§ 72.10 STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PLACES.

   (A)   Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer, or an official traffic-control device, no person shall:

      (1)   Stop, stand, or park a vehicle:

         (a)   On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;

         (b)   On a sidewalk;

         (c)   Within an intersection;

         (d)   On a crosswalk;

         (e)   Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;

         (f)   Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;

         (g)   Upon any bridge or other elevated structure, upon a highway, or within a highway tunnel;

         (h)   On any railroad tracks;

         (i)   At any place where official signs prohibit stopping;

         (j)   On any controlled-access highway;

         (k)   In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers;

         (l)   In a public parking area if the vehicle does not display a current annual registration sticker or current temporary permit pending registration.

      (2)   Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengers:

         (a)   In front of a public or private driveway;

         (b)   Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;

         (c)   Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;

         (d)   Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic- control signal located at the side of a roadway;

         (e)   Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance (when properly sign-posted);

         (f)   At any place where official signs prohibit standing.

      (3)   Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers:

         (a)   Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;

         (b)   At any place where official signs prohibit parking.

         (c)   On any lawn, grass, dirt or other area in any residential district which has not been improved and maintained as required by §§ 154.178 and 154.179, unless the vehicle has RV license plates and:

            1.   Unless the area is located behind an imaginary line drawn parallel with the street and even with the rear of the residence; and

            2.   In the case of corner properties only, the area is also located behind an imaginary line drawn parallel with the side street and even with the closest corner of the house to that side street.

   (B)   No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any prohibited area or away from a curb a distance as is unlawful.

(Am. Ord. 2002-O-47, passed 11-19-02) Penalty, see § 72.99

Statutory reference:

   For similar provisions under state law, see ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5 § 11-1303