(a) City Garage; Permit Application. Any person wishing to park his or her vehicle in a monthly parking space in a City garage must first apply to the Bureau of Parking therefor. After the application is accepted, and the applicant agrees in a signed contract to the regulations set by the Bureau of Parking, a vehicle parking permit shall be issued and a space assigned. The vehicle parking permit shall show the applicant's assigned parking space.
(b) Permit Required. No person shall park a vehicle in a monthly parking space in a City garage without a vehicle parking permit. The vehicle parking permit shall be as designated by the Bureau of Parking.
(c) Parking Spaces. There shall only be one motor vehicle permitted to park in an assigned parking space at one time.
(d) Violations. Whoever fails to park in the assigned parking space, obtain a vehicle parking permit or properly place the parking permit in the location designated by the Bureau of Parking, or parks in an unauthorized or unassigned space, shall have his or her motor vehicle tagged by the Department of Police or an employee of the Bureau of Parking and shall remit with the tag a fine of twenty dollars ($20.00) for such violation. Upon default of payment of such fine within fifteen days, the tag shall be turned over to the District Magistrate for further action or the motor vehicle may be booted as per Section 482.195
. Monthly parkers who continue to park without properly showing their monthly parking permit shall have their parking privileges revoked.
(e) Fees; Billing. On the first day of the month a parking invoice shall be mailed to the monthly parker. Parking garage fees are to be established by resolution of City Council and amended from time to time. All parking fees shall be due by the fifteenth day of the month. Any invoice received after the eighteenth day of the month shall be charged a five dollar ($5.00) penalty fee. Any parker who has three months parking in arrears will automatically have his or her parking privileges revoked. The parker shall then have one month to settle the account or the matter will be turned over to the District Magistrate for further action.
(f) Additional or Replacement Permits. Additional or replacement vehicle parking permits shall be available at the Bureau of Parking at the rate of five dollars ($5.00). The monthly parker shall be responsible for always having a valid parking permit.
(Ord. 4753. Passed 9-11-96.)
(g) Rates for monthly parking will be established by resolution of City Council and amended from time to time.
(h) At the discretion of the Director of Finance, garages may be made available for use during recreational events, and a fee for such event parking will be established by resolution of City Council and amended from time to time. Vehicles must be removed within two hours after the conclusion of said events. If a person using event parking does not remove his or her vehicle after said event, he or she shall be subject to a fine of twenty dollars ($20.00). Upon default of payment of such fine within fifteen days, the tag shall be turned over to the District Magistrate for further action or the motor vehicle may be booted as per Section 482.195.
(Ord. 4790. Passed 11-12-97; Ord. 5216. Passed 12-26-16; Ord. 5323. Passed 12-8-21.)