DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY

Burlington, = Vermont,=20 Code of Ordinances >> PART= II -=20 CODE OF ORDINANCES >> Chapter=20 20 - MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC >> ARTICLE=20 III. - PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING >> DIVISION=20 1. - GENERALLY >>

DIVISION=20 1. - GENERALLY

Sec.=20 20-53. - Authority to regulate parking; signs to be replaced.

Sec.=20 20-54. - Authority to designate loading zones.

Sec.=20 20-54.1. - Loading zone permits/coupons.

Sec.=20 20-55. - General prohibitions.

Sec.=20 20-56. - Parking ban.

Sec.=20 20-57. - Unlawful to violate parking regulations.

Sec.=20 20-58. - Registered owner of vehicle deemed to have authorized=20 violation.

Sec.=20 20-59. - Parking nonmotorized vehicles for periods longer than = twenty-four hours=20 prohibited.

Sec.=20 20-60. - Leaving vehicles on street for purpose of selling or = renting.

Sec.=20 20-61. - Extended parking prohibited.

Sec.=20 20-62. - Parking on premises of another prohibited.

Sec.=20 20-63. - Authority to close streets to parking.

Sec.=20 20-64. - Hotel guest loading spaces.

Sec.=20 20-65. - Stopping close to curb.

Sec.=20 20-66. - Penalty.

Sec.=20 20-67. - Waiver of issuance of process in a trial; voluntary payment of = penalty;=20 appeal.

Sec.=20 20-68. - Parking on Church Street Marketplace.

Sec.=20 20-69. - Vehicles providing emergency medical services.

Sec.=20 20-70. - Authorization for alternate side of street parking=20 regulations.

Sec. = 20-53. - Authority=20 to regulate parking; signs to be replaced.

(a)

The traffic commission may regulate the manner of = parking any=20 vehicle, in places where parking is permitted, by causing parking spaces = for=20 vehicles to be marked off, painted on the pavement of the street or = metered in=20 the areas affected, and no person, in places where such spaces are = marked off,=20 painted or metered for the parking of vehicles, shall park any vehicle = otherwise=20 than wholly within a space so marked off, painted or metered.

(b)

The traffic commission may conspicuously place = suitable signs=20 in and near the areas affected by the parking regulations of this = article,=20 plainly indicating such regulations.

(Rev.=20 Ords. 1962, =C2=A7 5301; Reg. of 9-16-74; Ord. of 4-17-96) =

Sec. = 20-54. - Authority=20 to designate loading zones.

The traffic commission shall have the = authority to=20 designate loading and unloading zones and shall cause the limits of such = zones=20 to be plainly marked, and shall place signs or pavement lettering in or = near=20 such spaces to designate the nature thereof.

(Rev.=20 Ords. 1962, =C2=A7 5312)

Cross reference=E2=80=94 = Designation of portions = of=20 streets where no parking permitted except by commercial vehicles, App. = C, =C2=A7=C2=A7 12,=20 13.

Sec. = 20-54.1. - Loading=20 zone permits/coupons.

(a)

Truck loading zone coupons. The following = sections=20 outlines the procedures and policies set forth for the regulation and=20 administration of truck loading zone coupons.

(1)

The Church Street Marketplace District Commission = shall have=20 the authority to issue coupons to merchants within the Church Street = Marketplace=20 District. The coupon would allow customers to park in truck loading = zones for=20 the sole purpose of picking up large merchandise. The duration of the = permit=20 shall be for a period of no greater than fifteen (15) minutes. The cost = of=20 aforementioned coupons shall be reasonably determined by the marketplace = so as=20 to defray the cost of issuance.

(2)

Coupon issuance to each business will be evaluated = on a=20 quarterly basis.

(3)

Each quarter coupon issuance is dependent on loading = zone=20 ordinance compliance. Any businesses' coupons found to be in violation = of the=20 loading zone ordinances and/or the fifteen-minute time limitation three = (3)=20 times or more within the prior permitting period will not be issued a = permit for=20 the following permitting period.

(b)

Truck permit. The following section outlines = the=20 procedures and policies set forth for the regulation and administration = of truck=20 loading zone permits:

(1)

Loading zones designated as a truck loading zone = shall=20 accommodate vehicles that are registered as either a truck or a vehicle = that has=20 been issued a truck loading zone permit.

(2)

Truck loading zone permits will be issued by = Burlington=20 Parking Enforcement quarterly in the form of a numbered bumper sticker.=20 Burlington Parking Enforcement reserves the right to deny any requests = for=20 parking permits if there is a question of legitimacy.

(3)

Permit issuance.

[Permit issuance] would require a copy of the = business=20 letterhead stating that the individual requesting the permit is acting = as a=20 representative of the business, a contact name, phone number, vehicle=20 registration and the make of the vehicle being permitted.

Each quarter permit issuance is dependent on loading = zone=20 ordinance compliance. A vehicle found to be in violation of the loading = zone=20 ordinances three (3) times or more within the prior permitting period = will not=20 be issued a permit for the following permitting period.

(4)

Cost of permit issuance shall be:

Five dollars ($5.00)/permit for either a.m. or p.m. = per=20 quarter.

Ten dollars ($10.00)/permit for all day per = quarter.

(5)

No permits will be issued to a vehicle with = outstanding=20 parking tickets, unless the ticket is being contested in court.

(Ord.=20 of 2-3-93; Reg. of 6-28-95)

Sec. = 20-55. - General=20 prohibitions.

(a)

No operator or driver of any vehicle shall stop, = stand or park=20 the same in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid = conflict=20 with other traffic or in compliance with the direction or a police = officer or=20 official traffic sign or except momentarily to pick up or discharge a = passenger:=20

(1)

Within any area of the public right-of-way, = including the=20 sidewalk, designated or customarily used for vehicular or pedestrian = traffic,=20 including, but not limited to, areas posted "No Parking," "No Parking = Anytime,"=20 "No Parking This Side of Street" or "No Parking Between Signs";

(2)

On or within ten (10) feet of a railroad track;

(3)

Within six (6) feet of a fire hydrant, or within a = designated=20 fire lane;

(4)

In front of another person's driveway;

(5)

On a bridge, viaduct, or the approach thereto;

(6)

On any sidewalk or in any crosswalk; or on the = greenbelt,=20 so-called, being that area of a public street located between the = roadway edge=20 and the sidewalk, or, if no sidewalk exists, between the roadway edge = and the=20 adjacent property line;

(7)

In any area designated as a loading zone, pursuant = to Appendix=20 C, Rules of the Traffic Commission, of this Code of Ordinances;

(8)

Any street closed pursuant to=20 section 20-63; or

(9)

On Church Street, between Main and Pearl Streets, = except=20 during those hours authorized for parking by the traffic commission.

(10)

In a metered parking space where the meter for such = space is=20 covered with a hood issued pursuant to=20 Section 27-33. This prohibition shall not apply to vehicles engaged = in the=20 activities allowed by the permit issued pursuant to=20 Section 27-33

(11)

In residential parking zones on any street, on any = day(s) or=20 at any time designated by the public works commission, except by permit = issued=20 pursuant to Appendix C, Section 27(d).

Placement of signs. The public works = commission shall=20 place suitable signs designating residential parking only in the streets = affected by this subsection.

Reserved.

(12)

In any area designated "No Parking Here to = Corner."

(13)

In any area designated for peddlers only. This = prohibition=20 shall not apply to vehicles engaged in the activities allowed by the = vehicle=20 endorsement issued pursuant to=20 section 23-6

(14)

In the leased lots designated in Appendix C, section = 19(c) of=20 this Code of Ordinances, except those vehicles properly displaying a = valid=20 permit.

(15)

In any area designated as a taxi stand pursuant to = Appendix C,=20 Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, of the Code of = Ordinances.

(b)

No person shall park any vehicle at any time:

(1)

On any street within fifty (50) feet of the curbline = of=20 another street, or within such other distance as the traffic commission = shall,=20 based upon existing traffic conditions and sight lines at intersections, = determine and cause to be indicated as provided in=20 section 20-53

(2)

In any space herein or hereafter specified by the = board of=20 traffic commissioners as reserved for a bus stop; or

(3)

Within the limits of a public school yard, unless = specifically=20 authorized to do so by the board of school commissioners of the city. =

(c)

No motor vehicle having in excess of two (2) rear = wheels shall=20 be parked on the streets of the city within the boundaries of any = residential=20 district except for the purpose of making a delivery or carrying out = another=20 lawful business purpose within such residential area, and no permissible = parking=20 by such vehicle on the streets within a residential area shall be of any = longer=20 duration than is reasonably necessary to complete the lawful business = within=20 such area. Excepted from this prohibition is a privately-owned, dual = rear wheel=20 passenger or recreational vehicle used for noncommercial purposes with = no=20 commercial markings, and which is no greater than twenty-two (22) feet = in=20 length, seven (7) feet in height and seven (7) feet in width. Such a = dual wheel=20 vehicle shall only be excepted from the prohibition if it is parked = entirely in=20 front of the vehicle owner's residence or is parked entirely in front of = a=20 residence by a guest of that residence.

(d)

No person shall park any vehicle in any parking = space=20 designated by the traffic commission for parking for the handicapped = unless the=20 vehicle displays special handicapped license plates or placards issued = pursuant=20 to 23 V.S.A.=20 304a, or any amendment or renumbering thereof.

(e)

No person shall leave idling for more than three (3) = minutes=20 any motor vehicle in any area of the city, except in the following = instances:=20

(1)

Motors used to run refrigeration units may be left = idling to=20 permit uninterrupted refrigeration;

(2)

A motor vehicle may be left idling if necessary for = the repair=20 of that vehicle;

(3)

This provision shall not apply to motor vehicles = which must be=20 kept idling in order to install, maintain or repair equipment or = infrastructure.=20

(4)

This provision shall not apply in any situation in = which the=20 health or safety of a driver or passenger requires the idling of the = vehicle.=20

(f)

Parking on lawns or yards in residential = districts=20 prohibited.

(1)

It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be parked on = any lawn=20 or yard in any area in Wards 1, 2 and 3. It shall also be unlawful for = any=20 vehicle to be parked on any lawn or yard in any area in Wards 5 or 6 = located=20 north of a projected line extending along the centerline of Howard = Street from=20 the western boundary to the eastern boundary of the city. Lawn or yards = are=20 defined for the purposes of this subsection to be any open space not = approved by=20 the department of planning and zoning as an area for vehicular egress = and=20 ingress or parking.

(2)

The prohibitions in subsection (1) shall not be in = effect=20 during a declared parking ban pursuant to=20 section 20-56

(Rev.=20 Ords. 1962, =C2=A7=C2=A7 5158, 5308; Ord. of 10-15-73; Reg. of 2-21-78; = Ord. of 3-9-81;=20 Ord. of 1-4-82; Ord. of 10-24-83; Ord. of 7-30-84; Ord. of 4-22-85; Ord. = of=20 6-9-86; Ord. of 7-27-87; Reg. of 1-27-88; Regs. of 6-27-88; Ord. of = 9-17-90;=20 Ord. of 10-9-90; Ord. of 5-5-93; Reg. of 8-18-93; Reg. of 11-8-95; Reg. = of=20 8-14-96; Reg. of 2-21-01; Reg. of 5-24-00; Ord. of 10-21-02; Reg. of = 10-13-04;=20 Reg. of 10-14-09, eff. 12-30-09)

Cross reference=E2=80=94 = No-parking areas = designated, App.=20 C, Sec. 7; no parking during hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., App. C, = Sec. 8;=20 parking limited to 15 minutes, App. C, Sec. 11; authorized emergency = vehicles=20 exempted from various provisions of this chapter, Sec. 20-4. =

Sec. = 20-56. - Parking=20 ban.

(a)

General prohibition. It shall be unlawful for = any=20 person to park a vehicle within any designated city right-of-way, = including the=20 sidewalk, anytime of the year during a declared parking ban.

(b)

Required method of notification for declaration = of a=20 parking ban. It is the responsibility of the public works department = to=20 provide advance notice prior to commencing a parking ban. Minimum = notification=20 will require:

(1)

Placing the affected area's parking prohibition = lights into a=20 flashing operation, beginning six (6) hours prior to any parking ban, = notice=20 scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m.

(2)

Upon declaring a parking ban, send press releases to = various=20 means of media (local television, radio and printed media).

(c)

Authority to declare parking ban. Those = listed below=20 may have the authority to declare a parking ban, given that there is a=20 demonstrated need for street maintenance:

(1)

The public works director or his designee has full = authority=20 in declaring a parking ban.

(2)

The mayor may declare a parking ban after = consultation with=20 the public works director.

(3)

The chief of police may declare a parking ban after=20 consultation with the public works director.

(d)

Enforcement policy for violation of parking = ban. A=20 vehicle found in violation of the parking ban shall face the following=20 consequences:

(1)

A police officer or parking enforcement officer = shall ticket=20 and remove the vehicle in violation to another street within the city = or, when=20 warranted, it may be impounded and transported to a remote sight within = a=20 five-mile radius from the boundaries of the city.

(2)

All towing procedures and policies can be referenced = from the=20 provisions set forth in division 2 of this article.

(3)

The fines for the aforementioned offense can be = found in=20 section 20-66

(e)

Duration of parking ban. When the parking ban = lights=20 are in a flashing operation the parking ban will be in effect from 10:00 = p.m. to=20 7:00 a.m. in all zones with the exception of Zone F (Downtown Zone) = which will=20 be 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.

(f)

Delineation of parking ban zones:

Zone A shall include all streets to = the east of=20 North Avenue, including North Avenue, beginning south of Institute Road = moving=20 north to the northern boundary of the city.

Zone B shall include all streets to = the west of=20 North Avenue, including North Avenue, beginning south of Institute Road = moving=20 north to the northern boundary of the city.

Zone C shall include all streets = bounded by the=20 following streets:

The northernmost boundary shall be defined by = Kilburn=20 Street and Adams Street but not including Kilburn Street and Adams = Streets.

The easternmost boundary shall be defined by = and include=20 South Winooski Avenue from Adams Street to St. Paul Street, as well as = Shelburne=20 Street.

The southernmost boundary shall be defined by = the=20 southernmost boundary of the city.

The westernmost boundary shall be defined by = Lake=20 Champlain.

Zone D shall include all streets = bounded by the=20 following streets:

The easternmost boundary shall be defined by = and include=20 South Prospect and all of its adjoining streets.

The southernmost boundary shall be defined by = the=20 southernmost boundary of the city.

The westernmost boundary defined by South = Willard Street=20 from Main Street to Maple Street not including this section, South = Winooski=20 Avenue from Maple Street to Adams Street not including this section, = South=20 Winooski Avenue from Adams Street to St. Paul Street including this = section, St.=20 Paul Street from South Winooski Avenue to South Union Street including = this=20 section, Shelburne Street from South Union Street south to the city's = southern=20 border including this section.

The northernmost boundary defined by Main = Street from=20 South Willard Street to Prospect Street including this section, Maple = Street=20 from South Winooski Avenue to South Willard Street including this = section.

Zone E shall include all streets = bounded by the=20 following streets:

The easternmost boundary shall be defined by = the=20 easternmost boundary of the city.

The southernmost boundary shall be defined by = Main Street=20 from the city boundary east to South Willard Street including that = section of=20 Main Street and University Heights.

The westernmost boundary shall be defined by = Hyde Street=20 from Riverside Avenue to North Willard Street including this section, = all of=20 North Willard Street including North Willard Street, South Willard = Street from=20 Pearl Street to Main Street not including this section of South Willard = Street.=20

The northernmost boundary shall be defined by = the=20 northernmost boundary of the city.

Zone F shall include all streets = bounded by the=20 following streets:

The easternmost boundary shall be defined and = include=20 South Willard Street from Pearl Street to Maple Street.

The southernmost boundary shall be defined by = and include=20 Maple Street from South Willard Street to South Winooski Avenue, South = Winooski=20 Avenue from Maple Street to Adams Street, Adams Street from South = Winooski=20 Avenue to St. Paul Street, St. Paul Street from Adams Street to Kilburn = Street,=20 and Kilburn Street.

The westernmost boundary shall be defined by = Lake=20 Champlain.

The northernmost boundary shall be defined by = and include=20 Sherman Street; North Champlain Street from Sherman Street to Peru = Street; Peru=20 Street; Elmwood Avenue from Peru Street to Grant Street; Grant Street; = North=20 Union Street from Grant Street to Pearl Street; and Pearl Street from = South=20 Union Street to South Willard Street.

Zone G shall include all street = bounded by the=20 following streets:

The easternmost boundary shall be defined by = and include=20 Hyde Street from Riverside Avenue to North Willard Street and North = Willard=20 Street from Hyde Street to Pearl Street.

The southernmost boundary shall be defined by = but not=20 include the following streets: Pearl Street from South Willard Street to = South=20 Union Street; North Union Street from Pearl Street to Grant Street; = Grant=20 Street; Elmwood Avenue from Peru Street to Grant Street; Peru Street; = North=20 Champlain Street from Peru Street to Sherman Street; and Sherman Street. =

The westernmost boundary shall be defined by = the lake.=20

The northernmost boundary shall in the old = north end be=20 defined by and include Manhattan Drive and on North Avenue all streets = south of=20 the intersection of Institute Road and North Avenue.

(Rev.=20 Ords. 1962, =C2=A7=C2=A7 5316, 5317; 1969 Cum. Supp. =C2=A7 5316; Reg. = of 5-3-82; Ord. of=20 10-7-85; Ord. of 9-22-86; Ord. of 12-22-86; Ord. of 11-13-89; Reg. of = 4-17-92;=20 Ord. of 12-30-92; Reg. of 10-8-93; Reg. of 6-28-95)

Cross reference=E2=80=94 = Designation of spaces = where=20 winter parking restricted, App. C, =C2=A7 15.

Sec. = 20-57. - Unlawful=20 to violate parking regulations.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for the owner of a motor = vehicle to=20 suffer, permit or authorize the use of such motor vehicle in violation = of any=20 regulation governing the parking or leaving of such vehicle on any = public street=20 of the city or in or upon any other place within the city where the = parking or=20 leaving of such vehicle is governed by regulation.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of a = motor=20 vehicle to move it while the vehicle is being processed for towing = pursuant to=20 Section 20-79 of this Code unless directed to do so by a law = enforcement or=20 parking enforcement officer. A vehicle is deemed "being processed for = towing"=20 when a law enforcement or parking enforcement officer has identified it = as=20 eligible for towing under=20 Section 20-79 of this Code.

(Rev.=20 Ords. 1962, =C2=A7 5321; Reg. of 11-14-07(1), eff. 1-9-08) =

Sec. = 20-58. -=20 Registered owner of vehicle deemed to have authorized violation.

The presence of any motor vehicle in or upon = any public=20 street of the city, or in or upon any other place within the city where = the=20 parking or leaving of the same is governed by regulation, in violation = of any=20 regulation governing the parking or leaving of such vehicle, shall be = prima=20 facie evidence that the person in whose name such vehicle is registered = on the=20 records of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the State of Vermont, = or the=20 commissioner of motor vehicles of the state the vehicle is registered = in,=20 committed or authorized such violation.

(Rev.=20 Ords. 1962, =C2=A7 5321; Reg. of 5-12-94)

Sec. = 20-59. - Parking=20 nonmotorized vehicles for periods longer than twenty-four hours=20 prohibited.

No person shall stop or park any nonmotorized = vehicle,=20 camper trailer or boat within the limits of any street for more than = twenty-four=20 (24) consecutive hours. Any such vehicle shall be regarded as having = been=20 stopped or parked in the street for twenty-four (24) consecutive hours = if it is=20 parked in the street at any time during a given day, unless such vehicle = is=20 moved from the street for a period of twelve (12) consecutive hours = during such=20 day.

(Ord.=20 of 1-11-71)

Sec. = 20-60. - Leaving=20 vehicles on street for purpose of selling or renting.

No person shall put, place or park any = vehicle on any=20 public street for the purpose of selling or renting the same or for the = purpose=20 of displaying or advertising the same for sale or rent. Individuals = engaged in=20 selling, renting or advertising vehicles for sale are exempt if the sale = is of=20 their own private vehicle.

(Rev.=20 Ords. 1962, =C2=A7 5163; Reg. of 8-6-98)

Sec. = 20-61. - Extended=20 parking prohibited.

No person shall leave a vehicle in the same = place within=20 the limits of a street for a period longer than three (3) days. This = period=20 starts when the police department observes a vehicle in a space. From = that time=20 the vehicle must be moved within three (3) days. For the purposes of = this=20 section the term moved is defined as relocating a vehicle at least = twenty-five=20 (25) feet from its original location for a time period of thirty-six = (36) hours.=20

(Rev.=20 Ords. 1962, =C2=A7 5324; 1969 Cum. Supp., =C2=A7 5324; Reg. of 7-20-05; = Reg. of 9-7-05,=20 eff. 10-12-05; Reg. of 5-13-09(1), eff. 6-24-09)

Sec. = 20-62. - Parking=20 on premises of another prohibited.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to park, leave, = or cause=20 to be parked or left, any motor vehicle upon the premises of another = without=20 express permission from the person or persons legally entitled to give = such=20 permission.

(b)

The presence of an unattended motor vehicle upon = premises not=20 owned or controlled by the registered owner of such vehicle shall be = prima facie=20 proof that the same was parked or left thereon by the registered owner. =

(Rev.=20 Ords. 1962, =C2=A7=C2=A7 5051, 5052)

Sec. = 20-63. - Authority=20 to close streets to parking.

For the purpose of cleaning, clearing, = oiling, repairing,=20 surfacing a street, special events, parades, or pruning or removing = trees, the=20 street department, parks department, or police department may close such = street=20 to the parking of vehicles by causing signs to be posted thereon in = conspicuous=20 locations indicating the prohibition of parking thereon. The signs shall = be=20 posted by 6:00 p.m. and the prohibition shall be effective 12:00 a.m. = the=20 following day. Such prohibition shall remain in effect until such signs = are=20 removed, and during the period when parking is so prohibited, no person = shall=20 park a motor vehicle on any such street.

(Rev.=20 Ords. 1962, =C2=A7 5320; 1969 Cum. Supp., =C2=A7 5320; Reg. of 4-13-94) =

Sec. = 20-64. - Hotel=20 guest loading spaces.

The traffic commission shall designate and = cause to be=20 marked off by suitable sign or signs parking spaces within the parking = meter=20 zones to be used only by hotel guests loading or unloading, and no = person other=20 than a hotel guest so engaged shall park a vehicle at any time in any = spaces so=20 designated.

(Rev.=20 Ords. 1962, =C2=A7 5314)

Sec. = 20-65. - Stopping=20 close to curb.

No person shall stop a vehicle in any public = street=20 except close to the curb.

(Rev.=20 Ords. 1962, =C2=A7 5157)

Sec. = 20-66. -=20 Penalty.

(a)

Metered Parking Offenses: The penalty for = violating any=20 ordinance regulating metered parking in the City of Burlington shall be = twelve=20 dollars ($12.00).

(b)

Nonmetered Parking Offenses:

(1)

Handicapped parking. The penalty for = handicapped=20 parking violations as set forth in=20 section 20-55(d) of this chapter shall be one hundred dollars = ($100.00).=20

(2)

Residential parking. The penalty for = violations of the=20 residential parking restrictions as set forth in=20 section 20-55(a)(11) of this chapter shall be fifty dollars = ($50.00).

(3)

Parking on sidewalks and greenbelts and in = crosswalks.=20 The penalty for parking on a sidewalk or greenbelt or in a crosswalk in=20 violation of=20 section 20-55(a)(6) of this chapter shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). = However, the penalty for parking on a sidewalk during a parking ban is = set forth=20 below in subsection (4), parking ban violations.

(4)

Parking ban violations. The penalty for a = violation of=20 a parking ban described in=20 section 20-56 shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). Vehicles in violation = of=20 section 20-56 also may be removed to another street or a remote = location and=20 if removed shall be assessed charges for removal as part of the issuance = of the=20 penalty, such charges to be assessed and collected pursuant to Division = 2 of=20 Article III of this chapter.

(5)

Streets closed to parking. The penalty for = parking on a=20 street closed to parking as described in=20 section 20-63 shall be fifty dollars ($50.00). Vehicles in violation = of=20 section 20-56 also may be removed to another street or a remote = location and=20 if removed shall be assessed charges for removal as part of the issuance = of the=20 penalty, such charges to be assessed and collected pursuant to Division = 2 of=20 Article III of this chapter.

(6)

The penalty for removing a vehicle that is being = processed for=20 towing as described in=20 Section 20-57(b) of this Code shall be one hundred fifty dollars = ($150.00).=20

(7)

Other nonmetered parking offense. "Nonmetered = parking=20 offense" means any parking offense set out in this Code, except = violations=20 related to metered parking. The penalty for violations of nonmetered = parking=20 offenses except handicapped parking and idling shall be fifty dollars = ($50.00).=20

(8)

Idling. The penalty for a violation of=20 section 20-55 (e) shall be ten dollars ($10.00).

(c)

Additional Penalties: These penalties apply = to all=20 fines associated with parking:

Less than thirty (30) days=E2=80=94The = original fine.

Thirty (30) days or more=E2=80=94Additional = thirteen dollars=20 ($13.00).

Ninety (90) days or more=E2=80=94In addition = to the fee assessed=20 in subsection (2) above, there will be an additional fee of twenty-four = dollars=20 ($24.00) assessed.

(Ord.=20 No. 8-18-78; Ord. of 11-16-81; Ord. of 2-14-84; Ord. of 4-22-85; Ord. of = 10-7-85; Ord. of 7-29-87; Ord. of 11-13-89; Ord. of 8-27-90; Ord. of = 2-3-93;=20 Reg. of 8-18-93; Reg. of 10-8-93; Reg. of 3-22-95; Reg. of 6-28-95; Reg. = of=20 8-14-96; Reg. of 12-12-98; Reg. of 6-30-99; Reg. of 2-18-04; Reg. of=20 4-12-06/5-17-06; Reg. of 2-7-07(1), eff. 3-21-07; Reg. of 11-14-07(1), = eff.=20 1-9-08; Reg. of 3-11-09(1), eff. 4-29-09)

Sec. = 20-67. - Waiver of=20 issuance of process in a trial; voluntary payment of penalty; = appeal.

(a)

The owner or operator of a vehicle who has violated = any=20 ordinance regulating metered parking or nonmetered parking in the city = must=20 either pay the waiver fee or appeal the ticket within thirty (30) days = of the=20 date of the offense.

(b)

Any person who has violated any ordinance regarding = parking in=20 the city may within thirty (30) days from the date of such violation = waive in=20 writing the issuance of any process in a trial by jury or hearing and=20 voluntarily pay to the police department of the city the penalty = prescribed in=20 section 20-66

(c)

Any person whose vehicle has been ticketed may = appeal the=20 propriety and/or legality of the ticket by submitting to the city grand = juror in=20 writing within thirty (30) days a short and plain statement of his or = her=20 objections. The city grand juror shall review the objections and notify = the=20 appellant of his/her findings in writing.

(d)

If the city grand juror denies the appeal in whole = or in part,=20 then the appellant may seek review by arranging for a court hearing on = the=20 alleged violation within thirty (30) days of the date the appeal was = denied.=20

(Ord.=20 of 11-16-81; Ord. of 7-29-87; Reg. of 6-28-95)

Sec. = 20-68. - Parking=20 on Church Street Marketplace.

The Church Street Marketplace District = Commission shall=20 have authority to issue permits to vehicle owners to park on Church = Street from=20 Main Street to Pearl Street during such times when parking is normally=20 prohibited. The fee for a permit shall not exceed five dollars ($5.00) = per day.=20

(Reg.=20 of 5-3-82; Ord. of 5-5-97)

Sec. = 20-69. - Vehicles=20 providing emergency medical services.

The chief of police or his/her designee shall = have=20 authority to issue annual permits to anyone providing emergency medical = services=20 in a non-emergency vehicle. Such permits, when properly displayed, shall = allow=20 the permitted vehicle to park in an otherwise prohibited area when = providing=20 emergency medical services. The chief of police or his/her designee = shall have=20 authority to charge two dollars ($2.00) for each permit to defray the = cost of=20 issuance.

(Ord.=20 of 5-5-93)

Sec. = 20-70. -=20 Authorization for alternate side of street parking regulations.

The public works commission shall have = authority to=20 promulgate regulations governing alternate side of the street parking to = assist=20 in accommodating snow plowing, snow removal, street clearing and other = street=20 functions. Such regulations shall, provided they are approved in advance = by the=20 city council and published in the manner required under the Code for the = adoption of ordinances, have the full force and effect of ordinances of = the=20 city. Such regulations shall specify as a minimum the streets or = portions=20 thereof to which the regulations apply and the specified time for the = switch=20 from one side of the street to the other. All such regulations shall be=20 incorporated in Appendix C of this Code of Ordinances.

(Ord.=20 of 12-22-86)

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