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Not only is it unsafe but parking on the street in the wrong direction (driver side to the curb) is illegal in Loudoun County (see item 10 below), and the State of Virginia. Please take a moment and refresh your memory on the parking laws. |
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480.105 PARKING PROHIBITED IN SPECIFIED PLACES.
a) No person shall park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid a conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a deputy sheriff or other police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places:
(1) On a sidewalk;
(2) In front of or in any such manner which obstructs access to or from a public or private driveway;
(3) On a crosswalk or within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;
(4) Within 30 feet upon the approach of any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
(5) On the roadway side of any vehicle parked at the edge or the curb of a street;
(6) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a street or highway or within a tunnel;
(7) So as to prevent the use of curb ramps located on public property or on privately owned property open to the public;
(8) At any place where official signs prohibit parking (Refer to Section 480.001 for definition of official sign);
(9) Perpendicular to any curb whether on roadway or dead end cul-de-sacs where not marked as an official parking space (Section 46.2-889, Code of Virginia);
(10) Parking on the left edge of the roadway facing traffic;
(11) Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance when properly sign posted;
(12) Parking across or on any line or marking painted on the street by VDOT or the County to designate a vehicular parking area or space;
(13) Parking during specified No Parking hours. |
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