DINA 'Safer Streets' campaign

The Daniel Island Neighborhood Association has launched a 12-week campaign to educate the community about issues related to safety. Each week, DINA will share a different safety tip on a specific topic. Previous weeks have focused on bike safety and golf carts. This week, the campaign targets street parking.

WEEK #3 – Street Parking Article VIII in the City of Charleston’s Code of Ordinances and Section 56-5-2530 in the South Carolina Code of Laws addresses vehicle parking. Here are the answers to some of the most common parking questions DINA receives.

WHERE IS IT UNLAWFUL TO PARK?

~Within 20 feet of the edge of a crosswalk (a crosswalk is typically 10 feet wide, so parking is actually restricted within 30 feet from the intersection in which there is a crosswalk).

~On a crosswalk.

~Within 30 feet of the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or other traffic-control signal.

~Within 15 feet on either side of a fire hydrant.

~Within 3 feet on either side of a public or private driveway and on the side of the street opposite any public or private driveway in such a manner as to inhibit the entry or departure from the driveway.

~Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of the street opposite any fire station.

OTHER POINTS TO NOTE

Parking on curves - Preventing parking on curves allows for clear line of sight. For everyone’s safety, not parking on curves is encouraged, and often“NO PARKING THIS SIDE OF STREET” will be placed to avoid parking on curves.

Distance from curb - Wherever lines have been painted to indicate parking spaces, vehicles are to be parked entirely within those lines. If there are no lines, vehicles are to be parked within 12 inches from the curb.

Road width when determining street parking - At least 10 feet in width for each direction of traffic must be unobstructed to allow the free movement of traffic. Therefore, single side on-street parking requires a minimum of 27 feet of pavement width for two-way traffic (allowing 7 feet in width for parked cars and 10 feet in width for each direction of traffic).

FOR MORE INFO: https://library.municode.com/sc/charleston/codes/code_of_ordinances?node... https://law.justia.com/codes/south-carolina/2012/title-56/chapter-5/sect...

Daniel Island Publishing

225 Seven Farms Drive
Unit 108
Daniel Island, SC 29492 

Office Number: 843-856-1999
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