Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-02-17
ORDINANCE NO. 26l

AN ORDINANCE TO PRO-
VIDE FOR THE ESTABLISH
MENT OF ONE WAY TRAF-
FIG IN DESIGNATED AREAS
WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF
CHARDON, OHIO, AND TO
PROVIDE TWO WAY TRAF-
FIG IN DESIGNATED AREAS,
AND TO PROVIDE FOR PAR
KING SPACES AND TO DE-
CLARE AN EMERGENCY IN
CHARDON VILLAGE, OHIO.
Whereas, it is deemed nee
essary in the best interest of
providing immediate preserva-
ton of the public peace health,
welfare and safety of tn e
people of the Village of Char
don, and whereas, in order to
do this the Council of the Viii
lage of Chardon, feels that GER
tain areas of traffic in said
village should be changed:
NOW, THEREFORE BE TT
ORDAINED by the Council of
the Village of Chardon:
SECTION 1: That Main
Street in said village is here
by designated by this ordinance
to be a one way street, allow
ing traffic to enter Main Street
from the North at the intersec-
ton of Main Street and Center
Street and Main St. and Court
st. and to proceed in a South
erly direction to the fntersec-
ton of Water Street and Main
Street only.
SECTION II: That East Park
Street from the intersection of
South Hambden Street to the
intersection of North Hambden
Street be declared a one way
street with traffic passing in
a Northerly direction between
South Hambden Street to North
Hambden Street only.
SECTION III: That from
the intersection of North Street
and the extension of c n r
Street and North H a m b d e n
Street at the North end of the
park shall be permitted to pro-
ceed Easterly on North Hamb-
den Street, Westerly on Center
Street and Southerly on Main
Street only.
SECTION ": At the inter
section of South Street wi h
the extension of Water Street
and South Hambden Street ira
ffic shall proceed Easterly on
South Hambden street, North
erly on East Park Street and
Westerly on Water Street only.
SECTION v: That S b t
Court Street, so called, be de-
clared a two way street and
traffic shall proceed Easterly
and Westerly on Short Court
Street.
SECTION vi: That the Safety
Committee of said Council OF
the Village of Chardon be and
the same is hereby authorized
to provide marked parking ar
eas on both sides of M i n
Street diagonal with the curb
so that traffic proceeding in a
legal maner by this ordinance
on Main Street will be per-
mitted to park on both sides
of Main Street. That the Safety
Committee is and the same is
hereby authorized to provide
marked parking areas diagonal
to the curb of East Park Street
so that traffic proceeding in q
lawful manner on East Park
Street shall be permitted tc
park at the West curb of East
Park Street diagonal f a C n 6
Northwest. That the safety
Committee of the Council of the
Village of Chardon be and the
same is hereby authorized tt
provide marked areas on Shor
Court Street to provide fol
parallel parking for traffic pro
ceeding in a lawful manner OF
Short Court Street facing Eas
on the South curb line of Shor
Court Street and West on tn,
North curb line of Short Cour
Street.
SECTION VII:ThiS ordinanc,
/ is hereby declared as an EN-
ergency measure necessary TO
! the immediate preservation O
the public peace, health, wei
t fare and safety of the inhabi
tants of said village, and shal
' be in full force and Eff e C
f from and Immediately after it
: passage and approval, and a.
: ordinances or parts of ordir
: ances inconsistent herewith ar
f hereby repealed.
: Passed and adopted this l
r day of February, 1855.
Vain C.. Parson
e President of Council
: Attest:
r Jennie C. Davidson
# Clerk
i Approyed.