It is hereby declared that the purpose of this article is to
provide regulations for the parking of chartered auto buses within
the Town of Bethany Beach.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BUS
Includes all motorbuses and autobuses transporting passengers for hire, except that the regularly scheduled buses of a public-funded public transportation utility, the Town of Bethany Beach trolley or permitted shuttles as designated by Chapter
227, Vehicles and Traffic, Article
IX, Shuttle Buses, of the Bethany Beach Town Code shall not be included within such definition. Such regularly scheduled buses of such public transportation utilities as listed in this definition are hereby exempt from this article.
STREET
Any thoroughfare, avenue, boulevard, lane, alley or other
public way within the corporate limits of the Town.
The operator of the bus shall be responsible for compliance
with the requirements of this article concerning parking, loading
and discharging of passengers.
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as prohibiting
buses transporting participants in a Town-authorized parade, Town-authorized
special event or Town-authorized entertainment to load or discharge
said participants in designated areas, provided an appropriate permit
has been issued.
For the purposes of this article, the parking of each bus in violation of the provisions of this article shall be deemed to be a separate offense under the terms of this article and such fines are outlined in Chapter
1, General Provisions, and Article
I, Penalties, of the Bethany Beach Town Code.