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OlJr1IU"-"'a.'" ..::t'1I200~6 i liJ I1I"\I1b wu: l:. .." ~ AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY ADOPTING A NEW SECTION 22-582 AND BY AMENDING SECTIONS 22-578(a), 22-611(b), 22-642(b), AND 22-664(c) THEREOF TO ESTABLISH NEW PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL PARKING IN THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) be amended by the adoption of a new Section 22-582 to read as follows: Sec. 22-582. Downtown Busincss District defined. For purposes of this Article, the Downtown Business District is defined as the area bounded by Queen Street on the north, King Street on the south, Chestnut Street on the west, and Water Street on the east. Thc area so bounded shall be deemed to encompass both sides of each said street. 2. That Sections 22-578(a), 22-611(b), 22-642(b), and 22-664(c) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) be amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 22-578. Procedure and penalties for parking violations. (a) Except where otherwise provided, it shall be the duty of each police officer of the city, or other uniformed employees of the police department whose normal duties include parking enforcement, to give to the person opcrating a motor vehicle illegally parked, a notice, or to attach to the vehicle found so parked, a notice to the owner that the vehicle has been illegally parked and instructing him/her to report to the city treasurer or the police records office of the police department to pay the penalty of $25.00 or state objection to and intent to contcst the notice of violation. Provided, however, the penalty for a violation in the Downtown Business District, as defined in Section 22-582, shall bc $15.00. If the owner of the vehicle fails to make such payment within 14 days of the time the notice was attached to the vehiclc, or state objection to and intent to contest the notice of violation, he/she shall again be notified and an additional penalty of $1 0.00 shall be charged for the additional notice. All monies due shall be paid to the city treasurer or thc police records office of the police department who shall be accountable therefor. Failure of the owner of the vehicle to pay the penalty for such violatinn and the $10.00 for thc additional nntice within 2X days from the date of vinlation, shall constitute a violation of this scction. Any person convicted of a violation of this scction shall bc punishl'd by a tine of not less than ~25.00 nor Illorc than $100.00. Scc.22-611. Procedure in case of violation. (b) Each police ot1icer, or uniformed employee of the policc department whose normal duties include parking enforcement, shall attach to the vehicle a notice to