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5473-93W ORDINANCE NO. 5473 -93 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, RELATING TO TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES; AMENDING SECTION 30.057, CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO INCREASE THE FINE FOR OVERTIME PARKING FROM $5.00 TO $10.00; ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION (9) TO SECTION 30.057, CODE OF ORDINANCES, TO PROVIDE FOR A $5.00 SURCHARGE ON ALL PARKING FINES TO HE USED TO FUND THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, a majority of municipalities within Pinellas County impose an overtime parking fine of at least $10.00; WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature amended Section 316.660, Florida Statutes (1992 Supp.) to grant authority to municipalities to impose, by ordinance, a surcharge on parking tickets for the sole purpose of funding school crossing guard programs; WHEREAS, the statute requires that the surcharge shall be placed in a trust fund established by the city Commission and P? c.. shall be distributed quarterly to fund the school crossing guard program; now therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA: Section 1. Subsection (1) of Section 30.057, Code of ordinances, is amended and a new Subsection (9) is added to Section 30.057, Code of ordinances, to read: Sec. 30.057 Fines. Any person who violates any of the provisions of.this article shall be subject, upon conviction, to a fine as follows: (1) Overtime A-1--o?rrt-i?e parking, whether metered or unmetered.......... $10.00 S--.-8{3 s(/7 3 -5'3 a4. r•,.,..r.•t... ('FwL.4?W?.ti-...+s'j 3.i+rsF...,+T Iw.'?i:n: ??". i, N "t?'1 };;?TI•.'a:•??il ?i. '?M'r3',giF?,'i?".`?:??.??';"?? (2) Improper, A-31-4.-Pr-eper- parking-r••- ineludi:ng but net 3i-miffed to i diagenal in parallel Bpa9, ba-eking Ee than (3) Double parking ................ $15.00 (4) No parking zone, including but not limited to parking without permit, near fireplug, in reserved space, in alley, on sidewalk, near railroad, near intersection, in driveway, loading zone, over Y f? curb in parkway .............. $15.00 (5) Motor running, no attendant.. $10.00 (6) Keys in ignition ............. $10.00 (7) Handicap parking space....... $100.00 (8) Any other violation of this article ...................... $15.00 ,L,91 In addition to the other penalties provided for herein (here is hereby-imposed a surcharge of $5.00 on all _parking fines t_o be used for funding a -school crossing guard program.- This surcharge shall_ be-paid by the clerk of the circuit court into the school crossing guard trust fund,_ a-special revenue fund maintained by the city. Funds collected from this surcharge S?{73' 1S r 0 shall be distributed quarterly tofund a -school- crossing aua ro ram as authorized b Section _ 31G_. 66413 )-,__F_l_orida Statutes (1992 Supp. ). Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption. PASSED ON FIRST READING October 21, 1993 PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING AND ADOPTED AS AMENDE N vember 8, 1993 Rita Garvey, Mayor-C issioner Approved as to form and Attest: correct M. A. Galb ai h, Jr. Cynt t a-E. Goudeau City Attor e City lerk { w r' 5- q 73