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CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PARMA HEIGHTS, OHIO
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF PARMA HEIGHTS
CHARTER OF PARMA HEIGHTS, OHIO
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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351.09   TRUCK LOADING ZONES.
   No person shall stop, stand or park a 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 loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of materials exceed 30 minutes.
351.10   BUS STOPS AND TAXICAB STANDS.
   (a)   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 any such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately posted, 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 or about to enter such zone, and then only for a period not to exceed three minutes, if such stopping is not prohibited therein by posted signs.
   (b)   No operator of a bus shall stop, stand or park such vehicle upon any street or other public way at any place for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or their baggage other than at a bus stop so designated and posted as such, except in case of an emergency.
   (c)   No operator of a bus shall fail to enter a bus stop on a street or other public way in such a manner that the bus when stopped to load or unload passengers or baggage is in a position with the right front wheel of such vehicle not further than 18 inches from the curb and the bus approximately parallel to the curb so as not to unduly impede the movement of other vehicular traffic.
   (d)   No operator of a taxicab shall stand or park such vehicle upon any street or other public way at any place other than in a taxicab stand so designated and posted as such. This provision shall not prevent the operator of a taxicab from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping or parking provisions at any place for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers.
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 a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic, except that a driver may stop temporarily during the actual loading or unloading of passengers or when directed to by a police officer or traffic control signal.
   (b)   Except as otherwise provided by law, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley except while actually loading and unloading, and then only for a period not to exceed 30 minutes.
351.12   PROHIBITION AGAINST PARKING ON STREETS OR HIGHWAYS.
   (a)   Upon any highway, no person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main traveled part of the highway if it is practicable to stop, park, or so leave such vehicle off the paved or main traveled part of the highway. In every event a clear and unobstructed portion of the 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 highway.
   (b)   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 highway in such 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   PARKING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
   (a)   No person, operator or owner of a school bus, commercial tractor, agricultural tractor, truck of more than one-half ton capacity, bus, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer or moving van shall park or permit such vehicle to remain on any street during the period from 60 minutes after sunset until 60 minutes before sunrise or at any other time when there is not sufficient natural light to render discernible persons, vehicles and substantial objects in the street at a distance of 500 feet ahead; unless there has been placed in the street at a point which is approximately the center of the width of such vehicle, at a distance of ten feet in advance of such vehicle and ten feet to the rear of the vehicle, two flares or red electric lanterns, one front and one rear, which may be seen and distinguishable at a distance of 500 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at nighttime.
   (b)   No person shall stand or park a commercial trailer, which is detached from the tractor or other means of locomotion, upon a street, except for the minimum period required in the usual course of business for making a delivery of merchandise or for loading merchandise for delivery.
   (c)   No person shall stand or park a truck with a net weight of over 4,000 pounds, or a commercial tractor, trailer or semitrailer, in a roadway at any time, except for the minimum period required in the usual course of business for making a delivery of merchandise or for unloading merchandise for delivery, in case of emergency or to perform work or maintenance on residential property.
   (d)   No person shall stand or park a commercial tractor or commercial trailer on any private property that has been zoned for residential use, except for the minimum time period that may be required in the usual course of business for making a delivery of merchandise or for unloading merchandise for delivery.
   (e)   No person shall park a commercial tractor-trailer or semitrailer on any private property that has been zoned for commercial/office district during the period of 60 minutes after sunset and 60 minutes before sunrise, except for the minimum time period that may be required in the usual course of business for making a delivery of merchandise, or unloading merchandise for delivery, or otherwise conducting the business of the commercial/office located on the premises.
(Ord. 2021-10. Passed 2-22-21.)
351.14   PARKING BETWEEN 3:00 A.M. AND 6:00 A.M.
   No person, operator or owner, shall park or permit a vehicle to remain on the roadway portion of any street or highway in the Municipality between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., except emergency vehicles, vehicles being used by physicians on emergency calls and vehicles being used in connection with street improvement or the stringing, laying, repair or maintenance of utility facilities in or above the street area, provided that permission for such parking shall have first been procured from the Chief of Police.
(Ord. 1960-35. Passed 4-11-60.)
351.15   RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT.
   (a)   Definition. As used in this section “recreational equipment” means and includes the following:
      (1)   “Travel trailer” which means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses, permanently identified “travel trailer” by the manufacturer;
      (2)   “Pickup camper” which means a structure designed primarily to be mounted on a pickup or truck chassis and with sufficient equipment to render it suitable for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses;
      (3)   “Motorized home” which means a portable dwelling designed and constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle;
      (4)   “Folding tent trailer” which means a canvas folding structure, mounted on wheels and designed for travel and vacation uses; and
      (5)   “Boats” and “boat trailers” which mean and include boats, floats and rafts, plus the normal equipment to transport the same on the streets and highways.
(Ord. 1970-20. Passed 2-9-70.)
   (b)   Regulations. No person shall park or store recreational equipment on any street or highway or public or private property within the City except as hereinafter provided. Any owner of recreational equipment may park or store such equipment on property owned by him or her in accordance with the following conditions:
      (1)   Recreational equipment parked or stored shall not have fixed connections to electricity, water, gas or sanitary sewer facilitates except to provide heat for the protection of the recreational equipment, and at no time shall such recreational equipment be used for living or housekeeping purposes.
      (2)   Recreational equipment parked or being stored shall be required to be parked on a paved surface. Paved surface for this purpose shall be concrete and/or asphalt. This paved surface requirement shall not be satisfied by gravel or stone in lieu of or in the absence of said required paved surfaces.
      (3)   If camping and recreational equipment is parked or stored outside of a garage, it shall only be parked or stored to the rear of the front building line of the main residence; said equipment shall not be parked or stored in the side yard and/or front yard nor in the driveway thereof. For purposes of this section, attached garages and porches extending forward of the main residence shall not be considered as part of the main residence.
      (4)   Notwithstanding the provisions of division (b) of this section, camping and recreational equipment may be parked anywhere on the premises for loading or unloading purposes for a period of not more than 48 hours. Recreational equipment parked or stored on private property for more than forty-eight (48) hours must comply with location and other requirements of division (b) of this section.
      (5)   All recreational equipment must be kept in good repair and carry a current year's license and/or registration.
(Ord. 1999-30. Passed 11-8-99; Ord. 2023-13. Passed 4-10-23.)
351.16   PARKING ON PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY.
   (a)   No person shall willfully leave any vehicle, not an abandoned junk motor vehicle, on:
      (1)   Private property without the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property; or
      (2)   A public street or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, or upon or within the right-of-way of any road or highway, for 48 consecutive hours or longer, without notification to the Police Chief of the reasons for leaving the vehicles in such place.
   (b)   For purposes of this section, the fact that a vehicle has been so left without permission or notification is prima-facie evidence of abandonment. Nothing contained in this section shall invalidate the provisions of other ordinances regulating or prohibiting the abandonment of motor vehicles on streets, highways, public property or private property within the Municipality.
(Ord. 2006-14. Passed 4-24-06.)
351.17   FIRE LANES; AUTHORITY TO ENTER EUREKA LAKE.
   (a)   No person shall park a motor vehicle or otherwise obstruct a fire lane at any time. A vehicle parked in violation of this section may be impounded as provided in Section 303.08.
   (b)   The City is hereby authorized to enter upon Eureka Lake, Private Drive and all adjoining drives for the purpose of enforcing any and all ordinances of the City and for the further purpose of offering police and fire protection.
(Ord. 1977-17. Passed 2-14-77.)
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