As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PARKING METERS
An electronic device intended to assist public authorities
in enforcing the provisions of this article, such device being designed
to limit the time during which vehicles may be within a parking meter
zone.
PARKING METER ZONE
Streets or highways or portions thereof, or off-highway Borough-leased
and/or -owned parking lots, as designated in this article, on which
parking meters are installed, operated and used.
The Borough Council is hereby authorized to provide for the marking off of individual parking spaces in the parking meter zones and areas designated and described in §
172-36, said parking spaces to be designated by lines painted or marked on the curbing or surface of the highway or area. At each space so marked off, it shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in such a way that said vehicle shall not be entirely within the limits of the space so designated.
When any vehicle shall be parked in any space adjacent to which
a parking meter is located in accordance with the provisions of this
article, the operator shall, upon entering the said parking space,
immediately deposit or cause to be deposited such coin or coins of
the United States as are required for such parking meter and as are
designated by proper instructions on the parking meter, while failure
to deposit such coin or coins shall constitute a breach of this article
and shall subject each person to the penalty prescribed hereafter.
Upon the deposit of such coin or coins and placing said meter in operation,
the parking space may be lawfully occupied by such vehicle during
the period of parking time which has been prescribed for the zone
in which said parking space is located and for which a coin or coins
is or are deposited, as indicated on the parking meter. If said vehicle
shall remain parked in any such parking space beyond the parking time
limit so fixed for such parking space, the parking meter shall, by
its violation signal, dial or pointer, indicate such illegal parking,
and in that event, such vehicle shall be considered as parked overtime
and beyond the period of legal parking time. The parking of a vehicle
overtime or beyond the period of legal parking time in any such space
where any such parking meter is located shall be a violation of this
article and punishable as hereinafter set forth.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this
article for any person:
A. To cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in the name
of or operated by such person to be parked overtime or beyond the
period of legal parking time established for any parking meter zone
as herein described or to deposit in any parking meter any coin for
the purpose of parking beyond the maximum legal parking time for the
particular parking meter zone.
B. To permit any vehicle to remain or be placed in any parking space
adjacent to any parking meter while said meter is displaying a signal
indicating that the vehicle occupying such parking space has already
been parked beyond the period prescribed for such parking space.
C. To park any vehicle across any line or marking of a parking meter
space or in such position that the vehicle shall not be entirely within
the area designated by such lines or markings.
D. To deface, injure, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy
or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed under the
provisions of this article.
E. To deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter any slug,
device or metal substance or other substitute for lawful coins.
F. To park or permit the parking of any vehicle in any parking meter
space where the meter does not register lawful parking.
G. To enter or leave any parking lot except by means of the exits and
entrances designated by signs and/or markings posted or displayed
as directed by Council.
It shall be the duty of the police officers or other authorized
employees of the Borough of Jenkintown, acting in accordance with
instructions issued by the Mayor and/or Chief of Police, to report:
A. The number of the parking meter which indicates that the vehicle
occupying the parking space and adjacent to such parking meter is
or has been parked in violation of any of the provisions of this article.
B. The date and hour of such violation.
C. The state license number of such vehicle.
D. The length of time during which such vehicle is parked in violation
of any of the provisions of this article at the time of his inspection.
E. Any other facts, knowledge of which is necessary to a thorough understanding
of the circumstances attending such violation.
It shall be the duty of the Borough Manager to designate some
proper person or persons to make regular collections of the moneys
deposited in said meters. Such moneys shall be accounted for under
the direction of the Borough Manager and shall be deposited in the
general fund of the Borough.