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

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[boblothrope.livejournal.com]

And are painted curbs even mentioned in state or local laws around here?

In NYC, the city explicitly says that any paint on the curb is legally meaningless. But on the West Coast, the 5-color curb system is most definitely official.