Parking Ban

Next date: Monday, February 24, 2025 | 08:00 AM to Monday, March 31, 2025 | 11:59 PM

The City of Vermilion is currently under a Winter Parking Ban.  

Between December 1st and March 31st, no vehicles are permitted to park on City streets between 2:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

Residents who seek an exemption can contact the Police Department at (440) 967-6116.

Citations will not be issued between December 22nd and January 2nd to account for the holidays.  If you have guests coming in from out of town during that time frame, you do not need to call.

 

The difference between a parking ban and a snow emergency.

 

The City of Vermilion Parking Ban according to section 452.14 of the Vermilion City Ordinance, vehicles cannot be parked on the streets from the hours of 2:30 am to 6:00 am, from December 1 to March 31^st.

 

A Snow Emergency, pursuant to section 452.17 of the Vermilion Ordinance, is whenever, during any period of twenty hours or less, snow falls in the City or in a section thereof to a depth of two inches or more, an emergency is declared to exist in that such a heavy snow storm constitutes a serious public hazard impairing transportation, the moving of food and fuel supplies, medical care, fire, health and public protection and other vital facilities of the City. Such emergency shall continue until an announcement, by the Mayor, that snow plowing operations have been completed.

During the period of such emergency, the Mayor may prohibit the parking of any vehicle upon any or all of the City streets, notwithstanding any conflicting ordinances regulating off-street parking. During such emergency, no person shall park or cause or permit to be parked or abandon or leave unattended any vehicle of any kind upon such public streets. 

 

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