There are hereby established municipal parking lots at the following
locations:
A.
E. Airy Street and Arch Street (northwest corner).
B.
E. Main Street and Green Street (northwest area).
C.
Four hundred Block of W. Marshall Street (rear of Walters).
D.
Six hundred Block of Kohn Street at Blackberry Alley.
E.
Five hundred Block of Barbadoes Street at Fig Alley.
F.
One hundred Block of W. Lafayette (at Old Pike Tire).
G.
240 E. Airy Street.
H.
Rear of 235 E. Airy Street (Municipal Hall rear lot).
I.
Corson Street, on the east side from a point 40 feet south of W.
Marshall Street to Haws Alley.
The municipal parking lots described above shall be divided
into appropriate spaces for the parking of vehicles, with each parking
space or otherwise restricted or regulated area being designated or
marked in such a manner to show the nature, type and extent of the
area regulated.
The municipal parking lots shall be open for public parking
seven days a week except during the hours as otherwise posted.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be parked in a municipal
parking lot or facility unless such vehicle has been registered with
the Municipality and issued a permit for parking within such municipal
lot or facility.
B.
Permits may be issued by the Municipality, upon proper application
and upon payment of a monthly permit fee to the Municipality, in an
amount as fixed by the council. Permits issued under this section
shall be nontransferable and shall expire one year after issuance,
or upon failure of the permit holder to pay the monthly fee fixed
by Council for the issuance of the permit.
C.
The Municipal Administrator shall designate an appropriate municipal official to be responsible for the administration and enforcement of the terms, conditions and provisions of this article. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Norristown police shall at all times be empowered to enforce the penalties provided in § 305-42D of this chapter.
A.
Vehicles parked in municipal parking facilities or lots must at all
times display a validly issued current municipal parking permit for
the facility or lot in which the vehicle is parked.
B.
Failure to display a proper permit for parking within a municipal
lot or facility shall constitute a violation of the terms of this
article.
The Municipality shall post in a conspicuous manner in each
municipal parking lot or facility warning to the public of the requirements
of this article and notice of the penalties prescribed under this
article. Failure of the Municipality to comply with this article shall
not constitute an affirmative defense I any prosecution for violation
oft his article.
A.
On or after July 1, 2006, it shall be unlawful to park or to permit
to be parked any vehicle in a municipal parking lot or facility which
does not display a valid permit permitting the vehicle to be parked
in the particular parking lot or facility. The owner or operator of
any such vehicle shall, upon conviction, pay a fine that shall be
established by the Norristown Municipal Council and set forth in the
Norristown Municipal Fee Schedule. This fine may be adjusted from
time to time by resolution of Municipal Council.
B.
In addition to the penalties prescribed hereunder, any vehicle parked
in a municipal parking lot or facility may, at the discretion of the
Municipality or its authorized designee, be towed from the municipal
parking facility by a duly authorized agent of the Municipality and
impounded at a designated towing facility, at the sole cost and expense
of the owner.
C.
In addition to the aforesaid Subsections A and B, any vehicle parked in a municipal parking lot or facility may be immediately towed, at the discretion of the Municipality, if that vehicle is deemed by the Municipal Administrator or his/her designee to be a risk to the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of the Municipality. This shall include situations when one of the following situations applies:
[Amended 11-15-2011 by Ord. No. 11-19]
The use of spaces designated for metered parking shall be subject to the provisions of Article IV. Parking meters shall be in operation between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday of each week, unless otherwise posted/noted. The meter parking fee on municipal lots where meters exist shall be $1 per hour. When a meter is inoperable or missing, parking in the space shall be limited to two hours.
It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this
article for any person:
A.
To park any vehicle in a space rented to another individual or entity.
B.
To park any vehicle across any line or marking.
C.
To park any vehicle in an area not designated by markings on said
lot to indicate a parking space.
E.
To park any vehicle within an area or outside an area marked "reserved,"
"limited" or "restricted" unless otherwise authorized by the Municipality.
In addition to any other information to be included in a violation
notice, notices with respect to violations of this article shall indicate
the name or location of the parking lot in which such violation occurred.
All revenues received for monthly parking are hereby allocated
to the general fund for general Municipal purposes. All revenues received
from the parking meters located on these lots shall be allocated to
a special account titled "Special Parking Development Account," and
said funds shall be used in the future to develop and maintain additional
municipal parking lots.
