(a) In the event that one or more parking meters or metered spaces must be temporarily removed or are otherwise rendered unusable in order to accommodate properly permitted work in or affecting the public way, the permittee shall pay a monthly surcharge per meter or, in the case of meters serving multiple spaces, per metered space, based upon the maximum utilization of a comparable meter in a comparable parking meter area multiplied by the applicable rate in effect for such removed or unusable meter or metered space during the entire time that the meter or metered space is disabled or removed. For meters serving multiple spaces, every linear increment of 20 feet shall be considered a metered space.
(b) The surcharge imposed by this section shall not apply where the permittee is performing construction work pursuant to a contract with the city or other governmental entity or to any person (or such person's designee) acting pursuant to a concession agreement approved by the city council for the operation, maintenance, improvement installation and removal of, and collection of fees from, certain designated parking meters that are the subject of the concession agreement.
(c) In addition, if removal of one or more meters is necessary for the permitted work to proceed, the comptroller may order temporary removal of the affected parking meters. The permittee shall pay a fee of $150.00 in advance for the removal and reinstallation of each parking meter, provided, however, that a fee of $1,000.00 shall be paid for a meter serving multiple spaces.
(d) In the event that a city department temporarily removes or otherwise renders unusable one or more parking meters or metered spaces for a period of six hours or more, the city department shall notify the comptroller, in a format prescribed by the comptroller, of the location of the specific parking meter or metered space which was temporarily removed or otherwise rendered unusable. The notification shall be sent within 24 hours of temporarily removing or otherwise rendering unusable the parking meter or metered space.
(Added Coun. J. 7-12-90, p. 18634; Amend Coun. J. 12-11-91, p. 10832; Amend Coun. J. 11-1-00, p. 43330, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 24882, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-08, p. 50506, § 11; Amend Coun, J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 7)