§ 94-280. Prohibited on certain streets during certain town activities.

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of this section is to prohibit parking on streets within the town on specific days at specified times to better allow the town to maintain public streets and property. The parking prohibition will enable the town to undertake street maintenance, street repair and other town services including, without limitation, tree trimming, tree removal, street cleaning, sewer repair, street paving, curb painting and repair, street sweeping and pothole repair.

(b)

Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. All terms used in the singular shall include the plural and all words used in the masculine gender shall extend to and apply to the feminine gender, when applicable.

(1)

Major Street shall mean any of the following streets located within the corporate limits of the town: 16th Street, 26th Street, 31st Street, 35th Street, 50th Avenue from Roosevelt Road to 26th Street, Laramie Avenue, Central Avenue, Cermak Road, the south side of Roosevelt Road and the north side of Pershing Road.

(2)

Residential Street shall mean any street located within the corporate limits of the town and that is not defined as a Major Street.

(c)

Unlawful Parking on Major Streets and Residential Streets. It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle on any Major Street or Residential Street within the corporate limits of the town, whether such Major Street or Residential Street is designated as a loading zone or not so designated, where the Commissioner of Public Works has designated, by appropriate signs, that there is "No Parking." Such signs shall designate the day and hours of the day during which the no parking regulation is in effect and this section shall be in effect only on such designated days and hours of the day.

(1)

Year round, vehicles parked in violation of subsection (c) of this section shall be issued citations.

(2)

Any person who violates subsection (c) of this section shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $50.00 and not more than $100.00 for each violation. Any citation issued pursuant to subsection (c) of this section that is not paid to the town within 28 calendar days after payment is due shall be turned over to the town's internal collections division or referred to a collection agency. The Director of the Department of Financial Affairs or the town collector shall be responsible for the oversight of the collection program and ensure that the collection process is commenced in compliance with the provisions of this subsection. If any vehicle receives three or more no parking citations within one calendar year which are overdue, each subsequent violation of subsection (c) of this section within the same calendar year shall result in said vehicle being towed. The towing charges in each case shall be borne by the owner or lessee of the vehicle. No vehicle shall be released to the owner or lessee until such time as all overdue tickets for parking and/or vehicle violations have been paid to the town collector. In the event of financial hardship, the vehicle owner or lessee may request a hearing on any and all overdue parking or vehicle violations.

(Code 1958, § 33-89.1; Ord. No. 40-70, 10-19-1970; Ord. No. 15-90, § 1, 5-29-1990; Ord. No. 21-95, § 1, 3-28-1995; Ord. No. 51-09, § 3.00, 8-11-2009; Ord. No. 7-10, § 3.00, 1-26-2010; Ord. No. 72-12, § 3.00, 8-14-2012; Ord. No. 20-16, § 3, 3-22-2016)