HomeMy WebLinkAbout19214I ORDINANCE NO. 19,214
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4 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK, ARK., REV.
5 CODE §§ 32 -301 and 32 -309 (1988) TO COMBINE SAID
6 SECTIONS ON PENALTIES FOR METERED AND UNMETERED
7 PARKING; TO AMEND 32 -309 TO ADD PROVISIONS WHICH
8 MATCH THE STATE LAW PROVISIONS FOR UNMETERED
9 VIOLATIONS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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11 WHEREAS, the City has established by ordinance the fines to be assessed for
12 motor vehicles illegally parked in metered and unmetered restricted parking spaces,
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14 WHEREAS, prior ordinance amendments in Little Rock, Ark. Ord. 18,611
is (December 18, 2001) and 18,644 (February 5, 2002) have resulted in the same penalties in
16 section 32 -301 and 32 -309 of the Little Rock, Ark. Rev. Code (1988) for metered and
17 unmetered restricted parking, and
18 WHEREAS, the City's list of unmetered restricted parking violations should
19 match that contained in the Arkansas statutes.
20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
21 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
22 Section 1. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code q 32 -301 (1988) is hereby amended to
23 read as follows:
24 The penalty for violation of overtime parking in all metered and
25 unmetered restricted parking areas shall be:
26 (a) Ten dollars ($10.00) if paid within twenty -one (21) days of the
27 issuance of the ticket;
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1 (b) Fifty dollars ($50.00) if paid after twenty -one (21) days of the
2 issuance of the ticket, or after conviction in district court for
3 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 paid
6 by placing such sum in the penalty box attached to the parking meters, or by
7 paying the fine to the City.
8 Section 2. Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code § 32 -309 (1988) is hereby amended to
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10 (a) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to
11 avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a
12 police officer or traffic- control device, in any of the following places:
13 (1) On a sidewalk.
14 (2) In front of a public or private driveway..
15 (3) Within an intersection.
16 (4) Within fifteen feet (15') of a fire hydrant.
17 (5) On a crosswalk.
18 (b) Within twenty feet (20') of a crosswalk at an intersection.
19 (7) Within thirty feet (30') upon the approach to any flashing
20 beacon, stop sign, or traffic - control signal located at the side
21 of a roadway.
22 (8) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty
23 feet (30') of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends
24 of a safety zone, unless the local traffic authority indicates a
25 different length by signs or markings.
26 (9) Within fifty feet (50') of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing.
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1 (10) Within twenty feet (20') of the driveway entrance to any fire
2 station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any
3 fire station within seventy -five (75') of the entrance when
4 properly signposted.
5 (11) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction
6 when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic.
7 (12) On a roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the
8 edge of a curb or street.
9 (13) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway
10 or within a highway tunnel.
11 (14) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
12 (b) No person shall move a vehicle not owned by the person into any
13 such prohibited area or away from a curb a distance that is unlawful.
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is Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item,
16 sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid
17 or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining
18 portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so
19 declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
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21 Section 4. Repealer. All resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent
22 with this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
23 Section 7. Emergency. In order to properly regulate vehicle parking at parking
24 meters and in unmetered restricted spaces, it is essential to the public health, safety and welfare
25 to have the City ordinance violations match the State law violations, because such uniformity
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1 will not exist until the effective date of this ordinance, an emergency is declared to exist and this
2 ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage.
3 PASSED: October 18, 2004
4 ATTEST: APPROVED: \
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7 Nancy Wood, City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Thomas M. Carpenter, Ci4 orney
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Jim Vailey, Mayor