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10.46.080   Parking permit fees.
   (a)   The initial purchase of a residential parking permit for a vehicle owned or leased of a resident and registered at a qualifying residence in addition to vehicles owned, leased of an owner or employee of a qualifying neighborhood serving center shall be assessed the corresponding fees set forth in the city Municipal Fee Schedule.
   (b)   Renewal of residential parking permits shall be subject to the fees set forth in the city Municipal Fee Schedule.
   (c)   Replacement of stolen, lost, or damaged residential parking permits shall be subject to the feesset forth in the city Municipal Fee Schedule.
   (d)    Lost or stolen guest permits will be subjected to a higher replacement fee as set forth in the City Municipal Fee Schedule.
   (e)   The fee for each guest parking permit (one-day and annual) will be as set forth in the city Municipal Fee Schedule.
   (f)   Residential parking permit fees will be pro-rated for half year increments. Thus permits applied for between September 1 and the last day of February pay full price. Permits applied for between March 1 and August 31 pay half price.
   (g)   One-day guest permits pay full price.
   (h)   No partial or full refund will be administered for any resident or guest permit.
(Ord. 5531 § 7 (part), 2021: Ord. 5060 § 3, 2009)
10.46.090   Time limitations.
   (a)   Upon the adoption by the City Council of theresolution designating a residential permit parking area, City staff shall cause appropriate signs to be erected in the area, indicating prominently thereon the time limitation, period of the day for its application, and conditions under which permit parking shall be exempt therefrom.
   (b)   Vehicles not displaying a valid residential parking permit may park up to two hours. After the two hour period, vehicles will be prohibited from re-parking within the same block. These limits will be enforced every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday between eight a.m. and five p.m., except holidays. Vehicles not displaying a valid permit during these periods and exceeding the two hour maximum parking allowance may be cited pursuant to section 10.44.010(c) of this Code. All vehicles may utilize on-street parking in College Terrace outside of this specified enforcement period.
   (c)   For the first ninety days following the effective date of this ordinance, the Director of Planning and Development Services shall provide monthly updates to the neighborhood and residents of the permit parking area, outlining the parking conditions in the neighborhood as compared to parking conditions prior to implementation. The Director shall also, not later than three months after implementation of the program, provide an informational report to the City Council summarizing such information and, if deemed necessary, outlining changes to the residential permit parking regulations. If the Director determines that parking problems are not substantially addressed by the program, the Director may, after consultation and input from the neighborhood, implement such changes to the time limitations described in subsection (b). These may include, but are not limited to:
   (1)   No re-parking after two hours anywhere within the neighborhood area;
   (2)   No re-parking after two hours within a specific subarea of the neighborhood.
If recommended by the Director, the revisions to theRPPP shall be installed not later than thirty days afterpresentation and notice to the neighborhood. If, during the thirty day period, a minimum of twenty-five percent of the program participants provide written requests for Council review of the changes, implementation shall be delayed until the Council reviews the changes at thesoonest available date.
   (c)   Ambulances, fire department vehicles, police vehicles or public utilities vehicles which have an official seal or logo identifying them as such shall be exempt from the time restrictions established in this subsection.
   (d)   Motor vehicles identified as used by disabled persons meeting the requirements of Section 22511.5 of the California Vehicle Code shall be exempt from time posted time limitations.
(Ord. 5494 § 3, 2020: Ord. 5060 § 3, 2009)
10.46.100   Revocation of permit.
   In addition to all other remedies, the City may temporarily revoke (for a period of time not to exceed ten working days) the residential parking permit of any person found to be in violation of this chapter by providing written notice of the temporary revocation to the permittee. Such written notice shall include a statement outlining the grounds for revoking the permit as well as the date, time, and place set for a hearing before the Hearing Officer or his or her representative to determine if the revocation shall be in effect until the expiration of the permit. Written notice of the date, time and place of such hearing shall be served upon the permittee five days prior to the date set for such hearing.
   At the hearing before the Hearing Officer or his orher representative, the permittee shall have the rightto be represented by an attorney, and/or to present evidence and a written or oral argument, or both.
   No decision shall be invalidated because of the admission into the record and the use of any proof of any fact in dispute of any evidence not admissible under the common law or statutory rules of evidence.
   Within five working days after close of hearing, the Hearing Officer or his or her representative shall enter his or her decision based upon the record presented and notify the permittee in writing of such decision. The decision of the Hearing Officer shall befinal. Failure, when so requested, to surrender a residential parking permit so revoked shall constitute a violation of this chapter. Any such violation is a misdemeanor. There will be no refunds for revoked permits.
(Ord. 5060 § 3, 2009)
10.46.110   Violation– Penalty.
   (a)   It is unlawful and shall constitute a violation of this chapter for any person to stand or park a motor vehicle, without a current residential parking permit properly displayed, at a curb within a residential permit parking area for a period of time exceeding the time limitation established for such area.
   (b)   The following shall be unlawful:
   (1)   For any person to falsely represent himself orherself as eligible for a parking permit or to furnish false information in an application therefore;
   (2)   For any person holding a valid parking permit issued pursuant hereto to permit use or display of or to use or display such permit on a motor vehicle other than that for which the permit was issued;
   (3)   For any person to copy, reproduce or otherwise bring into existence a facsimile or counterfeit parking permit or permits without written authorization from Revenue Collections;
   (4)   For any person to knowingly use or display a facsimile or counterfeit parking permit in order to evade time limitations on parking applicable in a residential parking permit area;
   (5)   For any person holding a valid parking permitissued pursuant hereto to sell, give or exchangesaid permit to any other person;
   (6)   For any person to knowingly commit any act which is prohibited by the terms of this chapter or any ordinance enacted by authority granted by this chapter.
(Ord. 5060 § 3, 2009)
10.46.120   Chapter interpretation.
   Staff has discretion in the implementation, and/or interpretation of this chapter.
(Ord. 5060 § 3, 2009)