[Added 8-23-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-05]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
[Added 6-24-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-02]
STANDARDAny Type A-2, B, C, or D multipassenger vehicle used for scheduled transport, including public, tour, school, charter, or promotional campaign designed to carry 10 or more passengers and with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more.
SMALLAny Type A-1 multipassenger vehicle used for scheduled transport, including public, tour, school, charter, or promotional campaign designed to carry 10 or more passengers and with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds.
Vehicles used for construction and maintenance purposes,
including but not limited to backhoes, tractors, excavators, bulldozers,
trailers for transporting said vehicles and similar type vehicles.
[Amended 10-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-07]
A truck or construction and maintenance vehicle used primarily
in business or industry.
[Amended 10-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-07]
The Police Department of Lower Allen Township.
A self-propelled motorcoach; travel trailer, whether solid-sided
or pop-up and whether connected to a power source by fifth wheel or
tongue; towing trailers for transportation of boats, motorcycles,
snowmobiles, personal watercraft, and/or recreational devices, including
all-terrain vehicles (ATVs); and detachable living quarters made mobile
by attachment to another motor vehicle. The term shall not include
a motor home when located in a mobile home park or when otherwise
complying with the concept of a detached dwelling house.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-02]
A section of a recreational vehicle designed to slide out
or move away from the main frame or wall of the recreational vehicle
so as to add additional inside living area to the recreational vehicle.
[Added 6-24-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-02]
Any street, public or private, intended primarily as a means
of pedestrian and vehicle traffic.
A motor vehicle, excluding passenger cars, designed, used
or maintained primarily for the transportation of persons or property.
[Amended 10-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-07]
A.
Except as specifically provided herein with respect to large recreational vehicles, currently licensed wheeled vehicles in operating condition, including recreational vehicles of 30 feet or less in overall length used for transportation of an occupant of a residential premises, may be parked within the front, rear or side yards of a residential premises, provided the location thereof is approved under Chapter 220, Zoning, as an impervious off-street parking space. Such vehicles may be parked on the residential street for no more than 72 hours for the purpose of loading, unloading, or cleaning.
[Amended 6-24-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-02]
B.
Currently licensed recreational vehicles exceeding
30 feet in overall length, owned or leased by an occupant of a residential
premises may be parked only on a driveway or pad constructed of impervious
material, the dimension of which at least encompasses the entire length
and width of the recreational vehicle stored thereon:
(1)
In the side or rear yards of the residential
premises, provided that it is no closer than seven feet to any other
property line.
(2)
In the front yard of the residential premises,
provided it is at least 10 feet from the house side of the street
curb or the edge of paving of the street where no curb exists and
no closer than seven feet to any other property line.
(3)
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, such
vehicles may be parked on a residential premises for a period of time
not exceeding 72 hours for the purposes of loading, unloading or performing
routine maintenance.
(4)
Such vehicles may be parked on a residential street for no more
than 72 hours for the purpose of loading, unloading, and cleaning.
[Added 6-24-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-02]
C.
For the purposes of determining length of recreational
vehicles, measurement shall be taken between the most distant parts
of the front and rear of the vehicle (e.g., "bumper to bumper"; "bumper
to end of tongue").
D.
The foregoing regulations shall not apply to the storage
of a recreational vehicle at the same pad or location where storage
commenced more than three months prior to the effective date hereof.
E.
All recreational vehicles stored on a residential property must be
currently licensed, registered and, if required by law, inspected.
[Added 6-24-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-02]
F.
Recreational vehicles may not have slide-outs extended while parked
on a public street.
[Added 6-24-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-02]
[Amended 10-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-07]
A.
Effective the date of this article, it shall be unlawful for the
owner or operator of any truck with a gross vehicle weight rating
(GVWR) in excess of 4B or 11,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or in
combination with a trailer to park or store such vehicle on any street
or residential property located within the Residential Zoning Districts
R-1, R-2 and R-3.
B.
Parking or storing of construction and maintenance vehicles within
Residential Zoning Districts R-1, R-2 and R-3 shall also be prohibited
by this article.
[Amended 10-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-07]
The provisions of this article will be enforced
by the Police Department for violations occurring on public streets.
All other violations will be enforced by the Department of Community
Development. Any person seeking a temporary exemption from this article
may make said application to the Township Manager.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision
of this article dealing with parking in residential districts shall
pay a fine as follows:
(1)
Any person, firm or corporation who or which causes, allows,
permits or suffers any vehicle to be parked in any zone in which parking
is prohibited by this article shall pay to the Township an unlawful
parking charge in the amount of $50. There shall be a separate unlawful
parking charge for each consecutive day during which such unlawful
parking continues.
[Amended 10-24-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-07]
(2)
Whoever parks unlawfully in a restricted zone
as provided in this article and fails to pay any unlawful parking
charge, including any late charge, shall be, upon conviction thereof,
fined not more than $25 and costs of the prosecution.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision
of this article relating to parking a camper, trailer, boat or other
similar recreational vehicle on a public street shall pay a fine in
the sum of $10 if paid within five days, or upon failure to pay the
sum of $10 within the aforementioned time period, then, upon summary
conviction before a Magisterial District Judge, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $25 and the costs of prosecution.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
[Added 6-24-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-02]
A.
Standard
buses are not permitted to park in Residential Zones (R-1, R-2, R-3,
MUN) at any time.
B.
Currently
licensed and registered small buses may be parked only on a driveway
or pad constructed of impervious material, the dimensions of which
at least encompass the entire length and width of the bus parked thereon.
Small buses are not permitted to park on any residential street at
any time.
C.
Restrictions
in this section shall not apply to microcoaches, microbuses, or high-capacity
vans.
