HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Providing Authority for Parking in Reserved Lots ORDINANCE NO. _300,�
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTIONS 18.26 AND
18.5 AS THEY EXIST NOW AND ENACTING NEW SECTIONS
18.26 AND 18.5 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AUTHOR-
ITY FOR PARKING IN RESERVED LOTS; PROVIDING A
PENALTY; REPEALING ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND, PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED, by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames shall be and is
hereby amended by repealing Section 18.26 as it now exists and enact-
ing a new Section 18.26 as follows:
"Sec. 18.26. PARKING IN RESERVED SPACES OR LOTS.
No person shall park in a space or lot reserved pursuant to Sec-
tion 18.5 without the consent of the person for whom the space or lot is
reserved. In addition to filing an illegal parking charge, the chief of
police or police chief's designee may impound any vehicle in violation
herein until the costs of towing and storage are paid."
Section Two. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames shall be and is
hereby amended by repealing Section 18.5 as it now exists and enacting
a new Section 18.5 as follows:
"Sec. 18.5 RESERVING PARKING SPACES
(1) A person wishing to reserve a parking space in a municipal lot for
their exclusive use shall make a proposal therefore to the city
manager. The city manager may grant such request pursuant to
such standing policies as to location and price as the city council
may, from time to time, adopt by resolution. If a request is not
within the scope of such standing policies, the person who propos-
es a reservation may bring the matter to the city council for deci-
sion. Spaces so reserved shall be marked by signs stating that
the space is reserved twenty-four (24) hours per day. A permit
tag must be displayed upon each vehicle that occupies the re-
served space.
(2) The proprietor of any business establishment within any parking
meter district, desiring unmetered parking or restricted parking
for the proprietor's commercial trucks for the purpose of loading
or unloading, in the street, avenue or alley abutting his business
establishment, shall make a written proposal therefore to the city
manager. The city manager shall present such request with
recommendations thereon to the council for its approval or dis-
approval. The granting of such request shall be contingent upon
the proprietor's agreeing to pay into the parking meter funds
yearly in advance a sum of money equivalent to the hourly charge
for parking multiplied by the number of hours per year during
Which unmetered parking is in effect for each parking space.
Meters involved shall be appropriately signed with the times speci-
fied thereon, or "No Public Parking reserved (proprietor's name)
trucks", as the case may be. Signs shall be placed and
maintained only during the times unmetered parking is applicable.
It is the duty of the proprietor to place and remove said signs so
that the same are in effect only during such hours as are paid for
by proprietor as above provided. The proprietor shall be respon-
sible for all signing costs.
(3) The city manager may, with the consent of the council, designate
and order two-minute or restricted unmetered parking during such
portion of the day as will expedite the movement of vehicular
traffic or loading on or across any street, avenue, or alley within
the parking meter district.
(4) The city manager may, with the consent of the council, designate
and order entire lots or portions thereof for leased parking only.
Lots so reserved shall be marked by signs stating that the lot is
for leased parking only. Vehicles parking in such leased lots shall
display a permit tag within their vehicle visible from the outside of
the vehicle."
Section Three. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here-
with are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, if any.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its publication as required by law.
Adopted this 23rd day of _February 19 88
Nancy ibbo City Clerk F. Paul Goodland, Mayor
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