(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter, for which no other penalty is provided, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 70.99.
(B) Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be punishable by the fines established by Council and posted in the Office of the City Clerk.
(C) In addition to the fines and penalties set forth in divisions (A) and (B) above, any or all of the following actions may be taken in an effort to collect unpaid parking fines.
(1) The Bureau may forward the unpaid fines to a collection agency for action. Upon forwarding the fines to the collection agency, an administrative fee equal to 30% of the unpaid fine will be added to the balance due.
(2) (a) If a vehicle owner has more than six unpaid parking citations an immobilization device may be placed on the vehicle when found. The device will be removed only after all unpaid fines and penalties have been satisfied, along with an immobilization device removal fee established by Council and posted in the Office of the City Clerk. The vehicle owner may contest the immobilization by following the procedures in § 70.32. Failure to comply with these requirements after the passing of 48 hours will result in the impoundment of the vehicle in accordance with the procedure in § 70.31. An impounded vehicle may be redeemed only after all unpaid fines and penalties have been satisfied, the immobilization device removal fee has been paid, and towing and storage fees have been paid.
(b) An immobilization device may only be removed by personnel duly authorized by the City Manager. The penalty for unauthorized removal of said device shall constitute a criminal misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days imprisonment and/or up to a $500 fine and other costs as allowed by the Michigan Vehicle Code, Public Act 300 of 1949, being M.C.L. § 257.907, including, but not limited to, costs relating to damaged immobilization devices.
(Prior Code, § 72.99)
(D) (1) Municipal civil infraction. A person who violates any provision of § 72.23 is responsible for a Class C municipal civil infraction, subject to payment of a civil fine as set forth Ch. 37 of this code, plus costs and other sanctions, for each infraction. Repeat offenses shall be subject to increased fines as provided by Ch. 37.
(Prior Code, § 72.28)
(Prior Code, § 72.26)
(Ord. D-536, passed 8-22-1960, effective 9-1-1960; Ord. D-1301, passed 5-29-1979, effective 6-8-1979; Ord. D-1789, passed 11-18-1996, effective 12-2-1996; Ord. D-1791, passed 1-6-1997, effective 1-16-1997; Ord. O-6, passed 6-16-2003, effective 6-26-2003; Ord. O-21, passed 5-17-2004, effective 5-27-2004; Ord. O-42, passed 1-9-2006, effective 1-19-2006; Ord. O-141, passed 8-27-2012, effective 9-6-2012; Ord. O-236, passed 7-26-2021, effective 8-6-2021)