This Division shall apply to all public parking facilities throughout the County operated by a public agency or the Revenue Authority of Prince George's County requiring regulatory enforcement.
Spaces for parking of motor vehicles shall be marked off along public parking facilities by means of painted lines on the parking surface, by raised curbs, or by other suitable means so as to clearly delineate said space as a designated and authorized parking space for one vehicle. Directional arrows, stop signs, or stop bars and other traffic control devices shall be provided to assist and direct circulation within public parking facilities.
Areas of public parking facilities not otherwise designated by painted lines or otherwise as parking spaces, shall be considered official "no parking" zones when indicated by posted signs or yellow paint applied to top and face of curb or by yellow painted lines on the parking surface unless otherwise posted.
Except temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading passengers or for emergency repairs when the vehicle cannot be driven, no person shall park any vehicle on a public parking facility:
In violation of any of the other parking provisions of this Subtitle;
In a "no parking zone" when posted by sign or indicated by yellow painted curb or yellow painted lines on the parking surface;
Any place not otherwise designated by painted parking spaces or otherwise prohibited, including driving aisles, driveways, raised curb channelization structures, sidewalks, landscaped areas, islands, etc.;
In an area where parking is temporarily prohibited when marked off by temporary signs or barricades or when an official cover or hood is placed over a parking meter;
So as to prevent another vehicle already stopped or otherwise legally parked in a designated parking space, from moving away;
For a period longer than twenty-four hours;
By backing said vehicle into a parking space when posted by "Front In Only" signs;
In such a manner as to cause said vehicle to straddle the painted lines marking a parking space or otherwise cause the vehicle to be parked not wholly within the area of one designated parking space;
And leave it unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key, and effectively setting the brake thereon; or
In such a manner so as to impede or obstruct the free flow of traffic or to cause a hazard to public safety.
Penalty. Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00) for each violation.
Penalty. Notwithstanding subsection (b), any person issued a citation for a violation of parking for a period longer than twenty-four hours pursuant to subsection (a)(6) of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon a public parking facility and:
Engage in any conduct, sport, or activity which may jeopardize the safety or welfare of persons or property including, but not limited to, riding any coasting device, bicycle, or unregistered self-propelled vehicle, playing in or tampering with elevators, climbing, skating, or skateboard riding, ball playing, throwing, slinging, or otherwise projecting objects within or from public parking facility and sledding;
Tamper with, deface, or otherwise cause injury to fire equipment, parking equipment, or other public property contained therein or to any automobile parked therein;
Discard waste material or otherwise deposit litter on the premises;
Fail to pay the prescribed parking fee upon entering or leaving said facility when such facility is operated by an attendant, cashier, or automatic collection device controlled by the public agency.
Except when authorized by written permission of the public agency, no person, association, business, or corporation shall cause, or otherwise be responsible for, a public owned or leased and operated public parking facility to be used for any of the following purposes:
The storage of or for access to refuse containers associated with the use of any adjacent property;
For vehicular access to the adjacent property;
For the staging of construction, maintenance, or repair work to the adjacent property;
For the solicitation of the general public for taxi, charity, business, or political purposes or for the distribution of any handbill;
For a public assembly;
For the storage of equipment or materials of any kind;
To perform any service, maintenance, or repair on any motor vehicle parked therein except for emergency service and repair necessary for the removal of an inoperative motor vehicle;
To park or store any motor vehicle left in the custody of the management of a garage, repair shop, or service facility;
To park or store any new or used automobile which has been transferred to an automobile dealership for the purpose of trade or sale and not registered unless the vehicle displays dealer license plates;
To load or unload commercial vehicles; or
To cause, allow, or conduct student driver training classes or instruction.
It shall be a violation of this Division for any person to disobey any directions on any official traffic control device or any of the other provisions of this Division.
Any vehicle parked in violation of this Division or otherwise parked so as to constitute a definite hazard to public safety or is so parked, stopped, or standing so as to impede or obstruct the normal movement of traffic or pedestrians, may be impounded by members of the Police Department or the Revenue Authority, or other authorized persons designated by the Chief of Police pursuant to Division 18 of this Subtitle.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided by law or a specific penalty is provided within a section of this Division every person convicted of a violation of any provisions of this Division shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
The Revenue Authority shall designate persons to enforce the provisions of this Division.