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Fairfield Township trustees consider ordinance-style parking rules to limit long-term street storage
Summary
Trustees reviewed a draft of parking regulations that would let the township limit long-term parking on public streets, including a proposed 72-hour limit, 24-foot roadway-width rule and a permit system; staff were directed to draft enforceable language after consulting area courts.
Fairfield Township trustees discussed a draft set of parking regulations intended to curb long-term storage of vehicles on public streets, promote emergency access and give the township an enforcement mechanism it currently lacks.
The draft, presented by Chuck, cites authority in the Ohio Revised Code that allows township trustees to regulate parking and placement of containers in public rights-of-way. Key proposals include a 72-hour limit on vehicles left on the street, a restriction on parking on both sides of roads narrower than 24 feet, and a permit option to allow temporary exemptions such as for vacations.
The measures target situations the trustees described as ‘‘using public infrastructure as a storage lot’’ for vehicles that are not clearly abandoned but are parked long term. ‘‘The ORC does provide the township trustees with the authority to enact parking regulations, to regulate parking of vehicles, placement of…
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