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CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. O-1314-6 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING CHAPTER 20, SECTION 20-803, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NORMAN TO AMEND AND CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE AS IT RELATES TO PARKING METER USAGE PAYMENT OPTIONS AND OPERATION TIMES; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF.
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BACKGROUND: The City of Norman currently, under Chapter 20, Section 20-803, defines the matter in which customers must complete transactions at each of the parking meters operated by the City of Norman. The section also defines the times during which customers are required to make payments in order to legally park in metered spaces.
DISCUSSION: The recent installation of modern parking meters in the Downtown Parking Lot and in the Campus Corner Area, along with the adoption of business plans for the operation of the new parking management systems, requires certain updates to the current ordinance. The subject ordinance amendment addresses changes to the method of payment and the times during which payment at the meters is required.
The current ordinance only recognizes the use of coins as an acceptable payment method. An amendment is needed to recognize the use of tokens, credit cards, smart cards and cell phones, as acceptable payment method options. Additionally, the current ordinance establishes customer meter payment requirements from Monday to Saturday, between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm, except on Holidays. The proposed ordinance amendment allows the City Manager, or his designee, to set the hours of operation administratively.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: In order to resolve the discrepancy between the language of the Code of Ordinances and the adopted parking Management business plans for the Downtown Parking Lot and the Campus Corner area as it relates to parking meter usage, the Public Works Department recommends adoption of Ordinance O-1314-6 so as to allow additional parking meter pa...
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