[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 501; amended by Ord. 1825, 11/29/2005, Section 8]
The parking garages on Fraser and Pugh Streets and Beaver Avenue shall be open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, except for closures due to maintenance and repairs.
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 503; amended by Ord. 1874, 7/9/2007, Section 1; Ord. 2074, 4/4/2016, Section 6]
a. 
The operator of every vehicle (except monthly renters), upon entering the garage, shall retrieve a ticket, which will have noted on it the time of entering. The ticket must be removed from the entrance station in order for the entrance gate to open and allow the vehicle to enter. The operator of such vehicle shall park the vehicle in a space marked for parking, obeying posted regulations regarding handicapped, reserved and short-term parking.
b. 
Every vehicle operator who is a monthly rental customer must have an authorized and valid access card in the vehicle, issued by the Municipality, for the entrance into the garage. The access card will open the gate. The operator shall then park the vehicle in a space marked for parking, obeying posted regulations regarding handicapped, reserved and short-term parking.
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 504; Ord. 1874, 7/9/2007, Section 2; Ord. 2074, 4/4/2016, Section 7; Ord. No. 2236, 4/21/2025]
a. 
Upon leaving the garage, the operator of every vehicle (except monthly renters) shall stop at the automated payment stations located in each garage. The customer shall insert their entry ticket into the pay station and follow the payment instructions displayed. The customer may also provide payment via authorized mobile payment options located on their entrance ticket. Upon payment (or validation) of the proper fee, the customer shall take their entrance ticket, proceed to their vehicle and drive to the exit within 15 minutes. Upon approaching the exit, the customer shall insert the retrieved ticket into the exit station whereupon the gate will rise, and the customer shall exit the garage.
b. 
Upon leaving the garage, the operator who is a monthly rental customer must have the same authorized and valid access cards used to enter the garage in the vehicle, and to raise the gate allowing their vehicle to exit the garage.
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 505]
The operator of every vehicle, when parking in the parking garage, shall park such vehicle wholly within a marked space with the foremost part of the vehicle headed into the parking space.
On approval, by motion of Council, certain parking spaces, reduced in size, shall be provided within such garage for compact motor vehicles (whose length from bumper to bumper is 15 feet or less) and marked accordingly. When so designated and marked, no person shall park any motor vehicle other than a compact motor vehicle in such spaces.
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 506; Ord. 1163, 12/22/1986; Ord. 1190, 12/21/1987; Ord. 1286, 7/19/1990, Section 2; Ord. 1395, 11/19/1992, Section 1; Ord. 1473, 7/20/1995; Ord. 1560, 3/10/1998, Section 4; Ord. 1630, 8/14/2000, Section 6; Ord. 1719, 12/23/2003, Section 3.; Ord. 1874, 7/9/2007, Section 3; Ord. 1914, 12/15/2008, Section 23; Ord. No. 2236, 4/21/2025]
a. 
Transient Parking Fees. The fees for transient parking in the garages shall be set by resolution of Council from time to time.
If the operator of the vehicle shall fail to produce the ticket obtained from the entrance station upon his or her exit from the garage, the attendant shall charge the customer the highest daily fee for each day the vehicle was in the garage.
b. 
Monthly Parking Fees. Monthly passes are provided for in all parking garage facilities operated by the municipality. Parking passes are available subject to availability and require an acknowledgement agreement adherence for use. Facilities and rental rates shall be as set by resolution of Council from time to time.
Monthly rental rates are payable in advance. Payments made after the 5th through the 10th day of each month are subject to fees outlined in the yearly fee schedule. Permits that remain unpaid after the 10th of the month are subject to closure.
[Ord. 1343, 8/6/1991, Section 4; Ord. 1381, 7/22/1992, Section 3; Ord. 1395, 11/19/1992, Section 5; Ord. 1630, 8/14/2000, Section 7; Ord. 1743, 4/24/2003, Section 9; Ord. 1825, 11/29/2005, Sections 9 and 10; Ord. 1874, 7/9/2007, Section 4; Ord. No. 2221, 4/15/2024; Ord. No. 2236, 4/21/2025]
The following are hereby established as non-metered parking lots:
Lot
Location
Barnard Lot
On the west side of North Barnard Street, in the 100 block
Sparks Lot
On the west side of North Sparks Street, in the 100 block
Parking in such lots or designated spaces shall be for contracted renters only. The operator of such vehicle shall park the vehicle in a space marked for parking, obeying all posted regulations regarding handicapped, reserved and head-in only parking. Unauthorized vehicles shall be subject to fines and or penalties and/or removed by towing at the expense of the owner of the vehicle.
Facilities and rental rates shall be as set by resolution of Council from time to time.
Monthly rental rates are payable in advance. Payments made after the 5th through the 10th day of each month are subject to fees outlined in the yearly fee schedule. Permits that remain unpaid after the 10th of the month are subject to closure.
[Ord. No. 2236, 4/21/2025]
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle other than a plug-in electric vehicle to park in a space designated as a charging station for electric vehicles. Vehicles occupying these spaces must be actively charging and not parked only for storage. Electric vehicles are exempt from parking head into the space when charging. Electric vehicles must still adhere to all other rules and posted signage.
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 507; Ord. 1246, 7/3/1989, Section 7; Ord. 1531, 7/10/1997, Section 3; Ord. 1973, 10/3/2011, Section 2 and 3; Ord. No. 2216, 12/18/2023]
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
a. 
Loiter in or about the garage.
b. 
Deface any part of the garage.
c. 
Tamper with any equipment or appliance in or attached to the garage.
d. 
Ride bicycles, skateboards or in-line skates in a garage or deck.
e. 
Park a vehicle under a transient rate for more than 20 days without authorization of the Parking Manager.
f. 
Park a vehicle with accrued parking fees in excess of $300, without authorization of the Parking Manager.
Any person who shall violate § 11-509a of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $600 plus costs of prosecution.
Any person who shall violate §§ 509b, c, or d of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $600 and costs of prosecution and restitution.
In default of payment of such fines and cost listed herein, person shall undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
Any person who shall violate § 509e or f of this Part shall be subject to immobilization of vehicle until all parking fees accrued have been paid, with no fee for removal of immobilization device.
[Ord. 1116, 10/10/1985, Section 508; Ord. 1246, 7/3/1989, Section 8; Ord. 1343, 8/6/1991, Section 6; Ord. 1874. 7/9/2007, Section 6; Ord. No. 2236, 4/21/2025]
As outlined in § 11-513 below, any person who shall violate any provision of this Part, except for §§ 11-506 and 11-509 hereof, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $35 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 10 days.
[Ord. 1874, 7/9/2007, Section 7; amended by Ord. 1973, 10/11/2011, Section 4]
a. 
Test Rates. The Borough Manager may authorize new rates for transient or rental parking in any garage, metered lot, or non-metered lot of a period of up to six months. At the conclusion of such test rate periods, rates must be enacted by Council or returned to the rates recently approved by the action of Council.
b. 
Special Rates. From time to time, the Borough Manager may authorize special rates in any parking garage or metered lot. Special rates established pursuant to this section may not exceed five consecutive calendar days at a time. At the conclusion of such special rate periods, rates will be returned to the rates approved by the action of Council.
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Editor's Note: Former § 11-512, Car Sharing, adopted by Ord. 2015, 4/15/2013, Section 1, was repealed by Ord. No. 2236, 4/21/2025.
[Ord. No. 2236, 4/21/2025]
It shall be the duty of the parking enforcement officers of the municipality, acting in accordance with instructions by the Manager, or of other designated municipal employees, as the case may be, and finding any vehicle parked in violation of any provision of this Part to report:
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The state, provincial or other license number of such vehicle;
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The location and nature of the parking violation;
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The time at which such vehicle was noted to be parked in violation of this Part; and
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Any other facts, a knowledge of which is necessary to a thorough understanding of the circumstances attending such violation.
Every parking enforcement officer or municipal employee, as the case may be, shall also attach to such vehicle, where possible, a notice to the owner thereof that such vehicle was parked in violation of a provision of the law or of this chapter and instructing such owner to report at the Parking Office of the municipality in regard to such violation. If notice attachment is unavailable due to safety concerns, interactions of the driver towards the parking officer, or acknowledgment of the violation, but the vehicle elects to flee, the violation shall be mailed to the legal owner of the vehicle.
Every such owner may, within 30 days of the time when such notice was attached to such vehicle or mailed, pay to such Parking Office, as a penalty and in full satisfaction of such violation, the sum of $25 (except for the provisions set in §§ 11-506 and 11-509).
If such owner shall, in fact, make payment after such 30-day period but before the filing of a complaint with the District Magistrate on account of such violation, the sum of $35 (except for the provisions set in §§ 11-506 and 11-509).
Handicapped parking provisions, rules, and regulations will be issued at the same penalty as all posted signs throughout parking facilities, on or off street as prescribed in § 11-305b.