The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-07-28
ORDINANCE NO. 225


of vehicles upon such streets; provid-
ing for the use of parking meters;
defining and establishing parking met
er zones; the regulation, control and
inspection of parking meters and pro-
viding that the time of parking Ve-
hicleS on streets shall be measured
by parking meters; providing for en-
forcement hereof and for penalties
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 Caldwell due to the numerous mo-
tor vehicles using the said streets ana
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 mo-
tor vehicles on the most congested
parts of the streets in the business
section of the said municipality; and
congested parts OF the streets in the
business section of the said municipal
ity; and
WHEREAS, the said condition re-
Sulting from the use of said streets
and the manner of parking thereon
impedes traffic and constitutes dam
ger to life, limb and the property of
motorists, pedestrians and other per-
sons 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 neeoful police
regulations necessary for the preser-
walton of good order and the peace
of the said municipality and by IFS
inherent police powers to adopt all
ordinances regulating the public use
of streets and to promote the welfare
and safety of its citizens and others
using the same. it Is the OPINION OF
the Village Council of the Village OF
al ,a+
described may best be remedied by
providing for the use OF mechanical
parking time indicators commonly
known as parking meters. by the
designation CT 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 VINO
enjoy the use of such parking spaces
so designated to pay for the privilege
of SO doing the amount hereinafter
stated by the insertion 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 /: As used in this ordin-
ance the following words shall be de-
fined as follows:
(A) The word vehicle" shall mean
any uSNlCe III. upOil VI W HlAt(lE dAAS
person or property is or may be
transportated upon a street, except
a device which is operated upon rails
or tracks.
OBJ The word street" shall mean
any public street. avenue, alley. road. |
boulevard, highway or other public |
place located in the Village of Cald- |
we'll Ohio, and established for the |
use of vehicles. |
(C) 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 vehicle as the owner thereof |
or as the agent employee or permittee |
of the owner.
vehicle upon a street whether is such |
vehicle occupied or not and whether /
such vehicle be accompanied or not by |
an operator for period of time in |
excess of two minutes.
F) Mechanical Parking Time In
dcator" or Parking Meters" A de-
vice or devices which shall indicate
thereon the length of time during |
which vehicle may be parked in a |
particular place which shall have as a |
part thereof receptacle or chamber |
for receiving and storing coins of the |
United States money, slot or place |
in which said coin NAV be deposited; |
a 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 OF
time shall be ELAPSED; also brief in
Structions as to their operation.
SECTION 2: Congested Area. For
the purpose of this ordinance, the |
"cosested traffic area" is hereby de- |
East Street to Lewis Street; Cumber- |
land Street from Bridge Street to |
ReIford Street: Main Street from East |
Street to Lewis Street: West Street |
from Bridge Street to Belford Street; |
Spruce Street from East Street to |
Lewis Street; East Street from Bridge |
Street to Srrlca Street; and Bridge |
Street from West Street to East 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
he 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 individual parking space here
after described and each parking meter
shall be son constructed and adjusted
so as to show hV a signal that the
space adjacent thereto is or is not
legally in use. Each parking meter
legend the legal parking time per-
mitted by the insertion of anV coin
or coins and when operated shall in
dicate by proper signal the duration
OF the period of legal parking during
the immediate period of operation
and on the eXniration of such period
shall indicate Illegal or oyer parking
SECTION a: There shall be lines or
appropriate markings painted upon
the curb or street adjacent to each
mating the parking meter zones or
space for which said meter is to be
used and each vehicle parked adjacent
to any parking meter shall be parked
within the said lines or markings.
II shall be unlawful for anV person
to park anv vehicle across or without
anv such line or marking and to park
vehicle in such a position that it shall
not be enJlrely within the space des-
ignated bv such lines or marks.
SECTION s: The Mayor is hereby
authorized to provide for the pur-
chase, acquiring. installation. opera
tiOns, maintenance. supervision. reg
ulation and use of the parking meters
provided for in this ordinance, and to
maintain said meters in good working
vested with power and authority to
enter into contract for not more
than six t6> months trial period after
on approval of the terms and con-
dtions thereof by the Council of the
Village of Caldwell, for the purchase
and installation of parking meters
the payment for such meters to be
provided for soleiY from the receipts
funds and revenues obtained from the
operation of said parking meters. with.
out in any manner obligating the Vii
lage of Caldwell to pay for the same
from anv other source.
SECTION 6: Regulation of Parking
in Individual Parking Spaces. Wher
vehicle shall be parked in an in