A. The parking lots owned by the city of Yakima and consisting of parking lots located in the following city parks: Chesterly Park, Elks Park, Fisher Golf Course, Franklin Park, Gailleon Park and Harman Center, Gardner Park, Gilbert Park, Emil Kissel Park, Kiwanis Park, Lions Park, Miller Park, Milroy Park, Randall Park, and the Southeast Community Park.

B. Signs shall be conspicuously posted warning against parking of unauthorized vehicles at the city parks public parking lots designated in subsection A of this section, which sign shall also warn that unauthorized parked vehicles are subject to impoundment. When such signs are so posted, it is unlawful for any person to park an unauthorized vehicle in the city park parking lot unless the parking vehicle is a marked city-owned vehicle, or unless there is displayed within the parked vehicle a valid parking permit issued pursuant to subsection C of this section, so as to be plainly visible and legible from a point outside the vehicle near the driver’s position. Unauthorized vehicles shall include vehicles parked for a purpose other than patronizing the city park and vehicles parked during the hours of park closure.

C. The issuing of parking permits referred to in subsection B of this section shall be administered by the parks department manager of the city. The permits shall be issued as designated by a policy or rules and regulations, as adopted or amended from time to time, of the parks department manager, subject to approval by the city manager.

D. The procedures for enforcing the parking prohibitions of this section shall be those procedures provided by Chapter 9.60 of the city code as applicable to parking violations; provided, that the chief of police or his agent is authorized to immediately impound or cause to be impounded any unauthorized vehicle parked in city parks parking lots described in subsection A of this section. The applicable provisions of Chapter 9.48 of the city code shall govern towing, storage, redemption, or other disposition of any vehicle impounded pursuant to this section. (Ord. 2004-20 § 1, 2004).