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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD07399 BILL NO. INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN: CLINE ORDINANCE NO. X22 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, ESTABLISHING A LOADING ZONE ON A ROADWAY IN THIS CITY, REGULATING THE PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES THEREIN, PROVIDING A PRESUMPTION THAT ANY VEHICLE PARKED IN VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE WAS PARKED BY THE OWNER THEREOF, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Loading Zone. The operator of a vehicle shall not park the same for a period of time in excess of that, or for any purpose other than, authorized hereinafter within the described limits on the designated portion of the following-named roadway: (1) Capitol Avenue On the north half Rest Home. of Capitol Avenue between two points located /yl feet and l61 feet east of the east curb of Marshall Street; provided that patrons of the Capitol Avenue Rest Home, when arriving at or departing from the rest home, may park vehicles within said area for a period of time not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes. Section 2. Presumption to apply. In any prosecution for a violation of any provision of Section 1, proof that the vehicle described in the complaint was parked in AM violation of any provision of Section 1, 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 facie presumption that the owner of the vehicle was the person who parked the vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, such violation occurred. Section 3. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $100.00 or be imprisoned in jail for not more than 90 days, or be punished both by such fine and imprisonment. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force f om d after its passage and ap oval. Pa ed: Approv Tsidentof e oun 7 /7-mayor -� Attest: �'