Fire Zone unmarked on Elm St

[sunnyschettler.livejournal.com]

Hello, first posting here so please be kind...
Am I the only occasional driver who has been caught in the ticket-trap that is at Elm/Bowers Ave corner? It's right in front of the bank next to Goodwill. On the very rainy Monday we just had I parked at the corner to run in two bags of Goodwill items. Two minutes later I was slapped with a $100 FEE ticket for parking in a Fire Zone.

The zone is marked only with a sign, not a red curb, and I mistook the sign as a simple No parking from here to corner sign. I can't afford a $100 ticket and will contest it in the public hearing. Has anyone else done this successfully, and if so, how? Should I take pictures of the signage and e-mail them to the city for instance, or just bring them to the hearing?

Thanks for any help or insights, -Sunny

Comments

[thespian.livejournal.com]

she (I assume) is talking about the Hearing in Person, as opposed to an online or by mail appeal, not about showing up at an unrelated hearing thing.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Yeah, showing up at an unrelated hearing would probably not end well.

Yes, that's correct -- thanks for clarifying

[sunnyschettler.livejournal.com]

I should have stated that I had stopped at the Parking Office and asked what I could do as I drove home in the rain. The clerk said that I could pay or show at the hearing date. Those were my only two options.