[Amended 6-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-07; 6-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-08; 5-13-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-03]
A. Parking lots, whether publicly or privately owned, may be fully metered, partially metered or make use of any other machine or electronic device to control and regulate parking. As used in this Article
VI, a parking meter that serves an individual parking space is referred to as a "single-space parking meter." A parking meter that serves multiple spaces is a "multi-space parking meter."
[Amended 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-05]
B. The following
are designated as the publicly owned metered parking lots in New Hope
Borough, subject to the applicable regulations set forth in this chapter:
[Amended 2-15-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-03; 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03]
Lot
|
Location
|
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Municipal Lot
|
41 North Main Street
|
Municipal Lot
|
Adjacent to Union Square
|
New Street Lot
|
123-125 New Street (formerly identified as 111 New Street)
|
North Main Lot
|
Parry Street and North Main Street
|
Verizon Lot
|
West Randolph Street
|
C. The following
are designated as the privately owned parking lots that are open to
the public, with or without a charge, and subject to the applicable
restrictions set forth in this chapter and as established by the owner/operator
of the private parking lot:
Lot
|
Location
|
---|
Union Square Lot
|
Within the Union Square complex
|
East Randolph Street Lot
|
North side of East Randolph Street (adjacent to Delaware River)
|
North Main Street
|
East side of North Main Street (just north of Main Street/Bridge
Street intersection)
|
D. The owner and/or operator of the private parking lots identified in Subsection
C above is responsible for posting all necessary and required signage for the respective parking lot, consistent with all applicable local, county, state and/or federal laws, codes and regulations.
[Amended 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-05; 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03]
A. The following methods are the approved means of payment for use of
any off-street parking space in a parking lot that is regulated by
a parking meter:
(1) Deposit of coin(s) and/or bills (U.S. currency), where applicable,
in the meter.
(2) Insertion of a valid debit card or credit card in the meter.
B. In addition to the payment methods set forth in Subsection
A above, any driver or operator of a vehicle may pay for use of an authorized off-street metered parking space regulated by a multispace parking meter by purchasing parking time using a telecommunication device (i.e., phone, computer, mobile device, etc.) through a software application administered by a third-party vendor approved by New Hope Borough. The provisions of §
259-48B and
C of this chapter shall apply.
[Amended 10-17-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-03]
D. The day and hours of operation of the parking lot, the time of operation
of a parking meter, and the rates for parking in spaces subject to
a parking meter will be specified by the Borough Council Parking Resolution.
E. The provisions of the Borough Council Parking Resolution related
to parking lot hours of operation, times of parking meter operation
and the rates for parking in spaces subject to a parking meter will
take final effect at a date established in the Parking Resolution.
Until the date of final effect, the current parking regulations related
to rates and hours of operation (both parking lot and parking meters)
will be in force.
[Amended 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03]
A. Single-space parking meters installed in the parking lots established by §
259-61 of this chapter shall be placed immediately adjacent to or in close proximity to the individual parking spaces that are marked off and maintained in the parking lot, so as to be visible to vehicle operators. Multispace parking meters shall be installed in accordance with §
259-64 of this chapter.
B. For each single-space parking meter there shall be a clear indication,
through use of a directional arrow, identification number of the parking
space or other similar signage, to show which parking space it serves.
C. Each single-space parking meter shall indicate by proper legend the
legal parking rate and hours established by New Hope Borough.
D. When the adjacent space is occupied by a vehicle:
(1) Where payment is made by depositing currency in the meter or by inserting
a valid debit or credit card, the single-space parking meter shall
indicate on and by its dial, digital indicator and/or pointer the
duration of the period of legal parking and, on the expiration of
that period, shall indicate illegal parking or overtime parking.
(2) For off-street parking lots authorized under this chapter, where
payment is made using the software application administered by the
approved third-party vendor, the user shall input the number assigned
to the off-street parking space to the payment software application
and purchase the desired duration of parking time.
[Amended 5-13-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-03; 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-05; 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03; 10-17-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-03]
A. Multispace parking meter kiosks installed in the metered parking lots identified in §
259-61 of this chapter shall be placed at key points in the parking lot with clear signage to indicate their location(s). Payment for spaces in the multispace metered parking lot is required at the multispace parking meter kiosk.
B. Where required, the operator of the vehicle is required to enter the license plate information of the vehicle that is parked in the multispace metered parking lot in the multispace meter kiosk, and is to pay in any manner authorized in §
259-48 of this chapter for the amount of time that the operator chooses.
C. For parking lots authorized to accept payment through the payment
software application, each multispace parking meter kiosk and/or a
parking space in such parking lot shall display sufficient information
to enable any registered user paying through the payment software
application administered by the approved third-party vendor to identify
the number assigned to the off-street parking lot and/or individual
parking space, as applicable.
D. Where a multispace parking meter kiosk issues a temporary parking
permit, that permit may be used in any specific or unrestricted parking
space in the lot, as applicable, and will indicate by proper legend
the parking rate and hours established by the parking resolution adopted
by Borough Council for a publicly owned parking lot or the owner/operator
of a privately owned parking lot.
(1) When the multispace parking meter kiosk dispenses a temporary parking
receipt for the date indicating the amount of time requested and paid
for, the parking receipt is the temporary parking permit.
(2) Such parking permit/receipt shall be prominently displayed by the
vehicle operator on the driver's side dashboard and/or the lower left
corner of the driver's side windshield of the parked vehicle in a
secure manner so that the expiration time of the parking period as
shown on the receipt is clearly visible to the parking enforcement
officer. Failure to display the parking permit/receipt in this manner
shall constitute a separate violation of this chapter.
E. Upon the expiration of the time of the parking period allowed for
on the parking permit/receipt, or where the multispace parking meter
kiosk or approved third-party vendor confirms that the amount of parking
time purchased has expired, the vehicle shall be parked in violation
of this chapter and may be ticketed per the terms of this chapter.
F. Each hour after the date of the initial violation that the vehicle
improperly displays the parking permit/receipt or remains in the space
after the parking time has expired will be considered a separate violation
of this chapter.
[Amended 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-05]
A. Lines and/or markings shall be painted or placed upon
the surface of metered parking lots for the purpose of delineating
parking space(s).
B. Every vehicle adjacent to any single-space parking
meter shall be parked wholly within the lines or markings so placed
and applicable to that meter. Every vehicle parking in a lot with
multi-space parking meters shall be parked wholly within the lines
or markings identifying the parking spaces; and within the specific
numbered space if applicable.
C. It shall
be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person:
(1) To
park a vehicle across any such line or marking; or
(2) To
park a vehicle in such position that the vehicle shall not be within
the area so delineated by the lines or markings, or in the specific
space where parking spaces are restricted; or
(3) To
park a vehicle elsewhere than in an individual parking space, the
prohibited areas including, but not limited to, the access and exit
driveways and turning and maneuvering spaces.
D. In the
event that any off-street metered parking lot is leased by the Borough
for valet parking, the provisions of this subsection will be waived
during the hours of valet parking so long as fire lanes and clear
paths for access and exit from the lot are maintained.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park
a vehicle in any metered parking lot:
A. Otherwise than with the front of the parked vehicle
nearest to the parking meter applicable to that space; or
B. With any part of the vehicle touching the meter post
or head or the raised base or barrier on which meters are erected.
[Amended 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-05; 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03]
A. Whenever a vehicle is to be parked in any parking lot where the parking spaces are regulated by parking meters, whether single-space parking meters, multispace parking meters, or both, at any time when the lot is open for use and parking restrictions and/or parking meters are to be in operation, the operator or driver of the vehicle, upon entering the parking space, shall immediately purchase a desired duration of parking time in a manner approved under §
259-62 of this chapter.
B. Upon making the required payment for legal parking time through a method authorized in §
259-62 of this chapter, and placing the parking meter in operation, the parking space may be lawfully occupied by the vehicle for the time indicated on the parking meter or as registered and verifiable through the multispace parking meter kiosk or payment software application administered by the approved third-party vendor, as applicable.
[Amended 10-17-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-03]
C. During the parking meter hours of operation, if any vehicle remains
in any parking space for such length of time that the face of single-space
parking meter or parking permit/receipt dispensed by the multispace
parking meter indicates by proper signal that the lawful parking time
has expired where payment is made by direct deposit to the parking
meter, or, where the multispace parking meter kiosk or approved third-party
vendor confirms that the amount of parking time purchased has expired,
that vehicle shall be considered as having been parked overtime, and
the parking of a vehicle overtime shall be a violation of this chapter.
Each hour that the vehicle remains in the space after the parking
time has expired shall be considered a separate violation of this
chapter.
[Amended 10-17-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-03]
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit
in any parking meter or parking machine installed under the provisions
of this chapter any slug or other substitute for a coin of the United
States of America.
[Amended 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-05]
A. During the hours of parking meter operation, it shall be unlawful, and a violation of this chapter, for any person to permit a vehicle to remain in an off-street parking space in a parking lot identified in §
259-61 of this chapter when:
[Amended 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-03; 10-17-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-03]
(1) The single-space parking meter displays a signal indicating that
the lawful time has expired;
(2) For a multispace parking meter parking lot, the information entered
in the multispace parking meter kiosk or the displayed parking permit/receipt
issued by the meter indicates that the lawful time has expired; and/or
(3) The parking time purchased for use of such space through the payment
software application has expired.
B. Unless
authorized under a separate subsection of this chapter, it shall be
unlawful, and a violation of this chapter, for any person to permit
a vehicle to be in a parking space in any off-street metered parking
lot except during the days and hours of operation of the parking lot.
C. Vehicles and/or operators of vehicles issued a valid permit for off-street rental parking pursuant to Article
VII of this chapter shall be exempt from the hours of operation restrictions of this Article
VI, but shall remain subject to all hours of operation restrictions set forth in Article
VII of this chapter.
[Amended 6-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-08]
It shall be unlawful, and a violation of this
article, for any person to deface, tamper with, open or willfully
break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed
under the provisions of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall
apply to the servicing or opening of parking meters by officers, employees
or police officers of the Borough of New Hope under the direction
of the Chief of Police.
[Added 7-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-6]
The parking lots established by this article
shall be for the use of passenger cars, passenger vans, sports utility
vehicles, motorcycles and pickup trucks only, and it shall be unlawful
for any person to park any other type of vehicle in any of those lots.