[Amended 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 4-2023]
A. Metered parking.
(1) Installation of parking meters. Each parking meter installed in a
municipal parking plaza shall be set in such a manner as to show or
display by a signal that the parking space appropriate to such meter
is or is not legally in use. Each parking meter shall indicate the
legal parking time established by the township and, when in operation,
the duration of the period of legal parking and upon the expiration
of such period, illegal or overtime parking.
(2) Hours of operation; payment procedure. Any person desiring to park a vehicle in any metered parking space in established municipal parking plazas between the hours of 8:00 a.m., prevailing time, and 12:00 midnight, prevailing time, Monday through Saturday, inclusive, shall deposit the proper coin or coins of the United States for the period of metered parking desired in the parking meter designated for the parking space in which said vehicle is parked at the rate provided in Chapter
88, Fees. The maximum period for which a vehicle may be parked in any of the municipal parking plazas on the days and during the times set forth is as follows (except permit parking):
Parking Plaza No.
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Maximum Parking Period
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I
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8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., 2-hour limit; 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight,
4-hour limit
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II
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8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., 8-hour limit
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III
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8:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, 2-hour limit
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IV
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8:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, 2-hour limit
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V
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8:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, 2-hour limit
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VI
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Permit parking only
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VII
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8:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, Saturday and Sunday only 2-hour
limit
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VIII
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8:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, 2-hour limit
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IX
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8:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, 2-hour limit
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(3) Exceptions.
(a)
The payment of the fee for parking by deposit of the coin or
coins as set forth in this chapter shall not be required in any parking
meter on a Sunday or on the following holidays, the days designated
and known as:
Day
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Traditional Calendar Date
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New Year's Day
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January 1
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Martin Luther King Day
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January 15
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Lincoln's Birthday
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February 12
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Washington's Birthday
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February 22
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Good Friday
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On respective date
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Memorial Day
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On respective date
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Juneteenth
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On respective date
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Independence Day
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July 4
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Labor Day
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First Monday in September
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Columbus Day
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October 12
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Veterans Day
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November 11
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Thanksgiving Day
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Fourth Thursday in November
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Christmas Day
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December 25
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(b)
Any general election day in this state and any day appointed,
ordered or recommended by the Governor of this state or the President
of the United States as a bank holiday or holidays. The payment of
the fee for parking at a parking meter as provided in this chapter
shall not be required during the whole month of December, that is,
December 1 through December 31, inclusive.
B. Permit parking.
(1) Issuance of monthly permits.
(a)
The office of the Township Clerk may issue monthly parking permits for parking privileges in designated parking lots, for a twenty-four-hour period, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. In the event of a snowfall on said warning, all cars so permitted shall be removed from said lots by 7:00 a.m., to allow for snow removal. Upon payment of the fee provided in Chapter
88, Fees, for such parking privilege, the office of the Township Clerk may designate the spaces or locations within said municipal parking plazas for the holders of monthly permits. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for the holder of a monthly parking permit to park otherwise than within such designated space or location without payment of the coin fee prescribed for metered parking as provided herein. The permits for monthly parking shall be issued on a month-to-month basis and shall be renewable at the discretion of the Township Clerk.
(b)
The monthly parking privilege is limited to the vehicle for
which a permit is issued, and each vehicle for which such permit is
issued shall at all times be properly identified by means of an identification
sticker or decal securely affixed to such vehicle on the interior
lower right-hand corner of the rear window of the vehicle, as viewed
from the rear of the vehicle, in such a manner as to be visible at
all times. The permit parking fee will be waived for City Hall employees
using Municipal Parking Plaza No. VI, during the normal business hours.
Identification stickers shall be issued to City Hall employees at
no charge and shall be displayed as described in this chapter.
(2) Senior citizens, as defined by state and federal statutes and other
rules and regulations of governmental agencies shall be entitled to
a reduction of twenty-five percent (25%) of the fee charged monthly
for parking permits in municipal parking plazas.
(3) Exceptions to twenty-four-hour permit parking. Permit parking in
the following municipal parking plazas shall be allowed from 8:00
a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, inclusive:
(a)
Municipal Parking Plaza No. V.
C. Free parking.
[Amended 8-2-83 by Ord. No. 20-83]
(1) Municipal Parking Plaza No. II: free parking, no fee required, is
established for the designated sections of Municipal Parking Plaza
No. II, which shall be in effect from 8:00 a.m. through 9:00 p.m.,
each day of the week, with an eight-hour time limit.
(2) Municipal Parking Plaza No. VII: free parking, no fee required, is
established in Municipal Parking Plaza No. VII, which shall be in
effect from 8:00 a.m. through 12:00 midnight, on Saturday, Sunday
and any legal holiday on which the City Hall is closed.
(3) Municipal Parking Plaza No. IX: free parking, no fee required, is
established in Municipal Parking Plaza No. IX, which shall be in effect
from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight each day of the week. Free parking
shall be limited to two (2) hours maximum.
[Amended 12-4-84 by Ord. No. 36-84]
D. Designated parking.
(1) Municipal Parking Plaza No. IV. The Director of the Department of
Public Works may designate certain under-utilized parking areas in
Municipal Parking Plaza No. IV for the use of the Department of Public
Works.
(2) Municipal Parking Plaza No. VII (City Hall parking).
(a)
No vehicle shall be parked or allowed to stand on that portion
of the premises on which City Hall is located lying north of City
Hall running from the westerly line of North Day Street to the rear
of the lot (Municipal Parking Plaza No. VII) upon which City Hall
is located; however, there shall be allowed one (1) handicapped parking
space at the northeast corner of Orange City Hall located adjacent
to and parallel to the entrance driveway to Municipal Parking Plaza
No. VII (City Hall Parking Lot) and four (4) parking spaces for municipal
vehicles at the northwest corner of the Orange City Hall, located
adjacent to and parallel to the entrance driveway to Municipal Parking
Plaza No. VII (City Hall Parking Lot).
[Amended 10-2-84 by Ord. No. 26-84]
(b)
No person shall park any vehicle or allow the same to stand
in such a manner as to block the movement of vehicles to and from
Municipal Parking Plaza No. VII, nor shall any person park any vehicle
or allow a vehicle to stand in any of the entrances or exits to and
from Municipal Parking Plaza No. VII.
(c)
No person shall park any vehicle or allow the same to stand
in Municipal Parking Plaza No. VII during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m., on any day other than Saturday and Sunday, or legal holidays,
except a Council member, employee, agent of the City of Orange Township,
or a citizen having business in City Hall.
(d)
Those parking spaces located on the northerly side of Municipal
Parking Plaza No. VII shall be designated "City Hall Visitors Only,"
and shall be only for citizens having business in City Hall. Of the
parking spaces in this parking plaza, one (1) shall be designated
"Mayor Only," one (1) shall be designated "Business Administrator
Only," and three (3) shall be designated "City Council Only," and
the remainder shall be designated "Employees Only" and shall be allocated
daily on a first-come-first-served basis.
[Amended 6-21-83 by Ord. No. 16-83; 10-2-84 by Ord. No. 26-84]
(e)
The Business Administrator is authorized to direct the removal
of vehicles in violation of this section by appropriate legal means.
Any cost incurred in the removal of vehicles in violation of this
chapter shall be paid by the person violating this chapter.
E. Public
Announcement.
[Added 3-7-2023 by Ord. No. 4-2023]
(1) An
announcement shall be made to the public alerting citizens that free
parking is permitted because of a national holiday via mass email,
telephone message, text message, posted to the City’s website,
and social media pages.
(2) This
announcement shall be made at the discretion of the administration.
It shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
A. To cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name
of, or operated by, such person to be parked in any metered parking
space in a municipal parking plaza without the payment of the required
fee for such parking by the deposit in the meter appropriate to such
parking space on the days and within the times set forth in this Article.
B. To park, or permit any vehicle to remain parked, in any metered parking
space in a municipal parking plaza while the meter appropriate to
such parking space displays a signal that the period for which the
required fee had been paid has expired.
C. To park, or permit any vehicle to remain parked, in any metered parking
space in a municipal parking plaza for a period longer than the legal
parking period established for such municipal parking plaza, whether
or not an additional coin is deposited in the appropriate meter.
D. To deposit, or cause to be deposited, in any parking meter any slug,
device, plastic or metallic object other than a United States coin.
E. To deface, injure, tamper with, open, damage or willfully break,
destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed in
a municipal parking plaza.
F. To hawk, peddle, solicit or sell any merchandise within the area
of any of the municipal parking plazas.
G. To conduct repairs on any motor vehicle within the area of any municipal
parking plaza, except such repairs that are of an emergency nature.
H. To park, or permit any vehicle to remain parked, in any permit parking
space in a municipal parking plaza without first obtaining the appropriate
parking permit from the office of the Township Clerk.
Any vehicle parking for a period exceeding twenty-four (24)
hours succeeding expiration of the period of legal parking as defined
by this chapter shall be towed under the direction of the Police Department
to an authorized garage or designated parking area, and there impounded
subject to redemption by the owner upon the payment of the cost of
towing and the storage charge as provided for by contract with the
authorized municipal tower for each day, or portion thereof, during
which it remains in such garage or designated parking area, in addition
to any fine imposed for any violation of this chapter.
The coins required to be deposited in a parking meter as provided
in this chapter and the monthly parking charges are hereby levied
and assessed as fees to provide for the proper regulation and control
of the municipal parking plazas and for the cost of supervising and
regulating the parking vehicles in the parking meter zones and to
cover the cost of the purchase, supervision, protection, installation,
operation, maintenance, control and use of the parking meters under
this chapter.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall,
upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars
($500.) or imprisonment for a term not to exceed ninety (90) days,
or both, in the discretion of the Judge of the City of Orange Township.