[Added by Ord. No. 114-1992]
The governing body of the City deems it to be
in the interests of the City to provide for the establishment of a
residential parking permit program to ensure primary access to available
parking spaces by neighborhood residents as well as to provide for
a cleaner ambient air level. The powers and duties as contained in
this article shall be performed by an Administrator who shall be designated
as the Bureau of Police (hereinafter "Administrator") and is enacted
for the maintenance of the public health and welfare of the citizens
of the City. The Administrator, as provided for above, may be a person,
bureau or other legal entity.
[Amended by Ord. Nos. 106-1993; 160-1993;
42-1994; 92-1994]
A.
The Administrator is hereby authorized to designate,
subject to approval by the governing body as hereinafter provided,
the following streets within the City on which the parking of vehicles
may be restricted on weekdays, excepting holidays, in whole or part
to vehicles having a valid parking permit issued pursuant to this
article.
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Name of Street
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Side
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Location
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|---|---|---|
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Adams Avenue
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Odd
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From Richmont Street to Grandview Street
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Adams Avenue
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Odd
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From Grandview Street to Woodlawn Street
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Adams Avenue
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Odd
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From University Street to Seminary Street
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Adams Avenue
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Both
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From College Street to Woodlawn Street
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Arthur Avenue
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Both
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From Olive Street to Pine Street
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Clay Avenue
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Both
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From Gibson Street to Myrtle Street
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Dimmick Avenue
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Both
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From Seminary Street to University Street
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Jefferson Avenue
[Added 10-28-2019 by Ord. No. 75-2019] |
Even
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900 block
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North Washington Avenue
[Added 7-27-2006 by Ord. No. 43-2006] |
Both
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From Grandview Street to Park Street
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North Washington Avenue
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Both
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From Seminary Street to University Street
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North Washington Avenue
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Odd
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From Seminary Street to Park Street
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North Washington Avenue
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Odd
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From University Street to Hignett Place
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Olive Street
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Both
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From Wheeler Avenue to Arthur Avenue
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Olive Street
[Added 11-14-2023 by Ord. No. 91-2023] |
Odd
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800 Block
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Quincy Avenue
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Both
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From Gibson Street to Myrtle Street
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Seminary Street
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Odd
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From North Washington Avenue to Adams Avenue
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University Street
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Even
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From North Washington Avenue to Adams Avenue
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Vine Street
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Both
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From Wheeler Avenue to Colfax Avenue
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Wheeler Avenue, 400 Block
[Repealed 4-16-1997 by Ord. No. 33-1997] | ||
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Woodlawn Street
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Both
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From Adams Avenue to Washington Avenue
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B.
The streets within the City of Scranton on which the
parking of vehicles shall be restricted to permit parking only (seven
days a week/24 hours a day) are as follows:
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Name of Street
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Side
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Location
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|---|---|---|---|
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Adams Avenue
[Added 11-1-1999 by Ord. No. 131-1999; amended
12-3-2001 by Ord. No. 83-2001] |
800 block, except for 257 feet from the corner of Myrtle Avenue
on the even side of the street in front of 824 Adams Avenue
| ||
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Arthur Avenue
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From Mulberry Street to Olive Street
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Arthur Avenue
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From Roselyn Avenue to Linden Street
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Ash Street, 1100 Block
[Added 4-26-1995 by Ord. No. 52-1995] | |||
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Clay Avenue, 500 Block
[Added 5-17-1995 by Ord. No. 60-1995; repealed 5-7-1997 by Ord. No. 42-1997] | |||
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Clay Avenue, 500 Block
[Added 3-23-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-2016] |
Odd
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From 523 to 543 Vlay Avenue
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Clay Avenue, 600 Block
[Added 4-3-1996 by Ord. No. 60-1996] | |||
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Colfax Avenue
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Both
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From Mulberry Street to Olive Street
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Colfax Avenue
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Both
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From Roselyn Avenue to Linden Street
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East Gibson Street, 600 Block
[Added 11-1-1999 by Ord. No. 131-1999] |
Odd
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East Gibson Street, 700 Block
[Added 9-25-2007 by Ord. No. 110-2007] |
North
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From Moir Court east 97 feet
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East Gibson Street, 800 Block
[Added 12-3-2015 by Ord.
No. 125-2015] |
North (odd)
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From 811 to 819 East Gibson Street
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East Gibson Street, 900 and 1000 Blocks
| |||
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East Olive Street, 700 block
[Added 9-22-2009 by Ord. No. 81-2009] |
From Madison Avenue to Moir Court
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Linden Street, 1300 Block
[Added 1-29-1997 by Ord. No. 11-1997] | |||
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Linden Street, 1700 Block
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Linden Street, 1800 Block
[Added 5-6-2004 by Ord. No. 35-2004] |
South
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From Arthur Avenue to Okell Court
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Monroe Avenue, 500 Block
[Added 10-6-1005 by Ord. No. 146-2005] |
East
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From 514 Monroe to Vine Street
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Monroe Avenue, 500 Block
[Added 10-6-1005 by Ord. No. 146-2005] |
West
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From Vine Street to Olive Street
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Monroe Avenue, 600 Block
[Added 10-14-2004 by Ord. No. 69-2004] |
East
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From Pine Street to 620 Monroe Avenue
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Monroe Avenue, 600 Block
[Added 10-14-2004 by Ord. No. 69-2004] |
West
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From Pine Street to 611 Monroe Avenue
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Monroe Avenue, 700 Block
[Repealed 10-22-2015 by Ord. No. 124-2015] | |||
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Mulberry Street, 1600 and 1700 Blocks
| |||
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Myrtle Street, 1000 Block
[Repealed 7-31-1996 by Ord. No. 96-1996] | |||
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North Washington Street, 1300 Block
[Added 10-7-2004 by Ord. No. 65-2004] |
East
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From Larch Street to 1340 North Washington Avenue
and from 1376 North Washington Avenue to 1386 North Washington Avenue
| |
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North Washington Street, 1300 Block
[Added 10-7-2004 by Ord. No. 65-2004] |
West
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From Larch Street to 1325 North Washington Avenue
| |
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Olive Street, 900 Block
[Added 3-12-2018 by Ord.
No. 6-2018] |
Both
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On the even side, from 912 Olive Street east to Quincy Avenue,
and on the odd side, from 915 Olive Street east to Quincy Avenue
| |
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Prescott Avenue, 200 Block
[Added 9-27-1995 by Ord. No. 140-1995] | |||
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Prescott Avenue, 400 Block
[Added 9-22-2003 by Ord. No. 202-2003] |
Westerly/ Odd
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Prescott Avenue, 900 Block
[Added 7-17-2014 by Ord.
No. 34-2014] |
Both
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From 901 to 949 and 902 to 956, which includes all the residences
with the exception of apartments located above commercial properties
| |
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Quincy Avenue, 500 Block
[Added 7-23-2001 by Ord. No. 58-2001] | |||
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Quincy Avenue, 600 Block
[Added 4-17-1996 by Ord. No. 65-1996] | |||
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Roselynn Avenue, 1800 Block
[Amended 6-26-1996 by Ord. No. 92-1996; 9-25-2000
by Ord. No. 55-2000] | |||
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Taylor Avenue, 300 Block
[Added 3-5-2018 by Ord.
No. 3-2018] |
East
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From 316 to 330 Taylor Avenue (316-322, 324-326, 328-330)
| |
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Taylor Avenue, 500 Block
[Added 12-2-2004 by Ord. No. 79-2004] |
Both
| ||
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Vine Street
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Both
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From Colfax Avenue to Arthur Avenue
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Vine Street, 800 Block
[Added 9-22-2003 by Ord. No. 202-2003] | |||
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Vine Street, 1200 Block (from Kellum Court to
Taylor Avenue)
[Added 9-22-2003 by Ord. No. 202-2003] | |||
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Wheeler Avenue, 200 Block
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C.
The authority shall be in addition to and may be exercised
in conjunction with any other authority to regulate the times and
conditions of motor vehicles parking.
For the purpose of this article, the following
terms shall have the following meanings designated for each:
A motor vehicle parked in a residential area by a person
not a resident thereof.
A person who owns or leases real property within a residential
area of which he is not a resident, but owns or manages a business
enterprise or professional office maintained at that address. For
purposes of this article, a proprietor shall be entitled to one parking
permit for said business or professional office address.
A person who owns or leases real property within a residential
area and who maintains either a voting residence or a bona fide occupancy,
or both, at that address.
A contiguous area containing public highways or parts thereof
primarily abutted by residential properties or residential or nonbusiness
property (such as schools, parks, churches, hospitals and nursing
homes).
A.
A residential area shall be deemed impacted and thereby
eligible for residential permit parking if:
(1)
During any period between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and
8:30 p.m. weekdays, except holidays, the number of vehicles parked
(or standing) legally or illegally, on the streets in the area equal
to 70% or more of the legal on-street parking capacity of the area.
For purposes of this criteria, a legal parking space shall be 20 linear
feet.
(2)
During the same period as in Subsection A(1) above, 10% or more of the vehicles parked (or standing) on the streets in the area are not registered in the name of a person residing in this area. For purposes of this criteria, the latest available information from the Department of Motor Vehicles regarding registration of motor vehicles shall be used.
B.
In determining whether an area identified as impacted
and eligible for residential permit parking shall be designated as
a residential permit parking area, the Administrator shall take into
consideration the following factors:
(1)
The local and metropolitan needs with respect to clean
air and environment.
(2)
The possibility of a reduction in total vehicle miles
driven in the City.
(3)
The likelihood of alleviating traffic congestion,
illegal parking and related health and safety hazards.
(4)
The proximity of public transportation to the residential
areas.
(5)
The desire and need for the residents for residential
permit parking and their willingness to bear administrative costs
in connection therewith.
(6)
The need for parking in excess of the residential
permit parking program in proximity to establishments located therein
and used by the general public for religious, health or educational
purposes.
C.
In order to determine whether a particular street,
avenue or other location should be designated as a residential permit
parking area, or to determine whether to remove such designation,
the Administrator may conduct, upon its own initiative or upon a petition
of two-thirds majority of the households in such area, addressed to
the Administrator or the Council, a public forum, prior to the designation
of a parking permit area, or prior to the withdrawal of such designation
once it is established. Such forum shall be held only after due notice
has been published in a newspaper of general circulation. The notice
shall clearly state the purpose of the forum, the exact location and
boundaries of the residential permit parking area under consideration
and the reasons why such area is being proposed for the designation
or removal as a residential parking permit area. During said forum,
any interested person shall be entitled to appear and be heard. No
forum shall be held and no area designated if it is not bound to be
an impacted area under this section.
D.
Within 30 days following the close of the public forum,
the Administrator shall recommend by report to the Council, based
on the record of such forum, whether to designate the area under consideration
as a residential permit parking area or to remove the designation
in the case of an established residential permit parking area.
E.
The Administrator's report to Council shall include,
inter alia, a recommendation of specific hours and streets as they
pertain to the particular needs of each designated residential area.
Following governing body approval of the designation
of a residential.permit parking area, the Administrator shall issue
appropriate permits and shall cause parking signs to be erected in
the area indicating the times, location and conditions under which
parking shall be by permit only. A permit shall be issued upon application
and payment of the applicable fee, only to the owner or the operator
of a motor vehicle who resides on or is a proprietor of property immediately
adjacent to a street, avenue or other location within the residential
permit parking area. A separate permit shall be required for each
motor vehicle.
A.
The application for a permit shall contain the name of the owner
or operator of the motor vehicle, resident's or proprietor's address,
the motor vehicle's make, model, license plate number, number of the
applicant's operator permit, phone number and e-mail address (where
applicable). All residential parking permits must be obtained from
the Scranton Police Department at 100 South Washington Avenue, Scranton,
PA, 18503, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays) between 8:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
[Amended 6-29-2017 by Ord. No. 105-2017]
B.
The motor vehicle's registration and operator's license may, at the
discretion of the Administrator, be required to be presented at the
time of making said application in order to verify the contents thereof.
The permit shall be valid January 1 through December 31 of each respective
calendar year. Regular residential parking permits shall only be displayed
on the driver's side rear window.
[Amended 6-29-2017 by Ord. No. 105-2017]
C.
In the event that a resident who is a valid parking
permit holder transfers his or her vehicle, or the vehicle is destroyed
and the resident obtains a replacement vehicle, the resident may obtain
another permit with the same expiration date as the previous permit
without the payment of any additional charge.
D.
Types of permits.
[Added 6-29-2017 by Ord.
No. 105-2017]
(1)
Guest permits. Guest permits provide temporary parking for individuals
visiting the permit holder's address. [Note: There are three types
of guest permits (temporary special permits, residential guest permit,
and contractor permits).] A guest permit may not be used by the registered
owner or any car owned or using, nor may it be used by anyone living
at the registered address or by anyone in another permit area at another
residence.
(a)
Temporary special permits. Temporary special permits are issued
to permit holders to accommodate temporary parking needs such as a
planned gathering, holiday visitors, special events, or other special
situations. There is no fee for temporary permits, but requests should
be made with reasonable advance notice. Guest permits are only valid
for a maximum of 48 hours and can be obtained a maximum of four times
per year unless a specific special circumstance exists. This temporary
permit shall be displayed clearly behind the driver's side front windshield
of the vehicle.
(b)
Residential guest permit.
[1]
Residential guest permit usage is restricted up to a one-week
period at a time and within one block (per vehicle) of the registered
address.
[2]
A guest permit must be hung from the rearview mirror facing
out at all times while vehicle is parked in a permit area. Only one
residential guest permit can be issued to each residence per calendar
year.
[3]
Guest permits are limited to one per year per residence and
are valid from January 1 through December 31 of each respective calendar
year. This permit shall cost $5 per year. Fines may not be withdrawn
due to improper use or display of guest permits.
(c)
Contractor permits.
[1]
Contractor permits can be issued to a contractor doing business
with a resident living in a permit parking area for a period not to
exceed 30 days and can be reissued for a maximum of three times for
the same residence per calendar year. No more than three contractor
parking permits will be issued for a single property at any one time.
Contractors parking vehicles on any metered street within a parking
permit area should, in addition to the contractor parking permit,
secure meter hoods from the City's parking meter vendor.
[2]
A contractor parking permit is a cardboard placard that is displayed
clearly behind the driver's side front windshield of the vehicle,
used for short term projects in residential permit parking areas within
the City of Scranton. Short term projects are defined as parking 30
days or less at the same location. The fee for a thirty-day contractor
parking permit is $5 per thirty-day cycle, and the permit is only
authorized for the residential block in which the contractor applied
for and is currently performing work on. Lost or stolen permits will
be reissued at original cost.
E.
Replacing permits due to new vehicle information (Applies only to
active permits).
[Added 6-29-2017 by Ord.
No. 105-2017]
(1)
You must return your old permit along with the new car registration.
Temporary registrations are acceptable (pink slip).
(a)
If you scrape off the permit and return it to the Scranton Police
Department, your replacement permit will be free.
(b)
If you do not scrape off your permit, and your license plate
number is the same, there is a replacement fee of $5.
(c)
If you do not scrape off your permit and your license plate
number is different, you need a notarized letter stating that you
did not scrape off your permit and there is a replacement fee of $5.
(2)
In all instances you must present your new car registration.
(3)
Any improper use, including counterfeiting, duplicating, or altering
of any type of residential parking permit could result in fines, revocation
of all permits, including residential, and the registered owner being
charged under the appropriate criminal statutes.
A.
Notwithstanding any provisions of this article to the contrary, the
holder of a residential parking permit shall be permitted to stand
or park a motor vehicle operated by him in any designated parking
area during such times as the parking of the motor vehicle therein
is permitted. While a vehicle for which a residential parking permit
has been issued is still parked, said permit shall be displayed so
as to be clearly visible on the driver's side rear window of the vehicle.
A residential parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve to the
holder a parking space within a designated residential permit parking
area.
[Amended 6-29-2017 by Ord. No. 105-2017]
B.
A residential parking permit shall not authorize the
holder thereof to stand or park a motor vehicle in such places or
during such times as the stopping, standing or parking of motor vehicle
is prohibited or set aside for specified types of vehicles; nor exempt
the holder from the observance of any traffic regulations other than
residential parking permit restrictions.
C.
No person other than the permittee names thereon shall
use a residential parking permit or display it on their vehicle operated
or parked and any such use or display by any person other than the
permittee shall constitute a violation of this regulation by the permittee
and by the person who so used and displayed such parking permit.
D.
It shall constitute a violation of this regulation
for any person to falsely represent himself as eligible for a residential
parking permit or to furnish any false information in an application
to the Administrator in order to obtain a residential parking permit.
A.
The Administrator is authorized to revoke the residential
parking permit of any permittee found to be in violation of this article
and, upon written notification thereof, the permittee shall surrender
to the Administrator. Failure, when so required, to surrender a residential
parking permit so revoked shall constitute a violation of this article.
B.
The Administrator is authorized to establish an annual residential
permit parking fee of $5 per registered vehicle, a temporary residential
guest permit parking fee of $5 for one vehicle and contractor permits
for $5 to cover the administrative costs of permits issued pursuant
to this article. Each household will be allowed to obtain three regular
residential parking permits and one temporary residential guests parking
permit. To obtain these permits, the requestor must provide two current
proofs of residence and vehicle registration information. Any permit
obtained is only valid for the permit parking area granted near the
requestor's residence and cannot be used in any other residential
permit parking areas of the City.
[Amended 6-29-2017 by Ord. No. 105-2017]
C.
The Administrator is authorized to make provisions for the issuance of temporary parking permits to bona fide visitors of residents of a designated residential parking area upon payment of the fee set forth in Subsection B and for the issuance of exemption parking permits to handicapped persons.
D.
The Administrator shall adopt rules and regulations
necessary for the administration of this residential parking permit
program. Said rules and regulations shall be subject to approval by
City Council prior to being effective.
A.
Whoever violates any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, pay to the City of Scranton a fine in the
amount of $25 for the first offense, plus costs. For each subsequent
offense, the fine shall be $25, plus costs.
B.
Any duly authorized employee of the City, under the direction of
the Mayor, shall notify such person of the unlawful parking charge
by placing a written notice or ticket under the windshield wiper or
in some conspicuous place on such vehicle, indicating the time of
the violation, the amount of the unlawful parking charge and that
such charge shall be paid to the City and the place where such charge
shall be made and the manner of payment. The unlawful parking charge
shall be paid in person at Scranton Police Headquarters, via mail,
or online no later than three days after the date of the violation,
and the notice of ticket placed on the vehicle at the time of the
violation shall advise the owner or operator of such vehicle that,
unless the unlawful parking charge is paid within the time limits
herein specified, the fine payable under conviction of such unlawful
parking and failure to pay such charges will be $5, and costs, and,
in default of payment thereof, imprisonment of not more than 10 days.
[Amended 6-29-2017 by Ord. No. 105-2017]
[Added 7-3-2019 by Ord. No. 68-2019]
B.
Parking is confined to the following garages
only: Linden, Casey and Electric City, and only in underutilized areas
and designated spaces on the levels above the ground floor and below
the uncovered roof of each of these garages.
C.
The cost of a monthly space is 80% of the
regular monthly parking rate. Choosing the Downtown Resident Program
does not preclude a parker from being able to switch at any time to
the regular monthly parking rate or premium monthly rate programs.
