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PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 212-08 Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places.
   No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the direction of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places:
   (A)   On a sidewalk.
   (B)   In front of a public or private driveway or the entrance to an alley.
   (C)   Within an intersection.
   (D)   Where prohibited by official signs or where the curb is painted red.
   (E)   Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
   (F)   On a crosswalk.
   (G)   Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
   (H)   Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway.
   (I)   Within a designated bus stop.
   (J)   Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing or within eight feet, six inches of the center of any railroad track, except while a motor vehicle with motive power attached is loading or unloading railroad cars.
   (K)   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 posted.
   (L)   Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would impede traffic.
   (M)   On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street.
   (N)   Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a street or within a street tunnel.
   (O)   In that area between the curb and sidewalk. On those roadways without curbs no person shall park a vehicle so as to force a pedestrian to walk in the traveled portion of the roadway.
   (P)   Upon any lot or area prohibiting such parking.
('80 Code, § 30-53) (Ord. 1798, passed 12-20-78) Penalty, see § 212-99
§ 212-09 Stopping, Standing or Parking Outside of Business or Residence District.
   Upon any street outside of a business or residence district, no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main-traveled part of the roadway when it is practicable to stop, park or so leave the vehicle off that part of the roadway.
('80 Code, § 30-54) (Ord. 1798, passed 12-20-78) Penalty, see § 212-99
§ 212-10 Parking for Display or Working on Vehicle.
   No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway including the right-of-way thereof, for the principal purpose of displaying such vehicle for sale; display advertising; displaying commercial exhibits; or washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle, except repairs necessitated by emergency.
('80 Code, § 30-55) (Ord. 1798, passed 12-20-78) Penalty, see § 212-99
§ 212-11 Parking Trucks and Trailers on Residential Streets.
   (A)   Unless otherwise exempted in this ordinance, no person shall stand, idle or park a vehicle having a manufacturer’s payload rating of greater than one-ton and having a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) classified by the United States Department of Transportation as a Class 3 vehicle or greater, or a tractor, semitrailer, trailer, bus, motor home or recreational vehicle for more than five consecutive minutes on a local or collector street in a residential zone. Residential deliveries are exempt from the parking time limitation if the delivery vehicle is being loaded or unloaded.
 
   (B)    Moving vans, motor homes and recreational vehicles shall be exempt from the five minute time limitation if the vehicle is in the process of being loaded and/or unloaded. In no circumstance shall moving vans, motor homes or recreational vehicles be permitted to load and/or unload on a local or collector street in a residential district for more than 48 hours.
   (C)    Vehicles, which are no- greater than a Class 6 vehicle as identified above, and are providing on-call services to local public safety agencies and/or public utilities shall be exempt from the parking time limitation if the vehicle is actually providing an on-call service. In no circumstance shall the on-call service vehicle be permitted to park on a local or collector street in a residential district for longer than 72 hours. This code shall be read in conjunction with A.R.S. § 9-500.46.
   (D)   Service vehicles, which are actively engaging in commercial activities on a residential property, including but not limited to, landscape maintenance, plumbing or electrical repair, the delivery of parcel items, or the repair to public utility services, shall be exempt from the five minute time limitation. Service vehicles shall be permitted to park on a local or collector street in a residential district for no longer than 8 hours, and in no circumstance shall the service vehicle be permitted to be parked or stored overnight.
   (E)   This provision shall not apply to buses operated by a public and/or private educational institution or those which provide public transportation to the residents within Yuma County.
('80 Code, § 30-56) (Ord. 1798, passed 12-20-78; Ord. O2017-025, passed 8-16-17; Ord. O2018-037, passed 9-5-18; Ord. O2019-031, passed 9-18-19) Penalty, see § 212-99
§ 212-12 Parking at Roadside.
   No person shall park any vehicle at any time in that area between the curb and the sidewalk. On those roadways without curbs no person shall park a vehicle so as to force a pedestrian to walk in the traveled portion of the roadway.
('80 Code, § 30-57) (Ord. 1798, passed 12-20-78) Penalty, see § 212-99
§ 212-13 Parallel Parking.
   Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement and with the curbside wheels of the vehicle within 18 inches of the curb or edge of the roadway.
('80 Code, § 30-58) (Ord. 1798, passed 12-20-78) Penalty, see § 212-99
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