(a) 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 title, or while obeying the directions of a police officer or a traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
(1) On a sidewalk, curb or street lawn area between the sidewalk and the curb, except a bicycle;
(2) In front of a public or private driveway;
(3) Within an intersection;
(4) Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant;
(5) On a crosswalk;
(6) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(7) Within 30 feet of, and upon the approach to, any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic-control device;
(8) 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 a different length is indicated by a traffic-control device;
(9) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
(10) Within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to any fire station and, on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station, within 75 feet of the entrance when it is properly posted with signs;
(11) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(12) Alongside any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(13) Upon any bridge or elevated structure upon a highway, or within a highway tunnel;
(14) At any place where signs prohibit stopping;
(15) Within one foot of another parked vehicle;
(16) On the roadway portion of a freeway, expressway, thruway or uncurbed streets.
(17) On any portion of private property that is residentially zoned when the parking of such vehicle causes damage to the lawn: or for any period longer than four hours or unless such area is designed for parking with concrete, asphalt, pavement or stone material.
(18) Stand or park a commercial tractor, semi-trailer, trailer or truck as defined in Chapter 402 of the Codified Ordinances, with a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or more in any Residential, Neighborhood Commercial, and Office District or Commercial District except for any vehicle which is engaged in loading and unloading or performing a service to a dwelling or commercial unit in a restricted district;
(19) Within 10 feet of a mailbox Monday through Saturday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 2001-49. Passed 11-8-01; Ord. 2003-25. Passed 8-5-03; Ord. 2004-23. Passed 8-26-04; Ord. 2007-17. Passed 5-24-07; Ord. 2008-31. Passed 12-11-08; Ord. 2014-10. Passed 6-26-14; Ord. 2014-20. Passed 9-25-14.)