[Amended 5-12-1998 by Ord. No. 1196, approved 5-12-1998]
No person, except physicians on emergency calls,
shall park, stop or stand any vehicle of any kind whatsoever, whether
attended or unattended, on any of the highways within the Borough
of Prospect Park longer than is necessary for the actual loading or
unloading of passengers or merchandise between the hours of 3:00 a.m.
and 9:00 a.m.
[Amended 2-14-1989 by Ord. No. 1102, approved 2-14-1989]
The Borough Secretary of the Borough of Prospect
Park be and the same is hereby authorized to issue permits for the
parking of motor vehicles, as defined hereinafter in this article,
on the streets of the Borough between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:00
a.m. upon the personal application of any resident owner of a motor
vehicle or by a resident on behalf of any temporary visitor to the
home of such resident, upon the conditions and restrictions contained
in this article and upon payment of the parking fee prescribed by
this article. In addition, in case of emergency requiring the issuance
of a temporary parking permit, any Borough policeman shall have the
authority to issue a permit for a term up to three days, and the Chief
of Police shall have the authority to issue an emergency permit for
a period up to six days. Emergency permits shall not be renewable
and, if additional time is requested, the applicant shall be referred
to the Borough Secretary for an application for a regular parking
permit.
The application for such permit shall be made
on a form prescribed by the Police Committee and shall require the
applicant to state his name and address, the name and address of the
owner of the vehicle, the year, make and body type of the vehicle,
the current license plate number of the vehicle, the period of time
for which such permit is requested and such other information as the
Police Committee shall require.
The form of the permit shall be as prescribed
by the Police Committee from time to time and shall include the effective
date and expiration date of the permit and the name and address of
the applicant to which it was issued. The permit shall be prominently
displayed on such vehicle at such location therein or thereon as the
Police Committee shall require from time to time.
[Amended 12-27-1979 by Ord. No. 982, approved 12-27-1979; 11-9-1983 by Ord. No. 1034, approved 11-9-1983; 12-27-1983 by Ord. No.
1038, approved 12-27-1983; 4-9-2002 by Ord. No. 1233, approved 4-9-2002]
A. The fee for such parking permits shall be payable
at the time of filing the application and shall be $25 per year. Said
fee shall, however, be prorated as follows:
(1) If purchased between January 1 and March 31, the cost
shall be $25;
(2) If purchased between April 1 and June 30, the cost
shall be $20;
(3) If purchased between July 1 and September 30, the
cost shall be $15;
(4) If purchased between October 1 and December 31, the
cost shall be $10.
B. The fee for all residents of the Borough of Prospect
Park, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 62 years of age or older, who
have demonstrated a need for a permit and applied for said permit,
all conforming to the qualifications of eligibility set forth in this
article, shall pay a fee of $12 per year. For a period of six months
or less, there shall be a fee of $6.
C. To obtain a temporary parking permit, the fee shall
be $25 which shall be reimbursed upon return of the parking permit.
The temporary parking permit shall be issued at intervals of one month.
[Amended 4-10-1990 by Ord. No. 1115, approved 4-10-1990; 12-10-1996 by Ord. No.
1178, approved 12-10-1996]
The privilege afforded in this article shall
not be available to any vehicle other than a passenger car or a family
or an unlettered truck (displaying no signs or commercial advertising)
having a gross vehicle weight of under 8,000 pounds. Any permit issued
for any vehicles for which the privilege as set forth in this article
not be available shall be automatically void, and the permit fee shall
be refunded on a pro rata basis to the applicant forthwith, together
with notice that said permit is void.