South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-23
An Ordinance Regulating the Parking
Of Automobiles on Certain streets of

An Ordinance Regulating the Parking
Of Automobiles on Certain streets Of
the City OF south Bend, Indiana.
BE 10 ordained by the Common Coun-
eli of the city Of south Bend, Indiana.
Sec l. That whenever the word park
ing" is used in this ordinance IL is
hereby defined TO mean the standing Of
any vehicle in any street, alley or public
The word vehicle" is defined to mean
every conveyance on wheels or runners
excepting baby carriages
Sec -. 10 shall be unlawful for any
person 10 leave a vehicle standing on
street. alley or public place In the City
of South Bend with its left side 10 the
curb
Sec. B. Safety zones may be established
in the cOngested business district OF the
city ~ South Bend by order Of the chief
of Police wherever he may determine that
public safety and public convenience re
Quires the same Said safety zones shall
be designated by signs or markers indi-
eating their location. and 10 shall be
unlawful for any person 70 change the
location Of such signs or markers II
shall also be unlawful for any person
to park anv vehicle within such safety
zone or within 20 distance or twenty-five
feet OF the same, 10 shall also be un-
lawful for any person 10 drive any We
hicle through safety zone when the
same is occupied by a pedestrian or by
a street car loading or unloading pas
scngers.
-
person 10 place or maintain upon a
public street alley OF other public place
uf the City OF South Bend. any sign pro-
hihiting the parking Of automobiles. ex-
cept as hereinafter provided All such
signs shall be placed under the direction
and order Of the Chief Of Police and said
Chief Of Police is hereby authorized 10
place or permit the placing OF such
signs at the entrances n theaters and
such other places rs public safety may
require
Sec > The driver ~ any vehicle shall
not park the same for n longer period
than sixty minutes at time between the
hours Of eight \. NJ aud six thirty =. VI.
on Monday. Tuesday. "Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday and between eight 4. NJ.
and nine =. NJ. on Saturday on any of
the following streets.
Michigan Street from LaSaIle Avenue
n Division Street. COlfaX Avenue from
Michigan Street to Main Street; Wash
/ inCton Street from Lincoln WAY East to
Main Street jefferson Street from 81. 10
Scph street west TO Main street: Pro
vtded that on all streets named above.
excepting the part Of Michigan Street de-
scribed i'm this section. all vehicles parked
for said period of sixty minutes or less
/ shall bp parked perallel with the curb
Of the street so that the right front and
rear wheels thereof shall bc not more
than one foot from the curb and said
vehicle shall be parked not nearer than
/ four feet 10 either end Of any other
[ standing vehicle. parking on said part
Of Michigan Street shall conform as 10
the angles Of parking To the provisions
OF Section or this ordinance.
Sec g. IT shall be unlawful Tor any
person 10 park any vehicle for any length
Of time upon the following streets and
alleys. Center street from Main Street
l 10 Michigan Street. Polk Street from Di-
| vision Street TO LaSallc Avenue, and the
| alley running north and south between
Michigan and St Joseph Streets and from
WAYNE Street 10 Lincoln Way East, eX-
. fr. no mn
or letting of passengers or loading or
unloading vehicles.
Sec Z. All vehicles shall be parked
parallel with the curb so that both the
/ right front and the right rear wheels
shall be not more than one foot from the
/ curb on the following named streets The
south side of Jefferson street from Malp
Street 10 Lafayette Street; the east side
/ OF Lafayette street from Washington
street to Wayne Street; on both sides OF
! Wayne Street from Main 70 81. Joseph
/ Street
Sec. 3 That it shall he unlawful for
/ any person to park any vehicle nearer
than fifteen 1Jl feet TO any fire hydrant
within the city unless said vehicle is I'D
! charge of and under control OF some per
] son capable Of operating he same.
! Sec. o. That on ST. Joseph street from
\ Washington Avenue 10 Wayne Street. on
\ Michigan Street from Madison Street to
| South Street on Main Street from COlfaX
| Avenue 10 WAYNE Street on the west side
/ Of Lafayette Street from Washington
/ Avenue to WAYNE Street parking shall be
made by placing the vehicle at the right
\ curb Of said streets at any angle OF
/ forty-fve degrees so that the right front
\ wheel is placed against the curb and SD
: that such vehicles have distance OF
two feet between each other.
See 10 That notwithstanding the other
( provisions Of this OrdinAncS giving per
] sons the right 10 park on certain streets
/ &c shall he their duty to remove their
/ vehicles from any such streets no anF
/ bv any police officer OF the city THAT
/ parking shall be under the direction ol
/ the police and whenever public safely or
/ convenience requires n. they may dlreci
! persons to remove their vehicles from
/ any location on any street. alley or public
/ place and the driver or person IN cha re
/ Of said vehicle shall be required 10 obey
. said order
between Washington Avenue aud a point
fifty 800 feet south thereof is hereby SET
aside MS q place for the taking ON and
l letting off Of passengers by automobile
+ buses, and IL shall Ice unlawful for any
person 10 park any vehicle nc said pace
/ II shall also be unlawful for the driver
/ Of any automobile bus 10 stop such We
/ hicle for taking on or letting on passen
/ gers nj or near the intersectiOl or Wash
( ington Avenue and Main Street other than
the place hereby set aside for said pur
pose
Sec IL 1t shall nc unlawful for anl
7 person. Nutu IdEhih-- VI t"el .Po.
the curb or at an angie or 80 degrees
10 approach said parking point other than
with a right hand turn.
Sec IL II shall be unlawful for shy
/ person to park any vehicle In front Of
any private alley or roadway leacing int
any place Of business Of any person.
Sec Is That any person violating any
section 81 this ordinance shall be dneC
at any sum not exceeding twenty "
I tS25l dollars and upon failure to pay
such fine and costs. NAV he imprisoned
until the same are paid not exceeding
thirty 800 days.
Sec 10 This ordinance shall he In ful
force and eject from and after is passage
and publication.
Adonted hv the Common Counci
March 13 1922
Signed hv TIC Nfavor March Il. 1922
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