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In any hearing on a charge of illegally parking a motor vehicle, testimony that a vehicle bearing a certain license plate was found unlawfully parked as prohibited by the provisions of this Traffic Code, and further testimony that the record of the Ohio Registrar of Motor Vehicles shows that the license plate was issued to the defendant, shall be prima facie evidence that the vehicle which was unlawfully parked, was so parked by the defendant. A certified registration copy, showing such fact, from the Registrar shall be proof of such ownership.
(a) Whenever, during any period of 24 hours or less, snow falls in the City to a depth of two inches or more, an emergency is declared to exist in that such a heavy snow storm constitutes a serious public hazard impairing transportation, the movement of food and fuel supplies, medical care, fire, health and police protection and other vital facilities of the City. Such emergency shall continue until an announcement by the Safety-Service Director that snow plowing operations have been completed, which announcement shall be made in the manner outlined in division (b) of this section.
(b) Whenever such an emergency exists, the Director shall request the cooperation of the local press to announce the existence of the emergency and the time that emergency parking regulations will become effective. However, the owners and operators of motor vehicles shall have full responsibility to determine existing weather conditions and to comply with the emergency parking regulation.
(c) During the period of emergency, the Direct may prohibit the parking of vehicles upon any or all of the City streets. During the emergency, no person shall park, cause to be parked, permit to be parked, permit to remain parked or abandoned, or leave unattended, any vehicle of any kind or description upon such specified streets. However, vehicles may be parked for not longer than three minutes for actual loading or unloading of property, provided that no other ordinance restricting parking as to place or time is violated thereby.
(d) Signs shall be posted where parking is banned during a snow emergency.
(e) Any motor vehicle parked in violation of this section may be removed in accordance with this Traffic Code.
(Ord. 167-86. Passed 12-24-86.)
(f) The following routes are hereby declared to be snow emergency routes within the City limits:
(1) Main from Garfield to Lincoln;
(2) High from corporation limit to corporation limit;
(3) Center from Midway east corporation limit;
(4) Elm from High to High School;
(5) Lafayette from Elm to corporation limit;
(6) Walnut from High to Center;
(7) First from Main to Walnut;
(8) Lincoln from Center to Main.
(g) The City is hereby authorized to place traffic control devices along the routes set forth in division (f) of this section in order to inform residents, occupants and visitors in the City of said snow route designations.
(Ord. 108-94. Passed 1-20-94.)
No person shall park a school bus, commercial tractor, agricultural tractor, truck of more than one ton capacity, bus, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer or moving van on any street within the Residential Districts of the City between one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise.
(Ord. 1266. Passed 9-18-58.)
No person who is the owner, agent, operator or other person in charge of any vehicle shall permit such vehicle to remain parked, standing or abandoned upon any street for a continuous period longer than 72 hours. This section shall not be construed as affecting any other parking regulation now in effect or that may hereafter become effective, but shall be construed as an additional parking limitation.
(Ord. 166-88. Passed 8-4-88.)
(a) No person shall park his or her motor vehicle in the downtown Main and High Street district from the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a period greater than two hours at a time, Monday through Friday. The two-hour time limitation shall be on Main Street from High Street on the north to Center Street on the south and on High Street from Union Street on the east to Madison Road on the west.
(b) No person shall park his or her motor vehicle in the downtown Main and High Street district from the hours of 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. for a greater period of time than two hours at a time without a permit.
(Ord. 177-99. Passed 9-2-99; Ord. 203-13. Passed 1-16-14; Ord. 111-19. Passed 3-7-19.)
Any resident of the downtown Main and High Street district may apply for a permit for parking in the downtown Main and High Street district to park in excess of two hours at a time.
(a) Parking permits may be obtained by making application at the London Police Department.
(b) The applicant shall provide the following information: name, address, make and model of vehicle, current telephone number.
(c) Permits shall expire after 90 days.
(d) One permit every 90 days shall be issued at no cost. There is a $5.00 replacement fee for additional permits requested during each 90-day period.
(e) Permits shall be displayed in a manner that is clearly visible. Permits shall be displayed on the left front dash of the vehicle.
(f) Permits shall not be in effect during periods of street sweeping, snow emergencies, festival and special event parking, and any other times when permit holders are provided notice from the City of London that permits shall not be in effect.
(g) Permits may be revoked at the discretion of the Safety Service Director or Chief of Police at any time.
(Ord. 111-19. Passed 3-7-19.)
(a) In order to honor Purple Heart Recipients, the southernmost parking space on the west side of North Main Street/State Route 56, between High Street and Fourth Street, shall be designated parking for individuals who have received the Purple Heart.
(b) Violations will be fined $75.
(Ord. 197-21. Passed 9-2-21.)
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