351.09 TRUCK LOADING ZONES.

   No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle other than a commercial vehicle in any place marked as a truck zone during the hours when such zone is reserved for loading purposes. No person shall stop, stand or park a commercial 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 zone during the hours when the provisions applicable to truck zones are in effect. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of materials exceed thirty minutes.

   For the purposes of this section alone, “commercial vehicle" means any vehicle which displays commercial license plates.

(Ord. 81-213. Passed 8-4-81.)

351.10 BUS STOPS AND TAXICAB STANDS.

   (a)    Cab Stands. 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 such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately signed, 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 such stop or stand and when stopping or parking is not prohibited therein. (1969 Code §20.248)

   (b)    Bus Loading Zone. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Traffic Code, when official signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle other than a commercial public transportation bus, at any time, upon any of the streets or sections of streets set forth in Traffic Schedule VI H. unless such sign indicates otherwise.

(Ord. 80-91. Passed 3-18-80.)

351.11 PARKING IN ALLEYS AND NARROW STREETS; EXCEPTIONS.

   (a)   No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, except that a driver may stop temporarily during the actual loading or unloading of passengers or when necessary in obedience to traffic regulations or official traffic control devices or signals of a police officer.

   (b)    No person shall park a vehicle within 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 vehiclular traffic. (1969 Code §20.244)

351.12 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 s uch manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the disabled vehicle in such position. (ORC 4511.66)

351.13 TRUCK PARKING.

   No person shall park a truck having in excess of three-fourths ton carrying capacity, a trailer, semitrailer, commercial tractor, wrecker, any motorized vehicle that is not licensed (such as a bulldozer or backhoe or similar construction equipment), or any non-motorized accessory including, but not limited to a snow plow, trailer, dumpster, or movable storage unit, on a street or highway at any time in front of or alongside of property used exclusively for residential purposes, except in case of breakdown or disrepair of such vehicle not exceeding twenty-four consecutive hours, for loading or unloading purposes, or reasonably immediate use on an active construction or repair site. (Ord. 16-142. Passed 8-16-16.)

351.14 PARKING ON POSTED PRIVATE PROPERTY.

   If an owner of private property posts on the property, in a conspicuous manner, a prohibition against parking on the property or conditions and regulations under which parking is permitted, no person shall do either of the following:

   (a)   Park a vehicle on the property without the owner’s consent;

   (b)   Park a vehicle on the property in violation of any condition or regulation posted by the owner.

      (ORC 4511.681; Ord. 02-293. Passed 11-5-02.)

351.141 PRIVATE TOW-AWAY ZONES.

   (a)    Except as provided in Ohio R.C. 4513.60 to 4513.65 and subject to the requirements of this section, the owner of private property or his authorized agent may remove, or cause to be removed, any vehicle parked on the property in violation of a posted parking prohibition, condition or regulation.

   (b)    The owner of private property may create a private tow-away zone only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

      (1)    The owner posts on his property a sign that is at least eighteen inches by twenty-four inches in size, that is visible from all entrances to the property and that contains at least all of the following information:

         A.   A notice that the property is a private tow-away zone and that vehicles not authorized to park on the property shall be towed away;

         B.    The telephone number of the person from whom a towed-away vehicle can be recovered, and the address of the place to which the vehicle will be taken and from which it may be recovered;

         C.    A statement that the vehicle may be recovered at any time during the day or night upon the submission of proof of ownership and the payment of a towing charge in an amount not to exceed ninety dollars ($90.00) and a storage charge in an amount not to exceed twelve dollars ($12.00) per twenty-four hour period.

      (2)    The place to which the towed vehicle is taken and from which it may be recovered is conveniently located, is well lighted and is on or within a reasonable distance of a regularly scheduled route of one or more modes of public transportation, if any public transportation is available in the Municipality.

   (c)    If a vehicle is parked on private property that is established as a private tow-away zone in accordance with subsection (b) hereof, without the consent of the owner of the property, the owner and the operator of the vehicle shall be deemed to have consented to the removal and storage of the vehicle, and to the payment of the towing and storage charges specified in subsection (b)(1)C. hereof, and the owner may recover the vehicle only upon submission of proof of ownership and the payment of such charges. However, if the owner or operator of the vehicle arrives after the vehicle has been prepared for removal but prior to its actual removal from the zone, the owner or operator shall be given the opportunity to pay a fee of no more than one-half of the normal towing charge of the person who has prepared the vehicle for removal in order to obtain release of the vehicle. Upon payment of this fee, the vehicle shall be released to the owner or operator and upon release of the vehicle, the owner or operator immediately shall move the vehicle so that it is not parked on the private property established as a private tow-away zone without the consent of the owner.

   (d)    No owner of private property shall remove, or shall cause the removal and storage of, any vehicle pursuant to this section by a tow truck or tow truck operator in violation of any other municipal ordinance regulating such truck or operator.

   (e)   Except as provided in Ohio R.C. 4513.60 to 4513.65 and Chapter 307 of this Traffic Code, no person shall remove, or cause to be removed, any vehicle from private property other than in accordance with this section.

   (f)    If an owner of private property, or his authorized agent, removes or causes the removal of a vehicle from that property pursuant to this section the owner or agent shall notify the police of the removal and of the vehicle's license plate number.

(Ord. 03-229. Passed 10-7-03.)

351.15 ALL NIGHT PARKING.

   No person shall stand or park a vehicle upon any of the streets or alleys for a period of time longer than twenty-four consecutive hours.

(1969 Code §20.252)

351.16 SCHOOL STREETS.

   When signs are properly posted no person shall park or stop a vehicle upon either side of any portion of any street which abuts directly upon property on which a school is located. Such parking or stopping shall be unlawful during the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, inclusive, during the months of September through June, inclusive, of each successive calendar year. Provided that the provisions of this section shall not preclude the brief stopping of a vehicle for the sole purpose of loading or unloading student passengers or members of the school staff or faculty.

(Ord. 70-523. Passed 12-1-70.)