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REVISED SCHEDULE OF STANDARD FINES FOR PARKING OFFENSES
WHEREAS Section 10-26(a) of the Fort Worth City Code provides that any person, firm, or
corporation that violates any provision of the Code related to the stopping, standing or parking of
vehicles shall be fined in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200 00) for each offense, the
amount to be determined by a Heanng Officer and subject to review by the Municipal Court; and
WHEREAS, Section 10-26(b) provides that the City Council may by resolution, adopt a.
schedule of standard fines for parking offenses, such standard fines to be the amount paid by persons
who do not desire a heanng on the citation, and wish to pay by mail or otherwise; and
WHEREAS, fine increases are recommended on two violations, DISABLED PARKING and
PARKING OVERSIZED COMMERCIAL VEHICLE, and
WHEREAS, the revised fines would bring the City of Fort Worth parking fine schedule into
alignment with the average fines assessed throughout the state by comparably sized municipalities; and.
WHEREAS, a change m the name of two violations from PARKING ON WRONG SIDE OF STREET
and HANDICAPPED PARKING to PARKED FACING TRAFFIC and DISABLED PARKING is recommended to
clanfy the violation being committed, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore adopted a schedule of standard fines and now
desires to adopt a revised schedule of standard fines.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT
1. The following schedule of standard fines for parking offenses under the City Code is
hereby adopted.
FORT WORTH PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU
SCHEDULE OF STANDARD FINES
Effective January 1 2006
VIOLATION STANDARD FINE REVISED FINE
Double Parking $25 00
No Parking Anytime $25 00
Keys m Car $100 00
Parked Facing Traffic $25 00
Stonng Car on Street $25 00
Fu-e Zone $100 00
No Parking from - to ~ $25 00
Loading Zone $25 00
Expu'ed Meter $17 00
One or Two Hour Zone $25 00
Other (Describe) $25 00
Disabled Parking $100 00 $150 00
Park mFront/Side Yard $50 00
Parking Oversized Commercial Veh. $50 00 $ 75 00
Parking m Tow Away Zone $100 00
Parking within 15 of Fire Hydrant $100.00
Meter Feeding $25 00
2. The name of two parking violations be changed from PARKING ON WRONG SIDE OF STREET
t0 PARKED FACING TRAFFIC and from HANDICAPPED PARKING t0 DISABLED PARKING.
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ADOPTED this 13 ~ - day of December 2005
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