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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 81 of 2008
(Amending definition of"Fuel Efficient Vehicle" to qualify for free parking within the
city)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12.56.205, SALT LAKE CITY
CODE, PERTAINING TO PARKING METERS —NO CHARGE FOR ALTERNATIVE
FUEL, FUEL EFFICIENT AND LOW POLLUTING VEHICLES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 12.56.205, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to Parking
Meters - No Charge For Alternative Fuel, Fuel Efficient And Low Polluting Vehicles be,
and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
12.56.205 Parking Meters - No Charge For Alternative Fuel, Fuel Efficient And Low
Polluting Vehicles:
A. The following definitions shall apply to this section:
1. "Alternative fuel" means propane, compressed natural gas, electricity, or
any motor or special fuel that meets the clean fuel vehicle standards in the federal clean
air act amendments of 1990, title II, as amended.
2. "Alternative fuel vehicle" means a vehicle with an engine powered full or
part time by an alternative fuel.
3. "Clean fuel license plate" means a special group license plate issued by the
Utah Department of Motor Vehicles as authorized by Utah code 41-1 a-418, or its
successor.
4. "Division" means the city's transportation division.
5. "Fuel efficient vehicle" means a vehicle that is powered by gasoline or
diesel that achieves a city driving fuel efficiency of forty one (41) or more miles per
gallon.
6. "Low polluting vehicle" means a vehicle that achieves an environmental
protection agency(EPA) air pollution score of at least eight (8) on the EPA vehicle rating
scale of zero to ten (0 - 10).
B. 1. The division shall issue a vehicle windshield sticker to all persons applying
for such sticker who provide evidence acceptable to the division that the vehicle for
which the sticker is desired is a "fuel efficient vehicle" or a "low polluting vehicle" as
defined in subsection A of this section. Motorcycles and other vehicles that are not
automobiles shall not be issued a sticker pursuant to this section.
2. The recipient of the sticker shall affix it only to the bottom of the driver's
side of the rear window of the vehicle for which it is issued so that it is readily visible.
C. Parking meter spaces maybe used without charge on all days of the week at all
hours by vehicles properly displaying the sticker referred to in subsection B of this
section or vehicles displaying a clean fuel license plate.
D. No person parking a vehicle without charge pursuant to this section shall park
or permit such vehicle to remain parked in any parking meter space adjacent to a meter
for a continuous period longer than that designated on the meter, nor shall they park in
restricted spaces pursuant to section 12.56.180 of this chapter.
E. In assessing the evidence provided by an applicant for such sticker as set forth
in subsection B 1 of this section, the division may consider:
1. The fuel efficiency information for particular years and models of vehicles
determined by the department of energy and the environment protection agency as shown
in their website at www.fueleconomy.gov or its successor website; and
2. The EPA's annual "Green Vehicle Guide" as found at the website
www.epa.gov/greenvehicles or its successor website.
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SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the date of its
first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 14th day of
October , 2008.
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Transmitted to Mayor on October 20, 2008
Mayor's Action: X Approved. Vetoed.
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Bill No. 81 of 2008.
Published: October 31, 2008.
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