(a) A television news permit parking area for vehicles used to transport filming equipment and for transmitting and receiving television news signals shall be established on the west side of North Clark Street from a point 85 feet south of Lake Street to a point 52 feet north of Randolph Street, excluding the distance of 15 feet north and 15 feet south of any fire hydrant located within such area.
(b) The Traffic Compliance Administrator is authorized to issue television news parking permits to television news stations. Each permit shall be individually numbered and shall indicate the name of the television news station and the authorized location where the vehicle is permitted to park. The permit shall be issued annually and without charge.
(c) The commissioner of transportation shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating the area in which parking is restricted to vehicles displaying a television news parking permit.
(d) No television news station may park more than one vehicle in the television news parking permit area at any time.
(e) It shall be unlawful to stand or park any vehicle that does not display a television news parking permit at a location established pursuant to subsection (a) and marked with signs erected pursuant to subsection (c). Any vehicle parked in violation of this section shall be subject to an immediate tow to a city vehicle pound.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-16, p. 38042, Art. IV, § 2)