HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1233BILL NO.
ORDINANCE NO. 12:33
BY COUNCILMAN DAKAN
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 11, CHAPTER 13, OF THE CITY CODE
OF CALDWELL, COUNTY OF CANYON, STATE OF IDAHO:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CALDWELL, COUNTY OF CANYON, STATE OF IDAHO:
Section 1. That Section 11 -13 -4 of Title 11, Chapter 13
of the City Code of the City of Caldwell, be amended to read as
follows:
11 -13 -4: PARKING METERS: The Chief of Police
is hereby authorized and directed to provide for the
installation, regulation, control, supervision, opera-
tion and use of parking meters within such parking
meter zone.
Such parking meters shall be placed on the curb
or sidewalk immediately adjacent to the parking space
hereinafter described. Each parking meter shall be
placed or set in such manner as to show or display by
a signal that the parking space adjacent to such meter
is or is not legally in use.
Each parking meter shall be so equipped, designed
and constructed that upon deposit therein of United
States coin in the following denominations, said meter
shall visibly indicate that a vehicle may occupy a
space adjacent to said parking meter for the following
periods of time after the deposit of any such coin:
DENOMINATION OF COIN: PARKING PERIOD:
One Cent For each 12 minutes
Five Cents or one nickel For 60 minutes
Ten Cents or one dime For 2 hours
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Following resolution of the Council of the City, the
Chief of Police may designate a parking meter zone in
which shall be installed parking meters so equipped
that in addition to the foregoing, upon deposit therein
of one nickel, it shall indicate that a vehicle may
occupy the space adjacent thereto for a period of two
(2) hours after deposit of said one nickel, and on
designated lots one (1) dime for a period of four (4)
hours after deposit of said dime.
Upon the expiration of such respective periods of
time, a colored sign or signal shall become visible in
each parking meter, which, when visible, shall indicate
that the parking time for such space has expired.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause,
permit, allow or suffer any vehicle to be parked dur-
ing operation hours in a space adjacent to a parking
meter while the colored signal or sign of the parking
meter provided for that space is visible unless said
vehicle has been issued a special parking permit.
Section 2. That Section 11 -13 -7 of Title 11, Chapter
13 of the City Code of the City of Caldwell, be amended to read
as follows:
11 -13 -7: DENOMINATION OF COIN: It shall be
unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this
Chapter for any person to deposit or insert, or cause
to be deposited or inserted, in any parking meter,
anything whatsoever except a lawful coin as designated
by said meter.
Section 3. That Section 11 -13 -9 of Title 11, Chapter 13
of the City Code of the City of Caldwell, be amended to read as
follows:
11 -13 -9: POLICE TO ENFORCE: It shall be the
duty of each police officer designated as Meter Officer
or Meter Maid observing a violation of the provisions
of Section 11 -13 -4 or 11 -13 -6 of this Chapter, to
leave at or upon such a vehicle a notice that the
vehicle has been parked in violation of the provisions
of this Chapter; that said notice shall bear the date
and hour of leaving the same at or upon such vehicle.
The notice above mentioned shall be made and numbered
in duplicate and it shall be the duty of each police
officer to file one (1) copy of such notice with the
Police Department after having placed a copy of such
notice upon or at such vehicle that was parked in
violation.
It shall be the duty of such police officer to
leave at or upon such vehicle a separate notice for
each hour, or fraction thereof, that such vehicle
remains parked in violation of the provisions of
Section 11 -13 -4 and /or Section 11 -13 -6.
Each owner or operator may, within twenty -four
(24) hours of the time of such notice, pay to the
Police Department as a penalty for, and in full satis-
faction of such violation, the amount of twenty -five
cents (25�) for each hour or fraction thereof, that
such vehicle was parked in violation of the provisions
of Section 11 -13 -4. The notice shall instruct the
owner or operator of such vehicle to deposit said
notice in any of the red courtesy collection boxes
attached to the meter posts or bring said notice to
the Police Department.
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The failure of such owner or operator to return or
make such payment to the Police Department within said
twenty -four (24) hours shall render such owner or
operator subject to the fine provided by Section
11 -13 -10 of this Chapter.
Section 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, approval and publication
according to law.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL of the City of Caldwell this
7th day of September, 1971.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR of the City of Caldwell this
7th day of September, 1971.
ATTEST:
c City Clerk
Mayor