[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004]
Pursuant to Section 8395 of the Revised Judicature Act of the
State, as amended by Act No. 154 of the Public Acts of 1968, a Parking Violations Bureau for the purpose of handling
alleged parking violations within the City is hereby established.
The Parking Violations Bureau shall be under the supervision and control
of the Chief of Police.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004]
The Chief of Police shall, subject to the approval of the City
Council, establish a convenient location for the Parking Violations
Bureau, appoint qualified City employees to administer such Bureau
and adopt rules and regulations for the operation thereof.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004]
No violation may be settled at the Parking Violations Bureau
except at the specific request of the alleged violator. In no case
shall the person who is in charge of such Bureau determine or attempt
to determine the truth or falsity of any fact or matter relating to
such alleged violation. No person shall be required to dispose of
a parking violation at the Parking Violations Bureau, and all persons
shall be entitled to have any such violation processed before a court
having jurisdiction thereof if they so desire. The unwillingness of
any person to dispose of any violation at the Parking Violations Bureau
shall not prejudice him or her or in any way diminish the rights,
privileges and protections accorded to him or her by law.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004]
The issuance of a parking summons, ticket or notice of violation
by a police officer shall be deemed an allegation of a parking violation.
Such parking summons, ticket or notice of violation shall indicate
the nature of the parking violation, the length of time in which the
person to whom the same was issued must respond before the Parking
Violations Bureau and shall also indicate the address of such Bureau,
the hours during which such Bureau is open, the amount of the penalty
scheduled for the offense for which the ticket was issued, and advise
that a warrant for the arrest of the person to whom the ticket was
issued will be sought if such person fails to respond within the time
limit.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004; amended Ord. No. 1536, 6-17-2009; 6-3-2015 by Ord. No.
1649; 10-20-2021 by Ord. No. 1803]
There is hereby established the following schedule of parking
offenses and fines:
(a) Overtime parking violations in off-street public lots:
(1)
$10, if paid within seven days of issuance.
(2)
$15, if paid from eight to 30 days of issuance.
(3)
$25, if paid after 30 days of issuance.
(4)
$50, if paid after 30 days and a civil infraction is issued.
(b) Overnight parking violations:
(1)
$25, if paid within seven days of issuance.
(2)
$35, if paid from eight to 30 days of issuance.
(3)
$50, if paid after 30 days of issuance.
(4)
$75, if paid after 30 days and a civil infraction is issued.
(c) Stopping, standing or parking in a handicapped parking spot:
(1)
$75, if paid within seven days of issuance.
(2)
$125, if paid from eight to 30 days of issuance.
(3)
$175, if paid after 30 days of issuance.
(4)
$200, if paid after 30 days and a civil infraction is issued.
(d) Hazardous parking violations: All parking violations prohibited by the provisions of this chapter or other ordinances of the City, other than as provided in Subsections
(a),
(b) and
(c) of this section:
(1)
$15, if paid within seven days of issuance.
(2)
$20, if paid from eight to 30 days of issuance.
(3)
$30, if paid after 30 days of issuance.
(4)
$50, if paid after 30 days and a civil infraction is issued.
(e) Violations of the Parking Deck Ordinance (Division 2A):
(1)
$15 if paid within seven days of issuance;
(2)
$20 if paid from eight to 30 days of issuance;
(3)
$25 if paid after 30 days of issuance;
(4)
$50 if paid after 30 days and a civil infraction is issued.
[Ord. No. 1393, 7-21-2004; 8-18-2021 by Ord. No. 1799; 7-6-2022 by Ord. No. 1818]
(a) The Parking Violations Bureau shall be authorized to accept admissions
of responsibility in parking violation cases and accept payment of
fines.
(b) Response to parking violation notices. The recipient of a parking
violation notice may pay the fine associated with a parking violation
notice at the Parking Violations Bureau. Appearance, admission and
payment to such Bureau shall constitute satisfaction of such parking
violations. If the recipient chooses to challenge the validity of
a parking violation notice, the recipient shall inform the Parking
Violations Bureau that the recipient is challenging the validity of
the parking violation notice.
(c) Issuance of citation.
(1)
If a person challenges the validity of a parking violation notice
or has six or more unanswered parking violation notices, the Holland
Department of Public Safety may issue a parking citation to the recipient
and file the parking citation with the 58th District Court. The decision
to proceed or not to proceed with a parking citation does not limit
the City's ability to use other methods to obtain payment of
parking violation notice fines.
(2)
The recipient of a parking violation notice is deemed unanswered
when the recipient of the notice fails to i) pay the scheduled fine
for the violation or ii) fails to inform the Parking Violations Bureau
of the recipient's intent to challenge the validity of the parking
violation notice.
(d) Impoundment or immobilization.
(1)
The Holland Department of Public Safety may impound or immobilize
any vehicle found on public property located within the City of Holland
when the registered owner has six or more unanswered parking violation
notices consistent with the authority in MCLA 257.606, or any amendment
thereof. The vehicle may remain impounded or immobilized until the
owner pays the fines and costs for all unanswered parking violation
notices or has successfully challenged the parking violation notices
in the 58th District Court. Any vehicle which remains immobilized
for more than 48 hours may be towed and stored at the owner's
expense.
(2)
Impounding or immobilizing a vehicle does not limit the City's
ability to use other methods to obtain payment of parking violation
notice fines.
(e) Release of vehicle. The registered owner may recover possession of
a vehicle which has been impounded or immobilized by paying the costs
of impounding or immobilizing the vehicle and posting a bond or a
cash deposit with the Parking Violations Bureau in the amount of the
unpaid fines and court costs pending final adjudication of the case,
but in no event shall a bond or cash deposit in excess of $500 be
required from the owner. Upon paying the costs and posting the bond
or cash deposit, the vehicle must be released.