12.56.150: PARKING METERS; INSTALLATION AND ENFORCEMENT:

   A.   The city transportation engineer shall cause parking meters to be installed near or upon the city's curb or sidewalk areas in numbers and locations that are sufficient, in the judgment of the city transportation engineer, to provide for the public's parking needs. Parking meters shall be operational and usable at least one hour before the time when parking time limitations take effect at metered parking spaces.

   B.   No person shall park any vehicle in any parking space, except as otherwise permitted by this chapter, without immediately purchasing from a parking meter the necessary authorization to park in that specific parking space for a designated period of time, which time period shall be reflected on a receipt or similar official record memorializing such purchase.

   C.   No person, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, shall permit any vehicle parked by such person to remain parked in any parking space beyond the time period specified on the receipt or other official record memorializing the purchase transaction described in subsection B of this section, or beyond the maximum time limit for parking as designated on either the parking meter or on posted signs that correspond to such parking space.

   D.   The presence of a vehicle in a parking space for which the paid time expired at least two (2) hours prior to the issuance of the parking citation shall be considered a wilful or egregious violation of this section and shall be subject to the penalty that corresponds to such violation as set forth in subsection 12.56.550B of this chapter. (Ord. 9-17, 2017)

12.56.160: PARKING METERS; SPACES AND TIME LIMITS:

   A.   The city transportation engineer shall establish and designate parking spaces, including restricted spaces, within the parking meter zone, and shall provide for maximum parking times for all parking spaces except as set forth in subsection B of this section.

   B.   Unless otherwise signed or designated, there shall be no parking time limitations at metered parking spaces:

      1.   Between eight o'clock (8:00) P.M. and eight o'clock (8:00) A.M.; and

      2.   During all hours on holidays. (Ord. 9-17, 2017)

12.56.170: PARKING METERS; RATES:

Parking meter rates shall be as set forth in the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule. (Ord. 9-17, 2017)

12.56.180: PARKING METERS; RESTRICTED SPACES:

   A.   No person shall park or permit any vehicle to remain parked in a restricted parking space during a restricted period, except those persons included within the class for whose benefit the restriction is imposed.

   B.   The fact that a person has provided payment to park in a particular parking space shall not entitle that person to park in such parking space during the time parking is prohibited in such parking space. (Ord. 9-17, 2017)

12.56.190: PARKING METERS; OVERTIME PARKING PROHIBITED:

   A.   No person shall park or permit any vehicle to remain parked in any parking space for a continuous period longer than the maximum time period designated on the City parking meters or on posted signs that correspond to such parking space.

   B.   No person shall purchase authorization to park in a particular parking space for the purpose of permitting a vehicle to remain parked in such particular parking space for a continuous period longer than the maximum time period designated on the City parking meters or on posted signs that correspond to such parking space. (Ord. 9-17, 2017)

12.56.200: PARKING METERS; NO CHARGE WHEN:

   A.   Parking spaces may be used without charge on all days of the week between eight o'clock (8:00) P.M. and eight o'clock (8:00) A.M., and during all hours on Saturdays and on Sundays and holidays as enumerated in subsection B of this section. With regard to parking at parking spaces on Saturdays, when signs or traffic markings are erected or placed by the direction of the City Transportation Engineer limiting the duration of such parking, no person shall park a vehicle or permit such vehicle to remain parked for longer than the time specified, between the hours shown upon any street, parts of a street, or roadway.

   B.   1. The word "holiday" means:

         a.   Every Sunday;

         b.   January 1, called New Year's Day;

         c.   The third Monday of January, called Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday;

         d.   The third Monday of February, called Presidents' Day;

         e.   The last Monday in May, called Memorial Day;

         f.   July 4, called Independence Day;

         g.   July 24, called Pioneer Day;

         h.   The first Monday in September, called Labor Day;

         i.   The second Monday of October, called Columbus Day;

         j.   November 11, called Veterans Day;

         k.   The fourth Thursday of November, called Thanksgiving Day; and

         l.   December 25, called Christmas.

      2.   When July 4, July 24, November 11 or December 25 falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be considered the legal holiday, and no other day shall be considered a holiday. (Ord. 9-17, 2017)

12.56.205: PARKING METERS; NO CHARGE FOR SLC GREEN VEHICLES; ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS:

   A.   The following definitions shall apply to this section:

   DIVISION: The City's Transportation Division.

   ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION: A parking stall equipped with infrastructure that supplies electric energy for the recharging of electric vehicles.

   SLC GREEN VEHICLE: A passenger vehicle that meets the most current model year standards, established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to qualify as an EPA SmartWay Elite vehicle.

   B.   1. The division shall issue a vehicle window sticker to all persons applying for such sticker who provide evidence acceptable to the division that the vehicle for which the sticker is desired is an SLC green vehicle as defined in subsection A of this section.

      2.   The recipient of the sticker shall affix it to the bottom left side of the rear window of the vehicle for which it is issued, so that it is readily visible, or as directed by the division.

   C.   Salt Lake City operated on-street metered parking spaces may be used without charge on all days of the week at all hours by vehicles properly displaying the sticker referred to in subsection B of this section.

   D.   No person parking a vehicle without charge pursuant to this section shall park or permit such vehicle to remain parked in any parking space for a continuous period longer than that designated on the parking meter pay station or on the posted sign that corresponds to such parking space, nor shall they park in restricted spaces pursuant to section 12.56.180 of this chapter.

   E.   In assessing the evidence provided by an applicant for such sticker as set forth in subsection B1 of this section, the division may consider:

      1.   Vehicle information for particular years and models of vehicles determined by the Department of Energy or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that demonstrates a particular vehicle meets the requirements set to qualify as a current model year EPA SmartWay Elite vehicle; and

      2.   The EPA's annual "Green Vehicle Guide" as found at the website www.epa.gov/greenvehicles or its successor website; and

      3.   SmartWay vehicle information as found at the website www.fueleconomy.gov or its successor website.

   F.   Use of Salt Lake City operated electric vehicle charging stations is restricted to electric vehicles actively charging their batteries. The division may establish time limits for use of particular electric vehicle charging stations. No person shall use an electric vehicle charging station and the associated parking stall for longer than the time period specified for that station. Failure to comply with this provision will result in a civil penalty as set forth in section 12.56.550 of this chapter. (Ord. 37-18, 2018)