§ 19-347. Prohibited in specified places.

(a)

Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the direction of a police officer or 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 thirty (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 track;

i.

At any place where official signs prohibit stopping;

j.

In any place or manner so as to restrict the free flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic;

k.

On any public street, alley, or other public place or property belonging to the city by any vehicle exceeding thirty-five (35) feet in length or ten (10) feet in width, without a permit in writing issued by the traffic manager.

l.

On any traffic island or median strip. As used herein, the term "traffic island" refers to a an object in a road that channelizes traffic or a small strip of island between roads that intersects at an acute angle. The term "median strip" refers to a long, intervening strip, physical barrier or dividing section that separates a street, parkway, boulevard, or highway into two (2) or more roadways and includes the curb, if any, at the outer edge of said area.

m.

No person shall stop, stand, or park overnight any agricultural vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, semitrailer, trailer, or truck tractor, irrespective of length or width, on any public street, alley, or other public place or property belonging to the city.

(2)

Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger:

a.

In front of a public or private driveway;

b.

Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;

c.

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

d.

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

e.

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 the entrance when properly signposted;

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 merchandise or passengers:

a.

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

b.

At any place where official signs prohibit parking.

(b)

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

(c)

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in any place marked as a passenger loading zone during hours when the regulations applicable to such loading zones are effective, and then only for a period not to exceed five (5) minutes.

(d)

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious active and actual unloading and delivery or pick-up loading of property in any place marked as a loading zone as herein defined during the following hours without first having received a special permit from the city traffic manager: From 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

(e)

The driver of a vehicle may stop temporarily at a loading zone for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any vehicle which is waiting to enter such zone to load or unload property.

(f)

No person shall stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon any bridge structure to pick up or deliver merchandise or to load or unload passengers, except momentarily in case of extreme emergency.

(Ord. of 3-18-80, § 1-135; Ord. of 4-7-81, § 1; Ord. No. 83-111, § 2, 11-1-83; Ord. No. 89-126, § 1, 7-5-89; Ord. No. 98-061, § 1, 2-23-98; Ord. No. 2011-O-173, 12-5-11; Ord. No. 2015-O-014 , § 1, 2-2-15; Ord. No. 2015-O-168 , § 2, 12-7-15)

State law reference

Similar provisions, V.A.C.S. art. 6701d, § 95.