[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.