Whenever a motor vehicle is deemed to be in violation of this article, the city's
law enforcement agency, parking enforcement officer or its designee locating such
vehicle shall endeavor to identify the owner thereof, and shall deliver to the violator,
or affix to the vehicle, a municipal parking violation describing the same and the
civil penalty therefore. If the violator drives the vehicle away from or in any manner
leaves the site of the violation while the parking enforcement officer, or designee,
is preparing the parking citation, or refuses service of the parking citation and
drives away from or in any manner leaves the site of the violation, this fact shall
be duly noted in the parking system. This shall constitute prima facie evidence that
the parking citation was issued and that an attempt at service thereof was made in
accordance with the provisions of this article.
The violator shall have fifteen (15) calendar days to pay the stated penalty, or to
request an appeal hearing for the municipal parking violation issued by the city.
In the event the violator does not pay the stated penalty or a signed and completed
appeal form is not received by the city within the fifteen (15) calendar day period,
the civil penalty prescribed for the alleged violation shall double in amount and
tender of payment of a lesser amount shall not be accepted. The city must have received
the payment or the request for appeal prior to the close of business on the 15
th
day in order to be in compliance with this section. In those cases where the citation
is mailed to the violator, the city's leisure services director, or designee, is authorized
to waive the doubling of the civil penalty based upon good cause.
