Austin |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 12. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. |
Chapter 12-3. METERED AND PAY STATION PARKING. |
§ 12-3-2. PARKING METERS AND PARKING PAY STATIONS.
(A)
The city traffic engineer may use parking meters and parking pay stations to assist in the enforcement of parking time restrictions.
(B)
A parking meter must:
(1)
be installed adjacent to the parking space it monitors or be labeled to indicate the space;
(2)
indicate the maximum uninterrupted time a vehicle may remain parked in the space during any parking occasion; and
(3)
display the amount of time a vehicle may remain legally parked in the space after the deposit of payment.
(C)
A parking pay station must:
(1)
be installed on the same City block or at the same City-owned or controlled parking lots or facilities as the paid parking space or paid parking zone it monitors;
(2)
indicate the maximum uninterrupted time a vehicle may remain parked within the paid parking space or the paid parking zone during any parking occasion; and
(3)
either:
(a)
measure and store the amount of time a vehicle may remain legally parked after the deposit of payment; or
(b)
issue a receipt that indicates the amount of time a vehicle may remain legally parked after the deposit of payment.
(D)
A parking meter or a parking pay station shall indicate the hours and days that paid parking time limits are in effect.
(E)
A parking meter or a parking pay station shall indicate the amount of the fee for parking a vehicle.
(F)
The city traffic engineer shall equip parking meters and parking pay stations to accept coins in denominations appropriate to pay the fee for parking a vehicle.
Source: Ord. 20090611-032.