Bellevue, NE Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 18-87
- Driveway clearance
- 2 feet from opening
- Fire hydrant clearance
- 15 feet
- Crosswalk clearance
- 20 feet
- Curb positioning
- Right wheels within 12 in.
- Enforcing agency
- Bellevue Police Department
Summary
In the City of Bellevue, Nebraska, no one may stop, stand or park a vehicle where it blocks a driveway or alley, sits within two feet of a driveway opening, within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, or within 20 feet of a crosswalk. On a two-way street, a parked vehicle's right-hand wheels must sit within 12 inches of the curb.
(A) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a law enforcement officer or traffic control device, no person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle, whether the vehicle is attended or not, on any street or highway or roadway within the city: (1) In any manner that would interfere with ingress or egress of any private driveway or public driveway or established alley. (2) Within two feet either side of the opening of a private driveway, public driveway or established alley. (3) Within 15 feet of any fire hydrant. ... (B) Any vehicle stopped or parked or standing upon a two-way street, highway, or roadway shall stand or be stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within 12 inches of the right-hand curb.
Full Breakdown
Bellevue Code of Ordinances § 18-87 lists specific places within Division 3 of Chapter 18 where stopping, standing or parking is barred outright, regardless of signage. Subsection (A)(1) and (2) protect driveways and alleys: no vehicle may interfere with ingress or egress at a private or public driveway or alley, and none may sit within two feet of either side of a driveway or alley opening. Subsection (A)(3) keeps a 15-foot clearance around any fire hydrant, subsection (A)(4) a 30-foot clearance from a flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or other traffic-control device, and subsection (A)(5) a 20-foot clearance from either side of a crosswalk at an intersection.
Other clauses bar parking on the roadway side of an already-parked vehicle, on a sidewalk, within 20 feet of a fire station driveway (75 feet on the opposite side when posted), along a curb painted red or yellow, within 30 feet of a safety zone, or within any intersection or sidewalk area in a way that interferes with public use. Subsection (B) then sets the orientation rule for a two-way street: a stopped, standing or parked vehicle must have its right-hand wheels parallel to, and within 12 inches of, the right-hand curb, which is what makes parking against the flow of traffic, facing the wrong way, a violation on its own.
Subsection (C) exempts city and welfare department vehicles engaged in public safety or emergency work. The section carries forward 1964 Code § 14-18 and was last touched by Ord. 4006 in 2020.
Violations & Fines
Section 18-87 sets no fine of its own, so a violation, blocking a driveway, parking too close to a hydrant or crosswalk, or parking facing the wrong way against the curb, falls under the citywide general penalty in § 1-11: up to $500, up to six months in jail, or both, enforced by the Bellevue Police Department.
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