23-10 New Chpt 309 - Parking Violations Bureau - Decriminalizing parking citations

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to Public safeey cmg~ease Substitute for Ordinance No. 23-10. (Placed on 1~ Reading & Referred 3/1/10, placed on 2"d Reading 3/15/10, and Deferred 4/19/10.) Amended on the floor 5/17/10. Ordinance No.: 23-10 By: Antonio, Bullock, Butler, Madigan, Powers, Smith, Summers An Ordinance to enact a new Chapter 309, Parking Violations Bureau, within the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood for the purpose of decriminalizing parking citations pursuant to the authority granted to municipalities in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4521. Whereas, in an effort to make parking violation collections more efficient, the City of Lakewood would like to decriminalize parking violations to allow the City to take part in the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles Drivers with Excessive Tickets Excluded from Registration (D.E.T.E.R.) system of reporting violations; and Whereas, participating in the D.E,T.E.R. system of reporting a places an automatic block on an individual's registration of a vehicle in the event that they have (1) unpaid violation for parking in a handicapped parking space or three (3) unpaid parking violations. Now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That Chapter 309, Parking Violations Bureau, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, is hereby enacted to read as follows: 309.01. Definitions The following words and phrases, when used in this Chapter of the Traffic Code, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section. (A) "Parking Infraction" means a violation of Chapter 351 of this Code. (B) "Vehicles" has the same meaning as in RC. Section 4511.01. (C) "Parking Violations Bureau" means the Parking Violations Bureau established by the City Council of the City of Lakewood pursuant to 309.02 of this Code. (D) "Notification of Infraction" means the notice mailed to the owner or operator of a vehicle involved in a Parking Infraction pursuant to Section 309.05 of this Code. (E) "Court" or "Municipal Court" means the Lakewood Municipal Court.