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ORDINANCE # C AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING LOADING ZONES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO DETERMINE THE LOCATIONS THEREOF; VALIDATING EXISTING SUCH ZONES; PROVIDING PE14ALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS REGULATION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS: SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Batesville, Arkansas may by resol4tion establish loading zones on any street and public way in the City of Batesville, Arkansas, as the Council, in its discretion, may find to be required for the proper and efficient control of vehicular traffic, loading and unloading operations and other access to businesses. s SECTION 2: The Mayor or his designated agent shall place and locate appropriate signs and or devises upon or near each loading zone designating such location as a loading zone. SECTION 3: The location of all loading zones in the City of Batesville is hereby validated as though fully authorized by proper ordinance. SECTION 4: It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle within any loading zone except for the purpose of loading or unloading persons or freight and then only for that period of time involved in actual loading or unloading but in no event shall the time exceed 15 minutes. SECTION 5: Any person who shall violate any provision of this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof be subject to a fine of any amount not exceeding Twenty -Five Dollars for each offense or violation. SECTION 6: It shall be the duty of the Batesville City Police and Meter Maids to report the following: a. Location of the loading zone having a vehicle parked in violation of this ordinance. i +r 9 b. Date and hour said officer detected such vehicle parked in violation of this ordinance. c. The state license of such vehicle. b i I d. Any other facts, a knowledge of which is necessary to a thorough understanding of the circumstances attending such j{ t� ! i- violation. i C�D The officer shall also attach to the vehicle a notice to the owner or operator thereof that such vehicle has been parked in violation of this ordinance and instructing the owner or operator to report to Batesville Police Department within twenty-four hours of the date and time of the notice and pay to the Police Department the sum of $5.00 as a penalty for and in full satisfaction of the violation. The failure of the owner or i