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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Relating to Parking Violations L ORDINANCE NO. 2607 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA BY REPEALING SECTIONS 33-13140 AND 33-13141 AND ENACTING NEW SECTIONS 33-13200 and 33-13201 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENABLING THE CITY OF AMES , IOWA TO COLLECT A FINE FOR ALL PARKING VIOLATIONS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE . BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council for the City of Ames , Iowa that : Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames , Iowa be and the same is hereby amended by repealing sections 33-13140 and 33-13141 as such sections heretofore existed. Section Two. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames , Iowa be and the same is hereby further amended by enacting a new Division 12 of Article XIII of Chapter 33 of said Code and new sections .33-13200 and 33-13201 to read as follows : "Division 12 . Enforcement" "Sec. 33-13200 Parking violations ; method of charging; method of paying. Any violation of any parking regulation of this chapter, may be charged by placing a notice of violation envelope on the vehicle so parked. The amount payable for violation of section 33-13139 (overtime parking) shall be fifty cents ($ . 50) if paid within seven (7) days of the date of violation and five dollars ($5 . 00) if paid from eight ( 8) to thirty (30) days after the date of violation. The amount payable for all other parking violations shall be five dollars ($5 . 00) if paid within thirty (30) days of the date of violation. Payment may be made by depositing the required amount in the notice envelope and placing the envelope in one of the special containers pro- vided for that purpose or by paying the amount due to the City of Ames Finance Department. For purposes of receiving such payments the Director of the City of Ames Finance Department shall be designated a deputy City Clerk. If such payment is not received in the Finance De- partment within thirty days of the date of vio- lation , the violation may also be charged and processed before the court the same as other traffic violations . This section notwithstanding , a violation of any parking regulation contained in this chapter may be charged and processed before the court the same as other traffic violations . -2- Sec. 33-13201 Presumption as to Responsibility for Parking. It shall be the duty of every registered owner of a vehicle to insure that said vehicles does not park contrary to the lawfully enacted and promul- gated parking regulations of the City of Ames , Iowa. It shall be presumed, unless evidence to the contrary is presented, that the registered owner of any motor vehicle parking in violation of the parking regulations of this chapter is responsible for said vehicle being so parked. " Section Three. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from August 15 , 1977 . Passed thisY 21 _day of June , 1977. D4ary E . aul , City Clerk Lee Fellinger, May r Published this / day of 1977 . V 1