§ 27-5.2. Public parking areas.

(a)

Applicability. This section shall apply to all public parking facilities throughout the town operated by a public agency requiring regulatory enforcement.

(b)

Definitions.

(1)

Public agency is:

a.

The Town of Cheverly Government; or

b.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

(2)

Public parking facility means:

a.

Those properties in the Town of Cheverly owned or leased by the Town of Cheverly and designated for public parking; and

b.

Those properties in the Town of Cheverly owned or leased and operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and designated for public parking.

(c)

Marking of public parking facilities.

(1)

Spaces for parking of motor vehicles shall be marked off along public parking facilities by means of painted lines on the parking surface, by raised curbs or by other suitable means so as to clearly delineate said space as a designated and authorized parking space for one (1) vehicle. Directional arrows, stop signs or stop bars and other traffic-control devices shall be provided to assist and direct circulation within public parking facilities.

(2)

Areas of public parking facilities not otherwise designated by painted lines or otherwise as parking spaces, shall be considered official no-parking zones when indicated by posted signs or yellow paint applied to top and face of curb or by yellow painted lines on the parking surface unless otherwise posted.

(d)

Parking regulations for public parking facilities. Except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers or for emergency repairs when the vehicle cannot be driven, no person shall park any vehicle on a public facility:

(1)

In violation of any of the other parking provisions of this chapter;

(2)

In a no-parking zone when posted by sign or indicated by yellow painted curb or yellow painted lines on the parking surface;

(3)

Any place not otherwise designated by painted parking spaces or otherwise prohibited, including driving aisles, driveways, raised curb channelization structures, sidewalks, landscaped areas, islands, etc.;

(4)

In an area where parking is temporarily prohibited when marked off by temporary signs or barricades or when an official cover or hood is placed over a parking meter;

(5)

So as to prevent another vehicle already stopped or otherwise legally parked in a designated parking space, from moving away;

(6)

For a period longer than twenty-four (24) hours;

(7)

By backing said vehicle into a parking space when posted by "Front In Only" signs;

(8)

In such a manner as to cause said vehicle to straddle the painted lines marking a parking space or otherwise cause the vehicle to be parked not wholly within the area of one (1) designated parking space;

(9)

And leave it unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key, and effectively setting the brake thereon; or

(10)

In such a manner so as to impeded or obstruct the free flow of traffic or to cause a hazard to public safety.

(11)

In any metered parking space, except in conformance with the use, time and other conditions designated on or about the parking meter.

(e)

Acts and conduct prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon a public parking facility and:

(1)

Engage in any conduct, sport or activity which may jeopardize the safety or welfare of persons or property, including but not limited to riding any coasting device, bicycle (except directly to and from a designated bicycle parking area) or unregistered self-propelled vehicle, playing in or tampering with elevators, climbing, skating or skateboard riding, ball playing, throwing, slinging or otherwise projecting objects within or from a public parking facility, and sledding;

(2)

Tamper with, deface or otherwise cause injury to fire equipment, parking equipment or other public property contained therein or to any automobile parked therein;

(3)

Discard waste material or otherwise deposit litter on the premises; or

(4)

Fail to pay the prescribed parking fee upon entering or leaving said facility when such facility is operated by an attendant, cashier or automatic collection device controlled by the public agency.

(f)

Uses prohibited. Except when authorized by written permission of the public agency, no person, association, business or corporation shall cause or otherwise be responsible for a publicly owned or leased and operated public parking facility to be used for any of the following purposes:

(1)

The storage of or for access to refuse containers associated with the use of any adjacent property;

(2)

For vehicular access to the adjacent property;

(3)

For the staging of construction, maintenance or repair work to the adjacent property;

(4)

For the solicitation of the general public for taxi, charity or business purposes or for the distribution of related handbills;

(5)

For a public assembly;

(6)

For the storage of equipment of materials of any kind;

(7)

To perform any service, maintenance or repair on any motor vehicle parked therein except for emergency service and repair necessary for the removal of an inoperative motor vehicle;

(8)

To park or store any motor vehicle left in the custody of the management of a garage, repair shop or service vehicle;

(9)

To park or store any new or used automobile which has been transferred to an automobile dealership for the purpose of trade or sale and not registered unless the vehicle displays dealer license plates;

(10)

To load or unload commercial vehicles; or

(11)

To cause, allow or conduct student driver training classes or instruction.

(g)

Obedience to public parking area regulations.

(1)

It shall be a violation of this section for any person to disobey any directions on any official traffic-control device or any of the other provisions of this section.

(2)

Any vehicle parked in violation of this section or otherwise parked so as to constitute a definite hazard to public safety or which is so parked, stopped or standing so as to impede or obstruct the normal movement of traffic or pedestrians may be impounded by members of the police department or other authorized persons designated by the chief of police.

(h)

Separability. The several provisions of this section are declared to be severable, and the holding by a court that any subsection hereto is invalid shall not impair or invalidate any other subsection.

(i)

Penalties. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by law or a specific penalty is provided within a subsection of this section, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(Ord. No. 6-78, 8-10-78)