Except in a period of emergency determined by an officer of the fire or police department, or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control sign or signal, when any vehicle is parked in any parking space that is regulated by a parking meter, the operator of such vehicle shall, upon entering such parking meter space, immediately make the proper payment by a method as is required for such parking meter and as is designated by directions on the meter, and when required by the directions on the meter, the operator of such vehicle, after payment, shall also set in operation the timing mechanism on such meter in accordance with directions appearing thereon or place the receipt provided by the meter in or on the vehicle in accordance with the directions appearing on the meter. For a vehicle other than a motorcycle, the receipt shall be placed on the dashboard on the driver’s side of the vehicle with the date and time of expiration clearly visible from outside. For a motorcycle, the receipt shall be affixed to the windshield or handlebars with the date and time of expiration clearly visible. The failure to make payment, set the timing mechanism in operation, or place the receipt in or on the vehicle, when so required, shall constitute a violation of this section. Upon payment and the setting of the timing mechanism in operation or placing the parking meter receipt in or on the vehicle, when so required, the parking space may be lawfully occupied by such vehicle during the period of time that has been prescribed for the part of the street or public parking area in which the parking space is located; provided that any person placing a vehicle in a parking meter space served by a meter that indicates that unused time has been left in the meter by the previous occupant of the space shall not be required to make payment so long as such person’s occupancy of the space does not exceed the indicated unused parking time. If a vehicle remains parked in any parking space beyond the parking time limit set for such parking space, and if the meter indicates such illegal parking, or if the noted date and time on the receipt has expired, then and in that event, such vehicle shall be considered as parking overtime and beyond the period of legal parking time, and such parking is a violation of this traffic code.
(Sec. 15-22.7, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 15, Art. 22, § 15-22.7) (Am. Ord. 04-32)