[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004; amended 12-4-2019 by Ord. No. 1777]
For the purposes of this division, the following terms and words
shall mean:
The area bounded by 10th Street on the south, 6th Street
on the north, Columbia Avenue on the east, and Maple Avenue on the
west.
Those municipal parking lots which are designated for permit
holders to park their motor vehicles for a twenty-four-hour period
in designated spaces within the lots.
Those lots which are owned, leased, operated, or maintained
by the City of Holland and/or the Downtown Development Authority for
the municipal parking system in the downtown area. Even if it is not
in the downtown area, a lot shall be deemed a "municipal parking lot"
for purposes of this division if it is owned, leased, operated, or
maintained by the City of Holland and/or the Downtown Development
Authority and it is accessible from any of the streets which form
the boundary around the downtown area.
Those municipal parking lots which are designated for permit
holders to park their motor vehicles from the hours of 8:00 p.m. to
8:00 a.m. only, Monday through Saturday, and all day on Sunday.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004; amended 12-4-2019 by Ord. No. 1777]
No person shall stand or park a vehicle between the hours of
2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. in those municipal parking lots designated
by official signage in the downtown area without a permit affixed
to the motor vehicle issued in accordance with the provisions of this
division.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004; amended 8-15-2018 by Ord. No. 1743]
A person residing within the downtown area may apply for an
overnight residential parking permit for an automobile registered
in the name of the applicant or in the name of a relative of the applicant.
The applicant shall apply to the Downtown Development Authority, and
he or she shall complete the downtown overnight residential parking
permit application provided at the Downtown Development Authority's
office. The Downtown Development Authority shall not issue an overnight
parking permit for an automobile if the applicant may obtain a parking
permit for that automobile from the building owner of applicant's
residence or through a condominium association.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004]
The Downtown Development Authority shall maintain a permit log
containing all downtown overnight residential parking permit applications
and all temporary applications. The Downtown Development Authority
shall provide any information to the Holland Police Department for
the enforcement of the overnight residential parking regulations pursuant
to this division.
Any permit issued in accordance with this division shall be
valid for parking during the designated hours of any authorized long-term
or short-term overnight residential parking location. A map of such
long-term and short-term overnight residential parking locations shall
be provided to the permit holder by the Downtown Development Authority's
office upon permit issuance and renewal.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004]
Each permit applicant shall pay a fee as established by a resolution
adopted by City Council for the issuance of the downtown overnight
residential parking permit issued by the Downtown Development Authority
in accordance with this division. The permit shall be valid for a
period of 12 months.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004]
The permit shall be displayed and affixed in the lower left
hand corner (driver's side) of the vehicle's rear window.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004]
A permit may be revoked by the Downtown Development Authority
for noncompliance with the provisions of this division. Revocation
shall be effective upon 10 days' written notice from the Downtown
Development Authority setting forth a date of revocation and the reason
for revocation. Any permit fees paid prior to revocation of the permit
shall be nonrefundable.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004]
The Downtown Development Authority is authorized to deny renewal
of a permit to an applicant for noncompliance with the provisions
of this division.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004]
A violation of this division shall be deemed a civil infraction and the fine for such violation shall be as set forth in Section 18-49 of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004]
The Downtown Development Authority, or its designated representative,
shall be the enforcing officer relating to the provisions of this
division for permit issuance. The Chief of Police, or its designated
representative, shall be the enforcing officer for violations of parking,
vehicle locations, length of parking, and improper or unauthorized
display of a permit.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004; amended 12-4-2019 by Ord. No. 1777]
Designated downtown long-term and short-term overnight residential
parking locations shall be determined by the Downtown Development
Authority. The Downtown Development Authority shall be permitted to
change, amend, or modify designated locations, and shall file the
designation of such locations with the City Manager's office and the
Department of Public Safety. Upon the change of designated locations,
the Downtown Development Authority shall notify the City Manager and
the Department of Public Safety and all permit holders of such amendments
and changes.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004]
The Downtown Development Authority is hereby authorized to issue temporary downtown overnight residential parking permits. A temporary permit shall be valid for the time period designated on the face of the temporary application. An applicant shall pay a temporary downtown overnight residential parking permit fee as established by a resolution adopted by City Council. A temporary downtown overnight residential parking permit holder is subject to the other applicable sections of this division except for Section 18-36.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004]
The Downtown Development Authority shall pay to the City Treasurer
all permit fees it receives.
