Stedman, NC Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Town Code § 52.11
- Adopted
- Ordinance of October 7, 1976
- Covers
- Parking that blocks the traveled roadway
- Vehicle definition
- Per G.S. § 20-4.01(23)
- Default penalty
- $50 fine / 30 days, § 10.99
- Reserved sections
- Loading zones, notices (52.12-52.32) unwritten
Summary
Town Code § 52.11, adopted in 1976, makes it unlawful for the owner or operator of a motor vehicle covered by G.S. 20-4.01(23) to park, or let be parked, on any town street in a way that blocks any part of the street's traveled portion. Stedman's other stopping and standing sections covering loading zones, hazardous locations, and enforcement notices remain reserved and unwritten.
§ 52.11 PARKING NOT TO OBSTRUCT TRAFFIC. It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any motor vehicle as described in GS 20-4.01 (23) to park, or allow to be parked, such motor vehicle on any Town Street in such a manner as to block any part of the traveled portion of said street
Full Breakdown
Section 52.11, adopted by ordinance on October 7, 1976, is Stedman's general obstruction rule: it is unlawful for the owner or operator of any motor vehicle as defined in G.S. 20-4.01(23) to park, or allow to be parked, that vehicle on a Town street in a manner that blocks any part of the street's traveled portion. The rule sits inside Chapter 52, Stopping, Standing or Parking, alongside § 52.10's truck restrictions, but most of the chapter's other provisions, close-to-curb parking (§ 52.01), unattended vehicles (§ 52.02), hazardous-place parking (§ 52.13), loading zones (§ 52.20-52.22), and the enforcement-notice sections (§ 52.30-52.32), are marked reserved in the current code, meaning Stedman has not yet written operative text for wrong-way parking, blocked driveways, or a formal ticketing notice procedure.
Until those sections are filled in, § 52.11's traffic-obstruction language is the only enforceable street-parking standard in the Code of Ordinances, and Chapter 52 itself carries no dedicated penalty section (§ 52.99 is also reserved).
Violations & Fines
Because Chapter 52 has no dedicated fine, an obstruction violation is enforced through the Code's general penalty at § 10.99: a Class 3 misdemeanor with a fine of up to $50, up to 30 days imprisonment, or both, and each day of continued obstruction charged as a separate offense.
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