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AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE
TOWN OF GULF STREAM, PALM BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 30 OF THE TOWN
CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO TRAFFIC AND
VEHICLES, CREATING A NEW SECTION 30 -4, ENTITLED
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF GULF
STREAM, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS
Section 1. The Town Code of Ordinances is hereby amended at Chapter 30,
relating to Traffic and Vehicles, by creating a new Section 30 -4 to read as follows:
(Words underlined are additions; words striskeR are deletions)
"Sec. 30 -4. Penalties for Violation
(a) It shall be unlawful for anv person to violate anv of the
parking regulations of the Town and a fine of $25.00 shall be assessed for
the foll_ o
(1) Overtime parking
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l3) Parkina at yellow curb
(4) Blocking driveway
(5) Parkina on Sidewalk
(6) Trespassing by vehicle
(7) No oarking (designated hours)
8) Parking too close to fire hydrant
l9) No garkina an time
(10) _ Double bark_inn
(11) Obstructing traffic
(121 Parkina in Inadinn zone
_____L1 3) Vehicle parked across lines designated Parking space
(14) Vehicle parked in wrong d irection on one way street
(bl All other narking yioiations shall be as prescribed by
aRpro riate state statute or other ordinance relating thereto and the fine
for same shall bA25.00 unless othe ise specified therein
-(c) Penalty for violating handicapped Parkina restrictions It is
unlawful for anv erson to stop stand or park a vehicle within a Harkin"
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space marked "Parking by Disabled Permit Only," unless such vehicle
displays a parking permit issued pursuant to F S 320.0_48 and such
vehicle is trans orting a person eligible for the narking Permit. The civil
penalty for a violation of this section which would also be a violation of
F.S. �$ 316.1955 and 31 1956 shall be 50 $� nn
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d) Delinquency payment for nonpayment of parking violation
penalties Failure to pay penalties for violations of th s se t a�
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hours from the time of issuance of the violation shall result in an additional
delinquQ c penalty to the violator in the amount of $10.00. Failure to Hy
the full penalty within five days of notice of such obligation may result in a
summons being issued ordering and directing the violator to appear in
county court or civil proceedings may be commenced to effectuate
collection. The violator shall be responsible for all costs incurred by the
Town to enforce the provisions of this section
(e) Service charge for nonpayment--of parking violation
enalties. Failure to pay penalties and delinquency assessments for
violations of this section within 60 days of the issuance of the parking
violation shall result in a service charge to the violator in the amount of
X20.00 per citation in addition to the cost of the violation and delinquent
penalty. Failure to -my penalties and delinquency assessments for
violations of this section within 90 days of the issuance of the parking
violation shall result in an additional service char e to the violator in the
amount of $25 00 per citation in addition to the cost of the violation the
original delinquent penalty and service charge."
Section 2. Severability.
If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can
be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared severable.
Section 3. Repeal of Ordinances in Conflict.
All other ordinances of the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida, or parts thereof which
conflict with this or any part of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
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Section 4, Codification.
This Ordinance shall be codified and made a part of the official Code of
Ordinances of the Town of Gulf Stream.
Section 5. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval, as
provided by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in a regular, adjourned session on first reading this
12th day of April , 2002, and for a second and final reading on this loth
day of may 2002.
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