§ 2151.01. Parking prohibitions in specified places.

(1)

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with any other traffic or to comply with the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device in any of the following places:

(a)

On a sidewalk, shared-use path, curb, or street lawn area between a curb and right-of-way line, except as provided in subsection (2);

(b)

In front of or within five (5) feet of a public or private driveway;

(c)

Within an intersection;

(d)

Within ten (10) feet of a fire hydrant;

(e)

On a crosswalk;

(f)

Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection, or, if there is no crosswalk, within twenty (20) feet of an intersection, except for bicycles at any place designated as bicycle-only parking by the director of public service, or as otherwise designated by the director of public service under the authority provided in Chapter 2105;

(g)

Within thirty (30) feet of, and upon the approach to, any flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic control device, except for bicycles at any place designated as bicycle-only parking by the director of public service, or as otherwise designated by the director of public service under the authority provided in Chapter 2105;

(h)

Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by a traffic control device, except for bicycles at any place designated as bicycle-only parking by the director of public service. Or as otherwise designated by the director of public service under the authority provided in Chapter 2105;

(i)

Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;

(j)

Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and, on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station, within seventy-five (75) feet of such entrance when it is properly posted with signs;

(k)

Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such standing or parking would obstruct traffic;

(l)

Alongside any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;

(m)

Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a street or within a street tunnel unless such bridge or tunnel is properly posted with a sign to allow parking;

(n)

Within one (1) foot of another parked vehicle, except for bicycles at any place designated as bicycle-only parking by the director of public service;

(o)

(1)

At any place designated as no parking pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the director of public service under the authority provided in Chapter 2105;

(2)

At any place designated as no stopping pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the director of public service under the authority provided in Chapter 2105;

(p)

In front of all schools as defined in Section 2101.341, for a distance of seventy-five (75) feet in each direction from the main entrance to the school when properly posted with signs;

(q)

In front of all theaters for a distance of twenty-five (25) feet in each direction from the center of the main entrance when it is properly posted with signs;

(r)

Upon any street or alley twenty-three (23) feet or less in width when it is properly posted with signs;

(s)

In front of any church where conditions are such that they warrant a parking prohibition and for the distance that the Traffic Engineer deems advisable when it is properly posted with signs;

(t)

Upon any traffic control island or median that separates traffic on a street, highway, roadway or boulevard;

(u)

In front of any auto-mail box for a distance of twenty (20) feet in each direction from the auto-mail box, when it is properly posted with signs;

(v)

Within the right-of-way line of a controlled-access highway, freeway, expressway or thruway, except for emergency purposes;

(w)

Upon a service road or upon the public property alongside a service road;

(x)

Within twenty (20) feet of the junction of an alley and a street, except for bicycles at any place designated as bicycle-only parking by the director of public service under the authority provided in Chapter 2105;

(y)

In a public right-of-way, within ten (10) feet of a bulk refuse container;

(z)

In a handicapped designated parking space as defined in Section 2155.01(h) unless the vehicle is a handicapped designated vehicle as defined in Section 2155.01(g) or a handicapped designated vehicle from a state other than Ohio entitled to reciprocity pursuant to Section 4503.37 of the Ohio Revised Code;

(aa)

In front of, or within one (1) foot of, a wheelchair ramp;

(bb)

Other than a motor bus, in a bus loading area, when such area has been officially designated and appropriately posted with a sign, except the driver of a passenger vehicle may stop temporarily therein for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading passengers, when such stopping does not interfere with any motor bus entering or leaving such bus loading area;

(cc)

Any place marked as a loading zone for any period of time longer than is necessary for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers or merchandise;

(dd)

Upon a bike lane, except to lawfully load and unload passengers or freight.

(2)

A person shall be permitted, without charge or restriction, to stand or park on a sidewalk a motor-driven cycle or motor scooter that has an engine not larger than one hundred and fifty (150) cubic centimeters, or a bicycle, provided that the motor-driven cycle, motor scooter, or bicycle does not impede the normal flow of pedestrian traffic. This subsection does not authorize any person to operate a vehicle in violation of Section 2173.105.

(3)

A violation of any provision of this section constitutes the commission of a parking infraction pursuant to and governed by the provisions of Chapter 2150.

(Ord. 1171-88: Ord. 2120-03 § 1 (part); Ord. 0867-2006 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0128-2009, § 1, 2-9-2009; Ord. No. 0411-2009, § 3, 4-19-2010; Ord. No. 1465-2012, § 1(Attach.), 7-16-2012; Ord. No. 1182-2014, § 2, 6-16-2014)