Vehicles blocking streets.
Charlotte City Code § 14-220
in effectSec. 14-220. - Vehicles blocking streets.
(a) It shall be unlawful to operate a vehicle in such manner as to prevent the use of any street or portion thereof for the purpose of travel for a period of time longer than five minutes. It shall be unlawful to stop a vehicle within an intersection or on a crosswalk for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers.
(b) It shall be unlawful to head in or back a vehicle at any angle to the curb while engaged in loading or unloading or storage so that any part of the vehicle shall extend past the parking lane if parking is permitted.
(c) When parking adjacent to an intersection, no vehicle shall be allowed to extend past the curb or lateral edge of the roadway. Storage, loading and unloading shall be done with the vehicle parked parallel to the curb only.
(d) At locations where parking is prohibited during certain hours, it shall be unlawful to load or unload from that side of the street during the time of the parking prohibition.
(Code 1985, § 14-15)
Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH14MOVETR_ARTVSTSTPA_S14-220VEBLSTFetched: 10/27/2026