The provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the Department.
(a) Parking Permits and Parking Passes to allow parking during restricted hours at a District shall be issued only in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) below. Issuance of said permit(s) and pass(es) shall not imply the applicant is in compliance with any tax payment or vehicle licensing law or ordinance.
(b) Parking Permits, in the form of decals, will be available from the Department. Initial Parking Permits shall be issued for a period of up to one (1) year, one (1) per vehicle with the expiration date as set forth on the permit.
(c) Parking Permits shall be applied for in person, by mail, or electronically in accordance with procedures established by the Department and shall be accompanied by proof of the applicant's residency in the District and proof of vehicle ownership or use of a vehicle for which the permit is requested.
(1) Proof of residency shall consist of any one (1) of the following which reflects an address within the District:
A. Virginia driver's license.
B. Proof of payment of Loudoun County vehicle personal property tax.
(2) Proof of residency shall also consist of, but not necessarily be limited to, any two (2) of the following, provided they reflect an address within the District:
A. Vehicle or personal property insurance policy.
B. Proof of payment of a security deposit or paid rent receipt.
C. Lease or mortgage documents.
D. Virginia voter registration.
E. Utility bill.
(3) Within the first thirty (30) or less days of residency, a new resident of a District may show only one (1) of the items identified in subsection (c)(2) of this section and be issued one (1) non-renewable Thirty-Day Parking Pass. Before expiration of such pass, the new resident shall comply with the provisions above in order to obtain a Parking Permit. Proof of vehicle ownership or use of a vehicle shall consist of one (1) of the following:
A. Virginia vehicle registration. A new resident may show any current vehicle registration.
B. Proof of payment of Loudoun County vehicle personal property tax. A new resident may show proof of current payment of vehicle license to another jurisdiction.
Any person on active duty in the United States armed forces, absent from his state of residence or domicile solely by reason of compliance with military orders, may comply with the provisions of this paragraph (c) by showing a current military identification and proof of military status, one of the proof of residency listed limited in paragraph (c)(2). and proof of vehicle ownership through vehicle registration.
Applications for renewal of individual Parking Permits shall be processed in the same manner as an original Parking Permit application, except that an applicant who can show to the Department a current Loudoun County vehicle personal property tax payment which shows that such applicant continues to be a resident at the same address of the District and continues to be the owner or user of the same permitted vehicle or motorcycle, may renew his or her Parking Permit without need to submit all documents required in this section for a new Permit Parking application, in accordance with the renewal process established by the Department. If a current District resident purchases a vehicle, such resident may obtain a non- renewable Thirty-Day Parking Pass, valid for a thirty-day period, to use until the temporary plates are replaced with permanent plates.
(d) Parking Permits and Parking Passes, shall only be valid for the District for which they are issued and shall not entitle the permit or pass holder to park in any other District. Each District is considered a unique and individual restricted parking zone.
(e) Upon disposing of a vehicle assigned with a Parking Permit, the permit holder may obtain a new Parking Permit for a replacement vehicle upon presentation of the permit or parts thereof (removed from the now-disposed vehicle) and the following: (1) a Virginia vehicle registration or (2) evidence of a current payment of the Loudoun County vehicle personal property tax for the replacement vehicle, provided the individual continues to reside in the District.
(f) Parking Permits and Parking Passes shall be removed from the vehicle upon moving from the District.
(g) Parking Permits and Parking Passes are the property of Loudoun County, may be revoked without notice and must be surrendered on demand by the County.
(h) A Temporary Residential Parking Permit District Permit may be issued to the residents of such temporary District and shall be valid for a period of up to two (2) years or until the construction project or other event that caused the establishment of the temporary District has ended, whichever occurs first. These temporary permits may be renewed if the construction project or other event that caused the establishment of the Temporary Residential Parking Permit District continues.
(Ord. 04-19. Passed 12-21-04; Ord. 11-11. Passed 9-12-11; Ord. 18-21. Passed 11-14-18; Ord. 21-08. Passed 7-14-21.)