[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Pittston
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-13-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-3]
[Amended 3-16-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-1]
A.
The use of vacant land as a parking lot, the tearing down of buildings
for use of lands as private/commercial parking lots and the maintenance
of existing parking lots in the Central Business District, previously
designated as the C-2 (Central Business) District in the Zoning Ordinance
of the City of Pittston,[1] to include the area on South Main Street between Columbus
Avenue and the southern boundary of the City of Pittston, substantially
affect such matters as pedestrian and vehicle safety, the location
and maintenance of utility services, street maintenance costs, the
incidence of motor vehicle accidents, and the elimination of public
parking places as driveway permits are issued.
B.
The City of Pittston wishes to foster a truly distinctive Central
Business District by protecting downtown Pittston's historic structures
as community assets and ensuring that new downtown construction and
capital investment carry forward a tradition of quality design and
high standards of urban planning and having created a Design Review
Committee to coordinate development activities within the City's C-2
Central Business District.
C.
It is hereby found and determined that these matters are of Citywide
concern over which the City, and foremost the elimination, must exercise
the control set forth in this article.
[Amended 3-16-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-1]
The Council of the City of Pittston hereby ordains and authorizes
that this article shall prohibit any person or business from forming
or maintaining any parking lot, commercial or private, in the Central
Business District in the City of Pittston as herein defined.
A.
All parking lots presently existing in the Central Business District
shall be abandoned and the land put to a use permitted by the laws
of the City of Pittston, unless said lots have a highway access permit
duly issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
B.
All vehicles are to be parked on the street or in other designated
areas deemed legal by the City of Pittston. The City shall issue permits
to all preexisting lots in compliance with City laws and shall deny
said permits to all lots not in compliance herein. Furthermore, the
City shall have the authority in conjunction with the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation to issue driveway permits on all state-owned
roads at a fee as set by resolution of the City Council.[1]
A paved portion of the City-owned parcel at 401 Kennedy Boulevard
is hereby deemed a public parking lot subject to the following regulations:
A.
Parking in the lot Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. shall
be by pre-paid permit only and signage shall be placed at the entrances
to the lot stating the same. The City Administrator is directed and
authorized to establish and administrate a uniform permit fee and
process for the same;
B.
No vehicles shall be parked so as to impede the entrances and egresses
from the parking lot or to impede the free flow of traffic within
the lot or to impede access by emergency or maintenance vehicles and
equipment;
C.
The City Administrator is authorized to temporarily suspend all parking
in the lot in the event of snowfall to allow for plowing and ice abatement
in the lot and to ensure safety and or for required maintenance;
D.
The City Administrator is authorized to promulgate enforcement regulations
for parking violations within the lot and parking tickets and citations
are authorized to be issued in accordance with City parking ordinances
and regulations;
E.
The City shall assume no liability for theft of or from or damage
to cars parked in the said lot at any time and signage stating the
same shall be placed at each entrance to the lot;
F.
Only operable vehicles displaying current registration, inspection
and license shall be parked in the said lot and no vehicular maintenance
or repairs shall be conducted at any time within said lot;
G.
The City Administrator is authorized to promulgate additional regulations
for the utilization of said lot; to authorize temporary waivers and
exceptions as deemed necessary and to direct the towing of any vehicles
in violation of City regulations for the use of the lot;
H.
Any parking permit and or fine revenue generated from this lot will
be deposited into the general fund towards offsetting the cost of
maintenance and debt service for the parcel.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall,
for each such offense, be punished by a fine of not less than $100
nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
Each day that a violation exists shall be considered a separate offense.
This article shall not affect any governmental agency, specifically
the Parking Authority of the City of Pittston, or any other City-Council-designated
agency.
[Amended 3-16-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-1[1]]
This article shall apply to all parking lots, commercial and
private, presently in existence in the Central Business District in
the City of Pittston. After the passage of this article, all present
owners of parking lots in the designated area shall become subject
to the provisions of this article, effective immediately upon final
reading.
