§ 509-5. Parking in Metered Spaces or Spaces Requiring Payment.  


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  • (a)

    Spaces controlled by meters. Whenever a vehicle is parked in a space at which a parking meter is located during hours of limited parking, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall, upon entering the vehicle in the parking space, immediately pay the required fee by any method accepted by such meter. Such owner or driver may use the unexpired time displayed on the meter from its previous use without making an additional payment. Any unexpired time displayed on the meter will not be added to any time purchased for that meter using pay-by-phone technology.

    When a vehicle is too large to be confined in a single space, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall make payment for the number of parking spaces the vehicle fully or partially occupies.

    If a vehicle remains parked either fully or partially in any parking space beyond the limit fixed for the amount of the payment accepted by such meter, such vehicle shall be considered as parked overtime.

    (b)

    Other spaces requiring payment. Whenever a vehicle is parked in any designated space that requires payment for parking other than by a meter, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall, upon entering the vehicle in the parking space, immediately pay the required fee by any method accepted. If required, the owner or driver shall conspicuously place the receipt showing the purchased time face-up inside the vehicle where it can be easily and clearly seen from outside the vehicle.

    When a vehicle is too large to be confined in a single space, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall make payment for the number of parking spaces the vehicle fully or partially occupies.

    If any equipment, system, or technology for paying for parking is out of order or unable to accept payment, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall use other equipment that is nearby to pay for the parking space or spaces used or shall pay for the space or spaces used through another available system or technology. If a vehicle remains parked in any parking space beyond the expiration time printed on the receipt conspicuously displayed in the vehicle or the amount of time purchased through another system or technology, such vehicle shall be considered as parked overtime.

(C.O. 509-5; reordained as C.M.C. 509-5, eff. Jan. 1, 1972; Emer. Ord. No. 283-2006, § 3, eff. 9-27-06; Emer. Ord. No. 058-2013, § 6, eff. March 6, 2013; a. Ord. No. 185-2015, § 2, eff. July 17, 2015; Emer. Ord. No. 255-2015, § 1, eff. July 17, 2015)