9.02 - General Parking Prohibitions
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Section 9.02: General Parking Prohibitions
It is unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle except when necessary
to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the specific directions 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;
C. Within an intersection;
D. Within ten (10) feet of the point of the curb nearest the fire hydrant;
E. On a crosswalk;
F. Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at any intersection;
G. In a sign-posted fire lane on publiC or private property;
H. Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign or
traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway:
1. Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
J. Within twenty (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 seventy-
five (75) feet of said entrance when properly sign-posted;
K. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such
stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
L. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of
a street;
M. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a street;
N. At any place where official signs prohibit or restrict stopping, parking or both;
O. In any alley, except for loading or unloading and then only so long as
reasonably necessary for such loading and unloading to or from adjacent
premises;
P. On any boulevard;
Q. In front of any fire escape;
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R. In a space sign-posted for handicapped parking on public or private property;
or,
S. In public parks between the hours of 10 pm and 6 am except at Brookview
Community Center where parking is prohibited between 2 am and 5 am.
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