(a) Paid parking space may only be designated or paid parking payment device may only be installed in the public right-of-way in the paid parking area.
(b) Paid parking spaces may be established on the basis of parking studies, with the policy goal of having one to two parking spaces available throughout the day on block faces in commercial and mixed-use areas, and to aid in the regulation, control, and inspection of the parking of vehicles.
(c) At least 10 days before installing any paid parking payment device or designating a paid parking space, the traffic engineer shall give written notice to all property owners within 500 feet of the location where paid parking spaces will be designated.
(d) Paid parking payment devices must be placed on the curb alongside paid parking spaces or in an area that is central to several paid parking spaces. On either the paid parking payment device or pay-to-park signage located on the blockface, adjacent to the paid parking spaces, information must be provided regarding the days and hours when payment is required, the cost to park, the methods of payment accepted, and the maximum time for which parking is lawfully permitted.
(e) Except as provided in this section, where paid parking payment devices have been installed or paid parking spaces designated, payment between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday is required unless it is a paid parking holiday, or the director has modified the paid parking hours.
(f) The director shall consider the following factors when modifying the paid parking hours
(1) The operating hours of nearby businesses.
(2) The measured occupancy on a set of blocks to achieve approximately one to two parking spaces available on each block face. (Ord. No. 32735)