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State law reference – Authority of city with respect to parking meters, Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1220.
(1) 
Parking meter zones in the city shall be such as are established by the city council or by the city manager, with the approval of the council.
(2) 
Nothing in this code or the ordinance adopting this code shall affect any ordinance establishing or designating parking meter zones and all such ordinances are hereby recognized as continuing in full force and effect to the same extent as if set out at length in this code.
(Code 1964 § 15-157; Code 1985 § 16-124)
(1) 
It shall be the duty of the city manager to cause to be installed parking meters and to cause parking meter spaces to be designated in parking meter zones established in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(2) 
The city manager shall place or cause to be placed lines or marks on the curb or on the street about or alongside of each parking meter to designate the parking meter space for which such meter is to be used.
(3) 
Parking meters shall be placed upon the curb alongside of or next to individual parking places designated as herein provided. Each such meter shall be so set as to show or display a signal that the parking meter space assigned to it is or is not in use.
(Code 1964 §§ 15-161, 15-162, 15-164; Code 1985 § 16-126)
Each parking meter installed under this article shall be so set as to display a signal showing legal parking for the time specified on the meter, upon the deposit therein of the coin or coins of the United States of America indicated on the meter. Each such parking meter shall continue in operation from the time of depositing such coin until the expiration of the time fixed as the parking limit for the part of the street upon which the meter is placed. Each parking meter shall also be so arranged that, upon the expiration of the parking limit, it will indicate, by mechanical operation and proper signal, that the lawful parking period has expired.
(Code 1964 § 15-165; Code 1985 § 16-127)
The city manager, or such other officers and employees of the city as he may select, shall provide for the regulation, control, operation and use of the parking meters provided for in this article and shall maintain such meters in good workable condition.
(Code 1964 § 15-163; Code 1985 § 16-128)
The coins to be deposited in parking meters installed under this article and the length of time vehicles may be parked in parking meter spaces adjacent to which parking meters are so installed shall be in accordance with the legend appearing upon such meters.
(Code 1964 § 15-158; Code 1985 § 16-129)
From 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day, except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays recognized by the city council, parking meters in parking meter zones established under this article shall be regarded as being in operation and compliance with the provisions of this article concerning the deposit of coins and operation of such meters shall be required.
(Code 1964 § 15-159; Code 1985 § 16-130; Ord. 12-11-86; Ord. 9-22-88)
In parking meter zones created in accordance with the provisions of this article, there shall be no parking except in parking meter spaces, except as otherwise specifically provided in this article.
(Code 1964 § 15-160; Code 1985 § 16-131)
Any vehicle parked in a parking meter space designated pursuant to this article shall be parked with the hood of such vehicle alongside of or next to the parking meter for such space and within the lines marked on the street for such space.
(Code 1964 § 15-169; Code 1985 § 16-132)
(1) 
When any vehicle is parked in any parking meter space designated as provided in this article, the driver of such vehicle shall, upon entering the parking space, immediately deposit a coin of the United States of America, of such denomination as is indicated on the meter, in the parking meter alongside of or next to such space and such space may then be used by such vehicle during the time indicated on the meter. If such vehicle shall remain parked in such parking meter space beyond the parking limit, as indicated by the parking meter signal, such vehicle shall be considered as parked overtime and the parking of a vehicle overtime in any part of a street where any such meter is located shall be unlawful. It shall also be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name to be parked overtime or beyond the lawful period of time as herein described.
(2) 
The operator of any vehicle owned by the state, any political subdivision of the state or the United States, while engaged in governmental activity, may park such vehicle within parking meter zones designated pursuant to this article, for a period not to exceed 15 minutes, without being subject to the provisions of this section.
(Code 1964 §§ 15-166, 15-173; Code 1985 § 16-133)
The operator of any vehicle that possesses a valid and current parking meter permit issued by the city may park such vehicle within the parking meter spaces regulated by 10-hour-limit parking meters placed within the parking meter zones designated pursuant to this article for an indefinite period without being subject to the provision of this section unless said parking requires special restriction as ordered by the chief of police.
(Code 1985 § 16-133; Ord. 10-24-91)
It shall be unlawful for any person, except a police officer or parking enforcement officer carrying out a duly authorized courtesy ticket plan, to deposit or cause to be deposited in a parking meter any coin for the purpose of extending the parking time beyond twice the time fixed for parking in the parking meter space.
(Code 1964 § 15-167; Code 1985 § 16-134; Ord. 6-9-88; Ord. 3-26-92)
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit a vehicle to remain or be placed in a parking meter space alongside of or next to which any parking meter is placed while such meter is displaying a signal showing that such vehicle has already been parked beyond the parking time fixed for such space unless such vehicle is displaying a valid and current parking meter permit issued by the city and such parking meter space is regulated by a 10-hour-limit parking meter.
(Code 1964 § 15-168; Code 1985 § 16-135; Ord. 10-24-91)
The coins required to be deposited or the permit fees as provided in this article are hereby levied as police regulation and inspection fees to cover the costs involved in the inspection, installation, regulation, operation, control and use of the parking spaces and parking meters described in this article.
(Code 1964 § 15-171; Code 1985 § 16-136; Ord. 10-24-91)
(1) 
When reserving or blocking a metered parking space is required due to special loading or unloading requirements or nonconstruction service or repair work or other unique occasion, special authorization for this may be obtained and a bag cover will be provided which, when placed over the meter, will designate that space for special use. Such authorization shall be granted and such bag will be provided subject to the following conditions:
(a) 
Individuals or businesses shall pay a fee equivalent to 10 hours' full utilization of the meter at the hourly rate indicated on the meter, plus a deposit for the bag which will be refundable upon timely return of the bag.
(b) 
Tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations will not be required to pay the hourly fee, but will be required to pay the refundable deposit.
(c) 
Special use blocking of a meter and space shall not be for longer than three days, nor shall more than three spaces be so blocked, except upon written application and approval by the chief of police.
(d) 
Fees may be paid and bags picked up from and returned to the police department during normal working hours.
(2) 
Only those vehicles for which the special parking authorization provided for in this section was obtained may be parked in the authorized space.
(3) 
When reserving or blocking a metered parking space is required due to construction, renovation or demolition, special authorization for this may be obtained from the city manager and a bag cover will be provided at no cost to the contractor or the developer. In such case, all other applicable requirements of this section remain in force.
(Code 1985 § 16-137; Ord. 9-13-90)
(1) 
On each side of the street in each block of those streets designated as parking meter zones, the city manager, where it is practicable to do so, the public good is not infringed upon and there is no undue interference with the free movement of traffic, shall cause to be created a space for the loading and unloading of delivery vehicles and in such loading and unloading space there shall be no parking meter installed.
(2) 
Where a loading and unloading space is created pursuant to this section, the following regulations shall apply, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., with respect to the use of such space:
(a) 
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time, other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of materials, in such space and all delivery vehicles using such space shall be identified by the owner's or company's name in letters on both sides of the vehicle.
(b) 
If the time required to load or unload a delivery vehicle is over 30 minutes, a special permit must be obtained from the chief of police.
(c) 
In such case where a customer pickup zone is created, no noncommercial vehicle may occupy this space in excess of 15 minutes for any purpose.
(Code 1964 § 15-172; Code 1985 § 16-138; Ord. 6-9-88)
In parking meter zones created in accordance with this article, there shall be parking meters which permit parking for a period up to 10 hours. These meters shall function like all others and be subject to all applicable provisions of this article, except that a permit shall be established to allow unlimited parking at a 10-hour parking meter without the deposit of coins. Such a parking meter permit shall be subject to regulations developed and administered by the city manager with the consent of city council. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the number of permits to be issued, the fee for such a permit, the hours of permit applicability, and any other requirements deemed necessary and proper by the city manager.
(Code 1985 § 16-139; Ord. 10-24-91)