(a) The city traffic engineer or duly authorized designee is authorized to install or place parking meters at the established parking meter rates. Each parking meter shall be placed upon the curb alongside of or next to an individual parking space, such space to be designated as hereinafter provided.
(b) The city traffic engineer or employee above referred to shall provide for the installation, regulation, control, operation and use of the parking meters provided for in this article and shall maintain such meters in good operating condition. Parking meters shall be capable of being operated, either automatically or mechanically, upon the deposit therein of a designated coin or coins of United States currency, for the full period of time for which parking is lawfully permitted at any of the established parking meter rates.
(c) Each parking meter shall be so designed, constructed, installed and set that upon expiration of the time period registered by the deposit of one or more coins as provided herein, such meter will indicate by an appropriate signal that the lawful parking meter period has expired; and that during such period of time and prior to the expiration thereof, such meter will indicate the interval of time which remains of such period.
(1964 Code, § 26-105) (Ord. 6668, § 1, passed 5-8-1972; Ord. 15712, § 8, passed 10-7-2003)