Phoenix City Code Sec. 36-142 requires vehicles to park parallel to the curb, headed with traffic, within 18 inches of the curb. There is no citywide street-parking time limit, but the city may post signed restrictions and Resident Permit Parking areas (City Code 36-157) where intruder parking is documented.
On-street parking in Phoenix is governed by Chapter 36, Article XI of the City Code. Section 36-142 sets the basic rule that, except where otherwise posted, vehicles must be parked parallel to the edge of the roadway, headed in the direction of lawful traffic, with curbside wheels within 18 inches of the curb (state-law parallel: A.R.S. Sec. 28-874). Phoenix does not impose a blanket time limit on residential street parking; restrictions apply only where signs are posted. Where chronic non-resident 'intruder' parking exists, the City Council may amend City Code Sec. 36-157 to create a Resident Permit Parking Program (RPPP) area, after which a block may petition (70 percent of homeowners on one side of the street) for 'resident only' signs. Resident permits cost $10/year and visitor permits $5/year (limit three). Phoenix on-street meters are enforced 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily and are free overnight.
Parking contrary to Sec. 36-142 or a posted/permit restriction is a civil traffic violation enforced by Phoenix Police; vehicles without a permit parked during restricted hours in an RPPP area are subject to citation (report to (602) 534-7733).
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