The Rules Of The Road At Point Hope
The streets at Point Hope are owned, maintained and patrolled by the City of Charleston. As a resident at Point Hope, it’s important for you to understand that all parking and traffic regulations adopted by the City of Charleston and State of South Carolina apply for the streets at Point Hope. Enforcement of parking regulations is the responsibility of the Charleston Police Department and the Parking Enforcement Division of the Traffic & Transportation Division of the City of Charleston.
In addition to obeying speed limits and no parking signs, anyone operating a vehicle on City streets is required to be familiar with parking regulations listed in both the Charleston, South Carolina Code of Ordinances and the South Carolina Code of Laws. For example, did you know that:
It is illegal in the City of Charleston for vehicles to park in such a manner as to create a public or private nuisance for the purposes of displaying a vehicle for sale, advertising of any nature, or washing, greasing, or repairing a vehicle unless such is necessitated by an emergency?
No person shall park a vehicle upon a street in such a manner as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic?
No person shall park in front of a public or private driveway or within three (3) feet of either side or on the opposite side of any public or private driveway in such a manner as to inhibit the entry or departure from the driveway?
State law prohibits vehicles from parking within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant, within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, or within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control device?
While parked, the right-hand side (passenger side) tires of your vehicle must be within eighteen (18) inches of the curb?
You can view the complete City Ordinances at https://library.municode.com/sc/charleston/codes/code_of_ordinances and the South Carolina Code of Laws at https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/statmast.php.
If you observe parking or traffic violations taking place, you are encouraged to contact the Charleston Police Department at (843) 743-7200. This is the non-emergency number to contact a dispatcher who will be happy to send a patrol officer to the location of the possible violation. The POA office does not have jurisdiction over traffic and parking violations on the streets at Point Hope.