(a) The Director of Public Safety, in an off-street parking lot operated by the City, may designate spaces for the parking of cars of operators and employees of business establishments or offices located in the vicinity of the lot. When such designation of spaces has been made and is posted by clearly visible signs, no person who is not an employee or operator of a business establishment or office located in the vicinity of the lot shall park any vehicle, or cause or knowingly permit any vehicle under his control to be or remain parked on any part of the parking lot so designated.
(b) The Director of Public Safety may restrict the time limit of any space in any off-street parking lot operated by the City not inconsistent with the needs of the operators of business establishments. When any such restriction of time is posted by clearly visible signs, no person shall park any vehicle or cause or knowingly permit any vehicle under his control to remain parked longer than the time permitted by such signs.
(c) The Director of Public Safety may cause special parking permits to be sold to any employee or operator of a business establishment or office at a price of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each one-month period. When such special parking permit is displayed on the employee's or operator's vehicle, such employee or operator may park his vehicle in any designated portion of any off-street parking lot operated by the City, as determined by the Director of Public Safety, and shall not be deemed to be in violation of the restricted time limits, provided, however, that restrictions against overnight parking on such parking lots shall apply to all vehicles.
(d) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.