§ 39.42. Use of Parking Space for Profit Prohibited.

(1)

It shall be unlawful and a violation of this section for any person to use a parking space regulated or controlled by a parking meter on the public streets of the City or in an off-street parking facility owned by the City, where such parking space has been marked and designated as the parking place to which such parking meter appertains, for private parking of motor vehicles not owned or operated by him and for private profit; or for any person who is the owner of operator of any motor vehicle to cause, allow or permit any person other than the owner or operator to deposit legal tender or an approved device in any parking meter and place such meter in operation for a profit or consideration to such person so depositing such legal tender or approved device in such parking meter.

(2)

Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the deposit of legal tender or an approved device in any parking meter and the placing of such meter in operation by a person other than the owner or operator of the vehicle using the parking space adjacent to such meter where the depositor thereof is making such deposit merely as a courtesy to a customer on behalf of any business not primarily in the business of furnishing parking facilities for profit.

(Ord. of 2-12-1996, Doc. #29144)