Bill Text: VA SB1169 | 2017 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Minimum city population required to enforce certain ordinance violations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0490) [SB1169 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-SB1169-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §46.2-1220 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§46.2-1220. Parking, stopping, and standing regulations in counties, cities, or towns; parking meters; presumption as to violation of ordinances; penalty.
The governing body of any county, city, or town may by
ordinance provide for the regulation of parking, stopping, and standing of
vehicles within its limits, including, but not limited to, the regulation of
any vehicle blocking access to and preventing use of curb ramps, fire hydrants,
and mailboxes on public or private property. Such ordinances may also include
the installation and maintenance of parking meters. The ordinance may require
the deposit of a coin of a prescribed denomination, determine the length of
time a vehicle may be parked, and designate a department, official, or employee
of the local government to administer the provisions of the ordinance. The
ordinance may delegate to that department, official, or employee the authority
to make and enforce any additional regulations concerning parking that may be
required, including, but not limited to, penalties for violations, deadlines
for the payment of fines, and late payment penalties for fines not paid when
due. In a city having a population of at least 90,000 40,000, the
ordinance may also provide that a summons or parking ticket for the violation
of the ordinance or regulations may be issued by law-enforcement officers,
other uniformed city employees, or by uniformed personnel serving under
contract with the city. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
section, the governing bodies of Augusta, Bath, and Rockingham Counties may by
ordinance provide for the regulation of parking, stopping, and standing of
vehicles within their limits, but no such ordinance shall authorize or provide
for the installation and maintenance of parking meters.
No ordinance adopted under the provisions of this section shall prohibit the parking of two motorcycles in single parking spaces designated, marked, and sized for four-wheel vehicles. The governing body of any county, city, or town may, by ordinance, permit the parking of three or more motorcycles in single parking spaces designated, marked, and sized for four-wheel vehicles.
If any ordinance regulates parking on an interstate highway or any arterial highway or any extension of an arterial highway, it shall be subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Highways.
In any prosecution charging a violation of the ordinance or regulation, proof that the vehicle described in the complaint, summons, parking ticket citation, or warrant was parked in violation of the ordinance or regulation, together with proof that the defendant was at the time the registered owner of the vehicle, as required by Chapter 6 (§46.2-600 et seq.) of this title, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle was the person who committed the violation. Violators of local ordinances adopted by Chesterfield County or James City County pursuant to this section shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $75, the proceeds from which shall be paid into the locality's general fund.
