[Amended 3-9-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-2]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, company,
or other entity to park or allow to remain parked any motor vehicle
upon any street or part thereof within the Borough in the following
manners:
A. Upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area;
B. Less than 25 feet from any intersection or corner;
C. In excess of 12 inches from the curb or outside shoulder of the roadway;
D. In any restricted area as further defined herein;
E. In any area designated as a "no parking" zone;
F. Less than 25 feet from any stop sign, traffic signal or other traffic
control device;
G. With the motor vehicle facing opposite the direction of travel;
H. Blocking or impeding ingress or egress from any alleyway;
I. Obstructing or impeding the flow of traffic;
J. Over the lines bounding a space wherever a space is marked off by
painted lines for parking of an individual motor vehicle;
K. In a manner which prevents or impedes the ability of another motor
vehicle to exit the area in which the other motor vehicle is legally
parked, i.e., double parking;
L. Obstructing or impeding access to any fire hydrant; and
M. Obstructing or impeding ingress or egress from a property's
driveway.
[Amended 7-8-2003 by Ord.
No. 2003-3; 9-14-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-5; 11-2-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-1]
A. Parking
is prohibited at all times on the following streets and parts of streets:
Street
|
Side
|
Portion
|
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Broad Street
|
North
|
From Second Street east to the eastern terminus of Broad Street
|
Broad Street
|
South
|
From Second Street west to South Main Street
|
Broad Street
|
Both
|
From Fifth Street east to Thomas Avenue
|
East Houston Avenue
|
South
|
Entire length within the Borough
|
Fifth Street
|
West
|
From Broad Street south to Wagner Avenue
|
First Street
|
North
|
From a point 15 feet west of Second Street west for 170 feet
|
Fourth Street
|
West
|
From Broad Street south to Wagner Avenue
|
Kinsey Street
|
West
|
Between West Houston Avenue and the north Borough line
|
Lewis Street
|
East
|
Between Penn Street and Warren Street
|
Main Street
|
East
|
Between Montgomery Street and the north Borough line
|
Main Street
|
West
|
Between Houston Avenue and the north Borough line
|
Melvina Street
|
East
|
From the south side of Piatt Street south 15 feet
|
Melvina Street
|
West
|
From the south side of Piatt Street extended south 15 feet
|
Montgomery Street
|
Both
|
Between Main Street and Thomas Avenue
|
Penn Street
|
Both
|
Between Main Street and Gray's Alley
|
Penn Street
|
North
|
From 44 Penn Street west to North Main Street
|
Penn Street
|
South
|
Between Lewis Street and No. 91 Penn Street
|
South Main Street
|
Both
|
From the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks south to Ellis Parkway
|
Third Street
|
West
|
Between Broad Street and Wagner Avenue
|
Thomas Avenue
|
Both
|
From Montgomery Street south to Broad Street
|
Wagner Avenue
|
South
|
Between Third Street and Seventh Street
|
West Houston Avenue
|
North
|
Between Brook Street and the west Borough line
|
West Houston Avenue
|
South
|
Between Main Street and Church Street
|
West Houston Avenue
|
South
|
Between Bower Street and the west Borough line
|
West Houston Avenue
|
South
|
Between North Main Street and Bower Street
|
B. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, company, or other entity to park or cause to be parked any of the following vehicles upon any street or part thereof within the Borough unless specifically authorized by the Borough or Subsection
C of this section to park temporarily for a particular purpose:
(1) Any vehicle with three or more axles, including, but not limited
to, single unit trucks, truck tractors, truck tractors with semitrailer
combinations and semitrailers;
(2) Travel trailers and recreational vehicles (RVs) of Class 1, 2 or
3 as defined in 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1913, as amended;
(3) Boats of Class 2 or 3 that are 26 feet or more in length, as classified
by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and boats wider than
eight feet;
(4) Utility trailers that are more than 20 feet in length or more than
eight feet wide; and
(5) A storage container or waste dumpster which is wider than eight feet
or parked for two weeks or longer.
C. The following vehicles are exempt from the prohibitions contained in Subsection
B of this section:
(1) Trucks in the process of making local deliveries or engaging in moving
activities at a property adjacent to the roadway;
(2) Utility and construction companies lawfully engaged in work on or
about the roadway or property adjacent to the roadway; and
(3) Travel trailers and recreational vehicles parked for the purposes
of loading or unloading for a maximum seventy-two-hour period in a
seven-day cycle.
D. The following terms, as used in this section, shall have the respective
meanings prescribed herein:
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE or TRAVEL TRAILER
A structure or trailer designed or adapted for and used for
recreational or lodging purposes, including but not limited to campers,
pop-up campers and motor homes.
SEMITRAILER
A trailer so constructed that some part of its weight rests
upon or is carried by a tractor-trailer or other towing vehicle.
STORAGE CONTAINER
A unit intended for storage of items other than waste which
is otherwise dropped off at a location and is not otherwise independently
motorized.
TRAILER
A vehicle designed for towing in combination with a motor
vehicle.
TRUCK TRACTOR
A motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other
vehicles or trailers.
WASTE DUMPSTER
A unit intended for the deposit of waste or trash which is
otherwise dropped off at a location and is not otherwise independently
motorized.
At all locations where fire lanes are established and properly
marked off and designated, whether on public or private streets or
on public or private property, it shall be unlawful for any person
to park a vehicle or to allow a vehicle to remain parked in any fire
lane.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle or to
allow a vehicle to remain parked, in any of the following locations,
at any time on the days and between the hours indicated in this section
as follows:
Street
|
Side
|
Portion
|
Days
|
Hours
|
---|
All streets in Borough
|
All
|
Entire extent
|
November 1 through March 31 of every year, in periods of snow
and ice emergency
|
2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
|
South Main Street
|
West
|
Between Houston Avenue and Montgomery Avenue
|
Every day
|
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
|
No person shall park a vehicle, or allow it to remain parked,
for longer than the stated time limit, in any of the following locations,
at any time on the days and between the hours indicated in this section:
Street
|
Side
|
Portion
|
Days
|
Hours
|
Parking Time Limit
|
---|
Henry Hand
|
North
|
2 stalls opposite Post Office
|
Every day
|
At all times
|
15 Minutes
|
South Main Street
|
West
|
First 4 marked spaces immediately south of Houston Avenue and
first 2 marked spaces immediately north of Montgomery Street
|
Every day
|
6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
|
Fifteen minutes
No parking
|
South Main Street
|
West
|
Houston Avenue and Montgomery Street (except as in directly
below)
|
Every day
|
6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
|
1 hour
|
West Houston Avenue
|
North
|
Between Main Street and Brook Street
|
Weekdays
|
6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
|
5 minutes
|
West Houston Avenue
|
South
|
Between Main Street and Geneva Street
|
Weekdays
|
6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
|
1 hour
|
The following are established as special purpose parking zones,
and it shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle, or allow
a vehicle to remain parked, in any such zone, except as specifically
permitted for that zone:
Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
Authorized Purpose or Vehicle
|
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Brook Street
|
West
|
In front of No. 3 Brook Street
|
Handicapped person
|
South Main Street
|
West
|
A patient dropoff area is designated beginning at the north
property line of property known as "The Montgomery Medical Arts Building,"
presently owned by the Montgomery Community Development Corporation,
extending to the south property line of said Montgomery Medical Arts
Building property
|
|
Wagner Avenue
|
|
In front of No. 76 Wagner Avenue
|
Handicapped person
|
[Amended 3-9-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-2]
A. Any person, firm, corporation, company, or other entity who violates
any provision of this chapter shall, for each such violation, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $20 and costs unless otherwise
provided herein.
B. Any person, firm, corporation, company, or other entity who violates §
435-19D through
J shall, for each such violation, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
C. Any person, firm, corporation, company, or other entity who violates §
435-19K through
M shall, for each such violation, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and costs.
D. Any person, firm, corporation, company, or other entity who violates §
435-20 shall, for each such violation, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
E. Any person, firm, corporation, company, or other entity who violates §
435-21 shall, for each such violation, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and costs.
F. Any person, firm, corporation, company, or other entity who violates §
435-24 shall, for each such violation, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and costs.
G. Any person, firm, corporation, company, or other entity who violates §
435-26 shall, for each such violation, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $40 and costs.
[Added 4-14-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015-01; amended 3-9-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-2]
Any person who parks a motor vehicle or allows a motor vehicle
to remain parked on any public street within the Borough after accumulation
of one inch or more of snow and/or ice and before the Borough has
completed plowing of the street in question is guilty of a violation
of this section.