(A) No person shall stop a vehicle, leave it standing or cause it to stop or to be left standing upon any portion of the right-of-way, unless it is parked on the side of the roadway or street in the city, where such parking is not prohibited and only as long as the vehicle so parked does not impede the flow of traffic. This subsection shall not apply to:
(1) A vehicle that has been disabled on the right-of-way of such a highway in such a manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid the occupation of the shoulder of a state-maintained highway or impracticable to remove it from the shoulder of the highway until repairs have been made or sufficient help obtained for its removal. In no event shall a disabled vehicle remain on the shoulder of a state-maintained highway for twenty-four (24) hours or more;
(2) Motor vehicles when required to stop in obedience to the provisions of any section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes or any traffic ordinance, regulation or sign or the command of any peace officer;
(3) vehicles operating as common carriers of passengers for hire and school buses taking passengers on such vehicle or discharging passengers there from, provided that no such vehicle shall stop for such purposes at a place on the highway which does not afford reasonable visibility to approaching motor vehicles from both directions; or
(4) Any vehicle required to stop by reason of an obstruction to its progress.
(B) When any police officer (or city Enforcement Officer) finds a vehicle standing upon any city right-of-way in violation of this section, he may move or cause to be moved the vehicle, or require the operator or other person in charge of the vehicle to move it. The police officer (or city Enforcement Officer) may cause the vehicle to be removed by ordering any person engaged in the business of storing or towing motor vehicles to remove the vehicle to a site chosen by such person. Ownership of the vehicle shall be determined by the police officer’s (or city Enforcement Officer’s) enforcement agency through the vehicle’s license plates, serial number or other means of determining ownership. As soon as practicable, the police officer’s (or city Enforcement Officer’s) enforcement agency shall notify the owner by mail that the vehicle was illegally upon public property; the name and address of the storage facility where the vehicle is located; that removal of the vehicle from the storage facility will involve payment of towing and storage charges; and that the vehicle may be sold pursuant to the provisions of KRS 376.275 if not claimed within sixty (60) days. No notification shall be required if ownership cannot be determined. In the event of a sale pursuant to KRS 376.275, the state shall receive any proceeds after the satisfaction of all liens placed on the vehicle.
(C) No vehicle shall be parked, stopped, or allowed to stand on the shoulders of any toll road, interstate highway, or other fully controlled access highway, including ramps thereto, nor shall any vehicle registered at a gross weight of over forty-four thousand (44,000) pounds be parked, stopped or allowed to stand on the shoulders of any state-maintained highway except that in the case of emergency, or in response to a peace officer's signal, vehicles shall be permitted to stop on the shoulders to the right of the traveled way with all wheels and projecting parts of the vehicles, including the load, completely clear of the traveled way. Parking of any vehicle which is disabled on the shoulders of a toll road, interstate highway, other fully controlled access highway, including ramps thereto, or any state-maintained highway not mentioned in this section for twenty-four (24) hours continuously is prohibited and vehicles violating this provision may be towed away at the cost of the owner.
(D) When any police officer (or city Enforcement Officer) finds a vehicle unattended upon any bridge or causeway or in a tunnel where the vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic, the officer may provide for the removal of the vehicle to the nearest garage or other place of safety as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
(E) No person shall stop or park a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in the following places:
(1) On a sidewalk;
(2) In front of sidewalk ramps provided for persons with disabilities;
(3) In front of a public or private driveway;
(4) Within an intersection;
(5) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping or parking;
(6) Within thirty (30) feet of a stop bar,(on either side of the roadway) upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(7) Within 7-1/2 feet of a fire hydrant;
(8) Within 50 feet of the intersection of the curb lines of any intersection controlled by a police officer or by a "Stop" and "Go" signal or at an intersection with a boulevard, on the side of the street on which the traffic approaches the intersection; or
(9) Within 25 feet of the intersection of the curb lines of any street with another street 30 feet wide or wider, or within 10 feet where the intersecting street is narrower than 30 feet.
(F) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area.
(G) The restrictions in subsection (E) (5) of this section shall not apply to sheriffs and their deputies or police officers when operating properly identified vehicles during performance of their official duties.
(H) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than twenty dollars ($20) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. Each day during which a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. The provisions of chapter 78 shall control the application and payment of civil fines and penalties.
(Ord. 98-09, passed 5-26-98; Am. Ord. 17-03, passed 2-28-17)