(a) Free parking shall be permitted in designated and properly posted areas and for such length of time as shall be designated by the City Manager.
(b) Metered parking shall be restricted in designated and properly posted areas and for such length of time as shall be designated by the City Manager.
(c) Any vehicle illegally parked under this section shall be ticketed and fined five dollars ($5.00). A police officer, parking enforcement officer, meter maid, or other authorized person shall attach the ticket to the illegally parked vehicle with a notice to the owner of such vehicle parked in violation of the provisions of this article, whether the vehicle is located on a street or in a municipal parking lot. If the vehicle remains illegally parked an additional period of time, as designated in the posted area, it shall be ticketed again with an additional fine of ten dollars ($10.00). If the vehicle remains illegally parked a third period of time, as designated in the posted area, it shall be towed and impounded pursuant to Section 303.09 or immobilized pursuant to Section 363.11.
(d) Any violation of this section constitutes a misdemeanor offense and hte fines and penalties assessed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be enforceable in the Municipal Court for the City of Fairmont. In addition to any other remedy which may be available for the enforcement and collection of any fines and penalties assessed pursuant to the provisions of this section, said fines and penalties shall be a debt due and owning the City which may be collected through any and all civil methods provided by law.
(Ord. 1535. Passed 10-11-11.)