HomeMy Public PortalAbout047-2016 - General Ordinance amending subsection 74.47 (Off Street Parking)COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA
ORDINANCE NO.47-2016
GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING
SUBSECTION 74.47 OF RICHMOND CITY CODE
WHEREAS, Section 47 of Chapter 74 of the Richmond City Code regulates off-street parking
charges within the City of Richmond; and
WHEREAS, It is desirable to make changes to certain provisions in connection with charges
for off-street parking provisions; and
WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the City of Richmond to update Section 74.47 of the
Richmond City Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
that the following section 74.47 of Richmond Code shall be amended to read as follows:
74.47 OFF STREET PARKING FACILITIES
(a) The following properties are either owned or leased by the City and shall be known
as Off Street Parking Facilities.
(1) North 6th Street Lot (Lot A) - located in the 100 block of North 6th Street
on the east side, extending east to the alley, bounded on the north by
North B Street, and bounded on the south by private property.
(2) North 7th Street Lot (Lot B) - located in the first block of North 7th Street
on the west side, extending west to North 6th Street, bounded on the north
by North A Street, and bounded on the south by the service drive.
(3) South 6th Street Lot (Lot C) - located in the first block of South 6th Street
on the east side, extending east to private property, bounded on the north
by the service drive, and bounded on the south by South A Street.
(4) Downtown Parking Garage — (Lot D) - located in the first block of South
8th Street on the west side, extending west to South 7th Street, bounded
on the north by the alley, and bounded on the south by the service drive.
(5) South 9th Street Lot (Lot E) - located in the first block of South 9th Street
on the west side, across 9th Street from the "Leland" Lot, bounded on the
east by South 9th Street, on the west by the alley, and on the north and
south by private property.
(6) South 9th Street Lot (Lot F) - located in the first block of South 9th Street
on the east side, bounded on the south by the Leland Hotel, the east by
the alley, the west by South 9th Street, and the north by private property.
(7) South 9th Street Lot (Lot G) - located in the 100 block of South 9th Street
on the east side, extending east to South 10th Street, bounded on the
north by private property and Park Place, and bounded on the south by
private property.
(8) North 10th Street Lot (Lot H) - located in the first block of North 10th Street
on the east side, extending east to the alley, bounded on the north by the
Richmond Power & Light Sub -Station, and bounded on the south by
Sailor Street
(9) Corner Lot at North 10th and East Main Streets (Lot 1) - located in the first
block of North 10th Street, on the east side, bounded on the north by
Sailor Street, on the south by East Main Street, on the east by private
property, and on the west by North 10th Street.
(10) South G Street Lot (Lot K) - located in the 700 block of South 6th Street
on the east side, extending south to private property, bounded on the east
and north by the railroad, and bounded on the west by South 6th Street.
(11) Municipal Building Lot (Lot L located in the 300 block of East Main Street
on the north side immediately west and south of the Municipal Building.
(Ord. 58-2002)
(12) South M Street Lot ("Fire Station #4" Lot M) - located in the 800 block of
South M Street on the north side, extending north to Fire Station No. 4,
bounded on the east by the service drive, and bounded on the west by
South 8th Street.
(b) Pursuant to Indiana Code 36-9-11-7, the Board has established the following
charges for off-street parking facilities:
North 6th Street Lot (Lot A)
(a) Three hours free parking.
(b) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved" section, $15.00.
2. North 7th Street Lot (Lot B) (Jack Elstro Plaza)
(a) Three hours free parking.
(b) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved" section, $15.00.
3. South 6th Street Lot (Lot C)
(a) Three hours free parking.
(b) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved" section, $15.00.
4. Parking Garage (Lot D)
(a) Three hours free parking.
(b) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved section", $15.00.
5. South 9th Street Lot (Lot E)
(a) Three hours free parking
(b) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved" section, $15.00.
6. South 9th Street Lot (Lot F)
(a) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved" section, $15.00.
(b) Three hours free parking.
7. South 9th Street Lot (100 Block - Lot G)
(a) Public parking available without time limits.
(Ord. 36-2015)
8. North 10th Street Lot (Lot H)
(a) Monthly parking pass, $15.00.
(b) Parking in these facilities by monthly parking pass only.
9. Corner Lot at North 10th and East Main Streets (Lot 1)
(a) Three hours free parking
10. South G Street Lot (Lot K)
(a) Public parking available without time limits subject to
Section 74.21.
11. Municipal Building Lot (Lot L)
(a) Reserved parking for City employees as designated by the
(b) Board of Public Works
and Safety.
(c) Three hour parking limit throughout the remainder of the
facility. (Ord. 58-2002)
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12. South M Street Lot ("Fire Station #4" Lot M)
(a) Public parking available without time limits subject to
section 74.21.
(c) The Board shall paint lines for parking spaces in all Off Street Parking Facilities
where possible and maintain signage consistent with part (b) of this section.
(d) No vehicle shall be parked beyond the posted time limit in any Off Street Parking
Facility or in violation of any terms of this Chapter as they relate to such Off Street
Parking Facility. The operator of the vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle shall
be liable for a violation of this section and fined $50.00 (reduced to $25 if paid within 72
hours), unless it is ultimately shown to be a violation of Section 74.47(g) herein, in which
case the fine shall be $10.00. (Ord. 116-1997) (Ord. 36-2015)
(e) No vehicle shall be parked across a parking space line in any Off Street Parking
Facility. The operator of the vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle shall be liable
for violation of this section and fined $20.00. (Ord. 116-1997)
(f) All provisions of chapter 74 shall be enforced in Off Street Parking Facilities
the same as if the violation had occurred on a City street.. The penalty for a violation in
an Off Street Parking Facility shall be the same as if the violation had occurred on a City
street.
(g) Any annual or monthly parking pass issued pursuant to this chapter must be
displayed in the front windshield of the vehicle when parking in any off-street parking
facility. Failure to display said parking pass while parked in a lot or an area reserved for
those with such passes shall result in a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00), which must be paid
prior to renewing the reserved parking pass. (Ord. 116-1997)(Ord. 50-1998)
(h) Yearly reserved parking passes shall be available in any Off Street Parking
Facility at which monthly passes are available. The yearly passes shall be for the
calendar year, shall be available from November through January, and shall be sold for
eleven (11) times the cost of a monthly pass for that parking facility (Ord. 58-2002)
(i) New businesses (defined as any business moving into or starting as a new business
in the Uptown area on or after June 4, 2012, December 1, 2016, which area shall be
bounded by the Whitewater River to the west, 11th Street to the east, North A Street to
the north and South A Street to the south) that agree to purchase monthly parking
passes for all their employees shall receive free parking passes for the first and second
year. Parking passes will be full price for the second and following years. (Ord. 58-2002;
Ord. 26-2012)
0) All monthly parking passes for the off-street parking facility described within Sub -
Sections 74.47(b)(6) (Lot H), shall designate a specific parking space applicable for such
pass. The failure of the monthly parking pass holder to park in that designated place
shall be treated as a violation of Section 74.47(d) of this Code. (Ord. 116-1997)(Ord. 1-
1998)
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(k) Residents of the downtown business district (bounded by the Whitewater River to
the west, 141th Street to the east, North A Street to the north and. South A Street to the
south) will be assigned parking spaces at no charge in any of the designated parking
facilities.
(M) The number and location of reserved spaces within any off-street parking facility
shall be designated by the City Clerk. The City Clerk is also hereby delegated the
authority to impose any reasonable regulation in any off-street parking facility as may be
necessary for the efficient operation thereof. (Ord. 17-1998)
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 y the Common Council of the
City of Richmond, Indiana.
�2' - - '��7 -, President
(Bruce Wissel)
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PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day of 016,
at 9:00 a.m.
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(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
APPRPVED by me, David Snow, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this � day of
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(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)