A. Resident Parking Sticker Defined; Display Required: A "resident parking sticker" is a permit to park a motor vehicle upon the streets of the city in the parking meter district. When a valid parking sticker is displayed upon a vehicle, that vehicle shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 9-14-321.667 and 9-14-321.668 of this chapter in the parking meter district.
B. Sticker Issuance: A resident parking sticker shall only be issued to an individual who is occupying a housing unit as that person's principal abode. The housing unit must be located within the parking meter district. No more than one parking sticker shall be issued for each housing unit and shall be issued subject to the following conditions:
1. The place of residency of the applicant shall be verified by the parking system manager.
2. Stickers shall be issued at the rate of one per block in those blocks having ten (10) or fewer parking spaces at the rate of two (2) per block in those blocks containing eleven (11) or more parking spaces.
3. In the case of multiple applications, the date of sticker application shall be the determination factor and preference shall be given that applicant with the longest time on the resident parking sticker waiting list.
4. In the case of municipal lot no. 1, one residential permit per unit, up to twenty nine (29) permits may be issued to persons whose principal address is listed as the Cornerstone Place located at 9th and Iowa.
C. Information On Sticker, Manner Of Display: The resident parking sticker shall indicate a control number, the location for which the sticker is valid, the expiration date, and the license number of the vehicle for which it is issued. The block in which the resident parking sticker is valid shall be determined by the parking system manager or his/her duly authorized representative in accordance with subsection B2 of this section. The resident parking sticker shall be placed in the upper portion of the rear window on the driver's side of the vehicle.
D. Noneligibility Of Businesses For Permit: The resident parking sticker shall not be issued to any businesses, corporations, or organizations who maintain facilities in the meter districts.
E. Falsely Obtaining Permit: No person shall knowingly misrepresent or intentionally falsify any information which is required in order to obtain a resident parking sticker.
F. Permit Limitation To Authorized Location: No person shall park a vehicle bearing a resident parking sticker in any area other than that indicated on the sticker, unless such person has fulfilled the requirements of any and all parking ordinances applicable to that area.
G. Permit Fee, Revocation: The city manager is hereby authorized to set a fee for the issuance of the resident parking sticker. The sticker shall be sold on a quarterly basis and the cost shall be prorated to the nearest half month. The city manager shall have the authority to revoke the parking sticker of any person who fails to continue to meet the original issuance requirements. In the event of revocation of a resident parking sticker, refund shall be made for any month remaining wholly unused.
H. Violation; Penalty: Any person violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00), and upon failure to pay said fine shall be imprisoned for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days. (Ord. 44-08, 6-16-2008)