A.
The streets of Carlisle were, for the most part, not
built with the intention of allowing parking along the sides. Most
streets were built before the advent of motor vehicles, a day when
most people either walked or moved about by horse or horse and buggy.
Needless to say, those horses and buggies were not stored on the street
for long periods of time.
B.
As a courtesy, with the growth of the automobile,
municipalities have allowed parking on streets. At all times, however,
regulation of that parking has remained within the powers of those
municipalities. The right of such regulation has never been successfully
challenged.
C.
As the years passed, the necessity for the automobile
grew. In recent years, the auto has been looked upon as one item that
each family had to own; in the last decade, many families have operated
with more than one vehicle.
D.
In Carlisle, this condition has been heightened by
the growth of apartment houses, the downtown business section and
county government and related professional offices without provision
for the necessary parking by the great number of cars brought in by
this growth.
E.
The situation has reached the point where Borough
residents are unable in many parts of town to find parking near their
homes (most of these people do not have garages and lack enough yardage
to construct parking). This most seriously affects our senior citizens
who are unable to carry on their routine business for fear of losing
parking that they do have or of not finding parking upon their return.
F.
With all of this in mind, this article is designed
to increase the quality of life in the Borough's older, crowded sections
and to preserve the safety of children and other pedestrians and to
promote traffic safety and the peace, good order, comfort, convenience
and welfare of the inhabitants of the Borough.
G.
This article is also designed to effect the balance
in the availability of parking for both residents and the general
public in blocks containing a mix of businesses, professional offices
and residences. In order to attain this objective, the Borough Council
has deemed it appropriate to place a limit on the number of residential
parking permits to be issued in those blocks.
[Added 8-12-1999 by Ord. No. 1908, approved 8-19-1999]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
That portion of a street that starts at the intersection
of the street with another street and goes without interruption to
the next intersection of the street with another street.
A vehicle which is self-propelled except one which is propelled
solely by human power or by electric power obtained from overhead
trolley wires, but not operated upon rails.
An adult individual.
A person who is living or dwelling in a house or building
that abuts a street where parking meter zones have been established.
A right-of-way intended for public use by motor vehicles
and pedestrians. The word shall include "road," "highway" and "avenue."
A.
Parking shall be permitted without payment of the
parking meter charges on streets, except for Hanover and High Streets,
where parking meter zones have been established, for residents who
have displayed a valid parking permit on their motor vehicle, provided
that the resident is permitted only to park on the block where he
or she resides.
B.
The number of authorized residential parking permits for the following blocks shall be limited to a maximum of 12 such permits per block: the first blocks from High Street of South Pitt Street and North Pitt Street; the first blocks from Hanover Street of West Pomfret Street and East Pomfret Street; the first blocks from Hanover Street of West Louther Street and East Louther Street. Notwithstanding the limitation of Subsection A of this section, a residential parking permit may be issued to a resident of any of these blocks for use in an alternate location as designated below, provided the number of residential parking permits for such alternate block is not exceeded:
[Amended 11-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2063, approved 11-10-2006]
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Block of Residence
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Alternate Block Permit
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First block of East Louther Street
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First block of North Bedford Street
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|
First block of West Louther Street
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Second block of West Louther Street or first
block of North Pitt Street
| |
|
First block of North Pitt Street
|
First or second block of West Louther Street
| |
|
First block of South Pitt Street
|
First block of West Pomfret Street or second
block of South Pitt Street
| |
|
First block of East Pomfret Street
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First block of South Bedford Street
| |
|
First block of West Pomfret Street
|
First or second block of South Pitt Street
|
C.
Permit holders shall not have the right to transfer
a permit to another person.
[Amended 11-8-2006 by Ord. No. 2063, approved 11-10-2006]
A resident may obtain for a fee a parking permit
for his or her vehicle from the Borough of Carlisle's Police Department
in the Borough's Municipal Building. Proof of residency in the form
of both a valid driver's license and a valid motor vehicle registration
card in the name of the resident shall be required. A record of parking
permits issued shall be maintained by the Police Department, which
shall include the name and address of the resident and the year, make
and registration number of the resident's motor vehicle.
A.
The fee for a parking permit for a six-month period shall be as set forth in Chapter 120, Fees, as enacted and ordained, and as may be, from time to time, amended. The six-month period shall run from January 1 to June 30 or July 1 to December 31. Parking permits maybe purchased during the six-month period at a prorated fee as set forth in Chapter 120, Fees, as enacted and ordained, and as may be, from time to time, amended.
B.
A valid parking permit shall not be considered to
ensure parking space to the resident on his or her block but only
permit the resident to park in an available parking space, if any,
on his or her block without having to pay the parking meter charges
during the period of the permit's validity.
This article shall not affect the application
of any other ordinances prohibiting and regulating traffic or parking
in the Borough of Carlisle or other lawfully posted parking regulations.
Any person violating any provision of this article shall, for each and every such violation, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the same penalties as set forth in § 244-38. In addition, any person so violating this article shall be required to deliver to a member of the Police Department, upon request, his or her parking permit, whether valid or invalid, for confiscation and shall forfeit his or her right to obtain a parking permit pursuant to this article.
