Subject: 9444 City Code/Parking Violations Signs and Penalties
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1989 14:54:00 -0500


                                ORDINANCE NO. 9444
                  
                  
                   AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHATTANOOGA CITY
                   CODE, PART II, SECTIONS 24-304, 24-322, AND
                   24-327 CONCERNING PARKING VIOLATION SIGNS
                   AND PENALTIES.
                  
                  
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       	    	 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
       CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE That Chattanooga City Code, Part II, be 
and
       the same is hereby amended as provided herein:
       	    	 SECTION 1.  That Section 24-304(a) be amended by
       deleting the words and figures "seven dollars ($7.00)" and
       substituting in lieu thereof the words and figures "ten dollars
       ($10.00)" and that Section 24-304(c) be amended by deleting the
       words and figures "two dollars ($2.00)" and substituting in lieu
       thereof the words and figures "five dollars ($5.00)".
       	    	 SECTION 2.  That Section 24-322 be amended by deleting
       wherever the same shall appear therein the words and figures "two 

       dollars ($2.00)" and substituting in lieu thereof the words and
       figures "five dollars ($5.00)".
       	    	 SECTION 3.  That Section 24-327 be amended by
       designating the current Section 24-327 as "Section 24-327(a)" and 

       by further inserting a new Section 24-327(b) as follows:
            	 "(b)  The rates for twenty (20) minute meters in
            the City shall be twenty-five cents ($0.25) for twenty
            (20) minutes, the rate for thirty minute meters shall be
            twenty-five cents ($0.25) for thirty minutes, the rate
            for sixty minute meters shall be fifty cents ($0.50) for
            sixty minutes, the rate for two hour meters shall be
            twenty-five cents ($0.25) per hour, and the rate for
            five hour meters shall be ten cents ($0.10) per hour. 
            The City Traffic Engineer, in accordance with traffic
            engineering studies, may from time to time change the
            maximum parking time on existing meters as may be
            reasonably necessary to encourage short-term parking, to
            produce vehicle turnover, and to provide convenient,
            plentiful and dependable short-term parking.
           
       	    	 SECTION 4.  That this Ordinance shall take effect two
       (2) weeks from and after its passage, provided that the increase
       in the fines as set herein shall be delayed, if necessary, beyond 

       the effective date until parking tickets can be printed 
specifying
       these new fines and penalties and all parking meters can be
       revised to charge the new parking rates.
      
       PASSED on Third and Final
       Reading 9/4/90, 1990.	     __/s/_______________________________
       	    	      	   	     	          CHAIRPERSON
      
      
       	    	      	   	     APPROVED:_______ DISAPPROVED:_______
      
       	    	      	   	     DATE:__________________ _____, 1990.
      
      
       	    	      	   	     ___/s/______________________________
       	    	      	   	     	             MAYOR
      
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