Parking meters, when installed, shall be adjusted so that legal parking time is registered and accumulated on such meters in the units of time and monetary rates initially established by resolution of the city council and thereafter adjusted by the director or city council from time to time in accordance with this section. No parking meter shall be adjusted to register and accumulate any period of time in excess of the maximum parking time limit designated by appropriate signage in the area of the parking meter zone in which the meter is installed.
A. The city council hereby establishes a range of acceptable hourly paid parking rates for parking meter zones as no less than $0.00 and no more than $5.00 per hour, Monday through Saturday, nine o'clock (9:00) a.m. to nine o'clock (9:00) p.m., except for holidays. Parking rates shall become effective upon the programming of the parking meter for that rate. The current schedule of meter rates shall be available on the City's Fee Schedule.
B. The director is authorized to adjust hourly parking meter rates in increments of $0.25 at a time, and by a maximum of $0.50 total, per calendar year, within the established range of rates. The director is further authorized to adjust the hours of operation and parking time limits of a parking meter zone. All rate adjustments and adjustments to the hours of operation shall be determined by conducting an occupancy survey of the parking meter zone in accordance with section 10.25.015.C. All parking meter rates heretofore shall be and remain in effect, unless otherwise set or adjusted by the director or city council.
(Ord. 2119, Ord. 2450 §1; Ord. 2541 §1 (part))