HomeMy Public PortalAbout012-2018 - Amending City Code 74.21 & 74.27 - ParkingCOMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA
AMENDED ORDINANCE NO. 12-2018
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTIONS 74.21 AND 74.27 OF RICHMOND CITY CODE
WHEREAS, Section 21 of Chapter 74 of the Richmond City Code regulates on -street parking in
excess of seventy-two continuous hours within the City of Richmond, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, Section 27 of Chapter 74 of the Richmond City Code regulates parking of unlicensed
vehicles within the City of Richmond, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, It is desirable to make changes to the notice language outlined in said Sections for
additional clarity; and
WHEREAS, It is in the best interest of the City of Richmond to update Section 74.21 and Section
74.27 of the Richmond City Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, that
the following Section 74.21 and Section 74.27 of Richmond Code shall be amended to read as
follows:
74.21 PARKING IN EXCESS OF SEVENTY-TWO CONTINUOUS HOURS
No vehicle, with or without motive power, including but not limited to mobile
campers, boats, motorcycles, mopeds, trailers, wagons, or any vehicle designed
for the conveyance of persons, property, or animals, shall be parked on a City
street or City right of way for more than 72 continuous hours. Enforcement
officers may use any legal means necessary to identify vehicles that have been
parked on a City street or city right of way for more than 72 continuous hours in
violation of this Section. One (1) notice tag shall be deemed sufficient for
persistent violators who engage in activities intended to frustrate or obstruct the
officer's identification method. An enforcement officer who finds or is notified of a
vehicle or vehicle parts believed to be abandoned shall attach in a prominent
place a notice tag. This tag shall include the date and time of the tagging, the
address and phone number of the City of Richmond Police Department, and the
tagging officer's badge number, along with a statement that the vehicle or vehicle
parts are considered abandoned. This notice must also provide that the vehicle
or vehicle parts must be removed within 72 hours. One (1) notice tag placed by
the City Code Enforcement and/or Law Enforcement Officer on any given
vehicle pursuant to this Section shall be deemed sufficient and the City Code
Enforcement and/or Law Enforcement Officer shall have no further obligation
to place additional tags on the same vehicle. If a vehicle is not removed
pursuant to the tag, the owner of the vehicle or vehicle parts shall be fined
$50.00 and shall be responsible for the cost of towing and impounding the
vehicle. For each subsequent offense, the fine shall be $150.00. (Ord. 50-1998;
Ord. 34-2017; Ord. 12-2018)
74.27 PARKING UNLICENSED VEHICLES
(a) No unlicensed vehicle or vehicle with an expired license plate shall be
parked on any street in the City. The operator of the vehicle or the owner of an
unattended vehicle shall be liable for violation of this section and fined $40.00.
For each subsequent offense, the file shall be $150.00. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-
2017; Ord. 12-2018)
(b) No unlicensed vehicle or vehicle with an expired license plate shall be
parked on any private property in such a way as to be visible from public
property. An enforcement officer shall, in a prominent place, tag vehicles in
violation of this ordinance. This tag shall include the date and time of the
tagging, the address and phone number of the City of Richmond Police
Department, and the tagging officer's badge number. The tag shall further state
that the vehicle must be removed to a location not in public view within twenty-
three (23) days. One (1) notice tag shall be deemed sufficient for persistent
violators who engage in activities intended to frustrate or obstruct the City Code
Enforcement and/or Law Enforcement Officer's identification method. Any
vehicle not removed within this time period shall be towed, with the owner thereof
responsible for the cost of towing and impounding the vehicle. One (1) notice tag
placed by the City Code Enforcement and/or Law Enforcement Officer on
any given vehicle pursuant to this Section shall be deemed sufficient and the
City Code Enforcement and/or Law Enforcement Officer shall have no further
obligation to place additional tags on the same vehicle. Furthermore, the owner
of the vehicle shall be fined $40.00. For each subsequent offense, the fine shall
be $150.00. Legally existing car lots shall be exempt from this subsection. (Ord.
80-2002; Ord 34-2017; Ord. 12-2018)
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 21 st day of May, 2018, by the Common Council of the City of Richmond,
Indiana.
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PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day o 018,
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(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
APPROVED by me, David M. Snow, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day of
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