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New Laws (3) Index Notes (14)
[Added 10-9-1979 by Ord. No. 79-95]
A. 
The City Engineer is authorized to issue rules and regulations governing parking in off-street parking lots owned or leased and operated by the City. In the case of municipal off-street parking lots in the Downtown Special Assessment District, the City Engineer shall obtain the written approval of the Downtown Special Assessment District Operations and Development Committee prior to issuing a rule or regulation governing a parking lot that is subject to a special assessment.
B. 
The Parking Division Supervisor is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for parking garages owned or leased by the City.
[Added 10-1-1990 by Ord. No. 90-71]
[Added 10-1-1990 by Ord. No. 90-71; amended 12-27-1990 by Ord. No. 90-82; 6-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-16; 10-23-1995 by Ord. No. 95-30; 12-26-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-17]
A. 
Parking rates shall be established and promulgated by the Commissioner of Neighborhood Revitalization, upon such terms and conditions as are most beneficial to the City, taking into account but not limited to the following factors:
(1) 
Location of leased spaces within the facility.
(2) 
Seasonal and weather considerations.
(3) 
Length of the lease term (hourly, daily, monthly or otherwise).
(4) 
Number of spaces leased.
(5) 
Joint or several billing for multiple spaces.
(6) 
Current market rates for similar spaces and lease terms within the City.
B. 
The Commissioner is hereby authorized, at his or her discretion, to:
(1) 
Waive all parking fees for periods not to exceed two hours per day.
(2) 
Enter into contracts for reduced parking rates for special event parking, including jury duty, provided that operating costs are met.
(3) 
Authorize parking promotions not to exceed one week per year.
A violation of a rule or regulation issued under this article is a traffic infraction under § 248-2 of this chapter.
Personnel operating municipal off-street parking lots may issue courtesy tickets advising patrons that they are in violation of the parking regulations. Such personnel may not issue summonses.
For purposes of issuing summonses subject to fines set forth in § 248-2 of this chapter, entrances and exits to parking lots are driveways, and traffic circulation lanes are streets.