(a) In all parking lots a parking meter shall be installed for each parking meter space. All parking meter spaces shall be plainly designated by lines or markings on the parking lot. Spaces that are leased on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis do not require parking meters.
(b) Parking meters shall be placed upon the parking lot immediately adjacent or next to each designated parking meter space and in such manner as to show or display by a signal that the parking meter space controlled by such parking meter is or is not legally occupied. Each parking meter shall indicate by a proper legend the established legal parking time, the fees or charge therefor and when in operation, shall also indicate on or by its dial or pointer the duration of the period of legal parking, any illegal or overtime parking.
(c) Every vehicle parked in any parking lot shall be entirely within the painted lines of the parking space. If the vehicle is parked in a designated parking meter space, the end of such parked vehicle must be at or immediately adjacent to the parking meter controlling such parking meter space.
(d) Upon parking any vehicle in a parking meter space at any time during which the provisions of this article are in effect, the operator thereof shall upon entering the designated parking meter space, immediately deposit or cause to be deposited a coin or coins of United States currency in the designated slot of the parking meter controlling such parking meter space, and, in a manually operated parking meter, operate any handle or other mechanical device necessary to start operation of the parking meter, or make payment with a credit/debit card. Upon the deposit of such coin or coins, or credit/debit card payment, and the placing of the parking meter in operation such parking meter space may be lawfully occupied by any vehicle during the period of time as indicated on the parking space. Each parking meter shall indicate by a proper legend the established legal parking and the monetary fee payable for such parking. The rate to be charged shall be one dollar ($1) per hour as designated on the parking meter controlling the parking meter space.
(e) The coin or coins, or credit/debit card payment, required by this article to be deposited in the parking meters are hereby levied and assessed as fees to provide for the cost of supervising and regulating the space, supervision, protection, inspection, installation, operation, maintenance, enforcement and control and use of the aforesaid parking meters.
(f) No owner or operator of any vehicle shall cause, allow or permit such vehicle to be parked overtime or beyond the period of the legal parking time established for any parking lot.
(g) No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter a coin for the purpose of increasing or extending the parking time of any vehicle beyond the legal parking time established for any parking lot.
(h) No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any slug, device or metallic substitute for a coin of the United States.
(i) No person shall deface, injure, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed under the provisions of this article.
(j) No person shall drive any vehicle in such parking lots or parking garages on any other than the designated driveways, and then drive in the direction only as indicated by signs.
(k) No person shall drive a vehicle on any roadway in such parking lots and parking garages at a speed greater than five miles per hour.
(l) No vehicle shall be parked and left unattended on any roadway in any of such parking lots and parking garages.
(m) No person shall enter or leave any parking lots and parking garages at other than the designated entrances and exits either with a motor vehicle or as a pedestrian.
(n) No person shall use any portion of any parking lots and parking garages in a manner as to endanger the person or property of another.
(o) No person shall use any of such parking lots and parking garages as a place for the buying or selling of merchandise of any kind.
(p) No person shall distribute literature or throw handbills in any parking lots and parking garages or into any vehicle while parked in such parking lots and parking garages.
(q) No person shall drive a vehicle through any parking lots and parking garages as a thoroughfare from one highway to another.
(r) No person other than the lessees or person designated by them shall park any vehicle in any leased parking spaces.
(s) No person shall throw, deposit or place in or on any parking lots and parking garages any nails, tacks, crockery, scrap iron, glass, tin, wire or any other article or things liable to cause puncture to the tires of vehicles.
(t) Except for persons parking vehicles lawfully bearing a handicapped or severely disabled veteran registration plate or displaying a handicapped or severely disabled veteran parking placard when such vehicles are being operated by or for the transportation of a handicapped person or a severely disabled veteran, no person shall park a vehicle on public or private property reserved for a handicapped person or a severely disabled veteran which property has been posted with a sign indicating that vehicles parking in violation of this subsection may be towed and stating the penalty amount for violation hereof. The designation of areas within the City parking lots for posting shall be by executive order signed by the Mayor which shall state the penalty amount for violation thereof.
(Ord. 12-2016. Passed 5-17-16.)