(A) In consultation with the Parking Authority, the City Manager, or their designee, is authorized to temporarily restrict or prohibit parking by use of parking meter bags or signs for specified periods of time during construction or maintenance projects, civic functions and other planned activities, in order to meet traffic control needs.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Chief of Police shall be empowered to temporarily restrict or prohibit parking for brief or impromptu events such as parades, large funerals, emergencies, or similar situations in which public safety requires that parking meter spaces be temporarily restricted or prohibited.
(C) Any vehicle parked at a parking meter or other designated paid parking space, bagged or posted as restricted parking pursuant to divisions (A) and (B) of this section may be immediately towed. Any vehicle parked at a parking meter or other designated paid parking space that is bagged or posted as restricted parking subsequent to the vehicle being parked at the parking meter or other designated paid parking space may be towed four hours after the bagging of the parking meter or posting of a notice restricted parking.
(1984 Code, § 75.58) (Ord. O-08-16, passed 5-3-2016; Ord. O-04-22, passed 3-8-2022)