(a) Residential Permit Parking Zones shall be established by ordinance of City Council in accordance with the procedures established herein.
(b) Parking of any motor vehicle is prohibited on a public street within a Residential Permit Parking Zone unless such motor vehicle displays a valid permit issued by the City. The City Manager may temporarily suspend the permit parking regulations for special community or neighborhood events or for street and utility construction and repair projects in the general area.
(c) Residents within a Residential Permit Parking Zone may obtain permits from the Police Department to park their motor vehicles and for guests to park their motor vehicles , on streets within a Residential Permit Parking Zone in accordance with the policies, regulations, rules and procedures adopted by the City Manager. The Police Chief may also issue non-resident parking permits and special use permits at his discretion for parking in a Residential Permit Parking Zone.
(d) The City Manager shall cause appropriate signs to be erected to effectuate this section.
(e) Permits shall be displayed on a motor vehicle in a manner determined by the Police Chief.
(f) A permit may not guarantee or reserve for the holder an on street parking space or exempt the permit holder from parking restrictions or prohibitions established pursuant to authority other than this section.
(g) The following acts are unlawful and in violation of this section:
(1) Standing or parking a motor vehicle on any street within a Residential Permit Parking Zone without properly displaying a valid permit issued by the City.
(2) Providing false information to the City for the purpose of obtaining a parking permit.
(3) Allowing the use or display of a parking permit on a motor vehicle other than that for which the permit was issued.
(4) Copying, producing or otherwise bringing into existence a facsimile or counterfeit parking permit.
(5) Using or displaying a facsimile or counterfeit parking permit.
(6) Displaying or failing to surrender a parking permit revoked by the Police Chief.
(h) Any motor vehicle parked on a street in violation of this section is hereby declared a public nuisance and subject to the provisions of Section 303.08 of this Traffic Code.
(i) The Police Chief is authorized to revoke the residential parking permit of any person found to be in violation of this section.
(j) A violation of any provision of this section is a minor misdemeanor on a first offense. On each subsequent violation, a violation of any provision of this section is a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. Any motor vehicle parked in violation of this section is immediately subject to removal at the discretion of the Police Department. Vehicle owners shall be subject to the provisions of Section 303.08(b) when a vehicle is removed.
(Ord. 2023-84. Passed 9-12-23.)