The proper officers of the Borough of Avalon are hereby authorized
and directed to enter into a contract for the leasing and installation
of parking meters, said contract to be made subject to the conditions
and in the manner provided for solely from the operation of said parking
meters without in any manner obligating the Borough of Avalon to pay
for same from any other source.
[Amended 5-19-2022 by Ord. No. 1398]
On streets where parking is permitted, the proper officers shall
create parking spaces, on the curb or pavements, or by other appropriate
means, and in each space so marked shall erect or cause to be erected
a parking meter, which upon the deposit of a coin or combination of
coins of the United States in the parking meter, or electronic payment
through a mobile application, as indicated on the parking meter or
mobile application will entitle the individual parking his/her car
to park in such parking space until the time when such period has
elapsed.
[Amended 5-19-2022 by Ord. No. 1398]
A. The owner or operator of a vehicle shall, upon entering a designated
parking space, during the time of limited parking, immediately deposit
coin or combination of coins of the United States in the parking meter
or electronic payment through a mobile application.
B. Failure to operate the meter shall constitute a violation of this
article. Upon the deposit of the applicable parking fee, the parking
space may be lawfully occupied by such vehicle during the period of
time which has been prescribed for the particular amount paid. The
parking meters, when properly operated, will allow for time to be
added by depositing coins in the parking meter or through a mobile
application at any time throughout the marked range of the meters
and the lawful time availability restored to one hour. If such vehicle
shall remain parked in any such parking space for such length of time
that the meter or mobile application indicates that the lawful parking
period has expired, such vehicle shall be considered as parking overtime,
and the parking of a vehicle overtime shall be a violation of this
article.
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle across any line or
marking designating a parking space, or to park said vehicle in any
way that the same shall not be wholly within a parking space as designated
by said lines or markings.
It shall be unlawful to deposit or cause to be deposited in
any parking meter a slug, device, or metallic substitute for a coin
of the United States.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, tamper with damage,
open or willfully break, destroy, or impair the usefulness of any
parking meter installed under the terms of this article.
[Amended 5-19-2022 by Ord. No. 1398]
Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of
this article or aiding, abetting, or assisting in the violation of
said provisions should, upon violation of said provisions, be fined
the sum of $10 if paid within seven days of said violation; the sum
of $15 if paid within eight to 15 days of said violation; and the
sum of $25 if paid within 16 to 25 days of said violation. Furthermore,
if a violation is paid through a mobile application or website, any
person, firm, or corporation who is fined for violating the provisions
of this article is charged a flat transaction fee of $1 per $20 of
fines. The flat transaction fee may be subject to change. If fines
are not paid within 25 days of the violation and upon conviction thereof
before a Magisterial District Judge, the violator shall be fined the
sum of $25 and costs of prosecution. Upon default of payment or upon
failure to pay the fine and costs, the violator shall be committed
to the Allegheny County Jail for a period not exceeding 10 days.