Any person accused of a violation of an ordinance prohibiting parking a vehicle in a designated area or restricting the length of time a vehicle may be there parked, may settle and compromise the claim against him or her for such illegal parking by paying to the City Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) for each such offense and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the second offense occurring within six (6) months of original citation. Such payment may be made at the City Hall and a receipt shall be issued for all money so received and such money shall be promptly turned over to the Treasurer to be credited to the General Fund.
Provided, this Section shall not apply to persons parking a vehicle so as to obstruct the entrance or exit of any place where Police and Fire Department apparatus or other emergency equipment is kept or housed or so as to block an emergency entrance in a hospital. Nor shall this Section apply to any person charged with parking a vehicle so as to entirely obstruct traffic in any street or alley or parking in such a way as to reduce traffic on an arterial street to one- way traffic only; nor to any person who refuses to remove a vehicle illegally parked at the request of any member of the Police Department. (Ord. Nol. 1326; 02-13-06)
(A) Removal - Time Limit. Any vehicle illegally parked for a period in excess of twenty-four (24) hours may be removed by a towing service authorized by the Police Department of the municipality. In any emergency, any vehicle may be removed by any means when authorized by the Police Department of the municipality.
(B) If a vehicle is parked on or along any City street and the owner of said vehicle has at least two (2) outstanding parking tickets against them, the Police Department shall tow said vehicle. Before the owner can retrieve said vehicle he/she must pay towing fee and all parking tickets.
(C) City Parking Lots. No person shall park a motor vehicle on a City parking lot unattended for more than three (3) consecutive days. (Ord. No. 1181; 03-26-01)
(D) Overnight Parking in City Parks. No person shall park a motor vehicle in a City Park or associated parking lot overnight. For purposes of this Section “overnight” parking shall mean causing a motor vehicle to be parked in a City Park or associated parking lot at or before dusk and allowing the motor vehicle to remain parked in that location until dawn, and not associated with some event or function occurring at the City Park. (Ord. No. 1809; 09-28-15)