[Ord. 1107-90, 9/10/1990]
The Borough finds that:
A. The downtown business area of the Borough is in need of parking spaces
for automobiles in addition to those spaces presently provided on
the public streets and parking lots.
B. The erection and outfitting of a parking garage in the downtown area
has been undertaken by the Borough to alleviate the aforementioned
shortage and to provide convenient short and long-term vehicle parking
for the public.
[Ord. 1107-90, 9/10/1990]
The multilevel parking garage located on Race Horse Alley, between
that alley and Railroad Street, behind the first block of York Street,
is designated as a public parking facility, the use of which shall
be subject to payment by the user.
[Ord. 1107-90, 9/10/1990; as amended by Ord. 1250-01, 1/8/2001;
by Ord. 1274-03, 1/13/2003; by Ord. 1344-08, 1/14/2008; and by Ord.
1411-13, 10/15/2013]
1. The rates for parking in the parking garage shall be set and revised
from time to time by resolution as duly adopted by the Gettysburg
Borough Council.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
2. The rates in effect for hourly and daily parking in the parking garage
shall be prominently posted at all entrances and exits of the parking
garage.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
3. A flat parking rate shall be charged for parking in the parking garage
during certain designated events held within or near the Borough of
Gettysburg, particularly for events held at either the nearby Majestic
Theater or the nearby Gettysburg Hotel. Persons parking a motor vehicle
in the parking garage during such events shall be issued a ticket
which sets forth the flat rate for parking. The Borough Manager of
the Borough of Gettysburg is authorized by the Borough Council to
designate and schedule the dates and times when a flat rate shall
be in effect and when flat-rate tickets shall be issued for parking
in the parking garage during certain designated events.
4. Payment of all parking fees, with the exception of payment for parking
on a monthly basis, quarterly basis, biannual basis, or annual basis,
shall be made by the user of the parking garage at the time of entry
to the garage, via kiosks located near the pedestrian exits of the
garage.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
5. The Borough shall have the authority to rent or authorize the reservation
of designated parking spaces on a short-term or long-term basis at
a rate to be established by resolution adopted from time to time by
the Borough Council.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
6. The Borough Manager, after prior review of the same with Borough
Council, is hereby authorized to test new rates for any type of parking
in the parking garage for a period of up to six months. At or prior
to the conclusion of such test rate periods, any such rate must be
approved by resolution of the Borough Council in order to be extended
and become a regular rate imposed for parking in the parking garage.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
[Added by Ord. 1411-13, 10/15/2013]
The parking garage shall be open for public parking of motor
vehicles every day of the year on a twenty-four-hour-per-day basis,
with the exception of when the parking garage shall be closed by the
Borough for construction, repairs, maintenance, or in the case of
an event or an emergency which requires the Borough to close the parking
garage for public parking.
[Added by Ord. 1411-13, 10/15/2013]
The Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg may from time
to time by resolution approve and adopt reasonable rules and regulations
for parking within the parking garage and the use of the parking garage
and its facilities. Any such rules and regulations approved and adopted
by the Borough Council shall be prominently posted at and within the
parking garage.
[Added by Ord. 1411-13, 10/15/2013]
1. The following acts are prohibited and shall be violations of this
Part and are subject to a notice of violation and fine:
[Amended by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
A. Failure to pay the prescribed rates and fees for parking in the parking
garage at such time that payment is required.
B. Failure to obey and to act in accordance with posted signage rules and regulations for parking within the parking garage and the use of the parking garage and its facilities, as approved and adopted pursuant to §
15-1105 of this Part.
C. Damaging, defacing or tampering with any part of the parking garage,
its equipment, its entry and exit systems, and any of its related
facilities.
D. Damaging, defacing or tampering with any motor vehicles parked within
the parking garage facilities.
E. Parking a vehicle within the parking garage in more than one designated
parking space or in a manner so that any portion of a parked vehicle
is not completely within the marked area of a single designated parking
space.
F. Improperly parking within the parking garage in a parking space which
has been designated and properly marked or reserved for use by another
user or in a parking space which has been designated and properly
marked as reserved for the parking of a vehicle by a person with a
disability.
G. Riding of bicycles and scooters or the use of skateboards or inline
skates within the parking garage.
H. The unauthorized use of the parking garage and its facilities for
any purpose other than for the parking of motor vehicles.
I. Failure to obey or to act in accordance with any duty or provision
set forth in and prescribed by this Part.
2. Any vehicle which is parked or being used within the parking garage in any manner which is prohibited by the provisions of this Part may be towed and removed from the parking garage by the Borough of Gettysburg or at its direction at the cost and expense of the owner or operator of the vehicle. Such towing and removal of a vehicle from the parking garage shall be in addition to any fine or penalty imposed for a violation of this Part pursuant to §
15-1107 hereof.
[Ord. 1107-90, 9/10/1990; as amended by Ord. 1411-13, 10/15/2013;
by Ord. No. 1443-17, 1/9/2017; and by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
1. Forty dollars for each separate parking violation. The owner or operator
may pay the fine within seven calendar days of the date of the violation
by placing a check or money order with a copy of the parking ticket
in an envelope and depositing the envelope in either the red fine
box outside of the Borough building or in the gray box located at
the window inside of the lobby of the Borough building. The fine may
also be paid by mailing a check or money order and a copy of the parking
ticket to the Borough. In addition, the fine may be paid electronically
through the Parking Department link on the Borough's website at www.gettysburgpa.gov.
No cash payments will be accepted in payment of fines. If the fine
is paid within seven calendar days of the date of violation, a $15
discount shall be applied for a discounted fine payment amount of
$25.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1467-19, 12/9/2019]
2. If the applicable fine is not paid within seven calendar days from
the time the notice of violation was issued, prosecution will be initiated
for said violation, and upon conviction thereof, the owner or operator
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $40, together with
costs of prosecution.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1467-19, 12/9/2019]
3. Additional Penalties. Any person who shall fail to make payment of
any prescribed rate or fee for parking in the parking garage at such
time when payment of the rate or fee is required shall, in addition
to paying the unpaid parking fee or rate owed to the Borough, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $60 nor more
than $600, together with costs of prosecution.
4. Any person who shall violate any other provision of this Part shall,
upon conviction, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 per violation and the costs
of prosecution.