Article 34-2 . PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING

ARTICLE II. PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING¹

34-25. General prohibitions.

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places:

(1) On a sidewalk or on that portion of a highway located between the property lot lines and the curb or curbline.

(2) In any place or in any manner so as to block immediate egress from any emergency exit conspicuously marked as such, or buildings.

(3) In a parking space clearly identified by an official sign as being reserved for use by the handicapped which is on public property or private property available for public use, unless the person is a disabled person as described under the state vehicle code, Public Act No. 300 of 1949 (MCL 257.1 et seq.), or unless the person is parking the vehicle for the benefit of a disabled person. A certificate of identification, issued under the state vehicle code to a disabled person, shall be displayed on the lower left corner of the front windshield, or a special registration plate, issued under the state vehicle code to a disabled person, shall be displayed on the vehicle.

(4) In violation of an official sign restricting the period of time for parking or manner of parking or eligibility for parking.

(Ord. No. 179, § 7-07.02, 1-25-1995)

34-26. Parking for certain purposes prohibited.

No person shall park a vehicle upon any street or highway for the purpose of:

(1) Selling merchandise from such vehicle except in a duly established marketplace or when so authorized or licensed under applicable provisions of this Code.

(2) Storage for more than 48 continuous hours; provided that when any motor vehicle shall have been parked for more than 48 continuous hours, it shall be deemed an abandoned vehicle and impounded as provided in this article and the person abandoning such vehicle shall be guilty of a violation of this article.

(Ord. No. 179, § 7-07.03, 1-25-1995)

34-27. Restricted use of bus stops.

No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, other than a bus, in a bus stop when such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately signed, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may stop, temporarily, in such stand or stop for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers, when such stopping does not interfere with the use of such stop or stand by a bus.

(Ord. No. 179, § 7-07.04, 1-25-1995)

34-28. Presumption that owner illegally parked vehicle.

In any proceeding for the violation of the parking provisions of this article, the registration plate displayed on the unlawfully parked motor vehicle shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the owner of such motor vehicle was the person who parked or placed such motor vehicle at the point where such violation occurred.

(Ord. No. 179, § 7-07.05, 1-25-1995)

34-29. Parking violations bureau; fee schedule.

(a) Pursuant to section 8395 of the Revised Judicature Act, State of Michigan, as added by Public Act No. 154 of 1968 (MCL 600.8395), a parking violations bureau is hereby established to accept civil infraction admissions in parking violation cases as prescribed by township ordinances. The parking violations bureau shall be under the supervision of the supervisor, clerk and treasurer of the township. A person authorized by the supervisor, clerk and treasurer, a police officer or sheriff deputy may issue and serve a citation for a violation of this article.

(b) The following schedule of predetermined fees for parking violations is hereby authorized to be collected by the parking violations bureau for violations beginning on the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived:


Parking in areas reserved for disabled persons	$50.00
Parking in prohibited area/no parking	50.00
Parking in fire lanes	50.00
Fire hydrant violation	50.00
Improper parking	50.00

(c) No violation not scheduled in subsection (b) of this section shall be disposed of by the parking violations bureau. The fact that a particular violation is scheduled shall not entitle the alleged violator to disposition at the bureau and in any case the person in charge of such bureau may refuse to dispose of the violation, in which case any person having knowledge of the facts may make a sworn complaint before any court having jurisdiction of the offence as provided by law.

(d) No violation may be settled at the parking violations bureau except at the specific request of the alleged violator. No penalty for any violation shall be accepted from any person who denies having committed the offense and in no case shall the person who is in charge of the bureau determine or attempt to determine the truth or falsity of any fact or matter relating to such alleged violation. No person shall be required to dispose of a parking violation at the parking violations bureau and all persons shall be entitled to have any such violation processed before a court having jurisdiction thereof, if they so desire. The unwillingness of any person to dispose of any violation at the parking violations bureau shall not prejudice him or in any way diminish the rights, privileges and protection accorded by him by law.

(e) The issuance of a parking notice by the township shall be deemed an allegation of a parking violation. Such parking violation notice shall indicate the address of the parking violations bureau, hours during which the bureau is open and the amount of the penalty scheduled for the offence for which the parking violation notice was issued. In accordance with the state vehicle code, Public Act No. 300 of 1949 (MCL 257.1 et seq.), specifically, section 321a (MCL 257.321a), failure to respond to parking violation notices or citations regarding illegal parking could ultimately result in the refusal of the secretary of state to issue or renew drivers’ licenses.

(Ord. No. 179, § 7-07.06, 1-25-1995)