Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-12-29

The safety committee m ay
designate additional through
and shall erect stop signs
on all streets interSecting such
through streets, or may deSig-
nate any intersection as a stop
and shall erect like
signs at one or more entrances
to such intersections.
Every stop sign shall bear
the word stop" in letters not
less than six inches in height.
Every stop sign shall be located
as near as practicable at the
property line of the street at
the entrance to which the stop
must be made, or at the nearest
line of the crosSwalk thereat,
or, if none, at the nearest line
of the roadway.
Every operator of a vehicle
shall stop at such stop sign or at
a clearly marked stop line be-
fore entering an intersection ex-
cept when directed to proceed
by a police officer or traffic
control signal.
SECTION 54. PROHIBITION A
GAINST p KING ON
STREETS.
Upon any street outside the
business district no person
shall stop, park, or leave stand =
ing any vehicles, whether at
tended or unattended, upon the
paved or main travelled part
of the highway if it is practi-
cable to stop, park or so leave
such vehicle off the paved or
main travelled part of said street
except in those areas where
parking is permitted by Or
dinance. In every event a clear
and unobstructed portion of the
street opposite such standing
vehicle shall be left for the free
passage of other vehicles and a
clear view of such stopped veh-
icle shall be available from
a distance of two hundred feet
in each direction upon such
street.
This section does not apply tC
the driver of any vehicle which
is disabled while on the paved
or improved or main Travelled
portion of a street in such man,
ner and to such extend that ii
is impossible to avoid stopping
and temporarily leaving the dis
abled vehicle in such position
SECTION SIS. POLICE MAY RE,
MOVE ILLEGALLY PARKED
VEHICLE
Whenever any police officer
finds vehicle standing upor
a street in violation of section
54 of this Ordinance, such Off
Ger may remove such vehicle, OF
require the driver or other per
son in charge of the vehicle tC
move the same, to a position of
the paved or improved or mair
travelled part Of such street.
Whenever any police officer
finds a vehicle unattended upor
any street where such vehicle
constitutes an obstruction tC
traffic. such officer may pro
vide for the removal of such
vehicle to the nearest garage
or other place of safety.
SECTION Sc PARKING PRO
HIBITIONS
No person shall stand or parE
a vehicle, except when nee
esSary to avoid conflict will
other traffic or to comply will
section to 81, inclusive, sec
tionS IS to 81, inclusive, anC
section 105 of this ordinance, o.
while obeying the directions O
police officer or traffic con
troll device, in any of the fol
lowing places:
Ca On a sidewalk, except ;
bicycle.
(b) Within 3 feet of a pub
lie or private driveway.
Co Within an intersection.
Cd Within ten feet of a fir
hydrant.
(e) On a croSsWalk.
(f) Within twenty feet of ;
crosswalk at an intersection un
less parking stalls are so dedi
Gated.
(g) Within thirty feet of, ant
upon the approach to, an,
flashing beacon, stop sign, o
traffic control device.
(h) Within fifty feet of tn
nearest rail of a railroad cross
ing
(D Within twenty feet of
driveway entrance to any fir
station, unless opposite the en-
trance when it is properly post
ed with signs.
Cd Alongside any We h / C |
stopped or parked at the edge o
curb of a street except EN-
ergency vehicles while in the &C
of rendering assistance to dis
abled vehicle such assisting veh
icle shall be moved immediate
ly upon the completion of sai'
emergency service.
(k) Alongside or opposite an,
street excavation or obstruction
when such standing or parking
would obstruct traffic.
Cd At any place where sign
prohibiting stopping are placed
(m) Within one foot of anothe
parked vehicle except where
angle parking is permitted.
SECTION 81. PARKING NEAF
CURB.
Every vehicle stopped or park