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§ 71.04 PARKING POSITION.
   Except where angle parking is permitted, a vehicle stopped or parked upon a roadway shall be stopped or parked with the curb-side wheels of the vehicle parallel with and within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the roadway. On a two-way traffic street, a vehicle shall only be parked on the right side of the roadway.
(Ord. 10 2022, passed 11-1-2022) Penalty, see § 71.99
§ 71.05 ANGLE PARKING.
   Vehicles may be parked at an angle to the curb, as marked on the roadway on those streets.
(Ord. 10 2022, passed 11-1-2022)
§ 71.06 PRIVATE PARKING SIGNS.
   No person shall place any sign along or on any street or alley or designate any place thereon with the intent to regulate or prevent the parking or vehicles on any street or alley.
(Ord. 10 2022, passed 11-1-2022) Penalty, see § 71.99
§ 71.07 PARKING AND LOITERING ON WALKWAYS, DRIVEWAYS, AND PARKING AREAS.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful to block entrances or exits to any parking area, walkway, or driveway adjacent to any business building or public building in any manner, whether by vehicle, persons, or barricades, unless by direction of the owner or manager of any public building or business, whereby doing so, causes any difficulty in entering or exiting the premises or adjacent drive or parking area.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful to park or stop on any parking areas, walkways, or driveways, adjacent to any business buildings or public buildings unless such parking, stopping, or standing is directly related to the business and/or public building, or is with the permission of the owner or manager of such premises.
   (C)   It shall be unlawful for any person to drive motor vehicles repeatedly through parking areas or driveways of any public building or business building without attempting to park said vehicle for the purpose of doing business in the building, unless such repeated driving is directly related to the business and/or public building, or is done with the permission of the owner or manager of such premises.
   (D)   Before any person is charged with a violation of this section, the owner or manager of the parking areas, walkways, or driveways to be protected shall post a sign in a conspicuous location indicating that said areas are protected by the terms of this section. Said sign shall be not less than 18 by 24 inches and shall contain, in two and one-half inches or larger block letters, the following legend:
   “Parking regulated by Ordinance No. 4, 1992”
   (E)   The registered owner, owners, or operator of a vehicle parked or stopped in violation of this section shall be presumed to be the person or persons who left such vehicle unlawfully parked or stopped and shall be liable under the terms of this section.
   (F)   Notice of violation of this section shall be attached to such vehicle. Notice shall be in the form of a standard parking violation ticket.
(Ord. 4, 1992, passed - -1992) Penalty, see § 71.99
§ 71.08 PARKING AND ASSEMBLIES ON PROTECTED PROPERTY.
   (A)   For purposes of this section, a PROTECTED PROPERTY shall be defined as any business, church, organization, or property to which the public has access that has a conspicuously posted notice that said property is protected by this section reading in substantially the following form: “This property is protected by the terms of Ordinance 8, 1997, of the City of Gas City regarding unauthorized parking.”
   (B)   It shall be unlawful to intentionally block entrances or exits to any parking area on a protected property in any manner unless at the direction of the owner or manager such parking is permitted. Blocking of entrances and exits shall include the parking of any type bicycle or vehicle in such a manner that it creates difficulty or limitations in entering or exiting the premises of the protected property, except for the purposes of repairs by municipal authorities or private contractors engaged by owners.
   (C)   It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle through any parking area or driveway of any protected property without intent to park said vehicle for purposes of conducting business at the protected property.
   (D)   It shall be unlawful for any person to leave an unoccupied vehicle upon a walkway, driveway, or parking area of a protected property and leave such premises to go elsewhere without the knowledge and consent of the owner or manager of the protected property. Any such vehicle parked for over 45 minutes may be towed away at the vehicle owner’s expense.
   (E)   It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon the walkway, driveway, or parking area of a protected property unless the individual entering the premises does so for the purpose of conducting business or does so with the knowledge and consent of the owner or manager of the protected property.
   (F)   If the owner of a public property, business, church, or other organization wishes to declare and post their property as “protected property,” the owner shall give notice to the city of such posting and shall cooperate in the prosecution of any car or person charged with violation of this section pursuant to said posting.
   (G)   The city shall furnish a form to be executed by the property owner which shall constitute notice to the city of the posting of notice of a protected property. The city shall provide for a fee determined by the Board of Public Works, for a standard form notice as provided in division (A) above to be posted and maintained by the owner. Such notices shall be posted in conspicuous places designating the property to be protected property, and only upon such proper posting shall compliance with this section be enforced by the city.
   (H)   It shall be unlawful for anyone other than the owner or his or her authorized agent to remove, deface, or tamper with any sign or notice posted pursuant to this section.
(Ord. 8, 1997, passed 12-2-1997) Penalty, see § 71.99
§ 71.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
   (B)   Any person who shall violate any provisions of § 71.07 shall, on conviction, be fined in a sum not less than $5, nor more than $50 for each offense.
   (C)   Any person who shall violate any provision of § 71.08 shall be fined not less than $25 for the first offense; $50 for the second offense; and $75 plus the city’s court costs for each violation of § 71.08.
(Ord. 4, 1992, passed - -1992; Ord. 8, 1997, passed 12-2-1997)