10.28.290 Parking fees and fines.
   A.   The following monthly and annual lease rates shall be established (effective January 1, 2015):
 
1. City Lot No. 3
$65 per space per month or $715 per year
2. City Lot No. 10
$65 per space per month or $715 per year
 
   B.   The Columbus police department by and through the parking enforcement division is authorized to administer and develop a leasing program to implement the provisions of this section. Payments for leases are due at the Columbus police department, parking enforcement division, on a monthly basis with payments due on or before the first of each month. The board of public works and safety may accept at its discretion, monthly payments from employers who deduct the parking fee from employees payroll or if payment is made by automatic withdrawal or electronic transfer. No refunds will be made for cancellation of leased parking spaces.
   If payment is made for a full year in advance, the annual lease rate shall apply. Any payments for any part of one year shall use the monthly rates.
   C.   The following fines shall be imposed for overtime parking violations in any restricted parking areas:
 
1st violation in a calendar year
$0
2nd and subsequent violations in a calendar year
$40
 
   If the violator fails to pay said fine within seven business days of the violation, such violator shall pay an additional ten dollars as a late penalty and such payment shall not eliminate or replace the parking fine owed.
   D.   A forty dollar fine shall be imposed for any and each violation of Section 10.28.220. If the violator fails to pay said fine within seven business days of the violation, such violator shall pay an additional ten dollars as a late penalty and such payment shall not eliminate or replace the parking fine owed.
   E.   The cost for each permit for the use of a parking space by a construction vehicle shall be five dollars per weekday per parking stall. The application for this construction parking permit and any applicable fees shall be paid to the engineering department.
   F.   All fines and fees collected hereunder unless otherwise specified shall be paid to the police department.
(Ord. 45-2014, 2014; Ord. 07-15 § 1 (part), 2007; Ord. 02-25, 2002, Ord. 97-40 § 4 (part), 1997; Ord. 95-4 § 7, 1995)