Ordinance 989 - Issuance of Permanent Parking Permits7
ORDINANCE NO. 989
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 417-82, KALISPELL CITY CODE, TO PRO-
VIDE FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMANENT PARKING PERMITS FOUND IN THE PUBLIC
GOOD TO TAXICABS, BUSES, DELIVERY VEHICLES, ETC., ON PUBLIC STREETS
OR CITY OFF-STREET PARKING LOTS; TO PROVIDE FOR MONTHLY FEE OF $15.
00 PER PARKING SPACE; TO PROHIBIT USE OF SUCH.A PARKING SPACE BY
OTHER PERSONS AND PROVIDE PENALTY THEREFOR; AND TO ESTABLISH PRE-
SUMPTION OF PARKING BY REGISTERED OWNER OF VEHICLE FOUND IN VIOLA-
TION; TO REPEAL OTHER PORTIONS OF SECTION 417-82 AND DECLARE THAT
CITY LEASING OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES TO PRIVATE PERSONS IS NOT
PROHIBITED HEREBY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MON-
TANA:
SECTION I.. Section #17-82, Kalispell City Code, is amended to
hereafter read:
"Sec. 17-82. Parking spaces for taxicabs, buses and de-.
livery vehicles; permits for; unlawful use prohibited.
(1) The City Council may grant to any person a per-
mit for the permanent use of a reserved parking space on
a public street or city owned or operated off-street
parking lot for use of a taxicab, bus, delivery vehicle
or similar commercial vehicle or device used for the
transportation of persons.or property;
(2) A person desiring such a permit shall make ap-
plication therefor to the City Council in writing, set-
ting out the name and address of the applicant, the
business or other purpose for which said parking space
will be utilized, the number and location of the parking
spaces desired and any other information deemed pertin-
ent to the application. A permit will be granted only
if it serves a public purpose.
(3) If the City Council finds that a public bene-
fit will be served thereby, it may grant such a permit,
designating the parking spaces to which applicable and
such other conditions as may be deemed reasonable to the
use thereof. Unless stated otherwise in the grant of
the permit, same shall be permanent until revoked by the
City Council. The City Council may revoke any such per-
mit at any time upon thirty days written notice to the
permittee; non-payment of any permit fee as required
hereby for a period of sixty days shall be grounds for
revocation of a permit without notice. A permittee may
surrender and terminate a permit at any time by written
notice thereof to the City Clerk.
(4) Any person granted a permit hereunder shall pay
therefor a fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) per month for
each parking space covered by said permit. Such fee
shall be paid in full in advance to the City Clerk on or
before the first day of the month for each month, or frac-
tion thereof, during which such permit shall be in force.
(5) For the purpose of this section, parking space
is defined to be a space or stall of twenty-two feet in
length, measured along the curb line of the street or
avenue where parallel parking is used or permitted, and
a space or stall of twelve and one-half feet in length
measured along the curb line of the street or avenue
where forty-five angle or other angle parking is used or
permitted.
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(6) The Street Superintendent shall install in the
parking spaces covered by any permit granted hereunder,
appropriate and uniform signs clearly designating the ex-
istence and boundary of the area covered thereby and the
identity of the permittee. The permittee shall reimburse
the city for the actual expenses incurred in the install-
ation of said signs, etc.; all such signs, etc. shall be
removed by the city promptly whenever any permit is re-
voked or terminated,
(7) Any parking space covered by a permit granted
hereunder may be used by the permittee, his employees or
agents only; any other person using such parking space
at any time shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The pro-
visions of City Ordinance #925(1) (#17-79, Kalispell City
Code) apply to all violations of this ordinance. The
vehicles of a permittee, his employees or agents shall be
clearly identifiable as such while using any parking
space covered by such permit."
SECTION II, The provisions of this ordinance do not restrict
the City or the City Parking Commission from renting.or leasing
parking spaces on city owned or operated off-street parking lots to
any person for the parking of private vehicles under such terms and
conditions and for such fees as may be set by the City and/or,the
City Parking.Commission acting within its delegated authority.
SECTION III. All other portions of Section #17-82, Kalispell
City Code, are hereby repealed,
FINALLY PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF T$PELL,
MONTANA, AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR THIS g DAY OF ,
1981.
ATTEST:
MarjoriA Giermann, City Clerk
Norma E. Happ,Mayor
I, Marjorie Gierman, City Clerk of the City of Kalispell, Montana, do certify that on
the day of , 19 Y/ , I posted a copy of the foregoing ordinaZ�yV_F
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office, the same ed posted until the second reading on the F day ofy
19-,_, and the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a ordinance as passed be
City Council. °rj7 , . . ' • ,
City
of Kalispell, Montan