[Added 12-8-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-11, approved 12-8-2009; amended 5-11-2010 by Ord. No.
2010-08, approved 5-11-2010]
A. Any person requesting an on-street handicapped parking space within
the Borough shall submit an application to the Council. Any person
who proposes to maintain eligibility for existing handicapped parking
spaces for a calendar year shall likewise submit an application to
the Council.
B. The Council shall review all applications so submitted. The Council
shall review all handicapped parking spaces or areas at least once
annually to determine whether or not the individual so requesting
the handicapped parking space or area continues to be eligible under
the criteria hereinafter set forth.
A. The person so requesting the space shall exhibit proof that the person
has qualified for a handicapped person's license plate or placard
under the regulations issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
B. No more than one handicapped parking space shall be issued to any
one person within the corporate limits of the Borough.
C. This article shall not limit the discretion of the Council to establish
handicapped parking areas at other locations where the Council deems
appropriate.
Whenever an eligible complaint or violation occurs, the Council's
designee shall cause written notice to be served upon the owner in
one of the following manners:
A. By making personal delivery of the notice to the owners;
B. By handing a copy of the notice, at the residence of the owner, to
an adult member of the family with which the owner resides but, if
no adult member of the family is found, then to an adult person in
charge of such residence;
C. By fixing or posting a copy of the notice to the door at the entrance
of such residence;
D. By mailing a copy of the notice to the last known address of the
owner, by certified mail; or
E. By fixing or posting a copy of the notice to the windshield of the
person's vehicle.
A. This article regulates handicapped parking and shall be enforced
pursuant to the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. Enforcement
thereof shall be by an action before a District Justice in the same
manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the
Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. The Borough or its designee
may assume charge of the prosecution without the consent of the District
Attorney as required under Pa.R.Crim.P. No. 83(c) (relating to trial
and summary cases.
B. The Council hereby sets a criminal fine in an amount up to $300 per
violation and the costs of prosecution and, in default of payment
of such fines and costs of prosecution, to-undergo imprisonment for
not more than 90 days; provided, further, that each day's continuance
of a violation shall constitute a separate event.
C. The Council may direct the removal of said vehicle in violation by
means of a vehicle tow to the nearest tow facility. The cost of such
removal shall be added to the costs of the criminal complaint from
the time of such removal and shall be filed with the Borough Secretary.
D. The Borough, by means of a complaint in equity, may compel the owner
of said vehicle in violation to comply with the terms of any notice
of violation or seek any such other relief as any such court of competent
jurisdiction is empowered to afford.