§ 10.56.420. Deposit of coins—Amount of time corresponds to value of coins.

When any vehicle shall be parked in any space alongside of or next to which a parking meter is located in accordance with the provisions of this title, the operator of said vehicle upon so parking shall, and it shall be unlawful to fail to, deposit immediately one United States five cent ($0.05) coin in such parking meter and then turn the operating key or lever of said meter in a clockwise direction to the extent allowed by the proper operation of the meter.

One-hour parking meters, when installed, shall be so adjusted as to show legal parking during a period of sixty (60) minutes upon and after the deposit of one United States five cent ($0.05) coin therein.

Two-hour parking meters, when installed, shall be so adjusted as to show legal parking during a period of one hundred twenty (120) minutes upon and after the deposit of one United States five cent ($0.05) coin therein. Two-hour parking meters shall be designated by distinctive coloring of the standard and by appropriate wording on the instructions plate.

(Prior traffic code § 279)