Parking

In order to maintain proper operation and management of the Portsmouth Public Library and pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 3375.40, parking spaces must be regulated at every Portsmouth Public Library location.

Parking spaces are provided for the convenience of library patrons during hours of service and for library staff members when they are working. A library parking lot is not to be used by the public when the library is closed. No overnight parking is allowed at a library parking lot without the approval of the Portsmouth Public Library administration.

Library parking lots shall be posted with signs stating: Library Parking Only.

The Library Board, pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code Section 4513.60, establishes a tow-away zone in all Portsmouth Public Library parking lots.

The Library shall post signs, at least eighteen inches by twenty-four inches in size, visible from all entrances, giving notice that the Library parking lot is a tow-away zone and that vehicles not authorized to park on the property will be towed away.

The Library provides parking space designated for Handicapped Parking Only. Vehicles not displaying the proper permits will be ticketed and/or towed if parked in a Handicapped space.

The Library will choose a towing company that will tow the vehicle to place from which it may be conveniently recovered. If a vehicle is towed away, a note for the driver and/or owner will be left at the library entrance at closing, stating that the vehicle has been towed. The note shall include the location and telephone number of the service company that towed the vehicle.

The staff person responsible for contacting the towing company will file an Incident Report.