§ 22-39. Prohibited in specified places.
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a law enforcement officer or official traffic-control devices, 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 or bike path.
c.
Within an intersection.
d.
On a crosswalk.
e.
Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet of points of a safety zone, unless the county or department of transportation, where applicable, 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 street or highway.
h.
On any railroad track.
i.
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping, standing or parking during specified times.
(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 fifteen (15) feet of a crosswalk.
c.
Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
d.
Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing signal located at the side of a roadway.
e.
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 such entrance (when sign is posted).
f.
At any place where official signs or traffic-control devices prohibit standing.
g.
In a fire lane.
h.
Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant.
(3)
Park or store a motor vehicle with dual rear wheels in any area of unincorporated Osceola County on streets, and rights-of-way, except temporarily while actually engaged in loading or unloading persons or property. This prohibition shall not apply to the parking of emergency vehicles, utility vehicles and/or other government vehicles.
(4)
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 fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing unless the department of transportation establishes a different distance.
b.
At any place where official signs or traffic-control devices prohibit parking.
c.
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.
(5)
Park in violation of county ordinance #93-21 (BVL Parking Ordinance) and as it may be amended from time to time or in violation of county ordinance #00-13 (Indian Wells Parking Ordinance) and as it may be amended from time to time,
(6)
Park and offer for sale, hire or lease, any vehicle, or other form of motor or human propelled transportation, in the county right-of-way, a publicly owned vacant lot or a privately owned vacant lot, roadway, median, any public property owned by the county, unless parked in an authorized parking area and the operator of same is engaged in performing a specific activity and has not left the vehicle or other form of transportation merely for the purpose of advertising same for sale, hire or lease.
(7)
Park in violation of county ordinance #99-20, and as it may be amended from time to time or in violation of county ordinance #99-48, and as it may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. No. 87-21, § 9; Ord. No. 02-08, § 2, 4-8-02; Ord. No. 02-16, § 1, 5-20-02; Ord. No. 03-05, § 1, 2-17-03)
State law reference
Similar provisions, F.S. § 316.1945.