§ 7.05.01. Parking prohibited in restricted areas.

No person shall stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with other sections of this traffic code or while obeying the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device, in any of the following places:

(A)

On a sidewalk, including a sidewalk crossing a permanent or temporary driveway, except a bicycle;

(B)

In front of a public or private driveway;

(C)

Within an intersection;

(D)

Within ten feet of a fire hydrant;

(E)

On a crosswalk;

(F)

Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;

(G)

Within 30 feet of, and upon the approach to, any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic control device;

(H)

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 a traffic control device;

(I)

Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;

(J)

Within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to any fire station and, on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station, within 75 feet of the entrance when it is properly posted with signs;

(K)

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

(L)

Alongside any vehicles stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;

(M)

Upon any bridge or elevated structure upon a highway, or within a highway tunnel;

(N)

At any place where signs prohibit stopping;

(O)

Within one foot of another parked vehicle;

(P)

On the roadway portion of a freeway, expressway, or thruway;

(Q)

Alongside any section or portion of a curb officially painted white, red, yellow, orange, or blue to prohibit parking;

(R)

On Court Street from four o'clock a.m. to six o'clock a.m. every day of the week; or

(S)

In any area designated by posted sign, accessible parking symbol, and/or blue markings as an accessible parking space, without displaying a valid accessible parking sticker or card.

(T)

Front/side setback parking is the same as Section 23.08.01(B).

(Ord. No. 0-129-13, § I, 12-2-2013; Ord. No. 0-103-18, § II, 10-15-2018)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 0-103-18, § II, adopted Oct. 15, 2018, changed the title of § 7.05.01 from "Parking prohibited in certain places" to read as herein set out.

Note— Section II of Ord. No. 0-129-13, adopted Dec. 2, 2013, states "All new and replacement signage in the City of Athens that refers to a facility or parking space that accommodates a person(s) with a disability must refer to that facility or parking space as "accessible."