§ 6.30.360. Service and business parking.

(1)

The city engineer or designee is authorized to issue a permit for "service parking," which term means use of parking meter space while rendering service in cleaning, painting, adjusting or making minor repairs or replacements in or to buildings or building equipment or to public utilities in the vicinity of the service parking space, or service parking in an alley, loading zone, taxicab stand, or bus stand, upon the following conditions:

(a)

Application shall be made to the city engineer or designee on a form provided by the city. The applicant shall set forth the applicant's business and the necessity for such permit.

(b)

If it appears that a necessity exists, the city engineer or designee may authorize the issuance of such permit upon payment of the fees and under the conditions hereinafter prescribed.

(c)

Upon payment of the prescribed fee, the city engineer or designee may authorize the number of vehicles eligible for "service parking" deemed necessary or convenient for the applicant.

(d)

Upon entering any space available, the permittee shall follow the prescribed method as set forth by the Public Works Department for the use of the "service parking" permit.

(e)

The city engineer or designee, or the police department may revoke any permit if used for any purpose other than that authorized herein, or for any violation of the terms and conditions of this section. Upon revocation, any issued device used to indicate "service parking" status shall be immediately returned to the city engineer or designee and all fees paid shall be forfeited. Police officers finding vehicles in "service parking" status shall investigate the use being made thereof, and if it is found in violation of this section, shall issue a citation to the permittee and shall remove the vehicle from "service parking" status.

(f)

The fee for a permit shall be in accordance with a set list of fees approved by the city council and kept on file in the office of the city engineer.

(g)

It is unlawful for any permittee to violate any of the provisions of this section, or for any other person to have in his possession any issued device used to indicate "service parking" status issued by the city engineer when not authorized by the permittee in this Code.

(2)

The city engineer is authorized to issue a permit for "business parking," which term means use of parking space for general business use upon the following conditions:

(a)

The business property has no off-street parking.

(b)

The permit shall only be valid in a metered parking space immediately adjacent to the business property, except as otherwise allowed under the permit issued by the city engineer.

(c)

No more than one permit shall be issued to any one business.

(d)

Application shall be made to the city engineer on a form provided by the city. The applicant shall set forth the applicant's business name and the necessity for such permit.

(e)

If it appears that a necessity exists, the city engineer may authorize the issuance of such permit upon payment of the fees and under the conditions hereinafter prescribed.

(f)

Upon entering any metered space available, the permittee shall follow the prescribed method as set forth by the Public Works Department for the use of the "business parking" permit.

(g)

The city engineer or designee, or the police department may revoke any permit if used for any purpose other than that authorized herein, or for any violation of the terms and conditions of this section. Upon revocation, any issued device used to indicate "business parking" status shall be immediately returned to the city engineer or designee and all fees paid shall be forfeited. Police officers finding vehicles in "business parking" status shall investigate the use being made thereof, and if it is found in violation of this section, shall issue a citation to the permittee and shall remove the vehicle from "business parking" status.

(h)

The fee for a permit shall be in accordance with a set list of fees approved by the city council and kept on file in the office of the city engineer.

(i)

It is unlawful for any permittee to violate any of the provisions of this section, or for any other person to have in his possession any issued device used to indicate "business parking" status issued by the city engineer when not authorized by the permittee, and violations shall be punished as provided in this Code.

(Ord. No. 4054, § 1, 2-12-91; Ord. No. 6194, § 1, 7-6-11)