This article shall apply to all parking meters installed and operated by the county pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and chapter 60 of this Code.

(a) Parking meters. (1) The County Executive by executive order may authorize the installation, maintenance and operation of parking meters along, and limiting the time motor vehicles may park on, any street or road located in the County and on public parking facilities acquired by or leased to and operated by the County, by use of parking meters or otherwise. (2) The Council by resolution adopted under Section 2-57A must prescribe parking meter or other fees for parking at parking facilities and on streets and roads. (3) After the adoption of such regulations, the county may purchase, install, maintain and operate any such parking meters on all streets, highways, alleys and public parking facilities in accordance with the executive order issued under paragraph (1) of this subsection; provided that the location thereof is approved by the county executive. (b) Enforcement. The department of police or other authorized persons designated by the county executive, or his designee, shall enforce such regulations regarding parking and parking meters. (c) Use of fees. All parking meter and other fees or fines shall be applied first to the expense of installing, maintaining, operating and enforcing such parking meters and then to the general fund of the county unless said parking meters are within a parking lot district as provided by chapter 60 of this Code, in which case said revenues shall be applied to said district.

Each parking meter required by this article shall plainly indicate the hours of the day during which its use shall be required and the parking space to which it is appurtenant. When any vehicle is parked during such hours in a space provided for above, the driver shall, immediately upon entering such space, deposit a coin or coins of the United States in the adjacent parking meter. Each meter shall indicate the total length of time the adjacent space may be used by each operator and the length of time for which the deposit of coin will entitle the operator to use the space. After coins are deposited in a parking meter as required above, a mechanical device on the meter shall continuously indicate the remaining length of time during which the adjacent space may be used. When such time has fully expired, a mechanical device on the meter shall plainly so indicate.

It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle to be parked, whether occupied or not, in any parking space provided for by this article, during the hours stated on the meter, when the adjacent meter indicates by mechanical device that the time paid for by the deposit of a coin or coins has expired. No vehicle shall be parked in violation of this section.

Except during times other than stated on the parking meter as operating hours, it shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle to be parked, whether occupied or not, in any parking space provided for by this article, beyond the period of time established by the duration of the parking meter, or by any notice on the parking meter limiting the period of time a vehicle may remain parked in such a space. The insertion of additional coins after such time has elapsed does not extend the allowable time a vehicle may remain parked in the same space. This section shall not be interpreted to permit parking in meter spaces that are otherwise restricted by official signs.

It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be parked, whether occupied or not, in any unmarked parking meter space when such space is parallel to a curb or roadway, in such a manner as to cause the front of the vehicle to extend more than three (3) feet in front of or not more than three (3) feet behind the parking meter designated for that space.

It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be parked, in whole or in part, in any parking space provided by this article, when another vehicle is occupying said space; except that more than one (1) motorcycle may occupy the same such space as otherwise provided in this article.

Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit more than one (1) motorcycle from occupying any parking space as provided by this article, provided that no motorcycle shall be parked in such a manner so as to prevent another from moving away, and provided further that, each owner or operator of such vehicles shall be equally and separately liable for the penalties provided in this chapter if said vehicles are parked after the parking time for the adjacent parking meter for that space has expired.

It shall be lawful for the operator of any taxicab to occupy any parking space as provided in this article, upon paying the proper charge for so doing, but no such operator of a taxicab so parked shall solicit or accept any passenger or passengers while such taxicab is so parked, nor until such taxicab shall have been removed at least one (1) block from the parking space where such taxicab has been so parked.

Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit commercial vehicles from using on-street public parking spaces as provided in this article, when such commercial vehicles are actually engaged in the loading or unloading of merchandise to commercial business houses in front of which parking meters are located at such times as such parking spaces are not otherwise lawfully occupied; provided, that such commercial vehicles shall not use said parking spaces for any longer period of time than is actually necessary for such loading or unloading; provided further, that in such cases, such commercial vehicles shall not be required to make any deposit of coins in such parking meters.

Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit commercial or public utility vehicles from using or occupying on-street public parking spaces as provided in this article, when such vehicles are actually engaged in authorized construction, maintenance or service activities to the highway, highway equipment or public utilities and such work is totally within the right-of-way of said highway; and provided that, such spaces are not otherwise lawfully occupied. In such cases, said vehicles shall not be required to make any deposit of coins in such parking meters so long as such construction, maintenance and service work is actively and obviously in progress. In all other cases, such vehicles are subject to all of the provisions and regulations of this chapter.

Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit public service vehicles from using or occupying public parking spaces as provided in this article, without charge, when the operators of such vehicles are actually engaged on official business and service of the municipality, county, state or federal agency which owns such vehicle, provided that, such vehicles shall not remain parked beyond the posted time limit or parking meter duration of any such spaces unless such vehicle and operator is involved in the service and repair to the street, highway or public parking facility upon which such spaces are located, and provided further, that the county executive or his designee may prohibit such parking without charge in certain parking facilities when the public demand for such spaces exceeds the vehicle capacity of the facility. Except as herein provided and in cases involving an emergency, such vehicles are subject to all provisions and regulations of this chapter and the operator of said vehicle shall be subject to the fines and penalties provided in this chapter.

It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any slug, device or substitute whatsoever in lieu of a coin of the United States.

It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, injure, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed as provided in this article.

(a) Any vehicle unlawfully parked within any parking space as provided in this article for a period in excess of 30 minutes may be taken into possession by the police officers of the county or other authorized person designated by the county executive, and towed to some proper storage place. (b) In any case involving the impoundment of a vehicle under this Section, an administrative cost set by Council resolution adopted under Section 2-57A must be charged to the owner of the vehicle, in addition to all outstanding fines and penalties assessed for violations of this Article and any towing and storage charges incurred as a result of impoundment. All such fines, penalties, costs, and charges must be paid to the County before the owner or operator may reclaim or secure the release of the vehicle.