File #: ORD. 2019-315    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 11/13/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: 12/9/2019 Final action: 12/9/2019
Title: To amend City Code ?? 27-197, concerning parking prohibitions in specified places, and 27-219, concerning parking violations, written notices, issuance of warrants or summons, and penalty for noncompliance, for the purpose of adding therein a new prohibition against parking within a bicycle lane and prescribing a fine for the violation of such prohibition.
Patrons: Andreas Addison
Attachments: 1. Ord. No. 2019-315, 2. Ord. No. 2019-315 Admin Impact Statement 11-15-19
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To amend City Code ?? 27-197, concerning parking prohibitions in specified places, and 27-219, concerning parking violations, written notices, issuance of warrants or summons, and penalty for noncompliance, for the purpose of adding therein a new prohibition against parking within a bicycle lane and prescribing a fine for the violation of such prohibition.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
? 1. That section 27-197 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2015) be and is hereby amended and reordained as follows:
Sec. 27-197. Parking prohibited in specified places.
(a) No person shall park a vehicle, except as may be permitted in accordance with Chapter 24, Article II, Division 4.1 or when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with 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) In front of a ramp leading to the crosswalk at an intersection or located at any other point along a curb, constructed for use of persons with disabilities.
(8) Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway.
(9) 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 a different length is indicated by official signs or markings.
(10) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad grade crossing.
(11) Within 15 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 f...

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