. G-03-25, passed 12-23-2003) Penalty, see § 70.999