§ 36-102. Parking prohibited in certain places.

(a)

When authorized signs are placed, erected or installed giving notice that parking is prohibited, or the curbing has been painted yellow in lieu of such signs, no person shall park a vehicle at any time on any of the streets so posted or painted.

(b)

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places:

(1)

On any sidewalk.

(2)

Within an intersection.

(3)

In front of a driveway.

(4)

On a crosswalk.

(5)

Within 30 feet of any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a street or roadway, or within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

(6)

Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction, when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic.

(7)

Upon any bridge or other elevated structure or within any underpass structure.

(8)

Within 15 feet in either direction of the entrance to a hotel, theater, hospital or sanatorium, or any public building.

(9)

On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped, standing or parked at the edge or curb of a street.

(10)

In any public alley or way of travel so as to block or prevent other traffic from passing thereon, except as may be necessary while actually loading or unloading.

(11)

Upon any public vehicular area as defined by G.S. 20-4.01(32) designated as a fire lane.

(c)

Any vehicle parked or stopped in violation of this section may be towed to a place of safekeeping, and the owner, operator or other person claiming the vehicle shall pay a reasonable charge for such towing before the vehicle is released.

(Code 1985, § 72.02; Ord. No. 1995-44, 12-19-1995)