Sec. 802.105. - Parking charges; overtime parking; exemptions for certain officials; registry of "Public Official" seals; renting of parking meters, exemptions for vehicles displaying disabled placards and disabled veterans license plates.

(a) When a vehicle is parked in a space in a paid on-street parking zone during the hours of operation and enforcement, the vehicle operator shall, upon entering the parking space, immediately provide payment in any acceptable form for that parking space. Upon payment, the parking space may be lawfully occupied by the vehicle during the period of parking time which has been prescribed for the part of the street in which the parking space is located or for that portion of time covered by the payment, whichever is less. If the vehicle remains parked in the parking space beyond the parking time covered by payment or fixed for that parking space, whichever is less, the vehicle shall be deemed illegally parked. When a vehicle is parked within a timed parking zone, and the vehicle remains parked beyond the time fixed by signage or payment application for the parking zone, the vehicle shall be deemed illegally parked. The time limitation in a zone may be longer than the length of time allowed by the space, in which case the driver of the vehicle may make an additional payment in any acceptable form for that space up to the limit of time allowed in the zone. (b) Vehicles of elected City officials, members of the Legislature elected in whole or in part by electors residing in the City and elected officials of the Urban Services Districts, upon request, shall be exempt from the overtime parking provisions of this Chapter; provided, that the overtime parking violation occurred while the official was pursuing his official duties; and further provided, that the vehicle bears a seal captioned Public Official issued by the Mayor. The Mayor is directed to issue the seals to elected City officials, members of the Legislature elected in whole or in part by electors residing in the City and elected officials of the Urban Services Districts, upon request, and to maintain a registry of the seals issued by him. (c) The Office of Public Parking is hereby authorized to issue permits and to rent parking spaces in the City to: 1) construction, installation and repair companies, only, for the purpose of facilitating the temporary needs of these companies for working space on City streets during the period of time in which such work is being performed and 2) any business for a use other than for employee or customer parking. An application fee as found in www.coj.net/fees , per parking space shall be paid to the Office of Public Parking for issuance of either a monthly or daily rental permit. Meter bags or other signage to show this rental use shall be placed over each meter or at each space so rented and shall be issued by the Office of Public Parking at the rate as found in www.coj.net/fees , per month per bag. Companies desiring to rent parking spaces for a period shorter than one month may rent these bags or signs at a daily rate as found in www.coj.net/fees , excluding City holidays and weekends. A deposit as found in www.coj.net/fees , shall be required for each meter bag issued under this subsection, which shall be refunded upon return of the meter bag or sign in satisfactory condition to the Office of Public Parking. (d) Vehicles which possess disabled placards and/or permits pursuant to F.S. § 316.1964(5), shall be exempt from paid on-street parking fees, as prescribed by this Section, for a maximum of four (4) hours, but shall be subject to the time limits established pursuant to this Chapter. (e) Vehicles which possess disabled veterans license plates, pursuant to F.S. § 320.0848, shall be exempt from paid on-street parking fees and fines and time limits established pursuant to this Chapter. (Ord. 69-173-138, § 7; Ord. 73-328-145, § 1; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 88-40-64, § 1; Ord. 98-182-E, § 6; Ord. 2001-745-E, § 1; Ord. 2006-406-E, § 1; Ord. 2012-674-E, § 3; Ord. 2017-665-E , § 41; Ord. 2025-384-E , § 3)