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).
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.