Columbia No stopping, standing or parking near hazardous or congested places ordinance (§ 14-289)
Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article V. Stopping, Standing and Parking
In short: Where the city traffic engineer posts signs at hazardous or congested spots (each no longer than 100 feet), drivers may not stop, stand or park a vehicle in the signed area.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) The city traffic engineer is hereby authorized to determine and designate by proper signs, places not exceeding one hundred (100) feet in length in which the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would create an especially hazardous condition or would cause unusual delay to traffic.
(b) When official signs are erected at hazardous or congested places, as authorized herein, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any such designated place.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-289
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.