(a) No person shall park any motor vehicle within a municipal parking lot for 24 hours or more. For purposes of this section, a municipal parking lot shall be any parking lot owned or leased by the City of Vermilion and contains signage advising of same.
(b) No person shall park any motor vehicle within a municipal parking lot for the principal purpose of:
(1) Advertising;
(2) Displaying such vehicle or any article for sale;
(3) With the purpose of repairing such vehicle except repairs necessitated by an emergency.
(c) No person shall park any motor vehicle within a municipal parking lot which is leaking any measurable quantity of oil, grease, transmission fluid, radiator coolant, battery acid or any other fluid, other than water, onto the pavement. Any vehicle found in this condition shall be deemed a safety hazard and subject to immediate removal.
(d) Any vehicles to be found in violation of division (a) and (b) of this section, shall be subject to being ticketed and after 48 hours, towed, at the owner's expense, and the towing service is authorized to retain possession of the vehicle until its reasonable towing and storage charges are paid in full.
(e) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 2023-32. Passed 5-15-23.)