§ 10-141. Parking prohibited in certain locations; traffic-control devices.

(a)

No person, except the operator of an emergency vehicle during an emergency, a law enforcement officer or other public employees required to so park in the performance of their duties, shall park any vehicle on any street in any of the following locations:

(1)

In front of a private driveway, as provided in G.S. Section 20-162;

(2)

Within fifteen (15) feet in either direction of a fire hydrant or the entrance to a fire station, as provided in G.S. Section 20-162;

(3)

Within twenty-five (25) feet of the intersection of curb lines or, if none, then within fifteen (15) feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection of highways, except that this subsection shall not apply to buses stopping in properly designated locations;

(4)

Within an intersection or in front of any alley;

(5)

Within twenty (20) feet of any ground-mounted traffic signal, stop sign or yield sign;

(6)

On a sidewalk, sidewalk area or plaza;

(7)

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

(8)

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

(9)

Upon any bridge, overpass or other elevated structure or within any tunnel or other underpass structure;

(10)

On either side of any street at the approaches to a bridge, an underpass or an overhead bridge, within fifty (50) feet in either direction of the outer edge of such structure;

(11)

On either side of any street leading to a grade crossing, within fifty (50) feet of the closest rail; provided that where existing permanent structures are located closer than fifty (50) feet, parking may be permitted in front of such structures unless otherwise prohibited, and if such parking does not block the view in either direction of the approach of a locomotive or train;

(12)

In such a manner as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular travel;

(13)

On the left side of any street in the direction of vehicular travel, except where permitted on one-way roadways;

(14)

In any bus stop, except for buses;

(15)

Within any marked traffic lane;

(16)

On any median;

(17)

On any crosswalk;

(18)

Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk or handicap ramp;

(19)

Standing, attended or unattended, upon the paved, improved or main-traveled portion of any street outside of a business or residence district, when it is practicable to leave such vehicle standing off the paved, improved or main-traveled portion of such street.

(b)

The manager may install no-parking signs, yellow curb markings or other traffic-control devices to indicate where parking and standing are prohibited as stated in subsection (a), but enforcement of the provisions of this section is not dependent on the installation of such devices.

(Ord. of 12-22-86, Art. IV, § 1)