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g i v i n g n o t i c e o f s u c h t i m e l i m i t o n t h e a f f e c t e d s t r e e t o r p a r t o f a s t r e e t .
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a s s e s s m e n t o f n o t m o r e t h a n o n e h u n d r e d d o l l a r s ( $ 1 0 0 . 0 0 ) i n f a v o r o f t h e C i t y
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NOW THEREFORE, be it further ordained that Section 8 -55. b. and c. shall be amended to
read as follows:
• b. The payment that may be tendered to and accepted by the City as a settlement of a
parking violation assessment shall be in the amount specified in the Schedule of Parking
Violation Assessment in Section 8 -57 as the "settlement amount' for the specific
violation for which a parking citation was issued. If a settlement amount or a parking
violation assessment is not specified in the Schedule, the settlement amount is fifteen
dollars ($15.00).
c. Settlement deadlines
(1) Unless otherwise stated herein, the opportunity for payment of the
scheduled settlement amount for a parking violation assessment shall
terminate at the end of the sixtieth day following the day of issuance of a
parking citation; however, the City may accept late payment of the
scheduled settlement amount.
(2) For violations of Section 8 -26 of this Code regarding Limited Parking
Zones, subsection c.1. above, shall apply except that the opportunity for
payment of the scheduled settlement amount for a parking violation
assessment of fifteen dollars ($15.00) as listed in Section 8 -56 of this
Code, shall terminate at the end of the seventh day following the day of
issuance of a parking citation; after that date the settlement amount
shall increase to $25.00, which shall be the settlement amount until the
• end of the sixtieth day.
NOW THEREFORE, be it further ordained that Section 8 -56 be replaced with the attached
schedule of parking assessments
This Ordinance shall have full force and effect upon passage of the Greencastle Common
Council, its approval by the Mayor and publication in the Banner Graphic
PAS 'D AND ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Greencastle, Indiana this
12 day of , 2004.
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§ 8 -55 TRAFFIC AND PARKING REGULATIONS § 8 -56
• the assessment in lieu of court action by the City for the collection of the assessment.
b. The payment that may be tendered to and accepted by the City as a settlement of a parking
violation assessment shall be in the amount specified in the Schedule of Parking Violation
Assessments in Section 8 -57 as the "settlement amount" for the specific violation for which a parking
citation was issued. If a settlement amount for a parking violation assessment is not specified in the
Schedule, the settlement amount is fifteen dollars ($15.00).
C. The opportunity for payment of the scheduled settlement amount for a parking violation
assessment shall terminate at the end of the sixtieth day following the day of issuance of a parking
citation; however, the City, upon demonstration of a reasonable excuse by any person liable for the
payment of a parking violation assessment for the failure to pay the scheduled settlement amount
before the end of the sixtieth day, may accept the late payment of the scheduled settlement amount.
d. Acceptance by the City of payment of the full amount required as settlement of a parking
violation assessment shall constitute complete satisfaction of any liability for payment of the
assessment.
C. The tendering of any payment as settlement for a parking violation assessment shall not be
deemed to be an admission of the violation for which the payment is made. (Ord. No. 86 -18, § 445 -25,
8- 16 -86)
Sec. 8 -56 Schedule of Parking Violation Assessments.
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Schedule of Parking Violation Assessments
Code
Description of Violation
Amount of
Settlement
Citation
Assessment
Amount
§ 8 -20 `a'
Stopping, standing, or parking not parallel
with or within twelve (12) inches of the
$100.00
$15.00
curb
§ 8 -20 `b'
Stopping, standing, or parking upon the
paved or main travelled part of a street
outside of a business or residence when it is
practicable to park or leave a vehicle off
such art of the street
$100.00
$25.00
§ 8-20'b'
Stopping, standing, or parking without
leaving a sufficient unobstructed width of
the roadway opposite the vehicle for the
free passage of other vehicles or making
available a clear view of the vehicle from a
distance of two hundred (200) feet in each
direction
$100.00
$25.00
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