Amend Chapter 20, to extend regulations of Parking to Municipally owned Parking Places

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ORDINANCE NO. ~, ~O~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO EXTEND REGULATION OF PARKING TO MUNICIPALLY OWNED PARKING PLACES STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The City of South Bend has the general authority under Chapter 20 of the South Bend Municipal Code to restrict hours of parking on certain city streets and alleys and to enforce those restrictions with civil penalties. The City of South Bend also has the general power under IC 36-9- 11-3 to "regulate parking facilities for vehicles." The City recently implemented a two hour free parking policy for its municipally owned garages which are located at Wayne and St. Joseph Streets; Jefferson and St. Joseph Streets; in the 100 block of East Jefferson Street; and in the 300 block of South Main Street, in South Bend, Indiana. In order to minimize abuse of this free parking policy the City requires specific authority to enforce this two hour limit as well as other parking restrictions such as handicap zones. The City also maintains parking lots adjacent to some of its building structures for which to power to enforce restrictions would benefit the general public. This ordinance extends to all municipally owned, leased or operated parking places the City's ability to restrict parking and to reasonably enforce such restrictions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend as follows: Section 1. Chapter 20, Article 1, Section 2, of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be and hereby is amended to add a new definitional Section (18) "Municipal Parking Facility" as follows: ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS (18) Municipal Parkin Fg acility. Any land, area, or structure including but not limited to a garage or lot owned leased, or operated by the City, its commissions or divisions, which is open to the eg neral public for the purpose of parkinu motor vehicles. (-1-819) No-parking zone: That portion of any street, alley or highway at and near the approaches to intersections and other congested or dangerous areas, including those locations set forth in IC 9-4-1-114, where parking is prohibited for purposes of safety and the expediting of the flow of traffic. 0920) Official traffic-control device: Any sign, signal, marking, light or other device