[Added 9-25-2000 by Ord. No. 1618]
It is the intent of this article to establish residential parking
districts and a commuter parking district and to establish a permit
parking system differential between residents and nonresidents of
the parking districts in order to mitigate the inequity caused when
residents who pay the cost of maintaining public parking are unable
to reasonably enjoy the benefit of parking on the street themselves
because of extensive parking by nonresidents who do not contribute
toward the cost of maintaining the public parking reserve.
For purposes of this article, the words and phrases defined
hereunder shall have the meanings therein respectively ascribed to
them unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context:
A person residing permanently or continuously for a period
exceeding 60 consecutive days within the residential or commuter parking
districts, as established herein.
A.Â
City Council is hereby authorized to designate the residential parking
districts and to establish the parking restrictions (i.e., days, hours,
exemptions, as well as applicable permit fees, if any, therein). In
residential parking districts, parking without a permit between 6:00
a.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, Monday through Friday, except
on enumerated holidays, is expressly prohibited.
B.Â
Pursuant to this article, a resident of a residential district may
secure a residential parking permit, which when appropriately displayed
on vehicle in accordance with regulations established by the City
of DuBois, will exempt the vehicle from all parking restrictions in
the residential district for which the permit is designated. In addition,
each residence located within the residential district will be entitled
to secure two guest parking permits for the use of individuals desiring
to park vehicles within the residential district while visiting residents
living therein. Said guest permits shall be requested at the same
time that the resident makes application for a residential parking
permit.
C.Â
The permits shall not exempt vehicles parked in deference to any
other parking restrictions posted on streets within the designated
district. Only a resident may secure a permit or a guest permit for
that district. The "R" residential district is Fourth Street between
East DuBois Avenue and Park Street.
[Amended 6-28-2010 by Ord. No. 1755]
A.Â
City Council is hereby authorized to designate the commuter parking
district and to establish the parking restriction (e.g., days, hours
and exemptions, as well as the applicable fees therein). In the commuter
parking district, parking without a permit between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00
p.m., prevailing time, Monday through Friday, except on enumerated
holidays, is expressly prohibited.
B.Â
Pursuant to this article, a person who is a nonresident of the commuter
district but a student or employee of the DuBois Campus of the Pennsylvania
State University or a student of the DuBois Area High School may secure
a permit (designated as a commuter parking permit), which, when appropriately
displayed on a vehicle in accordance with regulations established
by the City of DuBois, will permit the vehicle to be parking during
the aforementioned times on any street within the commuter district
where parking is not otherwise restricted. A person who is a resident
of the commuter district may secure a permit (designated as a residential/commuter
parking permit), which, when appropriately displayed on a vehicle
in accordance with regulations established by the City of DuBois,
will permit the vehicle to be parked during the aforementioned times
on any street within the commuter district where parking is not otherwise
restricted.
C.Â
The commuter district is designated for students or employees of
the DuBois Campus of the Pennsylvania State University as the area
along East Second Avenue from College Place to North Sixth Street
and for students of the DuBois Area High School and the DuBois Campus
of the Pennsylvania State University as the west side of College Place.
Application for residential, commuter and residential/commuter
parking permits shall be made on forms provided by the City of DuBois
and shall include proof of identity, proof of residency, proof of
application with Penn State University and such other reasonable information
as may be deemed necessary by the City of DuBois to issue and control
such permits. Permits shall be displayed or affixed to vehicles in
a fashion deemed appropriate by the City of DuBois as administratively
determined by the City Manager or his designee.
The fees for permits in the residential and commuter parking
districts shall be as follows:
A.Â
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $50 together with
costs.
B.Â
The penalties set forth in this section shall not be enforced during
the first full week of classes of each fall term of the DuBois Campus
of the Pennsylvania State University.
All money received from the enforcement of parking permits shall
be allocated to appropriate funds established by the City of DuBois
to manage, administer and enforce the parking program or to create
additional facilities, as needed, in response to the objective of
removing commuter parking during business hours from residential streets.
Because the express purpose of this article is to incrementally
reduce and eliminate commuter parking during business hours on residential
streets, City Council recognizes the need to periodically review those
factors that will affect reducing the size of the district. These
include factors, such as the parking demand in the commuter parking
district; availability of alternative parking, both private and public,
outside of residential area; as well as the advent or further development
of transportation alternatives. Accordingly, City Council hereby charges
the City Manager or his designee to prepare a staff report assessing
parking conditions within the City of DuBois along with appropriate
recommendations for further reducing commuter parking on residential
streets. Such report and recommendation shall be made to City Council
not less than semiannually. Thereafter, City Council shall review
such recommendation in a public hearing and may modify this article
and other ordinances appropriately to further implement reduction
of commuter parking in residential areas.
