Policy: To provide a set of guidelines with penalties,
including fines administered by a Fining Committee, to control various
traffic violations.
Purpose: To control traffic violations including speeding,
failure to make a complete stop at stop signs and parking in
non-designated areas within Pelican Landing.
Procedures:
I.
Traffic and parking violations
for residents, guests, invitees and lessees will be
administered as follows:
A.
Speeding offenses under 40
mph
or violation of a traffic control device or parking in a non-designated
area.
1.
1st Offense A written warning in the form of a ticket.
2.
2nd Offense within a 12 month period
A
ticket and fine of fifty dollars ($50.00).
3.
3rd
Offense within a 12 month period A ticket and fine of
seventy five dollars ($75.00).
4.
4th
Offense within a 12 month period
A ticket
and fine of
one hundred
dollars ($100.00) fine plus the
vehicle bar code decal(s) will be deactivated for a period of 90 days.
B.
Speeding offenses of 40 mph or over or flagrant violation of a
traffic control device.
1.
1st through 3rd offenses within a 12 month period
a ticket and fine of seventy five dollars ($75.00) for each
offense.
2. 4th offense within a 12 month period
a
ticket and fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00)
plus the
vehicle
bar code decal(s)
will be deactivated for a period of 90 days.
C.
Fines
are subject to an appeal by the resident at a hearing of the three member
Fining Committee appointed by the Board of Directors. A majority
vote of the Fining Committee is required in order to levy the fine.
1.
A notice will be sent to the resident advising the resident of
his or her right to a hearing which will include:
a)
A statement of the date, time, and place of the hearing to be
held not less than 14 days from the date of the notice;
b)
A statement that the resident may present evidence at the
hearing;
c)
A specific designation of the provisions of the governing
Documents or Rules and Regulations which are alleged to have been
violated;
d)
A short statement of the alleged violation(s); and
e)
The amount of the proposed fine.
2.
Fines are due within 30 days of the decision by the Fining Committee.
3.
If the resident does not request a hearing or fails to
attend the hearing the proposed fine will be assessed to the residents
unit if the Fining Committee finds that the resident violated the
provisions above set forth and the fine is not paid within 30 days of the
date of the decision of the Fining Committee.
4.
Use privileges of community amenities will be suspended for any fine not
paid within 30 days from the decision by the Fining Committee. Such
suspension will continue until fines are paid in full.
D. Each
resident traffic and parking violation record shall be retained for a
period of one year from the date of the offense.
II. Traffic and
parking violations for commercial vehicles will be administered as
follows:
1. 1st
Offense
A written warning in the form of a ticket.
2. 2nd
Offense within a 12 month period Vehicle will be expelled from
the property for the remainder of the day.
3. 3rd
Offense within a 12 month period Vehicle will be expelled from
the property for a period of one year from the date of the
third
offense.
Each
commercial vehicle traffic and parking violation record will be retained for a period
of one year from the date of the offense.
The employer
of the commercial vehicle shall be notified of the violation. |
