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Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall 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 street planting strip;

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 official signs or markings indicate a different no-parking area opposite the ends of a safety zone;

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 prohibit stopping;

J. Directly adjacent to curbside, clearly visible, residential mail boxes between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on all days of scheduled mail delivery by the United States postal service;

K. In any parking place or area designated as handicapped parking by displaying the international blue and white handicapped symbol of a wheelchair as described in RCW 70.92.120; provided, that it shall not be a violation of this Chapter to stand, stop or park a vehicle in a place or area so designated when the vehicle clearly displays the handicapped symbol on a license plate, window decal or card as provided by RCW 46.16.380. A person charged with a violation hereof shall not be determined to have committed a violation if he produces in court or prior to the court appearance the special plate, special card or special decal required hereunder or demonstrates he was entitled to the same at the time of being ticketed.

(Ord. 82-104, 1982; Res. 22271 (part), 1980; Prior Code § 46.14.010)