(A) The Assistant Director of PARC is authorized and directed to install parking meters on any street or portion thereof in Metro Government and where the Department of Public Works has determined that parking will not impede a reasonable flow of traffic.
(B) When parking meters have been installed, the regulation, control, operation, and use provided for in this subchapter and the maintenance and replacement of the meters and any and all street markings provided for herein shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Director of PARC except where the Department of Public Works determines that parking in the location where meters are located impedes the flow of traffic on the street.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to remove installed parking meters from any location within the jurisdiction of Metro Government.
(D) Requests for removal shall be submitted to and authorized by the Assistant Director of PARC. An authorized agent of PARC shall conduct removal of meters.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, maintain, or display any unauthorized sign, marking, or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles a sign, marking, or device used by PARC or the Director of Public Works to direct permissible or impermissible parking, or which conceals or hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any PARC control over parking. Every such prohibited sign, marking, or device is declared to be a public nuisance and PARC or the Director of Public Works is empowered to remove it or cause it to be removed.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 75.34) (Lou. Ord. No. 394-1986, approved 12-30-1986; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 102-1987, approved 4-16-1987; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 207-1988, approved 7-29-1988; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 163-1998, approved 8-4-1998, effective 12-1-1998; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0126-2001, approved 10-12-2001; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 64-2005, approved 5-17-2005) Penalty, see § 72.999