As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any automobile, truck, motor scooter or other self-propelled
vehicle not operated on tracks or from trolleys.
PARKING LOT
Any outdoor space or covered plot, place, lot, parcel, yard
or enclosure, or any portion thereof, where more than five motor vehicles
may be parked, stored, housed or kept, for which charge is made. Nothing
in this chapter shall apply to municipally owned or operated parking
lots.
In addition to the information required by §
249-2, the following shall be provided:
A. If a corporation, the name, date and state under whose
laws the corporation was organized; the names of the principal officers,
directors and local representatives, their residence and business
addresses.
B. A plot or drawing of the parking lot showing the location,
size and capacity and location and size of entrances and exits.
C. The hours for storage or parking of the vehicles.
D. A complete schedule of the rates to be charged for
storing or parking of vehicles.
[Amended 9-21-1993 by Ord. No. 923-93]
The license fee for the operation of a parking
lot shall be in accordance with the following schedule of capacities:
A. Five to 50 vehicles: $100.
B. From 51 to 100 vehicles: $150.
C. From 101 to 150 vehicles: $200.
D. From 151 to 200 vehicles: $250.
F. Additional charge of $2 for each additional vehicle
over 200.
Each licensee shall maintain at each entrance
to such parking lot a permanently affixed sign suitable to apprise
persons using the lot of the name of the licensee, the hours of the
day or night when the places are open for parking or storing motor
vehicles and the rates charged. The sign shall be located within the
boundaries of the property, and it shall not obstruct the vision of
persons using the parking lot or the traveling public.
No licensee shall sublet, sublease or otherwise
permit any parking lot or portion thereof to be used by any vendor
of goods, wares or merchandise unless this business is conducted in
a permanent building or structure.
Every licensee shall immediately notify the
Police Department of every claim by reason of loss, theft or conversion
or any damage or injury to persons or property from the operation
of the parking lot and occurring during the hours the premises are
regularly open for business.
[Added 9-21-1993 by Ord. No. 923-93]
For violation of any provision of this chapter, the maximum penalty, upon conviction, shall not exceed the maximum penalties set forth in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
III. Each and every violation of any provision of this chapter shall be considered a separate violation and shall subject the person so charged to the maximum penalty.