The loading and unloading of goods, wares and merchandise is hereby restricted to such length of time as is absolutely necessary for the purpose of loading or unloading of such goods, wares and merchandise. For the purpose of enforcement of this section, such loading or unloading of any vehicle shall not be considered as parking; provided, without having first obtained permission from the Chief of Police to do so, no person shall load or unload a vehicle from any place upon any street or alley in the Borough where parking is prohibited; or shall allow a vehicle to remain, for loading or unloading, in any place upon any street or alley where parking is limited as to time, for longer than the time for which parking is permitted; or shall load or unload upon any street or alley in such a way that one lane for vehicular traffic shall not be kept open at all times. Where such permission is granted by the Chief of Police, he may, at his discretion, block off the portion of the street or alley affected by such loading or unloading.
[Amended 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-02]
A. 
Wherever a particular parking space shall be lined or marked off on any street or alley or upon the adjacent curb, every vehicle parked shall be parked within the lines marking such parking space. All vehicles parked on streets or alleys, whether parking spaces are marked or not, shall be parked only in the direction of the permitted traffic flow.
B. 
Parking shall be prohibited at all times by any vehicle which in any way will block the intersection of any street or alley or the entrance or exit of any street or alley. Parking shall at all times be prohibited within the painted-line area adjacent to any fire hydrant, within the painted-line area marking the permissible distance to park from any intersection, in any area where erected signs or painted lines indicate a no-parking area, and in any manner so as to block any private or public driveway or accessway to a parking lot or parking facility or other facility of the Borough.
C. 
Reserved parking spaces for handicapped may be provided.
(1) 
The Borough Council, at its discretion, may provide, at convenient and suitable locations on public streets within the Borough, reserved parking spaces for handicapped and shall designate those spaces by appropriate signs. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this section for any person to park in any such reserved parking space, any vehicle unless that vehicle bears or displays either a handicapped registration plate, a handicapped parking placard, a disabled veteran registration plate or a disabled veteran placard; provided, however, that all provisions, requirements and restrictions contained in the other sections of this article shall apply to vehicles lawfully parked in reserved parking spaces for handicapped.
(2) 
Public parking shall be restricted on Main Street between Fox Avenue and Fourth Street to persons issued a valid handicapped parking pass in the one spot demarcated by the handicapped parking sign.
[Added 9-12-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-05]
(3) 
The penalty for parking in the handicapped parking spot without a valid handicapped parking pass shall be $75.
[Added 9-12-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-05]
D. 
Subsection A of this section is hereby amended to allow the Police Department of the Borough of Catawissa to suspend enforcement of the right-wheel-to-curb provision of the above-referenced subsection in the case of inclement weather and during Borough-sponsored events such as fairs and festivals.
[Added 1-7-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-02]
E. 
There shall be one police parking space on North Third Street and one police parking space in the municipal parking lot.
[Added 11-14-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-04]
F. 
There shall be two official Borough business parking spaces in the municipal parking lot.
[Added 11-14-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-04]
G. 
There shall be one Treasurer and one Secretary parking space in the municipal parking lot.
[Added 11-14-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-04]
H. 
There shall be an authorized parking zone for Catawissa Hose Company No. 1 personnel on South Street from the southeast corner of South Street and Fourth Street to a point 40 feet to the east on the south side of South Street.
[Added 12-7-2020 by Ord. No. 10-2020]
[Amended 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-02; 7-6-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-01; 3-6-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-01]
Parking shall be prohibited at all times in the following locations:
Street
Side
Between
2 1/2 Street
Both
Second Street to Ferry Road
Church Street
East
Shuman and Mill Streets
Main Street
South
PNC Bank; no parking at any time
North First Street
East
Main and Pine Streets
North Third Street
East
Police Station; police vehicle parking only
North Third Street
West
Post Office; no parking at any time
Railroad Street
Both
Pine and Main Streets
School House Road
Both
Intersection with Rt. 487 and a point 530 feet from the intersection
Shuman Street
East
Church and South Fourth Streets
South Street
Both
Fourth Street and Park Avenue
South Street
Both
Park Avenue and Fourth Street
South Street
[Added 12-7-2020 by Ord. No. 09-2020]
Both
North side of South Street between Fourth Street and Park Avenue and on the south side of the street at a point beginning 40 feet from the southeast corner of the intersection of South Street and South Fourth Street to Park Avenue
Walnut Street
Both
Third Street to Burger Avenue
[Amended 6-5-1989 by Ord. No. 298]
Parking is hereby prohibited on the following streets and alleys of the Borough at any and all times between the hours listed:
Street
Side
Between
Days
Hours
2 1/2 Street
East
Second Street and Old Ferry Road
Second Monday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
2 1/2 Street
West
Second Street and Old Ferry Road
Second Tuesday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Church Street
East
Shuman Street and East Main Street
Second Monday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Church Street
West
Shuman Street and East Main Street
Second Tuesday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
East Main
Both
Fourth Street and Achy Street
Second Tuesday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Fifth Street
East
East Main Street to Borough line
Second Monday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Fifth Street
West
East Main Street to Borough line
Second Tuesday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
First Street
East
Main Street and Pine Street
Second Monday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
First Street
East
Main Street and South Street
Second Monday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
First Street
West
Main Street and Pine Street
Second Tuesday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
First Street
West
Main Street and South Street
Second Tuesday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fischer Avenue
North
Fourth Street and Fisher Avenue
Second Tuesday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Fisher Avenue
South
Fourth Street and East Main Street
Second Monday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Fourth Street
East
Main Street and Creek Road
Second Monday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fourth Street
East
Main Street and North Street
Second Monday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Fourth Street
West
Main Street and a point 60 feet south thereof
Wednesday
6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Fourth Street
West
Main Street and Creek Road
Second Tuesday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fourth Street
West
Main Street and North Street
Second Tuesday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Grove Avenue
North
Lilly Avenue and Fifth Street
Second Tuesday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Grove Avenue
South
Lilly Avenue and Fifth Street
Second Monday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Main Street
Both
Entire length
Friday
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Mill Street
South
Entire length
Friday
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
North Street
North
2 1/2 Street and Fourth Street
Second Tuesday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
North Street
South
2 1/2 Street and Fourth Street
Second Monday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Pfahler Street
North
Fourth Street and Shuman Street
Second Tuesday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Pfahler Street
South
Fourth Street and Shuman Street
Second Monday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Pine Street
North
First Street and East Main Street
Second Tuesday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Pine Street
South
First Street and East Main Street
Second Monday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Railroad Street
East
Pine Street and 2 1/2 Street
Second Monday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Second Street
East
Main Street and Creed Road
Second Monday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Second Street
East
Main Street and North Street
Second Monday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Second Street
West
Main Street and Creek Road
Second Tuesday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Second Street
West
Main Street and North Street
Second Tuesday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Shuman Street
North
Church Street and Pfahler Street
Second Tuesday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Shuman Street
South
Church Street and Pfahler Street
Second Monday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
South Street
North
First Street and Park Avenue
Second Tuesday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
South Street
South
First Street and Park Avenue
Second Monday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Third Street
East
Main Street and Creek Road
Second Monday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Third Street
East
Main Street and North Street
Second Monday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Third Street
West
Main Street and Creek Road
Second Tuesday of each month
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Third Street
West
Main Street and North Street
Second Tuesday of each month
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
The parking of any motor vehicle, tractor or trailer, or combination thereof, upon streets and highways of the Borough for repairs, whether upon the traveled or untraveled portion thereof, shall be temporary only and limited to times for emergency repairs. This section shall not be construed to permit parking for repairs at locations where parking is otherwise prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a "trailer" (which shall mean a vehicle without motive power, designed to carry property of passengers or designed and used exclusively for living quarters wholly on its own structure, and to be drawn by a motor vehicle or tractor and including, but not limited to, house trailers, boat trailers, and rental handling trailers), upon any street or highway in the Borough, without having attached to such trailer a means of mechanical traction constructed or designed for the purpose of drawing such trailer.
[Added 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-02; amended 7-16-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-01; 11-10-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-04; 11-10-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-05]
No person shall park his or her vehicle, or allow it to remain parked, for longer than the time indicated in any of the following locations, at any time:
Street
Between
Time Limit
Fisher Avenue
300 block, north side
2-hour parking 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
Fisher Street
The 2 spaces south of North Fourth Street
2-hour parking
Fox Avenue and Main Street
[Added 11-14-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-04]
1 parking space
15-minute parking
Main Street
[Added 1-10-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-01]
124 and 126 Main Street
2-hour parking 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
Main Street
Third Street and Fourth Street
2-hour parking
North Third Street
[Added 11-14-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-04]
2 parking spaces
15-minute parking
Park Avenue
East Main Street and Mill Street
2-hour parking 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Sunday
[Added 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-02]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle other than a passenger car on any of the following streets or parts of streets:
Street
Between
North Fourth Street
Willits Avenue and North Street
North Second Street
Entire length
North Third Street
Entire length
B. 
Provided: Nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from driving any emergency vehicle on any of those streets or parts of streets or from driving on any of those streets or parts of streets a truck or other commercial vehicle making local deliveries to or pickups from premises located along that street or part of a street or from driving a school bus for the purpose of picking up or letting off children who reside on said street.
C. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Amended 12-10-1984 by Ord. No. 277; 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-02; 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-04]
Any person violating any provision of this article, excepting and reserving § 316-23, shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a summary offense and be subject to a fine up to $25, plus costs of prosecution. Provided, however, that whenever a police officer observes a violation of any provision of this article, such police officer shall attach to the vehicle parked in violation hereof a notice which shall contain instructions to the owner or operator of such vehicle advising him that if he shall pay, for the use of Borough, the sum of $15, by mail or in person at the Borough Hall, within 72 hours after the time of such notice, the same shall save such violator from prosecution and from payment of the fine in cost hereinabove.
[Added 9-9-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-05]
A. 
Parking restrictions; exceptions.
(1) 
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle at any time on Mill Street in the Borough of Catawissa, except that it shall be lawful to park a vehicle between Sandt Street and Franklin Avenue from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
(2) 
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on the north side of Pine Street between North First Street and Railroad Street as denoted by the no-parking signs.
B. 
Violations and penalties.
(1) 
Any person or firm, persons or firms, corporation, partnership, association, organization or other entity violating any provisions of this section shall be subject to pay a fine of $50.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(2) 
Each and every violation which continues for 12 hours from the time of the charge by the issuing officer shall be considered as a separate and distinct violation.