Borough of Jersey Shore, PA General Parking Regulations

§ 284-32 Vehicles to be parked within marked spaces.

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.

§ 284-33 Parking prohibited at all times in certain locations.

Parking shall be prohibited at all times in the following locations:

Street	Side	Between
Allegheny Street	Both	Oliver Street and Bridge Street
Allegheny Street	North	Bridge Street and Maple Street
Allegheny Street	North	Broad Street and 34 feet west
Allegheny Street	North	Main Street and Broad Street
Allegheny Street	North	Staver Street and Fountain Street
Allegheny Street [Added 10-3-2005 by Ord. No. 5-2005]	North	Bastress Street 132 feet west to private drive
Allegheny Street [Added 5-3-1999 by Ord. No. 1-99]	South	Starting at entrance to BiLo Store 110 feet east
Allegheny Street	South	Bridge Street and Glover Street
Allegheny Street	South	Broad Street and 42 feet east
Allegheny Street	South	Main Street and Market Street
Allegheny Street	South	Market Street and 63 feet west
Allegheny Street	South	Oliver Street and 110 feet east
Allegheny Street	South	Pennsylvania Avenue and 37 feet east
Allegheny Street	South	Pennsylvania Avenue and 53 feet west
Allegheny Street	South	Pine Street and Oak Street
Allegheny Street	South	Wilson Street and 49 feet east
Allegheny Street	South	Wilson Street and Lincoln Avenue
Allegheny Street	West	60 feet more or less from Bastress Street west in front of Crest Restaurant
Alley 101N	North	Tomb Avenue and Lincoln Avenue
Bank Avenue	Both	Pennsylvania Avenue and Front Street
Bastress Street [Added 11-13-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]	East	The intersection of Bastress Street and Thompson Street in a northerly direction for the distance to and including the first driveway located on the eastern side of Bastress Street, which driveway services a home located at 1128 Thompson Street
Bridge Street	East	Allegheny Street and Railroad Street
Broad Street	East	Allegheny Street and 69 feet north
Broad Street	East	Alley 101N and 41 feet south
Broad Street	East	Locust Street and south Borough line
Broad Street	East	Thompson Street and Locust Street
Broad Street	West	Allegheny Street and 42 feet south
Cemetery Street	North	Wilson Street and Broad Street
Cemetery Street	South	School Road and 350 feet east
Cherry Street	West	Plum Alley and Jundo Alley
Culvert Street	North	Depot Street and railroad crossing
Depot Street (west side) [Added 8-4-1997 by Ord. No. 3-97]	North	Culvert Street
Eden Street	South	Wylie Street and Lincoln Avenue
Fountain	East	Allegheny Street to 40 feet north
Front Street	East	Bank Avenue and 34 feet south
Howard Street	East	Thompson Street and 62 feet north
Howard Street [Added 4-13-2009 by Ord. No. 4.13.2009]	East	From unnamed alley No. 101S south for 20 feet; parking is then permitted for next 116 feet south, and then prohibited for next 75 south of fire lane; parking is then permitted for remainder of street up to area marked by yellow curb near intersection of Thompson Street
Howard Street	West	Thompson Street and Allegheny Street
Kerr Avenue [Amended 4-13-2009 by Ord. No. 4.13.2009]	Both	Thompson Street and Allegheny Street
Locust Street	North	Oak Street and Elm Street
Locust Street	North	Pine Street and Maple Street
Locust Street	North	S. Lincoln Avenue and Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Locust Street	South	Mt. Pleasant Avenue and 676 feet east
Locust Street	South	Mt. Pleasant Avenue and Pine Street
Main Street	West	Seminary Street and 51 feet north
Maple Street [Added 6-5-2000 by Ord. No. 3-2000]	West	Allegheny Street and 137 feet south
Market Street	Both	Allegheny Street and Alley 101N
Market Street	East	Allegheny Street and Smith Street
Mt. Pleasant Avenue	East	Thompson Street and Church Street
Mt. Pleasant Avenue	West	Church Street and Allegheny Street
Oliver Street	West	Allegheny Street and 59 feet south
Pine Street	East	Cemetery Street and Walnut Street
Pine Street	West	Walnut Street and Allegheny Street
Railroad Street	North	Thomas Street and 166 feet west
Railroad Street	North	Thomas Street and 1500 feet east
School Road	Both	Cemetery Street and Alley 400S
Seminary Street	North	Lincoln Avenue and Calvert Street
Seminary Street	North	Main Street and 53 feet west
Seminary Street [Added 3-8-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-01[1]]	North	From the easterly side of the intersection of North Cherry Alley and Seminary Street for the distance of 20 feet in an easterly direction towards North Main Street
Seminary Street	South	Broad Street and Main Street
Seminary Street	South	Broad Street and Tomb Avenue
Smith Street	North	S. Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
Smith Street	South	Wilson Street and S. Main Street
South Main Street	East	Allegheny Street and Bank Avenue
South Main Street	West	South Borough line and Allegheny Street
Staver Street	West	Allegheny Street and Washington Avenue
Thompson Street	East	Railroad Street and north Borough line
Thompson Street	North	Howard Street and 60 feet east
Thompson Street	North	Kerr Avenue and 90 feet west
Thompson Street	North	Lincoln Avenue and Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Thompson Street	North	Pennsylvania Avenue and South Alley
Thompson Street	South	Lincoln Avenue and Bastress Street
Thompson Street	South	Wilson Street and Broad Street
Wilson Street	East	Allegheny Street and 71 feet south
Wilson Street	East	Allegheny Street and Cemetery Street
Wilson Street	West	Locust Street and 52 feet north
Wilson Street	West	Thompson Street and 56 feet south
Wylie Street	East	Allegheny Street and Burke Street

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Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that any person violating this provision is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of no more than $50 per violation.

§ 284-34 Parking prohibited in certain locations certain days and hours.

Parking shall be prohibited in the following locations at all times on the days and between the hours indicated in this section, as follows:

Street	Side	Between
(Reserved)

§ 284-35 Parking of trucks, buses and certain other vehicles prohibited in certain locations.

It shall be unlawful for any person to park or to allow to remain parked, on any of the following streets or parts of streets, any vehicle other than a passenger car (which shall not include any bus, motor home or passenger car attached to a trailer of any kind):

Street	Between
(Reserved)

§ 284-36 Parking time limited in certain locations certain days and hours.

No person shall park a vehicle or allow it to remain parked for longer than the time indicated, in any of the following locations, at any time on the days and between the hours indicated:

Street	Side	Between	Days	Time Limit (hours)
Allegheny Street	Both	Broad Street and Wilson Street	Monday to Saturday	2
Allegheny Street	South	Bank Avenue and Smith Street	Monday to Saturday	2
Bank Avenue Lot	South	Pennsylvania Avenue to 150 feet east	Monday to Saturday	2
Broad Street	Both	Allegheny Street and Bank Avenue	Monday to Saturday	2
Broad Street	Both	Allegheny Street and Alley	Monday to Saturday	2
Main Street		Lot at McClintock	Monday to Saturday	24
Market Street [Added 8-7-2000 by Ord. No. 4-2000]	West	Allegheny Street and Bank Avenue	Monday to Sunday	2
Market Street	West	Allegheny Street and Smith Street	Monday to Saturday	2
Oliver Street	Both	Allegheny Street and Alley 101S	Monday to Saturday	2
Pennsylvania Avenue [Added 7-8-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-6[1]]	East	100 Block (between Allegheny Street and Bank Avenue aka Hazel Alley)	Monday to Sunday	15 minutes
Pennsylvania Avenue	West	Allegheny Street and Bank Avenue	Monday to Saturday	2
Pennsylvania Avenue	Both	Allegheny Street to Alley 101N	Monday to Saturday	2
Pennsylvania Avenue	East	Allegheny Street and Alley 101N	Monday to Saturday	15 minutes
Pennsylvania Avenue	West	Alley 101N to Seminary Street	Monday to Saturday	2
Pennsylvania Avenue	East	Alley 101N and Seminary Street	Monday to Sunday	No parking 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Seminary Street [Added 6-24-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-02[2]]	South	Entire length of where Tax Parcel Number 20-001-502 abuts Seminary Street for a length of 150 feet	Monday to Sunday	15 minutes
Smith Street	—	Lot at Main Street	Monday to Saturday	24
South Main Street [Added 2-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-2[3]]	East	From 125 South Main Street through 1441 South Main Street	—	2
South Main Street	East	Bank Avenue and Smith Street	Monday to Saturday	2

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Editor's Note: This ordinance adding this provision provided a fine of not more than $50 per violation.

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Editor's Note: This ordinance adding this provision provided a fine of not more than $50 per violation.

Parking limitation. No person shall cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle to be parked in any one parking spot in said free parking zone for any continuous period of time in excess of two hours.

Exceptions. Exceptions to the two-continous-hours parking limitation in free parking zones. The two-continuous-hours parking limitation established in Subsection B above shall apply only during the hours of 9:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays, and shall not apply on Sundays and holidays.

§ 284-37 Special purpose parking zones established; parking otherwise prohibited.

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

Purpose	Location	Time	Days
Borough employee parking lot	At corner of Smith and Pennsylvania	8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	Monday through Friday
Fire Department business only	Pennsylvania Avenue extending north approximately 40 feet from the intersection of Smith Street
Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department vehicles only [Added 4-8-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-02[1]]	7 parking spaces on Bank Avenue, immediately adjacent to and abutting the northern side of the Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department barracks

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§ 284-38 Standing or parking on roadway for loading or unloading.

[Amended 12-16-1996 by Ord. No. 11-96]

It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle at the edge or curb of any street, except that standing or parking for the purpose of loading or unloading persons or property shall be permitted on the following named streets for no longer than necessary for the loading or unloading of persons or property:

Street	Side	Between
Depot Street	East	Allegheny Street and Alley 101N
Howard Street [Added 4-13-2009 by Ord. No. 4.13.2009]	East	From 44 feet south of Allegheny Street extending 20 feet south thereof

§ 284-39 Angle parking required on portions of certain streets.

Only angle parking shall be permitted on the following portions of streets:

Street	Side	Between
(Reserved)

On all streets where angle parking is required, every vehicle parked at the angle shall be parked with its front nearest the curb.

§ 284-40 Establishment of restricted parking for handicapped persons or severely disabled veterans.

Any individual requesting the establishment of a reserved on-street parking place pursuant to the terms of 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3354(d) shall make application to the Borough of Jersey Shore on the official application form provided by the Borough.

Within 90 days of the date of submission of an application for a reserved parking place pursuant to the terms of this section, the Police Committee of the Borough Council, Chief of Police and Borough Manager shall investigate the application and shall make recommendation to the Borough Council of the Borough of Jersey Shore as to whether the application meets the standards expressed in this section. Borough Council shall, within 30 days of the date of such recommendation, vote to approve or to reject such application. In the event that the application is approved, approval shall be by means of a resolution.

The criteria for the creation of a handicapped parking space shall be as follows:

(1)

The person must possess a valid handicapped person license plate under the regulations issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

(2)

No more than one handicapped parking space shall be provided to any one individual within the corporate limits of the Borough of Jersey Shore.

(3)

No more than one handicapped parking space shall be provided per dwelling unit within the corporate limits of the Borough of Jersey Shore.

(4)

No handicapped parking space shall be provided for a location if there exists a reasonably accessible and practicable off-street parking space to serve such location or if providing such a handicapped parking space would create an unsafe condition.

(5)

The applicant must have a physical impairment or other condition which restricts ambulation to a degree which makes it unreasonably hazardous or unreasonably difficult for the applicant to travel between the residence of the applicant and a vehicle parked at any location other than that which is closest to the residence of the applicant.

(6)

The applicant must establish that the physical impairment or other condition which restricts ambulation will continue for a period of not fewer than six consecutive months.

(7)

The applicant must reside in a residential district.

(8)

Any reserved parking space established pursuant to this section shall be eliminated in the event that changed circumstances cause any one of the criteria no longer to be satisfied.

The applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee, in an amount to be established from time to time by resolution of Borough Council, at the time of application. Prior to the erection or placement of such sign or other markings as shall be necessary to establish the reserved parking zone, the applicant shall pay an additional sum, in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of Borough Council, as reimbursement for the cost of investigating the application and for the cost of providing materials and labor to erect or place such sign or other markings.

This section shall not be construed to limit the discretion of the Borough Council of the Borough of Jersey Shore to establish handicapped parking areas at such other locations and for such reasons as the Borough Council deems appropriate.

Specific handicapped parking spaces designated.

[Added 4-14-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-02[1]]

Name of Street	Side	Location	Time Limit; Hours
Calvert Street [Added 11-13-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]		114 Calvert Street
Smith Street	South	Between South Pennsylvania Avenue and South Broad Street	2 hrs./6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
South Broad Street [Added 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-01[2]]		414 South Broad Street
South Main Street [Added 6-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-04[3]]	East	16 feet south of utility pole No. 13625N37577, extending 20 feet southward (between 449 South Main Street and 499/501 South Main Street)
Thompson Street [Added 5-14-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-02[4]]		1020 Thompson Street	24 hours
West Street [Added 4-8-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-03[5]]	North	Corner of 428 Wilson Street

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Editor's Note: This ordinance adding this provision provided a fine of not more than $50 per violation.

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§ 284-41 Restrictions regarding parking of motor vehicles for certain periods of time.

[Amended 8-26-2002 by Ord. No. 4-2002; 12-14-2009 by Ord. No. 12.14.2009]

Motor vehicles weighing 9,000 pounds or more are permitted to be parked on the streets and alleys of Jersey Shore Borough in one fixed location for a maximum period of time not to exceed 72 continuous hours.

Motor vehicles weighing less than 9,000 pounds may be parked on Borough streets and alleys for a period not to exceed seven consecutive days.

For purposes of this section, the term "motor vehicle" shall be defined by the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.A. § 102) or any amendment thereto and is currently defined as follows:

MOTOR VEHICLE

A vehicle which is self-propelled, except an electric personal assistive mobility device or a vehicle which is propelled solely by human power.

Parking on Borough streets and alleys is specifically and entirely prohibited if what is being parked is not a motor vehicle as defined under 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 102 or any amendments thereto.

In the event that the provisions of this section shall conflict with the provisions of any other section of the Code of Ordinances of the Borough of Jersey Shore pertaining to parking (such as § 284-36), the more restrictive provision shall apply.

§ 284-42 Placement of dumpsters or other objects on streets.

[Added 8-26-2002 by Ord. No. 4-2002]

No person shall place nor cause to be placed any dumpster or any other object that is not a motor vehicle or a vehicle on any street or alley within the Borough of Jersey Shore for any purpose without first securing a permit from the Borough. Application for the permit shall be in writing and signed by some person duly authorized to act for the person who owns the dumpster or other object.

The permit required by Subsection A shall be issued by the Borough Manager or his authorized agent only upon the following conditions:

(1)

A permit to place a dumpster or other object that is not a motor vehicle or a vehicle on a street or alley may only be issued upon a finding by the Borough Manager that it is not reasonably practicable to place such dumpster or other object on private property;

(2)

The location must be approved by the Chief of Police and by the Borough Manager;

(3)

The applicant must contract, in writing, on a form to be provided by the Borough, to comply with the terms of all Borough ordinances pertinent to the placement of such dumpster or object, and to defend and indemnify the Borough with regard to any claims, demands or actions which may be asserted or instituted against the Borough arising as a result of any property damage, property loss or destruction, personal injury, or death which may arise, in whole or in part, as a result of the placement of such dumpster or object; and

(4)

The applicant must pay the permit issuance fee in the amount of $10.

At all times during which such dumpster or other object is present on such street, the dumpster or other object must display no fewer than two reflective devices on each of the four sides and must be surrounded by orange traffic cones. From the period of sunset to sunrise, the dumpster or other object must be surrounded on all four sides by lighted lanterns of red or amber glass or lighted flares. Except when actually being filled, any dumpster must at all times be covered with a lid, tarp or other device. Any permit issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for a period of 48 hours, unless the Borough Manager determines and expressly provides on the face of the permit that the permit shall be valid for such longer or shorter period of time as is in the opinion of the Borough Manager appropriate. The Borough Manager shall have the authority to extend the period of validity of any permit upon request of the applicant and upon a finding by the Borough Manager that such extension is necessary in order to accomplish the purpose for which the permit was initially issued and that the need for the extension is not caused by either neglect or intentional delay by the applicant or by his contractor.

The Borough reserves the right to remove any dumpster or other object from any street upon failure of the applicant to do so in a timely manner or at any time if in the opinion of the Borough Manager the continued placement of such dumpster or other object is in violation of any ordinance of the Borough of Jersey Shore or creates a dangerous condition.

§ 284-43 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 8-26-2002 by Ord. No. 4-2002; 11-1-2004 by Ord. No. 3-2004]

Any person who violates any provision of § 284-32, 284-33, 284-34, 284-35, 284-36, 284-37, 284-38, 284-39 or 284-40 of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $15 plus costs.

Penalties for violation of § 284-41.

[Amended 12-14-2009 by Ord. No. 12.14.2009]

(1)

Any person violating any provision of § 284-41 shall, upon conviction of his or her first offense, pay a fine of $25 plus costs of prosecution.

(2)

Any person violating any provision of § 284-41 shall, upon conviction of a second and subsequent offense within one calendar year, pay a fine of $50 plus costs of prosecution.

(3)

Any default of payment of a fine for violating § 284-41 shall result in imprisonment for no more than 10 days.

Any person who violates any provision of § 284-42 shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200 plus costs.

§ 284-43.1 General parking limitations.

[Added 2-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-2]

The following limitations on parking, within all of Jersey Shore Borough, are also established in that parking is restricted in the following manner:

(1)

In a space designated by the Borough of Jersey Shore or its designee as a handicapped parking zone, unless the vehicle parked in that zone is the vehicle authorized to be parked in that handicapped parking zone, by permit, for handicap parking.

(2)

Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or in a designated fire zone.

(3)

It shall be illegal to park a vehicle with a missing or expired inspection or registration sticker.

(4)

In parking in a zone designated for the use of motor buses or other means of public transportation.

(5)

Facing the wrong direction.

(6)

Opposite the flow of traffic.

(7)

Parked in a lane used by moving traffic.

(8)

More than 12 inches from the curb.

(9)

In a posted no-parking zone by signs and lines.

(10)

In a manner that obstructs a crosswalk or sidewalk.

(11)

In front of or in a private driveway.

(12)

In a manner that constitutes double parking.

(13)

On a sidewalk or curb.

(14)

In a manner that blocks entrance to or exit from a garage.

(15)

In a manner that obstructs or blocks vehicular or pedestrian traffic.

(16)

In an area designated as prohibited parking by temporary regulations, when signs are erected giving notice.

(17)

In a designated loading zone.

Violations and penalties. Any person violating any subsection of this section is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of no more than $50 per violation.