HomeMy Public PortalAbout1991_06_11_O019The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE:
PRESENTED June 11, 1991
91-0-19 ADOPTED June 11, 1991
AMENDING THE TOWN CODE TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES
OPERATING THE TOWN'S DOWNTOWN PARKING FACILITY
FOR
WHEREAS, the town's new 371-space parking facility will open next month; and
WHEREAS, the town staff and the Ad Hoc Parking Committee have worked to create policies
and procedures for operating the parking complex; and
WHEREAS, Town Code amendments are required to establish fines, fees and enforcement
capability; and
WHEREAS, the town attorney has reviewed and concurred with the proposed amendments:
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
The following Sections 10-181 through 10-195 are hereby added to the Leesburg Town Code
effective upon passage:
Section 10-181 Defined.
For the purpose of this division, the term "off-street parking facility" shall be taken to mean a
building constructed upon public land designated for the purpose of providing for parking of automobiles.
Section 10-182 Authority of town manager to manage~ control~ operate~ and maintain.
The town manager is hereby authorized to manage, control, operate and maintain the facility when
placed into service.
Section 10-183 Hours of Operation.
The town manager shall regulate the daily hours of operation. The facility shall be available for
free parking Saturday and Sunday or at other times so designated by Town Council.
Section 10-184 Designation of parking spaces.
The town manager shall cause so many spaces within the facility as he may deem proper for
monthly permit parking, and other spaces for other than monthly parking.
Section 10-185 Establishment of designated parking spaces.
Parking spaces within the facility shah be designated for the following purposes.
-2-
ORDINANCE: PARKING FACILITY
(1) Town Business. The town manager shall designate a certain number of
spaces, not to exceed 10 spaces, as reserved for persons having business with
the Town provided the parking does not exceed 30 minutes.
(2) Official Vehicles. The town manager may designate a certain number of
spaces, as reserved for parking of town-owned vehicles.
(3) Permit Parking. The town manager shall designate a certain number of
spaces, as reserved for persons holding valid long-term parking permits. The
number of permit spaces may fluctuate according to non-permit usuage.
Section 10-186 Parking oermitted only in designated spaces.
No automobile shall be parked in the facility, except in a space designated or marked off as a
vehicle parking space, and no part of an automobile shall occupy more than one space. No automobile
shall be parked in a space designated for special purposes unless meeting the requirement for such use.
Section 10-187 Parking fees for spaces rented on other than a monthly basis.
On Monday through Friday the fee shall be fifty, cents ($0.50) for each hour or part thereof,
provided, however, that the maximum charge for continuous parking for any period of time up to
twenty-four (24) hours shall not exceed four dollars ($4.00).
Section 10-188 Parking fees for spaces rented on a monthly basis.
The parking fees for spaces in the facility permitted on a monthly basis shall be for~y dollars
($40.00) per month for each space.
Section 10-189 Parking without paving fee.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle, or cause, allow, or permit any vehicle to
be parked within the facility, without payment of the applicable parking fee prescribed in this division.
Section 10-190 Destruction of equipment.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, tamper with, damage, destroy, or impair the
usefulness of any equipment or fixtures erected on or affixed to the facility. Any person violating this
section shall be punished as if guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor, as defined in section 18.2-11 of the Code
of Virginia (1950), and as provided in Chapter 1, Section 1-13 of the Town Code.
-3-
ORDINANCE: PARKING FACILITY
Section 10-191 Speed and direction of vehicles.
No person shall drive a vehicle within the facili .ty in excess of five (5) miles per hour, and no
person shall drive a vehicle in a direction except that which is designated.
Section 10-192 Non-motorized vehicles.
No person shall operate a non-motorized vehicle of any type within the facility.
Section 10-193 Sale of stamps and use thereof for payment of parking fees.
The town manager is hereby authorized to implement a business validation program by which a
participating business can reduce the parking fee for a customer by affixing a stamp, or stamps, each
having a face value of fifty, cents ($0.50) to the parking ticket, and to cause validation equipment and
supplies to be sold to persons or businesses participating in the validation program.
Section 10-194 Authority of town manager to temporarily waive fee or establish special
parking fees for holidays, special events, or heavy storm or catastrophe.
The town manager is hereby authorized to temporarily rescind the parking fees set forth for spaces
rented on other than a monthly basis in the event of a heavy snow storm or m~ior catastrophic event
to facilitate the removal of snow or debris from town streets, and to establish alternative rates or waive
fees in the case of special events or special circumstances.
Section 10-195 Penalty for violation of this division.
Unless otherwise provided, any person, upon being convicted of violating any provision of this
division, or of aiding, abetting or assisting in the violation of any provision 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 five days for each offense.
PASSED this 11th day of June
A~TTEST:
Clerk of CounCil
,1991.
Town of Leesburg