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Home My Public Portal About001-2009 - General Ordinance - Amends Chapter 74 - ParkingORDINANCE 1-2009 A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 74 OF RICHMOND CODE REGARDING PARKING FACILITIES WHEREAS, Chapter 74 of Richmond Code regulates parking within the City of Richmond; and WHEREAS, Chapter 74.47 regulates the municipal downtown parking garage and other off- street parking known as Off Street Parking Facilities; WHEREAS, It is no longer feasible for the City to employ a parking attendant at the municipal downtown garage (Lot D) to collect fees for cars parked over three (3) hours; WHEREAS, The City of Richmond desires the removal of the hourly fees associated with parking in said garage over three (3) hours; WHEREAS, The City no longer owns the Off Street Parking Facility previously known as Lot J and wishes to remove that provision from the Chapter Code; and WHEREAS; For the purpose of clarification, the best interest of the City of Richmond is to amend Chapter 74.47 with modifications. NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Richmond that current Chapter 74.47 of the City Code be modified as follows: 74.47 OFF STREET PARKING FACILITIES (a) The following properties are either owned or leased by the City and shall be known as Off Street Parking Facilities. (1) Downtown Parkin _g Garage - (Lot D)- located in the first block of South 8tn Street on the west side, extending west to South 7th Street, bounded on the north by the alley, and bounded on the south by the service drive. (2) South 91h Street Lot ( Lot G)- located in the 100 block of South 91h Street on the east side, extending east to South I01h Street, bounded on the north by private property and Park Place, and bounded on the south by private property. (3) South 91h Street Lot (Lot F) - located in the first block of South 9th Street on the east side, bounded on the south by the Leland Hotel, the east by the alley, the west by South 9th Street, and the north by private property. (4) South 91h Street Lot (Lot E) - located in the first block of South 91h Street on the west side, across 9"' Street from the "Leland" Lot, bounded on the east by South 91h Street, on the west by the alley, and on the north and south by private property. 1 (5) North I01h Street Lot (Lot H) - located in the first block of North IOth Street on the east side, extending east to the alley, bounded on the north by the Richmond Power & Light Sub -Station, and bounded on the south by Sailor Street. (6) Corner Lot at North 101h and East Main Streets (Lot I) - located in the first block of North 1 Oh Street, on the east side, bounded on the north by Sailor Street, on the south by East Main Street, on the east by private property, and on the west by North 1 O'h Street. (7) North 71h Street Lot (Lot B) - located in the first block of North 7th Street on the west side, extending west to North 6th Street, bounded on the north by North A Street, and bounded on the south by the service drive. (8) North 61h Street Lot (Lot A) - located in the 100 block of North 61h Street on the east wide, extending east to the alley, bounded on the north by North B Street, and bounded on the south by private property. (9) South 61h Street Lot (Lot C) - located in the first block of South 6th Street on the east side, extending east to private property, bounded on the north by the service drive, and bounded on the south by South A Street. (1 -f'h (Lot ) located iirthe 200 bleek of c,. th 4 h Street on the west side, extending west to Sn-th Jh Street, bounded on the north by South B Street, nd bounded on the south by the Rieh,. end r,.,..,..unity c,.i.00l's Fran Center. (10)(44) South G Street Lot (Lot K) - located in the 700 block of South 6th Street on the east side, extending south to private property, bounded on the east and north by the railroad, and bounded on the west by South 6th Street. (11)(4-2) South M Street Lot ("Fire Station 44" Lot M) - located in the 800 block of South M Street on the north side, extending north to Fire Station No. 4, bounded on the east by the service drive, and bounded on the west by South 81h Street. (12)(�) Municipal Building g Lot (Lot L)- located in the 300 block of East Main Street on the north side immediately west and south of the Municipal Building. (Ord. 58- 2002) (b) Pursuant to Indiana Code 36-9-11-7, the Board has established the following charges for off- street parking facilities: 1. Downtown Parking Garage (Lot D) (a) Three hours free parking. First, seeend, and third hours free (b)(d) Monthly parking passes $10.00. 2 2. South 9th Street Lot (100 Block - Lot G) (a) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved" section, $10.00. (b) Three hour parking limit throughout the remainder of the facility. 3. South 9th Street Lot (Lot F) (a) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved" section, $15.00. (b) Three hours free parking. 4. South 9th Street Lot (Lot E) (a) Three hours free parking (b) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved" section, $15.00. 5. North IO'h Street Lot (Lot H) (a) Monthly parking pass, $15.00. (b) Parking in these facilities by monthly parking pass only. 6. Corner Lot at North 1 O'h and East Main Streets (Lot 1) (a) Three hours free parking 7. North 7th Street Lot (Lot B) (a) Three hours free parking (b) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved" section, $15.00. 8. North 6th Street Lot (Lot A) (a) Parking available with monthly pass only. Monthly parking pass, $10.00. 9. South 6th Street Lot (Lot C) (a) Three hours free parking. (b) Monthly parking pass for "Reserved" section, $15.00. i n c ,,+t cf c,- +oo+ r+ (Lot j) 3 10.44. South G Street Lot (Lot K) (a) Public parking available without time limits subject to section 74.21. 11.4-2. South M Street Lot ("Fire Station 44" Lot M) (a) Public parking available without time limits subject to section 74.21. 12.4-3. Municipal Building Lot (a) Reserved parking for City, Township, County and State employees as designated by the Board of Public Works and Safety. (b) Three hour parking limit throughout the remainder of the facility. (Ord. 58-2002) (c) The Board shall paint lines for parking spaces in all Off Street Parking Facilities where possible and maintain signage consistent with part (b) of this section. (d) No vehicle shall be parked beyond the posted time limit in any Off Street Parking Facility or in violation of any terms of this Chapter as they relate to such Off Street Parking Facility. The operator of the vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle shall be liable for a violation of this section and fined $20.00, unless it is ultimately shown to be a violation of Section 74.47(g) herein, in which case the fine shall be $10.00. (Ord. 116-1997) (e) No vehicle shall be parked across a parking space line in any Off Street Parking Facility. The operator of the vehicle or the owner of an unattended vehicle shall be liable for violation of this section and fined $20.00. (Ord. 116-1997) (f) All provisions of chapter 74 shall be enforced in Off Street Parking Facilities the same as if the violation had occurred on a City street. The penalty for a violation in an Off Street Parking Facility shall be the same as if the violation had occurred on a City street. (g) Any annual or monthly parking pass issued pursuant to this chapter must be displayed in the front windshield of the vehicle when parking in any off-street parking facility. Failure to display said parking pass while parked in a lot or an area reserved for those with such passes shall result in a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00), which must be paid prior to renewing the reserved parking pass. (Ord. 116-1997)(Ord. 50-1998) (h) Yearly reserved parking passes shall be available in any Off Street Parking Facility at which monthly passes are available. The yearly passes shall be for the calendar year, shall be available from November through January, and shall be sold for eleven (11) times the cost of a monthly pass for that parking facility. Businesses that purchase monthly reserved parking passes for al of their employees shall receive a ten percent (10%) discount on the cost of said passes. (Ord. 58-2002) (i) New businesses (defined as any business moving into or starting as a new business in the Uptown area on or after July 1, 2002, which area shall be bounded by the Whitewater River to the west, 14th Street to the east, North A Street to the north and South A Street to the south) that agree 11 to purchase monthly parking passes for all their employees shall receive free parking passes for the first year, discounted passes at a rate of 1/3 the normal rate for the second year and discounted passes at a rate of 2/3 the normal rate for the third year. Parking passes will be full price for the fourth and following years. (Ord. 58-2002) 0) All monthly parking passes for the off-street parking facility described within Sub - Sections 74.47(b)(6) (Lot H), shall designate a specific parking space applicable for such pass. The failure of the monthly parking pass holder to park in that designated place shall be treated as a violation of Section 74.47(d) of this Code. (Ord. 116-1997)(Ord. 1-1998) (k) The number and location of reserved spaces within any off-street parking facility shall be designated by the City Clerk. The City Clerk is also hereby delegated the authority to impose any reasonable regulation in any off-street parking facility as may be necessary for the efficient operation thereof. (Ord. 17-1998) Passed and adopted this 6th day of April 2009, by the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana. S/S Bruce Wissel _ President ATTEST: _S/S Karen Chasteen City Clerk (Karen Chasteen) PRESENTED to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this 8th day of April, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. _S/S Karen Chasteen City Clerk (Karen Chasteen) APPROVED by me, Sarah L. Hutton, Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this 8th day of April, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. S/S Sarah L. Hutton Mayor (Sarah L. Hutton) ATTEST: _S/S Karen Chasteen City Clerk (Karen Chasteen)