Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation will amend various Chapters within Title 21, the Traffic Code, of the City Code for general housecleaning/updating purposes. Among the changes are the following: 1) this action will allow parking violation bureau staff to issue tickets where a vehicle does not display a front license plate, an inability already exercised by Columbus Police officers; 2) it recognizes the transfer of administrative authority for the residential parking permit program from Transportation to Parking Violation Bureau, an action which occurred last November; and 3) it mirrors a recent state law with respect to notifying the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to place a vehicle in registration hold.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To amend Chapters 2105, 2150, 2151, and 2155 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, that relate to the Traffic Code and the Bureau of Parking Violations for general housecleaning purposes.
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus has the ability to enforce all local, police, sanitary, and other similar regulations as are not in conflict with the general laws of the State of Ohio pursuant to Article XVIII, Section 3 of the Ohio Constitution, and
WHEREAS, after a review of the abovementioned chapters of the Columbus City Codes, it was determined some general housecleaning/updating of various sections within the chapters was necessary; now therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:
Section 1. That Chapters 2105, 2150, 2151, and 2155 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, are hereby amended through the enactment of new sections 2105.21, 2150.03, 2150.04, 2150.12, 2151.01, 2151.21, and 2155.01 as follows. Furthermore, section 2150.09 is deleted in its entirety.
2105.21 Residential permit parking.
Whenever the public service director determines that parking congestion in the streets of a particular residential district or a portion of a residenti...
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