The following provisions apply in the Retail District areas identified in Section 1145.02(b) and (c) only:
(a) Parking and Traffic Offenses.
(1) No person shall refuse or fail to comply with any order, signal or direction of any member of the Police or Fire Departments given or made in connection with the control of traffic or pedestrians.
(2) No operator of a vehicle and no pedestrian shall disobey the instructions of any traffic control device placed in accordance with this section, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
(3) No person shall operate that vehicle at a speed in excess of fifteen miles per hour, or at a speed greater or less than is reasonable or proper, having due regard to the traffic or surface conditions, or in such a manner to permit the vehicle to stop within the assured clear distance ahead.
(4) No operator of a motor vehicle shall overtake or pass another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless the other vehicle has come to a stop other than in obedience to a traffic control device.
(6) Right-of-way.
A. An operator of a motor vehicle shall yield the right of way at a stop sign to all vehicles not required to stop, and shall yield the right of way at an intersection or at a place where the lines of traffic cross, to a vehicle approaching from the right in the absence of a stop sign, except that vehicles proceeding from parking areas into traffic lanes shall yield the right of way to vehicles in such lanes.
B. An operator of a motor vehicle leaving a parking space shall yield the right of way to all other vehicles being operated in a lawful manner.
C. Pedestrians shall have the right-of-way at all times and at all places.
(7) In the case of a collision with another vehicle or other property, the operator of a motor vehicle shall stop, and upon request of another person affected thereby, give such person their name and address, and the name and address of the owner of the motor vehicle. In the event that no other person affected thereby is present, the operator shall immediately stop and take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner of the other property and give their name and address, and the name and address of the owner of the motor vehicle. In the event that the owner of the property affected thereby is not able to be located within twenty four (24) hours, the operator of the motor vehicle shall contact the Willowick Police Department of all facts regarding the incident.
(8) No person operating or being in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit the vehicle to stand unattended without stopping the engine, removing the key from the ignition and effectively setting the brake.
(9) Parking.
A. No person operating a motor vehicle shall stop, stand or park such vehicle immediately in from of or near at the rear of any building, except while loading or unloading passengers or parcels, in which event the motor vehicle shall be parked parallel to the building line or curb, except trucks loading or unloading at the rear of the building.
B. Except as provided herein, no person shall park a motor vehicle in any place other than those places marked as designated parking spaces.
C. No person shall park a motor vehicle within ten feet of a fire hydrant.
D. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on or across a crosswalk or sidewalk, within twenty feet of a crosswalk, within twenty feet of a stop sign or other traffic control device located at the side of the portion of a shopping center traversed by vehicles, or within ten feet of a doorway or other access or entrance to the rear of a building except a vehicle loading or unloading. The Police Chief is empowered and authorized to designate or approve the marking of no parking areas prescribed by this section by signs or painted line or curbs.
E. No person who is not handicapped, or operating a motor vehicle to transport a handicapped person, shall stop, stand or park any motor vehicle at parking locations which are designated for handicapped persons. Handicapped person means any person who has lost the use of at least one leg or at least one arm; who is blind, deaf or so severely restricted as to be unable to move about without the aid of crutches or a wheelchair, or whose mobility is restricted by permanent cardiovascular, pulmonary or other condition.
(b) The Police Chief shall be empowered and authorized to designate or approve the erection of stop signs at such locations as he or she deems necessary for the safe and efficient movement of motor vehicles and pedestrians. He or she shall be further empowered and authorized to approve the placing of appropriate devices, lines or marks upon the roadways, parking areas and sidewalks to indicate crosswalks, walkways and safety islands at such places as he or she deems necessary.
(c) It shall be the duty of the Police Department to enforce the provisions of this section. In the event of a fire or other emergency, members of the Fire Department shall be authorized to direct traffic and otherwise assist the Police Department.
(d) Any person violating any provision of this section shall be subject to the following penalties:
(1) For a violation of Section 1145.06 (a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (6), or (8),a fine in an amount not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
(2) For a violation of Section 1145.06(a)(9)(A) through (D), a fine in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). In the event that the fine is not received by the Police Department within five days of the violation, the fine shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
(3) For a violation of Section 1145.06 (a)(9)(E), a fine in an amount not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
(4) For a violation of Section 1145.06(a)(5), the penalties as set forth in Chapter 333 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Willowick.
(Ord. 2012-16. Passed 3-20-12.)