---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 3.23"
title: "45"
number: "3.23"
heading: "Parking."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/3.23"
---

# §3.23. Parking.

- (a) A person may not stand (vehicle stopped, with or without, an occupant), or park a motor vehicle or other vehicle:
  - (1) In a lane, space, or area not designated by a sign for parking, and/or standing;
  - (2) On a sidewalk;
  - (3) Within an intersection or crosswalk;
  - (4) Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, 5 feet of a driveway, or 20 feet of a stop sign, crosswalk, or traffic control signal;
  - (5) In a double-parked position;
  - (6) At a curb painted yellow;
  - (7) On the side of a street facing oncoming traffic;
  - (8) In a position that would obstruct traffic;
  - (9) For a period in excess of 24 hours, except at living quarters, or with the approval of the Police Office.
- (b) A person must park bicycles, motorbikes, and similar vehicles only in designated areas, and may not bring these vehicles inside buildings.
- (c) A visitor must park in an area identified for that purpose by posted signs or similar instructions, such as “visitor parking” and “reserved for visitors”.
- (d) A person may not drive or park an unauthorized motor vehicle on a grassy, or any other unpaved, area without the approval of the Police Office.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 318-318d. 486; Delegation of Authority, 33 FR 604.

### Source

Source: 55 FR 2068, Jan. 22, 1990, unless otherwise noted.