[Amended 5-1-2007; 3-5-2019]
Except as otherwise provided herein, a person violating any provision of Articles I through VIII of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.) for each offense, except that the optional procedures set forth in § 254-42 may be used in lieu of court proceedings for violations of Article III.
A person shall not allow, permit or suffer a vehicle registered
in his/her name to stand or park in violation of any of the ordinances
of this City controlling the standing or parking of vehicles, and
the owner or person in whose name such vehicle is registered shall
be held as prima facie responsible for such violation.
A police officer observing a violation of any of the provisions of Article III shall attach to the vehicle a notice to the operator or owner that the vehicle has been parked in violation of Article III and instructing the operator or owner to report at police headquarters. The notice shall contain:
A.
Location. The location where the vehicle is parked.
B.
Registration number of vehicle. The state registration number of
such vehicle.
C.
Time of violation. The time at which such vehicle is parked in violation
of any of the provisions of these ordinances.
D.
Any other facts. Any other facts, a knowledge of which is necessary
to a thorough understanding of the circumstances attending such violation.
[Amended 5-1-2007]
A.
The operator or owner may, within 10 working days of the time when a notice of violation of Article III was attached to the vehicle, pay to the Police Department the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.) as a penalty and in lieu of court proceedings. Failure by the operator or owner to make such payment within 10 working days may result in the issuance of a summons to the operator or owner to appear in court to answer to charges of violating Article III. The Chief of Police may authorize, at any time before a court summons has been issued, but after the expiration of the ten-working-day period, the acceptance of a voluntary payment of twenty-five dollars ($25.) as a penalty in full satisfaction of the violation.
B.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this section, an operator or owner of a vehicle to which a notice of violation of the provisions of § 254-29 was attached may, within five working days of the time when the notice of violation of said § 254-29 was attached to the vehicle, pay to the Police Department the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.) as a penalty and in lieu of court proceedings. Failure by the operator or owner to make such payment within five working days may result in the issuance of a summons to the operator or owner to appear in court to answer to the charges of violation of § 254-29. The Chief of Police may authorize at any time before a court summons has been issued, but after the expiration of the five-working-day period, the acceptance of a voluntary payment of two hundred sixty dollars ($260.) as a penalty in full satisfaction of the violation.
The Police Department is authorized to remove and tow away or
have removed and towed away by commercial towing service any abandoned
vehicle, or other vehicle illegally parked in a place where it creates
or constitutes a traffic hazard, blocks the use of a fire hydrant,
or obstructs or may obstruct snow removal operations or the movement
of any emergency vehicle. Vehicles towed for illegal parking shall
be stored in a safe place and shall be restored to the owner or operator
upon payment of all fees for towing and storage.
