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351.03 TRAFFIC CODE 54 351.03 PROHIBITED STANDING OR PARKING PLACES. No person shall stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the provisions of this Code, or while obeying the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device, in any of the following places: (a) On a sidewalk, except a bicycle; (b) In front of a public or private driveway; (c) Within an intersection; (d) Within ten feet of a fire hydrant; (e) On a crosswalk; (f) Within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; (g) Within thirty feet of, a.nd upon the approach to, any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic control device; (h) Between a safety zone and the ad jacent• curb or within thirty feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by a traffic control device; (i) Within fifty feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing; (j) Within twenty feet of a driveway entrance to any fire station and, on the side of the street opposite the entrance to any fire station, within seventy-five feet of the entrance when it is properly posted with signs; (k) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such standing or parking would obstruct traffic; (1) Alongside arty vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; (m) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a street, or within a street tonne 1; (n) At any place where signs prohibit stopping; (o) Within one foot of another parked vehicle; (ORC 4511.68) (p) In any private driveway or areaway between buildfngs when, in the opinion of the Fire Chief, such parking constitutes a fire hazard or an obstruction to or inter- ference with operation of fire fighting equipment; (q) Upon the side of the street on which fire hydrants are placed, unless the roadway exceeds thirty feet in width, when signs are erected giving notice thereof; (r) Within fifty feet of any hazardous or congested place, when such standing, stopping or parking would incr--ease such hazard; (s) Within fifty feet of any school building or playground when such standing, stopping or parking would cause a hazardous condition; (t) Between the sidewalk and roadway. (Ord. 613. Passed 7-7-42. ) 351.04 MANNER OF PARALLEL PARKING.. (a) .Every vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway shall be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel with and not more than twelve inches from the right-hand curb or the edge of the roadway, unless it is impossible to approach so close to the curb; in such case the stop shall be as close to the curb as possible and only for the time necessary to discharge and receive passengers or to load or unload merchandise. (b) No vehicle shall be stopped or parked on a road or street with the vehicle facing in a direction other than the direction of travel on that side of the road or street.