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1 ORDINANCE NO. 06-5362 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BILLINGS, PROVIDING THAT THE BILLINGS, MONTANA CITY CODE BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 24-411; PROVIDING THAT PARKING OR CAMPING IN PRIVATE PARKING LOTS IS ALLOWED FOR NO MORE THAN TEN (10) CONSECUTIVE HOURS BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BILLINGS, MONTANA: Section 1. That Section 24-411 of the Billings, Montana City Code be amended so that such section shall read as follows: Sec. 24-411. Parking for camping purposes: It is unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle for camping purposes in the city except in an authorized tourist park. Overnight parking or camping in private parking lots within the city limits of Billings is prohibited. However, a rest period of no more than ten (10) hours shall be allowed, providing it is permitted by the owner of the parking lot. The rest period shall consist of 10 (ten) consecutive hours, after which time the vehicle must be removed from the parking lot. Upon approval by resolution, the city council may temporarily suspend the requirements and restrictions imposed by Section 24-411 of the City Code in order to accommodate special events held within the City of Billings. The resolution of suspension shall become effective forty-eight (48) hours prior to the official start of the scheduled event and shall terminate forty-eight (48) hours after official conclusion of the event. Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after second reading and final adoption as provided by law. Section 3. REPEALER. All resolutions, ordinances, and sections of the City Code inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Section 4. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this ordinance which may be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and, to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. PASSED by the City Council on first reading this 13th day of March, 2006. ---PAGE BREAK--- 2 PASSED, ADOPTED and APPROVED on second reading this 27th. day of March, 2006. CITY OF BILLINGS By: Ron Tussing, Mayor ATTEST: By: Marita Herold, CMC/AAE City Clerk