(a) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) “Bus” means a motor vehicle designed for carrying more than nine passengers.
(2) “Large vehicle” means a vehicle fitting the definition set forth in Ohio R.C. 4506.01(E).
(3) “Motor home” means a self-propelled recreational vehicle constructed with permanently installed facilities for cold storage, cooking and consuming of food and for sleeping, and which is greater than ninety-two inches in height, 72 inches in width or 227 inches in length.
(4) “School bus” means every bus designed for carrying more than nine passengers which is owned by a public, private or governmental agency or institution of learning and which is operated for the transportation of children to or from a school session or a school function or which is owned by a private person and operated for a compensation for the transportation of children to or from a school session or a school function.
(5) “Trailer” means every vehicle designed or used for carrying persons or property wholly on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, including any such vehicle when formed by or operated as a combination of a semitrailer and a vehicle of the dolly type.
(b) Truck Routes. No person shall operate a vehicle the operation of which requires a commercial driver’s license pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4506.03 such as a school bus, commercial tractor, agricultural tractor, truck, bus, trailer, or semitrailer on any street within the Residential Districts of the City, other than truck routes as designated by ordinance.
(c) On-Street Parking Limitations.
(1) While parked on a City street, all trailers must remain attached to the prime motor vehicle. No trailer shall be set on a landing gear, “dully” or similar device.
(2) No person shall park on any street within a Residential District of the City a vehicle, the operation of which requires a commercial driver’s license, pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4506.03, such as a school bus, commercial tractor, agricultural tractor, truck, bus, trailer, semitrailer, motor home, vehicle storage or transport van or any vehicle with more than one and one-half ton carrying capacity.
(d) Parking on Private Property.
(1) No large vehicle, motor home, boat, vehicle storage or transport van, trailer, bus or similar vehicle shall materially impede vision across a required minimum front yard or side yard as stated in Chapters 1248 through 1280 of the Municipal Code. No such vehicle shall be parked within ten feet of a rear property line.
(2) Parking on private property shall only be permitted on a stable surface such as asphalt, concrete or crushed limestone. Loose gravel and dirt surfaces shall not be used. The parking area shall never drain surface water onto an abutting property.
(e) Exceptions. The restrictions set forth in this section shall not apply to the following:
(1) An emergency necessitating repairs;
(2) Loading and unloading of people, material or merchandise for a reasonable length of time, not to exceed 24 hours; or
(3) Loading and unloading of motor homes and recreational vehicles that exceed the size standards stated above for a reasonable length of time, not to exceed 48 hours.
(4) The above-mentioned time limits may be extended by the City Manager. A written request is required to explain special circumstances.
(Ord. 86-08. Passed 3-17-86; Ord. 99-38. Passed 12-20-99; Ord. 04-35. Passed 7-19-04; Ord. 10-47. Passed 12-6-10.)