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ORDINANCE NO. 6430
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR PARKING, BY
PERMIT ONLY, IN AND AROUND THE UNITED
STATES COURTHOUSE, SOUTHERN DISTRICT
OF GEORGIA, AUGUSTA DIVISION; TO
DESIGNATE RESTRICTED AREAS; TO PROVIDE
FOR ENFORCEMENT; TO PROVIDE AN
EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, it is the policy of Augusta, Georgia to make rules and regulations
for the protection, safety, and health of its citizens and in furtherance thereof, has
determined that parking should be restricted in and around the United States Courthouse,
Southern District of Georgia, Augusta Division, and to require permits for parking in and
around said Courthouse;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY
COMMISSION HEREBY ORDAINS AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE
AUTHORITY OF SAME, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
The Augusta-Richmond County Code by adding a new section to be
numbered as 3-5-95.1, to read as follows:
~3-5-95.1
Restrictions on Parking Adjacent to the United States
Courthouse
(a)
It shall be unlawful for the owner, driver, or operator of any
vehicle to park or to permit such vehicle to be parked or to stand unattended at
any time, except by permit, adjacent to any portion of the United States District
Courthouse, Southern District of Georgia, located at 500 East Ford Street,
Augusta, Georgia, as marked by the Sheriff of Richmond County including
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specifically those streets or portions thereof, as follows:
the West Side of Eighth Street between Telfair Street and Walker Street;
Walker Street between Ninth Street and Eighth Street;
West Ford Street;
East Ford Street, and
the South Side of Telfair Street from Eighth Street to Ninth Street.
(b) The United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia, is
authorized to issue permits to park in spaces as allowed in this Section.
( c) The Richmond County Sheriffs Office shall cause to be posted a
public notice of parking restrictions imposed by this Section.
(d) This Section shall not apply to fire department vehicles, police
vehicles, emergency or re~cue vehicles or other vehicles performing a public
emergency function.
(e) Any vehicle, not displaying the proper permit, which is parked
within the restricted area, shall be towed, at the owner's expense.
Section 2.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are
Section 3.
hereby repealed.
Section 4. If any section, provision, or clause of any part of this Ordinance be
declared invalid or unconstitutional, or if the provisions of any part of this Ordinance as
applied to any particular situation or set of circumstances be declared invalid or
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unconstitutional, such invalidity shall not be construed to affect portions of this
Ordinance not so held to be invalid~ or the application of this Ordinance to other
circumstances not so held to be invalid. It is hereby declared as the intent that this
Ordinance would have been adopted had such invalid portion not be included herein.
day of
Duly adopted this II a day of 1JnJ.h7Lk..u~2001, and this
, 2001.
t
~b Young,
First Reading:
November: 7, 2001
Second Reading:
Waive 2nd Reading
Published in the Augusta Chronicle November 15, 2001
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