CHAPTER 452
Parking Generally

452.01   Prohibition against parking on streets or highways.

452.02   Police may remove illegally parked vehicle.

452.03   Prohibited standing or parking places.

452.04   Manner of parallel and angle parking, handicapped persons.

452.05   Willfully leaving vehicles on private or public property; removal.

452.055 Parking prohibitions on private property; private tow-away zones.

452.06   Unattended vehicles; duty to lock ignition, remove key, set brake, etc.

452.07   Opening doors on side available to traffic.

452.08   Selling or repairing vehicle upon roadway.

452.09   Truck loading zones.

452.10   Bus stops and taxicab stands.

452.11   Parking in alleys and narrow streets; exceptions.

452.12   Parking on street at night restricted.

452.13   Parking prohibited or restricted during certain hours.

452.14   Parking commercial vehicles in residential area.

452.15   Snow emergency streets.

452.16   Registered owner prima-facie liable for unlawful parking.

452.17   Waiver.

452.99   Penalty.

CROSS REFERENCES

   See section histories for similar State law

   Parking defined - see TRAF. 402.22

   Stop defined - see TRAF. 402.40

   Stopping and standing defined - see TRAF. 402.42

   Impounding; redemption - see TRAF. 404.06

   Parking upon sidewalks, street lawns or curbs - see TRAF. 432.22

   Parking near stopped fire apparatus - see TRAF. 432.25

   Lights on parked or stopped vehicles - see TRAF. 438.09

   Police may remove ignition key from unattended vehicle - see TRAF. 444.01

   Parking of bicycles; locks - see TRAF. 474.07

   Storage of junk vehicles - see GEN. OFF. 660.07; BLDG. 1355.12

   Parking of commercial and recreational vehicles in commercial and

      multiple-family dwelling areas - see BLDG. 1375.15

452.01 PROHIBITION AGAINST PARKING ON STREETS OR HIGHWAYS.

   Upon any street or highway outside a business or residence district, no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main traveled part of the street or highway if it is practicable to stop, park or so leave such vehicle off the paved or main traveled part of such street or highway. In every event, a clear and unobstructed portion of the street or highway opposite such standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles, and a clear view of such stopped vehicle shall be available from a distance of 200 feet in each direction upon such street or highway.

   This section does not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled while on the paved or improved or main traveled portion of a street or highway in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle in such position. (ORC 4511.66; 1964 Code §43.01)

452.02 POLICE MAY REMOVE ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLE.

   (a)    Whenever a police officer finds a vehicle standing upon a street, highway or any other place in the City, in violation of a City ordinance or State law, the vehicle may be towed, the police offficer may require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the same or the police officer may move the same.

   (b)    Whenever a police officer finds a vehicle, which constitutes an obstruction to traffic, in a hazardous position or in violation of any of the provisions of these Codified Ordinances or State law, such police officer may cause the vehicle to be towed to a garage or other place.  (Ord. 1981-97. Passed 8-17-81.)