(A) It shall be unlawful to park a motor vehicle for more than two hours in the Old Market Square, City Hall, and Easley Crossing parking lots between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday without first obtaining a parking placard or sticker.
(B) The City of Easley will provide a parking placard or sticker which enables individuals who reside adjacent to one of the named municipal lots or businesses which operate adjacent to one of the named municipal lots to obtain unlimited parking time in a municipal parking lot. This placard or sticker will be provided by the city at no charge. The placard must be displayed on the rear view mirror of the parked vehicle and if a sticker is provided, it must be displayed on the rear window, left bottom corner. The placard or sticker can only be displayed on a motor vehicle that has a current registration. Residents of the downtown district will be provided two placards or stickers and businesses of the downtown district will be provided five placards or stickers.
(C) Recreational vehicles, utility trailers or any other type of vehicle not normally used to transport passengers on a public roadway are not to be left unattended in a municipal parking lot and a placard or sticker will not be made available for these types of vehicles.
(D) Exceptions. Motor vehicles parked in a municipal parking lot in which the owner/operator is attending a public event approved by the City of Easley, city employees and officials performing their official duties, and city owned vehicles.
(E) Motor vehicles or vehicle types listed in division (C) which is left unattended for a period of more than 24 hours, and do not have a parking placard or sticker displayed, may be towed at the owners expense. Vehicles which use more than one parking space while parked are subject to penalties under this section.
(2006-08, passed 6-19-06) Penalty, see § 72.99