The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1952-07-31
Ordinance No. 2O2

regulating the use of public streets
within the Village of Caldwell, Ohio,
prescribing regulations to the parking
OF vehicles upon such streets, proyid-
ing for the use of parking meters,
defining and establishing parking
meter zones, the regulation, control
and inspection of parking meters and
providing that the time of parking
vehicles on streets shall be measured
by parking meters: providing for en-
for violation and repeating conflicting
ordinances.
WHEREAS. because of congested
traffic conditions that now exist and
have 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 of
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-
sulting from the use of said streets
and the manner of parking thereon
lmpedes traffic and constitutes a
danger to life. limb and the property
VI AiA0EOilStSs peOeSITldIlS, OIf1eI
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-
tion of good order and the peace of
the said municipality and by its in
herent police powers to adopt all or
dinances 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
the Village Council of the Village of
Caldwell that the conditions above de-
scribed may best be remedied by pro-
VIding for the use of mechanical park
ing time 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
| such parking spaces so designated to
| pay for the privilege of so doing the
amount hereinafter stated by the in
Sert1on of a coin or coins in the said
parking meters and by putting the
said meter in operation in the manner
| hereinafter provided.
Be 1t Ordained by the Council OF
the Village of Caldwell. State of Ohio.
Section !. 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
| boulevard, highway or other public
place located in the Village of Cald-
| oil liAf n ~
| of vehicles.
tC) The word person" shall mean
and. include any Individual, firm, CO.
| partnership, or corporation.
(D) The word operator" shall mean
and include every individual who
shall operate a vehicle as the owner
| thereof, or as the agent, employee or
permittee of the owner.
tE) Parking" The standing of a
vehicle upon a street whether is such
vehicle occupied or not and whether
such vehicle be accompanied or not
by an operator for a period OF time in
| excess of two minutes.
(F) 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-
united
states money, a slot or place in which
said coin may be deposited; timing
mechanism to indicate the passage of
the interval of time during which
| parking is permissible and which
shall also display an appropriate sig
nal when the aforesaid interval oi
time shall have elapsed; also brief in
Struction" as to their operation.
Section 2. Congested Area. For the
purpose of this ordinance the "con.
gested traffic area is hereby declared
/ to be on North Street from East
Street to Lewis Street. Cumber-
land Street from Spruce Street tc
! Street to Lewis Street West Street
from Bridge Street to Spruce Street
and Council hereby determines thai
| 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 g. 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
be 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-
alton of such period shall indicate
illegal or over-parking.
Section 4. There shall be lines or
appropriate markings painted upon
the curb 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
and each vehicle parked adjacent tC
any parking meter shall be parked
within the said lines or markings. II
shall be unlawful for any person tc
park any vehicle across or without
any such line or marking and to park
vehicle in such a 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. acquiring, installation. opera
tiOnS maintenance, supervision, regu-