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(a) No person shall open the door of a vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(ORC 4511.70)
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time, other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials, in any place marked as a truck loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of materials exceed 30 minutes.
(a) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop, or other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand, when any such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately posted, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any bus or taxicab waiting to enter or about to enter such zone, and then only for a period not to exceed three minutes, if such stopping is not prohibited therein by posted signs.
(b) No operator of a bus shall stop, stand or park such vehicle upon any street or other public way at any place for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or their baggage other than at a bus stop so designated and posted as such, except in case of an emergency.
(c) No operator of a bus shall fail to enter a bus stop on a street or other public way in such a manner that the bus when stopped to load or unload passengers or baggage is in a position with the right front wheel of such vehicle not further than 18 inches from the curb and the bus approximately parallel to the curb so as not to unduly impede the movement of other vehicular traffic.
(d) No operator of a taxicab shall stand or park such vehicle upon any street or other public way at any place other than in a taxicab stand so designated and posted as such. This provision shall not prevent the operator of a taxicab from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping or parking provisions at any place for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers.
(a) No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic, except that a driver may stop temporarily during the actual loading or unloading of passengers or when directed to by a police officer or traffic control signal.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley except while actually loading and unloading, and then only for a period not to exceed 30 minutes.
(a) In order to facilitate the clearing and cleaning of the municipal highways, streets and alleys, as well as the safe passage of vehicular traffic thereon, no motor vehicle shall be parked upon such highways, streets and alleys between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., nor shall any motor vehicle be parked thereon during such times the City Manager or the City Police Chief shall declare a weather emergency.
(1) The City Manager or the City Police Chief may declare a weather emergency based upon flooding conditions which have caused or are reasonably likely to cause hazardous conditions upon city highways, streets and/or alleys; and the City Manager or the City Police Chief may declare a weather emergency after three or more inches of snow have fallen within the city, or, based upon a forecast from the National Weather Service, it is deemed by said city officials to be reasonably likely that a snowfall of three or more inches within the city is imminent. As soon as conditions permit, the City Manager or the City Police Chief shall declare the termination of such weather emergency by way of available media to the extent feasible.
(2) Said city officials shall use all available means of disseminating information as to the existence of weather conditions requiring removal of parked motor vehicles from the highways, streets and alleys within the city. Such notice shall be disseminated through the radio, newspaper and all other available media to the extent feasible. The dissemination of this information, however, shall not relieve owners or operators of motor vehicles from the responsibility of ascertaining the existence of weather conditions requiring the removal of parked motor vehicles from the highways, streets and alleys within the city.
(3) A motor vehicle parked on any highway, street or alley within the city at the time a weather emergency is declared shall be removed by the owner within three hours if such emergency is declared between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., or prior to 9:00 a.m. of the following morning if the emergency is declared within the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Nothing in this section shall permit any motor vehicle to be parked in violation of any other parking restriction previously established by ordinance or by erection of signs.
(4) It shall be the responsibility of the owners or operators of motor vehicles to ascertain whether weather conditions require the removal of their motor vehicles from the highways, streets and alleys within the city and to remove all motor vehicles parked in violation of the provisions set forth in this section. While the city will make every effort to inform the public of the existence of weather conditions requiring removal of parked motor vehicles from highways, streets and alleys within the city, the owners and operators of motor vehicles parked in these areas shall have full responsibility to determine existing weather conditions and to remove parked motor vehicles if the weather conditions are such as to require their removal under the terms of this section.
(b) Any motor vehicle parked in violation of this prohibition shall be removed at the order of the Chief of Police and the owner or operator thereof shall be subject to the penalty provided in § 452.99.
(c) Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalty provided in § 452.99. In addition, where a motor vehicle is towed to a motor vehicle pound, the motor vehicle can be recovered only upon payment of the towing and storage charges imposed therefor.
(Ord. 1801, passed 5-18-1971; Ord. 15-O-2801, passed 3-17-2015)
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