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CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND
PART ONE: ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART TWO: HEALTH CODE
PART THREE: LAND USE CODE
PART FOUR: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE I: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE III: STREETS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
TITLE V: VEHICLES
TITLE VII: PARKING
CHAPTER 451 - PARKING GENERALLY
§ 451.01 Officer May Remove Ignition Key
§ 451.02 Prima Facie Evidence of Unlawful Parking
§ 451.03 Statutory Prohibited Standing or Parking Places
§ 451.04 Manner of Parallel Parking
§ 451.041 Physically Handicapped Parking
§ 451.05 Manner of Angle Parking
§ 451.06 Unattended Vehicle: Duty to Stop Engine, Remove Key, Set Brake and Turn Wheels
§ 451.07 Opening Vehicle Door on Traffic Side
§ 451.08 Narrow Roadways and Alleys
§ 451.09 Hydrant Side of Street
§ 451.10 Hazardous Traffic Obstructions
§ 451.11 Hospital Grounds
§ 451.12 City Property
§ 451.13 Distance from Theaters
§ 451.14 Advertising, Displaying for Sale, Washing or Repairing
§ 451.15 Fire Lanes on Public and Private Property
§ 451.16 Street Cleaning
§ 451.17 Snow Emergency
§ 451.18 Bus Stops and Taxicab Stands
§ 451.19 Motor Carriers
§ 451.20 Truck Zones
§ 451.21 Trucks and Commercial Vehicles
§ 451.22 Between Sidewalk and Setback Line
§ 451.23 Tree Lawn and Private Driveway
§ 451.24 Private Driveway or Private Property
§ 451.241 Parking Vehicles on Vacant Lots Prohibited
§ 451.25 Abandoned Vehicles
§ 451.251 Prohibition Against Abandonment of Junk Motor Vehicle
§ 451.26 Vehicles on Service Station Property
§ 451.27 Notice to Cover or Remove Junk Motor Vehicles
§ 451.271 Abandonment Established by Notice
§ 451.28 Reserved Street Parking for United States Marshal
§ 451.29 Reserved Street Parking for United States Postal Service
§ 451.30 Reserved Street Parking for City Vehicles - Expired
§ 451.31 Reserved Street Parking for City Police Vehicles
§ 451.32 Reserved
§ 451.33 Establishment of Zones for Valet Parking, Limousine, Day Care and Passenger Drop off/Pick up, and Hotel Check In/Check Out; Violations; Fees
CHAPTER 453 - STREET PARKING METERS
CHAPTER 455 - MUNICIPAL PARKING FACILITIES
CHAPTER 457 - PUBLIC GARAGES AND PARKING LOTS
CHAPTER 459 - PARKING INFRACTIONS AND PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU
CHAPTER 461 - RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING PROGRAM
CHAPTER 463 - VALET SERVICES
TITLE IX: PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES
TITLE XI: WATER TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE XIII: HELICOPTERS AND OTHER AIRCRAFT
PART FIVE: MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AND SERVICES CODE
PART SIX: OFFENSES AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES CODE
TITLE VIIA: CLEVELAND NEIGHBORHOOD FORM-BASED CODE
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§ 451.25 Abandoned Vehicles
   No person shall stand or park a vehicle upon any street, alley or public grounds within the City for a period in excess of seventy-two (72) hours. Any vehicle so parked shall be deemed abandoned and shall be subject to be impounded as provided in Chapter 405.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
§ 451.251 Prohibition Against Abandonment of Junk Motor Vehicle
   (a)   No person shall willfully leave an abandoned junk motor vehicle as defined in RC 4513.63 on private property for more than seventy-two (72) hours without the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property, or on a public street or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, or upon or within the right-of-way of any road or highway, for forty-eight (48) hours or longer without notification to the chief of police of the reasons for leaving the motor vehicle in such place.
   For purposes of this section, the fact that a motor vehicle has been so left without permission or notification is prima facie evidence of abandonment.
   (b)   Notwithstanding Sections 403.99 and 459.02, whoever violates this section shall be fined not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) no portion of such fine to be suspended, and shall also be assessed any costs incurred by the city in removing and disposing of such abandoned junk motor vehicle, less any money accruing to the city from such disposal.
(Ord. No. 520-86. Passed 1-26-87, eff. 1-29-87)
§ 451.26 Vehicles on Service Station Property
   As a supplement to and not in contravention of the provisions of Sections 343.20 and 451.27 of the Codified Ordinances, no person who is the operator of a service station or any employee of such person shall permit any vehicle not owned by such person or employee to stand out of doors on such property for more than twenty-four (24) hours, except that in the case of a junked vehicle, no person shall permit such vehicle to stand on any property for more than seventy-two (72) hours without the person who owns or is entitled to possession of such premises or the employee of such person having filed a complaint in writing with a law enforcement officer as authorized by RC 4513.60.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
§ 451.27 Notice to Cover or Remove Junk Motor Vehicles
   (a)   (1)   For purposes of this section, “junk motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle meeting the requirements of RC 4513.63 (B), (C), (D), and (E) that is left uncovered in the open on private property for more than seventy-two (72) hours with the permission of the person having the right to possession of the property, except if the person is operating a junk yard or scrap metal processing facility licensed under the authority of RC 4737.05 through 4737.12, or regulated under authority of the City; or if the property on which the motor vehicle is left is not subject to licensure or regulation by any governmental authority, unless the person having the right to the possession of the property can establish that the motor vehicle is part of a bona fide commercial operation; or if the motor vehicle is a collector’s vehicle.
      (2)   This section shall not prevent a person from storing or keeping, or restrict a person in the method of storing or keeping, any collector’s vehicle on private property with the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property; except that a person having such permission may be required to conceal, by means of buildings, fences, vegetation, terrain or other suitable obstruction, any unlicensed collector’s vehicle stored in the open.
      (3)   The Police Chief or his or her designee may send notice, by certified mail with return receipt requested, to the person having the right to the possession of the property on which a junk motor vehicle is left, that within ten (10) days of receipt of the notice, the junk motor vehicle either shall be covered by being housed in a garage or other suitable structure, or shall be removed from the property.
      (4)   No person shall willfully leave a junk motor vehicle uncovered in the open for more than ten (10) days after receipt of a notice as provided in this section. The fact that a junk motor vehicle is so left is prima facie evidence of willful failure to comply with the notice, and each subsequent period of thirty (30) days that a junk motor vehicle continues to be so left constitutes a separate offense.
(RC 4513.65)
   (b)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense, such person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. No. 656-17. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)
§ 451.271 Abandonment Established by Notice
   (a)   The Chief of Police may send notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner of private property, and unless the property is unoccupied, to the person having the right to possession of the private property, if different, on which a motor vehicle meeting the requirements of divisions (B), (C), (D), and (E) of RC 4513.63 is left. Each notice sent pursuant to this division shall describe the motor vehicle by make, if known, and manufacturer’s serial number, if known, and shall state that the motor vehicle shall be deemed to be on the property without permission unless the owner or person having the right to possession of the property notifies the Chief of Police to the contrary within ten (10) days of receipt of notice. Each notice sent to a private property owner shall be addressed to the owner as shown in the records of the county recorder for Cuyahoga County and sent to the tax mailing address on file with the county treasurer for Cuyahoga County, except that if the county treasurer has no tax mailing address on file, the notice shall be sent to the tax mailing address listed on the last recorded deed for the property. Each notice sent to the person having the right to possession of the private property, if different from the owner, shall use the address of the private property on which the motor vehicle is left. If all applicable notices are sent and are claimed and the owner or person having the right to possession of the property fails to notify the Chief of Police within ten (10) days of receipt of notice that the motor vehicle is on the property with permission, it shall be deemed to meet the requirement of abandonment on private property described in division (A) of RC 4513.63.
   (b)   In the event that a given notice sent pursuant to division (a) of this section is returned to the sender unclaimed, the Chief of Police may send the notice by regular U.S. mail to the same person that failed to claim the certified mail notice, using the same address described in division (a) of this section. If each person that failed to claim a notice sent pursuant to division (a) of this section is sent the notice by regular U.S. mail and such notice is not returned by the postal authorities with an endorsement showing failure of delivery, and if the owner or person having the right to possession of the property fails to notify the Chief of Police within ten (10) days of the sending of notice that the motor vehicle is on the property with permission, then the motor vehicle shall be deemed to meet the requirement of abandonment on private property described in division (A) of RC 4513.63.
(Ord. No. 1434-A-86. Passed 1-26-87, eff. 1-29-87)
§ 451.28 Reserved Street Parking for United States Marshal
   No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in any place marked as reserved for the United States Marshal. The reserved parking places for the United States Marshal are as follows:
   South side of Rockwell Avenue between East 3rd Street and Public Square;
   West side of East 3rd Street between Rockwell Avenue and Superior Avenue.
(Ord. No. 206-78. Passed 12-17-79, eff. 12-19-79)
§ 451.29 Reserved Street Parking for United States Postal Service
   No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle in any place marked as reserved for the United States Postal Service between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Such reserved parking places are located as follows:
   (a)   The southeast corner of West 9th Street at Frankfort Avenue;
   (b)   The southeast corner of West 9th Street at Johnson Court;
   (c)   The east side of West 6th Street between Frankfort Avenue and Superior Avenue;
   (d)   The west side of West 6th Street between Lakeside Avenue and Johnson Court;
   (e)   The northeast corner of West 3rd Street at Superior Avenue;
   (f)   The southwest corner of Ontario Street at Lakeside Avenue;
   (g)   The southeast corner of St. Clair Avenue and West 2nd Street;
   (h)   The south side of Euclid Avenue between East 14th Street and East 18th Street;
   (i)   The southwest corner of East Mall Drive at St. Clair Avenue;
   (j)   The southeast corner of St. C1air Avenue at East 18th Street;
   (k)   The south side of Huron Road between East 4th Street and East 9th Street;
   (l)   The northwest corner of Sumner Court at East 14th Street;
   (m)   The northwest corner of East 6th Street at Rockwell Avenue; and
   (n)   The southwest corner of East 17th Street at Payne Avenue.
(Ord. No. 2742-81. Passed 3-29-82, eff. 4-1-82)
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