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(a) Upon any street or highway outside a business or residence district, no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved or main traveled part of the street or highway if it is practicable to stop, park or so leave such vehicle off the paved or main traveled part of such street or highway. In every event, a clear and unobstructed portion of the street or 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 street or highway.
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 street or 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 subsection, 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)
(a) If an owner of private property posts on the property in a conspicuous manner, prohibition against parking on the property or conditions and regulations under which parking is permitted, no person shall do either of the following:
(1) Park a vehicle on the property without the owner's consent;
(2) Park a vehicle on the property in violation of any condition or regulation posted by the owner.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 4511.681)
No person shall stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the provisions of this Code, or while obeying the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device, in any area which has been lawfully designated by the proper posting of signs as a tow-away area. (Ord. 39-63. Passed 3-11-63.)
No person shall stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the provisions of this Code, or while obeying the directions of a police officer, in any area, alleyway or private driveway which has been lawfully designated by the proper posting of signs as a fire lane area. (Ord. 43-64. Passed 3-9-64.)
(a) No person shall stand or park a vehicle on any public street or alley within the City at any time between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., except while discharging passengers or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device. Each day in which such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) Any motor vehicles parked in any City park after sunset shall be subject to towing and assessed penalties under Section 351.99(b).
(Ord. 14-14. Passed 4-28-14.)
(Ord. 14-14. Passed 4-28-14.)
No person shall back a vehicle from any angle parking space in such a manner so as to back over the center or center line of the roadway, nor after completion of backing, proceed in any other direction other than the direction of travel on that side of the roadway where the backing vehicle was angle-parked.
(Ord. 21-75. Passed 3-10-75.)
(a) Whenever, during any period of twenty-four hours (24 hrs.) or less, snow falls in the City or in any section thereof to a depth of two inches (2 in.) or more, as reported by the National Weather service or any other media weather service, an emergency is declared to exist in that such a depth of snow constitutes a serious public hazard, impairing transportation, the movement of food, fuel and other supplies, medical care, fire, health and police protection, and other vital facilities of the City. Included in the declaration of emergency is a parking ban on all City streets in order to clear the streets and areas of snow accumulations.
(b) During such snow emergency no person shall park or cause to be parked, or permit to be parked, or abandon or leave unattended any motor vehicle of any kind or description on any of the City’s streets or City parking lots. However, vehicles may be parked for a period of not longer than five minutes (5 min.) for the actual loading or unloading of passengers, or of property or goods, provided that the operator of such vehicle is immediately available, and provided further that no other ordinance restricting parking as to time and place is violated.
(c) The City Safety-Service Director or the Chief of Police or their designee shall make a reasonable effort to announce the existence of the emergency by the local media and radio and television stations. Such emergency shall continue until such time as the snow accumulation is reduced to less than two inches (2 in.) or the City Safety-Service Director, Chief of Police, or their designee announces the emergency is terminated. However, owners and operators of motor vehicles shall have the responsibility of determining existing weather conditions and depth or extent of snowfall, and to comply with emergency parking regulations when such emergency is in effect.
(d) All City streets are designated as snow emergency streets, and signs will be posted at all entrances to the City stating the time. Any motor vehicle parked in violation of this section may be towed to a place designated by the City Safety-Service Director, Chief of Police, or their designee at the owner’s expense, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to remove the same.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor, and subject to the fine prescribed in Section 351.99 of these Codified Ordinances. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate traffic offense under this Ordinance, 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 offenses under this Ordinance, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 10-15. Passed 4-13-15.)
(a) Enforcement. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this Chapter, where another penalty is not otherwise provided for, shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for the first offense; not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for a second offense within one (1) year, and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for a third offense within one (1) year. Whoever violates Section 351.04(f) shall be charged two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). Any conviction includes the assessment of court costs.
(b) Waiver.
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a) of this Section, as well as the provisions of Section 501.99(a)(2)E., any person who violates any of the sections of Chapter 351, excepting those sections referenced herein below, upon executing before and filing with the City Police Department an instrument waiving the formal issuance of an affidavit and warrant, together with the reading of such affidavit and the right to be present personally at the trial of such action, and further waiving the right of appeal and error and authorizing the plea of guilty to be entered, and upon depositing with the Police Department fifteen dollars ($15.00) within seven (7) days after citation, or depositing twenty-five dollars ($25.00) with the Police Department after seven (7) days but before fifteen (15) days following a citation.
(2) For violations of Section 351.03(a)(4), 351.13, 351.14, 351.15, or 351.18, or 351.19 the waiver fee shall be thirty dollars ($30.00) and must be deposited with the Police Department within seven (7) days after citation or depositing forty dollars ($40.00) after seven (7) days but before fifteen (15) days following a citation.
(3) For violations of Section 351.16 the waiver fee shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) and must be deposited with the Police Department within seven (7) days after or depositing thirty ($30.00) dollars after seven (7) days but before fifteen (15) days following a citation.
(4) For violations of Section 351.04(f) the waiver fee shall be two hundred dollars ($200.00) and must be deposited with the Police Department within seventy-two (72) hours following a citation. Anyone admitting to violating Section 351.04(f) and demonstrating to the Police Department that the offender or the person for whose benefit the vehicle was being operated had been issued a removable windshield placard, parking card, or special license plates which was then valid but the offender or the person failed to display such placard, parking card, or special license plates as described in Section 351.04(f)(l)A. or B. shall be charged a waiver fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(c) Upon the failure of a violator to appear and make such pleas and deposit the necessary funds as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, within the period designated, a warrant may be issued for the arrest of the offender, and upon conviction of the offense such violator shall be subject to the penalty provided in Subsection (a) of this Section.
(Ord. 10-15. Passed 4-13-15.)