§ 802.104. Parking spaces marked.

(a)

The City Traffic Engineer shall clearly mark designated parking spaces by placing painted lines upon the curbs and streets of the City adjacent to parking meters. It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle across a line or marking so that the vehicle is not entirely within the area for parking designated by lines or markings, all vehicles parked at meters shall be parked within the marked spaces, which shall be deemed legally parked. Section 804.1004 shall not apply to vehicles parked at meters.

(b)

When a parking space in a parking meter zone, whether marked by lines or not, is parallel with or diagonal to the adjacent curb or sidewalk, a vehicle shall be parked in the space so that the foremost part of the vehicle shall be nearest to the parking meter and it shall be unlawful to park a vehicle in the parking space in any other manner.

(c)

A person convicted of unlawful parking in violation of this Section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $20 if paid as directed by the ticket.

(d)

In City owned or operated parking facilities, it shall be unlawful for a vehicle to be backed or positioned in a marked parking space as to prevent the license plate from being seen from the driving lane.

(Ord. 69-173-138, § 6; Ord. 70-762-401, § 1; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 98-182-E, § 5; Ord. 2006-406-E, § 1; Ord. 2013-209-E, § 23)

Editor's note— Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant to reorganization.

Note— Former § 310.103.