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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.)
(a) A non-transferable Short-Term Visitor Parking Pass (three days or less) may be issued by the Department upon request in accordance with the provisions designated by the Board in adopting the District. The resident of the District entitled to be provided with a Short- Term Visitor Parking Pass is responsible for the use of each pass, including filling out all information required in each pass (e.g. effective and expiration date of the pass).
(b) A non-transferable Thirty-Day Parking Pass may be issued by the Department upon request, in accordance with the provisions designated by the Board in adopting the District. The resident of the District entitled to the Thirty-Day Parking Pass is responsible for the use of each pass, including filling out all information required in each pass (e.g. effective and expiration date of the pass).
(c) Short-Term Visitor Parking Pass shall not be issued to residents of multifamily or town home addresses which have a parking lot or lots provided.
(d) Short-Term Visitor Parking Pass may be issued for a long-term medical condition that requires the frequent services of a health care provider in a residence within the established District. To qualify, the resident must provide a statement from a certified physician to the Department stating the need for a long-term care provider, the frequency of the required visits by the health care provider, and the duration for the health care provider visits. Issuance of the Short-Term Visitor Parking Pass may not exceed five (5) passes per calendar year.
(Ord. 04-19. Passed 12-21-04; Ord. 18-21. Passed 11-14-18; Ord. 21-08. Passed 7-14-21.)
(a) The fee schedule may be imposed by the Board for the establishment, amendment, or expansion of a District.
(b) A fee schedule may be established and imposed by the Board for each Parking Permit or Parking Pass, by category, payable at the time of issuance, renewal, or termination of such Parking Permit or Parking Pass.
(c) The Board shall adopt the fee schedule as set forth as Appendix B.
(Ord. 04-19. Passed 12-21-04; Ord. 18-21. Passed 11-14-18.)
(a) It shall be an infraction for any person to park a motor vehicle or motorcycle in violation of the parking restrictions at Districts created pursuant to this chapter.
(b) It shall be an infraction for any person to represent that they are entitled to a Parking Permit or Parking Pass when they are not so entitled, to fail to destroy a Parking Permit or Parking Pass to which they are no longer entitled, or to display such a permit or pass at any time when the user of such permit or pass is not entitled to it.
(c) It shall be an infraction for any person to represent that they are entitled to a Parking Pass when they are not so entitled, to park a vehicle displaying such a pass at any time when the user of such a pass is not entitled to it, or to display such pass without providing information required in the pass (e.g. effective and expiration date of the pass).
(d) It shall be an infraction for any residential resident entitled to receive a Short-Term Visitor Parking Pass to allow said pass to be used by anyone other than a person visiting a residence in the specified District.
(e) It shall be an infraction to improperly display a Parking Permit or Parking Pass in contravention of Section 490.02. Failure to display a Parking Permit or Parking Pass, as described herein, shall be punishable by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00).
(f) Those found to have violated paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this section shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per infraction. Motor vehicles or motorcycles parked in violation of these provisions may be towed at the owner’s expense.
(g) Enforcement of District regulations and use of Parking Permits and Parking Passes shall be under the jurisdiction of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, who shall issue citations and impose fines against those persons who violate the provisions of this chapter.
(h) The Loudoun County Treasurer shall enforce payment of the Residential Permit Parking District fines imposed by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. The Loudoun County Treasurer shall account for all payments of uncontested parking fines imposed under this chapter; any challenge to a parking citation or fine shall be certified by the Treasurer in writing, on an appropriate form, to the Loudoun County General District Court.
(i) The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office may waive the enforcement of any District for the purpose of providing parking for special events by issuance of an Event Notice Placard to be prominently displayed in the front yard of the residence where the event is to take place for a minimum of two days prior to the event. In addition, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office shall maintain temporary vehicle exemption permits as an alternative to the enforcement waiver. Temporary vehicle exemption permits are intended to enable discretionary authority on behalf of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office to allow vehicles to park within restricted areas on a temporary basis when justified by unique circumstances.
(Ord. 04-19. Passed 12-21-04; Ord. 18-21. Passed 11-14-18; Ord. 21-08. Passed 7-14-21.)
(a) Should the parking restrictions in a District no longer be needed, because of a change to the roadway network, traffic, or parking patterns among others, residents of such District may apply to the Board for termination of the District, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The Board, through the Department, receives an application as defined in Section 490.06 herein requesting the termination of the District;
(2) The application to the Board contains the petition of the residents of the District with signatures representing at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the eligible residential addresses of the existing District and more than sixty percent (60%) of the eligible residential addresses on each block of the District or, in the case of a public street attached or single- family/town home dwelling units, such petition must contain signatures representing at least sixty percent (60%) of the eligible residential addresses, as defined in Section 490.05;
(3) If approved by the Board after formal public hearing, the County will terminate the District and remove parking restriction signs on the corresponding block(s). Notification letters will be mailed to the residents of the termination of the District and its effective date.
(4) If residents desire to re-instate the District, the residents may re-apply through the petition process one year (365 days) after the effective termination date of the District.
(b) Should parking restrictions on specific block(s) within a District be no longer needed, because of change to the roadway network, traffic, or parking patterns among others, residents of the District may apply to the Board for removal of such block(s) from the District, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The Board, through the Department, receives an application as defined in Section 490.06 herein requesting removal of specific block(s) from the District;
(2) The application to the Board contains the petition of the residents of the District with signatures representing at least sixty percent (60%) of the eligible residential addresses on each block of the District proposed for removal or, in the case of a public street attached single-family/town home dwelling units, such petition must contain signatures representing at least sixty percent (60%) of the eligible residential addresses, as defined in Section 490.05;
(3) If approved by the Board after a formal public hearing, the County will amend the District and remove parking restriction signs on applicable block(s). Notification letters will be mailed to the residents of the District regarding the removal of the block(s) and its effective date.
(4) If residents desire to re-instate the removed block(s) to the District, the residents may apply through the petition process one year (365 days) after the effective removal date from the District.
(c) Temporary Residential Parking Permit Districts will be terminated by the Department once the construction project or other event that caused the establishment of the temporary District ends. The Department will notify the temporary District residents by mail of the termination of the District.
(Ord. 18-21. Passed 11-14-18; Ord. 21-08. Passed 7-14-21.)
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