§ 7-82. Airport parking.

(a)

Parking in authorized areas only. It shall be unlawful to park or stop a vehicle upon any airport street, roadway or property, except in the areas designated and authorized by the airport director and in accordance with any posted signs or markings. Provided, that airport director shall have the authority to direct the parking of vehicles contrary to this section and posted signs or markings as the circumstances may dictate.

(b)

Parking zones. Whenever a sign or marking is posted to designate a parking zone as set forth in subsection (a), it shall be unlawful for any person to park or stop a vehicle in violation of such sign's or marking's restriction or prohibition.

(1)

Loading, unloading or special use zones. The airport director has the authority to designate airport streets, roadways and property as a loading, unloading or special use zone. Whenever such zone is established, it shall be marked and designated by a sign indicating that the zone is for the loading or unloading of merchandise or passengers, or for the standing of delivery vehicles, taxicabs, hotel transport vehicles, buses or rental cars, or for other special use purposes as indicated on the sign. Such sign may prohibit unattended vehicles within the zone.

(2)

Limited time parking zones. The airport director has the authority to designate airport streets, roadways and property as a limited time parking zone to prohibit parking or standing of vehicles for a continuous period in excess of the maximum time period. Whenever such zone is established, it shall be marked and designated by a sign indicating the maximum continuous time period for which parking is permitted. A vehicle shall be deemed to have been continuously parked in such zone, if it has not been completely removed from the zone during the applicable time limit.

(3)

No parking zones. The airport director has the authority to designate airport streets, roadways and property as a no parking zone to prohibit parking at all times in such area. Whenever such zone is established, it shall be marked and designated by a "No Parking" sign or by curb markings indicating the same.

(c)

Stall parking. Where parking stalls or spaces area marked or designated on the pavement or curb upon the airport streets, roadways and property, vehicles shall be parked or stopped within such stalls or spaces in the direction of the flow of traffic or at the angle indicated by the markings. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or stop a vehicle upon an airport street, roadway or property, in any stall or space that is contrary to the direction of the flow of traffic or that is not at the angle indicated by the markings.

(d)

Parking disabled or other vehicles. No person shall park or store any farm machinery, trailer or semitrailer of any kind, or parts of the same, or any dead, damaged, or disabled motor vehicle or farm machinery, trailer or semitrailer of any kind, upon airport streets, roadways, or airline passenger parking lots, unless authorized by the airport director.

(e)

Affixing of citation to unattended vehicle. Whenever any vehicle without a driver is found parked, standing or stopped in violation of this section, the city officer or law enforcement officer finding such vehicle shall take its registration number and may take any other information displayed on the vehicle which may identify its user, and shall conspicuously affix to such vehicle a citation. In any prosecution charging a violation of this section 7-82, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was in violation of any such law or regulation, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time of the violation the registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle was the person who parked or placed such vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, the violation occurred.

(f)

Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this section 7-82, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined $15.00. If a violator of this section 7-82 does not appear in court in response to a traffic citation affixed to such vehicle within five business days following the issuance of the citation, an administrative processing fee of $10.00 shall become due and payable accompanying the citation and the clerk of the court shall send to the owner of the motor vehicle to which the traffic citation was affixed a letter informing the owner of the violation and administrative fee, and warning the owner that an additional administrative processing fee of $25.00 shall be applied to the citation if the violator does not appear in court on or before the date stated in the letter and a warrant for their arrest shall be issued. If a violator of this section does not appear in court in response to a traffic citation affixed to such motor vehicle within ten days following the issuance of the letter informing the owner of the violation and administrative fees, an additional administrative processing fee of $25.00 shall become due and payable accompanying the citation. As provided in K.S.A. 8-2118, payment of the fine and any administrative processing fee shall be deemed an appearance before the court, waiver of right to trial and plea of no contest. A fine established by this section may be made by depositing an envelope that contains information identifying the citation and violator, payment of the total fine and any other documentation required by the court in any box marked for such purposes established by the city upon public property within the city. However, payment of any fine and administrative processing fee established by this section must be made directly to the clerk of the court after the initial administrative processing fee of $10.00 shall become due and payable accompanying the citation pursuant to this section.

(g)

Authority to remove vehicle in violation of this section. After issuing a citation for a violation of this section, the city officer or law enforcement officer may request and authorize a wrecker or towing service to remove from the property the vehicle for which the citation was issued. The removal, recovery, release, transportation, protection, storage and safekeeping of the vehicle, including personal property contained therein, shall be accomplished pursuant to K.S.A. 8-1103 et seq.

(Ord. No. 3452, § 10.2, 11-23-76; Ord. No. 4067, § 1, 6-21-83; Ord. No. 5009, § 2, 12-17-96; Ord. No. 5064, § 1, 10-21-97; Ord. No. 7346, § 1, 3-6-18; Ord. No. 7367, § 2, 7-17-18)