TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: An Ordinance of the City of North Port, Florida, Repealing and Replacing Section 74-84 and 74-93 of the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Relating to Parking Violations; Clarifying the Penalties and Procedures for Contesting a Parking Violation Ticket; Prohibiting Parking for Storage Purposes in the Public Right-Of-Way in Identified Zoning Districts and Along Tamiami Trail; and Updating Statutory References Related to Parking Spaces for Disabled Persons; By Amending the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, Section 74-84 and Sections 74-92 Through 74-94; and Repealing Certain Fees Related to Parking Violations by Amending Appendix A, Section F, Police Fees; Providing for Findings; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; Providing for Codification; and Providing an Effective Date.
Recommended Action
First Reading:
Continue Ordinance No. 2023-34 to second reading on January 23, 2024.
Second Reading:
Approve and adopt Ordinance No. 2023-34 on second reading.
Background Information
In an ongoing effort to make the City Code more user friendly, this ordinance will update and clarify portions of Chapter 74, Article IV, in relation to parking.
Section 74-84 - Penalties
Repeals and replaces this section of the City Code to clarify the enforcement and applicable penalties for parking violations under the City Code. It increases the time to pay the ticket to thirty (30) days and adds the penalty amounts for violations.
Section 74-93 - Tamiami Trail.
Repeals and replaces this section of the City Code to prohibit the parking of certain vehicles on public rights-of-way located in areas zoned residential, commercial, and industrial along Tamiami Trail. It removes the identification of specific areas along Tamiami Trail.
Section 74-92 - Storage of certain vehicles.
Amends this section of the City Code to clarify the vehic...
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