A. Any person, firm or corporation who has been issued a service provider’s vehicle permit pursuant to BMC 11.33.090 shall be furnished a virtual permit tied to the vehicle’s license plate number. The permit will have the effect of relieving the owner or other person responsible for said vehicle from compliance with the provisions of this title regulating time limits, metered parking, or permit parking for parking, standing or stopping on city streets and in alleys; provided, however, such vehicle shall not park, stand, or stop in any special zones such as bus zones or loading zones except as is permitted for all other vehicles by this title. Said permit shall have the foregoing effect only when the terms of BMC 11.33.090 have been complied with and when the subject vehicle is actually being used by the owner or operator for the purposes for which the permit was issued.

B. A violation of the provisions of this section and BMC 11.33.090 shall be considered a violation of the provisions of this title on stopping, standing, or parking; provided, that use of the permit other than one complying with BMC 11.33.090 shall be a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, the violator shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and in addition to said fine upon the first conviction of the latter violation, the permit involved shall be surrendered to the parking services division and the subject permit shall be suspended for a period of 30 days. Upon a second or subsequent conviction of the latter offense within a two-year period, the period of suspension and surrender shall be for a period of 90 days. [Ord. 2022-02-003 § 2; Ord. 2013-09-073 § 19; Ord. 1999-04-020].