Sec. 21-29. - Parking meter zones.

Parking meter zones are hereby established in the areas and public streets hereinafter described and designated, and the manner of and period of time for parking within said parking zones shall be as follows:

(1)

East Franklin Street, south side:

Two-hour parking from a point one hundred twenty (120) feet east of Old Fraternity Row to Henderson Street.

Two-hour parking from Henderson Street to a point six hundred (600) feet east of Henderson Street.

(2)

East Franklin Street, north side:

Two-hour parking from Columbia Street to Henderson Street, except for one fifteen-minute space at the post office.

One-hour parking from a point four hundred three (403) feet east of the east curbline of South Columbia Street to a point four hundred twenty-five (425) feet east of said curbline, for the parking only of motor scooters, motorcycles and two-wheeled motorized vehicles.

(3)

West Franklin Street, south side:

Two-hour parking from Mallette Street to Roberson Street.

(4)

West Franklin Street, north side:

Two-hour parking from the intersection with Kenan Street to Graham Street.

(5)

North Columbia Street, west side:

Two-hour parking from Rosemary Street to a point ninety-three (93) feet to the south.

(6)

Henderson Street, east side:

Two-hour parking from Rosemary to a point one hundred seventy-six (176) feet south of Rosemary Street. The two (2) spaces nearest Franklin Street are to be used only as a commercial loading zone.

(7)

Henderson Street, west side:

Fifteen-minute parking from a point thirty-nine (39) feet north of East Franklin Street to a point eighty (80) feet north of East Franklin Street. Two-hour parking from the point eighty (80) feet north of East Franklin Street to the intersection with Rosemary Street.

(8)

South Roberson Street, east side:

Two-hour parking between the southern right-of-way line of Franklin Street and a point one hundred fifty (150) feet southwardly therefrom.

(9)

Pritchard Avenue, west side:

Two-hour parking from Rosemary Street to point two hundred (200) feet north of Rosemary Street.

(10)

South Graham Street, both sides:

Two-hour parking from Franklin Street to a point three hundred forty (340) feet south of Franklin Street.

(11)

North Graham Street, both sides:

Two-hour parking from Rosemary Street to Franklin Street.

(12)

West Rosemary Street, north side:

Two-hour parking from Roberson Street to a point six hundred (600) feet west of Church Street.

(13)

North Roberson Street, west side:

Two-hour parking from Franklin Street to Rosemary Street.

(14)

Municipal Lot #5: All except those spaces designated as leased spaces.

The manager is authorized to modify the time period for parking in this location to be administered through use of parking pay stations.

(15)

Cameron Avenue, north side:

Four-hour parking from Merritt Mill Road to Pittsboro Street except existing no parking areas.

(16)

West Franklin Street, south side:

Two-hour parking from Mallette street to Columbia Street except existing no parking areas.

(Ord. No. O-74-36, § 1, 6-10-36, § 1, 6-10-74; Ord. No. O-76-53, § 2, 12-13-76; Ord. No. O-77-1, § 2, 1-10-77; Ord. No. O-78-51, § 3, 7-10-78; Ord. No. O-79-49, §§ 1—6, 9-10-79; Ord. No. O-81-39, 6-26-81; Ord. No. 86-7-14/O-6, § 1; Ord. No. 91-8-26/O-3, § 3; Ord. No. 94-2-14/O-4, § 3; Ord. No. 99-6-14/O-5, § 1; Ord. No. 2002-11-11/O-7a, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 2003-06-23/O-5.1, § 1; Ord. No. 2004-11-08/O-9b, § 3; Ord. No. 2009-02-23/O-2, § 1)

Sec. 21-30. - Hours of operation.

It shall be prohibited, without depositing a coin or coins or token or tokens as required by this article, to park in a parking space alongside of, next to or in front of such parking meters in said parking meter zones between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. of each week day, Monday through Saturday, inclusive, excepting Sundays and the following legal holidays: New Year's Day (January 1st of each year), Easter Monday, Independence Day (July 4th of each year), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (December 25th of each year).

(Ord. No. O-74-36, § 2, 6-10-74; Ord. No. 86-4-14/O-1, § 3; Ord. No. 86-7-14/O-6, § 1)

Sec. 21-31. - Method of parking.

Any vehicle parked in any parking space laid out parallel with the curb shall be parked with the right side of said vehicle as near as possible to the parking meter controlling said space; and such vehicle shall be parked within the lines marked out on the street for such parking space in such parking meter zone.

(Ord. No. 86-7-14/O-6, § 1)

Sec. 21-32. - Use and operation of parking meters in parking meter zones.

Wherever parking meters are installed in the parking meter zones, the owner, operator, manager or driver of any vehicle desiring to park in any parking space designated at any such meter shall, upon entering the parking meter space, immediately deposit in such meter such proper token authorized by the Town of Chapel Hill for the purpose or coin of the United States as is required for such parking meter and as is designated by proper directions of the meter. The operator of such vehicle, after the deposit of the proper coin or coins or token or tokens, shall also set in operation the timing mechanism when so required. Failure shall constitute a violation of this article. Upon the deposit of such coin or token, and the setting of the timing mechanism in operation when so required, the parking space may be lawfully occupied by such vehicle during the period of time which has been prescribed in section 21-33 hereof for the part of the street in which such parking space is located, provided that any person placing a vehicle in a parking meter space adjacent to a meter which indicates that unused time has been left in the meter by the previous occupant of the space does not exceed the indicated unused parking time. If such vehicle shall remain parked in any such parking space beyond time limit set for such parking space, and if the meter shall indicate such illegal parking, then and in that event, such vehicle shall be considered as parking overtime and beyond the period of legal parking time, and such parking shall be deemed a violation of this article.

(Ord. No. O-74-36, § 3, 6-10-74; Ord. No. 86-7-14/O-6, § 1)

Sec. 21-33. - Parking time limits.

(a)

Parking or standing a vehicle in a designated space within a fifteen-minute parking zone shall be lawful for fifteen (15) minutes upon deposit of the required parking rate as adopted by the council of the Town of Chapel Hill.

(b)

Parking or standing a vehicle in a designated space within a one-hour meter zone shall be lawful for fifteen-minutes, thirty (30) minutes, and one hour upon deposit of the required parking rate as authorized by the council of the Town of Chapel Hill.

(c)

Parking or standing a vehicle in a designated space within a two-hour parking meter zone shall be lawful for fifteen (15) minutes, thirty (30) minutes, forty-five (45) minutes, and one hour upon deposit of the required parking rates as authorized by the town.

(d)

Parking or standing a vehicle in a space designated for two-wheeled motorized vehicles shall be lawful for thirty (30) minutes, one hour, an hour and a half, or two (2) hours upon the deposit of the required parking rates authorized by the council of the Town of Chapel Hill.

(Ord. No. O-74-36, § 4, 6-10-74; Ord. No. 86-7-14/O-6, § 1)

Sec. 21-34. - Damaging meters.

It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, damage, tamper with, or to open without lawful authority, any parking meter. It shall be unlawful to deposit in any parking meter, any slug, device or substitute for a Town of Chapel Hill token or a lawful coin of the United States of America. Any violation of this section 21-34 of this article shall be punishable as a misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. O-74-36, § 5, 6-10-74; Ord. No. 86-7-14/O-6, § 1)

Sec. 21-35. - Loading and unloading of delivery vehicles.

Within the parking meter zones defined in section 21-29 hereof, spaces are provided for loading zones, bus stops (see Section 21-28) and other places in which no parking or limited parking is permitted. During the loading and unloading of delivery vehicles in the parking meter zones, the operators of such delivery vehicles shall be permitted to complete loading and unloading without being required to deposit coins as hereinabove provided.

(a)

The space along the western curb of North Columbia Street described as follows:

Beginning at a point one hundred five (105) feet north of the northern curbline of Franklin Street and ending one hundred thirty-six (136) feet north of said curbline shall be reserved from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday as a thirty-minute loading zone, with no parking allowed except for loading and unloading for no more than thirty (30) minutes at a time.

(b)

The space along the curb on the north side of West Franklin Street described as follows:

Beginning at the eastern curbline of West Franklin Street and North Graham Street to a point approximately sixty-two (62) feet east of said corner; shall be reserved at all times as a loading zone, with no parking allowed except for loading and unloading.

(c)

The space along the curb on the south side of East Franklin Street, beginning at a point approximately two hundred seventy-five (275) feet east of the east curbline of South Columbia Street to a point three hundred fifty-five (355) feet east of said curbline shall be reserved between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and [between the hours of] 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Saturdays as a loading zone, with no parking allowed except for loading and unloading.

(d)

The space along the curb on the east side of Henderson Street described as follows:

Beginning at a point at the curbline of the intersection of East Franklin Street and Henderson Street and extending one hundred eight (108) feet to the north of said curbline shall be reserved from 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Saturday as a loading zone, with no parking allowed except for loading and unloading.

(e)

In the space along the curb on the east side of North Roberson Street described as follows:

Beginning at a point one hundred four (104) feet south of the centerline of West Rosemary Street to a point one hundred forty-eight (148) feet south of said centerline; parking for the purposes of loading and unloading passengers will be permitted from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

(f)

The space along the curb on the north side of East Franklin Street beginning at a point four hundred fifty-seven (457) feet east of the east curbline of South Columbia Street to a point five hundred ten (510) feet east of said curbline shall be reserved between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Saturday as a loading zone, with no parking allowed except for loading and unloading.

(g)

Space along the curb on the north side of West Franklin Street, one hundred forty (140) feet to one hundred eighty-four (184) feet west of the western curbline of Mallette Street.

(h)

The space along the curb on the south side of East Rosemary Street described as:

Beginning at a point three hundred seventy (370) feet east of the east curbline of North Columbia Street at its intersection with Rosemary Street, continuing to a point four hundred twenty-two (422) feet east of said intersections, with no parking allowed at any time except for loading and unloading.

(i)

The space on the north side of West Rosemary Street from a point one hundred forty-eight (148) feet west of the western curbline of North Columbia Street to a point one hundred eighty-eight (188) feet west of said curbline shall be reserved at all times as a loading zone, with no parking allowed except for the loading and unloading of vehicles.

(j)

The space along the eastern curbline of South Columbia Street from a point one hundred forty (140) feet north of the northern curbline of Cameron Avenue to a point two hundred twenty-five (225) feet north of said northern curbline shall be reserved between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and [between] 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Saturday as a loading zone, with no parking allowed except for loading and unloading.

(k)

The space along the curb on the south side of West Rosemary Street from a point two hundred sixty-five (265) feet east of the eastern curbline of North Roberson Street to a point three hundred fifty-eight (358) feet east of said curbline shall be reserved from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. as a loading zone, with no parking allowed except for loading and unloading.

(l)

The space along the western curb of North Columbia Street described as follows:

Beginning at a point one hundred sixty-five (165) feet north of the northern curbline of West Franklin Street and ending two hundred five (205) feet north of said curbline shall be served between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday as a thirty-minute loading zone, with no parking allowed except for loading and unloading for no more than thirty (30) minutes at a time.

(m)

The space along the west side of North Graham Street from a point one hundred eighty-seven (187) feet north of northern curb line of West Franklin Street to a point two hundred seventeen (217) feet north of northern curb line of West Franklin Street.

(n)

The space along the north side of West Franklin Street from a point two hundred seventy-five (275) feet west of western curb line of Church Street to a point three hundred fifty (350) feet west of western curb line of Church Street, with no parking allowed except for loading and unloading for no more than thirty (30) minutes at a time.

(Ord. of 2-22-71, § 1; Ord. of 6-14-71, § 1; Ord. No. O-75-26, § 1, 6-2-75; Ord. No. O-75-46, § 1, 7-28-75; Ord. No. O-76-6, § 1, 2-9-76; Ord. No. O-76-44, § 1, 10-25-76; Ord. No. O-76-53, § 4, 12-13-76; Ord. No. O-77-1, § 4, 1-10-77; Ord. No. O-77-22, § 1, 4-25-77; Ord. No. O-77-47, § 1, 7-25-77; Ord. No. O-77-55, §§ 1, 2, 9-12-77; Ord. No. O-77-61, § 2, 9-26-77; Ord. No. O-78-51, § 1, 7-10-78; Ord. No. O-78-63, §§ 2, 3, 11-13-78; Ord. No. O-79-42, 7-23-79; Ord. No. 86-7-14/O-6, § 1; Ord. No. 2004-05-24/O-5, § 1; Ord. No. 2011-03-14/O-1, § 1)

Sec. 21-36. - Parking space reserved for handicapped individuals.

From and after the effective date of this ordinance (section 21-36), the town manager is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be marked off and provided spaces located as hereinafter designated, which shall be marked and designated by appropriate signs as "reserved for handicapped parking." Each of the spaces hereinafter designated when so marked shall be for exclusive use for parking by a vehicle operated by or for the immediate benefit of a handicapped individual, and which said vehicle when using said space shall display an emblem to be provided by the State of North Carolina or other authorized agency indicating that said vehicle is being operated by or for the immediate benefit of such handicapped person and it shall be unlawful for other vehicles to park in such spaces. The time limits established in the parking meter zone shall not be applicable to the parking spaces reserved for handicapped individuals. The places to be designated and marked are as follows:

(1)

The metered parking space located on the north side of East Franklin Street four hundred thirty-four (434) feet east of the east curbline of North Columbia Street, which is approximately forty-two (42) feet east of the crosswalk.

(2)

The parking space located on the north side of West Franklin Street two hundred fifty (250) feet west of the centerline of Kenan Street.

(3)

The parking spaces so marked within the municipal parking lots.

(4)

A parking space on the east side of Hamilton Road from a point approximately one hundred twenty-nine (129) feet south of the centerline of Berkley Road to a point one hundred forty-nine (149) feet south of said centerline.

(5)

The parking space on the west side of Henderson Street immediately north of East Franklin Street.

(6)

A parking space on the west side of Graham Street from a point approximately three hundred seventy-seven (377) feet south of the back-of-curb of West Franklin Street to a point three hundred ninety-eight (398) feet south of the back-of-curb of West Franklin Street.

(7)

A parking space on the south side of Ginghoul Road from a point at the easternmost end of town maintenance of Ginghoul Road to a point fifty (50) feet west thereof.

(8)

A parking space on the north side of Columbia Place East from a point approximately two hundred thirteen (213) feet east of the back-of-curb of Columbia Place Drive to a point two hundred thirty-five (235) feet east of the back-of-curb of Columbia Place Drive.

(9)

A parking space on the south side of West Franklin Street from a point approximately thirty-seven (37) feet west of the back-of-curb of Roberson Street to a point fifty-nine (59) feet west of the back-of-curb of Columbia Place Drive.

(10)

A parking space on Flemington Road from a point approximately three hundred seventy (370) feet north of the back-of-curb of Maxwell Road to a point three hundred ninety (390) feet north of the back-of-curb of Maxwell Road.

(Ord. of 7-12-71, § 1; Ord. of 10-25-71, § 1; Ord. No. O-72-1, § 1, 1-3-72; Ord. No. O-78-51, § 2, 7-10-78; Ord. No. O-83-34, § 1, 6-27-83; Ord. No. 86-7-14/O-6, § 1; Ord. No. 91-8-26/O-3, § IV; Ord. No. 93-8-23/O-2, § 1; Ord. No. 94-11-14/O-8, § 1; Ord. No. 97-10-27/O-2.1, § I, 10-27-97; Ord. No. 2001-01-08/O-2, § 1; Ord. No. 2002-11-11-O-7b, § 1; Ord. No. 2003-01-13/O-1, § 1; Ord. No. 2004-03-22/O-2, § 1; Ord. No. 2006-01-23/O-4, § 1; Ord. No. 2006-02-13/O-2, § 2; Ord. No. 2010-09-15/O-6, § 4)

Sec. 21-37. - Use of meter proceeds.

The proceeds derived from the use of parking meters shall be used as provided by law.

(Ord. No. 7-12-71, § 2; Ord. No. 86-7-14/O-6, § 1)

Sec. 21-37.1. - Use and operation of parking meters in off-street parking lots.

When parking meters are installed in any of the off-street parking lots owned or operated by the Town of Chapel Hill, the owners, operators, managers or drivers of any vehicle desiring to park in any parking space designated at such meter, shall upon entering the parking meter space immediately deposit or cause to be deposited in such meter such proper coin or coins of the United States, or authorized token as is required for such parking.

When required by the directions on the meter, the operator of such vehicle, after the deposit of the proper coin, or token, shall also set in operation the timing mechanism. Failure shall constitute a violation of this article. Upon the deposit of such coin, coins, or token, and the setting of the timing mechanism in operation when so required, the parking space may be lawfully occupied by such during the period of time for which said coin, coins or token have been deposited, provided that any person placing a vehicle in a parking meter space adjacent to a meter which indicates that unused time has been left in the meter by the previous occupancy of the space, does not exceed the indicated unused parking time without the deposit of additional coins. If such vehicle shall remain in any such parking space beyond the time limit set on the meter as above prescribed, and if the meter shall indicate such illegal parking, then and in that event such vehicle shall be considered as parking overtime and beyond the legal parking time, and such vehicle shall be deemed a violation of this article.

(Ord. No. O-74-8, § 1, 2-4-74; Ord. No. 86-7-14/O-6, § 1)

Sec. 21-38. - Civil penalties.

(a)

The penalty for any violation of sections 21-28.3, 21-29, 21-30, 21-31, 21-32, 21-33, and 21-37.1 shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00).

(b)

An additional penalty of fifteen dollars ($15.00) may be added for any vehicle previously cited for violation of section 21-33 for each subsequent two-hour period.

(c)

The penalty for any violation of sections 21-28(i), 21-28 (k) obstruction of fire lane shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00).

(d)

The penalty for violation of section 21-36 shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).

(e)

The penalty for violation of any other parking regulations of articles IV and V of chapter 21 of this Code shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).

(f)

Upon receiving a citation, serving as a notice of violation of the parking regulations set forth in this chapter, the owner or operator of the vehicle found in violation shall be responsible for the penalties herein established.

(g)

Any penalty for a parking violation that is not paid within twenty-one (21) days of issuance will accrue an additional penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) for each subsequent fourteen-day period.

(h)

The maximum total combined fine and penalties for a fifteen dollar ($15.00) violation shall be thirty-five dollars ($35.00). The maximum total combined fine and penalties for a fifty dollar ($50.00) violation shall be seventy dollars ($70.00). The maximum total combined fine and penalties for a one hundred dollar ($100.00) violation shall be one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00). The maximum total combined fine and penalties for a two hundred dollar ($200.00) violation shall be two hundred twenty dollars ($220.00). When the maximum is reached for either a single violation or more than one (1) violation for the same owner or operator, he/she will be notified in writing of the intent of the town to pursue claims through appropriate civil action or through referral to a collections agency. Once a civil action is initiated, any fees involved in the civil action will be added to the settlement in each action.

(i)

The penalties imposed under this section shall be collected solely as civil penalties and no parking penalties or fines provided in articles IV and V of chapter 21 of this Code shall be enforced through criminal misdemeanor or infraction process. This section shall not be construed as limiting any authority of the town to tow or remove any vehicle violating any provision of chapter 21 for which said removal is otherwise authorized and to charge the owner of such vehicle with the costs of removal and storage in accordance with the process and procedures contained in this chapter.

(Ord. of 7-12-71, § 2; Ord. No. O-75-47, § 1, 7-28-75; Ord. No. 86-4-14/O-1, § 1; Ord. No. 86-7-14/O-6, § 1; Ord. No. 92-1-27/O-1, § 1; Ord. No. 92-8-24/O-1, § 6; Ord. No. 93-1-11/O-8, § 1; Ord. No. 95-6-5/O-5, §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 95-6-26, § 1; Ord. No. 99-6-14/O-5, § II; Ord. No. 2000-09-11/O-5, § 1; Ord. No. 2000-10-11/O-4, § 2; Ord. No. 2005-10-10/O-5, § 2; Ord. No. 2010-09-15/O-6, § 3)

Sec. 21-39. - Violations.

It shall be prohibited and a violation of the provisions of this article for any person:

(1)

To cause, allow, permit, or suffer a vehicle registered in the name of, or operated by such person, to be stopped, left standing or parked overtime or beyond the period of legal parking time established for any parking meter zone as herein described, or to deposit in any parking meter any coin or token for the purpose of parking beyond the maximum legal time for the particular parking zone.

(2)

To cause or allow a vehicle to be stopped, left standing, or parked in a parking meter space while the parking meter for such space is displaying a signal indicating that the meter is not active.

(3)

To stop, leave standing or park any vehicle across any line or marking of a parking meter space or in such position that the vehicle shall not be entirely within the space as designated by such lines or markings or in any manner inconsistent with the method of parking as prescribed in section 21-31 of this article.

(4)

To deface, injure, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy, or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed under the provisions of this article.

(5)

To deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any slug, device, metal substance, or other substitute for lawful United States coins or tokens as authorized by the Town of Chapel Hill for use in parking meters in this article.

(Ord. No. O-75-47, § 2, 7-28-75; Ord. No. 86-4-14/O-1, § 3; Ord. No. 86-7-14/O-6, § 1)

Sec. 21-40. - Administrative appeals.

The town manager is hereby authorized:

(a)

To establish a procedure to allow persons who receive citations for violation of town parking regulations to file administrative appeals;

(b)

To set deadlines for the filing of such appeals.

Any such procedure shall allow a minimum of twenty-one (21) days to file an appeal from the date of the parking citation and shall provide for a written notice that outlines the fines and the appeal deadline to be mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle within ten (10) days of the parking citation.

(Ord. No. 2000-09-11/O-4, § 1)