Cary, NC Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Section 34-103 applies on streets in the Town of Cary, in Wake County, North Carolina. It lists eighteen enumerated locations where a vehicle may not be left, and subsections (1) through (3) cover the locations residents run into most: (1) on the sidewalk, (2) within an intersection or in front of a private driveway, and (3) on a crosswalk.

The wording is deliberately broad. The section says no person shall 'stop, stand or park' a vehicle, so it is not limited to leaving a car for hours. A brief stop in any of these places falls under the same sentence as a long-term park. It also says 'attended or unattended', which means a driver who stays behind the wheel on a Cary crosswalk or across a driveway entrance is covered just like an empty car.

The section allows only narrow exceptions, and they are written into the opening sentence. A driver may stop when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic. A driver may also stop in compliance with the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device. Waiting for a passenger, making a delivery, or running inside a store are not among the listed exceptions.

Subsection (2) protects private driveways in the same breath as intersections, so the space in front of a private driveway is treated as off limits in the same way as the middle of an intersection.

The Cary section notes G.S. § 20-162 as a similar state-law reference. It is the Town's own code, Sec. 34-103, and not the statute, that officers cite locally.