(A) Bus stops and taxicab stands.
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) There is hereby established a taxi stand at 10 North Main Street.
(B) Standing or idling busses.
(1) Busses shall be prohibited from standing and/or idling within the village, whether in the downtown section or otherwise, for a period in excess of 15 minutes.
(2) Violation of this division (B) may result in the issuance of a citation by the Police Department and summons into Mayor’s Court.
(3) Each violation of this division (B) may result in a fine of up to $50 per occurrence.
(4) For the purpose of this division (B), the definition of
BUS shall be as defined in § 70.01.
(5) For the purpose of this division (B), the terms
STANDING and IDLING shall be as defined under R.C. Title 45 or the administrative regulations adopted by the state’s Department of Transportation, which definitions are expressly adopted herein.
(Ord. 92-129, passed 10-19-1992; Ord. 96-137, passed 8-19-1996) Penalty, see 70.99