HomeMy Public PortalAbout1976_11_10_O020 Amending the TC re Fees for Parking ViolationsORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE:
TOWN OF LEESBURG
IN
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PRESENTED November 10p 1976
76-0-20 ADOPTED November 10p .1976
AMENDING SECTIONS 10-162 and 10-179 OF THE TOWN
CODE
BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Leesburg,
Virginia, as follows:
SECTION I. Sections 10-16R and 10-179 of the Town Code are
hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10-162.
Settlement and compromise of charges for certain
parking violations.
(a) Amy person accused of parking in a metered area
without putting a coin in the meter to cover the required
time may settle and compromise the charge against him for
such illegal parking by inserting $2.00 in the envelope
provided for such purpose and depositing the same in on~
of the courtesy collection boxes attached to parking meter
standards near the middle of each block by 7:00 p.m. on the
day of the violation or by paying to the town the sum of
$5.00 before the second district court date from the day
of violation, which such court dates are on the first and
third Mondays of each month at 2:00 p.m.
After the second court date from the day of viola-
tion has passed and the violation remains unsettled, the
person accused may settle the violation by paying the sum
of $10.00 to the town.
Violations, other than meter violations, of any
provision of this chapter, except as provided below may
be compromised by paying to the town the sum of $5.00 be-
fore the second district court date from the day of viola-
tion, which dates are on the first and third Mondays of
each month at 2:00 p.m.
This subsection shall not be construed to apply
to persons parking their vehicles so as to obstruct the
entrance or exit of any place where police or fire depart-
ment apparatus or other emergency equipment is kept or
housed or so as to block an emergency entrance to a hospi-
tal, nor shall it apply to any person charged with parking
a vehicle so as to entirely obstruct traffic in any street
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or alley, or parking in such a way as to reduce traffic
on an arterial street to one-way traffic only, nor to any
person who refuses to remove a vehicle illegally parked
at the request of any member of the police department.
(b) A receipt shall be issued for all money received
pursuant to this section and such money shall be promptly
turned over to the treasurer to be used in the manner pro-
vided for the disposition of fines for traffic violations.
Sec. 10-179.
General penalty for violation of division.
Unless otherwise provided, any person, upon being con-
victed of violating any provision of this division, or of
aiding, abetting or assisting in the violation of any pro-
vision of this division, shall be punishable by a fine of
not less than $10.00 nor more than $50.00 for each offense,
or by imprisonment of not more than 5 days for each offense.
SECTION II. That an emergency exists and this ordinance shall
be in full force and effect from and after its passage.
PASSED this 10th day of November , 1976.
ATTEST:
Mary ARne Newman, Mayor
Town of Leesburg