Oakdale Municipal Code § 18-47 Paid Parking Zones and Parking Permits

[Added 6-2-2025 by Ord. No. 1291]

By resolution, the City Council may establish administrative guidelines for the consideration of the designation of designated employee parking permit areas to maintain the accessibility and availability of convenient public parking for customers and visitors in Oakdale. It is necessary to enact parking regulations designating certain streets as employee parking permitted areas to prohibit the long-term use of such parking spaces by non-customers and to more efficiently control parking of employees in commercial areas.

[Added 6-2-2025 by Ord. No. 1291]

The terms used herein shall have the following meanings:

"Employee parking permit area"

means any contiguous area upon which the City Manager or Public Works Director imposes parking limitations pursuant to the authority granted by this article.

"Employee vehicle"

means a motor vehicle that has been issued an employee parking permit, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this article, for a specific employee parking permit area.

[Added 6-2-2025 by Ord. No. 1291]

(a) A registered vehicle shall be permitted to stand or be parked in the designated employee parking permit area for which the permit has been issued with limited time restrictions established pursuant to this article or any administrative guidelines adopted hereunder. Any vehicle that has not been issued a valid employee parking permit shall be subject to the employee parking permit regulation and consequent penalties in effect for such designated employee parking permit areas.

(b) An employee parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve to the holder thereof an on-street parking space within the designated employee parking permit area.

(c) This article shall not be interpreted or applied in a manner that shall abridge or alter regulations established by authority other than this article.

[Added 6-2-2025 by Ord. No. 1291]

(a) The City Council shall establish administrative guidelines for the issuance of permits for employee vehicles to utilize designated employee parking permit areas consistent with the requirements of this article and any ordinance or resolutions adopted by the City Council.

(b) Employee parking permits shall be issued in accordance with any administrative guidelines established by the City Council.

[Added 6-2-2025 by Ord. No. 1291]

(a) The Finance Director shall issue employee parking permits, with a term not to exceed one year, for employee vehicles to employees who are eligible for an employee parking permit.

(b) An employee parking permit shall only be issued to an applicant who is qualified under the administrative guidelines established pursuant to this article for an employee vehicle in a designated employee parking permit area.

(c) Proof of motor vehicle ownership or vehicle use and control and valid registration shall be demonstrated in a manner acceptable to the City Manager or Finance Director. Permits are not valid for non-motorized vehicles (i.e., trailers).

(d) The City Manager or Finance Director may limit the number of permits issued to any person if such limitation would further the goals of the employee parking permit program.

[Added 6-2-2025 by Ord. No. 1291]

Upon designation of an employee parking permit area, parking restrictions in the area shall be limited for a period designated by the City Manager or Public Works Director; provided, however, that parking shall be allowed for vehicles displaying a valid employee parking permit in the designated employee parking permit areas for which it was issued.

[Added 6-2-2025 by Ord. No. 1291]

Upon designation of an employee parking permit area, the Public Works Director shall cause appropriate signs to be erected in the designated employee parking permit area, indicating prominently thereon the area prohibition or time limitation, period of its application, and conditions under which a vehicle shall be exempt therefrom.

[Added 6-2-2025 by Ord. No. 1291]

The annual fee and renewal fee for employee parking permits shall be established by City Council resolution.

[Added 6-2-2025 by Ord. No. 1291]

The following acts shall constitute fraudulent use of an employee parking permit punishable by a fine to be prescribed by City Council resolution and/or revocation of any permit currently held. Violations of this article shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Falsely representing oneself as eligible for an employee parking permit or furnishing false information in an application therefor.

(b) Knowingly committing any act that is prohibited by the terms of this article or any ordinance, resolution, or administrative guidelines enacted by authority granted by this article.

[Added 6-2-2025 by Ord. No. 1291]

A designated employee parking permit area may be revoked by the City Manager or Public Works Director utilizing any administrative guidelines adopted by the City Council.

[Added 6-2-2025 by Ord. No. 1291]

The City Manager and the City's Finance Department are empowered to issue rules and regulations consistent with this article.

§ 18-48. through § 18-49. (Reserved)