355.01 MUNICIPAL OFF-STREET PARKING GARAGE AND CITY OWNED OR LEASED PARKING LOTS.

   (a)   Any City owned or leased off-street parking lot shall be under the general supervision and management of the Safety-Service Director, and he/she is authorized and directed to make and promulgate such rules and regulations, including minimum operating hours of the lots, in conformity with the provisions of this section, as may be necessary and desirable for the proper operation and administration of such facilities. The Safety-Service Director shall review this chapter yearly and propose changes as necessary.

   (b)   Parking in the lots shall be available for use, unless otherwise designated, on the basis of daily short term and monthly leasing only.

   (c)   The following rate schedule is hereby approved.

(1)   Diamond and Third Parking
Lot Space (non-City employee)	$ 20.00 per month
Space (when under contract for ten          or more spaces to the same          non-City party)	$15.00 per month
Space (City employee          owned vehicle)	$50.00 per year
Short term designated spaces          (two hour maximum)	No charge
(2)   Fourth and Main Parking Lot.
Space (individual)	20.00 per month
Space (when under contract for          ten or more spaces to the          same party)	15.00 per month
Short term designated space          (two hour maximum)	No charge

   Provided that all contracts for ten or more spaces shall be subject to the provision that the lessee shall not sublet any of the spaces under his/her contract.

   (d)   The following regulations governing parking at the Secured Police Parking Lot, the (lower) East Third Street Lot, Utility Collections Building Lot, the Southwest Adams Street Lot the (upper) Park Avenue East Lot and the Northwest Adams Street Lot, all of which are located at or near the Municipal Building, are hereby adopted.

      (1)   Secured Police Parking Lot.

         A.   All spaces within the secured area shall be for City owned vehicles.

      (2)   (Lower) East Third Street Lot - 92 spaces.

         A.   Fifty-six spaces shall be for City officials and City owned vehicles and personal vehicles of City employees.

         B.   Thirty-six spaces shall be metered and/or free spaces.

      (3)   Utility Collections Building Lot - 31 spaces.

         A.   Fifteen spaces on the upper level shall be for Utility Collection customers.

         B.   Sixteen spaces on the lower level shall be for City owned vehicles and personal vehicles of City employees.

      (4)   Southwest Adams Street Lot - 38 spaces.

         A.   Ten spaces shall be reserved for First United Methodist Church.

         B.   Four spaces shall be for City owned vehicles.

         C.   Twenty-four shall be for personal vehicles of City and employees.

      (5)   (Upper) Park Avenue East Lot - 73 spaces.

         A.   Twenty-six spaces shall be for City officials, metered and/or free spaces.

         B.   Forty-seven spaces shall be for personal vehicles of City employees.

   (e)   In order for a City employee to park a personal vehicle in one of the designated spaces as described in paragraphs (c)(1) and (d), a placard provided by the City as required for each vehicle that might occupy such spae. The cost of said placard, irrespective of the number obtained, shall be zero dollars ($0.00) per year for each space.

   (f)   Spaces for City officials, metered and/or free spaces shall be located near the building.

   (g)   Specific allocations of secured and City official spaces shall be designated by the Safety-Service Director.

   (h)   Short term parking in any City owned or leased off-street parking lot shall be limited to a maximum duration of two hours and no person shall park a vehicle or permit a vehicle registered in his/her name to be parked in any short term space beyond such two hour time period. It shall be considered prima-facie evidence that the owner of any vehicle parked beyond such time period was the operator of such vehicle at the time of such illegal parking.

   (i)   No person shall stand or park a vehicle or permit a vehicle registered in his/her name to be parked in any reserved parking space, or in any restricted area in any City owned or leased off-street parking lot unless that person has rented that space. It shall be considered prima- facie evidence that the owner of any vehicle parked in a reserved space was the operator of such vehicle at the time of such illegal parking.

   (j)   No person shall “back in” park a vehicle or permit a vehicle registered in his/her name to be “back in” parked in any City lots.

   (k)   If an employee has a short or long term temporary disability, they shall be given sole use of a designated handicapped spot, in accordance with ADA.

   (l)   Subject to the approval thereof by Council, the Public Service Director may adopt rates and regulations for the rental of vehicle spaces at such rates within the garage and lots on other than a monthly basis as provided above.

(Ord. 13-030. Passed 2-5-13.)