[Adopted 2-24-1942; amended in its entirety 6-15-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-195[1]]
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Editor’s Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of 7-1-2010.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated in this section:
PARKING METER
A device mechanically capable, when properly operated, of recording the length of time a vehicle remains legally parked in an adjacent parking space and displaying a signal when such vehicle remains parked beyond such legal limit.
PARKING ZONE
A portion of the paved surface of a street extending from the sidewalk curb into the street a sufficient distance to accommodate a vehicle when the same is parked parallel to the curb with the right wheels thereof not more than six inches from the curb, and which said portion of the street has been designated for on-street parking by the Traffic Control Board, through use of parking meters or paystations.
PAYSTATION
A mechanical device which dispenses receipts that permit legal parking for a designated period of time in parking spaces in designated parking zones, upon payment of the prescribed fees.
VEHICLE
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway.
The Traffic Control Board is hereby authorized and directed to establish and designate classes of parking zones in the streets, places, avenues, boulevards and highways in the City of Rochester. Such zones shall be classified as shown in Schedule B filed with the Traffic Control Board. A vehicle may be legally parked in any parking zone so established upon compliance with all provisions of this chapter for the maximum periods of time and fees shown in § 111-99.
The Chief of Police or the Parking Director may suspend temporarily the use of any parking space for parking purposes when, by reason of street improvements or repairs, a parade, festival or other special event, an emergency or for interests of public safety, it is deemed advisable, in which event signs or covers shall be appropriately placed on the meters and paystations so as to apprise operators of vehicles of such prohibition. Fees for such temporary suspension may be established by the Parking Director, subject to approval of the Mayor.
Each parking meter or paystation shall indicate thereon, or there shall be indicated by signs or by letters on the curb or in the street adjacent to, or within the parking space, the maximum length of time during which a vehicle may be legally parked within said parking space upon payment of the prescribed fee, the fee for such parking and instructions as to the operation of said meter or paystation.
The provisions of this article shall supersede any inconsistent provision of the Traffic Ordinance of the City of Rochester (Article I of Chapter 111 of the Municipal Code of the City of Rochester) insofar as the latter relates to parts of streets duly established as parking zones under the authority of this article.
Vehicles may occupy a parking meter or paystation space for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise or passengers for a period no longer than necessary to load or unload such merchandise or passenger, in which event such loading or unloading shall be done as expeditiously as is reasonably possible. This section shall not be construed to permit use of the space during times parking and/or standing therein is prohibited.
Upon compliance by the owner or operator of a vehicle with all requirements contained in this article, a parking meter or paystation space in a parking zone may be lawfully occupied by such vehicle for not to exceed the maximum period of parking time prescribed and designated. Before or upon the expiration of such period, it shall be the duty of the owner or operator of such vehicle to remove the same from said parking space in any parking zone, and it shall be a violation of this article to allow said vehicle to remain there longer with or without the payment of an additional fee.
Any vehicle found parked overtime in any parking space in any parking zone, or in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, may be removed, towed or conveyed by or at the direction of a member of the Rochester Police Department to any vehicle pound, and such removal shall be deemed the abatement of a nuisance and at the risk of the owner. Such owner or person entitled to possession of the vehicle so removed and stored may redeem the same by the payment of the redemption and storage fees established in § 111-72 to the Chief of Police. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit a police officer or other person authorized to issue parking violation tickets from affixing to a vehicle to be removed a parking violation ticket.
[Amended 6-19-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-164; 8-21-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-253]
The provisions of Article II of this chapter relating to the maximum period of parking in a parking zone and the fees for parking in a parking zone shall apply to parking in any parking zone between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
A. 
No person shall park a vehicle or allow a vehicle to be parked in a parking zone without immediately paying through use of the parking meter or paystation the amount prescribed for use of the specific parking space for the period for which he or she wishes to park.
B. 
No person shall park a vehicle overtime in a parking space or in violation of any of the provisions of this article or in any parking space when the use thereof for parking purposes has been temporarily suspended as provided by § 111-89 of this article.
C. 
No person shall park a vehicle so that any part of said vehicle extends beyond the boundaries of a parking space in a parking zone as indicated by markings in the street or across markings separating such parking spaces.
D. 
No person shall deposit in any parking meter or paystation any slug, device or substitute for a coin of the United States of America, or unauthorized or invalid bank card, or deface, injure, damage, tamper with, break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter or paystation, nor shall any person assist or participate in any such act.
E. 
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in a parking space designated for handicapped parking unless the vehicle bears a valid parking permit for handicapped persons or a special motor vehicle registration for vehicles owned by severely disabled persons and such vehicle is being used for the transportation of a severely disabled or handicapped person.
The City Treasurer shall deposit the receipts received under and by virtue of the provisions of this article in the parking fund, to be used for the purchase of and maintenance of parking meters and paystations, for the enforcement of the provisions of this article, for the maintenance, upkeep, improvement and repair of parking zones and for traffic control.
[Amended 6-19-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-238; 8-21-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-253]
A. 
The following rates are established for on-street parking, except as provided in Subsection B:
[Amended 6-18-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-167; 8-21-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-253]
Minutes
2
3
8
15
30
60
120
180
600
Cost
$0.05
$0.10
$0.25
$0.50
$1.00
$2.00
$4.00
$6.00
$20.00
B. 
A daily maximum of $18 shall be charged for parking on streets and bridges identified by the Parking Director and approved by the Mayor, using dynamic pricing with hourly amounts increasing for longer parking.