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Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with 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 or parked at the edge or curb of a street;

(2) On a sidewalk;

(3) Within an intersection;

(4) On a crosswalk:

(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 length is indicated by signs or markings;

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

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

(8) On any railroad tracks;

(9) On any controlled-access highway;

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

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

(12) So as to block a sidewalk or access to a sidewalk whether parked on private or public property; or

(13) So as to block access to a streetside mailbox between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

(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 15 feet of a fire hydrant;

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

(4) 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;

(5) 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 said entrance, when properly sign-posted; or

(6) At any place when official signs prohibit standing.

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

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

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

(d) Move a vehicle not lawfully under his or her control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is unlawful.

(e)  Stand or park a vehicle in areas designated as fire lanes upon public or private property. (Ord. 15-64 § 15, 2015; Ord. 14-57 § 16, 2014; Ord. 01-89 § 2, 2001.)