CHAPTER 353
Parking Meters

353.01   Definitions.

353.02   Parking zones.

353.03   Meter locations.

353.04   Meter areas marked.

353.05   Meter parking.

353.06   Meter area regulations.

353.07   Extended meter parking.

353.08   Reports of violations.

353.09   City Building meter zone.

353.99   Penalty.

CROSS REFERENCES

   Off-street parking facilities - see Ohio R. C. 717.05 et seq.

   Registered owner prima-facie liable for unlawful parking
      see TRAF. 351.02

   Use of slugs, tampering - see GEN. OFF. 545.11 et seq.

353.01 DEFINITIONS.

   The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:

   (a)    "Parking meter" means a mechanical device installed for the regulation of parking by lawful authority. Each parking meter shall contain a slot for the deposit of lawful coin of the United States and a receptacle for receiving and storing such coin. Each parking meter shall display brief directions as to its operation and the value of lawful coin required to be deposited. Each parking meter shall contain a timing mechanism which shall indicate either a balance of legal parking time or overtime parking by an appropriate signal at the expiration of such lawful time.

   (b)    "Parking meter space" means a space within a parking meter area, which is designated for the parking of a single vehicle by marked lines on the curb or paved surface area adjacent to a parking meter. Posted notice on the meter or on signs shall indicate the maximum consecutive parking time limit during which a vehicle may be legally parked in a particular parking meter space and the days and hours when the requirement to deposit lawful coin shall apply.

353.02 PARKING ZONES.

   (a)    Parking Zone A is hereby established in the City, the boundaries of which are set forth in the Traffic Schedules.

   (b)    The Director of Public Safety, unless Council shall revise or reverse his act or decision, or Council by administrative order or otherwise, may establish additional zones to be known as parking meter zones on all or part of the streets and avenues as are now or which may hereafter be regulated by parking restrictions.

   (c)    In all such parking meter zones, the Director of Public Safety shall cause parking meters to be installed and shall cause parking meter spaces to be designated as hereinafter provided and shall fix the time limitations for legal parking in such zones except as hereinafter provided and the hours during the day or night when the parking meter or meters must be used and when the time limitations shall be effective in compliance with the provisions of this Traffic Code, and he shall indicate the time limitations by designating the same on the parking meter or meters or by appropriate signs posted in proximity to the meter or meters in such zones.

(1969 Code §20.300)