(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