(A) No person may park any vehicle or permit it to stand in any of the following locations:
(1) As provided in G.S. § 20-162 in front of a private driveway;
(2) As provided in G.S. § 20-162 within seven feet in either direction of a fire hydrant, or the entrance to a fire station;
(3) As provided in G.S. § 20-162 within 15 feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection of streets;
(4) In any portion of a street or highway intended to carry traffic;
(5) On the road side of any vehicle stopped, standing or parked at the edge of a street (double parking);
(6) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when parking or standing would obstruct traffic;
(7) In any parking clearly marked as reserved for the handicapped whether on public or private property, unless the driver of, or passenger in, the vehicle is handicapped;
(8) On any area of any street where “No Parking” signs have been installed;
(9) Within the town’s right-of-way for a continuous period of 24 hours;
(10) On a sidewalk;
(11) On a crosswalk, or within seven feet of a crosswalk;
(12) In front of the entrance to an alleyway and/or within the alleyway;
(13) Between the curb and the sidewalk;
(14) On town property, unless parking is expressly permitted;
(15) On town property for the purpose of conducting a trade or business; and
(16) In a loading zone, unless the vehicle is in the process of loading or unloading goods.
(B) All construction personnel and service employees who are engaged in performing work within the town may park their vehicles on the street rights-of-way only when the parked vehicles do not interfere with or obstruct the flow of traffic.
(C) Any vehicle disabled due to mechanical failure which does not necessarily create a public safety hazard must be removed within a 24-hour period.
(D) No agent or employee of the town, no person or occupant of the premises from which any derelict or abandoned vehicle shall be removed, nor any person or firm contracting for the removal of or disposition of any vehicle shall be held criminally or civilly liable in any way arising out of or caused by carrying out or enforcing any provisions of Title VII.
(Ord. passed 1-3-2011)