Except when necessary to comply with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person or owner shall stop, stand, park, or permit to be parked, a vehicle within or on any designated safety path, or in such a manner as to obstruct a safety path. For the purpose of this section a safety path shall include all areas marked for pedestrian traffic and all marked pedestrian lanes along city streets. (Ord. 2-94, amended, 1994; Ord. 8-92, amended, 1992; Ord. 108 §4, amended, 1984)