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O-49-86 . , . ORDINANCE NO. 86 AN ORDINANCE RKLATING TO T~AFFIC AND REGULATING USE OF PUBLIC STRE~TS IN THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, PRESCRIBING MAIrn~R OF PARKING AND LLHTATIONS OF TI;.íE FOR PARKING: PROVIDING FOR RESTRICTED ,PARKING AR~AS; AIID PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF' THIS OIIDINANCE AND PUNISHMENT FOR ITS VIOLA1'ION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI'l'Y OF CLERMONT: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS: Whenever in this Ordinance the following t6rms are used, they sh~ll have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this Section. STREET: Every way set apart for public travel except alley- ways, bridle paths and footpaths. ROADNAY: That portion of a street between the regularly established curb lines. SIDEWALK: That portion of a street between the curb lines and the adjacent property lines. VEHICLE: A conveyance propelled by motor power. CURB: A concrete border on the outer edge of a'sidewalk lying between sidewalk and roadway. SECTION 2. ïhe Mayor and police officers of the City of Clermont are hereby vested with the power to regulate the parking of vehicles on the streets of the City of Clermont; to limit the time of parking between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.; to reserve certain areas for the use of com:nercial vehicles for the delivering Or picking up of merchandise at places of business; to restrict at any hour during the day Qxnnight the parking of vehicles in certain areas for fire protection. SECTION 3. The Mayor and the police officers when finding it necessary for the public health, safety, prevention of fires, to increase the flow of normal traffic, to regulate the parking of vehicles or to restrict the parking of vehicles in certain areas in the City of Clermont, shall &D designate these areas by appropriate markings on the curb line of the street within the restricted area or by signs affixed to sidewalk posts at a height which can be seen by the operators of all motor vehicles; ..' . ~ that if certain areas are restricted as to the time limits of pprking, such time limits between the hours of 8: 00 A. M. in the morning ~nd 6:00 P. M. in the evening shall be so designated by appropriate signs on the curb or by signs affixed to posts on the sidewalks in full view of SECTION 4. The Mayor and inspect the areas in which the the operators of all motor vehicles. the Police Department shall regularly time limits of parking or restrictions of parking have been established, as hereinabove provided, and when such vehicles are found ~n violation of this Ordinance a note stating that it has been parked in violation Of this Ordinance and instructin£ the owner or operator to report to the Police Department in regard to such violation shall be attached to the vehicle. The owner or operator may, within 24 hours after the time when such note was attached to such vehicle, pay to the Chief of Police or to the City Clerk of the City of Clermont in full satisfaction of such violation the sum of $l.OO. SECTION 5. Any person violating any provision of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100.00 or by imprisonment in the city jail for a period not exceeding one month or by both such fine or imprisonment. SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall be deemed to be in addition and supplementary to, and not in conflict with, nor a repeal of existing Ordinances of this City, but shall be an additional pro- vision fOr the regulation of traffic and the parking of vehicles in areas provided for her in. SECTION 7. If any section, part of section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining provisions here of shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. SECTION 8. All Ordinances Or parts of Ordinances or Resol- utions in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 9. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and approval b7 the Mayor. .. - - - PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ~resident of City Council Attest: ôr¡ ~yêlerk - - - ~ . Received and approved by me this ~ dãy of'J~nµary, f A. D., 1949. ~ , /~7./A.A~AA-MaYOr .