Title
Ordinance to Amend and Reenact the City Code of the City of Hampton, Virginia by Amending Certain Sections of Chapter 21, Titled “Motor Vehicles and Traffic,” Article V, Titled "Stopping, Standing and Parking,” Division I, Titled “Generally”
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
Ordinance to Increase the Parking Fee for Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2019 and Ending June 30, 2020 Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 46.2-1220.
Discussion:
Pursuant to Code of Virginia Sec. 46.2-1220, the City of Hampton is authorized to provide for the regulation of parking, stopping, and standing of vehicles within its limits. This includes determining where a vehicle may be parked, the length of time a vehicle may be parked, and the penalties for violating such regulations. The proposed increase to the parking fees will enable the City to generate additional revenue to support the general expenses of the City.
The proposed revisions also broaden the authority to issue parking citiations to include uniformed employees of the City (generally), in addition to the authority already in place for law enforcement officers of the City and authorized representatives of the Treasurer.
Impact:
Increasing parking fees will help encourage efficient and legal use of parking resources.
Recommendation:
Rec
May 1, 2019: No Action.
May 8, 2019: Approve on Final Reading.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Hampton, Virginia, that Sections 21-136(c), 21-139(i), 21-145, and 21- 146 of the City Code of the City of Hampton, Virginia be amended and restated to read as follows:
Sec. 21-136. - Time limit for parking of trucks, trailers, etc.
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(c) A violation of this section shall result in the issuance of a parking citation. Any owner of a vehicle to which has been attached a parking citation pursuant to this section may, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. of the business day following the date of the issuance of such citation, pay as directed in the citation...
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