General rule. No resident, household or building owner along
any public street located within the City of Washington shall be permitted
to park more than two vehicles upon any public roadway, unless otherwise
feasible to do so and permitted by the City of Washington Code Enforcement
Officer. All other vehicles must be parked and/or stored using off-street
parking on property owned by the owner or on private property with
permission from the owner of said property.
Except when necessary to avoid a conflict with other traffic
or to protect the safety of any person or vehicle, or in compliance
with law or the direction of a police officer or official traffic
control device, the following prohibitions shall be in effect:
A. Stopping, standing or parking a vehicle is expressly prohibited under
the following circumstances:
(1) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge
or curb of the street.
(5) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction which
would obstruct traffic.
(6) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure.
(7) On public or private property which is expressly reserved for handicapped
persons or disabled veterans, where said property has been posted
in accordance with the regulations of the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation.
(8) At any place where official signs prohibit same.
B. Standing and parking vehicles are expressly prohibited under the
following circumstances:
(1) In front of a public or private driveway.
(2) Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
(3) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
(4) Within 30 feet of any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic
control signal located at the site of a roadway.
(5) Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station or when
properly posted, on the side of a street opposite the entrance of
any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance, unless otherwise
permitted.
(6) At any place where official signs prohibit same.