§ 98-67. Parking prohibited in specified places or under certain circumstances.
(a)
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with the law or the direction 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, bikepath, or bike lane.
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 the division of road operations of the department of transportation indicates a different length 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.
At any place where official signs or yellow curb markings prohibit stopping, standing or parking.
j.
Alongside or adjacent to any curb painted yellow.
k.
On a public right-of-way or private lawn without the permission of the owner.
l.
Within the area between the street curb and sidewalk or designated sidewalk area.
m.
In such a manner as to block a traffic lane, or interfere with the orderly flow of traffic, or so as to constitute a hazard to passage of emergency vehicles.
n.
Within any specially designated and marked disabled parking space provided in accordance with F.S. § 316.1955, unless such vehicle displays a parking permit issued pursuant to F.S. § 316.1958 or 320.0848, and/or such vehicle is transporting a person eligible for the parking permit.
o.
In the opposite direction of the flow of traffic.
(2)
Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengers:
a.
In front of or within five feet of a public or private driveway.
b.
Within ten feet of a fire hydrant.
c.
Within ten feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
d.
Within ten feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway.
e.
Within ten feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station, within 75 feet of such entrance (when properly signposted).
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 merchandise or passengers:
a.
Within ten feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.
b.
At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
(4)
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.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing, and it shall be unlawful for the registered owner of any motor vehicle to park or leave standing or to permit another to park or leave standing, any motor vehicle:
(1)
In any unmetered parking space for a period of time longer than that allowed in the space by authorized signs.
(2)
Unoccupied and upon a public street of the city at any place, in a manner, or for a length of time prohibited by an ordinance of the city.
(3)
Upon a public street for a continuous length of time in excess of 72 hours; provided nothing in this section shall operate to extend the hours of limited parking as indicated by authorized meters and signs.
(4)
In any city off-street parking lot in excess of 48 hours.
(5)
In excess of 25 feet in length in designated parking spaces except for emergency breakdowns and for unloading or loading purposes.
(6)
On the property or premises of another without the permission of the owner or occupant of the property or premises.
(7)
For the purpose of displaying the vehicle for sale.
(8)
For the purpose of washing, greasing or repairing the vehicle, except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
(9)
For the purpose of displaying advertising.
(10)
As storage or as junkage or dead storage for more than 24 hours.
(11)
Upon a public street for more than two hours if the motor vehicle's body weight or its combined body and load weight exceeds 5,000 pounds except while loading or unloading property; or when such vehicle is parked in connection with, or in aid of, the performance of a service to or on the property in the block in which the vehicle is parked. This section's other provisions shall be construed in a manner that is consistent with this subsection.
(c)
Subsections 98-67(b)(1), 98-67(b)(2), and 98-67(b)(11) of the Starke Code of Ordinances shall be enforced only between the hours of 6:00 am and 6:00 pm Monday through Friday.
(Code 1992, § 13-67; Ord. No. 372-A, § 3, 10-3-1995; Ord. No. 376, § 2, 7-2-1996; Ord. No. 2014-0704, § 1, 3-18-2014, eff. 5-1-2014 )