San Antonio |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 19. MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
Article VI. STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING |
Division 3. PARKING METERS |
§ 19-221. Operation of meters and pay stations.
(a)
When any vehicle is parked in any on-street paid-parking zone, the operator of such vehicle must immediately pay the parking meter or pay station by a method indicated on the device for the desired parking time. When paying with a credit or debit card, the minimum payment is for sixty (60) minutes. The operator of a vehicle in a parking meter space may pay for the desired parking time at a pay and display station, if the rates and time limits are the same as the parking meter and the receipt is properly displayed on the vehicle. Receipts from pay and display stations must be attached to the inside of the vehicle's windshield and on the side next to the curb so that it is easily readable by police and parking enforcement officers.
(b)
The proper amounts for the use of a parking meter or pay station space are as follows:
(a)
One-hour parking: The required amount for the use of an on-street parking space within the maximum 60-minute limit shall be:
Length of Time Money Amount 10 minutes 30 cents 20 minutes 60 cents 30 minutes 90 cents 40 minutes 120 cents 50 minutes 150 cents 60 minutes 180 cents (b)
Two-hour parking: The required amount for the use of an on-street parking space within the maximum 120-minute limit shall be:
Length of Time Money Amount 10 minutes 30 cents 20 minutes 60 cents 30 minutes 90 cents 40 minutes 120 cents 50 minutes 150 cents 60 minutes 180 cents 70 minutes 210 cents 80 minutes 240 cents 90 minutes 270 cents 100 minutes 300 cents 110 minutes 330 cents 120 minutes 360 cents (c)
Ten-hour parking: The required amount for the use of an on-street parking space within the maximum ten-hour limit shall be:
Length of Time Money Amount 1 hour 30 cents 2 hours 60 cents 3 hours 90 cents 4 hours 120 cents 5 hours 150 cents 6 hours 180 cents 7 hours 210 cents 8 hours 240 cents 9 hours 270 cents 10 hours 300 cents (c)
When any vehicle is parked in an off-street paid-parking zone, the operator of such vehicle shall immediately pay by whatever methods indicated on the device as required for the desired parking time. The proper amount for the use of a parking meter or pay station space will be indicated by signage or on the device for that particular parking facility.
(d)
Pay-and-display station receipts allow parking only a single vehicle that must not exceed eighteen (18) feet in length.
(Code 1959, 38-73; Ord. No. 37794, 1, 8-14-69, Ord. No. 53754, § 6, 5-14-81; Ord. No. 66449, § 1, 1-21-88; Ord. No. 2009-09-17-0731N, § 2, 9-17-09; Ord. No. 2010-05-06-0387, § 4, 5-6-10; Ord. No. 2010-09-16-0791, § 1(Att. I), 9-16-10; Ord. No. 2013-09-12-0631, § 2(Att. O), 9-12-13)
Editor's note
Ord. No. 2010-05-06-0387, § 4, adopted May 6, 2010, changed the title of section 19-221 from "Operation of meters" to "Operation of meters and pay stations."