CHAPTER 3
OFF-STREET PARKING

ARTICLE 7. MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS

SECTION:

§7389.50:    Finance Director Authorized To Issue Permits

§7389.60:    City Engineer To Post Signs

§7389.50 FINANCE DIRECTOR AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE PERMITS

The Finance Director is authorized to issue parking permits for the following Municipal parking lots: A (adjacent to post office), B (adjacent to phone company building), C (adjacent to library), D (adjacent to Dorsi’s Auto Repair), and E (adjacent to conference center).

A.    Permits Issued On A Periodic Basis: Permits may be issued on a monthly, semi-annual, annual or other periodic basis as determined by the Finance Director.

B.    Issuance And Cancellation Of Right To Permit: The Finance Director shall determine the number of permits available for each Municipal parking lot or assigned space. The City shall maintain a list of permit applicants based on the date it received the request or application for a permit. Permits shall be issued on a first come, first served basis. Once an applicant receives a permit, he or she shall continue to receive a permit for that lot or space either until he or she notifies the City that he or she no longer wants the permit, or if the applicant has failed to pay a permit fee within thirty (30) days of the payment date. If an applicant forfeits the right to receive a permit as provided herein, the City shall issue the permit to the next applicant on the list. An applicant removed from the list under this subsection is not prohibited from requesting another permit for the same or a different lot or space, but his or her name shall appear on the list based on the most recent date of request or application.

C.    Fees Established By Resolution: Periodic fees for permits shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

D.    Payment Of Fees And Validity Of Permits: Permits may be issued in advance and become effective upon payment by an established payment date of the required periodic fee, including amounts owing for prior periods, or may be issued only upon payment of the required fee.

1. If issued in advance, the permit shall indicate on its face that it is not valid, unless the total balance owing, including fees owing for prior periods, is paid in full by the payment date shown on the permit. "Paid in full" means that the payment has been received by the City Finance Department. If paid by check, the check must have cleared. The canceled check is the permittee’s proof of the fact and date of payment. Such a permit that has not been paid in full is not a valid City parking permit. The City may refuse to provide an advance permit to any permittee with a balance owing for a prior period.

2. If issued only upon payment, the City shall stamp the permit as "Valid – Paid in Full". Such a permit not bearing the required stamp is not a valid City parking permit. Any permit bearing such a stamp shall become void immediately without notice to the permittee, if the permittee pays by check and the check is returned unpaid by the bank. The Finance Department shall endeavor to notify permittees when checks bounce, but its failure to do so shall not affect the invalidity of the permit. A permit may be reinstated upon full payment of all fees and costs owing.

E.    Contents Of Permit: The permit shall contain the following information:

1. Name of parking lot for which permit is issued;

2. Space number, if issued for a specific space;

3. Time period for which permit is effective;

4. The total amount which must be paid for the permit to be valid;

5. The date by which payment must be made for permit to be valid;

6. Such other information as determined by the Director of Finance.

F.    Parking Authorized: A valid City parking permit entitles the permittee to park a vehicle in the Municipal lot or space for which it is issued for the period covered by the periodic fee. The permit must be properly displayed. "Properly displayed" means displayed face up on the driver’s side of the dashboard and clearly visible through the vehicle’s windshield.

1. A vehicle with a properly displayed valid City parking permit issued for a Municipal parking lot may park within that lot in a metered space in lieu of paying the parking meter fees and without regard to parking time or in a space posted for "permit parking only".

2. In the discretion of the Director of Finance permits may be issued for assigned spaces.

3. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle not properly displaying a valid parking permit to park in a space posted for "permit parking only". If permits are issued for assigned parking spaces, it shall be unlawful for any vehicle not properly displaying a valid parking permit for that assigned space to park in a space posted for "assigned permit parking only". The operator or owner of any such vehicle shall be subject to the penalty provisions in Section 7383 of this Division.

4. Any other vehicle parking in a metered space must comply with Article 2 of this Chapter, commencing with Section 7360, governing the allowed use of metered spaces in Municipal parking lots. (Res. 97-11, adopted 1996)

§7389.60 CITY ENGINEER TO POST SIGNS

The City Engineer shall post signs in accordance with Sections 7062 through 7063 of this Division designating those parking spaces designated for permit parking only. If permits are issued for assigned parking spaces, the City Engineer shall post signs for "assigned permit parking only" and number the spaces. The restrictions imposed by this Article shall only apply where signs have been posted as provided herein. (Res. 97-11, adopted 1996)