10.40.080 Meter collection duty.
It shall be the duty of the city manager to direct the collection of all coins deposited in parking meters.
A. No person may park a vehicle in a parking meter space where the meter is covered by a City parking meter “No Parking” hood unless the person has been issued a parking work permit, and the permit is with the vehicle.
B. No parking hood nor parking work permit may be used on a twelve minute parking meter space.
C. Any person who has been issued a parking work permit which is with a vehicle at the time it is being parked may park the vehicle in any metered space, except a twelve minute parking meter space, without the necessity of depositing a coin in the meter.
D. Any person may park a vehicle in any metered space, without the necessity of depositing a coin, if the meter is covered with an “out of order” hood.
E. The city manager may issue a parking meter hood and/or a parking work permit on application as follows:
1. To a business person for a business vehicle used for delivery purposes;
2. To any duly licensed medical doctor whose office is located within a parking meter zone;
3. To any person engaged in the construction, reconstruction or repair of a building or installation of equipment in a building adjacent to a street where parking meters are installed; to be issued at the time of securing the work permit, to be used only at the scene of the work, and to be turned in at the time of completion of the job. The application shall state the location of the work and the time it is to be returned;
4. To all city officers, employees and city officials for use only by the individual officers, employees and officials while actually engaged in rendering services to or on behalf of the city. Parking work permits, when applied for and issued shall be plainly stamped and marked on the face thereof in large letters, “CITY EMPLOYEE.”
F. The city manager will issue parking meter passes based on an established policy for the issuance of parking meter passes and collect a fee for such passes.
G. The fee for issuance of a parking meter hood, parking meter passes, and/or a parking work permit shall be set by council resolution. Meter hoods and work permits shall be valid for seven (7) days, but may be renewed for successive seven day periods. Meter passes are valid for thirty (30) days from the date of issuance. If the application for meter hoods, meter passes, or work permits is for less than the amount of time previously stated, the charge shall be set by council resolution for each day. There shall be no charge for issuance of a parking work permit to a city officer, employee or official.
H. The city council may hereafter, by resolution, adjust the parking meter hood, parking meter pass, and/or parking work permit fees or adopt administrative rules for issuance or use of permits.
I. The City Manager or designee shall keep a complete and up to date list of all parking work permits or parking meter hoods which have been applied for and issued; designating the purpose for which such permit was issued. The list shall be open to public inspection. (Ord. 1518, 1982: Ord. 1280 §41, 1970)
J. All parking permits issued by the City shall be displayed on the right side of the windshield in plain view. To be valid, permits must be visible at all times and vehicle is parked at a metered space. (Ord. 2014, 2015)