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351.12 PROHIBITION AGAINST PARKING ON STREETS OR HIGHWAYS.
   (a)   (1)   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.
      (2)   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.
   (b)   Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(ORC 4511.66)
351.13 CONTINUOUS PARKING IN SAME LOCATION.
   No person, except as provided in Section 351.16, who is the owner, agent, operator or other person in charge of any vehicle shall permit the vehicle to remain parked, standing or abandoned upon any street for a continuous period longer than forty-eight 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. The purpose of this section is to prohibit continuous long-time parking and the storage of vehicles on the streets of the City.
(Ord. 56-76. Passed 4-12-76.)
351.14 PARKING ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY; OWNER'S CONSENT.
   (a)   The parking of vehicles on public or private property, excluding dedicated streets and ways set out for public travel and therefor otherwise regulated in these Codified Ordinances, is prohibited without the consent of the owner of private property or proper governmental agencies controlling the public property.
   (b)   No vehicle shall be parked on public property in violation of rules and regulations set out by the governmental agencies controlling the public property.
   (c)   No vehicle shall be parked on any private property in violation of any regulations set down by the owner of the private property.
   (d)   The provisions of divisions (a) and (c) hereof shall not be applicable unless the private or public property is posted in a conspicuous manner setting forth the prohibition of parking or the conditions and regulations under which parking is permitted.
   (e)   Except as otherwise provided in these Codified Ordinances and subject to the requirements of this section, an owner of private property or his authorized agent may remove, or cause to be removed, vehicles parked upon his property in violation of the posted parking regulations.
   (f)   An owner of private property may create a "private tow-away zone" by posting thereon a sign, no smaller than eighteen inches by twenty-four inches and visible from all entrances to the private property, which contains at least the following information:
      (1)   A designation that the area is a "PRIVATE TOW-AWAY ZONE, UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES WILL BE TOWED AWAY"; and
      (2)   The telephone number or numbers of the person or per soils from whom vehicles can be recovered; and
      (3)   A statement that "VEHICLES MAY BE RECOVERED AT ANYTIME DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT UPON PROOF OF OWNERSHIP AND PAYMENT OF A TOWING CHARGE IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINETY DOLLARS ($90.00), AND STORAGE CHARGE IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWELVE DOLLARS ($12.00) PER 24-HOUR PERIOD OR PORTION THEREOF".
   (g)   The Director of Public Safety shall promulgate and publish a set of rules and regulations to implement this section as he deems proper, including the establishment of reasonable maximum rates for the removal and storage of any vehicle removed from private property. The rates established pursuant to this section shall be posted as provided in division (3) of division (f) hereof.
   (h)   No person shall remove or cause to be removed any vehicle from private property unless in conformance with this section. Whoever violates this section shall be deemed guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(Ord. 118-74. Passed 7-22-74; Ord. 49-01. Passed 4-23-01.)
351.15 STORAGE OF UNLICENSED OR INOPERATIVE MOTOR VEHICLES.
   (a)   (1)   No person shall use any premises or public thoroughfare within the City for the purpose of keeping inoperable automobiles.
      (2)   As used in this section "inoperative automobile" means and includes any motor vehicle which is not in operating condition, or which has no value except for salvage or junk purposes, or which has not been licensed and issued a distinctive number and registration mark valid for the current year pursuant to Ohio R.C. Chapter 4503, or which does not display such distinctive number and registration mark. As used in this section "keeping inoperative automobiles" means and includes the parking, standing or storage of any one or more inoperative automobiles any place other than in an enclosed garage, for a period in excess of twenty-four consecutive hours.
   (b)   A motor vehicle parked or stored in violation of this section may be removed to a motor vehicle pound or other place of storage by any police officer, at his direction, and shall not be released except upon payment of towing and storage charges. Vehicles so removed may be disposed of according to the provisions of Ohio R.C. 737.32.
(Ord. 110-72. Passed 9-11-72.)
351.16 PARKING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, TRAILERS, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND BOATS.
   (a)   No commercial vehicle, motor bus, motor bus home, recreation vehicle, house trailer, travel trailer or other trailer as defined in Ohio R.C. 4501.01, and no boat or boat trailer shall be parked or be left standing on any street or alley within the City limits at any time. However, this section shall not apply to motor vehicles registered as commercial vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight that shall not exceed 10,000 pounds, limited to two axle construction and a limit of four wheels. Motor homes, travel trailers and boats may be parked on the streets for the purpose of loading and unloading for a period not to exceed three hours. In addition, those vehicles used for conveying the necessary tools and materials to the premises where labor is being performed and the use of such tools and materials are required, shall be permitted, provided they are not parked or left standing for a period not to exceed twelve hours. In addition, those commercial vehicles or trailers, being loaded or unloaded, used to deliver or hoist property or merchandise for the completion of delivery shall be permitted, if such loading or unloading, or other activity referred to in this section is conducted diligently and without unnecessary delay. This section shall not apply to commercial vehicles or buses conveying passengers to any public meeting, assembly, church, convention or entertainment during the actual session of a public meeting, assembly, church, convention or entertainment.
   (b)   Definitions.
      (1)   Commercial vehicle. "Commercial vehicle" means any vehicle with the current state issued license plates attached with the designation "truck" or "commercial" or any vehicle including a trailer, used for the hauling of any machinery, device, materials or equipment in connection with a commercial enterprise, whether such vehicle is marked or identified by lettering, symbols or signs relating to such commercial purpose or enterprise or not having attached thereto a state issued license plate with the designation "truck" or "commercial vehicle".
      (2)   Parking. "Parking", "parked" or "park" means the stopping or standing of vehicles whether or not occupied, other than temporarily for the purpose of and while actively engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
      (3)   "House trailer", "travel trailer" and "motor bus home" include all self-propelled vehicles of the type commonly referred to as recreational vehicles or campers, having self-contained facilities for sleeping and/or cooking whether or not the same are provided with toilet or other sanitary facilities, and whether or not the same are classified as house trailers by Ohio R.C. 4501.01.
   (c)   Penalties. Penalties for a first offense shall be a minor misdemeanor as outlined in Section 303.99 (General Traffic Code Penalties); each subsequent violation shall be as outlined in Section 303.99.
(Ord. 70-95. Passed 6-12-95.)
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