(a) No person shall stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the provisions of this Traffic Code, or while obeying the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device, in any of the following places:
(1) On a sidewalk, curb or street lawn area, except a bicycle;
(2) In front of a public or private driveway;
(3) Within an intersection;
(4) Within ten feet of a fire hydrant;
(5) On a crosswalk;
(6) Within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(7) Within thirty feet of, and upon the approach to, any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control device;
(8) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by a traffic control device;
(9) Within fifty feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
(10) Within twenty feet of a driveway entrance to any fire station and, on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station, within seventy- five feet of the entrance when it is properly posted with signs;
(11) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(12) Alongside any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(13) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a street, or within a street tunnel;
(14) At any place where signs prohibit stopping, standing or parking, or where the curbing or street is painted yellow, or at any place in excess of the maximum time limited by signs;
(15) Within one foot of another parked vehicle;
(16) On the roadway portion of a freeway, expressway or thruway.
(17) On a bicycle path;
(18) On a bridle path;
(19) Any place in a public park, except in designated parking areas and on roadways, unless otherwise posted;
(20) On center islands or median strips of divided thoroughfares or boulevards;
(21) Where official signs are erected indicating no parking on that side of a street adjacent to any school property;
(22) On any street when the width of the roadway, as indicated by signs, does not exceed 20 feet, or on one side of a street, as indicated by signs, when the width of the roadway does not exceed 28 feet;
(23) On the left-hand side of any one-way street, as indicated by signs;
(24) On the left-hand side of a street or highway which includes two or more separate roadways, and the traffic is restricted to one direction on any such roadway, unless signs are erected to permit standing or parking;
(25) Where the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles would create an especially hazardous condition or would cause unusual delay to traffic;
(26) Where signs are erected limiting the time that a vehicle may stand or park in a prescribed area.
(1980 Code 76.04; Ord. 33-74.)
(1980 Code 76.04; Ord. 33-74.)
(27) On the east side of Cedar Lane, from Michigan Avenue on the south to Maple Lane on the north.
(Ord. 05-04. Passed 7-12-04.)
(Ord. 05-04. Passed 7-12-04.)
(28) In a manner that obstructs access to a mailbox.
(Ord. 12-07. Passed 5-14-07.)
(29) On a shared use path. (Ord. 01-11. Passed 2-14-11.)
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(ORC 4511.68)