(A) No person shall, except in case of accident or emergency, or as otherwise provided in this section, park or stop any vehicle within any street (except where parking is permitted), street intersection, or alley entrance, or in such location as to obstruct or partially obstruct any street (except where parking is permitted), street crossing, crosswalk, alley entrance, or private driveway or drive, or back of another vehicle parked diagonally with the curb.
(B) A vehicle used primarily to transport the elderly or persons with a disability who require assistance in entering and leaving the vehicle, may, if no lawful parking place is reasonably convenient, temporarily park such vehicle in the traveled portion of a street subject to the following restrictions:
(1) Such vehicle may park in the traveled portion of a street only for the purpose of allowing an elderly person or a person with a disability to enter or depart the vehicle;
(2) The vehicle may park in the traveled portion of a street for no longer than is reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose described above, and in no event longer than ten minutes;
(3) The vehicle’s flashing stop warning signal lights shall be activated at all times while the vehicle is stopped in the traveled portion of a street;
(4) The vehicle shall park close enough to the curb to allow other traffic to pass; and
(5) A traffic cone complying with the provisions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices adopted by the State Department of Roads shall be in place at the rear of the vehicle at all times while the vehicle is stopped in the traveled portion of a street.
(Ord. 3772, passed - -2003)