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AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AND ADOPT ORDINANCES RELATING TO DOWNTOWN PARKING IN THE CITY OF JONESBORO
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas desires to regulate downtown parking to alleviate parking conditions that endanger the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Jonesboro.
WHEREAS, Chapter 66-221 through Chapter 66-235 is to be repealed and the following language of Chapter 66-221 through Chapter 66-237 is to be adopted to better conform to the current downtown parking needs
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS:
SECTION ONE: That Chapter 66-221 through 66-235 shall be repealed in its entirety and replaced with the following language:
Sec. 66-221. - Prohibited in rented spaces and handicap areas.
It shall be unlawful to park in any spaces labeled as handicap and designated for exclusive use of any person with a disability without a special license plate or certificate displayed.
Sec. 66-222. - Signs required.
Whenever any provision of this division or any traffic ordinance, a parking time limit is imposed or parking is prohibited on any street or public parking lot or part thereof or an area is designated for handicap parking, it shall be the duty of the chief of police or some person designated by him, to erect appropriate signs on such street or public parking lot or part thereof giving notice thereof and no such regulations shall be effective unless said signs are erected and in place on the street or public parking lot or part thereof where parking time is limited or prohibited at the time of any alleged offense.
Sec. 66-223. - Parking within marked lines.
Where diagonal or parallel parking is provided, the vehicle shall be wholly within the painted or marked parking lines and no part of any vehicle shall be allowed to project over or across said diagonal lines. It shall be unlawful to park in any location where diagonal and/or parallel parking lines are not clearly ...
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