ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

House: TRANS DP 9-0-1-2

HB 2395: parked vehicles blocking sidewalk; prohibition

Sponsor: Representative Longdon, LD 24

Caucus & COW

Overview

Prohibits a person from stopping, standing or parking a vehicle so that any part of the vehicle or an attachment blocks an area of the sidewalk impeding continuous pedestrian use in a manner that is not consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

History

Except if necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or if in compliance with the law or direction of a police officer or traffic control device, a person is prohibited from stopping, standing or parking a vehicle in any of the following places:

1) On a sidewalk;

2) In front of a public or private drive way, with an exception;

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) Within 30 feet on the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, yield sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;

8) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the end of a safety zone, with an exception;

9) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail or a railroad crossing or within eight feet six inches of the center of any railroad track, with an exception;

10) Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to a fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance when properly posted;

11) Alongside or opposite a street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;

12) On the roadway side of a vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;

13) On a bridge or other elevated structure on a highway or within a highway tunnel;

14) At any place where official signs prohibit standing or stopping; and

15) On a controlled access highway, with exceptions (A.R.S. § 28-873).

Statute prescribes a civil penalty of no more than $250 for a violation. (A.R.S. §§ 28-121, 28-1598).

Provisions

1. Prohibits a person from stopping, standing or parking a vehicle so that any part of the vehicle or an attachment, including a hitch or trailer, blocks an area of the sidewalk impeding continuous pedestrian use in a manner that is not consistent with the ADA. (Sec. 1)

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