§ 478.90. Prohibited in specified places.

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:

(a)

On a sidewalk or boulevard between sidewalk and roadway;

(b)

In front of a public or private driveway or alley or within five (5) feet of the end of radius or side slope of any public or private driveway or alley with any street or highway;

(c)

Within an intersection;

(d)

Within ten (10) feet of a fire hydrant, provided that this does not prevent the parking of taxicabs in taxicab stands established by the city council within ten (10) feet in either direction of a fire hydrant;

(e)

On a crosswalk;

(f)

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

(g)

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

(h)

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;

(i)

Within a designated or marked bus stop;

(j)

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

(k)

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 said entrance when properly signposted;

(l)

On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street, except as provided in section 478.200;

(m)

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

(n)

Along the curb adjacent to any school property from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on days when school is in session unless otherwise designated on sign erected and installed;

(o)

Upon any bridge or approach or other elevated structure upon a street or highway or within a street or highway tunnel, except as otherwise provided by traffic code;

(p)

At any place where temporary signs prohibit parking as long as such signs are in place;

(q)

No person shall move a vehicle not owned by such person into any prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful;

(r)

No person shall, for camping purposes, leave or park a house trailer on or within the limits of any street or highway or on any street or highway right-of-way, except where signs are erected designating the place as a campsite;

(s)

No person shall park a vehicle so as to block a fire escape or the exit from any building;

(t)

No person shall stop or park a vehicle on a street or highway when directed or ordered to proceed by any peace officer invested by law with authority to direct, control or regulate traffic;

(u)

At any place on public property which is not at the time open for the use of vehicular traffic;

(v)

At any place where official signs prohibit stopping, standing or parking;

(w)

On any portion of a street or highway or other public property between the roadway and abutting property;

(x)

Between any adjacent roadways which are part of a street or highway;

(y)

At any place on any pathway, sidewalk area for pedestrians or other portion of any public property which is not intended for the use of vehicles;

(z)

At any place where marked and signed fire lanes have been established by authorization of the city council. (Code 1960, As Amend., § 411.090; Ord. of 9-28-73, § 2; 85-Or-022, § 1, 1-25-85; 92-Or-165, § 1, 11-20-92; 98-Or-131, § 1, 11-13-98)

State law reference

Similar provisions, M.S. § 169.34.