14-1609 City Code Parking Code Updates - Prohibiting Parking in Fire Lane or in Space Designated for Disabled PersonsCITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO.
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, BORTON, CAVENER, MILAM, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 5-1-2(B)(8),
AUTHORIZING FIRE CHIEF TO SOLICIT ASSISTANCE FROM POLICE AND CODE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN KEEPING FIRE LANES FREE FROM VEHICLES;
AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 7-2-5(A)(3)(H) TO REGULATE PARKING
OF UNREGISTERED VEHICLES ON PUBLIC STREETS; REPEALING MERIDIAN CITY
CODE SECTION 7-2-8, PARKING CODE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY, TICKETS, AND
PROCEDURES; ADOPTING NEW PROVISIONS OF TITLE 7, CHAPTER 2, MERIDIAN
CITY CODE, REGARDING PARKING IN FIRE LANE, PARKING IN SPACE
DESIGNATED FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, AND PARKING CODE
ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY, TICKETS, AND PROCEDURES; AMENDING MERIDIAN
CITY CODE SECTION 10-4-2, RELATING TO AMENDMENT OF 2012 INTERNATIONAL
FIRE CODE SECTION 109.4, RELATING TO VIOLATION PENALTIES; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the public interest of the City of Meridian would be best served by empowering
police and code enforcement officers to enforce the provision of the fire code preventing parking in a
fire lane; and
WHEREAS, by incorporating into Meridian City Code a prohibition on parking in a space
designated for persons with disability, officers may enforce these provisions by posting parking tickets
on vehicles parked in violation of this provision, rather than serving uniform citations on the vehicle
owners; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian hereby finds that good cause exists for
an amendment to the 2012 International Fire Code (IFC); that such amendment is reasonably necessary
for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare; and that it does establish at least an
equivalent level of protection to that of the 2012 IFC;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Meridian City Code section 5-1-2(B)(8) is hereby amended as follows.
B. Functions, Powers and Duties: In addition to those general functions, powers and duties given to the
Department head by other provisions of this Code, the Fire Chief shall:
8. Solicit, or cause to be solicited by his designee, police officers to assist in dir-eeting-tr-te a
bleek ding streets it order to keep keeping streets and highways in the vicinity of the an
emergency, free from vehicles, and solicit, or cause to be solicited by his designee, police and code
enforcement officers to assist in keepina fire lanes and fire apparatus access roads free from
vehicles.
Section 2. That two new sections, Meridian City Code sections 7-2-5(A)(3)(d) and (e), are
added to Meridian City Code section 7-2-5(A)(3), to read as follows.
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A. Parking On Public Streets: No person shall park or place, or cause to be parked or placed, upon any
public street, regardless of whether attended or unattended:
3. For any length of time, except as otherwise allowed in this section:
a. Any vehicle, either motorized or nonmotorized, having a GV WR greater than twelve thousand
(12,000) pounds, unless such vehicle is a motor home or recreational vehicle, in which case
the provisions of subsection Alb of this section shall apply.
b. Any pole trailer or semitrailer.
c. Any vehicle designed or used primarily as farm or construction equipment.
d. Any vehicle without license1p ates.
e. Any vehicle without current registration.
Section 3. That Meridian City Code section 7-2-8 is hereby repealed.
Section 4. That the following provisions shall be added to Title 7, Chapter 2, Meridian City
Code:
7-2-8: PARKING IN FIRE LANE:
Except in compliance with law or the direction of a police officer or fire fighter, no person shall park a
vehicle in any fire apparatus access road in violation of International Fire Code, 2012 edition, section
503.4, or like provision subsequently adopted, where such fire apparatus access road is marked in
accordance with International Fire Code, 2012 edition, sections 503.3 and D 103.6, or like provisions
subsequently adopted. The fire code official, and/or his designee, including police and code
enforcement officers of the Meridian Police Department, shall be authorized to enter upon private
property open to public use to investigate and enforce violations of this section.
7-2-9: PARKING IN SPACE DESIGNATED FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY:
A. Parking a vehicle or the standing of a vehicle in a space reserved for a person with a disability,
which space is signed in conformance with the requirements specified in Idaho Code section 49-
213(1)(c), is prohibited, unless a vehicle is momentarily in the space for the purpose of allowing a
person with a disability to enter or leave the vehicle, or unless special license plates or placard or
temporary placard for a person with a disability is displayed on the vehicle. It is prohibited for any
person to park a motor vehicle in a properly marked access aisle in a manner which prevents or
reasonably could restrict a person with a disability from entering or exiting their vehicle or in such
manner as it would block access to a curb cut or ramp. In addition to other penalties set forth in
this chapter, vehicles parked in violation of this section may be towed.
B. Police and code enforcement officers of the Meridian Police Department shall be authorized to
enter upon private property open to public use to enforce the provisions of this section.
7-2-10: ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY; PARKING TICKETS AND PROCEDURES:
A. Enforcement of Parking Regulations: Except as otherwise designated herein, police officers and
code enforcement officers of the Meridian Police Department, upon observing a vehicle parked,
standing or stopped in violation of any provision of this chapter, may leave upon such vehicle a
separate ticket for each violation or posted time limit as frequently as every two (2) hours that such
vehicle is parked or placed in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
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B. Contents Of Ticket: Each parking ticket shall bear the date and hour of leaving the same at or upon
the vehicle, make and license number of such vehicle, the specific code section violated, the
amount of the fine, and the address to which payment of such fine shall be mailed or delivered.
C. Filing Of Tickets: One copy of each ticket issued shall be filed with the police department.
D. Responsibility For Violation: If any vehicle is found stopped, standing or parked in any manner
violative of the provisions of this chapter, the owner or person in whose name said vehicle is
registered or the named lessee in a rental or lease agreement of said vehicle shall be held prima
facie responsible for said violation.
E. Administrative Procedure; Payment of Parking Fines: Each person receiving a parking ticket under
this chapter left upon his or her vehicle shall:
Fine Schedule: Within seven (7) days of the time of such ticket, pay to the police department in
full satisfaction of such violation, the amount indicated in the following fine schedule for each
notice left upon his or her vehicle.
a. Fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each violation of section 7-2-2, "Prohibited Parking," or 7-2-3,
"Parallel or Angle Parking," or 7-2-7, "Parking On City Property Where Parking Permit
Required," of this chapter.
b. Thirty five dollars ($35.00) for each violation of section 7-2-4, "Parking In Alleys," or 7-2-
5, "Parking On Public Streets Other Than Alleys," of this chapter.
c. Fifty dollars ($50.00) for each violation of section 7-2-6, "Parking on Public Property Other
Than Streets or Alleys," or 7-2-8, "Parking in Fire Lane," of this chapter.
d. One hundred dollars ($100.00), or the fine amount set by law, for each violation of section
7-2-9, "Parking in Space Designated for Persons with Disability."
2. Additional Penalty for Late Payment: Where a parking ticket issued pursuant to this chapter has
not been paid within the seven (7) days above prescribed, the ticketed party shall incur an
additional penalty of ten dollars ($10.00). Further, the failure of any ticketed person to pay such
fine within the seven (7) days above prescribed shall render the ticketed party subject to the
process set forth in this section for nonpayment of parking fine.
F. Contested Ticket; Nonpayment Of Parking Fine: In the event a ticketed party contests such parking
ticket, and/or in the event of nonpayment of a fine in accordance with administrative procedure set
out hereinabove, an infraction citation or complaint for a parking violation or a failure to pay a
parking penalty may be filed in the magistrate division of the district court.
Section 5. That the relevant provisions of Meridian City Code section 10-4-2 shall be amended
as follows:
10-4-2: AMENDMENTS TO THE FIRE CODE:
To the extent that any provision of the international fire code, 2012 2099 edition (hereinafter IFC)
conflicts with a provision of Idaho Code, the provision of Idaho Code shall prevail. Additionally, the
following amendments to the IFC shall apply:
IFC section 109.4 shall be amended to read as follows:
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Section 109.4 Violation Penalties. Except as otherwise set forth in Meridian City Code, Ppersons
who shall violate a provision of the IFC as herein adopted and amended or shall fail to comply with
any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the
approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificate used
under provisions of the IFC as herein adopted and amended, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or
both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served
shall be deemed a separate offense.
Section 6. That this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, on May ;' , 2014.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, on May D\ '2014.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 14- ( (o d 01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 5-1-2(B)(8),
AUTHORIZING FIRE CHIEF TO SOLICIT ASSISTANCE FROM POLICE AND CODE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN KEEPING FIRE LANES FREE FROM VEHICLES;
AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 7-2-5(A)(3)(A) TO REGULATE VEHICLES
WITH GVWR OF 10,000 OR MORE; REPEALING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 7-2-
8, PARKING CODE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY, TICKETS, AND PROCEDURES;
ADOPTING NEW PROVISIONS OF TITLE 7, CHAPTER 2, MERIDIAN CITY CODE,
REGARDING PARKING IN FIRE LANE, PARKING IN SPACE DESIGNATED FOR
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, AND PARKING CODE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY,
TICKETS, AND PROCEDURES; AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 10-4-2,
RELATING TO AMENDMENT OF 2012 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE SECTION 109.4,
RELATING TO VIOLATION PENALTI + ROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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By: Jaycee Holman, City Clerk 1� SEAL
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Adopted after first reading by su pension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to
Idaho Code § 50-902: YES V NO
Second Reading:
Third Reading: ._—
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO
ADEQUACY OF SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 14-((-T
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian, Idaho, hereby certifies
that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of the attached Ordinance no. 14-
1 (o p °k of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and has found the same to be true and complete and provides
adequate notice to the public pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-901A(3).
DATED this 21 day of ° , 2014.
William. L.M. Nary
City Attorney
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