Borough of West Reading, PA Article III Parking Regulations [1]

[1] Editor's Note: The parking regulations in this article were enacted pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3353.

§ 430-20 Vehicles to be parked within marked spaces and in same direction as flow of traffic.

[Amended 11-5-2016 by Ord. No. 1062; 6-17-2025 by Ord. No. 1193]

A. Wherever a space is marked off on any street for the parking of an individual vehicle, every vehicle parked there shall be parked wholly within the lines bounding that space and parked in the same direction as the flow of traffic. It shall be a violation of this article for any person to park a vehicle or allow it to remain parked otherwise.

B. Motorcycles are permitted to be parked in on-street parking areas which are subject to borough parking requirements, or in metered parking spots during the hours of metered parking.

(1) Allowed numbers.

(a) As many as three motorcycles may be parked in the same parking space as designated for all other vehicles;

(b) As many as two motorcycles may be parked in the same parking space as designated for compact/motorcycle only parking;

(c) As many as three motorcycles may be parked in designated metered parking spaces provided that each motorcycle is registered through the pay-by-plate parking system. (Example: three motorcycles are parked in one metered parking space with each motorcycle registered by license plate);

(2) Motorcycles, of any number allowed within a space, shall be parked within the lines as prescribed by section § 430-65, Parked vehicles to be wholly within marked spaces.

(3) Motorcycles shall be parked with their rear tires at or within 12 inches of the curb.

(4) Motorcycles shall be allowed to park at any angle as long as the angle does not exceed 90° (perpendicular) to the curb and in the direction of the flow of traffic.

(5) A motorcycle(s) and a passenger car are not permitted to share a parking space.

(6) No person shall stop, stand or park any other vehicle other than a motorcycle in any parking area which is designated and marked as a parking zone for motorcycles.

(7) No person shall stop, stand, or park any other vehicle other than a compact car or motorcycle in any parking area which is designated and marked as a parking zone for compact car/motorcycle.

(8) Both "motorcycle" and "compact car" shall be defined as described in § 430-1, Definitions and word usage; except that a "compact car" shall apply to any vehicle which shall have the added definition of being able to wholly fit within the lines painted for this purpose, which shall be a stall length of 17 feet.

§ 430-21 Parking prohibited at all times.

[Amended 2-16-2010 by Ord. No. 988; 1-15-2013 by Ord. No. 1018; 10-15-2013 by Ord. No. 1023; 3-20-2018 by Ord. No. 1080; 4-20-2021 by Ord. No. 1139; 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1179; 10-15-2024 by Ord. No. 1186; 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1192]

Parking shall be prohibited at all times in the following locations:

Name of Street	Side	Between
Acorn Alley	Both	Fifth Avenue and Beaver Alley
Ann Street	East	Pine Street and Sunset Road
Beaver Alley	Both	Kline Street and Pine Street
Buttonwood Street	Both	Northeast Borough line and Delaney Circle
Cashmere Way	Both	Reading Avenue to Elm Street
Cherry Street	Both	First Avenue and Second Avenue; Fourth Avenue and Eighth Avenue
Cherry Street	North	Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue
Chestnut Street	North	Fourth Avenue and a point 28.5 feet westwardly thereof; a point 36.5 feet west of Fifth Avenue
Chestnut Street	South	Fifth Avenue and a point 220 feet westwardly thereof; Sixth Avenue and a point 44 feet eastwardly thereof
Clark Alley	Both	Spruce Street to Cherry Street
Conifer Alley	Both	Beaver Alley and Fifth Avenue
Court Street	Both	Tulpehocken Avenue and Eighth Avenue
Cricket Alley	Both	Third Avenue to Sunset Road
Deer Alley	Both	Fifth Avenue and Kline Street
Delaney Circle	All	Entire extent
Elk Alley	Both	Fourth Avenue and Beaver Alley
Fern Alley	Both	Kline Street and Timber Alley
Franklin Street	North	A point 37.8 feet west of First Avenue; a point 140 feet west of First Avenue and a point 267 feet westwardly thereof; Fourth Avenue and a point 33.1 feet eastwardly thereof; Fifth Avenue and a point 50.4 feet eastwardly thereof; a point 143 feet east of Seventh Avenue and a point 182 feet eastwardly thereof; a point 21.9 feet east of Seventh Avenue
Franklin Street	South	Between Second Avenue and Yarnell Street; a point 50.4 feet east of Fifth Avenue; a point 185.5 feet to 276.9 feet west of Fifth Avenue
Fulton Alley	Both	Highland Avenue to Warren Alley
Grape Street	Both	Yarnell Street and Third Avenue
Grape Street	Both	Raisin Alley and Sixth Avenue
Jade Alley	Both	Walnut Street and Elm Street
Kent Way	West	Spruce Street to a point 64 feet northwardly thereof; a point 344 feet north of Spruce Street and Wayne Avenue
Kent Way	East	Spruce Street to appoint 25 feet northwardly thereof; a point 46 feet north of Spruce Street and a point 75 feet northwardly thereof; a point 324 feet 5 inches north of Spruce Street and Wayne Avenue
Kline Street	North	Second Avenue and Fourth Avenue
Kline Street	South	Third Avenue and a point 328.5 feet eastwardly thereof
Lakeview Road	East	Spruce Street and Franklin Street
Museum Road	East	Sycamore Road and the south borough line
Museum Road	West	Fifth Avenue and the south borough line
Myrtle Street	Both	Reading Avenue to dead end
North Fourth Avenue	Both	Penn Avenue and Court Street
North Fourth Avenue	East	Cherry Street and a point 44 feet southwardly thereof
North Eighth Avenue	East	Penn Avenue and a point 33 feet northwardly thereof; a point 73 feet north of Penn Avenue to Reading Avenue
North Seventh Avenue	Both	Reading Avenue and northwardly thereof
Obold Street	East	Chestnut Street and a point 212.6 feet northwardly thereof
Obold Street	West	Chestnut Street and Franklin Street
Park Alley	Both	Linden Lane and Playground Drive
Parkside Drive North	North	Museum Road and 37.4 feet west of South Seventh Avenue
Parkside Drive North	South	A point 283.4 feet west of Museum Road and a point 255 feet westwardly thereof
Parkview Road	Both	Playground Drive and the northern end of Parkview Road
Parkview Road	West	Playground Drive and Park Alley; Sunset Road and a point 47.4 feet southwardly thereof
Penn Avenue	North	West end of Penn Street Bridge and North Fourth Avenue
Penn Avenue	South	West end of Penn Street Bridge and South Third Avenue
Plane Alley	Both	Linden Lane and Sycamore Road
Playground Drive	Both	A point 47 feet east of the Parkview Road intersection
Playground Drive	North	A point 175.3 feet south of the intersection with Sycamore Road (along the inner curve) and a point 199 feet eastwardly thereof
Playground Drive	South	A point 263 feet east of the intersection of Playground Drive and Parkview Road and a point 82 feet eastwardly thereof
Raisin Alley	Both	Franklin Street and Grape Hill
Reading Avenue	North	Delaney Circle and Eighth Avenue
Reading Avenue	South	Eighth Avenue and a point 60 feet eastwardly thereof; Delaney Circle and a point 200 feet westwardly thereof
Safety Islands	All	Linden Lane and Sycamore Road; Buttonwood Street east of Delaney Circle
South Eighth Avenue	East	Franklin Street and a point 100 feet northwardly thereof; a point 192 feet north of Franklin Street to a point 100 feet northwardly thereof; Penn Avenue and a point 37 feet southwardly thereof
South Fifth Avenue	East	Penn Avenue and Franklin Street; Chestnut Street and Museum Road
South Fifth Avenue	West	Penn Avenue and Museum Road; a point 93 feet north of Sunset Road and a point 61 feet northwardly thereof
South First Avenue	East	Chestnut Street and the handicapped fishing dock; Franklin Street and a point 51 feet southwardly thereof
South First Avenue	West	Franklin Street and a point 39 feet southwardly thereof
South Fourth Avenue	East	Cherry Street and a point 36.9 feet southwardly thereof; Franklin Street and a point 46 feet southwardly thereof
South Fourth Avenue	West	Cherry Street and a point 33 feet northwardly thereof; Franklin Street and a point 53 feet southwardly thereof; Franklin Street and a point 53 feet northwardly thereof
South Second Avenue	Both	A point 27.8 feet south of the south curb of Franklin Street
South Second Avenue	East	A point 93 feet south of Franklin Street to a point 24 feet southwardly thereof
South Second Avenue	West	Penn Avenue and a point 212 feet southwardly thereof
South Seventh Avenue	East	A point 513 feet south of the curbline on the south side of Spruce Street and a point 61 feet southwardly thereof; a point 727 feet south of the curbline on the south side of Spruce Street and a point 41 feet southwardly thereof; a point 866 feet south of the curbline on the south side of Spruce Street and a point 341 feet southwardly thereof; a point 1295 feet south of the curbline on the south side of Spruce Street to a point 40 feet southwardly thereof
South Seventh Avenue	West	The curbline on the south side of Spruce Street and a point 425 feet southwardly thereof; a point 835 feet south of the curbline on the south side of Spruce Street and a point 506 feet southwardly thereof
South Sixth Avenue	East	Chestnut Street and Spruce Street
South Third Avenue	East	Kline Street and a point 86 feet northwardly thereof
Spruce Street	Both	South Fifth Avenue and South Sixth Avenue
Spruce Street	North	Second Avenue and a point 53 feet eastwardly thereof
Spruce Street	South	Sixth Avenue and Lakeview Drive
Steel Alley	Both	Holland Square and Seventh Avenue
Sycamore Road	Both	Museum Road and a point 89 feet eastwardly thereof
Timber Alley	Both	Kline Street and Sunset Road
Tulip Alley	Both	Holland Square and Vine Alley
Tulpehocken Avenue	East	Buttonwood Street and a point 37 feet northwardly thereof
Twilight Alley	Both	Fifth Avenue and Pine Street
Vine Alley	West	Franklin Street and Steel Alley
Wayne Avenue	South	Seventh Avenue and Lakeview Road
Yarnell Street	Both	A point 32.8 feet of the north curbline of Chestnut Street

§ 430-22 Restrictions on parking or leaving standing certain vehicles on Borough streets.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any type of recreational vehicle, whether motorized or nonmotorized, including but not limited to gravel trailers, motor homes, truck campers, tent campers, trailers, boats and trailers, snowmobiles and trailers, and any other similar vehicles upon any street, alley or cartway within the Borough; provided, however, that such vehicles may be parked temporarily on the Borough's streets, alleys and cartways for the purpose of loading and unloading such vehicle, in which case it may be temporarily parked for not more than 48 hours; and provided further, that such vehicles used in connection with the operation of a business may not be parked for loading or unloading purposes unless such vehicle is parked within 50 feet of the business that it is servicing.

B. No truck, tractor, semitrailer, trailer or other vehicle having a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds shall be parked on any street, alley or cartway within the Borough, except for the purposes of making pickups or deliveries and, in the case of school buses, for the purpose of picking up and discharging passengers. In the event that it is necessary to park such vehicles for purposes of the exceptions stated, the purpose therefor shall be carried out with dispatch and the vehicle removed as soon as feasibly possible.

C. No vehicle shall be parked upon any street, highway or public right-of-way unless it displays a currently valid registration plate and certificate of inspection (unless it is in close proximity to an official inspection station).

[Added 7-19-2016 by Ord. No. 1058]

D. No person shall park any vehicle upon any street, highway or public right-of-way deemed mechanically inoperable.

[Added 7-19-2016 by Ord. No. 1058]

E. No vehicle shall stand on any street, highway or public right-of-way for the purpose of greasing or repair except in case of emergency repair.

[Added 7-19-2016 by Ord. No. 1058]

§ 430-23 Parking prohibited certain hours.

[Amended 6-19-2012 by Ord. No. 1012; 3-19-2013 by Ord. No. 1022; 4-15-2014 by Ord. No. 1027; 4-21-2015 by Ord. No. 1044; 1-26-2016 by Ord. No. 1052; 3-21-2017 by Ord. No. 1071; 3-16-2021 by Ord. No. 1136; 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. 1150; 12-20-2022 by Ord. No. 1159; 7-18-2023 by Ord. No. 1169; 1-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1190]

Parking shall be prohibited in the following locations at all times on the days and between the hours indicated in this § 430-23 as follows:

Name of Street	Side	Hours	Days	Between
Ann Street	West	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second and fourth Tuesdays, April through December	Pine Street and Sunset Road
Barnhardt Way	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second and fourth Fridays, April through December	Chiffon Way and Tulpehocken Avenue
Bruce Alley	Both	6:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays	Franklin Street and Wayne Avenue
Cherry Street	North	7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.	Weekdays	A point 76 feet east of South Seventh Avenue and a point 86 feet eastwardly thereof
Cherry Street	South	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Fourth Wednesdays, April through December	South Third Avenue and South Fourth Avenue
Chestnut Street	North	7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	School days	A point 27 feet west of South Fourth Avenue and a point 87 feet westwardly thereof
Chestnut Street	North	7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	School days	A point 101 feet west of South Fourth Avenue and a point 182 feet westwardly thereof
Chestnut Street	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Tuesdays, April through December	South Second Avenue to South Sixth Avenue
Deer Alley	Both	6:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays	South Fourth Avenue and South Fifth Avenue
Dusk Alley	Both	6:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.	Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays	Pine Street and Twilight Alley
Eighth Avenue	East	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Fridays, April through December	Penn Avenue and Franklin Street
Elm Street	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Thursdays, April through December	Chiffon Street and Juniata Street
Fifth Avenue	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second and fourth Thursdays, April through December	Museum Road and Playground Drive
Fifth Avenue	East	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Fourth Wednesdays, April through December	Chestnut Street and Franklin Street
Fourth Avenue	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second and fourth Fridays, April through December	Penn Avenue and Pine Street
Fourth Avenue	West	7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	School days	Grape Street and Chestnut Street
Fourth Avenue	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second and fourth Tuesdays, April through December	Court Street and Summit Street
Franklin Street	North	7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	School days	South Seventh Avenue and a point 110 feet westwardly thereof
Franklin Street	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second and fourth Thursdays, April through December	South Third Avenue to South Eighth Avenue
Grape Street	South	7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	School days	A point 23 feet 6 inches east of South Fifth Avenue and a point 65 feet eastwardly thereof
Grape Street	South	6:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays	A point 23 feet 6 inches east of South Fifth Avenue and a point 65 feet eastwardly thereof
Holland Square	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Fourth Wednesdays, April through December	Entire length
Kent Way	East	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second and fourth Tuesdays, April through December	Franklin Street and Spruce Street
Kent Way	West	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second and fourth Tuesdays, April through December	Franklin Street and Wayne Avenue
Kline Street	South	6:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays	South Second Avenue and South Third Avenue
Kline Street	South	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second Wednesdays, April through December	South Second Avenue and South Fourth Avenue
Lakeview Drive	West	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Fridays, April through December	Franklin Street and Spruce Street
Linden Lane	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Tuesdays, April through December	Playground Drive and Sunset Road
Oak Terrace	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second and fourth Tuesdays, April through December	South Third Avenue and South Fifth Avenue
Olive Street	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Wednesdays, April through November	Elm Street and Reading Ave
Park Alley	Both	6:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays	South Fifth Avenue and Parkview Road
Parkview Road	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Fridays, April through December	Pine Street and Playground Drive
Penn Avenue	Both	7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.	Second Mondays, April through December	Third Avenue and Eighth Avenue
Pine Street	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second Wednesdays, April through December	Sunset Road and South Fifth Avenue
Playground Drive	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second and fourth Thursdays, April through December	South Fifth Avenue to Linden Lane
Reading Avenue	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Thursdays, April through December	Highland Avenue to North Fifth Avenue and Delaney Circle to North Eighth Avenue
Second Avenue	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Fourth Wednesdays, April through December	Penn Avenue to Spruce Street
Seventh Avenue	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Wednesdays, April through November	Reading Avenue and Spruce Street
Silk Drive	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Fridays, April through December	Barnhardt Way and Elm Street
Sixth Avenue	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second Wednesdays, April through December	Reading Avenue and Chestnut Street
Sixth Avenue	West	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second Wednesdays, April through December	Chestnut Street and Spruce Street
South Seventh Avenue	West	7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	School days	Cherry Street and Franklin Street
Spruce Street	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Thursdays, April through December	Linden Lane and South Fifth Avenue; and South Sixth Avenue and Lakeview Drive
Summit Street	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second and fourth Tuesdays, April through December	North Third Avenue and Reading Avenue
Sunset Road	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Wednesdays, April through December	South Second Avenue and Museum Road
Sycamore Road	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Tuesdays, April through December	Museum Road and Linden Lane
Third Avenue	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second and fourth Tuesdays, April through December	Penn Avenue and Summit Street
Third Avenue	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Fridays, April through December	Penn Avenue and Pine Street
Tulpehocken Avenue	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Fourth Wednesdays, April through December	Penn Avenue to dead end
Walnut Street	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Tuesdays, April through December	Juniata Street and Cashmere Way
Wayne Avenue	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Tuesdays, April through December	South Sixth Avenue and South Seventh Avenue
Wayne Avenue	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	First and third Tuesdays, April through December	South Seventh Avenue and Lakeview Road
Yarnell Street	Both	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Second Wednesdays, April through December	Franklin Street and Chestnut Street

§ 430-24 Time limit parking.

[Amended 11-18-2008 by Ord. No. 976; 2-16-2010 by Ord. No. 988; 10-15-2013 by Ord. No. 1023; 9-21-2021 by Ord. No. 1142]

No person shall park a vehicle or allow it to remain parked for longer than the time indicated in any of the following locations on the days indicated at any time between the hours indicated:

Name of Street	Side	Time Limit	Hours	Days	Location
Eighth Avenue	East	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Between Reading Avenue and Franklin Street
Fifth Avenue	East	20 minutes	At all times	Everyday	Between Penn Avenue and Court Street
Fourth Avenue	West	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Between Penn Avenue and Cherry Street
Franklin Street [Amended 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1192]	North	20 minutes	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	First space west of South Sixth Avenue
Franklin Street [Amended 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1192]	South	20 minutes	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	First space east of South Second Avenue
Franklin Street [Amended 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1192]	South	20 minutes	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	First space east of South Fifth Avenue
North Fifth Avenue [Added 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1192]	East	20 minutes	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	First, Second, and Third spaces south of Court Street
North Fifth Avenue [Added 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1192]	East	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	A point 35 feet north of Penn Avenue to a point 80 feet northwardly thereof
North Seventh Avenue	East	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	A point 29 feet north of Penn Avenue to a point 86 feet northwardly thereof
North Seventh Avenue [Amended 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1192]	West	20 minutes	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Between Penn Avenue and Court Street
North Sixth Avenue	Both	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Between Penn Avenue and Court Street
North Third Avenue	East	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Between Penn Avenue and Highland Street
Penn Avenue	North	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Between Fourth Avenue to Eighth Avenue
Penn Avenue [Added 7-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1185]	North	20 minutes	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Seventh space west of North Seventh Avenue
Penn Avenue [Added 7-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1185]	North	20 minutes	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Tenth space east of North Seventh Avenue
Penn Avenue	South	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Between Third Avenue to Eighth Avenue
Penn Avenue [Amended 3-18-2025 by Ord. No. 1191]	South	20 minutes	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	First space east of South Eighth Avenue
Penn Avenue [Added 7-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1185; amended 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1192]	South	20 minutes	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Seventh space east of South Fifth Avenue
Penn Avenue [Added 7-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1185]	South	20 minutes	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Third space east of South Sixth Avenue
Penn Avenue [Added 7-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1185]	South	20 minutes	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Twelfth space east of South Seventh Avenue
Reading Avenue	South	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue except as designated by official sign
Reading Avenue [Amended 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1192]	South	20 minutes	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Friday	First space west of North Sixth Avenue
South Fourth Avenue	Both	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Penn Avenue to Cherry Street
South Fourth Avenue	West	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Chestnut Street to Deer Alley
South Second Avenue	East	2 hours	8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.	Monday through Friday	A point 36.5 feet south of Cherry Street to a point 88 feet southwardly thereof
South Seventh Avenue	East	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	A point 80 feet south of Penn Avenue to a point 67 feet southwardly thereof
South Seventh Avenue [Added 7-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1185]	East	20 minutes	8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.	Weekdays	A point 597 feet south of the curbline on the south side of Spruce Street and a point 130 feet southwardly thereof (six spaces); a point 768 feet south of the curbline on the south side of Spruce Street and a point 98 feet southwardly thereof ( 4 spaces)
South Seventh Avenue [Added 7-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1185]	East	3 hours	8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.	Weekdays	A point 1,207 feet south of the curbline on the south side of Spruce Street and a point 88 feet southwardly thereof ( 4 spaces)
South Seventh Avenue	West	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	A point 32 feet south of Penn Avenue to a point 105 feet southwardly thereof
South Seventh Avenue [Added 7-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1185]	West	3 hours	8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.	Weekdays	A point 425 feet south of the curbline on the south side of Spruce Street and a point 410 feet southwardly thereof ( 18 spaces)
South Seventh Avenue [Repealed 7-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1185]
South Seventh Avenue [Repealed 7-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1185]
South Sixth Avenue	West	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Chestnut Street to a point 91 feet southwardly thereof
South Sixth Avenue	Both	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Cherry Street to Penn Avenue
South Third Avenue [Added7-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1185]	Both	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m	Monday through Saturday	Penn Avenue to Cherry Street
Tulpehocken Avenue	Both	3 hours	10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.	Monday through Saturday	Penn Avenue to traffic circle

§ 430-25 (Reserved) [1]

[1] Editor's Note: Former § 430-25, Time limit parking certain days, was repealed 9-21-2021 by Ord. No. 1142.

§ 430-26 Special purpose parking zones.

[Amended 1-15-2008 by Ord. No. 966; 10-20-2009 by Ord. No. 986; 2-16-2010 by Ord. No. 988; 9-20-2011 by Ord. No. 999; 3-20-2012 by Ord. No. 1008; 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 1020; 10-15-2013 by Ord. No. 1023; 4-15-2014 by Ord. No. 1028; 8-19-2014 by Ord. No. 1032; 12-16-2014 by Ord. No. 1038; 4-21-2015 by Ord. No. 1044; 5-20-2015 by Ord. No. 1046; 11-17-2015 by Ord. No. 1051; 5-17-2016 by Ord. No. 1057; 11-5-2016 by Ord. No. 1064; ; 5-17-2017 by Ord. No. 1072; 4-17-2018 by Ord. No. 1086; 8-21-2018 by Ord. No. 1091; 11-10-2018 by Ord. No. 1098; 6-18-2019 by Ord. No. 1111; 11-24-2020 by Ord. No. 1129; 4-20-2021 by Ord. No. 1140; 11-16-2021 by Ord. No. 1143; 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. 1150; 11-15-2022 by Ord. No. 1157; 1-17-2023 by Ord. No. 1162; 4-18-2023 by Ord. No. 1164; 7-18-2023 by Ord. No. 1170; 10-18-2023 by Ord. No. 1175; 1-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1180; 7-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1185; 1-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1190; 3-18-2025 by Ord. No. 1191; 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1192; 6-17-2025 by Ord. No. 1193]

The following are established as special purpose parking zones, and it shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle or to allow it to remain parked in any such zone at all times except as specifically provided for that zone:

Name of Street	Side	Authorized Purpose	Days	Location
Cherry Street	North	Temporary loading zone	Saturday, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.	From a point 102 feet east of Seventh Avenue to a point 124 feet eastwardly thereof
Cherry Street	South	Handicapped person	Every day	Fourth space west of South Third Avenue
Chestnut Street	North	Handicapped person	Every day	Second space east of Sixth Avenue
Chestnut Street	North	Handicapped person	Every day	Tenth space west of South Fourth Avenue
Chestnut Street	North	Handicapped person	Every day	Third space west of South Third Avenue
Chestnut Street	South	Handicapped person	Every day	Fifth space west of South Third Avenue
Chestnut Street	South	Handicapped person	Every day	Second space west of Second Avenue
Chestnut Street	South	Handicapped person	Every day	Third space east of South Fifth Avenue
Chestnut Street	South	Handicapped person	Every day	First space east of South Fourth Avenue
Chestnut Street	South	Handicapped person	Every day	Seventh space east of South Fifth Avenue
Eighth Avenue	East	Handicapped person	Every day	Second space north of Franklin Street
Franklin Street	North	Handicapped person	Every day	Fourth space east of South Fourth Avenue
Franklin Street	North	Handicapped person	Every day	First space east of South Fifth Avenue
Franklin Street	South	Handicapped person	Every day	Fifth space east of South Fifth Avenue
Franklin Street	North	Handicapped person	Every day	Third space east of South Fifth Avenue
Franklin Street	South	Handicapped person	Every day	Eleventh space east of Lakeview Drive
Franklin Street	South	Temporary loading zone	Every day	Sixth space east of South Fourth Avenue
Lakeview Drive	West	Handicapped person	Every day	Second space south of Wayne Avenue
Linden Lane	East	Handicapped person	Every day	Fourth space south of Spruce Street
North Sixth Avenue	West	Handicapped person	Every day	Second space north of Court Street
North Sixth Avenue	East	Loading Zone	Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.	From a point 20 feet north of Penn Avenue to a point 109 feet 11 inches northwardly thereof
Olive Street	East	Handicapped person	Every day	Fifth space south of Walnut Street
Penn Avenue	North	Handicapped person	Every day	Second space west of Seventh Avenue
Penn Avenue	North	Temporary loading zone	Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.	Seventh space east of North Seventh Avenue
Penn Avenue	South	Handicapped person	Every day	First space east of South Fourth Avenue
Penn Avenue	South	Handicapped person	Every day	First space east of South Seventh Avenue
South Fifth Avenue	East	Handicapped person	Every day	First space south of Franklin Street
South Fifth Avenue	West	Handicapped person	Every day	First space south of Museum Road
South Fourth Avenue	East	Handicapped person	Every day	First space north of Chestnut Street
South Fourth Avenue	East	Handicapped person	Every day	First space north of Cherry Street
South Second Avenue	East	Handicapped person	Every day	Sixth space north of Chestnut Street
South Second Avenue	East	Handicapped person	Every day	Third space south of Chestnut Street
South Seventh Avenue	East	Handicapped person	Every day	First 10 spaces south of Spruce Street
South Seventh Avenue	East	Valet parking	Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.	From a point 61.4 feet south of the curbline on the south side of Spruce Street to a point 210.4 feet southwardly thereof
South Seventh Avenue
South Sixth Avenue	West	Handicapped person	Every day	First space north of Spruce Street
South Sixth Avenue	West	Handicapped person	Every day	First space south of Wayne Avenue
South Sixth Avenue	West	Patient loading and unloading	Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.	Second and third spaces north of Spruce Street
South Sixth Avenue	West	Patient pickup and delivery	Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.	Fifth space south of Wayne Avenue
South Third Avenue	West	Handicapped person	Every day	First space north of Sunset Road
Spruce Street	South	Handicapped person	Every day	Second space east of South Fourth Avenue
Summit Street	East	Handicapped person	Every day	First space at the southeast corner of North Third Avenue and Summit Street
Sunset Road	North	Handicapped person	Every day	First space east of Pine Street
Sunset Road	South	Handicapped person	Every day	Tenth space east of Ann Street
Sycamore Road	South	Handicapped person	Every day	First space east of Museum Road
Sycamore Road	South	Handicapped person	Every day	Second space east of Museum Road
Sycamore Road	South	Handicapped person	Every day	First space east of South Fifth Avenue
Sycamore Road	South	Handicapped person	Every day	Fourth space west of Parkview Road
Sycamore Road	South	Handicapped person	Every day	First space west of Parkview Road
Tulpehocken Avenue	East	Handicapped person	Every day	Eighth space north of Walnut Street
Tulpehocken Avenue	West	Handicapped person	Every day	Sixth space south of Walnut Street
Yarnell Street	West	Handicapped person	Every day	First space north of Grape Street

§ 430-27 (Reserved) [1]

[1] Editor's Note: Former § 430-27, Special purpose parking zones; parking otherwise prohibited on certain days, as amended, was repealed 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. 1150.

§ 430-28 Bus stops; parking prohibited.

[Amended 3-20-2018 by Ord. No. 1080; 12-20-2022 by Ord. No. 1159]

The following areas along the streets are hereby established as areas to be used by buses engaged in loading, unloading and awaiting passengers, and it shall be unlawful for any vehicle other than a bus so engaged to be parked in any such area:

Name of Street	Side	Location
Buttonwood Street	North	Northeast corner of Tulpehocken Avenue, eastward
Penn Avenue	North	West of Second Avenue, west of Third Avenue, west of Fifth Avenue, west of Sixth Avenue
Penn Avenue	South	West of Second Avenue, east of Fourth Avenue, east of Sixth Avenue, east of Eighth Avenue
Reading Avenue	North	Northwest corner at Seventh Avenue, westward, northeast corner at Sixth Avenue, eastward
Reading Avenue	South	Southeast corner at Seventh Avenue, eastward, southeast corner at Sixth Avenue, eastward, southeast side of traffic circle
Sixth Avenue	East	In front of parking garage in 200 block
South Fifth Avenue	South	Southwest corner at Spruce Street
South Seventh Avenue [Amended 7-16-2024 by Ord. No. 1185]	East	A point 60 feet south of the curbline on the south side of Spruce Street and a point 55 feet southwardly thereof; a point 866 feet south of the curbline on the south side of Spruce Street and a point 76 feet southwardly thereof
Spruce Street	North	Southwest corner of Spruce Street (600 block), west of intersection of Kent Way

§ 430-29 Residential permit parking.

[Amended 11-16-2010 by Ord. No. 993; 11-5-2016 by Ord. No. 1062; 11-5-2016 by Ord. No. 1062; 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1192]

A. Findings and purpose.

(1) The Borough finds that:

(a) Certain residential areas in the Borough are subjected to commuter vehicle parking, therefore depriving the residents of those areas of spaces in which to park their own vehicles;

(b) Those residential streets are also subjected to a high degree of commuter traffic which substantially reduces the quality of the ambient air level; and

(c) The establishment of a parking permit program for certain affected areas should facilitate efficient movement of traffic by providing for parking preference during certain hours of the day and days of the week.

(2) Therefore, the Borough considers it to be in the interest of the people of the Borough to provide for the establishment of a residential permit parking program to insure primary access to available parking spaces by neighborhood residents and also to provide a cleaner ambient air level.

B. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, words and terms listed in this subsection, as follows, shall have the following meanings:

COMMUTER VEHICLE

A motor vehicle parked in a residential area by a person not a resident of that residential area.

PROPRIETOR

A person who owns or leases real estate within a residential area of which he is not a resident, but who owns or manages a business enterprise or professional office maintained at that address; for the purpose of this section, a proprietor shall be entitled to one parking permit for that business or professional office address.

RESIDENT

A person who owns or leases real property within a residential area and who maintains either a voting residence, or bona fide occupancy, or both, at that address.

RESIDENTIAL AREA

A contiguous area containing public highways or parts of public highways primarily abutted by residential property or residential and non-business property (such as schools, parks, places of worship, hospitals and nursing homes).

C. Designation of residential permit parking areas.

(1) The following are designated as residential permit parking areas:

Name of Street	Portion
Ann Street	Entire length
Chestnut Street	Between South Fourth Avenue and South Fifth Avenue
Chestnut Street	North side between South Fifth Avenue and South Sixth Avenue
Clark Alley [Amended 9-20-2022 by Ord. No. 1155]	Entire length
Kent Way	Entire length
North Sixth Avenue	Between Court Street and Reading Avenue
Oak Terrace	Entire length
Pine Street	Between South Third Avenue and South Fifth Avenue
South Fifth Avenue [Amended 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1192]	Between Sunset Road and Pine Street
South Fourth Avenue	Between Oak Terrace and Pine Street
South Fourth Avenue	Between Oak Terrace and Spruce Street
South Fourth Avenue	East side between Kline Street and Spruce Street
South Fourth Avenue [Added 4-17-2018 by Ord. No. 1086]	Entire east side of South Fourth Avenue from Chestnut Street to Franklin Street
South Seventh Avenue	Between Wayne Avenue and Franklin Street
South Seventh Avenue	Between Wayne Avenue and Spruce Street
South Sixth Avenue	East side between Franklin Street and Chestnut Street
South Sixth Avenue	West side between Franklin Street and Kline Street
Spruce Street	South side between South Fourth Avenue and South Fifth Avenue
Sunset Road	Between Museum Road and Parkview Road/South Third Avenue
Sycamore Road [Amended 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1192]	Between Museum Road and South Fifth Avenue north side
Tulpehocken Avenue	Between Delaney Circle and Walnut Street
Wayne Avenue	North side between South Seventh Avenue and Lakeview Drive
Wayne Avenue	South side between South Sixth Avenue and South Seventh Avenue

(2) Signs shall be erected along the streets in each residential permit parking area, indicating the days, hours, locations and conditions under which parking shall be by permit only.

D. Parking restrictions in permit parking areas. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle or to allow a vehicle to remain parked in any permit parking area for more than two consecutive hours on: (1) Tulpehocken Avenue from Monday to Sunday between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.; and (2) all other permit parking areas from Monday to Friday between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., unless:

(1) Said vehicle contains a properly displayed and validly issued current license plate, inspection sticker and residential parking permit;

(2) Said vehicle contains a properly displayed and validly issued temporary residential parking permit; or

(3) Said vehicle has been properly registered with the Borough as a vehicle of a short-term visitor of a valid residential parking permit holder and said short-term visitor registration is in full force for the period of time in which said vehicle remains parked in the permit parking area.

E. Application for permit. Application for a residential parking permit shall be made to the Borough by the person desiring the permit, who shall be only the owner or the driver of a motor vehicle who resides on or is a proprietor of property immediately adjacent to a street or other location within a residential parking permit area. Only one permit shall be issued for each vehicle in each household. An application for a temporary residential parking permit shall be made to the Borough by a long-term or repeat visitor of a resident. A separate application shall be required for each motor vehicle, and each application shall be accompanied by a permit fee, set pursuant to resolution by the Borough Council from time to time, which shall be for the use of the Borough, to be applied to the cost of administering the residential permit parking program. Each application shall contain the following information: the name of the owner or the driver, as the case may be, of the motor vehicle; the address of the resident or the proprietor, as the case may be; the make, model and registration number of the motor vehicle; and the driver number as taken from the applicant's current driver's license. The applicant shall be required, at the time of making application, to present his driver's license, the vehicle registration card and proof of current residency (i.e., real estate tax bill or valid lease).

F. Issuance of permit. Upon receipt of the application and the permit fee, and determination by the Borough that the information upon the application shows that the applicant is entitled to a residential parking permit, the Borough shall issue to the applicant a residential parking permit. The permit shall display the residential parking area number. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this section for any person to display other than a valid permit while standing or parking in a residential permit parking area at any time when those permits are to be displayed.

G. Temporary and exemption parking permits. Temporary parking permits may be issued by the Borough, without payment of a fee, to bona fide visitors of residents of a designated residential permit parking area, and exemption parking permits may be issued, without payment of a fee, to handicapped persons.

H. Responsibility of permit holder.

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the holder of a residential parking permit shall be permitted to stand or park a motor vehicle operated by him in any designated residential parking area during those times when parking of motor vehicles is permitted in that area. While a vehicle for which a residential parking permit has been issued is so parked, that permit shall be displayed so as to be clearly visible through the windshield of the vehicle. A residential parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve to the holder a parking space within a designated residential permit parking area.

(2) A residential parking permit shall not authorize its holder to stand or park a motor vehicle in any place where or at any time when stopping, standing or parking of motor vehicles is prohibited or set aside for other specified types of vehicles, nor shall the permit exempt its holder from the observance of any traffic or parking regulation other than residential permit parking regulations or restrictions.

(3) No person other than the permit holder whose name appears on the permit shall use a residential parking permit or display it on a vehicle operated; any such use or display by a person other than the permit holder shall constitute a violation of this section by the permit holder and by the person who so used or displayed the parking permit.

(4) It shall constitute a violation of this section for any person falsely to represent himself as eligible for a residential parking permit or to furnish false information in an application to the Borough in order to obtain a residential parking permit.

I. Revocation of permit. The Borough may revoke the residential parking permit of any permit holder found to be in violation of any provision of this section. Upon written notification to the permit holder of the revocation, the permit holder shall surrender the permit to the Borough. Failure to do so, when so requested, shall constitute a violation of this section. Provided: any person receiving such a notice may, within 10 days after the date of the notice, appeal to Borough Council for a hearing on the revocation, and the decision of Borough Council shall be final.

§ 430-30 Parking, stopping and standing prohibited at all times.

Parking, stopping and standing shall be prohibited at all times in the following locations:

Street	Side	Between
Cherry Street	South	The intersection of Eighth Avenue and Cherry Street and a point 230 feet eastwardly thereof
North Seventh Avenue [Added 4-19-2022 by Ord. No. 1150]	East and west	The intersection of Reading Avenue and Walnut Street

§ 430-31 Enforcement.

[Amended 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 1106; 12-15-2020 by Ord. No. 1130]

Police officers and other employees of the Borough of West Reading engaged in and for the enforcement of parking regulations established by the Borough of West Reading, by the Mayor of the Borough of West Reading or by the Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, shall have the authority to affix upon any vehicle parked in violation of any provision of the law or of this Article III a traffic tag giving notice of that violation and notifying the owner and operator of that illegally parked vehicle that if he or she shall pay the sum of $50 at the office of the Borough Hall, 500 Chestnut Street, West Reading, within 72 hours from the time of the notice, such amount shall be deemed as and shall constitute the full penalty for that violation, and that if such payment shall not be made at the office within the seventy-two-hour period, that violator shall be subject to prosecution and to the penalty prescribed in § 430-32 of this Chapter 430.

§ 430-32 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 1106; 12-15-2020 by Ord. No. 1130]

Any person who violates any provision of §§ 430-20 through 430-31, inclusive, of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 and costs, except:

A. Any person owning a vehicle parked in a handicapped parking space without a handicapped plate or placard properly displayed will be subject to the maximum fine allowable by state law.

B. Any person owning a vehicle parked in the opposite direction as the flow of traffic will be subject to the maximum fine allowable by state law.

§ 430-33 Parking of certain vehicles in municipal authority parking lots prohibited.

[Amended 3-20-2018 by Ord. No. 1083; 3-20-2018 by Ord. No. 1080; 3-16-2021 by Ord. No. 1137; 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. 1192]

A. It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation or other legal entity, acting directly or through an agent, servant or employee to do any of the following concerning any municipal parking lot owned by said Borough or any municipal authority in the Borough of West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania:

(1) To park or permit to stand on said lot(s) at any time any bus, commercial or freight-carrying vehicle or trailer or any and all vehicles having a gross vehicular weight of 9,000 pounds or more.

(2) To park or permit to stand on said lot(s) any vehicle in violation of any of the provisions of any other ordinances of the Borough of West Reading.

(3) To change or add to fluids or fuel stored in tanks or reservoirs in vehicles which are parked or standing on said lot(s), unless necessary in order to remove a vehicle which became disabled at the time it was parked or thereafter while legally parked.

(4) To repair any vehicle or any part thereof which is parked or standing on said lot(s).

(5) To park or permit to stand a vehicle which may legally park on said lot(s) for a continuous period in excess of four hours between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily.

(6) To use said lot(s) for amusement, recreational or play areas.

(7) To litter said lot(s) by dropping, placing, discarding or otherwise disposing of any trash, garbage or debris on or at said lot(s).

B. Any person who violates any provision of this § 430-33 shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

C. If any of the provisions of this section or the application thereof to any person or circumstances are held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this section which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end, the provisions of this section are declared to be severable.