Ohio Admin. Code 3335-21-15 - Stopping, standing or parking permitted, restricted or prohibited on certain streets, roadways and parking areas

(A) Application of rule. The provisions of this rule prohibiting the standing or parking of vehicles shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified or as indicated on official signs, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a traffic control officer, a law enforcement officer or an official traffic control device placed by transportation and parking services.

(B) (A) RulesRegulations not exclusive. The provisions of this rule imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting parking in specified places or at specified times.

(C) (B) Parking prohibited. Parking is prohibited at all times on certain streets and roadways. When signs are erected by the department university giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any street or roadway that is signposted.

(D) (C) Parking limited time. Parking time may be limited on certain streets and roadways. The department university of the parking operator, in accordance with the concession agreement is hereby authorized to establish limited time parking on certain streets and roadways by posting signs giving notice thereof.

(E) Parking permitted. Parking of vehicles may be permitted by the department in and on the following areas of the streets, roadways, land and property of the university, as designated by erected signs:

(1) Parking lots. Parking may be permitted on lands and property assigned to the department and designated by erected signs.

(2) Parking categories. The department may allocate the available parking area on the land and property of the university into categories restricting or specifying permit designations as follows:

(a) "A" or "WA" parking areas may consist of marked

(b) areas along streets and roadways, garages and certain parking lots and shall be available to individuals displaying a current "A" or "WA" parking permit.

(b) "B" or "WB" parking areas may consist of marked spaces along streets and roadways, garages and certain parking lots and shall be available to individuals displaying a current "B" or "WB" parking permit.

(c) "C" or "WC" areas may consist of marked spaces along streets and roadways, garages and certain parking lots and shall be available to individuals displaying a current "C" or "WC" parking permit.

(d) "R" parking areas may consist of marked spaces along streets and roadways, garages and certain parking lots and shall be available based upon restrictions designated on the sign.

(3) (1) Pay-parking facilities. Certain parking areas may be designated as pay-parking facilities, and a schedule of fees for such parking shall be established by the department university or the parking operator, in accordance with the concession agreement. Parking in such areas may be open to all persons or limited by rule of the department parking operator. No person parking in a pay facility shall refuse to pay the prescribed fee.

(4) Public event parking. Public parking of motor vehicles while drivers or operators attend public events on the land and property of the university, other than that usually used for parking, may be permitted under such rules and controls and for such fees as designated by the department.

(5) (2) Signs. Whenever the department university or the parking operator provides by rule that any area shall be limited to certain parking, such rule shall be effective when proper signs, giving notice that parking is limited to certain persons or times, have been erected in the area or when law enforcement officers or parking personnel are present and are directing parking and traffic thereto and therefrom.

(F) Regulated parking time. Parking shall be permitted in areas designated herein only at the following times and under the following conditions, whether or not university classes are in session:

(1) From the hours of five a.m. to four p.m., Monday through Friday, parking shall be limited to designated permit zones. From four p.m. to two a.m., Monday through Friday, and from four p.m. Friday to two a.m. Monday, "B" or "C" and "WA," "WB" and "WC" permit holders may park in "A" or "B" zones, except that certain areas or zones may be designated as restricted, limited or reserved and signs shall be posted in accordance with paragraph (E)(5) of this rule.

(2) Certain areas may be designated as no parking or restricted parking on the streets, roadways, land and property of the university between two a.m. and five a.m. at any time except with a disability permit.

(3) Students may be eligible to purchase a proximity permit or remote permit, allowing overnight parking in certain designated parts of "C" or "WC" areas. Application and approval shall be made in accordance with rules established by the department.

(G) (D) Parking meter zones.

(1) Transportation and The parking services operator is hereby authorized to install parking meters in accordance with the concession agreement to regulate short-term parking within parking areas or upon those streets and roadways or parts of streets and roadways where it is determined that the installation of parking meters is necessary to aid in the regulation and control of parking vehicles.

(2) Each parking meter shall bear a legend indicating the days and hours when the requirement to deposit coins applies, the value of the coin to be deposited and the period of time during which parking is permitted at the parking meter.

(3) (2) No person shall park a vehicle in any parking space to which a parking meter has been installed during the restricted and regulated time applicable to the parking meter unless a coin or coins of United States currency of the appropriate denomination shall have been deposited therein, or shall have been previously deposited therein for an unexpired interval of time, and said meter parking fee has been placed in operation paid.

(3) All individuals who are parking a vehicle in a pay and display lot must display, on the dashboard of their vehicle, a valid parking voucher purchased at the nearest pay and display machine.

(H) Opening doors on traffic side. No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a motor vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers as set forth in section 4511.70 of the Revised Code.

(I) (E) Unattended vehicles; duty to lock ignition, remove key, set brake, etc. No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the ignition, effectively setting the parking brake and, when the motor vehicle is standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway or roadway.

The requirements of this paragraph relating to the stopping of the engine, locking of the ignition and removing the key from the ignition of a motor vehicle shall not apply to an emergency vehicle or a public safety vehicle as set forth in section 4511.66.1 of the Revised Code.

Replaces: 3335-21-20

Notes

Ohio Admin. Code 3335-21-15

Effective: 8/3/2012
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 111.15
Rule Amplifies: 3335.08
Prior Effective Dates: 3/13/78, 11/19/78, 8/2/82, 7/1/03