(A) Each police officer of the town, charged by ordinance with the enforcement of this chapter regulating the parking of vehicles shall find that any of those provisions are being, or have been violated, by the owner or operator of any vehicle, such officer shall notify the owner or operator by conspicuously attaching to the vehicle a parking violation, notice or citation.
(B) A civil penalty in the amount as set forth on the town’s Fee Schedule shall be imposed for any vehicle parked in a space clearly marked as reserved for the handicapped whether on public or private property, unless the driver of, or passenger in, such vehicle is handicapped. Vehicle carrying said occupants shall display a “Handicapped” symbol.
(C) A civil penalty in the amount as set forth on the town’s Fee Schedule shall be imposed for any violation under these provisions, except those violations under division (B) above, if the penalty is paid within 48 hours. A civil penalty in the amount of $100 shall apply in those cases which have not been paid within the prescribed 48-hour period and in which a civil action shall have been instituted.
(D) An appeal to the Town Manager or designee within ten days of the notice of violation may be requested by the person cited under these provisions. The Town Manager or designee will set a time, date and location for such hearing.
(E) All penalties paid to the town or as may be recovered in the civil action in the nature of a debt as herein provided shall be paid into the General Fund of the town.
(Prior Code, § 72.99) (Ord. passed 10-2-1989)