Title 12 - Traffic

12.04.085 Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places.

Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall:

1. a.
   Stop, stand or park a vehicle:

   1. 1.
      On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
   2. 2.
      On a sidewalk;
   3. 3.
      Within an intersection;
   4. 4.
      On a crosswalk;
   5. 5.
      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 signs or markings;
   6. 6.
      Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
   7. 7.
      Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;
   8. 8.
      On any railroad tracks;
   9. 9.
      On any controlled-access highway;
   10. 10.
       In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers;
   11. 11.
       At any place where official signs prohibit stopping; or
   12. 12.
       On the parkway of any street.
2. b.
   Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers: 

   1. 1.
      In front of a public or private driveway;
   2. 2.
      Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
   3. 3.
      Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
   4. 4.
      Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway;
   5. 5.
      Within 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 75 feet of said entrance, when properly sign posted; or 
   6. 6.
      At any place when official signs prohibit standing.
3. c.
   Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers: 

   1. 1.
      Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing; or
   2. 2.
      At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
   3. 3.
      Park a vehicle within 5 feet of a street side mailbox between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except holidays.  
4. d.
   Move a vehicle not lawfully under the person's control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is unlawful.
5. e.
   Stand or park a vehicle in areas designated as fire lanes upon public or private property.

(History: Ord. TC-1260,FFFF §28, 2022; Ord. TC-1260, EEEE §1, 2019; Ord. TC-1260,DDDD §1, 2019; Ord. TC-1260 §84, 84) (State Law: K.S.A.8-1571)

See: 12.04.002