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§ 72.05 DESIGNATED STREETS FOR RESTRICTED PARKING.
   Upon those streets or portions of streets designated on the official traffic maps of the town as streets where parking is limited to certain designated times, no person shall park a vehicle except in conformity with these restrictions, when signs have been placed, erected or installed and maintained on the streets giving notice of the applicable limitations.
(`94 Code, § 15-63) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.06 FIRE LANES.
   (A)   Pursuant to the provisions of G.S. § 160A-301, and for the protection and safety of the lives and property of the citizens, there are hereby established certain fire lanes as specified on the official traffic map and at which signs are placed prohibiting parking and/or the fire lane has been clearly painted with yellow markings in addition to or in lieu of signs. Fire lanes may be established upon the request of the property owner or person in general charge of the operation and control of the area, with approval by the Board, both on private property which constitutes a public vehicular area as that term is defined by G.S. § 20-4.01(32), and on any public drive, driveway, road, roadway, street, alley or other surface generally used or reserved for the movement or parking of motor vehicles.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle or permit it to stand, whether attended or unattended, or to put or place any other object, structure or obstruction in a fire lane which has been established and properly marked under the provisions of this section. However, it shall not be unlawful for governmental vehicles, including municipal transit buses or non-governmental emergency vehicles, including rescue squad vehicles, to stop, stand or travel within the fire lanes when required to do so in the performance of their official duties.
   (C)   Any vehicle which shall be or remain standing or parked in any fire lane established under this section may be removed by or under order of the Chief of Police or the Chief's designee.
(`94 Code, § 15-64) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.07 TAXI STANDS, BUS STANDS AND THE LIKE; TAXI PARKING REGULATIONS.
   (A)   Whenever signs are placed at locations designated on the official traffic maps, which signs indicate that the locations are reserved for the parking of taxis, buses and the like, and no automobile or other vehicle other than the type specified shall park at these locations.
(`94 Code, § 15-65)
   (B)   Not more than two taxicabs owned by the same company shall be parked in one block at the same time, unless parked in established taxi stands as provided in division (A) above.
(`94 Code, § 15-69) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.08 PROHIBITED PURPOSES FOR PARKING.
   No person shall stand or park a vehicle upon any street for the principal purpose of:
      (A)   Displaying it for sale;
      (B)   Washing, greasing or repairing the vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency;
      (C)   Storage thereof by garages, dealers or other persons, when the storage is not incidental to the bona fide use and operation of the vehicle;
      (D)   Storage of any detached trailer or van, when the towing unit has been disconnected;
      (E)    Transferring merchandise or freight from one vehicle to another; and
(`94 Code, § 15-66)
      (F)   Advertising.
(`94 Code, § 15-67) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.09 PARKING OF TRUCKS AFTER SUNSET RESTRICTED.
   It shall be unlawful to park any truck on any cement or asphalt street from sunset to sunrise for more than two hours continuously, and during the two-hour period that the truck is parked, there shall be displayed a light at the front and end of the truck.
(`94 Code, § 15-68) Penalty, see § 70.99
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