HomeMy Public PortalAbout034-2017 - General Ordinance - Amends Chapter 74 - ParkingCOMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA
AMENDED ORDINANCE NO.34-2017
A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 74
OF THE RICHMOND CITY CODE
WHEREAS, Chapter 74 of the City of Richmond code regulates the operation of Parking
within the City; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to update said Chapter to provide for the safety and well-being
of the citizens of and visitors to the City of Richmond.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana
that the following sections of Chapter 74 of the City of Richmond Code shall be amended to read
as follows:
SECTION
74.00 Definitions
Method of Parkin
74.01 Standing or Parking Close to Curb
74.02 Signs or Markings Indicating Angle Parking
74.03 Obedience to Angle Parking Signs or Markings
74.04 Removal of Obstructing Vehicles
Stopping, %anding or Parkin
74.10 Application of Provisions
74.11 Parking Signs Required
74.12 Parking Prohibited at All Times
74.13 Parking Prohibited During Certain Hours
74.14 Stopping, Standing, or Parking Prohibited; No Signs Required
74.15 Parking Not to Obstruct Traffic
74.16 Parking in Alleys
74.17 Parking on Narrow Streets
74.16 Parking on One-way Streets
74.19 Parking Near Hazardous or Congested Places
74.20 Parking Adjacent to Schools
74.21 Parking in Excess of Seventy-two Continuous Hours
74.22 Parking for Certain Purposes Prohibited
74.23 Parking Prohibited During Cleaning, Repair, or Maintenance
74.24 Board to Designate No Parking Zones in Business Districts
74.25 Limited Parking
74.26 Parking Miscellaneous Vehicles
74.27 Parking Unlicensed Vehicles
74.28 Parking in Residential Areas
74.29 Handicapped Parking
74.30 Fire Lane
St000ina for Loading or Unloading Only
74.35 Public Carrier Stops and Stands
74.36 Stopping, Standing, and Parking of Buses and Taxicabs
74.37 Restricted Use of Bus and Taxicab Stands
Loading Zones
74.40 Park and Load Permit
Parking Facilities
74.45 Downtown Parking Garage
74.47 Off-street Parking Facilities
74.50 Tickets - Payment of Fines
74.00 DEFINITIONS
The definitions set forth in Section 70.01 apply throughout Chapter 74.
METHOD OF PARKING
74.01 STANDING OR PARKING CLOSE TO CURB
Every vehicle standing or parked on a street where there are curbs shall be faced in the direction
of travel on that side of the street with the curb side wheels of the vehicle parallel to and within
12 inches of the curb. The operator of a vehicle or owner of an unattended vehicle shall be liable
for violation of this section and fined $25.00. (Ord 34-2017)
74.02 SIGNS OR MARKINGS INDICATING ANGLE PARKING
The Board shall determine on what streets angle parking shall be permitted and shall mark or
sign such streets. Angle parking shall not be indicated upon any federal -aid or state highway
within the City unless the Indiana Department of Transportation has determined by resolution
entered in its minutes that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without
interfering with the free movement of traffic.
74.03 OBEDIENCE TO ANGLE PARKING SIGNS OR MARKINGS
On those streets which have been signed or marked for angle parking, no vehicle shall be parked
or stood other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by the signs or
markings. The operator of a vehicle or owner of an unattended vehicle shall be liable for violation
of this Section and fined $40.00. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017)
74.04 REMOVAL OF OBSTRUCTING VEHICLES
(a) The Richmond Police Department or the Richmond Fire Department may
authorize the removal of any vehicle or other object which may, in the discretion
and judgment of a properly authorized officer, constitute an immediate hazard by
way of its placement. The owner of such vehicle or object shall be promptly
notified of its removal, the method of removal, and the location of the vehicle or
object. The owner of the vehicle or other object shall be responsible for any
towing, removal, storage or other charges and fees associated with the removal
unless such removal is required by an emergency of which the owner had no
knowledge in which case the City shall pay such charges and fees.
(b) The City, its officers, agents, and employees shall not incur any civil liability for
damages incurred as a result of such removal. The removal of any vehicle or
object shall not relieve the owner from liability for any fine due to the placement of
said vehicle or object prior to its removal.
(c) It is the duty and responsibility of any private property owner to remove any items,
including motor vehicles, parked or left in designated handicapped parking spaces
or fire lanes. Such property owners are authorized to tow and remove offending
vehicles or other objects from handicapped parking spaces or fire lanes and
charge the owner of such vehicle or other item any fees or charges related to the
towing or removal. Such towing or removal shall not relieve the owner of the
vehicle or other item from any fine assessable as a result of being parked
unlawfully in a handicapped parking space or fire lane.
(d) It is the responsibility of a private property owner to properly post any and all signs
required by law to be posted on such private property relating to restricted parking
or traffic control.
STOPPING. STANDING. OR PARKING
74.10 APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS
(a) The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the standing or parking of a vehicle shall
apply at all times or at those times herein specified or as indicated on official signs
except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or
in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic -control device.
(b) The provisions of this chapter imposing a time limit on parking shall not relieve
any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions
prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in specified
places or at specified times
74.11 PARKING SIGNS REQUIRED
Whenever any parking time limit is imposed or parking is prohibited on designated streets, except
for Section 74.21, it shall be the duty of the Board to cause to be erected appropriate signs giving
notice thereof. No regulations shall be effective unless the signs are erected and in place at time
of any alleged violation.
74.12 PARKING PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES
When signs are erected giving notice, no vehicle shall be parked at any time on any street, or
portions thereof described in Chapter 76 Schedule IV. The operator of the vehicle or the owner
of an unattended vehicle shall be liable for violation of this section and fined $40.00.. (Ord. 116-
1997; Ord 34-2017; Ord 34-2017)
74.13 PARKING PROHIBITED DURING CERTAIN HOURS
When signs are erected giving notice, no vehicle shall be stopped, stood; or parked between the
hours specified in Chapter 76 Schedule V of any day, except as otherwise provided herein within
the district or on any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule V. The operator of the
vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle shall be liable for violation of this section and fined
$40.00.. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017; Ord 34-2017)
74.14 STOPPING, STANDING. OR PARKING PROHIBITED: NO SIGNS REQUIRED
No vehicle shall be stood or parked, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or
in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic -control device, in any of the
following places:
(a) On the sidewalk
(b) In front of a public or private driveway
(c) Within an intersection
(d) Within 15.feet of a fire hydrant
(e) On a crosswalk or within 20 feet thereof
(f) Within 20 feet of an intersection
(g) Within 30 feet on the approach to any flashing beacon light, sign, or traffic -control
signal located at the side of a roadway
(h) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the
curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the Board indicates
a different length by signs or markings
(i) Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing
(j) Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a
street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance.
(k) On the curb or in the area between the curb and sidewalk. (Ord. 97-1998)
The operator of a vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle shall be liable for violation of this
section and fined $40.00. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017)
74.15 PARKING NOT TO OBSTRUCT TRAFFIC
No vehicle shall be stood or parked on a street in such a manner or under such conditions as to
leave available less than 15 feet of the width of the street for free movement of vehicular traffic.
The operator of a vehicle or owner of an unattended vehicle shall be liable for violation of this
section and fined $40.00. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017)
74.16 PARKING IN ALLEYS
No vehicle shall be parked within the traveled portion of a public alley within the City and left
unattended. The owner of the vehicle shall be fined $40.00 plus being responsible for the cost of
towing and impounding the vehicle. (Ord 34-2017)
74.17 PARKING ON NARROW STREETS
(a) The Board is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking on any street when
the width of the roadway does not exceed 20 feet, or on one side of a street as
indicated by the signs when the width of the roadway does not exceed 30 feet.
(b) When official signs prohibiting parking are erected on narrow streets as authorized
herein, no vehicle shall be parked on the street in violation of the sign. The
operator of a vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle shall be liable for
violation of this section and fined $40.00. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017)
74.18 PARKING ON ONE-WAY STREETS
The Board is authorized to erect signs on the left-hand side of any one-way street to prohibit the
standing or parking of vehicles. When the signs are in place, no vehicle shall be stood or parked
on the left-hand side in violation of the sign. The operator of a vehicle or the owner of an
unattended vehicle shall be liable for violation of this section and fined $40.00. (Ord. 116-1997;
Ord 34-2017)
74.19 PARKING NEAR HAZARDOUS OR CONGESTED PLACES
(a) The Board is authorized to determine and designate by proper signs or
appropriate markings hazardous or congested places not exceeding 300 feet in
length in which the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles would create an
especially hazardous condition or would cause unusual delay to traffic.
(b) When signs are erected at hazardous or congested places as authorized herein,
no vehicle shall be stopped, stood or parked in the designated place. The
operator of a vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle shall be liable for
violation of this section and fined $40.00. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017)
74.20 PARKING ADJACENT TO SCHOOLS
(a) The Board is authorized to erect signs indicating no parking on either or both sides
of any street adjacent to any school property when the parking would, in its
opinion, interfere with traffic or create a hazardous situation.
(b) When signs are erected indicating no parking on either side of a street adjacent
to any school as authorized herein, no vehicle shall be parked in the designated
Place. The operator of a vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle shall be
liable for violation of this section and fined $40.00. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017)
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 noted 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 Richmond Police Department on any
given vehicle pursuant to this Section shall be deemed sufficient and the city of Richmond Police
Department 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)
74.22 PARKING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES PROHIBITED
No vehicle shall be parked on any City street for the purpose of lubricating or repairing the vehicle
except repairs necessitated by an emergency. .
The operator of the vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle shall be liable for
violation of this section and fined $40.00. (Ord. 80-2002; Ord 34-2017)
74.23 PARKING PROHIBITED DURING CLEANING, REPAIR, OR MAINTENANCE
(a) The Board is authorized to delineate a specific area in the City to be cleaned,
repaired, or otherwise maintained during a spec period of time.
(b) No resident vehicle owner or any other vehicle owner who should have been
reasonably put on notice shall. park his vehicle or shall allow his vehicle to be
parked within an area to be cleaned, repaired, or otherwise maintained pursuant
to order of the Board during a time designated by the Board.
(c) Delineation of an area to be cleaned, repaired, or otherwise maintained pursuant
to this section and the designation of the time of cleaning, repairing, or other
maintenance shall be by an order of the Board in a regular public meeting.
(d) Notice shall be deemed sufficient to resident vehicle owners if a statement of the
order of the Board specifying time and area is published one time at least 24 hours
in advance of the cleaning, repairing, or otherwise maintenance of the streets.
(e) Notice to any vehicle owner not a resident shall be deemed sufficient if the
presence of signs in the area designated should have reasonably put the vehicle
owner on notice or for any other reason the vehicle owner should in fact have
been put on notice of the cleaning, repairing, or other maintenance ordered.
(f) A resident vehicle owner shall be defined as any owner of a vehicle whose
certificate of registration with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles of the State of Indiana
shows an address within the corporate limits of the city. The certificate of
registration shall be the certificate of registration for the current year.
(g) It shall not be a defense that a resident vehicle owner was outside the corporate
limits of the city on the date of the publication of notice nor shall it be a defense
that the resident or nonresident vehicle owner did not permit or in fact know that
his car was being parked in violation of this section. The term "allow" shall be so
construed so as to place an absolute duty on any vehicle owner to see that his
vehicle is not parked in the designated area.
(h) Any vehicle owner violating this Section shall be subject to a fine of $40.00.
plus being responsible for the cost of towing and impounding the vehicle.
(Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017)
74.24 BOARD AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE NO OR LIMITED PARKING ZONES
(a) The Board is authorized to erect signs and place other necessary markings
indicating no or limited stopping, standing, or parking in any area of the City of
Richmond whenever the Board determines that such restrictions are in the best
interest of the City. Such restrictions may be for a continuous period or may be for
a certain time period. Such restrictions must be clearly identified by the signs
and/or markings.
(b) When signs or other markings are erected or placed in each block giving notice
thereof, no vehicle shall be stopped or parked in a manner inconsistent with the
signs or markings.
(c) The Common Council shall by Ordinance have the right to supersede the Board's
determination as to restricted parking in a given area of the City; however, if no
Ordinance specifically applies to a given area of the City, the Board's determination
as to restricted parking shall have the full force and effect of law.
(d) The operator of the vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle shall be liable
for violation of this section and fined $40.00. (Ord. 58-2002; Ord 34-2017)
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 specked 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. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017)
(a) If the same vehicle is found in violation of this section 3 or more times in any 30-
day period the fine shall be $4040 75.00 for suss} each additional violation. (Ord
34-2017)
74.26 PARKING MISCELLANEOUS VEHICLES
(a) For the purposes of this Section the following definitions shall apply unless the
context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(1) "BOATS" - Any vehicle designed for transportation on the
surface of water and not being in excess of 88 inches in width.
(2) "BOAT TRAILERS" - Any vehicle designed to cant' the weight
of a boat and to transport the boat, such trailers not to exceed
48 inches in height and 88 inches in width.
(3) "MOBILE CAMPERS" - Any motor vehicle which is designed in
itself for habitation or for shelter, is not designed for the towing
of another vehicle, and is of a minimum width of 72 inches
and a maximum width of 88 inches.
(4) "MOBILE HOMES" - House trailers or any other vehicles
without motive power, designed for habitation or for shelter.
(Ord. 50-1998)
(5) "UTILITY TRAILERS"- Any trailer or any vehicle without motive
power that has an axle and a frame that can be used to
transport or haul any type of material or equipment. Including
but not limited to utility trailers hauling or transporting lawn
mowers, Quad Runners, All terrain vehicles (ATV), Jet Skis,
etc. (Ord. 74-2006)
(b) Wide Vehicles - No vehicle with an overall width in excess of 88 inches, except
mobile homes, shall be parked at any time on any street, alley, roadway, or
highway in the City, except for the immediate loading or unloading of the vehicle.
All such vehicles shall not be left unattended.
(c) Mobile Homes - No mobile home of any size shall be parked on any street, alley,
roadway, or highway in the city, except for emergency or temporary stopping or
parking. Emergency stopping or parking shall not exceed two hours in one
calendar week.
(d) Mobile Campers, Boats, and Boat Trailers - No mobile campers, boats, or boat
trailers shall be parked in any alley, street, roadway, or highway in the City at any time in
such a manner or under such conditions as to constitute a definite hazard or obstruction
to the normal movement of traffic.
(e) The operator of the vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle shall be liable
for violation of this section and fined $40.00. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017)
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)
(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. 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 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
Richmond Police Department on any given vehicle pursuant to this Section shall
be deemed sufficient and the City of Richmond Police Department 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 file
shall be $150.00. Legally existing car lots shall be exempt from this subsection.
(Ord. 80-2002; Ord 34-2017)
74.28 PARKING IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS
(a) Definitions
(1) Residential District shall mean a contiguous or nearly contiguous area
containing public highways or parts thereof primarily abutted by residential
property or residential and nonbusiness property (such as schools, parks,
churches, hospitals and nursing homes).
(2) Residential Parking Permit Area shall mean a residential district where
curbside parking on public highways is limited to not more than 2
consecutive hours between 8.30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays except
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, unless the vehicle properly displays a
parking permit authorized by Section 74.28 (e) of the Richmond Code.
(Ord. 11-1993)
(3) Curbside Parking Space shall mean twenty (20) linear feet of curb,
exclusive of those portions of the curb where parking, apart from the
provisions of this ordinance, is not presently permitted.
(b) Creation or termination of a Residential Parking Permit Area
(1) The Board of .Public Works and Safety shall upon its own initiative or upon
a petition signed by a majority of the households in the existing or proposed
district, conduct a public hearing to create or terminate the existence of a
Residential Parking Permit Area. Such public hearing shall be held only
after notice thereof has been published 2 times, 7 days apart, at least 7
days but not more than 10 days before the hearing in a daily newspaper of
general circulation in the City of Richmond, Indiana, and the mailing of
notice by first class mail to each household in the district listed in the most
current Richmond City Directory. Such notice shall state the purpose, time
and location of the public hearing, the exact location and boundaries of the
proposed or existing Residential Parking Permit Area and the permit fee to
be charged.
(2) The Board of Public Works and Safety shall, within 15 days, of the public
hearing, recommend in writing, to Common Council whether to create or
terminate a Residential Parking Permit Area. The written report should
take into account the following:
(A) The effect on the safety of the residents of the Residential Parking Permit Area from
intensive vehicle parking by nonresidents
(B) The difficulty or inability of residents of the Residential Parking Permit Area to obtain
adequate curbside parking adjacent to or near their residences because of widespread
use of available curbside parking spaces by nonresident motorists
(C) The likelihood that the Residential Parking Permit Area will alleviate the non -availability
of residential parking spaces
(D) The willingness of the residents in the Residential Parking Permit Area to purchase the
permits required by Section 74.28 (a) of the Richmond Code
(E) The need for some parking spaces to be available in the Residential Parking Permit Area
for the general public
(3) Within 45 days following receipt of the report, Common Council shall adopt
or reject an ordinance creating the proposed Residential Parking Permit
Area or terminating the existing Residential Parking Permit Area.
(c) Posting of Residential Parking Permit signs
(1) Following Common Council's affirmative vote to create a Residential
Parking Permit Area, signs shall be erected in the designated area.
(2) The signs shall readily inform that curbside parking on public highways in
the designated area is limited to not more than 2 consecutive hours between the
hours of 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM on weekdays, excepting Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays, unless the vehicle properly displays a permit required by Sections
74.28(e) and (f) of the Richmond Code. (Ord. 11-1993)
(d) Notice to residents of designation of Residential Parking Permit Area
(1) Following Common Council's affirmative vote to designate a
residential parking permit area, the City Clerk's office shall mail
to every residence within the designated residential parking
permit area the following documents
(A) A Notice of Designation which shall inform the residents in the designated area of:
(1) The existence, exact location and numerical designation of the
residential parking permit area;
(ii) The parking restrictions applicable to all vehicles in curbside
parking spaces along public highways in the designated area .
which do not properly display a parking permit authorized by this
ordinance; and
(iii) The procedures to obtain a residential parking permit.
(B) An Application for Residential Parking permit on which the applicant is to provide the
following information for each vehicle to receive a residential parking permit:
(i) The name and residential address of the owner of the vehicle;
(ii) The name residential address and driver's license number of the
principle operator of the vehicle;
(iii) The make, model, license plate number and registration
number of the vehicle; and
(iv) The signature of the applicant for the residential parking
permit.
(e) Issuance of Residential Parking Permits
(1) Upon the applicant's payment of a $10.00 annual fee and submission
of a residential parking permit application or request for transfer of such a
permit to another motor vehicle, the applicant shall receive a residential
parking permit stiskef hang tag for the vehicle described in the application
or request for transfer. Such permit shall hang from the rear view mirror
of the vehicle and shall display the street address of the applicant and the
numerical designation of the residential parking permit area. Upon the
purchase of another vehicle, the permit holder shall have a maximum of
15 days to apply for a transfer of the permit to such other vehicle from the
vehicle described in his or her original application or last transfer request.
Any ordinance violation citations issued during such 15 day period shall
not be enforced. (Ord. 11-1993; Ord 34-2017)
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this code, no residential parking permit
shall be issued to a vehicle whose owner and principal operator do not
reside within the designated residential parking permit area. (Ord. 129-
1996; Ord 34-2017)
(3) The applicant for, and holder of, the residential parking permit shall be the
owner or principal operator of the vehicle receiving the parking permit.
(4) A vehicle shall be issued a residential parking permit only if it displays valid
State license plates, unless the vehicle is not required to have them.
(5) All maintenance, service, and construction vehicles shall be exempt from
the time limitations established by this section while the drivers of such
vehicles are engaged in working on property within the designated area.
Upon request, a temporary parking permit shall be issued free of charge
for any such vehicles. (Ord. 129-1996)
(6) Parking Permit hang tag shall be returned to the City Clerk at such time
the resident no longer lives at the location.
(7) Upon request, a parking permit hang tag shall be issued free of charge to
any non-resident landlord who owns property within the designated area.
This permit may be used by the landlord or his agents while engaged in
maintenance or construction on property within the designated area. (Ord.
129-1996; Ord 34.2017)
(f) Use of Residential Parking Permits
(1) A parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve a parking space within a
designated residential parking permit area. A parking permit shall not
authorize the standing or parking of any vehicle in such places and during
such times as the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles is prohibited or
set aside for specified types of vehicles, and shall not excuse the
observance of any traffic regulation, other than the two-hour parking limit
enforced in the residential parking permit area.
(2) A parking permit shall be valid only in the residential parking permit area
for which it is issued.
(3) It shall be a violation of this ordinance for the holder of a parking permit to
fail to surrender it when directed to do so.
(4) It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any person to represent in any
fashion that a vehicle is entitled to a parking permit authorized by this
ordinance when it is not so entitled. The display of a parking permit on a
vehicle not entitled to such a parking permit shall constitute such a
representation.
(5) It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any person to duplicate or
attempt to duplicate, by any means, a parking permit authorized by this
ordinance. It shall also be a violation of this ordinance for any person to
display on any vehicle such a duplicate parking permit.
(g) Exemptions
(1) Whenever metered parking is in effect in any portion of a residential
parking permit area, the parking spaces controlled by meters shall be
excepted from the provisions of this ordinance so long as the control by
meters continues.
(2) A petition requesting the exemption of a particular street segment of a
residential parking permit area signed by a majority of the residents of that
street segment, will automatically exempt that particular street segment
from designation as a residential parking permit area.
(h) Termination of Residential Parking Permit Area
Following Common Council's adoption of an ordinance terminating a Residential
Parking Permit Area, the City Clerk shall send a notice by first class mail to each
residence in such area that the Residential Parking Permit Area has been
terminated and state that the effective date is 30 days after the adoption of said
ordinance. (Ord. 11-1993)
(i) Regulations
The Board of Public Works and Safety is authorized to establish, after due notice
and opportunity for interested parties to be heard, all written regulations necessary
to implement and enforce the provisions of this ordinance.
0) Penalty
If a residential parking permit has expired, is fraudulent, or if the permit holder no
longer fulfills the qualifications for holding such permit, such permit shall be null
and void. Any vehicle not displaying a current and valid permit, which has been
parked in violation of the two-hour parking restriction, shall be subject to the
penalty for overtime parking, pursuant to Section 74.40 of the Richmond City
Code.
(k) Separability
The provisions of this ordinance are separable and if any provision, clause,
sentence, subsection, word or part thereof is held illegal, invalid or
unconstitutional, or inapplicable to any person or circumstance, such illegality,
invalidity or unconstitutionality, or inapplicability shall not affect or impair any of
the remaining provisions, clause, sentences, subsections, words, or parts of the
regulation or their application to other persons or circumstances. It is hereby
declared to be the legislative intent that this ordinance would have been adopted
if such illegal, invalid, or unconstitutional provisions, clause, sentence, subsection,
word or part had not been included therein, and if such person or circumstance,
to which the ordinance or part thereof is held inapplicable, had been specifically
exempted therefrom. (Ord. 47-1984)
74.29 HANDICAPPED PARKING
(a) The Board of Public Works and Safety may reserve parking spaces on City
owned parking lots or City streets for the exclusive use of physically handicapped
persons in accordance with Indiana Code 5-16-9.
(b) The Board of Public Works and Safety may reserve parking spaces on City streets
in residential areas for the exclusive use of a designated physically handicapped
person in accordance with Indiana Code 5-16-9.
(a) The owners or operators of privately owned parking lots within the City may
reserve parking spaces for the exclusive use of physically handicapped persons
in accordance with Indiana Code 5-16-9.
(d) Use of these designated parking spaces shall be limited to vehicles displaying a
placard, license or registration plate or other means of identification issued by the
Bureau of Motor Vehicles, the Indiana Rehabilitative Services Agency or any other
authorized state, local or federal agency, which designates the vehicle as one
used to transport handicapped persons, or as one registered to a Disabled
American Veteran.
(e) Persons requesting reserved handicapped parking spaces in residential areas
shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The person requesting the reserved handicapped parking space must not
have accessible off-street parking available at the site of the proposed
handicapped parking space.
The person requesting must either:
A. Be handicapped himself/herself, or
B. Reside with the handicapped person and be responsible for his/her
transportation, or
C. Not reside with the handicapped person, but be primarily
responsible for his/her transportation.
Requests meeting the criteria of (A) or (B) will generally be in the nature of a
handicapped parking space, as near as possible to the residence, and limited to
one space per residence.
Requests meeting the criteria of (C) may require supporting evidence of frequency
of transportation of the handicapped person, and may be granted in the form of a
'loading zone" type limited -time handicapped space where traffic flow would
justify such. The space is to be located at the residence of the handicapped
person.
(3) The space cannot conflict with any parking restriction already in place, or
restrict the normal flow of traffic. Where existing parking restrictions limit
only the duration of parking (as in a two-hour limit), a "loading zone" type
limited -time handicapped space may be issued. Where no parking is
allowed at all, or is not allowed during designated hours due to restriction
of traffic flow, no handicapped space will be designated.
(4) The person requesting the handicapped space shall notify the
Traffic Division of the Richmond Police Department when the handicapped
plate or placard expires or when the person requesting or the handicapped
person moves, so that the sign designating a handicapped parking space
can be removed.
(5) Requests for residential handicapped parking spaces will be granted for a
term of one (1) year, renewable annually by request in writing to the Board
of Public Works and Safety stating that the facts of the original request
remain true. The renewal request may be made by letter to the Office of
the City Clerk during the period from thirty (30 days prior to thirty (30) days
after the date one (1) year from the granting of the request. If no renewal
has been received by the Clerk's Office thirty (30) days after this one (1)
year date, the handicapped parking sign may be removed by the Traffic
Division without notice to the person requesting. The Traffic Division shall
keep accurate records of requests granted and dates granted.
(6) Persons who are granted a residential handicapped parking space shall
pay an initial fee of $40.00. Persons whose handicapped spaces are
renewed shall pay a renewal fee of $5.00. (Ord. 117-1984; Ord. 49-1990)
(f) Designation of parking space for the exclusive use of handicapped persons shall
not exempt the spaces nor the vehicles parked in such spaces from any other
applicable traffic or parking laws, ordinances and regulations unless so
determined by the Board of Public Works and Safety. The operator of a vehicle
or the owner of an unattended vehicle parked in violation of this section shall be
fined $50.00. (Ord. 86-1994)
74.30 FIRE LANE
(a) No unauthorized vehicle shall be parked in any marked fire lane within the City
regardless of whether it is located on private or public property.
(b) "Unauthorized vehicle" shall mean any vehicle other than emergency, fire or police
vehicles.
(c) The operator of a vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle parked in violation
of this section shall be fined $50.00. (Ord. 86-1994)
STOPPING FOR LOADING OR UNLOADING ONLY
74.35 PUBLIC CARRIER STOPS AND STANDS
The Board shall establish bus stops, bus stands, and taxicab stands on public streets in such
places and in such numbers as it shall determine to be of the greatest benefit and convenience
to the public, and every such bus stop, bus stand, or taxicab stand shall be designated by
appropriate signs or markings. (Ord. 1781-1960)
74.36 STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING OF BUSES AND TAXICABS
(a) The operator of a bus shall not stand or park the vehicle on any street other than
at a bus stand designated as provided herein.
(b) The operator of a bus shall not stop the vehicle on any street at any place for the
purpose of loading or unloading passengers other than at a bus stop or bus stand
designated as provided herein, except in case of an emergency.
(c) The operator of a bus shall enter a bus stop or bus stand on a public street in such
a manner that the bus when stopped to load or unload passengers shall be in a
position with the right front wheel of the vehicles not further than 18 inches from
the curb and the bus approximately parallel to the curb so as not to unduly impede
the movement of other vehicular traffic.
(d) The operator of a taxicab shall not stand or park the vehicle on any street at any
place, other than in a taxicab stand designated as provided herein. This provision
shall not prevent the operator of a taxicab from temporarily stopping in accordance
with other stopping or parking regulations at any place for the purpose of and while
actually engaged in the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers. (Ord.
1781-1960)
(e) The operator of a bus or taxicab who violates this section shall be fined
$40.00. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017)
74.37 RESTRICTED USE OF BUS AND TAXICAB STANDS
No vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop or a taxicab in a taxicab stand shall be stopped, stood
or parked in the stop or stand that has been officially designated and appropriately signed. The
driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of and while actually
engaged in loading or unloading passengers when the stop does not interfere with any bus or
taxicab waiting to enter or about to enter the zone. The operator of the vehicle or the owner of
an unattended vehicle shalt be liable for violation of this section and fined $40.00. (Ord. 116-
1997; Ord 34-2017)
LOADING ZONE
74.40 PARK AND LOAD PERMIT
(a) Where signs are erected designating loading zones, no vehicle shall park, be
stopped, stood or parked, unless for the express purpose of loading or unloading
multiple or heavy items associated with the business district.
(b) Park and Load Permits - Any commercial vehicle which stops to load or unload
items associated with the business district on a regular basis, shall have affixed
on a rear door or glass window, a park and load permit. Any motor vehicle
displaying the park and load permit will be permitted to park in and about the City
of Richmond for the purpose of loading and unloading. The vehicles shall not be
parked in any area which will cause a hazard to other motor vehicles or
pedestrians. The vehicles must display operating emergency flashers during the
stop.
(c) Classes of Park and Load Permits
(1) Class A - permit is valid for commercial loading and unloading throughout
The City. In order to obtain a Class A permit, the applicant must
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Police Department - Traffic Division,
that an unlimited park and load permit is necessary. If the Police
Department - Traffic Division finds to its satisfaction that loading and
unloading in a marked fire lane is necessary, a notation may be made on
the permit to allow loading and unloading in a fire lane. Vehicles may not
be parked longer than fifteen (15) minutes. Fee is $10.00 per vehicle per
year.
(2) Class B - permit is valid for up to three (3) speck locations for commercial
loading and unloading which are to be designated on the permit. Vehicles
may not park longer than thirty (30) minutes. Fee is $40.00 per vehicle
per two-year period.
(d) Permits shall be issued through the Police Department Traffic Division.
(e) The operator of a vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle shall be liable for
violation of this section and fined $40.00.. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017)
PARKING FACILITIES
74.45 DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE
(a) It is unlawful for any person to operate in the Downtown Parking Garage any
vehicle not licensed as a private passenger vehicle or private pleasure vehicle as
defined by Motor Vehicle Statutes of the State of Indiana, provided that the Board
of Public Works and Safety may by appropriate resolution designate a portion of
the Downtown Parking Garage for use by bicycles or motorcycles or other
vehicles.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to operate in the Downtown Parking Garage any
vehicle which has a height in excess of seven feet or any vehicle which has
attached thereto or situated thereon any object the height of which, in combination
with the height of the vehicle, shall exceed seven feet.
(c) It is unlawful for any person to operate in the Downtown Parking Garage any
vehicle which shall have a gross weight in excess of 7000 pounds, or a gross
weight on any wheel of the vehicle in excess of 2000 pounds.
(d) It is unlawful for any person to operate in the Downtown Parking Garage any
vehicle which contains or carries on the vehicle any highly combustible or
explosive material of any kind, except fuel for the vehicle contained in tanks or
storage compartments, which tanks or storage compartments shall constitute an
integral part of the vehicle and are located on the vehicle solely for the purpose of
carrying the fuel.
(e) It is unlawful for any person to operate in the Downtown Parking Garage any
vehicle at a speed greater than ten miles per hour.
(f) It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle in the Downtown Parking Garage
in any area except between lines which shall identify parking spaces for vehicles
in the Downtown Parking Garage. (Ord. 3091-1976)
(g) The penalty for violation of this section is a $40.00. fine. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-
2017)
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 6"' Street Lot (Lot A) - located in the 100 block of North 6"' 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 r Street Lot (Lot B) - located in the first block of North 7"' Street on
the west side, extending west to North 6"' Street, bounded on the north by
North A Street, and bounded on the south by the service drive.
(3) South 6'" Street Lot (Lot C) - located in the first block of South 6°t 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 8"'
Street on the west side, extending west to South r Street, bounded on
the north by the alley, and bounded on the south by the service drive.
(5) South Wh Street Lot (Lot E) - located in the first block of South 9'" Street
on the west side, across 9'" Street from the "Leland" Lot, bounded on the
east by South 9"' Street, on the west by the alley, and on the north and
south by private property.
(6) South 91" Street Lot (Lot F) - located in the first block of South 9'" Street
on the east side, bounded on the south by the Leland Hotel, the east by
the alley, the west by South 9"' Street, and the north by private property.
(7) South 9"' Street Lot (Lot G) - located in the 100 block of South 9th Street
on the east side, extending east to South 10"' Street, bounded on the north
by private property and Park Place, and bounded on the south by private
property.
(8) North 1V Street Lot (Lot H) - located in the first block of North 10"' 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) Comer Lot at North 10"' and East Main Streets (Lot 1) - located In the first
block of North 10"' 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 10'" 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 6"' 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 8"' Street.
(b) Pursuant to Indiana Code 36-9-11-7, the Board has established the following
charges for off-street parking facilities:
1. North 6'" Street Lot (Lot A)
(a) Three hours free parking.
(b) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved" section, $15.00.
2. North 71' Street Lot (Lot B) (Jack Elstro Plaza)
(a) Three hour free parking.
(b) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved" section, $15.00.
3. South Wh 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 hour free parking.
(b) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved section", $15.00.
5. South Wh Street Lot (Lot E)
(a) Three hour free parking
(b) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved" section, $15.00.
6. South 9"' Street Lot (Lot F)
(a) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved" section, $15.00.
(b) Three hour free parking.
7. South WI Street Lot (100 Block - Lot G)
(a) Public parking available without time limits. (Ord. 36-2015)
8. North 1011' Street Lot (Lot H)
(a) Monthly parking pass, $15.00.
(b) Parking in these facilities by monthly parking pass only.
9. Comer Lot at North 10'" 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)
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 $40 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 $20.00. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017; 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 $40.00.. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017)
(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 $15.00, which must be paid prior to
renewing the reserved parking pass. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017; 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 December 1, 2016, which area shall be bounded by the
Whitewater River to the west, 11 th 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 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 Subsections
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)
(k) Residents of the downtown business district (bounded by the Whitewater River to the
West 10th 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.
(1) 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)
74.50 TICKETS - PAYMENT OF FINES
(a) It shall be the duty of the police officers of the City to issue tickets for violations of
this chapter. The ticket shall include:
(1) The name of the operator of an attended vehicle.
(2) The state license number, make, and color of the vehicle regardless of whether
it is attended or unattended.
(3) The officer's name and badge number.
(4) . The section number of this code which was violated and a brief description of the
violation or the violation number shown on the reverse side of the ticket.
(b) Each police officer shall attach the ticket to the vehicle if it is unattended. If the vehicle is
attended, the officer shall give the ticket to the operator of the vehicle.
(c) All fines imposed by this chapter shall be paid to the City Clerk.
(d) All $40.00 fines in this chapter shall be reduced to $20.00 if paid within 3 days of
the date shown on the ticket. (Ord. 116-1997; Ord 34-2017)
(e) Any fine not paid within 14 days of the date shown on the ticket shall be increased by a
late fee of $15.00.
(f) Failure to pay a fine within 30 days of the date shown on the ticket shall result in an
enforcement action being filed in Wayne Superior Court No. 3 - Small Claims Division.
74.51 HANG TAG REPLACEMENT
In the event it is necessary to replace a hang tag, a charge of $5.00 will be assessed.
Passed and adopted this A_ day o 1�, by the Common Council of the City
of Richmond, Indiana.
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(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
PRESENT D to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this day a
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(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)
APPROVE p by me, David M. Snow, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this 4 day of
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(Karen Chasteen, IAMC, MMC)