[Added 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-01]
It is the legislative purpose of the Borough Council of the Borough of Folcroft to assist residents of areas of the Borough who suffer adverse effects from limited amounts of curbside parking, from vehicular congestion due to such limited amounts of curbside parking and from the competition by nonresidents with residents for such limited curbside parking. It is also the legislative purpose of the Borough Council of the Borough of Folcroft to assist residents who suffer adverse effects from parking regulations designed to control traffic flow or enhance the residential character of Borough neighborhoods which result in an unnecessary hardship on the residents who reside in such areas. These adverse conditions include, but are not limited to, degradation of the common shared driveways, hazardous traffic conditions; air pollution; excessive noise and refuse; burdens in gaining reasonable access to residences; reduced pedestrian safety for children, handicapped individuals and the elderly; reduced access for fire and emergency vehicles; and general degradation in the quality of life.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
PERMIT PARKING AREA
A contiguous length of curbside parking on public highways upon which limited-time parking restrictions are in effect, as established pursuant to § 570-82 of this chapter, and as such highway, or parts thereof, as the same may be amended or supplemented.
RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT
A residential parking permit as authorized by this article.
VEHICLE
An automobile, motorcycle, van, jeep or truck which is less than 3/4 ton in size. A "vehicle" does not include a trailer, motorhome, motorhouse, housecar or camper.
A. 
The Borough Council of the Borough of Folcroft may by ordinance designate residential parking permit areas along public highways in residential districts, as classified by the Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Folcroft, as the same may be amended from time to time. The minimum length of residential parking permit areas shall be either 600 feet in length or the distance from one intersection to another. Before designating a residential parking permit area, the Council shall determine that residents of the proposed residential permit parking area are adversely affected by curbside parking by nonresidents in vehicles or by parking regulations which are designed to control curbside parking but present a hardship on area residents. In making its determination, the Council shall consider the advice of the Folcroft Borough Safety Officer; the difficulty experienced by the residents of the proposed residential permit parking area in obtaining curbside parking reasonably accessible to their residences for themselves and their guests; the desire of the residents for the institution of residential permit parking in the area; the willingness of those residents to bear the costs associated with such residential parking as authorized by this article; and the availability of off-street parking facilities to the residents.
B. 
The Residential Parking Program shall be in effect from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. daily, excluding holidays, on the following streets:
Name of Highway
Side
Designation
Location
Taylor Drive
Parking permit zone
Entire street
Grant Drive
Parking permit zone
Entire street
Kent Road
Parking permit zone
Entire street
Heather Road
Parking permit zone
Entire street
Carter Road
Parking permit zone
Entire street
Valleyview Drive
Parking permit zone
Entire street
King Avenue
Parking permit zone
Entire street
Folcroft Avenue
Parking permit zone
14-66 Block of Folcroft Avenue
Edwards Road
Parking permit zone
Entire street
Delview Road
Parking permit zone
Entire street
Bennington Road
Parking permit zone
Entire street
Fowler Road
Parking permit zone
Entire street
Windsor Circle
Parking permit zone
Entire street
Glenn Avenue
Parking permit zone
Entire street
Llanwellyn Avenue
Parking permit zone
Entire street
Delmar Drive
Parking permit zone
Entire street
A. 
No person shall be permitted to park a motor vehicle in or along the side of any Borough of Folcroft street set forth in the residential permit parking areas designated in this chapter unless there appears on the motor vehicle in a location designated by the Borough from time to time a parking sticker as provided hereinafter permitting such vehicle to park within the specific permitted area or unless there appears in a visible location on the front dashboard of said vehicle a valid guest card, special business card or special card as provided hereinafter in this chapter which authorizes parking within the specific residential permit parking areas.
B. 
Residents of a residential permit parking area and their frequent regular guests, desiring a residential parking permit for a vehicle as defined in § 570-81, shall apply for such a permit to the Borough of Folcroft Managers Office. Residents shall complete any application form as required by the Department of Zoning and Code Enforcement and shall pay the required fee as set forth in § 570-84.
C. 
Any person living in a residence abutting the streets in the permitted areas as set forth in § 570-82 hereof shall be entitled to receive a residential parking sticker for the specific permitted area in which such person resides, if the person applying for such sticker presents two items constituting proof of residency in the specific permitted area and two items constituting proof of ownership of a motor vehicle registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which said proofs consist of a valid operator's license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a valid motor vehicle registration issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and proof of motor vehicle financial responsibility as required by the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, 75 P.S. § 1701 et seq., as the same may be amended from time to time; or, in the event of a parent/child relationship, the child applying for such permit presents a registration of a motor vehicle registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under the name of such child's parent or parents; the child presents the insurance policy of the parent or parents which designates the child as the primary driver of the motor vehicle to be registered; the child presents an affidavit or letter agreement from the child's parent or parents in form and content acceptable to the Borough which indicates that the parent or parents accept financial responsibility for all tickets issued by the Borough which relate to the registered motor vehicle. A list of items approved by Borough Council which will constitute satisfactory proof of residence in the permitted area will be available in the Borough Manager's office. The permit issued shall be nontransferrable and effective only for the specific permitted area for which it was issued.
D. 
Not more than four residential parking permits shall be issued to residents at one postal address.
E. 
Permits shall be valid until the last day of the month one year from the date of issuance.
F. 
Permits may be renewed by applying to the Department of Zoning and Code Enforcement for such renewal on or before the expiration date of the permit.
G. 
An application for a residential parking permit for a replacement vehicle shall be treated as a renewal of a residential parking permit if the applicant presents reasonable physical evidence that the previously issued permit has been removed and present it to the Borough Manager. The old parking sticker may be exchanged for a new one at the cost of $2, which parking sticker shall be valid for the remaining period of validity of the old parking sticker.
H. 
A residential parking permit shall consist of three parts: a sequentially numbered, colored and uniquely identifiable base sticker, the color of which shall change at approximately annual intervals; a date sticker or stamp indicating the month and year of expiration; and a number sticker or stamp indicating the number of the residential parking permit area as enumerated in § 570-82. The Department of Zoning and Code Enforcement shall affix the date sticker or stamp and the residential parking permit area number sticker or stamp to the base sticker prior to issuance.
I. 
Upon issuance of a residential parking permit sticker, the applicant shall affix said sticker on the vehicle specified in the application near the center of the rear bumper or truck such that the residential parking permit sticker is visible to an ordinarily observant person and does not obscure the vehicle's license plate.
J. 
When the Borough has reason to believe that a parking sticker was issued in error, or that a person to whom a parking sticker was issued is no longer eligible, or that a person to whom a parking sticker was issued has violated the requirements of this section, the Borough shall send a letter to the possessor of the parking sticker advising that person of the ineligibility or violation. If the violation continues, and/or the person is unable to demonstrate that he or she is eligible or continues to be eligible for a parking sticker, the Borough shall revoke the parking sticker. Violators who have had a parking sticker revoked shall be ineligible for parking sticker issuance for one year. In addition, upon the occurrence of a violation of this chapter, the Borough may also institute and enforce the violation and penalty provisions of § 570-89 of this chapter.
K. 
Each single-family home and apartment unit in a permit area is eligible to be issued up to two guest permit cards. Each rooming house in a permit area is eligible to be issued one guest card per room. An applicant for a guest card must present proof of residency as required by § 570-83. The Borough shall have no responsibility for the issuance of a guest card to any particular resident of a dwelling unit. A guest card shall be limited to the specific address for which it was issued (such address shall be noted on the face of the guest card) and shall be limited in use and validity to the block in which the property is located and a two-block area contiguous to the specific address for which the guest card is issued. A guest permit card may be utilized for a guest's vehicle for up to, but not in excess of, a month's (30 permit days) consecutive period.
A. 
The initial application fee for a residential parking permit shall be $60 per calendar year. The sticker shall designate the specific permitted parking areas to which it applies, shall be in such size as the Borough, from time to time, deems appropriate and shall be displayed in such manner on the registered vehicle as the Borough, from time to time, deems appropriate.
B. 
The renewal fee for a residential parking permit shall be $60.
C. 
The initial application fee for a residential guest parking card shall be $10 a month. Guest cards shall be in such size and design as the Borough, from time to time, deems appropriate and shall be issued by the Borough Manager or such other official as the Borough Council may designate from time to time. Lost or stolen cards shall be replaced at the cost of $2 each.
D. 
The annual application fees for residential parking permits and guest parking cards may be amended from time to time as deemed appropriate by the Borough Council via the passage of a resolution.
A. 
The operator of a vehicle with a valid residential parking permit sticker shall be excused from the observance of limited-time parking restrictions in the area for which the residential parking permit was issued.
B. 
The operator of a vehicle with a residential parking permit sticker shall not be excused from the observance of limited-time parking restrictions in areas other than the residential parking permit district for which the residential parking permit was issued.
C. 
The operator of a vehicle with a valid residential parking permit sticker shall observe all traffic, parking, stopping and standing regulations except as specified in this section.
Upon designation by the Borough Council of the Borough of Folcroft of a residential parking permit area, the Department of Public Works shall erect signs below those which indicate the limited-time parking restrictions which shall be of such a character as to inform an ordinarily observant person of the specific residential parking permit area and its restrictions.
The Departments of Zoning and Code Enforcement, Public Works, and Public Safety shall promulgate rules and regulations relating to their respective obligations to implement and enforce the provisions of this article.
A. 
An owner or operator of a motor vehicle parked in violation of any provision of this chapter shall be issued a notice of violation and be ordered to pay a fine of $100 payable to the Borough of Folcroft within 14 days of issuance of such notice.
B. 
Failure to respond to the notice of violation by payment of the fine, as aforesaid, which payment must be made to the Borough of Folcroft within 14 days of issuance of such notice, shall result in the issuance of a citation to the defendant. Thereafter, the prosecution shall proceed in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure; and, upon conviction for the offense, the defendant shall be ordered to pay a fine of $100, for each violation together with the costs of prosecution and, in default thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 days.
C. 
Any person who shall knowingly provide false information on an application for a residential parking permit or who shall provide a falsified operator's license, motor vehicle registration or proof of financial responsibility, shall be subject to revocation of his or her residential parking permit, and upon summary conviction thereof shall be fined $100 for each violation together with the costs of prosecution and, in default thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 days.
D. 
Any person who shall falsify a residential parking permit sticker shall, upon summary conviction thereof, be fined $100 for each violation together with the costs of prosecution and, in default thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 days.