METERED PARKING

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 32, art. XI

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-366 Designation.

§ 32-366. - Designation. (a) The Director is hereby authorized, subject to the approval of the Commission and the Council, to establish parking meter spaces and multi-space parking pay station zones upon those streets or parts of streets where it is determined that the installation of parking meters and multi-space parking pay stations are necessary to aid in the regulation, control, and inspection of parking vehicles. (b) The Director shall prepare and maintain a schedule of those locations designated as parking meter spaces and multi-space parking pay station zones. The schedule shall be designated as "SCHEDULE IX. Parking Zones." The original of Schedule IX shall be kept in the office of the City Clerk as a public record. (Code 1970, §§ 34-142(a), 34-143; Code 1980, § 32-366; Ord. No. 25709, § 4, 8-29-17)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-367 Hours of operation.

§ 32-367. - Hours of operation. In parking meter spaces and multi-space parking pay station zones, the parking of vehicles or electric vehicles upon streets shall be regulated by parking meters and multi-space parking pay stations between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. as specified in accordance with the provisions of Sections 32-296 and 32-300. (Code 1970, § 34-142; Code 1980, § 32-367; Ord. No. 25709, § 4, 8-29-17)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-368 Authority to hood parking meters for special occasions.

§ 32-368. - Authority to hood parking meters for special occasions. (a) When any construction, repair, maintenance, or special event is being performed in or upon any building or street having parking meter zones adjacent to or in the vicinity of such building or street, the Public Transportation and Parking Department is hereby empowered to have hooded a sufficient number of meters within such zones with an appropriate traffic control device regulating parking therein, either to prohibit parking to all vehicles or to reserve parking to those vehicles directly engaged in the special event, construction, repair or maintenance of such building or street. The fee for said hooding shall be that fee established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees. (b) When such traffic control devices are in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person, it shall be an offense for any driver in contravention to the direction and/or warning appearing thereon. (Code 1980, § 32-367.1; Ord. No. 17534, § 1(34-142), 2-7-84; Ord. No. 24479, § 1, 6-19-12)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-369 Installation of parking meters.

§ 32-369. - Installation of parking meters. The Public Transportation and Parking Department shall install parking meters and multi-space parking pay stations in the parking meter spaces and multi-space parking pay station zones established as provided in this article upon the curb adjacent to each designated parking space or in reasonable proximity to multi-space parking pay station designated parking spaces. (Code 1970, § 34-144(a); Code 1980, § 32-368; Ord. No. 19801, § 1, 8-11-92); Ord. No. 24479, § 1, 6-19-12; Ord. No. 25709, § 4, 8-29-17)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-370 Time periods and cost thereof.

§ 32-370. - Time periods and cost thereof. The parking meters or multi-space parking pay stations shall be capable of being operated, either automatically or mechanically, upon the deposit of payment, for the full period of time for which parking is lawfully permitted in any such parking meter space, or multi-space parking pay station zone, or for the lesser periods of time specified and for the fees established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees. (Code 1970, § 34-144(b); Code 1980, § 32-369; Ord. No. 19597, § 1, 6-25-91; Ord. No. 19801, § 1, 8-11-92; Ord. No. 24479, § 1, 6-19-12; Ord. No. 25709, § 4, 8-29-17)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-371 Indication of remaining time.

§ 32-371. - Indication of remaining time. Each parking meter shall be so designed, constructed, installed, and set that, upon the expiration of the time period registered, it will indicate an appropriate signal that the lawful parking meter period has expired. Multi-space parking pay stations which issue cards or multi-space parking pay station receipts shall indicate time purchased and time of expiration. The cards or multi-space parking pay station receipts shall be properly displayed on the driver's side of the vehicle's dashboard or windshield. Multi-space parking pay stations that depend upon license plate numbers may require the customer to enter the vehicle's license plate number if the pay station does not have the capacity to acquire the license plate number automatically. If the pay station has the capacity to transmit payment data to enforcement equipment, a receipt will be provided upon request. (Code 1970, § 34-144(c); Code 1980, § 32-370; Ord. No. 24479, § 1, 6-19-12; Ord. No. 25709, § 4, 8-29-17)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-372 Parking meter or multi-space parking pay station to indicate parking regulations applicable.

§ 32-372. - Parking meter or multi-space parking pay station to indicate parking regulations applicable. Each parking meter or multi-space parking pay station shall bear thereon a legend indicating the days and hours when the deposit of payment is required in accordance with the provisions of Sections 32-296 and 32-300, the value of the payment to be deposited, and the limited period of time for which parking is lawfully permitted in the parking meter space or multi-space parking pay station zone in which such parking meter or multi-space parking pay station is located. (Code 1970, § 34-144(d); Code 1980, § 32-371; Ord. No. 24479, § 1, 6-19-12; Ord. No. 25709, § 4, 8-29-17)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-373 Marking of spaces.

§ 32-373. - Marking of spaces. The Director shall designate the parking space or spaces adjacent to each parking meter or multi-space parking pay station for which such meter or pay station is to be used by appropriate indicators, including, but not limited to, markings upon the curb or markings upon the pavement of the street, or signage. Parking spaces so designated shall be of appropriate length and width so as to be accessible from the traffic lanes of such street. (Code 1970, § 34-145(a); Code 1980, § 32-372; Ord. No. 24479, § 1, 6-19-12; Ord. No. 25709, § 4, 8-29-17)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-374 Manner of parking in spaces.

§ 32-374. - Manner of parking in spaces. No person shall park a vehicle in any parking space during the restricted and regulated time applicable to the metered parking space or multi-space parking zone in which such parking meter or multi-space parking pay station is located so that any part of the vehicle occupies more than one space or protrudes beyond the markings designating that space. A vehicle which is of a size too large to be parked within a single parking space shall be permitted to occupy up to two adjoining parking spaces when payment has been deposited in the parking meter or multi-space parking pay station for each space so occupied. (Code 1970, § 34-145; Code 1980, § 32-373; Ord. No. 24479, § 1, 6-19-12; Ord. No. 25709, § 4, 8-29-17)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-375 Unlawful parking prohibited.

§ 32-375. - Unlawful parking prohibited. No person shall permit a vehicle to remain parked in any parking meter space or multi-space parking pay station zone when the meter, multi-space parking pay station receipt, card, or electronic device indicates the parking time has expired. No person shall permit a vehicle to remain parked in a multi-space parking pay station zone when the cards or multi-space parking pay station receipts issued by a multi-space parking pay station are not properly displayed. The continued occupation of the parking space at an expired meter, with an expired card or expired multi-space parking pay station receipt, or without properly displayed cards or receipts in a multi-space parking pay station zone, shall constitute new and separate offenses. If the multi-space parking pay station operates upon license plate data, no person shall permit a vehicle to remain parked in any parking meter space or multi-space zone beyond the time that has been purchased. Each offense is punishable by a fine as provided by the current parking fine schedule for each interval of occupation of the respective space's maximum time allotment, to be measured from the time of issuance of the initial citation for unlawful parking. (Code 1970, § 34-146; Code 1980, § 32-374; Ord. No. 24479, § 1, 6-19-12; Ord. No. 25709, § 4, 8-29-17)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-376 Parklet guidelines.

§ 32-376. - Parklet guidelines. The Director is hereby authorized to establish Parklet Guidelines. The Parklet Guidelines are referenced in this section and placed on file in the City Clerk's Office. All parklets must comply with the Parklet Guidelines in order for a revocable permit to be approved and maintained. Each Parklet must submit an application to and be authorized by the Director, or designee. Each Parklet application will be submitted with an administrative fee and each authorized Parklet will be assessed a daily fee to be paid by the applicant. The amount of such fees shall be established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees. (Ord. No. 26131, § 2, 4-23-19)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-377 Parking for more than one time period prohibited.

§ 32-377. - Parking for more than one time period prohibited. No person shall park a vehicle in any parking meter space or multi-space parking zone for a period of time longer than that the maximum, initial limited period of time for which parking is lawfully permitted, regardless of additional payment or time purchased. (Code 1970, § 34-146(c); Code 1980, § 32-376; Ord. No. 24479, § 1, 6-19-12; Ord. No. 25709, § 4, 8-29-17)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-378 Use of unlawful or unacceptable payment prohibited.

§ 32-378. - Use of unlawful or unacceptable payment prohibited. No person shall deposit or attempt to deposit in any parking meter or multi-space parking pay station any slug, button, foreign currency, or any other form of unlawful or unacceptable payment as a substitute for domestic coins, currency, or any other lawful form of payment. (Code 1970, § 34-147; Code 1980, § 32-377; Ord. No. 24479, § 1, 6-19-12; Ord. No. 25709, § 4, 8-29-17)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-379 Tampering with receipts prohibited.

§ 32-379. - Tampering with receipts prohibited. It shall be unlawful for, and a violation for, any unauthorized person to deface, injure, remove, or tamper with multi-space parking pay station receipts or cards received from the same. (Code 1970, § 34-148; Code 1980, § 32-378; Ord. No. 24479, § 1, 6-19-12; Ord. No. 25709, § 4, 8-29-17)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-380 Exception for vehicles transporting physically disabled person.

§ 32-380. - Exception for vehicles transporting physically disabled person. A vehicle transporting or driven by a physically disabled person may be parked in a metered parking space, or multi-space parking pay station zone, without payment for the parking space when the motor vehicle has a properly displayed official insignia issued by the Department of Public Safety identifying the vehicle as one used by or under the direction of a physically disabled person . In no event shall this special parking privilege exceed the restricted or regulated time applicable to a parking meter space or multi-space parking pay station zone. (Code 1970, § 34-146(d); Code 1980, § 32-379; Ord. No. 24479, § 1, 6-19-12; Ord. No. 25709, § 4, 8-29-17)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-381 Article cumulative.

§ 32-381. - Article cumulative. The provisions of this article shall not relieve any person from the duty to observe other and more restrictive provisions of this Code or State law prohibiting or limiting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in specified places or at specified times. (Code 1970, § 34-146(e); Code 1980, § 32-380)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-382 Uses of parking meter and multi-space parking pay station proceeds.

§ 32-382. - Uses of parking meter and multi-space parking pay station proceeds. The payment required to be deposited in parking meters and multi-space parking pay stations or otherwise paid as provided in this article are levied and assessed as fees to cover the regulation and control of parking upon public streets; the costs of parking meters and multi-space parking pay stations, their installation, inspection, supervision, operation, repair, and maintenance; control and use of parking spaces; and regulating the parking of vehicles in parking meter spaces, multi-space parking pay station zones, or electric vehicle parking spaces; and the costs of acquiring, establishing, improving, maintaining, and operating public off-street parking facilities. (Code 1970, § 34-149; Code 1980, § 32-381; Ord. No. 25709, § 4, 8-29-17)

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