§ 24-62. Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places.  


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  • No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the direction of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places:

    (1)

    On a sidewalk;

    (2)

    In front of a public or private driveway;

    (3)

    Within an intersection;

    (4)

    Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant;

    (5)

    On a crosswalk:

    (6)

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

    (7)

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

    (8)

    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 the director or local authorities indicate a different length by signs or markings;

    (9)

    Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail or a railroad crossing or within eight (8) feet six (6) inches of the center of any railroad track, while a motor vehicle with motive power attached is loading or unloading railroad cars;

    (10)

    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 the entrance when properly posted;

    (11)

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

    (12)

    On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street:

    (13)

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

    (14)

    At any place where official signs prohibit standing or stopping; and

    (15)

    On a controlled-access highway as defined in Arizona Revised Statutes section 28-602 except for emergency reasons or except in areas specifically designated for parking, such as rest areas.

(Ord. No. 1392, § 2, 11-26-85; Ord. No. 2541, § 4, 1-23-07)