Clinton, IA Code of Ordinances CHAPTER 79: PARKING REGULATIONS Section 79.01 Parking limited or controlled 79.02 Park adjacent to curb General Parking Regulations 79.03 Park adjacent to curb; one-way street 79.04 Angle parking 79.05 Angle parking; manner 79.06 Parking for certain purposes illegal 79.07 Parking prohibited 79.08 Persons with disabilities parking 79.09 Truck parking limited 79.10 Calendar parking 79.11 Municipal parking lots 79.12 Parking permits 79.13 Private property 79.14 Downtown parking regulations 79.15 Prohibiting the parking of semi-tractors and semi-trailers, and regulating the parking of boats, recreational vehicles, campers and motor homes 79.30 Findings and declarations Resident Permit Parking Districts 79.31 Resident permit parking district No. 1 79.32 Plat 79.33 Resident parking permits 79.34 Parking space not guaranteed 79.35 Parking restrictions 79.36 Exemptions 79.37 Enforcement 79.99 Penalty GENERAL PARKING REGULATIONS
79.01 PARKING LIMITED OR CONTROLLED. Parking of vehicles shall be controlled or limited where so indicated by designated traffic control devices in accordance with Chapter 71 of this Traffic Code. No person shall stop, park or stand a vehicle in violation of any posted parking regulations unless in compliance with the directions of a peace officer. (1999 Code, 69.01) Penalty, see 79.99 79.02 PARK ADJACENT TO CURB. No person shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement and with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle within 18 inches of the curb or edge of the roadway except as hereinafter provided in the case of angle parking and vehicles parked on the left-hand side of one-way streets. (Iowa Code 321.361) (1999 Code, 69.02) Penalty, see 79.99 79.03 PARK ADJACENT TO CURB; ONE-WAY STREET. No person shall stand or park a vehicle on the left-hand side of a one-way street other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement and with the left-hand wheels of the vehicle within 18 inches of the curb or edge of the roadway except as hereinafter provided in the case of angle parking. (Iowa Code 321.361) (1999 Code, 69.03) Penalty, see 79.99 79.04 ANGLE PARKING. Angle or diagonal parking is permitted only on those streets or portions of streets which are designated as angle parking areas. (1999 Code, 69.04) Penalty, see 79.99 79.05 ANGLE PARKING; MANNER. Upon those streets or portions of streets which have been signed or marked for angle parking, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at an angle to the curb or edge of the roadway or in the center of the roadway as indicated by signs and markings. No part of any vehicle, or the load thereon, when parked within a diagonal parking district, shall extend into the roadway more than a distance of 16 feet when measured at right angles to the adjacent curb or edge of roadway. No person shall back a vehicle into an angle parking space. (Iowa Code 321.361) (1999 Code, 69.05) Penalty, see 79.99 79.06 PARKING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES ILLEGAL. No person shall park a vehicle on any street for more than 24 hours or upon any public property for any of the following principal purposes: (A) Sale. Displaying the vehicle for sale; (B) Repairing. For lubricating, repairing or for commercial washing of the vehicle except repairs as are necessitated by an emergency; (C) Advertising. Displaying advertising; and/or (D) Merchandise sales. Selling merchandise from the vehicle except in a duly established market place or when so authorized or licensed under the code of ordinances.
(Iowa Code 321.236(1)) (1999 Code, 69.06) Penalty, see 79.99 79.07 PARKING PROHIBITED. No one shall stop, stand or park a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or traffic control device, in any of the following places. Place Prohibition - No Parking Iowa Code Section Alleys Area between lot line and curb line Center parkway No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in a manner or under the conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for the free movement of vehicular traffic, and no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle within an alley in a position as to block the driveway entrance to any abutting property; the provisions of this division shall not apply to a vehicle parked in any alley which is 18 feet wide or less, provided the vehicle is parked to deliver goods or services; parking is prohibited in the alleys in the Central Business District, unless the vehicle is making a pickup or delivery which requires less than 15 minutes and at least a 10-foot width of the alley remains unblocked; the Central Business District is the area between South First Street, Eighth Avenue South, South Fourth Street and Second Avenue South The area of the public way not covered by sidewalk and lying between the lot line and the curb line, where curbing has been installed On the center parkway or dividing area of any divided street 321.236(1) 321.236(1) Crosswalk On a crosswalk 321.358(5) Double parking On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street 321.358(11) Driveway In front of a public or private driveway 321.358(2) Excavations Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when the stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic 321.358(10)
Fire hydrant Within Within five 20 feet feet of of the a fire driveway hydrant entrance to 321.358(4) Fire station any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station 321.358(9) within 75 feet of the entrance when properly sign posted Front yard Off-street parking within a front yard shall be prohibited unless located on a hardsurfaced driveway. Front yard is defined as a yard extending across the full width of the lot from the front line of the building to the front property line of the lot. The Police Department, parking enforcement officer, or designee may exercise sound judgement and discretion in enforcement and is hereby authorized to utilize selective enforcement procedures to promote the purpose of this entry and may take into consideration the purpose with regard to the parking of such delivery of appliances or furniture, use of moving vans or trucks, or other special circumstances. Hazardous locations When, because of restricted visibility or when standing or parked vehicles would constitute a hazard to moving traffic, or when other traffic conditions require, the Council may cause curbs to be painted with a yellow color and erect no parking or standing signs 321.358(13) In more than one space Intersection Mailboxes In any designated parking space so that any part of the vehicle occupies more than one space or protrudes beyond the markings designating the space Within or within ten feet of an intersection of any street or alley Within 20 feet on either side of a mailbox which is so placed and so equipped as to permit the depositing of mail from vehicles on the roadway On any street used as a parade route for bands and other walking units from one hour prior to the commencement of the parade until the completion of the parade, except persons with handicapped parking permits on their vehicles, will be allowed to park 321.358(3) 321.236(1)
Parade routes Parked over 24 or 48 hours Railroad crossing Ramps along the parade route in the 200 block of Fifth Avenue South; the Public Works Department shall post temporary "No Parking" signs along the parade route informing the public of the parking restriction by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the parade When any vehicle is left parked for a continuous period of 24 hours or more on any street or 48 hours or more in any municipal parking lot; in order for any vehicle to be exempt from the provisions set forth in this division, the vehicle must move at least 25 feet under its own power Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing, except when parked parallel with the rail and not exhibiting a red light In front of a curb cut or ramp which is located on public or private property in a manner which blocks access to the curb cut or ramp 321.358(8) 321.358(15) Sidewalks On or across a sidewalk 321.358(1) Stop sign or signal Within ten feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop or yield sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway 321.358(6) Theatres, hotels and auditoriums A space of 50 feet is hereby reserved at the side of the street in front of any theatre, auditorium, hotel having more than 25 sleeping rooms, hospital, nursing home, taxicab stand, bus depot, church, or other building where large assemblages of people are being held, within which space, when clearly marked as such, no motor vehicle shall be left standing, parked or stopped except in taking on or discharging passengers or freight, and then only for a length of time as is necessary for the purpose 321.360 (1999 Code, 69.07) (Ord. 2102, passed 10-12-1999; Ord. 2299, passed 8-23-2005 ; Am. Ord. 2434, passed 11-23-2010) Penalty, see 79.99 79.08 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PARKING.
(A) Program established. There is hereby established a program to provide persons with disabilities parking spaces in residential areas in the city for qualified persons subject to certain terms and conditions. (B) Application. All applications for persons with disabilities parking spaces in residential areas shall be submitted to the City Clerk's office. The application shall be on a form provided by the City Clerk. The application shall be in writing and state the name and address of the disabled person, the location of the requested space, the reason for the request, that the individual has a persons with disabilities parking permit issued by the state, and the persons with disabilities parking permit number. The applicant shall present the state persons with disabilities parking permit and a copy of the permit shall be made. The permits shall be for a period of one year. (C) Decision process. The City Clerk shall forward any application to the Public Works Department and then to the Police Department for their examination and review of the requested location. If the Public Works Department and the Police Department recommend approval of the application, it shall be forwarded to the City Council for approval or denial by Council resolution. If the Public Works Department and the Police Department split their recommendation or recommend denial of the application, it shall be forwarded to the Regulations and Enforcement Committee for their review and decision. After the Regulations and Enforcement Committee reviews the recommendation of the Public Works Department and Police Department, their recommendation shall be forwarded to the City Council for approval or denial by Council Resolution. If City Council approves the permit, the applicant will be notified and shall submit a $25 permit fee to pay for the installation of the sign. The handicap parking sign shall only be installed after payment of the permit fee. (D) Reapplication for existing permit holders. Current permit holders must reapply to keep their permits by November 30, 2005. If a reapplication is not received by November 30, 2005, the handicapped parking sign at their address will be removed during the second week of December. All current permit holders will be notified by mail to reapply for their permit and an application form shall accompany the notice. No fee shall be required to reapply in November 2005. The permit shall be for a period of one year. (E) Reapplication for permit holders after November 30, 2005. Permit holders shall reapply for their annual permits by September 30 in all subsequent years. In subsequent years, there will be a fee of $5 required with each application. If the reapplication is not received by September 30, the sign will be removed the second week of October. In the event the September 30 deadline is missed and there are valid reasons for missing the deadline, the City Administrator can reinstate the permit and order the reinstallation of the sign upon the payment of $25 by the permit holder. (F) Relocation of permit holder. If the permit holder moves to a new residence in the city limits and the handicapped parking space is needed at the new address, the city will relocate the sign to the new address without an additional fee if the city is promptly notified of the change of address. (1999 Code, 69.08) (Ord. 2098, passed 7-27-1999; Ord. 2303, passed 10-12-2005; Ord. 2344, passed 2-13-2007; Ord. 2419, passed 7-27-2010) Penalty, see 79.99 79.09 TRUCK PARKING LIMITED. Excepting only when the vehicles are actually engaged in the delivery or receiving of merchandise or cargo within the prohibited area, no person shall park or leave unattended a motor truck, semi-trailer or other motor vehicle with trailer attached on any streets within a business district. When actually receiving or delivering merchandise or cargo, the vehicle shall be stopped or parked in a manner which will not interfere with other traffic. The provisions of this section do not apply to pick-up, light delivery or panel delivery trucks. (Iowa Code 321.236(1)) (1999 Code, 69.09) Penalty, see 79.99 79.10 CALENDAR PARKING. (A) General provisions. Between November 15 and March 15, calendar parking regulations shall be in effect for the parking of vehicles on all streets and avenues within the city. (B) Regulations. Such regulations shall apply as follows: (1) On odd-numbered days, vehicles shall only be parked, stopped or left standing on that side of the street or avenue having oddnumbered addresses. (2) On even-numbered days, vehicles shall only be parked, stopped or left standing on that side of the street or avenue having even-numbered addresses.
(3) The provisions of this section shall only be in effect between midnight and 8:00 a.m. (4) The date after midnight shall determine if the day is odd or even. (5) No parking shall be permitted where it is prohibited by any other ordinance of the city. (6) During snow emergencies calendar parking shall be in effect except on designated snow routes where no parking will be permitted until the snow emergency is no longer in effect. (7) Calendar parking shall not apply to residential handicapped parking spaces. (1999 Code, 69.10) (Ord. 2233, passed 3-27-2001; Ord. 2259, passed 9-24-2002; Ord. 2468, passed 1-10-2012) Penalty, see 79.99 79.11 MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS. The following regulations apply to parking in municipal parking lots. (A) No person shall back a vehicle into a parking space in any municipal parking lot. (B) No person shall park a vehicle with a gross weight of four tons or more in any municipal parking lot. (1) An exception shall be made and the city shall allow the temporary parking of charter, tour or sightseeing buses on the western two rows of parking on the Clinton Park municipal parking lot located west of South 3rd Street between 3rd Avenue South and 4th Avenue South. Said exception shall also apply to the Clinton Fire Department for the purpose of conducting training exercises. (2) The western second and third rows of the Clinton Park municipal parking lot shall be the exclusive area of the lot to be used by any charter, tour or sightseeing bus that departs from the city that wishes to use a city parking lot or area for its pickup point or staging area and for parking of the personal vehicles of their patrons or passengers. (C) No person shall park a truck trailer in any municipal parking lot. (D) No person shall park a vehicle for more than 48 hours in any municipal parking lot. (1999 Code, 69.11) (Ord. 2454, passed 7-26-2011) Penalty, see 79.99 79.12 PARKING PERMITS. (A) Off-street parking permits. (1) The City Clerk shall issue three-month window stickers or placards authorizing parking for up to eight consecutive hours in the following parking lots: (a) Fourth Avenue South and South Second Street; (b) Sixth Avenue South and South Second Street; and (c) The 200 block of Sixth Avenue South. (2) The fee for the window sticker or placard will be established by City Council resolution. The number of reserved parking spaces in these specified off-street parking lots will also be established by City Council resolution. The window sticker or placard shall be valid for up to two vehicle license numbers. (B) On-street parking spaces. Persons who are handicapped and work in the downtown area may apply for a parking permit allowing them to park in the downtown parking area on-street as long as they want except from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. when there is no parking downtown. Application shall be made to the City Clerk's office for the permit by presenting a state-approved handicap parking permit, a letter from their employer that they are employed downtown and unable to walk from the unrestricted parking lot to the place of employment, and a copy of their driver's license. The state-approved handicap parking permit and employment status will be reviewed periodically. The administration fee for issuing the permit and for the monthly fee for the permit shall be established by resolution. The City Clerk shall issue a placard showing on-street parking is permitted. The placard must be displayed on the dashboard of the vehicle in order for the vehicle not to be issued a parking ticket for parking in excess of the posted limit. The vehicle may be parked on-street in either handicapped parking spaces or regular parking spaces.
(C) Special off-street parking permits. The City Council may from time to time approve, by resolution, special off-street parking permit arrangements for various purposes such as the development of permanent housing in the downtown area. (D) Daily parking permits. The Clerk may issue daily parking permits as necessary for the purpose of having tools or equipment available at a job site or for any other reasonable purpose in off-street or on-street parking areas, with the fee for the daily permits to be established by Council resolution. (1999 Code, 69.12) (Ord. 2263, passed 1-14-2003; Ord. 2284, passed 11-9-2004) Penalty, see 79.99 79.13 PRIVATE PROPERTY. No person shall drive onto, stop, stand or park a vehicle upon privately owned property or an area developed as a private off-street parking facility without the consent of the owner, lessee or person in charge of the privately owned property or facility. (1999 Code, 69.13) Penalty, see 79.99 79.14 DOWNTOWN PARKING REGULATIONS. (A) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to: (1) Create a customer friendly parking environment where on-street parking is utilized for short term parking primarily by patrons of individuals or organizations occupying downtown properties; (2) Promoting the use of off-street parking lots by employees or others who need longer-term parking in the downtown area; (3) Establish a uniform and consistent administrative procedure for handling dismissal of improvidently issued parking citations; (4) Establish a gradually increasing financial penalty to discourage habitual parking violators; (5) Establish a validation system so that no customer, patron or client visiting the downtown will pay a parking fine; (6) Eliminate the three-hour per day time limit for parking in the downtown district; and (7) Permit the Parking Administrator to utilize selective enforcement in order to maximize the effectiveness of parking enforcement officers and promote the purposes of this section. (B) Downtown parking zone boundaries. The boundaries are as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the south line of Third Avenue South with the westerly line of South Fourth Street, in the city, which is the point of beginning; thence easterly along the south line of Third Avenue South to the intersection of the south line with the west line of South First Street; then southerly along the west line of South First Street and vacated South First Street to the intersection of the west line with the north line of Eighth Avenue South; then westerly along said north line of Eighth Avenue South to the intersection of the north line with the westerly line of South Fourth Street; then northerly along said westerly line of South Fourth Street to the point of beginning; all located in the city. (C) Selective enforcement. The Parking Administrator is hereby authorized to utilize selective enforcement procedures to promote the purposes of this section and maximize the use of parking enforcement funds. (D) Parking citations. Parking citations shall have the following information printed on the citation: Downtown patrons (not employees, business owners, sales or delivery people) may present this citation to any downtown merchant for a free validation. Anyone not eligible for free validation may contest this charge within seven days after issuance of the citation by filing a written complaint on a form available at City Hall at the address listed above. Failure to pay a judgment for a parking violation will be grounds for refusal to renew a vehicle registration, impoundment of a vehicle, Court action and/or suspension of a vehicle owner's driver's license. (E) Parking validation program. (1) The downtown partnership division of the city's Area Chamber of Commerce is hereby authorized to issue free parking
validation stickers to all businesses and organizations in the downtown district eligible to participate in the parking validation program. The Parking Administrator is hereby authorized to establish rules and regulations for disqualification of downtown businesses or organizations who abuse the validation program by issuing validation stickers to ineligible violators. A participating business or organization is entitled to one warning from the Parking Administrator before being disqualified from the validation system. A business disqualified from participating in the validation system may reapply for participation after an ineligibility period of 12 months. (2) The downtown partnership will reimburse the city at the rate of $2.50 per validated parking violation. The Downtown Partnership is hereby authorized to use funds from the Self Supporting Municipal Improvement District tax to subsidize the parking ticket validation program. The Downtown Partnership is also encouraged to promote the validation system to businesses and customers through coop advertising or other marketing programs conducted by the Downtown Partnership. Funds utilized to subsidize the validation program shall not exceed $1,250 per year unless additional authorization is received from the City Council. (F) Dismissal of contested citation. (1) A complaint contesting a citation must be presented in writing within seven days following issuance of the citation at City Hall, on a form provided at the City Clerk's Office in City Hall. The complaint may be delivered in person or by mail. (2) Citations shall be voided due to any of the following data entry errors. (a) Wrong vehicle make or model; (b) Wrong location; (c) Wrong date; (d) Wrong time; (e) Wrong tag number; (f) Incomplete information on citation; or (g) Downtown customer. (3) A citation may be dismissed if the violation was due to circumstances beyond the vehicle operator's control such as: (a) Vehicle mechanical problems (if a vehicle is temporarily inoperable and the vehicle is moved within eight hours); or (b) Vehicle operator health problem (such as sudden illness). (4) An out of town or out of state license tag will not be grounds to dismiss a citation. If the cost to collect a citation exceeds the amount of the fine, the Parking Administrator is authorized to consider and implement alternate collection methods permit by law. (5) If a vehicle operator fails to display a mirror placard it is not grounds to dismiss. (6) An administrative fee of $5 will be charged for a citation contested if the fine is greater than $5. (7) A contractor working on a building is not grounds to dismiss a citation. Permitting procedures can be found under 79.12(D). (8) Other situations of undue hardship, excusable oversight or inequity. A dismissal of the citation will not be considered if the dismissal would create an inequality in enforcement that the general public is required to follow. The Parking Administrator is authorized to gather statistical information from citation data. (9) The director of the Municipal Transit Authority is hereby designated as Parking Administrator. Any dismissal of a citation under division (F)(8) of this section must be approved by both the Parking Administrator and the Police Chief or his or her designee. Any other dismissals may be approved by the Parking Administrator or the Administrator's designated agent. The City Administrator or the Administrator's designee, shall conduct a semi-annual random audit of parking citation dismissals to review compliance with the provisions of this division. (Ord. 2283, passed 11-9-2004; Ord. 2507, passed 5-27-2014) Penalty, see 79.99 Cross-reference: Specific downtown parking regulations, see Chapter 85, Schedule I
79.15 PROHIBITING THE PARKING OF SEMI-TRACTORS AND SEMI-TRAILERS, AND REGULATING THE PARKING OF BOATS, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, CAMPERS AND MOTOR HOMES. (A) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to prohibit the parking of semi-tractors and semi-trailers on streets and to regulate boats, recreational vehicles, campers, motor homes and other large vehicles from parking on streets. (B) Parking of semi-tractors and semi-trailers prohibited. No person shall park a semi-tractor or semi-trailer on any street in the city, except this section does not apply to trucks or trailers being used for the purpose of delivering or collecting goods, wares, merchandise, materials, or for the purpose of performing a necessary function, when the vehicles are parked for a period of time not longer than is necessary for the expeditious delivery, collection or function thereof. (C) Parking of boats, recreational vehicles, campers and motor homes regulated. No person shall park a boat, recreational vehicle, camper or motor home on any street in the city between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. The prohibition applies whether the boat, recreational vehicle or camper is attached to a motor vehicle or not. This prohibition does not apply to any motorized recreational vehicle that is less than 22 feet long, eight feet high and eight feet six inches wide. From March 16 to November 14 of each year, motor homes and recreational vehicles will be exempt from this provision. (D) Parking of large vehicles regulated. No person shall park a vehicle exceeding eight feet six inches in width on any street in the city, except this section does not apply to vehicles being used for the purpose of delivering services or delivering or collecting goods, wares, merchandise, materials or for the purpose of performing a necessary function, when the vehicles are parked for a period of time not longer than is necessary for the expeditious delivery, collection or function thereof. Commercial utility trailers are exempt from the 24-hour parking restriction. Government owned vehicles and vehicles eight feet six inches or less in width are exempt from this prohibition. Provisions in this section do not absolve vehicles from being regulated by any other parking ordinances. (Ord. 2338, passed 10-24-2006) Penalty, see 79.99 RESIDENT PERMIT PARKING DISTRICTS 79.30 FINDINGS AND DECLARATIONS. (A) General. The City Council finds and declares that serious adverse conditions in certain areas and neighborhoods of the city result from motor vehicle congestion, particularly long-term parking of motor vehicles on the streets of those areas and neighborhoods by nonresidents. (B) Program intent. The permit parking program established by this subchapter is intended: (1) To reduce hazardous traffic conditions resulting from the use of streets within these areas or neighborhoods by nonresidents; (2) To protect these areas and neighborhoods from excessive noise, trash and refuse caused by the entry of nonresident vehicles; (3) To protect the residents of these areas and neighborhoods from unreasonable burdens in gaining access to their residences; (4) To preserve the character of these areas as residential areas and neighborhoods; (5) To preserve the value of the property in these areas and neighborhoods; (6) To preserve the safety of children and other pedestrians; (7) To encourage the use of public transportation, and parking facilities; (8) To promote efficiency in the maintenance of streets in these residential districts in a clean and safe condition; (9) To forestall dangers arising from the blocking of fire lanes, hydrants and other facilities required by emergency vehicles, both in reaching victims and in transporting them to hospitals; and (10) For the peace, good order, comfort, convenience and welfare of the inhabitants of the city. (Ord. 2461, passed 8-23-2011) 79.31 RESIDENT PERMIT PARKING DISTRICT NO. 1.
Resident Permit Parking District (RPPD) No. 1 shall be constituted of all the streets and avenues located within the area bounded by 3rd Avenue North from Bluff Boulevard east to North 5th Street and then north on North Fifth Street to 6th Avenue North and then west on 6th Avenue North to Bluff Boulevard and on Bluff Boulevard back to the point of beginning. (Ord. 2461, passed 8-23-2011) 79.32 PLAT. The City Engineer shall cause to be filed in the office of the City Clerk a plat of the Resident Permit Parking District as established by this subchapter. (Ord. 2461, passed 8-23-2011) 79.33 RESIDENT PARKING PERMITS. (A) Permit eligibility. (1) Resident permits. (a) Issuance. Resident permits may be issued to: 1. Each person with a primary residence within the RPPD, limited to one resident parking permit per motor vehicle owned by, and registered to the RPPD resident; 2. A vehicle regularly utilized by a person who owns or leases commercial property, or is employed by a person or entity that owns or leases commercial property and actively engages in business activity within the RPPD; 3. Any vehicle utilized in the area by an institution, such as a church, school or hospital, located wholly or partially within the RPPD. However, no more than one parking permit may be issued for each institution within an RPPD for a motor vehicle registered to, or under the control of, such an enterprise, unless the city determines a greater number may be appropriate for the particular RPPD involved. (b) Information required on application. Permits will be issued only to residents of an address within the RPPD, or as otherwise set forth herein. Final determination of eligibility will be made by the City Clerk, based upon criteria clearly set forth within its rules and regulations. Each application for a parking permit shall contain at least the following information: 1. Applicant name and address; 2. Proof of residency shown by applicant's name on a deed, lease, current vehicle registration or current utility bill; 3. Make, model and license tag number of motor vehicle(s) for which an application is made; 4. Current vehicle registration and proof of ownership of motor vehicle, or principal use by the applicant of the motor vehicle in the case of an employer-issued vehicle; and 5. Any other information required by a rule or regulation adopted by the city pursuant to this subchapter. (2) Visitor permits. (a) Upon application of any resident of an RPPD, the city shall issue a visitor parking permit to the resident for temporary use on a visitor's vehicle. (b) No more than two visitor parking permits shall be issued to any one household/dwelling unit, at any one time. For the purposes of this regulation, the resident shall be the holder of the visitor permit, and shall be responsible for its use or misuse. (c) Visitor permits are transferable between automobiles. No resident of the RPPD may use the visitor permits for their personal vehicles. A visitor permit may only be used during the time a visitor is visiting with or working for the resident at the resident's residence. It is the resident's responsibility to ensure that the visitor permit is returned after each use. (d) A visitor permit shall be displayed on or about the front windshield of the vehicle so as to be easily visible from outside the vehicle.
(e) The city may issue regulations regarding the use of visitor permits in order to prohibit the abuse of such permits. (3) Special permits. (a) Event permits. Any person or persons who will be attending a special meeting or event within the boundaries of the RPPD may apply for an event permit. Such application will be reviewed by the city to determine the applicable restrictions, including day/date/time of validity, which shall be prominently indicated upon the face of the permit. While the event period may be granted for certain days within a period of time, no permit shall be valid for a period of longer than one year. (b) Temporary permits. Any person or persons requesting special exception from the residential neighborhood permit parking regulations for a one-day period only, may make such a request to the city and may be granted a temporary one-day permit. There will be no fee for this permit. Any person will be limited to no more than four such temporary permits per 12-month period; any excess requests shall be charged as an event permit. (B) Decal required. Resident permits shall be visibly displayed and permanently affixed to the vehicle in the lower left corner of the rear window or other location as determined by the city. The use of glue, tape or other temporary means will be considered invalid and subject to citation as per 79.37(D). Visitor and special permits shall be visibly displayed by hanging the permit from the rearview mirror in the front windshield. (C) Replacement of permit. If the make, model or license tag number of a permitted vehicle changes during the year, the applicant may bring in the new information to the parking enforcement office to obtain a replacement sticker. The permit previously issued to the permit holder immediately shall become void. (D) Change of residency. If residents of a property change during the calendar year, the new resident(s) may complete a change of residency form and request application for permit. The permit(s) previously issued to the RPPD residents immediately shall become void upon application by the new resident(s). (E) Expiration of permits. Permits will expire 12 months after the issuance date of the permit. The date of expiration will be clearly marked on all permits. (F) Appeals of decision denying parking permit. Any person who has been denied a parking permit by the city may appeal that decision in writing to the City Administrator, or a designee. The appeal shall be answered within ten days of receipt of said appeal, and the decision of the City Administrator shall be final. (Ord. 2461, passed 8-23-2011) 79.34 PARKING SPACE NOT GUARANTEED. Possession of any RPPD permit shall not guarantee or reserve the holder an on-street parking space. (Ord. 2461, passed 8-23-2011) 79.35 PARKING RESTRICTIONS. (A) All permitted vehicles must adhere to all state and local parking regulations. (B) RPPD permits do not take precedence over no stopping zones, or any other temporary or permanent no parking zones posted by city for tree removal, snow removal, street sweeping, bus stops, utility work or other actions deemed necessary by the City Council. (C) The restrictions of an RPPD shall not apply to any marked city vehicle or a marked emergency vehicle. (Ord. 2461, passed 8-23-2011) 79.36 EXEMPTIONS. The following vehicles shall be exempt from the parking restrictions imposed within the RPPD, as set forth herein. (A) Any vehicle, including but not limited to, a clearly-marked delivery, emergency utility or service vehicle with appropriate commercial license plates, which is under the control of an individual providing service to a property located within the RPPD, while
actually engaged in making pick-ups or deliveries of goods, wares or merchandise from or to any building or structure within the RPPD, or rendering emergency service to a resident within the RPPD. Identification of such vehicle is the responsibility of the driver of the vehicle. (B) Emergency utility vehicles identified in division (A), above, shall be limited to parking within the RPPD for a period of no greater than two hours, unless the emergency utility vehicle has contacted the city to identify the problem that prevents adherence to the parking restrictions. (C) For purposes of this subchapter, service or delivery vehicles, including moving vans or trucks, that must be parked within the RPPD for longer than 24 hours must obtain a temporary permit. However, no parking is allowed on sidewalks, grass or any nonparking areas. (D) Health care providers may park their vehicles within the RPPD during the times they are rendering assistance and/or health care service to residents of the RPPD. Health care provider is defined as nurse, home health aid, physical therapist or any other medical professional. (Ord. 2461, passed 8-23-2011) 79.37 ENFORCEMENT. Violations. The following shall constitute violations of the RPPD and shall be subject to citation. (A) It shall be unlawful for any person other than the city to knowingly sell, offer for sale or acquire for the purpose of sale any residential parking permit, visitors permit, special event permit, one-day permit or other permit. (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase any residential parking permit, special event permit, one day permit or other permit issued pursuant to this section from any person other than the city. (C) It shall be unlawful for any person to park in a RPPD without a valid permit affixed to their vehicle. (D) It shall be unlawful for any person to park in a RPPD with an invalid, expired or improperly affixed permit. (E) It shall be unlawful to display a resident permit not registered to the vehicle in which it is displayed. (Ord. 2461, passed 8-23-2011) Penalty, see 79.99 79.99 PENALTY. (A) Generally. Any person violating any provision of this chapter, for which no other penalty is provided, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of 10.99. (B) Section 79.14 - Downtown parking regulations. (1) One courtesy ticket will be issued per license number for the life of that number. The courtesy ticket will consist of a standard enforcement ticket, which will enter the license number into the parking system records. A second courtesy notice will be placed on the violator's windshield explaining the courtesy ticket policy. (2) The following penalties apply after issuance of an initial courtesy ticket: (a) Any person parking a vehicle in violation of 79.14 shall be subject to a penalty of $5 for the first five violations in a calendar year. After five citations have been issued in a calendar year to any license number, the fine for the next five citations in the same calendar year will increase to $10 per citation. Thereafter, the fine for each successive series of five violations in the same calendar year will increase in the same fashion by $5 for each citation for each series of five additional violations in a calendar year; (b) The penalty for multiple parking violations within any one-24 hour period will be $5 for the first violation, $10 for the second violation and $20 for the third violation; and (c) An additional penalty of $20 per violation is hereby assessed for any parking violation not paid within seven business days in which City Hall is open for business following issuance of the citation. (C) Section 79.15 - Vehicles ticketed and towed. Any vehicle found in violation of 79.15 (B), (C) or (D) shall be ticketed for
the violation with a fine of $15 for the first offense, $50 for subsequent offenses. If the vehicle is still in violation 24 hours after the vehicle is ticketed, the vehicle shall be ticketed again, towed and impounded with the vehicle owner to pay the costs of towing and impoundment. (D) Section 79.10 - Calendar parking. The fine for a violation of 79.10 shall be $15. (E) Section 79.37 - Resident Permit Parking Districts. (1) Any person violating the provisions of 79.37(A) shall be fined $200. (2) Any person violating the provisions of 79.37(B) shall be fined $200. (3) Any person violating the provisions of 79.37(C) shall be fined $25. (4) Any person violating the provisions of 79.37(D) shall be fined $15. (Ord. 2283, passed 11-9-2004; Ord. 2338, passed 10-24-2006; Ord. 2461, passed 8-23-2011; Ord. 2468, passed 1-10-2012)