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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2002-17 BY: Council Members Nashar and Gareau. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 351.18 AND 353.07 OF THE TRAFFIC CODE IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE FINES FOR CERTAIIV PARKIIVG OFFENSES AND TD AMEND THE PROCED URES FOR COLLECTION OF FINES, AS THRICE AMENDED. WHEREAS, the fines for parking offenses as set forth in Section 351.18 of the Tra.ffic Code were established by Ordinance No. 85-38, adopted on December 17, 1985, and the fines for parking in fire lanes as set forth in Section 353.07 of the Traffic Code were established by Ordinance No. 80- 41, adopted on April 15, 1980; and R'HERF.AS, it is the desire of this Council to incre.ase and standardize the fines for all parking and fire lane offenses established in Chapters 351 and 353 of the Traffic Code, including, but not limited to, avernight parking violations, handicapped parking violations, and fire lane vialations, in order to promote traffic safety and protect the rights of handicapped persons; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of this Council to amend the title of the aforesaid Sections and to amend the description of the procedure for issuing parking tickets and the for collecting fines therefrom, sv as to exercise powers of local control in this regard and to more accurately reflect the practices of the Police Department. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT O.RDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CQUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECIION 1: That Sectian 3 51.18 of the Traffic Code, entitled "Waiver Provisions," which presently reads as follows: "351.18 WAIVER PROVISIONS. (a) Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any such person who has received notice to appear and to answer to such violation, upon filing personally with the Chief of Police at the City Hall, a written plea of guilty, commonly known as a waiver, within forty-eight hours after such notification, Sundays or holidays excepted, may for such offense pay a fine of six dollars ($6.04) without costs. If such written plea is made after forty-eight hours after such notification, Sundays or holidays excepted, then such violator may pay a fine of ten dollars ($10.00), without costs. (b) Notwithstanding other waiver fees contained herein, any violator of Section 351.13 or 351.14 may sign a waiver and pay for the first offense, fifteen dollars ($15.00), and for each subsequern offense during the same winter season, not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).