(a) The Downtown District shall be defined as Herrick Avenue West to CSX Railroad crossing, North Main Street to the CSX Railroad crossing, Herrick Avenue East to Barker Street, South Main Street to Magyar Street, Willard Memorial Square, and all of Depot Street.
(b) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on any street within the Downtown District for more than two consecutive hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Saturday.
(c) No person shall park a motor vehicle in any off-street parking area maintained by the Municipality except as follows: the designated parking spaces on the east side of the Depot Street parking lot shall permit parking for no more than eight (8) consecutive hours. The remainder of the designated parking areas in the Depot Street parking lot shall permit not more than seventy-two (72) hours consecutive parking; such spaces shall be used exclusively by standard passenger motor vehicles and small trucks capable of being parked within a single designed space.
(d) The parking area east and north of the Methodist Church shall be designated for Church-only parking on Sunday during services. Three spaces south of the Town Hall shall be designated as 15-minute parking spaces. Four spaces east of the "fire station" shall be designated for exclusive use by the fire department on a 24-hour basis. The remainder of the designated parking areas east of the Town Hall and Methodist Church shall permit not more than twenty-four (24) hours consecutive parking.
(e) The Taylor Street parking lot shall permit not more than twenty-four (24) hours consecutive parking.
(f) The North Main Street Parking Lot shall permit not more than twenty-four (24) hours consecutive parking.
(g) The Traffic Control Map and Traffic Control File shall be corrected and amended to reflect this section and the Street Department is hereby authorized and directed to place signage in the designated areas in accordance with this section.
(h) Resident Parking Permits for Municipal Lots.
(1) An operable, licensed passenger vehicle which is otherwise lawfully parked in an offstreet municipal lot and which bears a designation as a currently permitted vehicle shall be permitted to exceed the time limitations otherwise set forth in this section. For purposes of this paragraph (h), "passenger vehicle" means a self-propelled motor vehicle licensed by the State of Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles as either a non-commercial passenger vehicle or a light non-commercial truck with up to ¾ ton capacity.
(2) Any resident may apply to the Finance Director for a permit to park in municipal lots. Issuance of a permit shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
I. Applicant must be a downtown resident of the Village of Wellington; and the Village will allow a maximum of two permits per residence. A downtown resident shall be defined as a resident whose principal residence is located in the following areas:
Herrick Ave. West to CSX RR crossing, North Main Street to CSX RR crossing, Herrick Ave. East to Courtland Street, South Main Street to Park Place and all of Depot Street.
II. Permit will be assigned to a specific vehicle only. It may be transferred to a different vehicle with the same owner only by applying to the Finance Director; otherwise, it is not transferable.
III. Permits will be issued on a calendar year basis. A nonrefundable fee of $60 per year will be payable in advance, provided that that amount will be prorated by the number of whole months remaining in the current calendar year at the time the application is issued. (e.g., permit issued on June 15 will require a fee of $30 for the balance of that year.)
IV. At the time of issuance, the Finance Director will provide a sticker or hangtag which must be in the vehicle and easily visible at the time the vehicle is parked.
V. The permit applies to the following municipal lots only:
• Depot Street Parking Lot
• Courtland Street Parking Lot
• Taylor Street Parking Lot
• North Main Street Parking Lot
VI. The permit does not authorize parking for a specific space. While the Village reserves the right to limit the number of permits issued at any one time, it does not guarantee that spaces will always be available. The Village reserves the right to prohibit or limit any or all parking at municipal lots, as necessary for municipal reasons. The Village also reserves the right to cancel the permit program.
VII. Issuance of a permit authorizes municipal lot parking in excess of time limits only; it does not authorize parking which is unlawful for any other reason.
(Ord. 2018-41. Passed 1-7-19.)