[Ord. 641, 10/9/1978; as amended by Ord. 830, 4/9/2001, § 5;
by Ord. 882, 2/28/2005, § 9; and by Ord. 929, 6/14/2010]
The following are hereby established as the metered parking
lots operated by the Town of Bloomsburg:
A.
A lot of land located on Pine Avenue and Miller Avenue known as the
"Pine Avenue Lot."
B.
A lot of land located on the north side of Pine Avenue east of Iron
Street known as the "East Pine Avenue Lot."
C.
A lot of land located at the west side of Murray Avenue on Pine Avenue
known as the "West Pine Avenue Lot."
D.
A lot of land located at the north side of Pine Avenue west of Whiteman
Avenue known as the "Library Lot."
E.
A lot of land located at the north side of West Main Street between
West Street and Oyer Avenue known as the "Hoppes Lot."
F.
A lot of land located at the northern side of East Main Street west
of North Street and south of Ridge Avenue known as the "Triangle Lot."
[Ord. 641, 10/9/1978]
Parking meters installed in the said lots shall be placed immediately
adjacent to the individual parking spaces that shall be marked off
in the said lots. Each parking meter shall be is not legally occupied.
Each parking meter installed shall indicate by a proper legend the
legal time established by this Part and, when occupied, shall indicate
on and by its dial and pointer the duration of the period of legal
parking and on expiration of such period, shall indicate illegal or
overtime parking.
[Ord. 641, 10/9/1978]
Lines and/or markings shall be painted or placed upon the various
metered parking lots hereby established, adjacent to each parking
meter, for the purpose of designating the parking space for which
such meter shall be used. Each vehicle parked adjacent to any parking
meter shall be parked within the lines or markings so placed and applicable
to such meter. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Part for
any person to park any vehicle:
A.
Across any such line or marking.
B.
In such a position that such vehicle shall not be within the area
so designated by such lines or markings.
C.
Elsewhere in any such lot than in an individual parking space adjacent
to a parking meter.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 15-503, Parking Restrictions
in Metered Lots (Ord. 940, 6/27/2011, § 5) was repealed
by Ord. 945, 1/3/2012, § 1.
[Ord. 641, 10/9/1978]
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle in any of the said
parking lots otherwise than with the foremost part of the parked vehicle
nearest to the parking meter applicable thereto.
[Ord. 641, 10/9/1978; amended by Ord. 973, 3/14/2016]
1.
Whenever
any vehicle is to be parked in any of said parking lots, at any time
during the period of limited parking prescribed, the operator of such
vehicle shall, upon entering a parking space adjacent to a parking
meter, immediately deposit, or cause to be deposited, in such parking
meter, one or more proper coins of the United States as shall be specified
in the legend upon such parking meter. Upon the deposit of such coin
or coins, and placing the meter in operation, such parking space may
be lawfully occupied by such vehicle. If any vehicle shall remain
in any such parking space for such length of time that the meter shall
indicate by a proper signal that the lawful parking time shall have
expired, such vehicle shall be considered as having been parked overtime,
and the parking of a vehicle overtime shall be a violation of this
Part, provided that every hour that a vehicle shall remain parked
at a meter showing a violation shall constitute a separate violation
of this Part.
2.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle or allow the
same to remain parked for longer than the period of time displayed
on the meter at any time between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., Monday through Saturday, in any of the parking lots herein established,
provided that the requirements of this Section as to parking time
limit and as to deposit of coins in parking meters shall not apply
on Sunday and legal holidays.
[Amended by Ord. No. 977, 9/12/2016]
3.
The charges
for parking in off-street metered parking spaces shall be as set by
resolution of Town Council from time to time.
[Ord. 641, 10/9/1978]
It shall be unlawful, and a violation of this Part, for any
person to deface, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy or
impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed under the provisions
of this Part. Provided; nothing herein shall apply to the servicing
or opening of parking meters by officers, employees and/or police
officers of the Town under the direction of the Mayor and/or the Town
Council.
[Ord. 641, 10/9/1978]
The metered parking lots hereby established are hereby declared
to be for the use of private passenger vehicles only, and it shall
be unlawful and a violation of this Part for any person to park in
any such lot any bus, truck, tractor, trailer, tractor-trailer or
commercial vehicle of any kind or nature.
[Ord. 641, 10/9/1978, as amended by Ord. 680, 2/11/1985, § 80;
by Ord. 793, 3/10/1997, § 4; by Ord. 882, 2/28/2005, §§ 11,
12 and by Ord. 920, 2/9/2009, §§ 4, 5]
1.
Any person violating § 15-505 of this Part shall pay at the office of the Chief of Police the sum of $10 within 10 days of the date of the violation. If the sum of $10 is not paid within 10 days of the date of the violation, such person shall pay $20 at the office of the Chief of Police. If the sum of $20 is not paid within 20 days of the date of the violation, a citation shall be filed in the Office of the Magisterial District Court, and upon conviction, the violator shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $30 plus costs of prosecution, or in default of payment, to imprisonment for one day for each $10 of the unpaid balance.
[Amended by Ord. 973, 3/14/2016]
2.
Any person who shall violate § 15-506 of this Part shall have a citation filed in the Office of the District Justice and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 and costs of prosecution and in default of payment of such fine and costs undergo imprisonment for not more than 10 days.
3.
Any person violating any other section of this Part shall pay at
the office of the Chief of Police the sum of $40 within 20 days of
the date of the violation. If the sum of $40 is not paid within 20
days of the violation, a citation shall be filed in the office of
the Magisterial District Court and, upon conviction, such person shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of $50, plus costs of prosecution, or in
default of payment, to imprisonment for one day for each $10 of the
unpaid balance.
[Amended by Ord. 977, 9/12/2016]
