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City of Scranton, PA
Lackawanna County
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[Added by Ord. No. 4-1983]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Central Business District Parking Ordinance of the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania."
A. 
When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future. Words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
B. 
For the purposes of this article, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein:
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
Includes the downtown centralized commercial district of the City of Scranton bounded on the north and south by Vine Street and Lackawanna Avenue, and on the east and west by Jefferson Avenue and Mifflin Avenue.
CITY
The City of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Department of Public Safety.
OPERATOR
Includes every individual who shall operate a vehicle as the owner thereof, or as the agent, employee or permittee of the owner or is in actual physical control of a vehicle.
PARK OR PARKING
The standing of a vehicle whether occupied or not, upon a street other than temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaging in, receiving or discharging passengers or loading or unloading merchandise or in obedience to traffic regulations, signs or signals or an involuntary stopping of the vehicle by reason of causes beyond the control of the operator of the vehicle.
PARKING METER
Includes any mechanical device or meter placed or erected for the regulation of parking.
PERSON
Includes any individual, firm, copartnership, association or corporation.
STREET
Any public street, avenue, road, highway or other public place located in the City of Scranton and established for the use of vehicles.
VEHICLE
Any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported upon the street or highway, except a device which is operated upon rails or tracks.
The Director of the Department of Public Safety and other appropriate City officials are hereby authorized to cause the removal of parking meters within the limits of the Central Business District as herein defined.
Parking or standing a vehicle within a designated space within the central business district shall be lawful for a period of time not to exceed two hours. Parking or standing a vehicle outside the central business district in a posted area shall be lawful for a period of time not to exceed two hours.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this article for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name of or operated by any such person to be parked beyond the period of legal parking time established for the Central Business District.
[Added by Ord. No. 62-1989]
A. 
No person shall park or leave unattended a vehicle on private property without the consent of the owner or other person in control or possession of the property except in the case of emergency or disablement of the vehicle, in which case the operator shall arrange for the removal of the vehicle as soon as possible.
B. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to private parking lots, unless such lots are posted to notify the public of any parking restrictions and the operator of the vehicle violates such posted restrictions. For the purpose of this section, "private parking lot" means a parking lot open to the public or used for parking without charge; or a parking lot used for parking with charge.
C. 
Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a summary offense.
[Amended 6-30-2016 by Ord. No. 42-2016]
[Amended by Ord. Nos. 29-1986; 29-1988; 86-1989]
A. 
Parking enforcement for all parking violations shall be conducted Monday through Friday of each week between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
[Amended 6-30-2016 by Ord. No. 42-2016]
B. 
A violation of the two-hour parking limit will be deemed to have occurred if a motor vehicle bearing a specific registration plate number is found to be parked in excess of two hours, in the same space or a space within six spaces in either direction of the space in which the vehicle was parked at the time the registration number was recorded.
C. 
Enforcement shall not be conducted on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.
[Amended 6-30-2016 by Ord. No. 42-2016]
D. 
The Parking Authority of the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania or its designee shall be deemed the agent to administer parking permits. Permits shall not be issued for prohibited zones without written approval from the Director of Public Safety. Payments for permits shall be made directly to the Parking Authority of the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania or its designee.
E. 
Parking permit program will be as follows:
(1) 
Construction parking permits. Special all-day parking permits issued to general contractors for their construction vehicles will be $20 per day, per parking space. No vehicle citations will be issued to these vehicles displaying this permit on their dashboard. This permit will be invalid in prohibited zones without the written consent of the Director of Public Safety.
[Amended 6-30-2016 by Ord. No. 42-2016]
(2) 
Service vehicle parking permits. Special permits will be issued to companies such as heating and electrical contractors with service vehicles. The cost of this permit will be $150 per year, per vehicle. This permit will be invalid in prohibited zones without the written consent of the Director of Public Safety. This permit is nontransferable as the license number of each vehicle will be stated on each permit. This permit shall not be issued to any company, establishment or corporation within the metered areas of the Central Business District.
[Amended 3-11-2008 by Ord. No. 15-2008]
(3) 
Parking permits for volunteer workers. Special permits will be issued to volunteers of nonprofit organizations such as Meals on Wheels, the Blind Association, etc. The cost of such permit will be $10 per year, per vehicle, and will be nontransferable as the license number of each vehicle will be stated on each permit. This permit will be invalid in prohibited zones.
(4) 
Parking permit system for dumpsters. There is hereby established a parking permit system for dumpsters in the City which system shall be administered by the Department of Public Safety.
(a) 
"Dumpster" shall be defined as a container which holds garbage, refuse or ashes, which is designed to be emptied by being raised into the air and turned so that the contents therein are placed in a garbage truck for disposal, and includes any container which must be lifted onto the back of a truck to be removed from the roadway.
[Amended 2-5-2001 by Ord. No. 8-2001]
(b) 
Any person wishing to park a dumpster on any street or highway in the City shall secure a permit from the Department of Public Safety. The permit application shall state: the name and address of the person(s) or corporation applying for the permit, stating with specificity the location desired, describing the precise area where the proposed dumpster will be located, the purpose of placing the dumpster at that location and the anticipated time that such dumpster will be parked. The application shall include a provision that the applicant(s) by his/her(s) signature(s) accepts full responsibility to completely indemnify and hold harmless the City from all damages or injuries of any kind that may occur while the dumpster(s) is parked on a City street or highway; and that the applicant will comply with this Subsection E(4) and all other rules and regulations concerning the parking of dumpsters. The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall, within a reasonable period of time, verify the location of the dumpster, determine that the proposed placement will not impede traffic and confirm evidence of adequate insurance. A permit fee of $5 per day, per dumpster, must be tendered at the time the permit is issued.
(c) 
All dumpsters parked on a City street or highway must have a flashing light and proper reflectors to provide warning to approaching traffic, which light and reflective devices shall be in proper working condition.
(d) 
A dumpster may be parked in a right-of-way area on a public street or highway for only one day. Pursuant to a permit issued under this Subsection E(4), unless the permit holder shall engage an off-duty police officer to ensure the safe movement of traffic around such dumpster.
(e) 
The Director of the Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to promulgate necessary and reasonable rules and regulations concerning the parking of dumpsters by permit, provided that such rules or regulations do not conflict with this section, the home rule charter or state statutes, and such rules and regulations have been approved in accordance with § 6-11C of Chapter 6, Administrative Code.
(f) 
Any person who violates any provision of this Subsection E(4) shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of not less than $100 and a maximum of not more than $300. In default of payment, a person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not to exceed 30 days.
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine of $10 for violations within the central Business District and $5 for violations in any posted areas.