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When a vehicle is parked in any space adjacent to which a parking meter is located or in a parking lot, the driver of the vehicle shall, upon entering the parking space, immediately deposit or cause to be deposited the proper fee in the parking meter or gate and put the meter or gate in operation. Failure to deposit the proper fee and put the meter or gate in operation shall constitute a violation of this subchapter. Upon the deposit of the fee and placing the meter or gate in operation, the parking space may be lawfully occupied by the vehicle during the period of parking time which has been prescribed for the part of the street or parking lot in which the parking space is located.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.408; 1992 Code, § 40-282) (Ord. 12-04, passed 2-2-2004)
It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this section for any person to:
(a) Cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of or operated by that person to be parked overtime or beyond the period of legal parking time established for any parking zone as described in this subchapter;
(b) Permit any vehicle to remain or be placed in any parking space adjacent to any parking meter while the meter is displaying a signal indicating that the vehicle occupying the parking space has already been parked beyond the period of time prescribed for the parking space, unless the vehicle displays a temporary loading permit. Public parking facilities shall issue temporary loading permits per § 41.006 of this Code;
(c) Park any vehicle across any line or marking of a parking space or in a position that the vehicle shall not be entirely within the area designated by the lines or markings;
(d) Deface, injure, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking equipment installed under the provisions of this subchapter; and
(e) Deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter or gate, any slugs, device or metallic substance, or any other substitute, for the fee.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.409; 1992 Code, § 40-283) (Ord. 12-04, passed 2-2-2004; Ord. 105-05, passed 10-17-2005) Penalty, see § 77.999
A temporary loading permit shall allow the holder of a permit to park a vehicle at a parking meter for 15 minutes at a time, once between 8:00 a.m. and noon and once between noon and 6:00 p.m., each day, without being cited for a violation of § 77.087(b). The temporary loading permit shall be displayed on the front dash, driver’s side, and be easily legible from outside the vehicle.
(1992 Code, § 40-284) (Ord. 105-05, passed 10-17-2005)
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