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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 98- 1469, Amends § 10.32.410, stopping, standing and parking (3) ORDINANCE NO. 1469 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, PROVIDING THAT THE BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL CODE BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 10.32.410 OF SAID CODE; PROVIDING FOR ADJUSTMENTS IN FINES FOR VARIOUS PARKING VIOLATIONS. . BE IT ORDAINED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana: Section 1 That Section 10.32.410 of the Bozeman Municipal Code be amended so that such section shall read as follows: "10.32.410 Enforcement -- Penaltv for violations. A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any of the provisions of this chapter. B. Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than .:ftve ~~~tiih: dollars or more than five hundred dollars with the following exceptions: 1. The minimum fine for overtime parking in violation of Sections 10.32.240 through 10.32.260, inclusive, shall be: . First citation Courtesy Second Citation $5.00 Third Citation $10.00 Fourth and Subsequent Citations $20.00 The determining factor with respect to the fine is the issuance of the citation and not the conviction. If fewer than 90 days have elapsed between the issuance of the present citation and the issuance of the previous citation, the fine will escalate from the previous citation as provided above. When 90 days have elapsed since the issuance of the previous citation, the fine for the next citation issued shall revert to the level of the first citation, and the above escalation provisions shall apply. 2. The minimum fine for violation of 800tions 10.32.350 through:::::li~1~g~ 10.32.390A inclu3i'Jo, shall be--.:.reR t~~~ dollars. a. The minimum fino for violation of the following provisions shall bo fiftoon dollar3: . a. Section 1 O.32.030(AH1) through (6), inclusivo; b. Scction 1 O.32.030(AH 10); c. Section 10.32.180; d. Section 10.32.190. - --, .--- ._-,. ..~....... ~3k Violation of Sections 10.32.390B through D, inclusive, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six months or both. C. Upon conviction, the court costs or any part thereof may be assessed against the violator in the discretion of the court." Section 2 . Repealer. All resolutions, ordinances and sections of the Bozeman Municipal Code and parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 3 Severability. If any provisions of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this ordinance which may be given effect without the invalid provision or application and, to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 4 Savings Provision. . This ordinance does not affect the rights or duties that matured, penalties and assessments that were incurred or proceedings that begun before the effective date of this ordinance. Section 5 Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its final adoption. PASSED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, on first reading at a regular session thereof held on the 6th day of Apri 1 1998. . ~/~~ ALFR . STIFF, ayor- ATTEST: ()~ j ~~ ROBIN L. SULLIVAN Clerk of the Commission - 2 - --- --- -- -------- PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, on second reading at a regular session thereof held on the 20th day of Apri 1 1998. . ATTEST: ~z4/~ ~ ;(d~~ ROBIN L. SULtlV AN ~ Clerk of the Commission APPROVED AS . State of Montana ) County of Gallatin ) City of Bozeman ) I, Robin L. Sullivan, Clerk of the Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1469 was published by title and number in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in said City, in the issue dated the 24th day of April 1998, and due proof of such publication is on file in my office. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I hereunto set my hand and affix the corporate seal of my office. . ~ ;j~ ROBIN L. SULLIVAN Clerk of the CommissiOn - 3 - . -- ,.---...