HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-OR-15ORDINANCE NO. 92-OR-~.~
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING
LIMITED TIME PARKING ZONES
WHEREAS, the business community of the City of Jeffersonville has requested that
actions be taken to alleviate parking problems in Jeffersonville; and
WHEREAS, the business community feels that the parking meters located in and around
downtown Jeffersonville pose a hinderance to commerce; and
WHEREAS, it would be in the best interest of the safety and welfare of the community
that some limitations be placed on parking in certain locations in the City of Jeffersonville;
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL BY THE
CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE that the following described parts of streets are established as
limited time parking zones:
SECTION I
A. 2 Hour Zones
Chestnut Pearl St. and Wall St. Both
Court Ave. Kentucky St. and Michigan North
Court Ave. Mulberry St. and Mechanic St. South
Court Ave. Mechanic St. and 6th St. North
Kentucky St. 6th St. and Wall St. East
Maple St. Pearl St. and Wall St. Both
Market St. Pearl St. and Wall St. Both
Meigs Ave. 7th St. and Franklin St. East
Meigs Ave. 7th St. and Court Ave. Both
Missouri St. Sparks Ave. and 7th St. West
Pearl St. Chestnut Stl and Court Ave. Both
Riverside Dr. Mulberry St. and Wall St. Both
Sparks Ave. South
Spring St. Riverside Dr. and 8th St. Both
Wall St. Court Ave. and Federal St. West
Wall St. Chestnut St. and Court Ave. Both
Watt St. 7th St. and Court Ave. Both
6th St. Court Ave. and Michigan St. North
13th St. Missouri To Spring St. North
STREET BETWEEN SIDE
B. 1 Hour Zones
STREET BETWEEN SIDE
Court Ave. Meigs Ave. and Watt St. Both
SECTION II
(a) The Board of Public Works and Safety is hereby authorized to issue permits to
individuals who live in the areas in which two hour parking only zones are enforced entitling
them to park, without limit as to time, on either side of the street within the block in which they
reside.
(b) The Board of Public Works and Safety is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to
suspend the operation of the two hour only parking zones in order to further a general, planned
business promotion or other special activity.
SECTION HI
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle
of which he is the operator or the registered owner to be parked for more than the designated
maximum period in one of the aforementioned parking zones. A vehicle shall be considered to
be parked overtime when it has remained in the zone for longer than the maximum permissible
time during the following periods:
(i) Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.;
provided, however, that unlimited parking shall be permitted on all legal holidays.
(b) A person who violates this ordinance shall pay a fine in the amount of $5.00.
However, if the fine is not paid within forty-eight hours of the violation then the fine shall be
$15.00. Each consecutive designated period of time that a vehicle is not moved shall constiute
a separate offense.
(c) It shall be the duty of each traffic patrolman and all of other employees of the City
that are so directed by the Mayor to take the number of each vehicle which is parked in violation
of this ordinance and report them to the police department.
(d) Any violator who has found to have received five violations which are unpaid shall
have his vehicle towed~in and shall pay the towing charge and fines for violations prior to
redemption of his vehicle.
SECTION IV
The fines under this ordinance may be collected by the Jeffersonville Police Department
and the City Clerk-Treasurer. All fines Collected shall he deposited in a separate account which
shall be used first for the enforcement of this ordinance.
SECTION V
The Board of Public Works and Safety is, by majority vote, empowered to designate other
streets, or parts of streets, as limited time parking areas or change the designations made by this
ordinance which from time to time may be necessary.
SECTION VI
All other ordinances which contradict this ordinance or sections of ordinances or which
provide for the erection, maintenance, or enforcement of parking meter zones are hereby repealed.
SECTION VH
This Ordinance shall become effective two months after its passage by the Common
Council, timely approval by the Mayor and upon being published.
Pass.ed and adopted by the Common Council of City of Jeffe?onville,x. Clark County,
State of Indiana, on the ~ day of .-~. ~.. 1992. ~,~',,
ANDREW WILLIAMS, III
ATTEST:
PRESIDENT, COMMON COUNCIL
This ·Ordinance approved and signed by me this fg.~ day of
RAYM0'I~I5 J. P~,RKER, JR., MAYOR