Deposit of funds required; meter non-payment.
Columbus City Codes § 2155.05
in effect2155.05 - Deposit of funds required; meter non-payment.
(a) Whenever a vehicle is parked at a parking meter during the days of the week and during the hours of the day for which the public service director has established regulations as provided for in Section 2155.04, the person parking such vehicle shall immediately deposit or cause to be deposited the required funds, the correct vehicle information, mobile payment zone number and any other information required to complete a parking meter transaction, except as provided for in the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 2105.27. Upon the deposit of such funds, completion of the required correct information, and the placing of such parking meter in operation, the parking space may be lawfully occupied by such vehicle during the period indicated on the parking meter. Any vehicle which fails to deposit the required funds, or fails to complete the required correct information, and remains in an individual street or off-street parking space after the prescribed time for parking will be determined to be illegally parked and in violation of the provisions of this chapter. The fact that the vehicle is in an individual street or off-street parking space when the time on the parking meter for the same shows no parking permitted unless a deposit of the required funds and the completion of the required correct information is immediately made as herein provided shall be deemed prima-facie evidence of the unlawful parking of such vehicle by its owner. When a disability designated vehicle is parked in a disabled designated parking space or any legal available parking space the vehicle shall be permitted to park two (2) hours beyond the legal limits on the meter or applicable parking space but not beyond the designated parking hours or other restricted hours that may apply.
(b) A violation of this section constitutes the commission of a parking infraction to be handled pursuant to and governed by the provisions of Chapter 2150.
(Ord. 26-91: Ord. 2120-03 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 2105-2013, § 1, 9-23-2013; Ord. No. 2029-2014, § 4, 9-29-2014; Ord. No. 1189-2018, §§ 2, 3, 5-21-2018; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021; Ord. No. 1811-2021, § 2, 10-18-2021; Ord. No. 2053-2023, § 1, 7-31-2023; Ord. No. 3360-2025, § 3, 12-15-2025)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT21TRCO_CH2155PAME_2155.05DEFUREMENYMFetched: 10/27/2026