[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006; as amended by Ord. 9-2008, 12/17/2008; by Ord. 2016-04, 8/17/2016; by Ord. No. 02-2023, 10/4/2023]
The following are established as the metered parking lots established by this Borough:
Lot
Location
Hourly Rate
Maximum Parking Time
Days Enforced
Hours Enforced
East 1st Avenue Parking Deck
East 1st Avenue and Fayette Street
$0.25
1 hour
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
SORA West Parking Garage
West 1st Avenue and Robinson Alley
$0.50
N/A
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 15-602, Placement and Characteristics of Parking Meters, adopted by Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006, was repealed by Ord. No. 02-2023, 10/4/2023.
[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]
The Borough Council, at its discretion, may provide, at convenient and suitable locations in any one or more of the metered parking lots, reserved parking spaces for handicapped, and shall designate those spaces by appropriate signs. It shall be unlawful, and a violation of this Part, for any person to park in any such reserved parking space, any vehicle unless that vehicle bears or displays either a handicapped registration plate, a handicapped parking placard, a disabled veteran registration plate or a disabled veteran placard.
[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006; as amended by Ord. No. 02-2023, 10/4/2023]
1. 
Lines and/or markings shall be painted or placed upon the surface of the metered parking lots. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this Part for any person:
A. 
To park a vehicle across any such line or marking; or
B. 
To park a vehicle in such a position that the vehicle shall not be within the area so delineated by the lines or markings.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 15-605, Manner of Parking at Meters, adopted by Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006, was repealed by Ord. No. 02-2023, 10/4/2023.
[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006; as amended by Ord. No. 02-2023, 10/4/2023]
Whenever a vehicle is to be parked in any metered parking lot at any time when the lot is open for use and the metered zones are to be in operation, the driver of the vehicle, upon entering the parking space, shall immediately make payment for that metered zone. Upon proper electronic payment, the parking space may be lawfully occupied by the vehicle for the time indicated. If any vehicle remains in any such parking space for such length of time beyond the allotted payment, or the lawful parking time has expired, that vehicle shall be considered as being parked overtime, and the parking of a vehicle overtime shall be a violation of this Part. Provided, every hour that a vehicle remains parked in a metered zone at a meter showing a violation shall constitute a separate violation of this Part.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 15-607, Unlawful to Deposit Substitute for Coin in Meter, adopted by Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006, was repealed by Ord. No. 02-2023, 10/4/2023.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 15-608, Unlawful to Remain Parked at a Meter Showing Violation, adopted by Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006, was repealed by Ord. No. 02-2023, 10/4/2023.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 15-609, Unlawful to Tamper with Meter, adopted by Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006, was repealed by Ord. No. 02-2023, 10/4/2023.
[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]
The metered parking lots established by this Part shall be for the use of passenger cars, passenger vans and pickup trucks only, and it shall be unlawful for any person to park any other type of vehicle in any of those lots.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 15-611, Ticketing of Vehicles Parked Unlawfully; Effect of Payment Within 48 Hours, adopted by Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006, was repealed by Ord. 2016-04, 8/17/2016.
[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]
1. 
Any person who violates any provision of this Part, with the exception of § 15-609, and who fails to pay the fine set forth in § 15-611, shall be cited within 15 days of the violation and, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $20, plus costs.
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of § 15-609 of this Part shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 and costs, and, in default of payment of fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 30 days.