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A. It is unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to stop, stand or park such vehicle, whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control signal, in any of the following places:

1. Within an intersection;

2. On a crosswalk;

3. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet of points of the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless local or traffic authorities shall indicate a different length by signs or markings;

4. Within twenty-five (25) feet from the intersection of curb lines, or if none, then within fifteen (15) feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection within a business or residence district, except at alleys;

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

6. Within fifteen (15) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station;

7. Within ten feet of a fire hydrant;

8. In front of a private driveway;

9. On a sidewalk;

10. Alongside or opposite any street or highway excavation or obstruction when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic, unless the vehicle so stopped or parked is being used in connection with the maintenance or repair of public or private utility service, above, below or upon the surface of the street or highway and the location of such vehicle is necessary in connection with such maintenance or repair;

11. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street or highway;

12. At any place where official traffic signs have been erected prohibiting standing and parking;

13. Within a twenty-five (25) foot radius of the intersection of the centerlines of a street or highway;

14. In front of the entrance, or other place where mail is received, of any post office or postal station;

15. In any street so as to prevent the free passage of other vehicles in both directions at the same time, or so as to prevent any vehicle from turning from one street into another street;

16. In any street, alley, lane, sidewalk or parking strip for the storage of any vehicle in lieu of a garage or barn;

17. In any streets of the city for the purpose of displaying the same for sale or exchange;

18. In the city at any time of day for the purpose of vending merchandise;

19. In any emergency zone;

20. In any entrance except to load or unload passengers for a period of time not to exceed one minute;

21. In any loading zone except as to a commercial vehicle when actually engaged in loading or unloading goods, wares, merchandise or material, for a period of time not to exceed twenty (20) minutes;

22. In any bus loading zone except a motor bus actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers;

23. On private property without the consent of the owner of such private property;

24. In any construction zone except by such vehicles as are actually necessary to the construction work being carried on.

B. Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of subsection A of this section, or who fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).

C. In addition to the state motor vehicle laws prohibiting parking, no person shall park or stand:

1. A vehicle in violation of the Oregon Vehicle Code or in violation of a parking limitation device;

2. A vehicle in an alley other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of persons or materials, and in no case for a period in excess of twenty (20) consecutive minutes in any two-hour period;

3. A motor truck on a street between the hours of nine p.m. and seven a.m. of the following day in front of or adjacent to a residence, motel, apartment house, hotel or other sleeping accommodation in a residential zone. (Ord. 2-1988 § 10(2), 1988; Ord. 8 §§ 1, 2, 1954.)