The boundary limits of the Borough of Girard are hereby established
as a zone in which motor vehicles may remain standing without lights,
and all highways within such boundary limits are hereby designated
as highways where motor vehicles may remain standing without lights.
Wherever a space shall be marked off on any highway for the
parking of an individual vehicle, every vehicle there parked shall
be parked within the lines bounding such space.
[Amended 4-20-1987 by Ord. No. 569; 12-19-1994 by Ord. No. 641]
A.
Only angle parking shall be permitted on the following portions of
the highway:
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Highway
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Side
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Between
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|---|---|---|
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Main Street East
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South
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Exit from South Park Row and Walnut Street
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Main Street East
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South
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No trucks or vans shall be permitted to park in the first two
designated spaces west of Walnut Street.
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Main Street West
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North and South
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Entrance to South Park Row and B. & L.E. Railroad
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Main Street West
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South
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No trucks or vans shall be permitted to park in the first two
designated spaces west of Myrtle Street
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B.
On all highways or portions thereof where angle parking is now or
shall hereafter be authorized, all vehicles parked thereon shall be
parked with the front thereof nearest the curb.
[Amended 11-18-1974 by Ord. No. 470; 3-16-1987 by Ord. No. 567; 2-17-1992 by Ord. No. 606; 3-21-1994 by Ord. No. 627; 6-19-1995 by Ord. No.
644]
Parking shall be prohibited at all times in the following locations:
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Highway
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Side
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Between
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|---|---|---|
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Church Street
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East
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Prospect Street and Shenango Street
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Goss Avenue
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North
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Rice Avenue and Mechanic Street
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Hathaway Street
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North
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Olin Avenue and Haggerty Street
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Lake Street
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South
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Rice Avenue and 532 feet west
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Locust Street
[Added 11-15-1999 by Ord. No. 669] |
South
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No parking between signs
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Main Street
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Both
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Chestnut Street and west Borough line
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Main Street East
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North
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In front of St. John's Rectory
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Mechanic Street
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East
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Between the first sign located 90 feet north of Main Street
West and the second sign located 170 feet north of Main Street West
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Nickel Plate Avenue
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North
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Rice Avenue and dead end
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Olin Avenue
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East
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Main Street East and Prospect Avenue
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Olin Avenue
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West
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Entrance to Methodist Church, except there shall be one handicap
space being the first location north of the entrance to the Methodist
Church, to be designated by appropriate signs
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Rice Avenue
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East
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Hathaway Street and a point 135 feet southwardly
|
|
Rice Avenue
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East
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Main Street West and Vine Street
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Rice Avenue
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West
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Hathaway Street and a point 145 feet southwardly
|
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Rice Avenue
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West
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Hathaway Street and a point 200 feet northwardly
|
|
Sunset Drive
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West
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Main Street and Tilden Avenue
|
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Vine Street
[Added 2-18-2013 by Ord. No. 726] |
North
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From 106 Vine Street west to Rice Avenue
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Vine Street
[Added 2-15-2016 by Ord. No. 739 |
South
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From Wall Street west to Rice Avenue
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Wilcox Extension
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East
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Olin Avenue and end of street
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[Amended 2-21-1977 by Ord. No. 490]
Parking shall be prohibited in the following locations at all
times on the days, months, and between the hours hereby indicated:
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Highway
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Side
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Between
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Days
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Hours
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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All streets and tree lawns
[Amened 2-18-2013 by Ord. No. 726] |
Both
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All days, November 1 to April 1 of the next year
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3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
| |
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Main Street
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Both
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Church Street and west Borough line
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Friday
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3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
|
|
Main Street
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North
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Wall Street and Mechanic Street
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All days
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3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
|
[Amended 2-21-1977 by Ord. No. 490; 10-19-1987 by Ord. No. 572; 8-17-1992 by Ord. No. 611]
No person shall park a vehicle, or allow the same to remain
parked, for longer than the time herein indicated, in any of the following
locations, at any time on the days and between the hours herein indicated:
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Highway
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Side
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Between
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Days
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Hours
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Parking Time Limit
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Main Street
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North
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Wall Street and Mechanic Street
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Every day
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6:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.
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1 hour
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Main Street East
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Both
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Penn Avenue and Church Street
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Every day
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8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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2 hours
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Main Street East
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North
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Penn Avenue and Walnut Street
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Mon. to Sat.
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24 hours
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15 minutes
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Main Street East
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South
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Penn Avenue and Walnut Street
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Mon. to Sat.
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24 hours
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15 minutes
|
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Main Street West
[Added 3-17-2003 by Ord. No. 678 |
North
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Bessemer R.R. and Walnut Street
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Every day
|
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
|
2 hours
|
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Main Street West
[Added 3-17-2003 by Ord. No. 678] |
South
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Bessemer R.R. and Olin Avenue
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Every day
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7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
|
2 hours
|
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Mechanic Street
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East
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First two spaces north of Main Street fronting
|
Every day
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8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
| |
|
Myrtle Street
[Added 3-17-2003 by Ord. No. 678] |
Both
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Main Street and Locust Street
|
Every day
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7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
|
2 hours
|
|
Olin Avenue
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West
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Main Street and Prospect
|
Mon. to Sat.
|
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
|
2 hours
|
|
Randall Avenue[1]
|
Both
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Rice Avenue and Mechanic Street
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Every day
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8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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2 hours
|
|
Rice Avenue
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Both
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Miles Avenue and Nickel Plate Avenue
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Every day
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8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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2 hours
|
|
Wilcox Library
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30 minutes
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[Added 9-19-1977 by Ord. No. 493]
Parking for a continuous period in excess of 48 hours is hereby
prohibited on all streets and municipal parking lots within the Borough
of Girard.
[Amended 9-19-1977 by Ord. No. 493; 8-17-1992 by Ord. No. 611; 3-17-2003 by Ord. No. 678; 11-20-2006 by Ord. No. 693; 2-15-2016 by Ord. No. 739]
A.
Any person who shall violate any provisions of § 400-20, 400-21, 400-22, 400-24 or 400-27 of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $25, except trucks, passenger vans or commercial vehicles parking in a posted "No Trucks or Vans Permitted" parking zone for which the fine will be $25, and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than five days. Any person who shall violate the provisions of § 400-23 or 400-25 of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $15, except trucks, passenger vans or commercial vehicles parking in a posted "No Trucks or Vans Permitted" metered parking zone for which the fine will be not less than $20 nor more than $25, and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 10 days.
B.
It shall
be the duty of the police officers of the Borough to report to the
Mayor all violations of any provisions of this article, indicating
in each case:
(1)
The section thereof violated;
(2)
The license number of the vehicle involved in such violation;
(3)
The location where such violation took place;
(4)
The time of such violation; and
(5)
Any other facts that might be necessary in order to secure a clear
understanding of the circumstances attending such violation.
C.
The police officer making such report shall also attach to every such vehicle a notice that such vehicle was parked in violation of this article, which notice shall contain instructions to the owner or operator of such vehicle that if he shall report to the office of the Chief of Police and pay, for the use of the Borough, the sum of $10 within 48 hours after the time of such notice, or if he shall place such sum of $10, enclosed with the envelope provided, in any of the special parking fine boxes installed at various locations within the Borough within such time limit, the same shall save such violator from prosecution and from payment of the fine and costs hereinabove prescribed, provided that if the violation shall be of § 400-23 or 400-25 of this article, the notice hereby required shall provide for the payment of $15 within 48 hours after the time of such notice.
[Added 7-15-1975 by Ord. No. 479]
Parking shall be prohibited by all, other than authorized vehicles,
in the parking lot north of the Borough Municipal Building, said lot
being bounded on the south by the Borough Municipal Building, on the
west by the municipal parking lot, and on the east by Mechanic Street.
Travel through the parking lot shall be limited to one-way traffic
flowing west from Mechanic Street to the municipal parking lot.
[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 575]
To promote and secure the safety of persons and property and
to facilitate the fighting of fires and the evacuation of sick or
injured persons in areas of public buildings or places of assembly,
it is hereby established that certain areas may be designated as fire
lanes and/or Fire Department access points wherein the parking or
standing of motor vehicles is prohibited.
A.
FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS POINT
FIRE LANE
Definitions. The following are established and shall apply to this
section:
An area indicated by official signs in front of or adjacent
to any required exit of a building or to a fire hydrant or to a hose
connection point serving a building's fire-fighting system.
An area indicated by official signs leading to or adjacent
to a public building or place of business or assembly which must be
kept open at all times in order for fire or other emergency equipment
to operate effectively in case of fire or other emergency. Said area
is to be 35 feet in width, extending outward from the sidewalk or
designated line for its entire length. Each fire lane shall be designated
by road markings and posted at convenient intervals.
B.
Borough Council may from time to time determine and designate areas
as a fire lane and/or Fire Department access point. Each area so designated
shall be indicated by road markings, and official signs shall be placed
adjacent to said fire lane or Fire Department access point so as to
clearly designate the area affected.
C.
No person at any time shall park or leave standing any vehicle in
any fire lane or Fire Department access point as herein established.
D.
The penalty for violation of this article as set forth in § 400-26 shall not apply to violations of this section. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall, upon summary conviction thereof, before a Magisterial District Judge, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $15, and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment thereof, shall undergo imprisonment for a term not to exceed five days.
[Added 4-19-1993 by Ord. No. 621]
A.
Except
for persons parking vehicles lawfully bearing a handicapped or severely
disabled veteran registration plate or displaying a handicapped or
severely disabled veteran parking placard when such vehicles are being
operated by or for the transportation of a handicapped person or a
severely disabled veteran, no person shall park a vehicle on public
or private property reserved for a handicapped person or severely
disabled veteran, which property has been so posted in accordance
with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation regulations.
[Amended 12-19-1994 by Ord. No. 641]
|
Highway
|
Side
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|
|
Main Street West
|
North
|
A metered parking space will be designated for handicapped parking
only in front of 222 Main Street West
|
B.
Any person
who shall violate any provision of this section is guilty of a summary
offense and shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a
fine of not less than $50 nor more than $200.
