A. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or permit to be parked any motor vehicle upon any lot within the City, except in conformance with the Zoning Ordinance of the City.

B. The owner of record of any lot or area shall be held responsible under this ordinance. Provided, however, after said lot or area has been registered, in accordance with the provisions of section 36-148(C), Code of the City of Phoenix, the owner of record of said lot or area shall not be subject to any penalty under this section for the parking thereon of motor vehicles except for those vehicles owned by said owner.

C. The owner of record of any lot or other area in the City may register said lot or area, regardless of its zoning classification. Forms for registration shall be provided by the Building Safety Department of the City and shall constitute the City the agent of the owner with full power to prevent the parking of all motor vehicles on the property so registered, and, if necessary permit the City to impound any motor vehicles parked thereon in accordance with the provisions of sections 36-7, 36-8, and 36-9, Code of the City of Phoenix.

At the time of registration, the owner of record shall pay to the Treasurer of the City, the sum of thirty-five dollars per one hundred feet of street frontage to defray the cost of making and placing a sign, or signs, upon said property showing that the same has been registered under this section. If the owner’s application is at the written request of the City, the registration fee may be waived.

D. Upon the registration of any lot or other area and the payment of the required fees, the Traffic Engineering Department of the City shall place a sign, or signs, on the registered property in such a position that it is visible to anyone attempting to use the area for parking. The sign, or signs, shall state that the property has been registered under this section, that parking on said lot constitutes a civil traffic violation, that any motor vehicle found thereon may be impounded, and that the owner of the motor vehicle is subject to a civil sanction.

E. The parking of a motor vehicle upon any registered lot shall constitute a civil traffic violation and the violator shall be subject to a civil sanction of not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars, provided that effective October 1, 1992, the minimum civil sanction shall be sixty-five dollars.

F. The removal or defacing of any sign or signs required by this section, shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars. (Code 1962, § 37-50.17; Ord. No. G-1851, § 3; Ord. No. G-1868, § 8; Ord. No. G-1938, § 3; Ord. No. G-2753, § 3; Ord. No. G-3270, § 8; Ord. No. G-3543, § 1)