§ 71.057. OPERATION OF PARKING METERS.

(A)

When any vehicle is parked in any parking space in a parking meter zone when payment is required, the operator of this vehicle shall, upon entering the parking meter space, pay the parking meter rate by using either the meter or parking meter technology.

(1)

If payment is made using the meter, the operator shall immediately deposit or cause to be deposited in the meter the proper coin of the United States as is required for the parking meter and as is designated by proper directions on the meter, and when required by the directions on the meter, the operator of the vehicle, after the deposit of the proper coin or coins, shall also set in operation the timing mechanism on the meter in accordance with directions properly appearing thereon, and failure to deposit the proper coin, and to set the timing mechanism in operation when so required, shall constitute a violation of this subchapter.

(2)

If payment is made using parking meter technology, the operator shall follow the directions posted for the use of such technology.

(B)

Upon payment of the parking meter rate, the parking space may be lawfully occupied by the vehicle during the period of time which has been prescribed for the part of the street in which the parking space is located, provided that any person placing a vehicle in a parking meter space adjacent to a meter which indicates that unused time has been left in the meter by the previous occupant of the space shall not be required to deposit a coin so long as his occupancy of the space does not exceed the indicated unused parking time.

(C)

If the vehicle shall remain parked in any parking space beyond the parking time limit set for that parking space, and if the meter or parking meter technology shall indicate illegal parking, then, and in that event, the vehicle shall be considered as parking overtime and beyond the period of legal parking time, and parking shall be deemed a violation of this subchapter.

(Code 1980, § 26-66; Ord. No. 21-81, passed 4/21/81; Ord. No. 07-18 , § 10, passed 6/5/18)

Cross reference

Penalty, § 71.999.