Wherever a space shall be marked off on any highway for the parking of an individual vehicle, every vehicle there parked shall be parked within the lines bounding such space.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the highways or parts thereof described below except at the angle designated and only within the painted stall lines. On all highways or portions thereof where angle parking is now or shall hereafter be authorized, all vehicles parked thereon shall be parked with the front thereof nearest the curb.
Name of Street
Side
Angle
(degrees)
Location
Catawissa Street
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
East
Entire length, except from Mahanoy to Pine
Catawissa Street
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
West
Entire length
Centre Street
South
40°
Entire length
Main Street
East
40°
Entire length
No persons shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the highways or parts thereof described below:
Name of Highway
Side
Location
1st Street
East
Mahanoy Street to Spruce Street
1st Street
East
Railroad Street to Market Street
1st Street
West
Pine Street to Mahanoy Street
3rd Street
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
East
From Market south to garage doors
3rd Street
West
Entire length
4th Street
[Added 7-12-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-3]
West
Centre Street to Market Street
5th Street
West
Entire length
6th Street
East
Mahanoy Street to South Street
7th Street
East
Railroad Street to South Street
8th Street
[Added 7-12-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-3]
West
Centre Street to Market Street
9th Street
East
Centre Street to Mahanoy Street
11th Street
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
East
Railroad Street to Mahanoy Street
12th Street
West
From Centre Street to Market Street
13th Street
East
Centre Street to Mahanoy Street
A Street
East
Market Street to Mahanoy Street
A Street
West
Mahanoy Street to Maple Street
A Street
West
Railroad Street to Market Street
B Street
West
South Street to Mahanoy Street
Catawissa Street
West
From Pine Street north to the end of the playground
C Street
East
Railroad Street to Mahanoy Street
C Street
West
Mahanoy Street to Maple Street
D Street
[Amended 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-3]
West
Railroad Street to Mahanoy Street
Linden Street
[Added 6-8-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-4]
East
Centre Street to Market Street
Locust Street
East
Centre Street to Maple Street
Locust Street
West
Centre Street to Railroad Street
South Street
North
D Street to Main Street
A. 
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours specified below on any day, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, upon any of the highways or parts of highways described below:
Name of Street
Side
Hours
Location
11th Street
[Repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Railroad Street
South
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
From Main Street to Second Street
West Pine Street
[Added 7-9-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-2]
North
7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Monday through Friday
In the first block at intersection of South Main Street and West Pine Street adjoining 28 South Main Street
No person shall park a vehicle or allow the same to remain parked upon any of the highways or parts of highways described below between the hours specified, for longer than the time limit indicated below, provided that if parking meters have been installed at any of the described locations, the parking time limits for parking meters shall be observed:
Name of Street
Side
Hours
Time Limit
Location
(Reserved)
Except for a vehicle(s) for which the restriction was created, no person shall park a vehicle at any location where an act of Borough Council has created a special purpose parking zone where normal parking is restricted during certain hours of the day, weeks of the month, or months of the year, or for specific purpose or by type of vehicle, and where such zone is marked by official signs and roadway markings in compliance with prevailing PennDOT requirements.
[Added 10-14-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003[1]]
A. 
No recreational equipment as defined in Subsection D hereof shall be parked or stored on any street, alley or thoroughfare within the Borough of Mahanoy City; provided however, that such recreational equipment may be parked on any such street, alley or thoroughfare for a period not to exceed seven days or 168 hours during loading or unloading. While so temporarily parked, any such recreational equipment which is not self-propelled must be attached to a motorized vehicle displaying current license plates and registration and be fully insured as required by law.
B. 
No utility trailers shall be parked or stored on any street, alley or thoroughfare within the Borough of Mahanoy City, whether or not it is attached to a motorized vehicle; provided, however, that utility trailers may be parked on any such street, alley or thoroughfare for a period not to exceed 48 hours during loading and unloading. While so temporarily parked, any such utility trailer must be attached to a motorized vehicle displaying current license plates and registration and be fully insured as required by law.
C. 
No recreational equipment shall be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes when parked in any location not approved for such use.
D. 
"Recreational equipment" is defined as boats, boat trailers, travel trailers, pickup campers or coaches (designed to be mounted on automotive vehicles), motorized dwellings, tent trailers, buses and the like, and cases or boxes used for transporting recreation equipment whether occupied by such equipment or not.
E. 
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this section shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the county correctional facility for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day that such violation exists shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this section that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense. In addition to or in lieu of enforcement under this section, the Borough may enforce this chapter in equity in the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former § 179-27.1, Parking prohibited by type of vehicle.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Except for emergency vehicles and highway maintenance vehicles engaged in official business, no motor vehicle having an unloaded weight of more than four tons, i. e., 8,000 pounds, nor a trailer equipped with a refrigeration unit shall park or stand upon any street or highway within the Borough between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
[Amended 10-14-2003 by Ord. No. 6-2003]
A. 
Except as set forth below, any person violating the provision of this article shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine up to $50 and costs of prosecution, provided that if a notice of violation is placed upon a vehicle, stating the monetary amount to be paid at the Police Department in satisfaction of the violation and the time within which such payment is to be made, the payment of the stated amount at the Police Department of the Borough of Mahanoy City within the stated time shall be deemed to be in full satisfaction of the violation.[1]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, regarding violations of the provisions of §§ 179-27.2J and 179-27.2L, which immediately followed, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Added 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-1]
The Borough of Mahanoy City finds it necessary to regulate the parking of large vehicles and trailers to reduce public safety hazards and maintain the quality of residential neighborhoods, thereby preserving the value of property in those districts. The street grid in Mahanoy City predates the manufacturing and licensing of certain vehicles and trailers. These vehicles and trailers create safety hazards by encroaching into the abutting lane and moving traffic across the center lane. Such parking and obstructions, besides being a public safety issue, impedes the free flow of traffic. Parked close to an intersection, such vehicles and trailers, negatively impact the distance for vehicles entering the street. Certain vehicles and trailers parked in residential areas generate complaints from residential neighborhoods in regard to traffic impediments and safety hazards, as well as noise.
[Added 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-1]
The following definitions pertain to §§ 179-27.6 and 179-27.7 of this article.
BUS
A motor vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or a motor vehicle, other than a taxicab or limousine, designed to transport not more than 15 passengers, including the driver.
FOOD OR VENDING TRUCK
A truck that sells or serves food.
MOTOR HOME
A motor vehicle designed or adapted for use as a mobile dwelling or office, except a motor vehicle equipped with a truck-camper.
OVERSIZED VEHICLE
A motor vehicle that has a Class 5 license or above, or any equivalent license or above, or with a gross vehicle weight of over 11,000 pounds and/or exceeds 20 feet in length.
OWNER
A person, other than a lienholder, having the property right in or title to a motor vehicle. The term includes a person entitled to the use and possession of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, but excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security.
PARK or PARKING
When permitted, means the temporary storing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, off the roadway; and, when prohibited, means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers.
RECREATIONAL TRAILER
A trailer designed or adopted and used exclusively for recreational purposes.
SCHOOL BUS
A motor vehicle which is designed to carry 11 passengers or more including the driver and is used for the transportation of preprimary, primary or secondary school students to or from public, private or parochial schools or events related to such schools or school-related activities. The term does not include a motor vehicle used to transport preprimary, primary or secondary school students to or from public, private or parochial schools or events related to such schools or school-related activities, which is designed to carry 11 to 15 passengers, including the driver, and which is registered in this commonwealth as a bus prior to March 1, 1993; or, a motor vehicle which is designed to carry 11 to 15 passengers, including the driver, and which was titled to any public, private or parochial school on or before March 1, 1993, and which is registered to that public, private or parochial school in this commonwealth as a bus prior to September 15, 1993.
STREET
Any thoroughfare, street, ally or court.
TRAILER
Every vehicle, wagon or truck without motor power designed to carry property or passengers wholly on its own structure and to be drawn by a motor vehicle.
TRUCK CAMPER
A structure designed, used or maintained primarily to be loaded or affixed to a motor vehicle to provide a mobile dwelling, sleeping place, office or commercial space.
TRUCK TRACTOR
A motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.
[Added 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park, or allow to remain parked, on any street or parts of streets, the following: buses, motor homes, oversized vehicles, school buses, tractor trailers, food/vending trucks, trailers, or truck campers within the Borough limits unless the owner is granted a Borough trailer parking permit after application to the Borough office.
[Added 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-1]
The provisions of § 179-27.6 shall not apply to:
Vehicles owned or utilized by the Borough of Mahanoy City; vehicles engaged in the work of a public utility; vehicles of service companies, fire trucks and/or Borough-authorized emergency vehicles, contractors, repairmen, delivery trucks or others actually engaged in working operations or Borough public events in the vicinity during the actual period of such between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
[Added 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-1]
For violations of Chapter 179, Article III, § 179-27.6, the owner or operator shall be penalized pursuant to Chapter 179, § 179-27.3 of this Code. In addition to penalties as prescribed, the Borough of Mahanoy City may have the vehicle or trailer immediately towed.