§ 35-592. Installation, regulation, control, operation and maintenance of parking meters.  


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  • (a)

    The county administrator or his delegate shall install, control, operate and maintain parking meters in the parking meter zones established as provided in this division upon the curb immediately adjacent to each designated parking space. Meters shall be capable of being operated either automatically or mechanically only upon deposit of coins of the United Stated in the denomination and in the number of combinations shown by a legend on the meter. The amount of parking time granted for each coin shall be in the amount shown on the meter. It shall be unlawful to park beyond the time limits specified on the face of such parking meter regardless of the number of coins deposited.

    (b)

    Each parking meter shall be so designed, constructed, installed and set that upon the expiration of the time period registered by the deposit of one or more coins, will indicate by an appropriate signal that the lawful parking meter period has expired and during such period of time and, prior to its expiration, will indicate the interval that remains of such period.

    (c)

    Each parking meter shall bear a legend indicating the days and hours when the requirement to deposit coins shall apply, the value of the coins to be deposited and the limited period of time for which parking is lawfully permitted in the parking meter zone in which such meter is locate.

(Code 1964, § 36-360; Code 1988, § 35-548; Ord. No. 53410, § 1, 1-7-1975)