(A) It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle to stop or park such vehicle except in a case of real emergency or in compliance with the provisions of this traffic code or when directed by a police officer or traffic sign or signal at any time in the following places:
(1) On the mainly-traveled portion of any roadway or any other place in the roadway where vehicles stand in any manner other than as specified in § 72.002.
(2) On a sidewalk.
(3) In front of sidewalk ramps provided for persons with disabilities.
(4) In front of a public or private driveway or alley.
(5) Within an intersection or crosswalk.
(6) At any place where official signs or the like prohibit stopping, parking, or place restrictions upon parking upon any streets, alleys, city parking lot, city buildings, city parks or other city property or facilities. This does not apply to police officers when operating properly identified vehicles during the performance of their official duties.
(7) Within thirty (30) feet of any flashing beacon, traffic sign, or traffic-control device.
(8) Within ten (10) feet of a fire hydrant.
(9) Within any restrictive zone marked by yellow paint marks parallel to the curbing, or to park more than ten (10) minutes within any restrictive zones marked by yellow paint marks across the curbing.
(10) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his or her control into any such prohibited area.
(B) The provisions of this section prohibiting the stopping and parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified or as indicated on official signs except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control devices.
(C) The provisions of this section imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person from his or her duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping or parking of vehicles in specific places or at specified times.
(D) When signs are erected in compliance with the provisions of division (E) below giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle at any time on any street so marked by official signs.
(E) (1) The city shall determine on what streets, alleys, city parking lots, city building, city parks and recreational areas or other city property or facilities or portions thereof stopping or parking shall be restricted or prohibited. Whenever under authority of or by this traffic code or any other ordinance any parking limit is imposed or parking is limited, restricted, or prohibited on designated streets, alleys, city parking lots, city building, city parks and recreational areas or other city property or facilities or parking areas are restricted to handicapped parking, appropriate signs shall be erected giving notice thereof. However, in lieu of erecting such signs, a prohibited, limited or restrictive zone may be marked by yellow paint marks as described in division (A) (9) of this section above.
(2) No such prohibitions, limitations, regulations or restrictions shall be effective unless the signs have been erected and are in place or the prohibited, limited or restrictive zone is painted yellow at the time of any alleged offense, except in the case of those parking restrictions which by their very nature would not require such signs and markings.
(F) The city shall have the authority to designate on streets, alleys, city parking lots, city building, city parks and recreational areas or other city property or facilities or portions thereof parking which is restricted to limited use for a particular city building, city parks and recreational areas or other city facilities and/or set time limits for parking therefore and the violation of an limited use or time designation shall be unlawful. Violation of this section shall be deemed “Illegal Parking” as provided for in § 72.999(A)(1).
(Ord. 540.39, passed 3-27-72; Am. Ord. O-2018-21, passed 9-24-18) Penalty, see § 72.999
Statutory reference:
Limitations of stopping and parking, see KRS 189.450(5) - (7)