The Borough of Chambersburg shall, for the purpose of providing safe
and effective places to temporarily store personal and business vehicles,
permit, in certain zones and areas, parking on streets, alleys and
byways. Such parking shall comply with all lawful ordinances, codes,
laws, rules, and regulations of the Borough and the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania which are now in effect or hereafter enacted.
Between a safety or construction zone and the adjacent curb within
30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety
or construction zone, unless a different length is indicated by official
traffic-control devices;
No vehicle over 21 feet in length may park in any on-street parking space. No vehicle registered as or contributing a mobile home or camper may park in any on-street parking space unless the vehicle is 21 feet or less in length. No trailer or hitch may be parked in any on-street parking space unless it is connected to a motor vehicle and the sum of the length of the motor vehicle and trailer or hitch is 21 feet or less. No unregistered or uninsured vehicle may be parked in any on-street parking space. No vehicle creating or being a nuisance in fact may be parked in any on-street parking space. The prohibitions of this Subsection E shall be subject to the following exceptions:
The vehicle is approved by the Borough for temporary adjacent construction
activities, and which on-street parking approval shall not be for
a period longer than 30 days;
The on-street space is occupied by a roll-off dumpster of a size
and design approved by the Borough Engineer, and which on-street parking
approval shall not be for a period longer than 30 days;
The vehicle has permission from the Police Chief, or his/her designee,
or the Borough Manager, or his/her designee, for a specific purpose,
and for a limited time.
On-street
parking spaces shall be for the use of the public, except for those
areas marked as being for the use of Borough employees or customers,
residential parking permittees, special purpose parking zones, or
police, during the days and times indicated.
No
person or persons shall sleep inside any vehicle parked on any public
street within the Borough of Chambersburg between the hours of 12:00
midnight and 6:00 a.m., prevailing time.
The Borough Manager, or his/her designee, may from time to time ban
parking on such streets, or in such parts of those streets, which
may be closed off for the purposes of cleaning, snow removal, special
events, public works, street maintenance, or similar purposes.
When a temporary prohibition of on-street parking exists, the Borough shall give reasonable notice of such a ban, unless a temporary or emergency condition exists pursuant to § 286-3, Temporary and emergency regulations, of the Code of Ordinances of the Borough of Chambersburg.
The Borough Police are hereby authorized to remove or have removed
from Borough roads, streets, or alleys any vehicles parked in violation
of this article, including, but not limited to, any vehicle that may
be stalled or nonfunctional, at the expense of the owner.
Tickets, in a form established by the Borough, may be left on the
windshield of the vehicle or delivered by regular mail to the owner
of such vehicle in violation. Failure to receive the ticket after
being conspicuously posted shall not operate to invalidate the penalty
or excuse the vehicle operator or owner as may be applicable for the
violation. Operators who fail to accept a parking ticket by leaving
the scene before the issuer has an opportunity to conspicuously post
said ticket will receive the ticket by regular mail.
Any person and/or entity violating any provision of this Article VII shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a summary offense and sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. Each day and/or each violation by the same person and/or entity shall be considered a new and separate violation of the Code of Ordinances of the Borough of Chambersburg.
Borough police officers and parking enforcement officers as defined by this chapter are hereby duly authorized to issue a ticket in the form established by the Borough to any person and/or entity violating the provisions of this Article VII. The ticket shall instruct such violator that if the offender reports to the Borough office and pays the Borough the sum of $25 within six days of the date of issuance of the ticket, then such payment shall save the violator from prosecution by issuance of a citation, which prosecution may result in court costs and attorneys' fees being assessed against the violator in addition to the fine.
Existing regulations continued. The provisions of this chapter, so
far as they are the same as those of ordinances and regulations in
force immediately prior to the enactment of this chapter, are intended
as a continuation of such ordinances and regulations and not as new
enactments. The provisions of this chapter shall not affect any act
done or liability incurred, nor shall they affect any suit or prosecution
pending or to be instituted to enforce any of these repealed ordinances
or regulations.