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 to allow it to remain parked otherwise.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule XIII (§ 139-66), attached to and made a part of this chapter, except at the angle designated and only within the painted stall lines. On all streets 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 a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule XIV (§ 139-67), attached to and made a part of this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XV (§ 139-68), attached to and made a part of this chapter, during the hours specified in said schedule, on any day except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
No person shall park a vehicle or allow the same to remain parked upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XVI (§ 139-69), attached to and made a part of this chapter, between the hours specified, for longer than the time indicated in said schedule.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle or to allow the same to remain parked in any special purpose parking zone established in Schedule XVII (§ 139-70), attached to and made a part of this chapter, except as specifically provided for such zone.
Every vehicle parked upon a highway shall be
positioned to the right side of the highway with the right-side wheels
within 12 inches of the curb or right-hand edge of the highway. On
one-way streets, vehicles may be parked with either the right or left
side thereof to the curb when headed in the legal direction of traffic,
unless parking on such side is otherwise prohibited.
A.
No vehicle shall be parked within 15 feet of any fire
hydrant.
B.
No vehicle shall be parked within 25 feet of any intersection
of two or more highways.
C.
No vehicle shall be parked within 30 feet of any stop
sign, flashing signal light, yield sign or traffic control signal.
D.
No vehicle shall be parked within 50 feet of any railroad
crossing.
No vehicle shall at any time be parked in front
of any private garage or driveway or within a private drive so as
to impede or prohibit entrance or exit, unless the vehicle blocking
such garage, driveway or private drive is that of the owner of the
garage, driveway or private drive. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no vehicle shall be parked in any manner so as to impede or prohibit
the passage of emergency vehicles.
A.
No vehicle shall remain parked upon any arterial or
collector highway for a period in excess of 48 hours. For the purpose
of this provision, those roads designated as arterial or collector
roads in Section 709 of the West Hempfield Township Zoning Ordinance[1] shall be considered arterial and collector highways.
No vehicle shall be parked upon either public
or private property in a zone which shall have been posted in a manner
prescribed by law designating the zone as a handicapped parking area
unless such vehicle bears a handicapped registration plate or placard
or a disabled American veteran registration plate and is being used
to transport a handicapped person or disabled veteran.
No vehicle shall be parked upon either public
or private property in a designated fire lane which has been so designated
in a manner prescribed by law.
No person engaged in the business of repairing
or maintaining vehicles shall do so while a vehicle is parked upon
a highway except in the case of making emergency repairs, at which
time necessary and appropriate warning signs and/or safety devices
shall be placed or utilized to warn other traffic upon the highway.
No person operating or in charge of a motor
vehicle shall permit the vehicle to park or stand unattended upon
public or private property without first stopping the engine, removing
the keys and/or placing the ignition switch in the locked position.
No person shall park or permit to be parked
a trailer, camper trailer, camper, boat and trailer combination or
utility trailer, loaded or unloaded, upon a public highway in excess
of 48 continuous hours.
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
more than $15 and costs; provided, however, that it shall be the duty
of the police officers and of parking enforcement personnel of the
Township to report to the Chief of Police all violations of any provision
of this article, indicating, in each case, the section violated, the
license number of the vehicle involved in the violation, the location
where the violation took place and any other facts that might be necessary
in order to secure a clear understanding of the circumstances attending
the violation. The police officer or other person making the report
shall also attach to or place upon every such vehicle a notice stating
that the vehicle was parked in violation of this article. The notice
shall contain instructions to the owner or driver of the vehicle that
if he will report to the office of the Chief of Police and pay the
sum of $15 within 48 hours after the time of the notice or if he will
place the sum of $15, enclosed within the envelope provided, in any
of the special parking fine boxes installed at various locations within
the Township, that act will save the violator from prosecution and
from payment of the fine and costs prescribed in the first sentence
of this section. In default of payment thereof, the violator shall
be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that a violation
of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.
