§ 5-1-3. Traffic bureau.

(a)

The police department is hereby designated as a traffic bureau pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 9.2 of the city charter.

(b)

The director of police services or his designated city agent is authorized to accept a plea of guilty and to otherwise handle the following violations within the city:

(1)

Unlawful parking in a restricted handicapped space;

(2)

Parking over the specified time limit;

(3)

Parking during restricted hours where official parking control devices are posted;

(4)

Parking within 25 feet of an intersection (N.C.G.S. 20-162);

(5)

Parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;

(6)

Protrusion beyond designated parking space;

(7)

Parking within 15 feet of entrance to alley, driveway or private road;

(8)

Parking so as to obstruct sidewalk or crosswalk;

(9)

Parking within 50 feet of bridge, railroad underpass or overhead bridge;

(10)

Parking within 50 feet of railroad grade crossing;

(11)

Parking between edge of roadway and property line;

(12)

Prohibited parking in city-operated parking lots;

(13)

Parking left side of vehicle to curb on two-way street;

(14)

Double parking;

(15)

Protrusion into street more than eight (8) feet;

(16)

Parking of vehicles in excess of three-quarter-ton rated capacity on streets in residential districts in violation of sections 9-3-241 and 10-1-206(a)(11);

(17)

Parking in a controlled residential parking area over the amount of time without a valid residential parking permit;

(18)

Parking upon a median strip;

(19)

Parking in the following restricted zones:

a.

Commercial loading zone;

b.

Passenger loading zone;

c.

Bus stop;

d.

Taxicab stand;

(20)

Parking in a prohibited zone.

(Ord. No. 91-73, § 1, 11-21-91)