[Ord. No. 236,
passed 12-17-1962; Ord. No. 328, passed 9-22-1975]
(a)Â
Parking in central business district. The Chief of Police, with the
approval of the City Manager, shall have the authority to establish
motor vehicle parking time limits and parking areas on the public
streets and parking lots within the Central Business District, as
shown on the Zoning Map provided for in the City of Coldwater Zoning
Code. Such parking areas shall be designated by signs setting forth
the maximum parking time limits and the days and hours such time limits
are effective.
[Amended 10-23-2023 by Ord. No. 863]
(d)Â
Parking contrary to signs and markings. Parking contrary to parking
control signs or markings in any City parking lot or street is prohibited.
(e)Â
Impounding. Vehicles may be impounded for a violation of this section,
and the owner of any vehicle impounded shall pay, in addition to such
fines as may be levied, the cost of such impounding and storage of
the vehicle before the vehicle may be released.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 440.02 and 440.03
were repealed 12-8-2003 by Ord. No. 679.
[Added 10-23-2023 by Ord. No. 863]
(a)Â
ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV)
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION
Definitions.
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any vehicle that operates on electric energy derived from
an off-board source that is stored in the vehicle’s battery
or batteries. For purposes of this ordinance, this term shall include
fully electric vehicles as well as hybrid vehicles that run on both
electricity and fossil fuels that can be charged by plugging in to
a City-provided compatible electrical outlet at a City-provided electric
vehicle charging station.
When an electric vehicle is parked at an electric vehicle
charging station and is connected to the charging station equipment
by the City-supplied plug.
Equipment that has as its primary purpose the transfer of
electric energy by conductive or inductive means to a battery or other
storage device located onboard an electric vehicle. As used in this
ordinance, this term is limited to those electric charging stations
provided by the City for public use (accessible to all electric vehicles
during posted hours) including alternating current charging with voltage
between 120 and 240 volts and direct current charging with voltage
greater than 240 volts.
(b)Â
Authorized
EV charging space parking. An electric vehicle may be parked or left
standing during any posted time limits at a marked electric vehicle
charging station parking space while plugged in to an electric vehicle
charging station and actively charging.
(c)Â
Unauthorized
parking prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or
leave standing any vehicle at an electric vehicle charging station
parking space if the vehicle is not actively charging. This prohibition
shall be enforced 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Any vehicle found
in violation of this ordinance may be subject to towing at the vehicle
owner’s expense.
(d)Â
Signage
and notification. The City of Coldwater shall install clear and conspicuous
signage at all electric vehicle charging stations and adjacent parking
spaces including the prohibition of unauthorized parking and the potential
consequences of a violation.
(e)Â
Exemptions.
Vehicles are exempt from this ordinance if they are actively engaged
in the charging process. Emergency and law enforcement vehicles are
exempt from this ordinance while engaged in official duties.
[Ord. No. 296,
passed 3-22-1971]
(a)Â
The Traffic Engineer of the City of Coldwater, with the approval
of the City Manager, upon receiving advice from the designated officials
of the Coldwater Community Schools, shall determine no parking zones,
limited parking zones, reserved parking zones and such other zone
control as he or she may determine, and shall erect appropriate signs,
furnished by Coldwater Community Schools, so indicating such controlled
zones. All erection and maintenance costs for such signs shall be
paid by the Coldwater Community Schools.
(b)Â
Coldwater Community Schools officials may issue parking permits granting
permission to park in restricted or reserved areas, which permits,
when issued, shall be displayed as directed on such permits.
(d)Â
School officials shall be responsible for the initial verification
of a suspected violation of this section. If a violation of this section
is indicated, the City Police Department shall be notified and thereupon
may investigate the suspected violation and issue a violation notice
if such violation is continuing in a police officer's presence.
[Amended 10-23-2023 by Ord. No. 863]
[Ord. No. 236,
passed 12-17-1962]
A Parking Violations Bureau is hereby established as part of
the Police Department of the City.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 440.06, 440.07 and
440.08 were repealed 12-8-2003 by Ord. No. 679.
(a)Â
A violation of any provision of this chapter shall be deemed to be
a civil infraction.
(b)Â
Should any police officer of the City have reason to believe that
a provision of this chapter may have been violated, said officer may
proceed, in the discretion of the officer, either by issuing a parking
violation notice and affixing the same to the vehicle in violation,
or by commencing a civil infraction action against the person whom
the officer believes to be responsible. If a parking violation notice
is issued with respect to an alleged violation hereof, and the penalty
as stated thereon is paid as provided herein, no action shall be commenced
with respect to said alleged violation. Should the penalty as provided
on the parking violation notice not be paid in accordance herewith,
the officer may proceed to bring a civil infraction action with respect
to said violation notice.
[Ord. No. 385,
passed 4-26-1982]
(c)Â
The penalty to be paid by the owner or operator of a vehicle with
respect to which a parking violation notice is issued is as follows:
[Ord. No. 520,
passed 12-27-1995; amended 10-23-2023 by Ord. No.
863]
(d)Â
Should the court find a person to be responsible in a civil infraction
action brought for a violation of this chapter, the court may impose
a civil fine of up to $100, but no less than $50, plus such costs
as the court may deem appropriate, up to $100, in addition to the
civil fine.
[Ord. No. 385,
passed 4-26-1982; amended 10-23-2023 by Ord. No.
863]
(e)Â
In the event the owner or operator of a vehicle on which is placed
a parking violations notice does not pay a fine within 21 days of
the time of the alleged violation, a civil infraction action may be
commenced. Failure of the Police Department to give, or an owner or
operator of a vehicle to receive, a parking violation notice, shall
not prevent the issuance of a civil infraction citation for an overtime
parking violation.
[Ord. No. 417,
passed 10-27-1986]