§ 35-477. Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places.

(a)

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

(1)

Stop, stand or park a vehicle:

a.

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

b.

On a sidewalk;

c.

Within an intersection;

d.

On a crosswalk;

e.

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;

f.

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

g.

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

h.

On any railroad tracks;

i.

On any controlled-access highway;

j.

In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers; or

k.

At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.

(2)

Stand or park a vehicle whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:

a.

In front of a public or private driveway;

b.

Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;

c.

Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;

d.

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;

e.

Within 20 feet of a driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of such entrance, when properly sign-posted; or

f.

At any place where official signs prohibit standing.

(3)

Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers:

a.

Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;

b.

At any place where official signs prohibit parking; or

c.

In any fire lane officially designated as such by the fire chief or his designated representative, whether on public or private property.

(b)

No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is unlawful.

(Code 1964, § 36-156; Code 1988, § 35-460; Ord. No. 53410, § 1, 1-7-1975; Ord. No. 65635, §§ 1, 2, 6-20-1991; Ord. No. O-2-05, § 14, 1-6-2005; Ord. No. O-49-15 , § 1, 8-13-2015)

State law reference

Similar provisions, K.S.A. 8-1571.