CITATIONS

How to Avoid Getting a Citation

Quick tips

  • Pay the parking meter as soon as you park.
  • Observe posted parking signs (both in front of and behind your vehicle). Don’t park longer than the posted time limit.
  • Obey the “NO PARKING” signs. Remember, restrictions vary by time and day.
  • Make sure your watch is in sync with the time on the parking meter.

Do Not Park…

  • Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, 20 feet of a crosswalk, or 30 feet of a stop sign,
  • In any manner that obstructs the free use of the street,
  • Blocking a driveway,
  • On a sidewalk,
  • Against the flow of traffic,
  • In intersections, bus stops, or on a bridge.