§ 11-52. Parking on school facilities.

(a)

No person shall, from 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on any day of the week, except for official school purposes or school activities or after having been requested not to do so by a law enforcement officer or an authorized agent of the city school board, park or stand an occupied or unoccupied motor vehicle through or within a parking area located on property of the city, which is designated for public school purposes if:

(1)

The parking area is identified by at least one (1) sign, as specified herein, and if the parking area contains more than one hundred fifty (150) parking spaces, then at least one (1) such sign at each entrance to the parking area, each sign containing the following information in easy-to-read printing:

a.

Notice of this ordinance section;

b.

Identification of the property which is reserved for school purposes only;

c.

Identification of the facility providing the parking area;

d.

Warning that violators will be prosecuted; and

(2)

The motor vehicle is parked, is standing, or is being operated other than for the purpose of:

a.

Transporting some person to or from the interior of the school facility identified by the sign or signs in the parking area or to and from the interior of the school facility so identified;

b.

Being on the property during the normal operational hours of the school;

c.

Being on the property for attending school, a school-related function, or such other functions as may be designated by the city school board;

d.

Meeting the requirements of a situation in which it has unexpectedly become impossible or impractical for the motor vehicle to continue to travel on the public roads; or

e.

Carrying out an activity for which express permission has been given by the city, the city school board or their designated representative at each school facility.

(b)

Any person who violates subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a violation of this section, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine:

(1)

Not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first such offense;

(2)

Not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) for the second such offense; and

(3)

Not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for the third such offense.

(c)

Violators of this section shall be prosecuted in the municipal court for the city.

(Ord. No. 06-97, § 1, 3-13-97)