[Amended 3-3-2008; 1-4-2021]
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to allow business
owners, employees and residents to park in the municipal parking lots,
exempted from the two-hour parking restriction where applicable.
B. Location of parking lots. Parking lots subject to
this section:
(1) Water
Street Lot: On the right-hand side going westbound on Water Street
just before 23 Water Street.
(2) Free
Street Lot: On the left-hand side going westbound on Free Street just
before the Post Office parking lot.
(3) Bayview
Lots: At the western corners of the intersection between Bayview Road
and Seaside Avenue and on the northern side of Bayview Road between
Seaside Avenue and the access path to Bayview Beach.
(4) Camp
Ellis Lot: Parking to the north and south of Bay Avenue for access
to the Camp Ellis pier and boat launch.
(5) Gooch
Street Lot: Public parking directly to the west and east of the Saco
Train Station.
(6) Saco
city Hall Lot: Parking lot located behind City Hall (outside of employee-only
hours).
(7) Front
Street Lot: Public parking to the north of Front Street across from
the Front Street boat launch and just west of the Saco Water Treatment
Plant.
C. Parking permit regulations. Permittees shall be subject
to the following regulations:
(1) Permits to park in municipal parking lots shall be
issued by the Finance Department of Police Department for a fee established
by the City Council annually after a public hearing and published
in the City's Fees and Penalties Schedule. Annual permits shall be
valid for a single calendar year (January through December). Annual
permits may be purchased at any time during a calendar year, but will
not be prorated.
(2) From time to time, the City may elect to designate
specific municipal parking spaces to certain tenants as part of a
lease agreement to occupy certain municipally owned buildings. The
fee for such permits is to be set forth in the lease agreement as
approved by Council and will not be subject to the parking permit
fees as stated in the Fees and Penalties Schedule. Those permits are
to be issued by the Police Department or Finance Department per the
lease agreement.
(3) To meet the funding requirements set forth in §
118-25, parking permit fees are to be split as follows:
(a) 33.33% to City General Fund.
(b) 33.33% to Camp Ellis Fund.
(4) No vehicle shall be allowed to park in a spot designated
"permit parking only" unless properly displaying a City of Saco parking
permit. Parking permits must be clearly displayed in the windshield
of the vehicle, either by hanging the permit from the vehicle's rearview
mirror or affixing it to the windshield. Anyone receiving an overtime
parking ticket because the permit was not properly displayed shall
be responsible for paying the full violation amount.
(5) Permitted vehicles should be parked in the designated
"permit parking only" area; however, if the designated "permit parking
only" area is full, permitted vehicles may park in any other space
in the parking lot that is available.
(6) Parking permits are issued to individuals and may
be used only on vehicles owned by the permittee.
(7) Permitted vehicles may not be parked overnight during
the City's winter parking ban, except as otherwise posted.
(8) The Police Chief shall have the authority to revoke
any parking permit if the holder of that permit fails to follow these
regulations or any other relevant provision of this Code. Any such
revocation may be appealed to the City Administrator.