(a) No person who is the owner, operator, custodian or person in charge of any commercial tractor, commercial car, motor bus, trailer, house trailer, semi-trailer, recreational vehicle or non-commercial trailer as such terms are defined in Ohio R. C. 4501.01, shall leave such vehicle parked or standing on any street for a period longer than two hours. Parking of such vehicle is prohibited between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Provided, however, that this section shall not apply to such vehicles used for conveying the necessary tools and materials to premises where labor, using such tools and materials, is to be performed during the actual time of parking such vehicles, nor to motor trucks or buses conveying passengers to any public
meeting, assembly, school, church, convention or entertainment during the actual session of any such public meeting, assembly, school, church, convention of entertainment, nor to the actual time during which such vehicle, trailer or semitrailer is being loaded or unloaded or used to deliver or hoist property or merchandise for completion of delivery, no commercial cars under 2-1/2 tons provided there is no exterior lettering, symbols, or graphics bearing the name, symbol, or logo of any business painted, embossed, or otherwise affixed to the vehicle and the vehicle does not have any exterior material/tool carriers.
(b) Non-commercial vehicles, as defined in Ohio R. C. 4501.01, that have tool/equipment carriers, or have lettering or symbols painted, embossed or otherwise affixed displaying any advertising sign or any sign bearing the name, symbol or logo of any business, shall be considered a "commercial car" under this section.
(Ord. 88-32. Passed 10-3-88.)
(Ord. 88-32. Passed 10-3-88.)
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 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.