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Upon failure of the owner or operator of the vehicle to appear and pay the civil penalty within the prescribed period, the town shall have the rights and remedies for enforcement of a civil claim or equitable remedy provided in G.S. § 160A-175(c), (d) and (e). It is specifically provided that violations of this downtown business district parking ordinance are not subject to the penal laws of the state and, therefore, not subject to the penalty provisions of G.S. § 14-4.
(Ord. eff. 11-9-2015; Ord. eff. 2-8-2016)
IN PUBLIC PARKING LOTS
Under and by virtue of the authority granted in G.S. § 160A-301(b) and other state law granting municipalities the power to regulate parking within the corporate limits, the herein codified ordinance is hereby passed on February 6, 1989 and is in full force and effect as hereinafter set out.
(Ord. eff. 4-1-1989)
The provisions of this subchapter prohibiting the standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified or as indicated on official signs, except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device.
(Ord. eff. 4-1-1989)
The provisions of this subchapter imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times.
(Ord. eff. 4-1-1989)
The person actually operating or in control of the operation of the vehicle at the time that the vehicle is parked shall be charged with the duty of complying with the provisions of this subchapter; provided that proof of ownership of any vehicle found parked in violation of this subchapter shall be prima facie evidence that the owner parked the vehicle.
(Ord. eff. 4-1-1989)
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