Any violation of the sections of this chapter set forth below shall subject the violator to those civil penalties hereinafter enumerated. Civil penalties that are not voluntarily paid by the violator may be recovered by the city by a civil action in the nature of a debt.
(A) Generally. Any person violating any provision of this chapter, for which no other penalty is provided, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 10.99.
(B) Notice to be affixed. Whenever a member of the Police Department of the city or other person authorized with the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter regulating parking of vehicles shall find that any of those provisions are being, or have been violated by the owner and/or operator of the vehicle, the officer or person shall notify the owner and/or operator of the vehicle of the violation by conspicuously attaching to the vehicle a parking violation notice or citation.
(C) Responsibility for penalty. Upon receiving a notice or citation serving as notice of violation of the parking regulations set forth in these sections, the owner and/or operator of the vehicle found in violation shall be responsible for penalties herein established.
(D) Penalty.
(1) Any penalty for parking violation that is not paid within 15 days of issuance will accrue an additional penalty of $5 per 15 days it remains unpaid. After 15 days of issuance of a parking violation, a delinquent notice will be mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle.
(2) The maximum total combined fines and penalties for a single $20 violation shall be $50. When the maximum is reached for either a single violation or receives three or more for the same owner and/or operator, he or she will be notified in writing of the intent of the city to pursue claims through appropriate civil action or through referral to a collection agency. Once a civil action is initiated, any fees or costs, including but not limited to, attorney fees, involved in the civil action shall be added to the settlement in each action and shall be due and payable by the owner and/or operator.
(Prior Code, § 13-12) (Ord. O-49-97, passed 4-10-1997; Ord. O-05-10, passed 12-2-2010; Ord. O-14-24, passed 8-1-2024)