(A) Whenever any vehicle shall be parked next to a parking meter on any day, when parking regulations as provided for under the provisions of this chapter are in effect, the owner or operator of said vehicle shall park within the area designated by the curb and street marking lines as indicated for parallel, or diagonal parking on public highways or in municipal parking lots within the lines indicated for the parking meter selected by the operation of the motor vehicle, and upon entering said parking space shall immediately deposit in said parking meter any lawful coin or coins of the United States in the proper amount depending upon the location and the length of time such vehicle can be legally parked as prescribed for that zone by this chapter and shall put the meter in operation; provided, however, that such owner or operator may use the unexpired time remaining on the meter from the previous use without depositing a coin therein, and provided further that no vehicle shall be parked for longer than the period prescribed for that zone by this chapter. When a vehicle is too large to be confined in a single space, only the meter nearest the hood of the front end of said vehicle need be operated. If a vehicle shall remain parked in any parking space for longer than the time prescribed by this chapter or for such length of time that the parking meter shall display a signal indicating illegal parking, then in that event such vehicle shall be considered as parked overtime.
(B) It shall be unlawful to deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter anything other than a coin or coins of the United States.
(C) It shall be unlawful to park in any space without a meter beyond the prescribed time.
(D) Pay & display meter.
(1) Procedure for using pay & display meters.
(a) Area for pay & display meter parking will be marked with signs, indicating the time zone and where the pay & display meter is located.
(b) The motorist may park their vehicle and proceed to the pay station.
(c) The motorist has the choice to pay with credit card or U.S. coins (dollars, quarters, dimes, or nickels).
(d) The motorist will receive a pay & display receipt (P&DR) which must be placed face up on the dashboard of their vehicle.
(e) The receipt must be visible from both sides of the vehicle.
(f) The receipt is valid at any meter in the parking district in which the receipt was purchased or a parking district with a lower rate as long as it is not expired or the vehicle has not been parked for longer than the allowed time limit in that particular space.
(g) The receipt is only valid on the date issued and expires at the time indicated.
(h) Only one receipt is allowed on the vehicle dashboard.
(i) Event receipts are only valid in the parking district in which the receipt was purchased.
(2) Pay & display receipts will at minimum have the following printed information:
(a) Issued date and time;
(b) Expiration date and time;
(c) Machine ID number;
(d) Receipt number;
(e) Payment amount;
(f) City's name; and
(g) Words "PLACE ON DASH- BOARD FACE UP".
(h) Words or color indicating parking districts in which receipt is purchased.
(3) Procedure for enforcement.
(a) A vehicle with no obvious signs of a purchased pay & display receipt (from the current day) placed face up on the dashboard of the vehicle will be issued a parking citation for "Failure to Display Pay & Display Receipt" pursuant to § 70.78.
(b) A vehicle displaying an expired pay & display receipt (current date) will be subject to a parking citation for "Expired Meter" pursuant to § 70.78.
(c) A vehicle not parked wholly within the lines identifying the parking space will be subject to a parking citation for "No Parking Zone" pursuant to § 70.78.
(d) Vehicles are also subject to any time restriction as posted.
(e) A vehicle displaying a pay & display receipt for an event or a parking district carrying a rate equal to or lower than that in which the vehicle is parked will be issued a parking citation for “Failure to Display Pay & Display Receipt” pursuant to § 70.78.
(4) Out-of-order pay & display meters. If a pay & display meter is out-of-order or otherwise inoperable, the motorist will be directed to the nearest alternative pay & display meter to obtain a valid receipt.
(E) In vehicle parking meter. The other provisions of this section notwithstanding, in vehicle parking meters may be used in lieu of payment made directly to the parking meter. In vehicle parking meters will be valid at any space in the city that requires payment of a parking meter. In vehicle parking meters will only be valid when properly activated in accordance with the rate structure and time limit for the space in which the vehicle is parked and displayed on the curb side dashboard so that both the meter and the readout on its screen is clearly visible from the exterior of the vehicle.
(Ord. passed 8-6-02; Am. Ord. passed 7-11-06; Am. Ord. passed 12-5-06; Am. Ord. passed 10-2-07; Am. Ord. passed 11-7-07; Am. Ord. passed 2-5-08; Am. Ord. passed 8-5-08)