[Ord. 695, 8/10/1987, § 1; as amended by Ord. 712,
1/1/1989, § 1; by Ord. 727, 11/5/1990, §§ 14,
15; by Ord. 761, 6/14/1993, § 1; by Ord. 770, 8/1/1994,
§ 1; by Ord. 824, 8/14/2000; by Ord. 830, 4/9/2001, § 7;
by Ord. 835, 8/28/2001; by Ord. 843, 1/14/2001, § 4; by
Ord. 849, 8/26/2002; by Ord. 852, 11/25/2002, § 3; by Ord.
863, 6/23/2003, §§ 1,2; by Ord. 864, 6/23/2003, §§ 11,
12, by Ord. 867, 11/10/2003, §§ 4-6; by Ord. 871, 4/12/2004,
§ 3; by Ord. 882, 2/25/2005, § 16; by Ord. 886,
8/8/2005, §§ 9-12; by Ord. 921, 5/11/2009, §§ 1,
2; by Ord. 924, 11/23/2009; by Ord. 929, 6/14/2010; by Ord. 940, 6/27/2011,
§§ 21-24; by Ord. No. 950, 8/26/2013; by Ord. No. 973, 3/14/2016;
and by Ord. No. 998, 8/26/2019]
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle or trailer
or any other type of motor vehicle without a proper, valid permit
parking decal displayed thereon between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and
7:00 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, in that section of the Town of
Bloomsburg hereinafter referred to as the "permit area" and bounded
as follows:
A. North side of East Second Street from Oak Lane to Chestnut Street;
northern extension of Chestnut Street north of East Second Street
(both sides); north side of East Second Street from Chestnut Street
to Penn Street; east side of Penn Street from East Second Street to
East Second (Main) Street (College Hill); north side of East Second
(Main) Street (College Hill) from Penn Street to Chestnut Avenue,
the point of beginning.
B. South side of East First Street from the Bloomsburg Hospital entrance
drive to Penn Street; east side of Penn Street from East First Street
to Lightstreet Road; west side of Penn Street from Lightstreet Road
to East First Street; south side of East First Street from Penn Street
to Iron Street; north side of East First Street from Iron Street to
the Bloomsburg Hospital entrance drive.
C. Country Club Drive West, 1,538 feet from the westerly edge of the
intersection of Country Club Drive with its intersection with Country
Club Road (both sides).
E. Both sides of the unnamed alley between Glen Avenue and Waller Avenue,
with the exception of one space at the rear of 303 Glen Avenue on
the southeast corner of Lincoln Avenue and unnamed alley.
F. Waller Avenue on the north side from Franklin Avenue to Lincoln Avenue.
G. Glen Avenue on the south side from Eyer Street to Washington Street.
I. North side of Sixth Street from East Street to Catherine Street,
with the exception of one space marked (one-hour parking for Stewart's
Bakery customers only) on the north side of Sixth Street.
J. East and west sides of Catherine Street from Fifth Street to Fourth
Street, with the exception of one space marked (one-hour parking for
PA Pets customers only) on the northeast side of Catherine Street.
K. East side of Catherine Street from Sixth Street to Fifth Street.
L. West side of Catherine Street from Fourth Street to Third Street.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1018, 12/14/2020]
M. North and south sides of Fourth Street from Catherine Street to East
Street.
N. North side of Third Street from Market Street to Catherine Street,
with the exception of one space marked (one-hour parking for Joan
Albertson's Beauty Salon customers only) in front of 47 East Third
Street.
O. Both sides of Fourth Street from Market Street to Catherine Street,
with the exception of the parking spaces on the north side of West
Fourth Street between Market Street and Whiteman Avenue marked two-hour
parking from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
P. East side of Iron Street from Fifth Street to Third Street.
Q. West side of Center Street from Fifth Street to Third Street.
2. It shall be unlawful at any time for any person to park a motor vehicle
without a proper, valid permit parking decal displayed thereon in
the section of the Town of Bloomsburg hereinafter referred to as the
"permit area" and bounded as follows:
A. South side of East First Street from Hospital Drive to Iron Street;
north side of Fair Street from Penn Street to Pine Street; west side
of Pine Street from Fair Street to East First Street; west side of
Penn Street from the south side of Fair Street to the north side of
First Street.
B. Eyer Street from Millville Road to Glen Avenue (both sides).
3. It shall be unlawful between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, from January 1 through December 31, for any
person to park a motor vehicle or trailer or any other type of motor
vehicle without a proper valid permit parking decal displayed thereon
in the section of the Town of Bloomsburg hereinafter referred to as
the "permit area" and bounded as follows:
A. East Third Street from East Street to Oak Lane; East Fourth Street
from East Street to Oak Lane; East Fifth Street from East Street to
Park Street; Wood Street from East Second Street to East Fifth Street;
Spruce Street from East Second Street to East Fifth Street; Locust
Street from East Second Street to East Fourth Street; Chestnut Street
from East Second Street to East Fourth Street; Park Street from East
Fifth Street to Columbia Boulevard; Penn Street from East Second Street
to East Fourth Street; Chestnut Avenue from East Second Street to
East Fifth Street; East Anthony Avenue from Chestnut Avenue to Chestnut
Street; East Second Street on the south side from Spruce Street to
Oak Lane; Oak Lane from East Second Street to East Fourth Street;
and East Second Street from East Street to Penn Street.
4. The area bounded as described above, including the peripheral streets
forming the boundary and all streets, alleys or public ways or portions
thereof lying within said area shall be subject to the regulations
contained herein. However, commercial or delivery vehicles may be
temporarily parked, for the purpose of loading or unloading on any
street, alley or public way, without being subject to the provisions
of this Part.
5. Any other regulations or restrictions upon parking imposed by any
other ordinance shall continue with full force and effect in the permit
area described above, to the extent applicable. Nothing contained
in this Part shall be construed as prohibiting motor vehicles displaying
a parking decal issued pursuant to this Part from being parked in
other areas of the Town of Bloomsburg outside of the permit area.
6. The number of resident permits and the number of guest permits to
which the owner of a residential dwelling on the above streets is
entitled shall be reduced to one resident permit and one guest permit
if off-street parking is available. The number of parking spaces available
on the lot where the residential dwelling is located is to be determined
by the Bloomsburg Police Department. Available parking spaces shall
include driveways, carports, garages and open areas that are not lawns,
on the date of passage of this Part.
7. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle or trailer
or any other type of motor vehicle without a proper, valid permit
parking decal displayed thereon between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and
7:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, in that section of the Town of Bloomsburg
hereinafter referred to as the "permit area" and bounded as follows:
north and south sides of Fifth Street from Market Street to East Street,
with the exception of one space marked (one-hour parking for PA Pets
customers only) on the northeast corner of Fifth Street at Catherine
Street.
[Ord. 695, 8/10/1987, § 2; as amended by Ord. 712,
1/9/1989, § 2; by Ord. 727, 11/5/1990, §§ 15,
16; by Ord. 761, 6/14/1993, § 2; by Ord. 770, 8/8/1994,
§ 2; by Ord. 920, 2/9/2009, §§ 8, 9, 10;
by Ord. No. 940, 6/27/2011; by Ord. No. 965, 4/27/2015; by Ord. No.
998, 8/26/2019; and by Ord. No. 1002, 9/16/2019]
1. Resident Permit Areas.
A. Resident permit parking within the parking zone shall be divided
into 12 resident permit parking areas. Each resident shall be restricted
to parking in his or her designated residential area, which areas
shall be defined as follows:
(1)
Area 1: First Street, Fair Street, and Pine Street. Includes
addresses: 301 - 360 Fair Street, 119 - 373 First Street, 2 - 84 Pine
Street, 10 Penn Street.
(2)
Area 2: Chestnut Street, East Second Street, and Oak Lane. Includes
addresses: 180 - 190 Chestnut Street, 542 - 811. East Second Street,
190 - 333 Oak Lane.
(3)
Area C-2: College Hill (East Second Street from East Street
to Penn Street). Includes addresses: 327 - 375 East Second Street.
(4)
Area 3: East Third Street, east of East Street. Includes addresses:
275 - 850 East Third Street, 300 - 461 Chestnut Avenue, 273 - 301
East Street, 10 - 326 Penn Street.
(5)
Area 4: East Fourth Street (east of East Street) and East Street.
Includes addresses: 401 - 405 East Street, 310 - 753 East Fourth Street.
(6)
Area 5: Bruglar Avenue, Chestnut Avenue, East Fifth Street,
Park Street, Spruce Street (between East Fourth Street and East Fifth
Street), Wood Street, all east of East Street. Includes addresses:
601 Bruglar Avenue, 461 Chestnut Avenue, 313 - 737 East Fifth Street,
509 - 525 Park Street, 425 - 450 Spruce Street, 440 Wood Street.
(7)
Area 6: Eyer Street. Includes addresses: 1 - 159 Eyer Street.
(8)
Area 8: Country Club Drive. Includes addresses: 601 - 811 Country
Club Drive.
(9)
Area 9: Franklin Avenue, Glenn Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Waller
Avenue, Washington Avenue, and Wirt Street. Includes addresses: 10
- 109 Franklin Avenue, 3 - 360 Glenn Avenue, 50 - 75 Lincoln Avenue,
179 - 450 Waller Avenue, 47 - 75 Washington Avenue, 79 - 401 Wirt
Street.
(10)
Area 10: Catherine Street, East Street, East Fourth Street,
East Fifth Street, East Sixth Street, Sterner Avenue, and Strawberry
Avenue, west of East Street to Catherine Street. Includes addresses:
315 - 531 Catherine Street, 384 - 544 East Street, 161 - 243 East
Fourth Street, 161 - 274 East Fifth Street, 215 - 277 East Sixth Street,
Sterner Avenue, 381 - 505 Strawberry Avenue.
(11)
Area 11: Bruglar Avenue, Center Street, Clinton Avenue, East
Third Street, East Fourth Street, Iron Street, West Anthony Avenue,
West Third Street, West Fourth Street, Whiteman Avenue west of Catherine
Street. Includes addresses: 37 Bruglar Avenue, 324 - 440 Center Street,
409 - 411 Clinton Avenue, 2 - 154 East Third Street, 26 - 163 East
Fourth Street, 27 - 101 East Fifth Street, 305 - 440 Iron Street,
358 - 360 Miller Avenue, 20 West Anthony Avenue, 6 - 44 West Third
Street, 10 - 44 West Fourth Street, 1 West Fifth Street, 343 - 420
Whiteman Avenue.
(12)
Area 14: East and West Fifth Street from Catherine Street to
Market Street. Includes addresses: 3 - 168 East Fifth Street and 1
- 35 West Fifth Street.
B. Each resident parking permit area decal shall have marked on it the
number of the resident's area at the time application is made to the
Bloomsburg Police Department.
2. Other Permit Areas. All other streets, alleys and public ways, or
portions thereof, within the permit area where parking is otherwise
permitted, shall be designated by signs erected thereon as "resident
permit parking."
3. Restricted Hours:
[Amended by Ord. No. 1018, 12/14/2020]
A. Areas 1 and 6: It shall be unlawful to park without a parking permit
decal at any time.
B. Area 2: It shall be unlawful to park without a parking permit decal
Monday through Saturday, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
C. Areas C-2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11: It shall be unlawful to park
without a parking permit decal Monday through Friday, from 7:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m. Additionally, in Area 10, it shall be unlawful to park
without a parking permit decal Monday through Friday, from 7:00 p.m.
to 7:00 a.m., on the north and south sides of East Fifth Street from
Catherine Street to East Street.
D. Area 14: It shall be unlawful to park without a parking permit decal
Monday through Friday, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
[Ord. 695, 8/10/1987, § 3; as amended by Ord. 712,
1/9/1989, § 3; by Ord. 760, 6/14/1993, § 3; and
by Ord. 920, 2/9/2009, §§ 11, 12; by Ord. 940, 6/27/2011,
§ 26; and by Ord. No. 998, 8/26/2019]
There shall be one type of permit parking decals: resident permit.
[Ord. 695, 8/10/1987, § 4; as amended by Ord. 761,
6/14/1993, § 4; by Ord. 918, 12/8/2008, § 1; by
Ord. 920, 2/9/2009, § 14; by Ord. 940, 6/27/2011, §
27; by Ord. No. 965, 4/27/2015; and by Ord. No. 998, 8/26/2019]
1. Resident Permit. Upon application to the Bloomsburg Police Department,
on a form to be provided therefor, and upon payment of an annual nonrefundable
fee in an amount to be established, from time to time, by resolution
of Town Council for the use of the Town of Bloomsburg, the owner of
each residential dwelling unit within the permit area, or such owner's
lawfully authorized designee, shall be issued a maximum of two resident
permit parking decals for the use of the residents of the said dwelling
unit of which he or she is the owner, or lawfully authorized designee
of such owner, and which residents desire to park their vehicles at
curbside within the permit area, in accordance with the following
terms and conditions:
A. The owner of the dwelling unit or such owner's lawfully authorized
designee shall present one valid proof of registration of one motor
vehicle belonging to a resident of the dwelling unit in order to be
issued one resident permit parking decal. Any resident permit parking
decals issued hereunder shall be used only by the residents of a dwelling
unit within the permit area who desire to park their motor vehicle(s)
for which a permit parking decal has been issued at curbside on the
streets, alleys or public ways within the permit area. In no event
shall more than two resident permit parking decals be issued per dwelling
unit in the permit area.
B. Proof of Residency Defined. Upon application for a resident parking
permit, the applicant must show proof of residency. Acceptable forms
of proof are as follows: a copy of the deed to the applicant's residence,
a photo driver's license with the current residential address, a lease
signed by the landlord in effect at the time of the permit application,
or a utility bill dated within 45 days of the date of application
which contains the applicant's name and address for the area requested.
[Ord. 695, 8/10/1987, § 5; as amended by Ord. 761,
6/14/1993, § 5; by Ord. 770, 8/8/1994, § 3; by
Ord. 920, 2/9/2009, § 15; by Ord. 940, 6/27/2011, §§ 28-30;
and by Ord. No. 998, 8/26/2019]
1. Upon application to the Bloomsburg Police Department, on a form to
be provided therefor, and upon payment of an annual nonrefundable
fee in an amount to be established, from time to time, by resolution
of Town Council for the use of the Town of Bloomsburg, the owner of
each residential dwelling unit within the permit area, or such owner's
lawfully authorized designee, shall be issued no more than one guest
parking decal. Guest parking decals are restricted to guests of residents
who desire to park their motor vehicles at curbside on the streets,
alleys and public ways within the permit area and in accordance with
the designated residential areas for the duration of such guest's
stay.
2. Each guest of the resident shall be restricted to parking in the resident's designated residential areas, which have been designated in §
15-802. Each guest parking decal shall have marked thereon the number of the resident's area, as designated by the Town of Bloomsburg, at the time application for same is made to the Bloomsburg Police Department.
3. A motor vehicle properly displaying a valid guest parking decal in accordance with the provisions of §
15-806 herein shall be restricted to parking in the areas as designated by the Town of Bloomsburg to the same extent as vehicles properly displaying a resident permit parking decal under this Part.
4. All residential guest parking decals shall be valid for a period
of one year beginning September 1.
5. Businesses, nonprofit organizations, and churches located within
the residential permit parking areas shall be allowed no more than
three guest parking permits at any given time.
[Ord. 695, 8/10/1987, § 6; as amended by Ord. 761,
6/14/1993, § 6; and by Ord. 841, 12/19/2001; by Ord. 965,
4/27/2015; and by Ord. No. 998, 8/26/2019]
The resident permit parking decals and guest parking decals
issued pursuant to this Part shall be affixed to the center (or as
near thereto as possible) of the motor vehicle's front windshield,
at the top thereof, or hung from the back of the motor vehicle's center
inside rearview mirror, so that the decal so affixed or hung shall
be clearly visible through the front windshield from the outside of
the vehicle.
[Ord. 695, 8/10/1987, § 7; as amended by Ord. 841,
12/19/2001; by Ord. No. 965, 4/27/2015; and by Ord. No. 998, 8/26/2019]
1. Any resident permit parking decal or guest parking decal which has
been issued pursuant to this Part and which is subsequently lost,
stolen, or destroyed shall be replaced in accordance with the following
terms and conditions: The resident of the permit area for whose use
the resident permit parking decal or guest parking decal was issued
shall apply to the Bloomsburg Police Department for a duplicate or
replacement decal of the same type. Thereupon, the Bloomsburg Police
Department shall issue a duplicate or replacement decal of the same
type which has been lost, stolen or destroyed for a fee in an amount
to be established, from time to time, by resolution of Town Council
for the use of the Town of Bloomsburg. Whenever a duplicate or replacement
decal is issued pursuant to the terms of this section, the Bloomsburg
Police Department shall mark in the records the name and address of
the resident to whom the duplicate or replacement decal has been issued
and, in the case of a resident permit parking decal, any pertinent
information pertaining to the registration of the resident's motor
vehicle for which the resident intends to use the duplicate or replacement
resident permit parking decal, in the same manner as when an original
resident permit parking decal is issued, the Bloomsburg Police Department
shall indicate in the records the fact that the previously issued
decal has been lost, stolen or destroyed and such lost, stolen or
destroyed decal shall thenceforth be invalid.
2. Any duplicate or replacement decal issued pursuant to the terms of
this section shall be valid only for the remainder of the then-current
year for which the original decal was issued.
[Ord. 695, 8/10/1987, § 9; as amended by Ord. No.
998, 8/26/2019]
For the purposes of this Part, the word "owner" shall mean any person who owns land improved for residential use within the permit area described in §
15-801 above, whether or not such person resides upon said land.
[Ord. 695, 8/10/1987, § 9; as amended by Ord. 920,
2/9/2009, § 16; by Ord. 965, 4/27/2015; and by Ord. No.
998, 8/26/2019]
Any person violating any provision 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 date 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.
[Ord. 695, 8/10/1987, § 10; as amended by Ord.
No. 998, 8/26/2019]
Any person who falsifies, duplicates, forges or alters any parking decals issued pursuant to this Part or who obtains a duplicate or replacement resident permit parking decal or guest parking decal pursuant to §
15-807 of this Part under false pretenses shall be subject to arrest and prosecution under applicable provisions of the Crimes Code of Pennsylvania.