(1) Vehicles that are parked within the District in violation of the terms of this article are subject to being ticketed by a member of the Department of Public Safety, immobilization of the vehicle and removal (towing) to a vehicle storage area. Such vehicles and their owner/operator shall also be subject to the fines, fees and charges set out herein. Violation of this article shall be exempt from prosecution pursuant to G.S. 14-4.
(2) In those instances where a vehicle is ticketed but the violation of this article is abated prior to immobilization or removal of the vehicle the owner/operator of the vehicle shall pay a fee in the amount of $50.00 pursuant to G.S. 160A-175.
(3) When a vehicle is immobilized but the owner/operator returns to the vehicle prior to removal such person may have the immobilization device removed upon the payment of a $75.00 removal fee.
(4) Removed vehicles may be reclaimed by the owner/operator on Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The fee to reclaim the vehicle shall be $125.00 for the first offense and this fee shall include two days of storage charges. Thereafter, the storage fee shall be an additional $5.00 per day until the vehicle is reclaimed. The reclamation fee for the second offense and any subsequent offenses shall be $250.00, which shall include two days of storage charges with the assessment of additional storage at the rate of $5.00 per day until the vehicle is reclaimed.
(5) It shall be a violation of this article for any person to remove, alter or transfer a duly issued and affixed parking decal from the registered vehicle to another vehicle. It shall also be a violation of this article for any person to knowingly affix a lost, stolen, altered or counterfeit parking decal to any vehicle. Persons violating this subsection shall be subject to citation and payment of a fee in the amount of $50.00 pursuant to G.S. 160A-175.
(6) Persons guilty of repeated violations of this article (more than three violations in any 12- month period) are subject to forfeiture of the right to secure the issuance of a parking decal for their vehicles at the discretion of the Director or Village Manager.
(7) Persons who operate any vehicle on Bald Head Island pursuant to the terms of a home or property rental agreement or with the consent and permission of the vehicle owner shall be jointly and severally responsible, with the owner, for the payment of any civil penalty, immobilization device removal fee, vehicle reclamation fee and vehicle storage fee.
(8) The village shall post signage within the rights-of-way of Harbour Village streets and alleys advising that overnight and extended duration parking within the Harbour Village is decal-controlled and that persons violating the terms of the village ordinance pertaining thereto are subject to fines, charges, vehicle immobilization and vehicle removal. Signage shall also advise regarding permitted parking practices and areas where parking is prohibited.
(9) The village may enter into an agreement with Bald Head Island Limited, LLC, or other private parties, upon mutually agreeable terms to serve as the enforcement contractor to issue citations and perform attachment of immobilization devices, removal of immobilization devices, vehicle removal and storage services and the processing of vehicle reclamation.
(10) The Village Council may amend the amounts of the fees set forth in this section by adoption of a fee schedule. The then-current version of the fee schedule shall be maintained at Village Hall.
(Ord. No. 2013-0202, 2-20-2013; Ord. of 2019, 10-15-2019)