(1) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to protect the safety of any person or vehicle or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall:
(a) Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
(.1) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street.
(.2) On a sidewalk except that a bicycle may be parked as provided in Section 12-807.
(.3) Within an intersection.
(.4) On a crosswalk.
(.5) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb within thirty (30) feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by official traffic-control devices.
(.6) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic.
(.7) On any railroad tracks.
(.8) In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers.
(.9) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
(.10) Where any part of the vehicle would block any part of a curb cut or handicapped ramp. 79
(b) Stand or park a vehicle:
(.1) In front of a public or private driveway.
(.2) Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant.
(.3) Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
(.4) Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic- control signal located at the site of a roadway.
(.5) Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station or, when properly sign posted, on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of the entrance.
(.6) Where the vehicle would prevent the free movement of a streetcar.
(.7) On a limited access highway unless authorized by official traffic-control devices.
(.8) At any place where official signs prohibit standing.
(c) Park a vehicle:
(.1) Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.
(.2) For more than 20 minutes at any place where official signs prohibit parking. 80
(.3) Within a designated bicycle lane. 81
(2) No person shall park or leave unattended a vehicle on private property without the consent of the owner or other person in control or possession of the property except in the case of emergency or disablement of the vehicle, in which case the operator shall arrange for the removal of the vehicle as soon as possible.
(3) The provisions of subsection 12-913(2) shall not apply to private parking lots unless such lots are posted to notify the public of any parking restrictions and the operator of the vehicle violates such posted restrictions. For the purposes of this subsection, "private parking lot" means a parking lot open to the public or used for parking without charge; or a parking lot used for parking with charge. A private parking lot has posted adequate notice under this subsection if it has posted notice that meets the requirements of regulations issued pursuant to 75 Pa. C.S. § 3353(b)(2).
Notes
| 78 | Added, 1989 Ordinances, p. 99, effective June 30, 1989. |
| 79 | Added, Bill No. 970324 (approved July 1, 1997). |
| 80 | Amended, Bill No. 190463 (approved June 26, 2019). |
| 81 | Added, Bill No. 120532 (approved January 8, 2013). |