Except when necessary to avoid conflict with
other traffic or when in compliance with the law or the directions
of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person
shall:
A. Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
(1) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped, standing
or parked at the edge or curb of a street.
(3) Within an intersection, except when permitted by official
signs or parking meters on the side of a highway opposite a street
which intersects but does not cross such highway.
(5) 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 distance is indicated by official signs or
markings.
(6) Alongside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction
when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic.
(7) Upon a bridge or other elevated structure, upon a
highway or within a highway tunnel, unless otherwise indicated by
official signs or markings.
(9) In the area between roadways of a divided highway,
including crossovers, except in an emergency.
(10)
On a state expressway, highway or state interstate
route highway, including the entrances thereto and exits therefrom
which are a part thereof, except in an emergency.
B. Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not,
except momentarily, to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
(1) In front of a public or private driveway.
(2) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, unless a different distance is indicated by official signs or markings (See also Schedule V, §
284-80).
(3) Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal,
stop or yield sign or traffic control signal located at the side of
the roadway, unless a different distance is indicated by official
signs or markings.
(4) Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire
station and, when on the side of the street opposite the entrance
of any fire station, within 75 feet of said entrance, when properly
sign-posted, unless a different distance is indicated by official
signs or markings.
(5) Within two designated parking spaces on the north
side of East Fulton Street in front of 19 East Fulton Street.
[Added 4-25-1995 by Ord. No. 3-95]
C. Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily
for the purpose of and while engaged in loading or unloading merchandise
or passengers, within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing,
unless a different distance is indicated by official signs or markings.
D. Stop, stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a
fire hydrant except when such vehicle is attended by a licensed operator
or chauffeur who is seated in the front seat and who can immediately
move such vehicle in case of emergency, unless a different distance
is indicated by official signs or markings.
E. Move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into
any prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway
for the principal purpose of:
A. Displaying such vehicle for sale.
B. Washing, greasing or repairing such vehicle, except
repairs necessitated by an emergency.
No person shall park any vehicle in such a manner
as to block the sidewalk of any street, entrance to a public parking
lot or any private driveway.
The provisions of this Article imposing a time
limit on parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe
other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the
stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at
specified times.
The provisions of this Article shall not apply
to commercial vehicles while stopped at the curb for the purpose of
loading or unloading merchandise or to an operator of a vehicle who
has been granted special permission by the City Traffic Supervisor
or desk officer of the Police Department to stop or otherwise, other
than herein provided.