[Amended 2-2-2004 by Ord. No. 03-17; 9-24-2012 by Ord. No. 12-16; 9-28-2015 by Ord. No. 15-17; 8-7-2017 by Ord. No. 17-08; 11-13-2017 by Ord. No. 17-21; 9-17-2018 by Ord. No. 18-13; 10-7-2019 by Ord. No. 19-22]
No person shall park a vehicle upon the parking lot adjacent to and part of the firehouse building of the Volunteer Fire Department of the Township of Washington without a permit issued hereunder. If no parking stall is available, vehicles shall not be parked anywhere else upon the lot notwithstanding the issuance of a permit hereunder.
Applications for a permit shall include the following:
A. 
Name and address of applicant.
B. 
Copy of current driver's license, proof of insurance, and registration of vehicles (maximum two vehicles).
Each permit shall be valid until the expiration of the licensing year and shall be prominently displayed upon the vehicle being parked.
A permit fee of $100 shall be due and payable upon issuance of a permit as herein provided.
No more than one permit shall be issued for each family, and such permit shall be limited and restricted to residents of the Township of Washington and shall not be transferable. Each permit issued may apply to a maximum of two vehicles.
All fees, except as hereinafter stated, shall not be proratable for the period between the issuance of the permit and the end of the licensing year.
The application for, issuance and renewal of permits shall be governed by the following procedure:
A. 
Any person seeking the issuance of a permit hereunder for the upcoming licensing year must file an application therefor. The application form shall be available from the Township Clerk. The Township Clerk shall mail application forms to all permit holders for the current year as provided hereafter and shall mail application forms to all residents requesting same for the upcoming year.
B. 
On the first Township business day in November of the current licensing year, the Township Clerk shall mail application forms for the upcoming licensing year to all current permit holders and to all persons requesting applications in accordance with Subsection A above.
C. 
Completed applications for the upcoming licensing year must be submitted in person or via mail, together with proof of residency in the Township, current driver's license of applicant, vehicle registrations and vehicle insurance, to the Township not later than December 15 of the current licensing year. At the last meeting of the licensing year, the Township Clerk shall inform the Township Council of the number of permits issued.
The licensing year shall commence on the first day of January and end on the 31st day of December.
A. 
Parking permitted under this article shall be limited to those spaces designated as such on the parking lot property.
B. 
Parking shall be limited to the period from Monday through Friday, between the hours 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
C. 
No more than one authorized vehicle per family may be parked during any permitted period.
All parking shall be at the applicant's own risk, and the applicant waives any rights or claims of liability against the Township for any loss or damage as a result of parking privileges extended hereunder.
No vehicle shall park or stand in a parking stall without displaying a parking permit placard issued by the Township Clerk for the applicable licensing year. Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this article shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $100 per day for each offense. In addition to any applicable daily fine, any unauthorized vehicles shall be subject to being towed away by the Township. In such case, the owner shall be responsible to pay all costs associated with the removal and storage of such vehicle which may result from such removal before regaining possession of the vehicle.