(a) It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in a designated parking meter zone or space:
(1) without depositing United States currency of the denomination indicated on the meter or by otherwise making payment by electronic, mobile pay, or other forms of payment and putting the meter in operation or otherwise legally activating the meter;
(2) if the meter is of the type that issues a ticket or other token, or activates a display device, without displaying in a publicly visible location on the dashboard or inner windshield of the vehicle or affixing to a motorcycle or a motor scooter a ticket, token, or display device, issued or activated by the meter;
(3) for a period longer than is designated by the meter or on the ticket, token, display device or electronic receipt for the value of the currency deposited in the meter, or the value otherwise registered by the meter;
(4) displaying a stolen, altered, defaced or otherwise tampered with or counterfeited ticket, display device or electronic receipt; or
(5) displaying a ticket bearing a different plate number from the plate number of the vehicle parked in such zone or space.
It is not a violation of this section to park a vehicle at a zone or space served by a meter that does not function properly, provided that the meter is inoperable or malfunctioning through no fault of the vehicle's operator; and the vehicle's operator reports the meter, in compliance with the posted directions on the meter as inoperable or malfunctioning within 24 hours of parking the vehicle in the parking meter zone or space served by the inoperable or malfunctioning meter.
A ticket, token, display device or an electronic receipt issued or activated by a multiple-space parking meter may be used to park the purchaser's vehicle at a different multiple-space parking meter which has the same or a lesser hourly rate prior to the expiration of time on the ticket, token, display device, or electronic receipt and such ticket, token, display device , or electronic receipt shall be considered as putting the multiple-space parking meter where such person parks into operation; provided that this provision shall not apply to parking meters located in city parking lots. For purposes of this section, a "multiple-space parking meter" means a parking meter for a parking meter zone in which there is space for more than one vehicle to park.
Except as provided in Section 9-64-010(c)(1) and subject to Section 9-64-207, upon the expiration of the time thus designated by the meter, or on the ticket, token, display device or electronic receipt, the operator of the motor vehicle shall then immediately remove such vehicle from the parking meter zone. No operator of any motor vehicle shall permit such vehicle to remain in the parking meter zone for an additional consecutive time period.
These provisions shall not apply to service vehicles performing professional duties pursuant to a concession agreement approved by the city council for the operation, maintenance, improvement, installation and removal of, and the collection of fees from, certain designated parking meters.
(b) It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in the Central Business District, as defined in Section 9-4-010, in violation of any requirement set forth in subsection (a) of this section. Any person violating any requirement of this subsection (b) shall be subject to the fine set forth in Section 9-100-020(b) for violations of Section 9-64-190(b).
(c) It shall be unlawful to stop, stand, or park any vehicle in a commercial loading zone, as defined in Section 9-64-165, in violation of any requirement set forth in subsection (a) of this section. A validly issued and displayed commercial loading permit shall satisfy the requirements of Section 9-64-190(a)(1) and (2). Any person violating any requirement of this subsection (c) shall be subject to the fine set forth in Section 9-100-020(b) for violations of Section 9-64-190(c).
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-97, p. 54839; Amend Coun. J. 6-4-03, p. 2489, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 4-11-07, p. 102914, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. I, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-08, p. 50506, § 10; Amend Coun. J. 2-10-10, p. 84658, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 14596, Art. IV, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 6-5-13, p. 54082, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 11-26-13, p. 67481, Art. II, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-16, p. 38042, Art. IV, § 2)