The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-08-07
Ordinance No. 202

defining and establishing parking
meter zones, the regulation, control
and Inspection of parking meters and
providiag that the time of parking
BY parking meters: providing for en-
Iorcemenf hereof and for penalties
Tor violation and repeating conflicting
ordinances.
WHEREAS. because of congested
traffic conditions that now exist and
nave existed for long period of time
on the streets of the Village of Cald-
well due to the numerous motor
vehicles using the said streets and
because of the custom and habit oI
the operators of said vehicles of park
ing the same for a long period OF
time In close proximity to other motor
vehicles on the most congested parts
OF the streets in the business section
OF the said municipality; and congest-
ed parts of the streets in the business
section of the said municipality; and
WHEREAS, the said condition re-
sultlng from the use of said streets
ana the manner of parking thereon
lmpeoes traffic and constitutes a
danger to life, limb and the property
OF motorists, pedestrians. and other
persons using the streets; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council OF
the Village of Caldwell has authority
under the General Code of the State
of Ohio. to make all needful police
regulations necessary for the preserva-
ton of good order and the peace OF
the said municipality and by its in
nerent police powers to adopt all or
dmanceS regulating the public use OF
streets and to promote the welfare
ana safety of its citizens and others
using the same, it is the opinion OF
me Village Council of the Village OF
Caldwell that the conditions above de-
scrlbed may best be remedied by pro-
Vlding for the use of mechanical park
ing ume indicators, commonly known
as parking meters, by the designation
OF individual parking spaces on said
streets. by restricting parking in said
areas to reasonable intervals of time
and by compelling the operators OF
motor vehicles, who enjoy the use OF
sach parking spaces so designated to
pay for the privilege of so doing the
amount hereinafter stated by the in
Seruon OF coin or coins in the said
parking meters and by putting the
said meter in operation in the manner
hereinafter provided.
be IT Ordained by the Council of
the village of Caldwell, State of Ohio.
Section l. AS used in this ordinance,
the following words shall be defined
as follows:
(A) The word vehicle" shall mean
any device in upon or by which any
person or property is or may be trans
ported upon a street, except a device
which is operated upon rails or tracks.
tB) The word street" shall mean
any public street, avenue, alley, road,
oGuleVard' highway or other public
place located in the Village of Cald-
well, Ohio and established for the use
of vehicles.
tC) The word person" shall mean
ana include any individual, firm, CO.
partnership, or corporation.
tD) The word operator" shall mean
and include every individual who
thereof, or as the agent, employee or
pefmlttee of the owner.
lE) Parking" The standing of a
Vehicie upon street whether is such
vehicle occupied or not and whether
such vehicle be accompanied or not
oy an operator for a period of time in
excess of two minutes
W Mechanical Parking Time Indi-
Gator" or Parking Meters" A device
or devices which shall indicate there
on the length of time during which a
vehicle may be parked in a particular
place which shall have as a part there
OF receptacle or chamber for receiv-
ing. and storing coins of the United
states money. Slot or place in which
SAID coin may be deposited; timing
mechanism TO indicate the passage oil
the interval of time during which
parking IS permissible and which
shall also display an appropriate sig
nal when the aforesaid interval Of
tlme shall have elapsed; also brief in.
structions as to their operation.
section 2. Congested Area. For thf
purpose of this ordinance the con
gested traffic area" is hereby declared
TO be on North Street from East
land Street from Spruce Street tc
Bridge Street Main Street from East
Street to Lewis Street, West Street
from Bridge Street to Spruce Street
and Council hereby determines that
because of the flow of traffic on the
streets or portions of the streets with
IN such area that parking therein shall
be subject to the provisions of this
ordinance
Section 3. Parking meters shall be
installed in each parking meter zone
and shall be erected upon the curb or
street Immediately adjacent to the in
dividual parking space hereafter de-
Scribed and each parking meter shall
De SO constructed and adjusted SO as
TO show by a signal that the space
adJacent thereto is or is not legally in
use: Each parking meter installed
shall! indicate by a proper legend the
legal parking time permitted, by the
insertion of any coin or coins and
when operated shall indicate by prop
er signal the duration of the period of
legal parking during the immediate
period of operation and on the expir-
auon of such period shall indicate
illegal or oVer-parkfng.
Section A. There shall be lines or
appropriate markings painted upon
The cufo or street adjacent to each
parking meter outlining and designat-
ing the parking meter zones or space
for which said meter is to be used
ana each vehicle parked adjacent to
any parking meter shall be parked
within the said lines or markings. 1t
shall be unlawful for any person to
park any vehicle across or without
any such line or marking and to park
vehicle in such position that it shall
not be entirely within the space
designated by such lines or marks
Section 5. The Mayor is hereby
authorized to provide for the pur-
chase, acquirir g, installation, opera
latlor nd use of the parking meters
pl o' lded for this ordinance, and to
maintain saic meters in good working
condition rnd the Mayor is hereby
vested win power and authority to
enter l 10 a contract for not more
than six t6l months trial period, after
an approval of the terms and condi-
tions thereof by the Council of the
Village of Caldwell, for the purchase
and installation of parking meters, the
payment for such meters to be pro-
vided for solely from the receipts
funds and revenues obtained from the
operation of said parking meters,
without in any manner obligating the
Village of Caldwell to pay for the
same from any other source.
Section g. Regulation of Parking in
individual Parking Spaces. Whenever
a vehicle shall be parked in an indi-
vidual parking space. where a park
ing meter has been installed. the per-
son parking such vehicle shall deposit
one cent coinS-or five cent coins of
United States money in said parking
meter, if such meter displays the sig-
nal showing that legal parking is only
permitted on such deposit.
Section z. Upon depositing the coin
required and upon placing such
meters in operation as aforesaid the
parking space may be lawfully oc-
cupied by such vehicle for twelve
minutes for each one cent