I had a similar experience: I got a ticket at 1 hour parking area saying parking at no parking zone. I took a picture of parking sign and went to court, and the ticket was dismissed on court.
Here is the normal procedure:
1. With a parking ticket, you should go to city hall. When asked if you want to pay, you can say no. Then you are sent to the room next door to talk to a clerk. The clerk will typically offer you half price of the ticket if you are willing to pay. Otherwise you can request to go to court. You can request officer presence, and a translator.
2. You can also request for disclosure at the same time. The bylaw officer's notes can be made available to you to get more information.
3. Wait for court and appeal not guilty, so you will confront the officer and provide your evidence.
It is just a parking ticket so it is not a big deal. Worst case, you lose and you pay, but you get more experience. My case was dismissed due to lack of evidence. So I didn't figured out why I got the ticket at the first place.
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