A. No Signs Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand, or park a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places:
1. On a sidewalk;
2. In front of a public or private driveway;
3. Within an intersection;
4. Within ten feet (10') of a fire hydrant;
5. On a crosswalk;
6. Within twenty feet (20') of a crosswalk at an intersection (and zone);
7. Within thirty feet (30') upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway, provided that bus stops may be established in said areas as provided in subsection 10-2-14D of this chapter;
8. Within fifty feet (50') of the nearest rail and a railroad crossing;
9. Within twenty feet (20') of the driveway entrance to any fire station;
10. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
11. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
12. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;
13. At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
It shall be unlawful for any person to move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
B. Parking In Alleys: It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle within any alley located in the business district except a commercial vehicle while such vehicle is actually being loaded or unloaded, and such commercial vehicle shall be parked in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available at least ten feet (10') of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, and it shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley in such position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property. No passenger vehicle shall park in said alleys at any time.
C. Parking For Certain Purposes Prohibited: It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal purpose of:
1. Displaying such vehicle for sale;
2. Washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle, except repairing necessitated by an emergency;
3. Displaying advertising.
D. Parking Adjacent To Schools: The chief of police is hereby authorized to erect signs indicating no parking upon that side of any street adjacent to any school property when such parking would, in his opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.
When official signs are erected indicating no parking upon that side of a street adjacent to any school property, it shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle in any such designated place.
E. Standing Or Parking On One-Way Streets: The chief of police is authorized to erect signs upon the left hand side of any one-way street to prohibit the standing or parking of vehicles, and when such signs are in place, it shall be unlawful for any person to stand or park a vehicle upon such left hand side in violation of any sign.
F. Standing Or Parking On One-Way Roadways: In the event a highway includes two (2) or more separate roadways and traffic is restricted to one direction upon any such roadway, it shall be unlawful for any person to stand or park a vehicle upon the left hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are erected to permit such standing or parking. The chief of police is authorized to determine when standing or parking may be permitted upon the left hand side of any such one-way roadway and to erect signs giving notice thereof.
G. No Stopping, Standing Or Parking Near Hazardous Or Congested Places: The chief of police is hereby authorized to determine and designate by proper signs placed not exceeding one hundred feet (100') in length in which the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would create an especially hazardous condition or would cause unusual delay to traffic.
When official signs are erected at hazardous or congested places as authorized herein, it shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle in any such designated place. (1953 R.C.; amd. Ord. 454, 6-15-1998)
H. Street Cleaning And Snow Removal; Hours Posted: In order to provide for street cleaning and the removal of snow in the business district, the chief of police may set certain hours when no parking will be allowed in the business district; provided, that signs must be posted setting forth such restricted hours. (1960 Code; amd. Ord. 454, 6-15-1998)
I. Fire Lanes: The fire chief of the city is hereby authorized to set out and determine fire lanes for the entry and exit of emergency equipment upon private property at the request of the owners of such property, and to designate by proper signs such area in which the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would create a hazardous condition. It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle in a designated fire lane. (Ord. 297, 1-7-1980; amd. Ord. 454, 6-15-1998)