§ 26-7. Stopping or parking prohibited in certain specified places; angle parking.  


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  • (a)

    Parking prohibited. No person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended and whether temporarily or otherwise, 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 15 feet of a point on the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone unless a different distance is clearly indicated by an official traffic sign or marker or parking meter.

    (4)

    On a sidewalk or sidewalk area, except when parking in such place is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers or parking meters.

    (5)

    Alongside or opposite any highway excavation or obstruction when such stopping or standing would obstruct traffic or when pedestrian traffic would be required to travel in the roadway.

    (6)

    On the roadway side of any parked vehicle unless double parking is clearly indicated by official traffic signs or markers.

    (7)

    Within 15 feet of the driveway entrance to a fire station or directly across the highway from a fire station entrance.

    (8)

    Upon any portion of a highway where and at the time when stopping or standing is prohibited by official traffic signs indicating the prohibition of any stopping or standing.

    (9)

    Within 25 feet of the nearest rail at a railroad crossing.

    (10)

    In any place or manner so as to obstruct or hinder traffic.

    (11)

    Within ten feet of a fire hydrant, unless a greater distance is indicated by an official traffic sign.

    (12)

    Upon any portion of a highway where and at the time when parking is prohibited, limited or restricted by official traffic signs.

    (13)

    Upon any bridge.

    (b)

    Angle parking. Angle parking or parking diagonally is prohibited on all the streets, alleys and highways of the village except where vehicle parking markers indicate that the same is permissible.

(Code 1984, § 8-1-8)

State law reference

Stopping prohibited in certain specified places, Wis. Stats. § 346.52.