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Township of Haverford, PA
Delaware County
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New Laws (4) Index Notes (1)
The boundary limits of the Township of Haverford are hereby established as a zone in which motor vehicles may remain standing without lights, and all highways within such boundary limits are hereby designated as highways where motor vehicles may remain standing without lights.
[Amended 10-9-2001 by Ord. No. 2363]
It shall be unlawful to park any trailers, house trailers, and/or motor homes as defined by § 102 of the Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (75 Pa.C.S.A. § 102) and/or boats or boat trailers within the limits of the public right-of-way of any highway in the Township, at any time.
Wherever a space shall be marked off on any highway for the parking of an individual vehicle, every vehicle there parked shall be parked within the lines bounding such space.
No person shall stop or stand a vehicle at any time, except in accordance with official traffic control devices, upon any of the highways or parts thereof described in Schedule XIV (§ 175-89), provided that vehicles licensed for public transportation shall be permitted to stop at authorized stations.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the highways or parts thereof described in Schedule XV (§ 175-90) except at the angle designated and only within the painted stall lines. On all highways or portions thereof where angle parking is now or shall hereafter be authorized, all vehicles parked thereon shall be parked with the front thereof nearest the curb.
No person shall park any vehicle at any time upon any of the highways or parts thereof described in Schedule XVI (§ 175-91).
A. 
No person shall park a truck, trailer, semitrailer or other commercial vehicle at any time upon any of the highways or parts thereof described in Schedule XVII (§ 175-92). This prohibition shall not apply to vehicles of the Police Department or Fire Department or commercial vehicles of any public utility company engaged in the performance of public utility work, or vehicles making local deliveries or rendering service to occupants of buildings upon the highways so named.
B. 
No person shall park a commercial vehicle, as hereinafter defined, at any time upon any highway or part thereof in the Township when so designated. A "commercial vehicle" is defined as any motor vehicle used in a commercial business or enterprise, any motor vehicle on which appears advertising or identification of a business or enterprise or any motor vehicle with more than two axles or exceeding two tons in gross weight. The section or zone which is subject to this restricted commercial parking is:
[Added 11-27-1978 by Ord. No. 1720]
(1) 
Both sides of Rising Sun Road between Ardmore Avenue and Malvern Road.
(2) 
Both sides of Bryn Mawr Avenue between Loraine Street and Willow Avenue.
[Added 10-29-1979 by Ord. No. 1757]
C. 
The parking of trucks, trailers, semitrailers or other commercial vehicles in excess of 8,000 pounds is prohibited at any time upon any designated highway or parts thereof, except as provided in § 175-28A.
[Added 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 2157; amended 10-17-2016 by Ord. No. 2794]
(1) 
On Friendship Road, both sides, 100 block and 200 block, between Pilgrim Lane and Burmont Road.
[Added 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 2158]
(2) 
On Brentwood Road, both sides, from Wynne Avenue to Devon Road.
[Added 3-8-1993 by Ord. No. 2169]
(3) 
On Green Briar Lane, both sides, from Glendale Road to Westgate Road (100 block).
[Added 1-9-1995 by Ord. No. 2219]
(4) 
Aubrey Avenue, south side, from St. Mary's Road to Oakford Road.
[Added 7-10-1995 by Ord. No. 2226]
(5) 
Llandaff Road, both sides, from West Chester Pike to Park Road.
[Added 7-10-1995 by Ord. No. 2226]
(6) 
On Johnson Road, both sides, entire length.
[Added 7-8-1996 by Ord. No. 2247]
(7) 
On Dorchester Road, both sides, 1400 Block, from Brierwood Road to Annabella Avenue.
[Added 8-12-1996 by Ord. No. 2250]
(8) 
On Mapleshade Road, both sides, 2900 Block, from Malvern Road to Ardmore Avenue.
[Added 8-12-1996 by Ord. No. 2250]
(9) 
[1]Ivy Rock Lane, both sides, 100 Block, 200 Block and 300 Block from West Chester Pike to Windsor Park Lane.
[Added 10-15-1996 by Ord. No. 2253]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C(9), which prohibited the parking of commercial vehicles in excess of 8,000 pounds on a portion of Achille Road, added 6-12-2000 by Ord. No. 2337, was repealed 9-11-2000 by Ord. No. 2339.
(10) 
Furlong Avenue, west side, 600 Block, from Manoa Road to Bon Air Road.
[Added 7-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2338]
(11) 
Malvern Road, north side, 600 Block, entire length.
[Added 6-10-2002 by Ord. No. 2373]
(12) 
On the 200 Block of Kenmore Road.
[Added 2-21-2006 by Ord. No. 2465]
(13) 
On the 300 Block of Davis Road.
[Added 2-8-2010 by Ord. No. 2598]
(14) 
On the Unit Block of East Wilmont Avenue.
[Added 2-8-2010 by Ord. No. 2598]
(15) 
The entire length of East Park Road.
[Added 6-14-2010 by Ord. No. 2603; amended 7-12-2010 by Ord. No. 2606]
(16) 
On the east side of the 2100 Block of Haverford Road from Karakung Drive to Olcott Avenue.
[Added 11-8-2010 by Ord. No. 2611]
(17) 
On the west side of Darby Road from 420 Darby to West Langhorne.
[Added 11-8-2010 by Ord. No. 2613]
(18) 
On both sides of North Ormond Avenue from Steel Road to Township Line Road.
[Added 9-12-2011 by Ord. No. 2639]
(19) 
In the 2400 block of Merwood Lane from East Eagle Road to Cherry Lane.
[Added 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 2665]
(20) 
In the 200 block of Lansdowne Road from East Park Road to Tenby Road.
[Added 5-14-2012 by Ord. No. 2665]
(21) 
On both sides of West Mercer Avenue from Darby Road to Llanerch Avenue.
[Added 8-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2669]
(22) 
On both sides of Belvedere Avenue between 1705 Belvedere Avenue to Wood Road and on Wood Road from 1914 Wood Road to Belvedere Avenue, both sides of the street.
[Added 3-11-2013 by Ord. No. 2687]
(23) 
On both sides of the 200 block of Walnut Hill Lane, between Rose Tree Lane and Westgate Road.
[Added 10-15-2013 by Ord. No. 2706]
(24) 
On the north side of the 800 block of Valley Road, beginning 150 feet east of Darby Road to a point 200 feet east of Darby Road.
[Added 9-8-2014 by Ord. No. 2727]
(25) 
On the north side of Martin Avenue, from Railroad Avenue to Lancaster Avenue.
[Added 5-11-2015 by Ord. No. 2752]
(26) 
Lansdowne Road, both sides, from Park Road to Llandillo Road.
[Added 12-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2825]
(27) 
North Belfield Avenue, both sides, from Steel Road extending 160 feet past Leedom Road.
[Added 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2941-2021]
A. 
Vehicles generally. No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified on any day, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, (unless otherwise indicated) upon any of the highways or parts of highways described in Schedule XVIII (§ 175-93A).
B. 
Commercial vehicles. No person shall park or permit trucks, trailers, semitrailers or other commercial vehicles to stand between the hours specified on any day upon any of the highways or parts of highways described in Schedule XVIII (§ 175-93B). This prohibition shall not apply to commercial vehicles or trucks of the Police Department or Fire Department, or vehicles of any public utility company engaged in the performance of public utility work, or vehicles making local deliveries or rendering service to occupants of buildings upon the highways so named.
[Amended 5-12-1975 by Ord. No. 1604]
No person shall park a vehicle or allow the same to remain parked upon any of the highways or parts thereof described in Schedule XIX (§ 175-94), for a period of time longer than that designated between the hours specified of any day (unless otherwise indicated).
The highways or parts thereof described in Schedule XX (§ 175-95) are hereby established as special purpose parking zones, and it shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle or tractor or to allow the same to remain parked in any such zone except as specifically provided for such zone.
[Amended 4-14-1975 by Ord. No. 1603; 4-12-1976 by Ord. No. 1638; 4-11-1977 by Ord. No. 1662; 9-8-2008 by Ord. No. 2548-2008; 2-11-2019 by Ord. No. 2862; 7-8-2019 by Ord. No. 2870]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to park any motor vehicle on any public property of the Township of Haverford in parking areas which are restricted or otherwise reserved for use by Township officials and employees.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle on any public property of the Township of Haverford, except persons conducting Township-related business, between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday, and as further set forth in § 175-32I(3).
C. 
For purposes of this section, Township-related business includes the use of all Township facilities at the Municipal Complex, including the Skatium and adjacent parks and fields.
D. 
It shall be unlawful to park or otherwise leave unattended any motor vehicle on any grounds or parking areas of the Township of Haverford for periods exceeding three hours, except persons conducting Township-related business.
E. 
This section shall not apply to public parking areas designated as such with parking meters.
F. 
Any motor vehicle found on public property of the Township of Haverford in violation of this section shall be removed and impounded as provided in Article IX.
G. 
Regulations controlling and restricting the movement and parking of vehicles are hereby established upon all parking lots, parks, playgrounds and other municipally owned or leased properties in accordance with this chapter and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 126, Public Parks and Playgrounds, § 126-3, General regulations governing parks, Subsection H.
H. 
For purposes of this section, an "electric vehicle charging station" means a public parking space that is served by charging equipment that has as its primary purpose the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle.
I. 
Any parking space with an electric charging station used for charging plug-in electric drive vehicles must have signage indicating that the space is for the exclusive use of plug-in electric drive vehicles. Only plug-in electric drive vehicles may park in such parking spaces, subject to the following limitations:
(1) 
The use of a charging station shall be available on a first-come first-serve basis.
(2) 
All vehicles parked in a space containing an electric vehicle charging station must be connected to and using the charging station equipment to charge the vehicle.
(3) 
Plug-in electric drive vehicles may be parked in electric vehicle charging station spaces, while charging, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(4) 
It shall be unlawful to park or otherwise leave unattended any motor vehicle at an electric vehicle charging station for periods exceeding three hours.
(5) 
The owner of any vehicle in violation of this section may be issued a citation and shall be subject to a $25 fine for each day of violation. In addition, the vehicle in violation of this section may be towed at the owner's expense.