[Added 8-21-1986]
The City Manager hereby is directed to incorporate
into the public parking lots and on the City streets the necessary
markings and signage for the purpose of designating restricted parking
zones in the City in accordance with the resolution adopted by the
Mayor and Council at a regular meeting on July 10, 1986.
[Added by Ord. No. 92-4; amended by Ord. No. 02-4; 10-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-07; 3-16-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-04]
A.
Fines and penalties set forth herein are as of the date of adoption
of this section, all fines and penalties shall be as set forth in
the City Budget for fiscal year 2017 to 2018 and effective beginning
July 1, 2017.
B.
All streets and public parking lots lined and marked with individual
parking spaces, unless otherwise specified by signs, shall be limited
to the time limit per space indicated by the signage. Any vehicle
parked in the same restricted space for a continuous period in excess
of the time indicated shall be subject to a fine of $15 for overtime
parking, whether or not such parking space is on a City street or
in a public parking lot. Such fine shall be paid to the City as indicated
on the citation. A second offense for an overtime parking citation
written within a twelve-month period shall result in a fine of $30,
a third citation within a twelve-month period shall result in a fine
of $60 and a fourth and any subsequent citation within a twelve-month
period shall result in a fine of $120 and a fifth and any subsequent
citation within a twelve-month period shall result a fine of $120
and the vehicle being towed. In the event that any citation is successfully
contested, then such citation shall not be included in the computation
set forth above. At the commencement of each new year, all violations
that occurred within the previous year shall be ignored for the purposes
of calculating the fine and the progression of fines as indicated
herein shall commence anew.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse, fail or neglect to
comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation
promulgated pursuant thereto.
D.
Every person convicted of a violation of any of the other provisions
of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto,
for which no other penalty is provided, shall, for a first conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $15 nor more than
$120 or by imprisonment in jail for not less than one nor more than
10 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a second such
conviction within one year, such person shall be punished by a fine
of not less than $20 nor more than $200 or by imprisonment in jail
for not less than one nor more than 20 days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment; and for a third or subsequent conviction within
one year, such person shall be punished by a fine of not less than
$50 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment in jail for not less than
10 days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
