(A) Eastern portion of the city. Overtime parking violations for the eastern portion of the city shall apply to vehicles parked or standing upon the streets of the city in the area bounded bv the Intracoastal Waterway on the west, and the northern, southern and easterly borders of the city, along with the area bounded by the Intracoastal Waterway on the east, North Southlake Drive on the south, as off-street parking lots and parking garages owned or controlled by the city in the same area, when such vehicles are parked or standing upon such streets, off-street parking lots or parking garages.
(B) Western portion of the city. Overtime parking violations for the western portion of the city shall apply to vehicles parked or standing upon the streets of the city in the area bounded bv the Intracoastal Waterway on the east, except the area bounded by North Southlake Drive on the south, 12th Avenue on the west and Polk Street to the north, and the northern and southern borders of the city, as well as off-street parking lots and parking garages owned or controlled by the city in the same area, when such vehicles are parked or standing upon such streets, off-street parking lots or parking garages.
(C) It shall be a violation of this section to:
(1) Park a vehicle in any metered parking space without depositing appropriate U. S. currency or any authorized type of payment, or displaying a city issued parking permit where such use is allowed.
(2) Allow a vehicle to remain parked in a posted or metered parking space for a period of time longer than the maximum time allowed by a parking controlled device.
(3) Deposit or attempt to deposit in any parking meter anything other than lawful U.S. currency or a credit card.
(4) Remove, deface, tamper with, open, willfully break, destroy or damage in any way any parking meter.
(D) Penalty.
(1) Any person who parks a vehicle within the eastern portion of the city and is found in violation of division (C) of this section shall be liable for a fine of $35, except that for a second violation of division (C) within six months of the first violation, the fine shall be $75, and for a third or subsequent violation within six months of the first violation, the fine shall be $155.
(2) Any person who parks a vehicle within the western portion of the city and is found in violation of division (C) of this section shall be liable for a fine of $20, except that for a second violation of division (C) within six months of the first violation, the fine shall be $45, and for a third or subsequent violation within six months of the first violation, the fine shall be $95.
('72 Code, § 34-90) (Ord. O-79- 13, passed 3-7-79; Am. Ord. O-92- 66, passed 12-16-92; Am. Ord. O- 2001-30, passed 7-11-01; Am. Ord. O-2009-06, passed 5-6-09; Am. Ord. O-2010-26, passed 7-7-10; Am. Ord. O-2011-28, passed 10-19- 11; Am. Ord. O-2012-04, passed 3- 7-12; Am. Ord. O-2021-07, passed 5-5-21) Penalty, see § 72.999