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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD08090 i� f.r o' B ILL NO. INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN ALI ItAer_ ORDINANCE NO. EQ QD AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, REGULATING THE PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAYS OF THE CITY, PRESCRIBING A PRESUMPTION, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. I BE IT ORDAINED BY TIME CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Loading Zone, Location of. The described area on the following named roadway is a loading zone between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. every day except Sunday: (10) The north half of Capitol 'Avenue between points located 30 feet and 64 feet east of !he east curb of Madison Street. Section 2. Parking Prohibited. The driver of a vehicle shall not park it in the loading zone established in the preceding sec- tion, except that commercial vehicles and trucks may be parked in the loading zone for fifteen (15) minutes or less while loading or unloading goods, wares, merchandise or materials at business places in the area. Section 3. Presumption to apply. In any prosecution for a violation of any provision of Section 2 of this ordinance, proof that the vehicle described in the complaint was parked in violation of any provision of Section 2 hereof, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of such parking the owner of the vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima fac presumption that the owner of the vehicle was the person who parked the vehicle at the point where, and at the time during which, such violation occurred. Section 4. Penalty. Any person violating the terms of Sec- tion 2 of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $100.00 or be imprisoned not more than 90 days, or incur both such fine and imprisonment. Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be i force from and after its passage and approval. Passed i Approved Pres t o t e ounc ayor Attest City Clerk