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!1R~ ."Q.O.7~"'~" AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY AMENDING SECTIONS 22-562(a)(I1), 22-576(b), 22-578(a), 22-611(b), 22-642(b), AND 22-664 THEREOF PERTAINING TO THE ISSUANCE OF PARKING TICKETS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Section 22-562 (a)(lI) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) be amended to read as follows: Sec. 22-562. General parking prohibitions; interference with parked vehicle. (a) No person shall park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places: (II) Wherever official signs prohibit parking completely or during or after certain hours or days. 2. That Sections 22-576(b), 22-578(a), 22-611(b), 22-642(b), and 22-664 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) be amended and reordained to read as follows: Sec. 22-576. Parking in spaces reserved for persons with disabilities. (b) It shall be the duty of each police officer or other uniformed city employee or appointee whose normal duties include enforcing parking regulations to give to any person operating a motor vehicle parked in violation of this section a summons or parking ticket or to attach to the vehicle found so parked, a parking ticket which states that such vehicle has been illegally parked in violation of this section and instructing the operator to report to the city treasurer or the police records office of the police department within 14 days, to pay the sum of $200.00 due to his vehicle being illegally parked in violation of this section. Upon failure of the violator to pay the penalty for the violation noted herein, a summons or warrant for the prosecution of the violation shall be issued according to law, without necessity of a warrant being obtained by the owner of the private parking area. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00. 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 city employee or appointee whose normal duties include parking enforcement, to give to the person operating a motor vehicle illegally parked, a notice, or to attach to the vehicle found so parked, a notice to the owner that the