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1 ORDINANCE NO. 18,611
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARK., REV. CODE
4 §§ 32 -301; 32 -309; 32 -311; 32-403 (1988) TO ESTABLISH FINES FOR
s VEHICLES ILLEGALLY PARKED IN METERED AND
6 UNMETERED SPACES; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND
7 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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J, 9 WHEREAS, the City has established by ordinance the amounts to be
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P.; 10 assessed to park motor vehicles in metered parking spaces within the City, and the
11 fines to be assessed for motor vehicles illegally parked in such spaces, and
12 WHEREAS, after consideration of several issues such as the number of
13 violations that occur, the cost to the City to operate and maintain parking meters,
14 and the cost to the City to assure enforcement of various parking codes, it has been
1 15 determined that an increase in the amounts charged by the City is appropriate, and
,ZE 16 that the following fee structure is reasonably related to the benefits received by the
17 persons who pay these fees,
18 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
19 DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
20 Section 1. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 32 -301 (1988) is hereby amended
21 to read as follows:
22 The penalty for violation of overtime parking in all metered parking
23 areas shall be:
24 (a) Ten dollars ($10.00) if paid within twenty-one (21) days of
25 the issuance of the ticket;
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1 (b) Fifty dollars ($50.00) if paid after twenty-one (21) days of
2 the issuance of the ticket, or after conviction in district court
3 for violation of City parking ordinances.
4 A combination ticket and envelope shall be provided as the issuance of a
5 violation citation for the convenience of motorists. The penalty shall be
6 paid by placing such sum in the penalty box attached to the parking
7 meters, or by paying the fine to the City.
8 Section 2. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 32 -309 (1988) is hereby amended
9 to read as follows:
10 The penalty for violation of overtime parking in all unmetered
11 restricted parking areas shall be:
12 (a) Thirty dollars ($30.00) if paid within twenty-one (21) days
13 of the issuance of the ticket;
14 (b) Forty-five dollars ($45.00) if paid after twenty-one (21) days
15 of the issuance of the ticket, or after conviction in district
16 court for violation of City parking ordinances.
17 A combination ticket and envelope shall be provided as the issuance of a
18 violation citation for the convenience of motorists. The penalty shall be
19 paid by placing such sum in the penalty box attached to the parking
20 meters, or by paying the fine to the City.
21 Section 3. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 32 -311 (1988) is hereby amended
22 to read as follows:
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1 (a) It is hereby unlawful for any person to park, stand or stop a
2 vehicle in any alley except an alley used for commercial purposes and
3 then only for such time as necessary to load and unload the vehicle.
4 Commercial vehicles parked in an alley for loading and unloading shall
5 be clearly identified with permanent signage on the exterior of the vehicle
6 indicating the name and address of the business. Under no
7 circumstances shall a vehicle be parked or stopped in an alley in such a
s manner as to have less than ten (10) feet of available roadway width for
9 the free movement of vehicular traffic, or to block the driveways of
10 abutting properties.
11 (b) The penalty for violation of this provision shall be:
12 (1) Thirty dollars ($30.00) if paid within twenty-one (21) days
13 of the issuance of the ticket;
14 (2) Forty-five dollars ($45.00) if paid after twenty-one (21) days
15 of the issuance of the ticket, or after conviction in district
16 court for violation of City parking ordinances.
17 A combination ticket and envelope shall be provided as the issuance of a
18 violation citation for the convenience of motorists. The penalty shall be
19 paid by placing such sum in the penalty box attached to the parking
20 meters, or by paying the fine to the City.
21 Section 4. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 32 -403 (c) (1988) is hereby
22 amended to add the following:
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1 The penalty for violation of this provision shall be thirty dollars ($30.00)
2 for each consecutive period of time the motor vehicle is parked in the
3 space without being moved. A combination ticket and envelope shall be
4 provided as the issuance of a violation citation for the convenience of
5 motorists. The penalty shall be paid by placing such sum in the penalty
6 box attached to the parking meters, or by paying the fine to the City.
7 Section 5. 5everability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item,
s sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be
9 invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the
to remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if
it the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a
12 part of the ordinance.
13 Section 6. Repealer. All resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent
14 with this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
15 Section 7. Emergency. The ability to properly control on street parking within
16 the various areas of the City, and to assure that any off - street parking in restricted areas is
17 properly controlled, is essential to maintain the public health, safety and welfare; however,
is because it is sometimes cheaper to simply use such public parking as a private parking lot,
19 and because it is costly to provide the operation, maintenance, inspection and enforcement
20 provisions of the City code, the current fee structure does not help to assure that this
21 important public need is met; an emergency is, therefore, declared to exist and this
22 ordinance shall be in full force and effect on January 1, 2002.
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1 ADOPTED: December 18, 2001
2 PASSED:
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s Nancy Wood, Clerk
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7 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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lo Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attorney
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APPROVED:
Ji ailey, Mayor