The following are established as the municipal parking lots
of the Borough of Montgomery.
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Lot
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Location
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Maximum Parking Time
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Days in Operation
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Hours in Operation
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Henry Hand Street Lot
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On the north side of Park Street; bounded on the west by South
Main Street, on the east by Second Street, and on the north by Conrail
right-of-way
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Twelve hours, except for the first 2 spaces of Park Avenue east
of South Main Street directly opposite the main entrance to the Post
Office, where there is a 15-minute parking time limit
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Every day
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24 hours
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Montgomery Street Lot
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On the south side of Montgomery Street; bounded on the west
by South Main Street; on the east by South Second Street, and on the
south by Conrail right-of-way
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Twelve hours
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Every day
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24 hours
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North Main Street and Houston Street Lot
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At the northwest corner of Main Street and Houston Avenue; bounded
on the north and west by private property, on the east by North Main
Street and on the south by West Houston Avenue
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2 hours
No limit
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Every day
Every day
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7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
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|
West Houston Avenue Lot
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On the south side of West Houston Avenue; bounded by the public
library on the east, the Firemen's Social Hall on the west, and by
Heritage Park property on the south
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Twelve hours
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Every day
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24 hours
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A.
Provisions applicable in all lots. The Borough may cause lines and
markings to be painted or placed upon the surface of the unmetered
parking lots, for the purpose of delineating parking spaces for individual
vehicles. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this article for
any person:
(1)
To park any vehicle across any such line or marking; or
(2)
To park any vehicle in such a position that that vehicle is not entirely
within the area designated by the lines or markings; or
(3)
To park a vehicle elsewhere in any such lot than in such an individual
parking space, the prohibited areas including, but not limited to
access and exit driveways and turning and maneuvering spaces.
A.
Council, at its discretion, may provide, at convenient and suitable
locations in any or all of the unmetered parking lots, reserved parking
spaces for handicapped, and may designate those spaces by appropriate
signs. It shall be unlawful, and a violation of this article, for
any person to park in any such reserved parking space, any vehicle
unless that vehicle bears or displays either: a handicapped registration
plate, or a disabled veteran's registration placard. Provided: all
provisions, requirements and restrictions contained in other sections
of this article shall apply to vehicles lawfully parked in reserved
parking spaces for handicapped or disabled veterans.
B.
The eight parking stalls at the extreme western end of the Municipal
Parking Lot at the western end of Montgomery Street and being located
on Montgomery Street between Second Street and Main Street are dedicated
to the new Medical Center and its patients.
C.
An owner or occupant of a private residence may request that a handicap
parking space be created on a public street in the Borough by completing
a handicap parking space request form and filing the completed form
with the Borough office.
[Added 9-14-2010 by Ord.
No. 2010-3]
(1)
The Borough Manager shall have the authority to develop and to amend
as necessary the handicap parking space request form.
(3)
Upon approval of the request by Borough Council, the space shall
be created. The Borough Manager shall have the authority to obtain
and post the necessary signage and to take such other steps as are
necessary to create a handicap parking space on a public street in
the Borough.
(4)
After a handicap parking space is created pursuant to this subsection,
any person with a handicap license plate or placard may use the handicap
parking space. The handicap parking space is not reserved solely for
the applicant.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle, or to
allow a vehicle to remain parked in any unmetered parking lot: a)
(b)
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall,
for every such violation, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
