Wilmette |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 14. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
Article X. GENERAL PARKING REGULATIONS |
§ 14-297. Parking prohibited in specified places.
No person shall park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions 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 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
(5)
On a crosswalk;
(6)
Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(7)
Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(8)
Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the Village Engineer and Chief of Police indicate a different length by signs or markings;
(9)
Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;
(10)
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(11)
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;
(12)
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;
(13)
At any place where official signs prohibit parking;
(14)
In or on any portion of a street between the curb line and the adjacent property line;
(15)
Within eight feet of the approach or within eight feet beyond a public alley or public driveway;
(16)
Displays license plate with no or expired registration or a temporary registration certificate from a state that is more than 30 days expired.
(Code 1993, § 13-8.2)