§ 72.17. PARKING NEAR TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICES.  


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  • It shall be unlawful for any person to allow any vehicle to remain standing or to park any vehicle, whether occupied or not, within 30 feet of any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or other traffic-control device located at the side of a road. It shall not be a violation of this section to stand or park a vehicle when the following occur.
    (A) It is necessary momentarily to stand or park the vehicle in order to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers. In no case shall such momentary stopping or parking exceed three minutes.
    (B) It is necessary to stand or park the vehicle in order to avoid conflict with other traffic.
    (C) Standing or parking the vehicle is done in compliance with the law or with the directions of a law enforcement officer, Community Service Technician, or traffic-control device.
    (‘63 Code, § 10-4-5) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-98; Am. Ord. 02-53, passed 10-7-02) Penalty, see § 10.99