§ 79.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   Generally. Any person violating any provision of this chapter, for which no other penalty is provided, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 10.99.

   (B)   Section 79.14 - Downtown parking regulations.

      (1)   One courtesy ticket will be issued per license number for the life of that number. The courtesy ticket will consist of a standard enforcement ticket, which will enter the license number into the parking system records. A second courtesy notice will be placed on the violator’s windshield explaining the courtesy ticket policy.

      (2)   The following penalties apply after issuance of an initial courtesy ticket:

         (a)   Any person parking a vehicle in violation of § 79.14 shall be subject to a penalty of $5 for the first five violations in a calendar year. After five citations have been issued in a calendar year to any license number, the fine for the next five citations in the same calendar year will increase to $10 per citation. Thereafter, the fine for each successive series of five violations in the same calendar year will increase in the same fashion by $5 for each citation for each series of five additional violations in a calendar year;

         (b)   The penalty for multiple parking violations within any one-24 hour period will be $5 for the first violation, $10 for the second violation and $20 for the third violation; and

         (c)   An additional penalty of $20 per violation is hereby assessed for any parking violation not paid within seven business days in which City Hall is open for business following issuance of the citation.

   (C)   Section 79.15 - Vehicles ticketed and towed. Any vehicle found in violation of § 79.15 (B), (C) or (D) shall be ticketed for the violation with a fine of $15 for the first offense, $50 for subsequent offenses. If the vehicle is still in violation 24 hours after the vehicle is ticketed, the vehicle shall be ticketed again, towed and impounded with the vehicle owner to pay the costs of towing and impoundment.

   (D)   Section 79.10 - Calendar parking. The fine for a violation of § 79.10 shall be $15.

(Ord. 2283, passed 11-9-2004; Ord. 2338, passed 10-24-2006; Ord. 2468, passed 1-10-2012; Ord. 2538, passed 7-12-2016)