[HISTORY: Adopted by Board of Trustees of
the Charter Township of Northville 7-11-1991 as Ch. 53 of the Code of Ordinances.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Uniform Traffic Code — See Ch. 166.
Pursuant to Section 8395 of the Revised Judicature
Act, State of Michigan, as amended by Public Act 74, of 1984, as amended,
being MCL 257.742, the Parking Violations Bureau is hereby established
for the Charter Township of Northville. The Parking Violations Bureau
shall be under the supervision and control of the Township Supervisor.
The Supervisor shall, subject to the approval
of the Township Board, establish a convenient location for the Parking
Violations Bureau, appoint qualified Township employees to administer
the Bureau and adopt rules and regulations for the operation thereof.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Bureau established by this chapter for the processing
of all civil infractions involving the parking or standing of a motor
vehicle within the Charter Township of Northville.
A notice, other than a citation, directing a person to appear
at the Parking Violations Bureau and to pay the fines and costs, if
any, prescribed by the ordinances of the Charter Township of Northville
for the parking or standing of a motor vehicle in violation of said
ordinance.
In a civil infraction involving the parking
or standing of a motor vehicle, a copy of the parking violation notice
need not be served personally upon the defendant, but may be served
upon the registered owner of the motor vehicle by attaching the copy
to the vehicle. Such parking violation notice may be issued by either
an officer of the Charter Township of Northville or by any other Township
employee duly authorized by the Township Board to issue such a notice.
The issuance of the parking violation notice
shall be deemed an allegation of a parking violation. Such parking
violation notice shall set forth the nature of the offense and the
date, time and location of the offense. In addition, the parking violation
notice shall also indicate the length of time in which the person
to whom the same was issued must respond before the Parking Violations
Bureau. It shall also indicate the address of the Bureau, the hours
during which the Bureau is opened, the amount of the penalty scheduled
for the offense for which the parking violation notice was issued,
and advise that a civil infraction will be sought if such a person
fails to respond within the time limited.
No violation may be settled at the Parking Violations
Bureau except at the specific request of the alleged violator. No
penalty for any violation shall be accepted from any person who denied
having committed the offense, and in no case shall the person who
is in charge of the 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
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/her
or in any way diminish the rights, privileges and protections accorded
to him/her by law.
If a parking violation notice is attached to
a motor vehicle, and if an admission of responsibility is not made
and the civil fines and cost, if any, for the violation are not paid
at the Parking Violations Bureau, a citation may be filed with the
court having competent jurisdiction thereof, and a copy of the citation
may be served by first class mail upon the registered owner of the
vehicle at the owner's last known address. The citation shall consist
of a sworn complaint containing the allegations stated in the parking
violation notice and shall fairly inform the defendant how to respond
to the citation. Thereafter, the citation for the parking or standing
violation shall be processed in the same manner as provided in Public
Act 510 of 1978, as amended (MCL 257.6a et seq).
[Amended 5-15-2014]
The amount of fines for parking and standing
violations processed by the Parking Violations Bureau shall be as
follows:
A.
Prohibited/posted
sign violations: Refer to 35th District Court schedule of fines.
B.
Handicap
parking violations: Refer to 35th District Court schedule of fines.
C.
Hines parks
parking/standing violation: Refer to 35th District Court schedule
of fines.
D.
Fire lane
violations: Refer to 35th District Court schedule of fines.
E.
All other
parking violations: Refer to 35th District Court schedule of fines.
[Added 5-15-2014]
In the event that a recipient of a handicap parking violation
failed to display a handicap parking permit, that he or she lawfully
could use, that individual may appear at the Parking Violations Bureau
prior to requesting a court hearing at the 35th District Court and
pay a violation fee for failure to display handicap parking permit
in the amount of $15. If the recipient of a handicap parking violation
requests a court date and failed to display a handicap parking permit,
then the fine established in the 35th District Court fee schedule
shall be applicable for handicap parking violations.
[Added 4-22-2021]
A.
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in
compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control
device, no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in a manner
which affects or tends to affect the free flow of traffic.
