Borough of New Hope, PA General Parking Regulations

Wherever a space is marked off on any street for the parking of an individual vehicle, every vehicle parked there shall be parked wholly within the lines bounding that space, and it shall be a violation of this article for any person to park a vehicle or allow it to remain parked otherwise.

§ 259-32 Parking prohibited at all times in certain locations.

[Amended 7-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-6; 11-9-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-17; 6-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-08; 10-17-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-03]

Parking shall be prohibited at all times, except for in individual metered on-street spaces, on-street spaces within multispace parking meter zones, or other special marked allowable parking spaces, on the following New Hope Borough streets and roads, all of which are considered to be within on-street parking meter zones:

Street or Road
Coryell Street
Dock Street
East Bridge Street
East Ferry Street
East Mechanic Street
East Parry Street
East Randolph Street
Hardy Bush Way
New Street
North Main Street
Old Mill Road
Old York Road
South Main Street
Stockton Avenue
Sugan Road
Waterloo Street
West Bridge Street
West Ferry Street
West Mechanic Street
West Parry Street
West Randolph Street
Windy Bush Road

§ 259-33 Reserved handicapped parking spaces.

Borough Council, at its discretion, may provide, at convenient and suitable locations in any one or more of the metered parking spaces, reserved parking spaces for handicapped, and shall designate those spaces by appropriate signs. It shall be unlawful, and a violation of this chapter, for any person to park in any such reserved parking space, any vehicle unless that vehicle bears or displays either a handicapped registration plate, a handicapped parking placard, a disabled veteran registration plate, or a disabled veteran placard.

§ 259-34 Special purpose parking zones established; parking otherwise prohibited.

[Amended 7-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-6; 5-18-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-02]

The following are established as special purpose parking zones for handicapped parking. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle or to allow it to be parked in any such zone, except as specifically provided for that zone:

Street	Side	Location	Authorized Purpose
Buttonwood Street	South	57 Buttonwood	Handicapped parking
North Main Street	West	41 North Main Street	Handicapped parking
South Main Street	East	38 South Main Street	Handicapped parking
South Main Street	East	82 South Main Street	Handicapped parking
West Bridge Street	South	East of Stockton Avenue at the first parking meter	Handicapped parking

The following are established as additional special purpose parking zones. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle or to allow it to be parked in any such zone, except for the purpose specifically authorized for that zone as set forth in the table below. Where a specific street and/or space is not designated in the table, Council may designate such reserved spaces in each such special purpose parking zone/class upon resolution and attach any reasonable conditions, such as signage and time limits, to the motion approving the reserved space.

Street	Side	Location	Authorized Purpose
New Street	East	Adjacent to Mechanic Street	Short-term/15-minute parking
South Main Street	West	Adjacent to 15 South Main Street	Valet drop-off and pick-up during restricted hours
Various streets throughout Borough	Various	Various	Use by official Borough vehicles only
Various streets throughout Borough	Various	Various	Use for vehicles less than 5 feet in height
Various streets throughout Borough	Various	Various	Use by motorcycles only
West Bridge Street	South	From 91 West Ferry Street to 89 West Bridge Street	Patrons of New Hope Free Library only
West Ferry Street	North	From 80 West Ferry Street to 86 West Ferry Street	Patrons of New Hope Free Library only
West Ferry Street	South	From 91 West Ferry Street to 89 West Bridge Street	Patrons of New Hope Free Library only

§ 259-35 Standing or parking on roadway for loading or unloading.

[Amended 6-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-08]

It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle (other than a pedalcycle) on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the curb of any street, except that standing or parking for the purpose of loading and unloading persons or property shall be permitted on the streets for not longer than necessary for loading and unloading.

§ 259-36 Unlawful to park in crosswalks.

It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle in a marked pedestrian crosswalk.

§ 259-37 Unlawful to park in opposite direction as traffic flow.

It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle at a curb other than in the same direction as the traffic flow on the side of the street as the vehicle is parked.

§ 259-38 Unlawful to park near stop sign.

It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle within 30 feet of a stop sign.

§ 259-39 Unlawful to stop or stand.

[Amended 7-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-6]

It shall be unlawful for vehicles to stop, stand or park in a no stopping or standing zone or in an official Borough vehicle only zone.

Street	Side	Location
West Mechanic Street	South	From South Main Street to New Street

§ 259-40 Borough vehicles exempt.

Vehicles owned by the Borough are exempt from this chapter.

§ 259-41 Violations and penalties.

Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine and penalties as specified in Article XII, Fines and Penalties.

§ 259-42 Parking prohibited at fire hydrants and in fire zones.

[Added 7-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-6; amended 5-14-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-02]

Any person who parks within 15 feet of a fire hydrant and/or in a marked and designated fire zone shall be subject to paying a fine of $35. The amount of this fine may be modified by subsequent resolution of the Council of the Borough of New Hope without the formality of a specific new ordinance.

§ 259-43 Obligation to provide reserved parking spaces for disabled.

[Added 7-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-6]

Each property owner of a private parking lot will have a minimum of one or more designated parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities on his or her property and shall mark said spaces with two signs consistent with state law (75 of Pennsylvania Statutes, Section 3353 and Section 3354[1]). The first sign shall state that the space is designated as a handicap space, and the second sign shall state the fine to be levied as specified in Title 75 of Pennsylvania Statutes, Section 3353 and Section 3354. Such signs shall be replaced when they become either obsolete or missing with all costs to replace such signs to be borne by the responsible property owner. A "private parking lot" is defined in accordance with Title 75 of Pennsylvania Statutes, Section 3354, as a parking lot open to the public or used for parking with or without charge.

[1]

Editor's Note: See 75 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 3353 and 3354.

§ 259-44 Enforcement of stopping, standing and parking provisions of Motor Vehicle Code.

[Added 7-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-6]

Title 75 of Pennsylvania Statute, Section 3353 and Section 3354,[1] shall be incorporated into the Borough of New Hope Code and enforced as a New Hope Borough ordinance violation.

[1]

Editor's Note: See 75 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 3353 and 3354.

§ 259-45 Parking meters; failure to operate meter.

[Added 7-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-6; amended 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03]

As set forth in this chapter, New Hope Borough regulates certain on-street and off-street parking spaces through the use of parking meters, either through a single-space parking meter or a multispace parking meter.

It shall be unlawful for any person parking in a vehicle in any parking space regulated by a parking meter, whether a single-space meter or a multispace meter, to fail to operate, start or continue use of the parking meter, such as, by way of example and not of limitation, turning the crank on an single-space parking meter, despite having paid for use of the parking space through any method approved in this Chapter. A person who commits the aforementioned violation shall be deemed to have committed the same parking violation as if no money was placed in the meter or no payment made through an approved alternative method.

§ 259-46 Fine for parking in a no-parking area.

[Added 7-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-6;5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03]

Any person who parks in a space marked with a "no parking" sign shall be subject to pay a fine of $25 in addition to any penalty or process, including towing, if allowable by law. The amount of this fine may be modified by subsequent resolution of the Council of the Borough of New Hope without the formality of a specific new ordinance.