City of Albuquerque - File #: O-16-28

• File #: O-16-28
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 11/7/2016
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/17/2017
• Enactment date: 5/4/2017
• Enactment #: O-2017-010
• Title: Revising Portions Of The Traffic Code Section 8-5-1-5 Relating To Meter Parking And Expired Meter Parking; And Revising Section 8-1-3-99(B) Relating To Penalties For Parking Violations (Winter, by request)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
5/4/2017	City Clerk	Published
5/3/2017	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
4/28/2017	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
4/17/2017	City Council	Passed as Amended	Pass
4/17/2017	City Council	Amended	Pass
4/3/2017	City Council	Accepted with a recommendation Do Pass, As Amended
3/27/2017	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass, as Amended	Pass
3/27/2017	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Amended	Pass
3/27/2017	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Amended	Pass
2/13/2017	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Postponed	Pass
1/9/2017	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Postponed	Pass
11/7/2016	City Council	Introduced and Referred
11/7/2016	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. O-16-28 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Brad Winter, by request


ORDINANCE
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Revising Portions Of The Traffic Code Section 8-5-1-5 Relating To Meter Parking And Expired Meter Parking; And Revising Section 8-1-3-99(B) Relating To Penalties For Parking Violations (Winter, by request)
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REVISING PORTIONS OF THE TRAFFIC CODE SECTION 8-5-1-5 RELATING TO METER PARKING AND EXPIRED METER PARKING; AND REVISING SECTION 8-1-3-99(B) RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS.
WHEREAS, the traffic code was revised by ordinance 0-2016-011 to, among other changes, apply requirements evenly to all vehicles; and
WHEREAS, notwithstanding the overarching intent to treat all vehicles the same, the prior amendments inadvertently failed to eliminate certain parking exemptions for motorcycle, motorscooter or moped parking payment; and
WHEREAS, in order to have consistency in the ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the most recent amendment to ?8-1-3-99(B)(4) of the traffic code enlarged the amount of time for a citizen to pay fines for parking violations; and
WHEREAS, ?8-1-3-99(B)(4) allows a citizen 10 days to pay a fine from the date of the occurrence of the violation before incurring doubling of the fine; and
WHEREAS, in order to be consistent in the ordinance, a citizen should have the same amount of time to initiate court proceedings to answer the charges.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. SECTION 8-5-1-5(A) METER PARKING, EXPIRED METER IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
"(A) Except in a period of emergency determined by an officer of the Fire Department or Police Department, or except in compliance with a uniformed police officer engaged in directing traffic, any vehicle parked or standing in a space regulated by a parking meter between the hours and on the days specified on the meter shall be lawfully p...