9-904.   Reserved spaces prohibited.
There shall be no reserved spaces for personal parking or customer parking in the central business district. Provided, however:
   (a)   Reserved handicapped parking spaces in the central business district as designated by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to Title 9-801, et seq, of the Paris Municipal Code, or required by state law.   
   (b)   Temporary reserved spaces may be designated by the Chief of Police for maintenance, construction, renovation or improvement of building, equipment or facilities in the central business district.   
   (c)   Temporary reserved spaces may be allowed for events that serve the general public as approved by the Chief of Police; for weddings, funerals or other special organizations, temporary reserved spaces, appropriately marked, may be used with the approval of the Chief of Police.
   (d)   One (1) reserved space shall be allowed for each church in the central business district for use in church business. In addition, if more than one (1) space is needed by said church as a result of public safety consideration of loading and unloading passengers during the week, then the committee may allow additional spaces for said church. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, there shall be no charge for the initial space allocated for church use (Ord. #631, 10/03/85).
   (e)   Any employee of the city, county, state, or federal government with a demonstrated need for a reserved parking space or a permit to allow parking for more than two (2) hours in any two (2) hour free parking space may make application to the Downtown Parking Committee for such reserved space or extending parking upon the showing of a demonstrated need for such parking privileges, and the Downtown Parking Committee shall make such investigation as they deem necessary to determine whether to grant or deny such an application (Ord. #793, 04/02/92).