§ 10.12.130. Violations—Penalties.

A.

Violation of any of the sections enumerated in subsection B. of this section shall be a municipal infraction.

B.

Fines, pursuant to a parking citation policy to be established and from time to time updated by the mayor and board of commissioners shall be assessed against the operators and/or owners of automobiles who violate certain provisions of Chapter 10.12.

1.

Parking on a sidewalk or parked straddling a curb every twenty-four (24) hours in violation of this section counts as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

2.

Parked blocking driveway entrances every twenty-four (24) hours in violation of this section counts as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

3.

Parked blocking public or private driveway entrances every twenty-four (24) hours in violation of this section counts as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

4.

Parking within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant; every twenty-four (24) hours in violation of this section counts as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

5.

Parking within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; every twenty-four (24) hours in violation of this section counts as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

6.

Parking within twenty-five (25) feet of a stop sign; every twenty-four (24) hours in violation of this section counts as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

7.

Parking within twenty (20) feet of an intersection; every twenty-four (24) hours in violation of this section counts as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

8.

Parked at signs prohibiting parking; every twenty-four (24) hours in violation of this section count as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

9.

Parking in a handicapped space; every two hours in violation of this section count as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

10.

Parked in a fire lane; every twenty-four (24) hours in violation of this section count as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

11.

Parked on any bridge or elevated structure; every (24) hours of this section count as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

12.

Double parking; every twenty-four (24) hours of this section count as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

13.

Parking other than within the lines or markings on the street or in a town parking lot; every twenty-four (24) hours count as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

14.

Parking on the street for a period of forty-eight (48) consecutive hours; every forty-eight (48) hours of this section count as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

15.

Parking at a parking meter if the time designation has shown the meter has expired; every two hours of this section count as a separate offense and may be fined accordingly;

16.

Parking in violation of a valid sign that limits or restricts parking based on a designated time, time of day and/or days of the week; every twenty-four (24) hours of this section and may be fined accordingly;

17.

Left side parking; parking a vehicle other than the right side/ passenger side to the curb; every twenty-four (24) hours of this section and may be fined accordingly;

18.

Parking during a snow emergency in violation of Section 10.12.120; every twenty-four (24) hours of this section and may be fined accordingly.

C.

A police officer, or parking enforcement officer, upon observing a vehicle parked in violation of any of the sections of Chapter 10.12 enumerated in subsection B. of this section, shall attach to such vehicle a citation informing the owner or operator of the violation, setting forth the amount of the fine and instructing the owner or operator of the vehicle to pay the fine at the town hall within twenty (20) days from the issuance of the citation or to notify the town clerk within fifteen (15) days from the issuance of the citation of his or her intent to stand trial for the infraction.

D.

All parking citations are to be paid in full to the town at any of the following locations or in the following manners:

1.

In person, by cash, check or credit card, at the Emmitsburg town office located at 300A South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg Maryland 21727, 2nd floor.

2.

By mailing the payment to the Emmitsburg Town Office at 300A South Seton Avenue Emmitsburg Maryland 21727.

3.

By placing the payment in the drop-box located in the front of the Old Town Office Building at 22 East Main Street.

4.

By placing the payment in the red drop-box located on the northeast corner of the square.

E.

If the citation fine is not paid within the allotted time frame or the violation is not adjudicated in court, the registration tags of the vehicle cited may be entered into the Maryland Motor Vehicle Registration Flagging Program.

(Ord. 99-01-A; Ord. 99-01; Ord. 96-13: Ord. 94-1 § 1 (part): Ord. 93-2 § 1 (part): Ord. 92-3 § 1 (part): Ord. 87-7 § 3 (part): prior code Art. VII § 23(k (part)))

(Ord. No. 18-04, 6-4-18)