Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places.
Omaha Municipal Code § 36-156
in effectSec. 36-156. - Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places.
It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to stop, stand or park such vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control sign or signal:
(a) Within an intersection;
(b) On a crosswalk;
(c) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 15 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by official signs or markings;
(d) Within 30 feet from the intersection of curblines or, if none, then within 30 feet of the intersection of property lines, except at alleys, unless a different length is indicated by official signs or markings;
(e) Within 15 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station;
(f) Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant on the streets where parallel parking is allowed and within 15 feet of a fire hydrant on streets where diagonal parking is allowed, except that, when the permission of the city traffic engineer is given, taxicabs may park in fire hydrant zones designated by him when the driver remains at the wheel;
(g) In front of a private driveway, or within three feet of the point where a private driveway meets the street;
(h) On a sidewalk;
(i) Alongside of or opposite any street excavation or obstruction, when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(j) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the curb or edge of a street, commonly known as double parking;
(k) At any place where official traffic signs prohibit parking, stopping or standing;
(l) Upon any bridge or viaduct or overpass or underpass or upon any median, except that, if any type of parking zone is designated, such regulations shall govern;
(m) Along or within a designated fire lane;
(n) Within a marked bicycle lane.
(Code 1980, § 36-156; Ord. No. 38721, § 1, 5-4-10; Ord. No. 39955, § 1, 4-1-14; Ord. No. 42051, § 2, 11-26-19; Ord. No. 43425, § 1, 5-23-23)
Source: City of Omaha, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIMUCO_CH36TR_ARTVISTSTPA_DIV1GE_S36-156STSTPAPRSPPLFetched: 10/28/2026