NIGHT PARKING

§ 71.15 CURBED STREETS.

   Parking shall be prohibited on all curbed streets, drives, and courts in the village from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. each day of the week.

(1988 Code, § 10.10400) (Ord. passed 1-18-1988; Ord. passed 1-20-2014)

§ 71.16 NON-CURBED STREETS.

   Night street parking shall be allowed on all non-curbed streets, drives and courts from April 1 to November 30 and from December 1 to March 31, provided vehicles are not parked in snow plowing lanes.

(1988 Code, § 10.10401) (Ord. passed 1-18-1988)

§ 71.17 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.

   It shall be unlawful for any person, business, firm, or corporation to park, or cause to be parked, overnight or left running in excess of two hours, any commercial vehicle in excess of one-ton capacity on any property within the village, except on property zoned for commercial use, except by special approval of the Council. COMMERCIAL VEHICLES shall be defined as, but not limited to, tow trucks, dump trucks, over-the-road tractors, large delivery vans, buses or other commercially registered vehicles in excess of one ton. Tractor trailers shall not be allowed, except on commercial property, and the Council shall not grant special approval regarding tractor trailers.

(Ord. passed 4-21-2014; Ord. passed 4-20-2015; Ord. passed 6-1-2015)

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

§ 71.20 PARKING OF RECREATION VEHICLES.

   No travel trailers, campers, or recreation vehicles (RVs) shall be occupied, utilized, or inhabited on residential property for a period exceeding five consecutive nights, or five nights total in any one-month period.

(Ord. 6-16-2014; Ord. passed 7-7-2014)

§ 71.21 PENALTY.

   A person who violates § 71.20 is responsible for a municipal civil infraction.

   (A)   Municipal civil infraction. A person who violates § 71.20 is responsible for a municipal civil infraction, subject to payment of a civil fine of $100, plus costs and other sanctions for each infraction. Repeat offenses under § 71.20 shall be subject to increased fines as provided below.

   (B)   Increased civil fines. Increased civil fines may be imposed for repeated violations by a person of any requirement or provision of § 71.20.

      (1)   As used herein, A REPEAT OFFENSE means a second (or any subsequent) municipal civil infraction violation of the same requirement or provision:

         (a)   Committed by a person within any 18-month period; and

         (b)   For which the person admits responsibility or is determined to be responsible.

      (2)   The increased fine for a repeat offense shall be as follows:

         (a)   The fine for any offense that is a first repeat offense shall be no less than $200 plus reimbursement to the city, payable at the 73B District Court, Huron County, Michigan, within 48 hours, for charges assessed for the expense of the abatement, plus costs and other sanctions for each infraction.

         (b)   The fine for any offense that is a second repeat offense or any subsequent repeat offense shall be no less than $300, payable at the 73B District Court, Huron County, Michigan, within 48 hours, plus costs and other sanctions for each infraction.

(Ord. passed 7-7-2014)