my protest letter. it's a $75 fine by the way:
From the S.F. DPT website:
“The effective times of white zones vary and are indicated by signs or by stencils on the curb.�
At the City College John Adams Campus, there is no sign or stencil on the Grove Street curb indicating the actual hours of operation/ticketing. The stencil only states:
“no parking during business hours�
To determine the actual operating hours, I called the number listed on City College John Adams Campus’ website [415-561-1900]. At 10:30am Friday 11/18/2005, I was quoted operating hours of 8:00am to 5:00pm on Fridays.
I contest that this fine, issued at 7:45am, should be waived, as it was issued outside of operating hours and parking at the white curb was legal at the time of issuance. Further, no signs are posted indicating the actual business/ticketing hours for this site, so it is not possible to easily determine the actual hours of operation.
I respectfully suggest signs be clearly posted indicating the effective operating/ticketing hours pertaining to the white curb on Grove Street, in front of the City College John Adams Campus. Hopefully this will prevent other citizens from experiencing a similar situation.
Regards,