[Adopted 10-10-2017 by Ord. No. 1930]
The following terms shall take their respective definitions for every provision of this article, except where the Code Enforcement Officer reasonably finds otherwise.
VEHICLE
A truck, car, bus, trailer, recreational vehicle, boat, or other large motor-operated machine used for transportation.
A. 
Parking in any parking meter zone on Sundays and on the observance of the following holidays is specifically excluded from the provisions of this chapter:
(1) 
New Year's Day.
(2) 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
(3) 
Presidents' Day.
(4) 
Good Friday.
(5) 
Memorial Day.
(6) 
Independence Day.
(7) 
Labor Day.
(8) 
Columbus Day.
(9) 
Veterans Day.
(10) 
Thanksgiving Day.
(11) 
Friday following Thanksgiving.
(12) 
Christmas Day.
B. 
The Police Department shall provide to the City Manager, on or before December 31 of each year, an updated list of all applicable holidays for the next year, which list shall be the controlling authority in the event of future changes and/or additions to the holiday schedule noted herein.
In all parking meter zones, a parking meter, multispace meter or other technologies shall be installed to regulate each parking space. All parking spaces shall be plainly designated by signage, lines or markings on the highway or other parking facilities and may be placed either parallel or diagonal to the curb or by any other methods for designation.
Parking meters and other technologies shall be conveniently located upon the sidewalk or curb or within other designated areas in general proximity to each designated parking space in such a manner to notify a person paying such parking space by authorized means that the space is legally paid or not. Each parking metered space that is regulated shall indicate by proper signage, marking or other authorized means the established legal parking time and, when in operation, shall also indicate the duration of the period of legal parking and any illegal or overtime parking.
A. 
All vehicles must be parked with the front of the vehicle facing in the appropriate direction of traffic and cannot face against traffic.
B. 
Violation of this section will result in the assessment of a fine of $20.
All vehicles must comply with all posted and marked parking restrictions, to include the following:
A. 
Parking where prohibited by municipal signage or any other authorized demarcation for prohibiting parking. Violation of this subsection will result in the assessment of a fine of $15.
B. 
Parking longer than permitted by municipal signage or any other authorized demarcation for parking length limits. Violation of this subsection will result in the assessment of a fine of $10.
C. 
Parking is prohibited within 25 feet of a curbline or intersection, unless otherwise marked. Violation of this subsection will result in the assessment of a fine of $15.
D. 
Parking on the opposite side of a street where parking is permitted on only one side is prohibited. Violation of this subsection will result in the assessment of a fine of $20.
E. 
Parking in the marked zone around a fire plug is prohibited. Violation of this subsection will result in the assessment of a fine of $50.
F. 
Double parking, or the parking of a car beside a car properly parked next to the street curb, is prohibited. Violation of this subsection will result in the assessment of a fine of $50.
G. 
Parking against traffic: fine of $25.
H. 
Handicapped parking: fine of $50.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the City or an authorized agent from providing free parking spaces for loading and unloading, bus stops, taxicab stands, or other matters of a similar nature.
A. 
Any person who causes, allows, or permits any vehicle to be parked over time or beyond the period of legal parking time established for any parking meter zone shall pay to the City or an authorized agent an overtime parking charge in the amount of $10.
B. 
There shall be a separate overtime parking charge of $15 for each consecutive separate segment of legal parking time, which time shall be the maximum amount of time allowable for parking in a particular metered zone, for any parking zone during which any vehicle is caused, allowed, or permitted to be parked in such parking meter zone. Failure to pay such overtime parking charge within 96 hours after such violation will result in a processing/penalty charge of $20, for a total overtime parking charge of $50.
A. 
Whenever any vehicle is caused, allowed or permitted by any person to be parked in any parking meter zone for a longer time than is permitted or violates any of the sections of this article, any duly authorized employee of the City, under the direction of the Mayor, Chief of Police or other authorized agent, shall notify such person of the applicable overtime parking charge by placing a written notice or ticket under the windshield wiper, or in some other conspicuous place on such vehicle, indicating:
(1) 
The time of the violation;
(2) 
The amount of the overtime parking charge;
(3) 
That such charge shall be paid to the City or authorized agent within 96 hours from the time of the violation;
(4) 
The place where such charge shall be paid; and
(5) 
The manner of payment.
B. 
All overtime parking charges, including any additional late charges, shall be paid to the City or authorized agent no later than 10 days after the date of the violation, and the notice or ticket placed on the vehicle at the time of the violation shall advise the owner or operator of such vehicle that, unless the overtime parking charge, including any additional late charge, is paid within the time limits herein specified, the fine payable upon conviction of overtime parking and failure to pay such charges within the time set forth above will be $50 and costs and, in default of payment thereof, imprisonment for not more than 10 days.
A. 
In any proceeding for a violation of the provisions of this chapter, the registration plate displayed on such vehicle shall be prima facie evidence that the owner of such vehicle was then operating the same. If at any hearing or proceeding the owner shall testify under oath or affirmation that he or she was not operating such vehicle at the time of the alleged violation of this chapter and shall submit to an examination as to who at that time was operating such vehicle, and reveal the name of the person, if known, then the prima facie presumptive evidence arising from the registration plate shall be overcome and removed and the burden of proof shifted.
B. 
Appeal. Fines may be appealed by completing a request for dismissal form. Forms are to be available for pickup at the Finance office during regular business hours. The appeal process is to be conducted as follows:
(1) 
Complete a request for dismissal from and submit to the Police Department.
(2) 
The requests are to be reviewed by the Chief of Police.
(3) 
If the Chief of Police approves the request, the fine will be waived.
(4) 
If the Chief of Police denies the request, the fine must be paid.
(a) 
If denied, the requesting party will be notified by mail through the United States Postal Service.
(b) 
Once denied, the requesting party will have 10 days from the date of dispatch of the letter in the United States Postal Service to pay the fine in full.
In the area of the City bounded by _____ Street on the west, _____ Street on the south, _____ Street on the east and _____ Street on the north, rates shall be $_____ per hour of parking. In all other areas within the City of Clairton, the parking meter rates shall be $_____ per hour of parking. The bagged parking meter rate shall not exceed the highest hourly meter rate multiplied by the hours the meter is in operation for each day.
Upon entering a designated space in a parking meter zone, the operator thereof shall immediately comply with the parking regulations that are in effect and pay the applicable fees by any of the means accepted, which may be legal tender of the United States, credit cards, debit cards, smart cards or any other authorized means that are accepted to pay for parking at that specific space. Upon the accepted payment of the parking space, such parking space may be lawfully occupied by any vehicle during the permitted period of parking indicated by the parking meter or other technology.
The payments required to be deposited in parking meters are hereby levied and assessed as fees to provide for the proper regulation and control of traffic upon the highways, including the cost of supervising and regulating the parking of vehicles in the parking meter zones created hereby, and the cost of the purchase, supervision, protection, inspection, operation, maintenance, control and use of the aforesaid parking meters.
No owner or operator of any vehicle shall cause, allow, permit, or suffer such vehicle to be parked over time or beyond the period of the legal parking time established for any parking meter zone.
No person shall pay or cause to be paid any additional parking fees for any space regulated by a parking meter or other technologies for the purpose of increasing or extending the parking time of any vehicle beyond the legal parking time established for any parking meter zone unless authorized by that particular space.
A. 
No prosecution of any violation of any of the provisions of this article may be instituted unless commenced by the filing of a complaint within 12 months after the date of such alleged violation.
B. 
Whenever a vehicle is caused, allowed or permitted to be parked in a handicapped parking meter zone and said vehicle is not, by law or ordinance, permitted to park in said handicapped parking meter zone, said person shall pay to the City or authorized agent a parking charge equal to $50. If said parking charge is not paid to the City or authorized agent within 96 hours, an additional late charge of $20 shall be added.
C. 
Failure to pay fine. If a fine is not paid after 10 days from the citation, the following procedure is to be followed:
(1) 
The Police Department will send out a reminder to pay the fine.
(2) 
If the fine has not been paid after 30 days from the date of the citation, the Department will issue a state citation to the registered owner.