HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-05-10 10-179 ORDINANCECOUNCIL ACTION IT 179
Item No.
Date: May 10, 2010
Item/Subject Ordinance, Amending Chapter 291, Article III, Sec. 45 of the Code of the City of
Bangor — Waiving Court Hearing for Violations; Fees
Responsible Department: Police
Commentary:
This ordinance amendment will increase the waiver fee for a violation relating to overtime parking from
$12 to $15. In April 2009, the Downtown Parking Advisory Committee recommended increasing the
waiver fee from $10, its rate at the time, to $15, putting it more in line with fees in Portland and
Lewiston. The Council increased the fee to $12. This ordinance will increase the waiver fee from $12 to
$15 and the fee if paid after 30 days from $24 to $30.
This amendment will also create a $25 waiver fee for anyone who fails to display a handicapped plate or
placard while parking in a handicapped parking spot, but does indeed have such a plate or placard.
Under the current ordinance, the Police Department must either void a ticket issued for such a violation
or require the violator to pay the full $200 fine. A $25 fee should reduce the number of such violations.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
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Interim City Manager
Associated Information:
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Budget Approval:
Finance Director
Legal Approval:
C Solicitor
Introduced for
Passage
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x Referral to Government Operations at 5pm on Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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(TITLE.) Ordinance, Amending Chapter 291, Article III, Sec. 45 of the Code of the City of Bangor —
Waiving Court Hearing for Violations; Fees
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, AS FOLLOWS THAT:
Chapter 291, Article III, Sec. 45 of the Code of the City of Bangor is hereby amended as follows:
§ 291-45 Waiving court hearing for violation; fees.
D. The waiver fee for any person accused of a violation relating to disability parking shall be $200 if
paid within 30 days of the alleged offense and $400 thereafter. For any second or subsequent
violation by the,same person within a six-month period, the waiver fee shall be $500. For any
person accused of a violation relating to disability parking who rightfully possessed a disability plate
or placard at the time of the violation but failed to display said plate or ll, card, the waiver fee shall
instead be 25 if paid within 30 days of the alleged offense and 50 thereafter.
E. The waiver fee for any person accused of a violation relating to overtime parking, parking at an
expired meter and overtime parking at an expired meter shall be $ 72 15 if paid within 30 days of
the alleged offense and $24 30 thereafter.
Deletions are stFUc-kear; additions are underlined.
IN CITY COUNCIL
May 10, 2010
First Reading & Referral to
Government Operations of 5/11/10
at 5
CITY CLERK
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