HomeMy Public PortalAbout068-2015 - General - Amending section 74.25 - Onstreet ParkingCOMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA
ORDINANCE NO. 68-2015
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING
SUBSECTION 74.25 OF RICHMOND CITY CODE
WHEREAS, Section 25 of Chapter 74 of the Richmond City Code regulates limited time for on -
street parking charges within the City of Richmond; and
WHEREAS, It is desirable to make changes to certain provisions in connection with charges for
on -street parking provisions; and
WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the City of Richmond to update Section 74.25 of the
Richmond City Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, that
the following section 74.25 of Richmond Code shall be amended to read as follows (with insertions
in bold font and language to be stricken in strikethrough font):
74.25 LIMITED TIME PARKING
(a) There are established and fixed certain zones on the streets of the City to
be known as limited parking time zones. The zones on the streets and the
parking time limit shall be as described in Chapter 76 Schedule VI.
(b) Within the limited time parking zones, the Board shall have lines or
markings painted or placed on the curb or on the street adjacent to the parking
spaces for the purpose of designating the parking spaces and each vehicle shall
park within the lines or markings so established. No vehicle shall be parked
across the line or marking or in such position that it shall not be entirely within the
area so designated by the line or marking
(c) The Board shall cause to be erected in the limited parking time zones,
appropriate signs giving notice of the parking time limits. When the signs are
erected, no vehicle shall be parked in any limited time zone beyond the period of
legal parking time specified for the limited parking time zone and designated on
any sign erected in accordance with the provisions of this section. It shall not be
a violation of this section to park any vehicle or to permit any vehicle to remain
parked in any limited parking time zone for a longer period than specified in this
section on Sundays and holidays and between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:30
a.m. Monday through Saturday.
(d) The operator of a vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle parked in
violation of this section shall be fined $50.00 $20.00 (reduced to $25 if paid
within 72 hours). (Ord. 116-1997; Ord. 68-2015)
(e) If the same vehicle is found in violation of this section 3 or more times in
any 30-day period the fine shall be $10.00 for such violation.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it also ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
that this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and adoption by the
Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana. /
Passed and adopted this /& day o c�-�-�V 2015, by the Common Council of
the City of Richmond, Indiana.
U I" (3n , President
(Dr. Ronald Oler)
ATTEST.
— (Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this/1 day of ,
at 9:00 a.m.
(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
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L. Hutton, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this �day of 9:05 a.m.
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(Sarah L. Hutton)
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(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)