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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.)
351.17 SNOW EMERGENCY PARKING BAN.
   (a)   In order to facilitate the cleaning of streets and to expedite the free flow of vehicular traffic:
      (1)   Motor vehicles shall not be parked on the streets designated herein at such times as the United States Weather Bureau records indicate two inches of snow has fallen and there is a prospect of further snowfall; and
      (2)   Motor vehicles shall not be parked on other city streets when the Mayor, in his discretion, declares an emergency due to excessive snow and further designates other specific streets or areas bounded by certain streets.
   (b)   All cars parked during the period of time weather conditions prohibiting parking are declared under division (a) hereof, must be removed by the owners or operators within two hours of the dissemination of the information as provided in division (a)(1) or in the time as designated in the declaration of emergency as provided in division (a)(2) hereof. Any motor vehicle parked in violation of these prohibitions shall be subject to fines as provided herein and may be removed by authorized agents of the City at the order of the Chief of Police, Director of Public Safety or Mayor, and then shall subject the owner or operator to costs of towing and storage as provided herein.
   (c)   It shall be the responsibility of the owners or operators of motor vehicles to ascertain whether weather conditions or the declared emergency requires the removal of their vehicles from the streets or areas designated in divisions (a)(1) or (2) hereof. In order to assist dissemination of this information, the streets designated in division (a)(1) hereof shall be marked with pole signs and the Mayor or Director of Public Safety shall through radio, newspaper or other available media disseminate information as to the existence of a declared emergency. The dissemination of this information, however shall not relieve persons from the responsibility of ascertaining the existence of the weather conditions or declared emergency therein.
   (d)   Any vehicles removed by authorized agents of the City shall be removed to a motor vehicle pound as designated by the Chief of Police, Director of Public Safety or Mayor. Records of motor vehicles removed, and their locations shall be kept by the Police Division.
   (e)   Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) and not more than fifty dollars ($50.00), provided however, that a motor vehicle which has been removed to a motor vehicle pound may be recovered only upon the payment of the towing and storage charges Imposed thereon. No credit for the payment of towing and/or storage charges shall be given toward any fine imposed herein.
(Ord. 50-78. Passed 4-10-78.)
   (f)   The streets where parking is prohibited after two inches of snow has fallen and there is a prospect of further snowfall are as follows:
      (1)   Retton Road, between Rosehill Road and Haft Drive;
      (2)   Rosehill Road, between Livingston and East Main Street, and between Rosedale and north Corporation limit (west side of street);
      (3)   Haft Drive;
      (4)   Carlyle Drive, between East Main Street and Goldsmith Drive;
      (5)   Goldsmith Drive, between Carlyle and Hanson Street;
      (6)   Bartlett Road, between Rosehill Road and Haft Drive;
      (7)   Hanson Street, between Goldsmith Drive and East Main Street;
      (8)   Brice Road, north of Main Street, between Rosedale and north Corporation limit;
      (9)   Baldwin Drive, between Livingston Avenue and Junior High School;
      (10)   Lancaster Avenue, north of East Main Street to Bryden Road;
      (11)   East Main Street, between Lancaster Avenue and Graham Road/Waggoner Road.
(Ord. 36-84. Passed 4-23-84.)
351.18 PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON LAWNS PROHIBITED.
   (a)   No automobile, motorcycle or other motor vehicle or trailer shall be parked or remain on any nonparking or nondriveway portion of the yard of any residential or multi-family zoned lot. All motorized vehicles and or trailers shall be parked/kept only on an improved hard surface such as concrete or asphalt. Such surfaces shall encompass the entire vehicle or trailer. All vehicles or trailers parked in parking areas or driveways shall bear the current registration or license plates as required by the Ohio Revised Code.
   (b)   This section shall not apply during times of emergency due to acts of nature; or during the time that a resident is in the process of moving in or out of the premises.
   (c)   Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of a traffic violation of the minor degree.
(Ord. 31-93. Passed 3-8-93; Ord. 90-06. Passed 12-18-06.)
351.19 PARKING AT ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.
   (a)   Definition. For the purposes of this section, "electrical vehicle charging stations" shall refer to all of the City of Reynoldsburg electrical vehicle charging stations located at public parking lots, which includes the Reynoldsburg Community Center YMCA parking lot.
   (b)   No vehicle shall be parked at an electric vehicle charging station as defined in subsection (a), above, unless it is utilizing the electric vehicle charging station.
   (c)   No vehicle shall be parked at an electric vehicle charging station as defined in subsection (a), above, even if utilizing the electric vehicle charging station, for a period of more than three (3) consecutive hours.
   (d)   Whoever violates subsection (b) or (c) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one (1) year of the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; and on each subsequent offense within one (1) year of the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 60-2020. Passed 9-14-20.)
351.99 PENALTY.
   (EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section 303.99 for misdemeanor classifications and penalties.)