Wherever a space is marked off on any street
for the parking of an individual vehicle, every vehicle parked there
shall be parked wholly within the lines bounding that space, and it
shall be a violation of this article for any person to park a vehicle
or allow it to remain parked otherwise.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule XV (§ 150-67), attached to and made a part of this chapter, except at the angle designated and only within the painted stall lines. On all streets or portions thereof where angle parking is now or shall hereafter be authorized, all vehicles parked thereon shall be parked with the front thereof nearest the curb.
[Amended 8-4-2020 by Ord. No. 1367, approved 8-4-2020]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule XVI (§ 150-68), attached to and made a part of this chapter, with the following exception: commercial vehicles providing deliveries to commercial establishments in the Borough are permitted to park upon the streets described in Schedule XVI (§ 150-68) between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for a maximum of 20 minutes. Commercial vehicles must keep one lane of traffic open and shall move their vehicle if parked in front of another property's driveway when asked.
[Added 10-21-2008 by Ord. No. 1212, approved 10-21-2008]
No person shall offer for sale or sell, or offer to buy or buy
any goods, wares, or merchandise, from a vehicle parked upon any street
or in a public parking lot in a metered or unmetered parking space.
Borough Council only may waive enforcement of this provision for Borough-sponsored
or -approved community events.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 150-23.1,
Parking in certain areas restricted, added 9-19-1989 by Ord. No. 919,
approved 9-19-1989, as amended 4-18-2000 by Ord. No. 1101, approved
4-18-2000, was repealed 9-17-2002 by Ord. No. 1130, approved 9-17-2002.
[Added 5-15-2018 by Ord.
No. 1328, approved 5-15-2018]
A.
Except as may otherwise be provided in this chapter, every vehicle
standing or parked upon a two-way highway shall be positioned parallel
to and with the right-hand wheels within 12 inches of the right-hand
curb or, in the absence of a curb, as close as practical to the right
edge of the right-hand shoulder.
B.
Except as may otherwise be provided in this chapter, every vehicle
standing or parked upon a one-way highway shall be positioned parallel
to the curb or edge of the highway in the direction of authorized
traffic movement with its right-hand wheels within 12 inches of the
right-hand curb or, in the absence of a curb, as close as practical
to the right edge of the right-hand shoulder, or with its left-hand
wheels within 12 inches of the left-hand curb or, in the absence of
a curb, as close as practical to the left edge of the left shoulder.
[Added 5-15-2018 by Ord.
No. 1328, approved 5-15-2018]
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or
to protect the safety of any person or vehicle or in compliance with
law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control
device, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on the roadway
side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street.
[Added 5-15-2018 by Ord.
No. 1328, approved 5-15-2018]
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or
to protect the safety of any person or vehicle or in compliance with
law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control
device, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on a sidewalk.
[Added 5-15-2018 by Ord.
No. 1328, approved 5-15-2018]
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or
to protect the safety of any person or vehicle or in compliance with
law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control
device, no person shall stand or park a vehicle in front of a public
or private driveway.
[Added 5-15-2018 by Ord.
No. 1328, approved 5-15-2018]
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or
to protect the safety of any person or vehicle or in compliance with
law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control
device, no person shall stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of
a fire hydrant.
[Added 5-15-2018 by Ord.
No. 1328, approved 5-15-2018]
No person shall park or leave unattended a vehicle on private
property without the consent of the owner or other person in control
or possession of the property except in the case of emergency or disablement
of the vehicle, in which case the operator shall arrange for the removal
of the vehicle as soon as possible. The provisions of this section
shall not apply to private parking lots unless such lots are posted
to notify the public of any parking restrictions and the operator
of the vehicle violates such posted restrictions. For the purposes
of this section, "private parking lot" means a parking lot open to
the public or used for parking without charge; or a parking lot used
for parking with charge.
[Amended 8-6-1991 by Ord. No. 957,
approved 8-6-1991]
No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XVII (§ 150-69), attached to and made a part of this chapter, during the hours specified in said schedule.
No person shall park a vehicle or allow the same to remain parked upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule XVIII (§ 150-70), attached to and made a part of this chapter, between the hours specified, for longer than the time indicated in said schedule.
[Amended 4-16-1991 by Ord. No. 952,
approved 4-16-1991; 10-6-1998 by Ord. No. 1075, approved 10-6-1998; 9-17-2002 by Ord. No. 1130, approved 9-17-2002]
A.
Fire lanes. Fire lanes are designated for the efficient
and effective use of fire-fighting apparatus. Fire lanes shall be
designed for a minimum width of 18 feet and shall be appropriately
signed and/or marked. No person shall park a vehicle or allow the
same to remain parked at any time within a fire lane, except for emergency
fire apparatus.
B.
Unloading zones. Unloading zones are designed for
the short-term delivery of goods or products where no other loading
area is available and shall be designated by Borough Council and appropriately
signed and/or marked. No person shall park a vehicle or allow the
same to remain parked at any time within a designated unloading zone,
except for delivery trucks or vans parked temporarily to make deliveries
for which the area is reserved.
C.
Special purpose parking zones. Special purpose parking zones may be designated by Borough Council to permit parking on certain streets or parts of streets or in designated areas of parking lots for certain specified purposes only. No person shall park a vehicle or allow the same to remain parked at any time in any special purpose parking zone established in Schedule XIX (§ 150-71), attached to and made a part of this chapter, except as specifically permitted for such zone.
D.
Any area
on public or private property that is not a Borough-approved parking
area. This includes any lawn or yard area or right-of-way.
[Added 8-16-2022 by Ord. No. 1391, approved 8-16-2022[1]]
E.
General application. Enforcement of this section by the Police Department or by Borough parking enforcement officers can occur on both public and private properties in order to protect the health and safety of the public using these above-mentioned areas. Enforcement procedures and penalties shall be as specified in § 150-27.
[Added 9-17-2002 by Ord. No. 1130,
approved 9-17-2002]
A.
No person shall park a vehicle or allow the same to
remain parked in a designated handicap parking zone or space, unless
they have a valid license plate and/or have in possession and display
a valid parking placard for person with disability issued by the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
B.
This section shall be enforced by the Police Department and/or by Borough parking enforcement officers on both public and private properties in order to protect the health and safety of the public. Enforcement procedures and penalties shall be as specified in § 150-27.
C.
Procedure for obtaining on-street handicap parking
space.
(1)
Any individual requesting an on-street handicapped
parking space within the Borough of East Stroudsburg shall submit
an application to the Borough on form(s) provided by the Borough.
(2)
All applications submitted shall be reviewed
by Borough staff according to the criteria established below and a
recommendation made to the Borough Council which shall approve or
reject all such applications. A list of all approved handicap parking
spaces shall be maintained by the Borough Manager.
(3)
Criteria for the designation of an on-street
handicap parking space:
(a)
The applicant requesting the handicap parking
space shall exhibit proof that he/she has qualified for and obtained
a current license plate or parking placard for person with disability
from PennDOT.
(b)
An individual may make application for no more
than one handicap parking space within the corporate limits of the
Borough.
(c)
No handicap parking space shall be provided
for the location so requested if there exists a reasonably accessible
and practicable off-street parking space or area to serve such location
or if such off-street parking space or area can be reasonably created
(reasonability to be solely determined by Council).
(d)
No more than four handicap parking spaces shall
be permitted along any one-block section of street within the Borough.
(e)
A handicap parking space designated according
to this procedure is not for the exclusive use of any one individual
and may be used by any person with disability displaying a valid license
plate or placard.
(4)
The list of approved on-street handicap parking
spaces shall be reviewed annually by the Borough. If there is a change
in circumstances such that the handicap parking space as approved
no longer meets the criteria referred to herein, the designated handicap
parking space shall be eliminated.
(5)
Borough Council may, by resolution, establish
an application fee for a handicap parking space pursuant to this section.
(6)
This section shall not limit the discretion
of the Borough Council to establish handicap parking zones or spaces
at other locations where Council deems appropriate.
(7)
Parking in any designated handicap parking space shall still be subject to any and all standard parking and/or snow emergency regulations in effect for the street or parking lot on which the handicap parking space is located (for example, the provisions of Schedule XVII, § 150-69, Parking prohibited certain hours).
[Added 9-17-2002 by Ord. No. 1130,
approved 9-17-2002]
A.
Designation of long-term lease parking.
[Amended 9-21-2010 by Ord. No. 1236, approved 9-21-2010]
(1)
The Borough Council hereby designates the following parking lots,
or portions of such parking lots, for long-term lease (reserved) parking:
(2)
Parking spaces designated for long-term lease parking shall be individually
signed as "Reserved Parking Space No. ____." The Borough Council may,
from time to time, by resolution add or delete parking spaces designated
for long-term lease parking within any of the above parking lots.
B.
No person shall park a vehicle or allow the same to
remain parked at any time in a designated long-term (reserved) parking
space without having obtained and displaying in the front window of
the vehicle a reserved parking permit placard.
C.
Reserved parking placards shall be issued by the Borough
at the East Stroudsburg Borough Municipal Office during regular office
hours, upon application for a permit and payment of the applicable
fee indicated below, for unlimited parking privileges and use exclusively
for the parking space so reserved. A permit shall be good for only
one vehicle and may not be transferred, lent or sold for use with
another vehicle or by another person.
D.
Long-term lease (reserved) parking fees (per space).
[Amended 9-7-2004; 12-20-2005[1]]
(1)
Annual: $240 per year.
(2)
Semiannually: $125 per six months.
(3)
Quarterly: $65 per three months.
(4)
Borough Council may from time to time, by resolution,
revise or amend the above schedule of fees.
[1]
Editor's Note: This resolution also provided
that it would "be effective for all long-term lease parking permits
renewed or applied for after January 31, 2006."
[Added 9-17-2002 by Ord. No. 1130,
approved 9-17-2002; amended 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 1338, approved 2-19-2019; 6-18-2019 by Ord. No. 1352, approved 6-18-2019]
Borough parking lots or portions thereof not designated for
metered parking, long-term lease (reserved) parking. In these parking
areas, however, no person shall park a vehicle or allow the same to
remain parked between the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. every day
of the week without a long-term lease permit.
[Added 5-21-2019 by Ord.
No. 1347, approved 5-21-2019]
A.
Designation of weekly permit parking.
(1)
The Borough Council hereby designates the following parking
lots, or portions of such parking lots, for weekly permit parking:
(2)
Parking spaces designated for weekly permit parking shall be
signed as "weekly permit parking only, Monday thru Friday, 6:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m." The Borough Council may, from time to time, by resolution
add or delete parking spaces designated for weekly permit parking
within any of the above parking lots.
B.
No person shall park a vehicle or allow the same to remain parked
in a designated weekly permit parking only (weekly permit parking
only) parking space Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
without having obtained and displaying in the front window of the
vehicle a weekly parking permit placard.
C.
Weekly permit parking placards shall be issued by the Borough at
the East Stroudsburg Borough Municipal Office during regular office
hours, upon application for a permit and payment of the applicable
fee indicated below, for parking privileges and use exclusively for
the parking spaces so signed. A permit shall be good for use of only
one vehicle at a time.
[Amended 10-3-1989 by Ord. No. 921,
approved 10-3-1989; 2-18-1992 by Ord. No.
965, approved 2-18-1992; 9-17-2002 by Ord. No.
1130, approved 9-17-2002]
A.
Any person who violates the following parking provisions
shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine according to the
following table:
[Amended 12-29-2005 by Ord. No. 1172,
approved 12-29-2005; 10-21-2008 by Ord. No. 1212, approved 10-21-2008; 8-4-2009 by Ord. No. 1223, approved 8-4-2009; 2-15-2011 by Ord. No. 1241, approved 2-15-2011; 3-4-2014 by Ord. No. 1286, approved 3-6-2014; 1-16-2018 by Ord. No. 1326, approved 1-16-2018; 10-4-2022 by Ord. No. 1392, approved 10-4-2022]
|
Violation
|
Fine
|
Late Fee
|
|---|---|---|
|
Meter expired (Downtown District)
|
$10
|
$20
|
|
Meter expired (Institutional District)
|
$25
|
$25
|
|
Parking beyond the posted time limit
|
$10
|
$20
|
|
No parking 12:00 midnight to 8:00 a.m.
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
No parking 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
No parking 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
No parking 12:00 midnight to 8:30 a.m.
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
No parking 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
No parking 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
No parking 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
Fire hydrant
|
$50
|
$25
|
|
Alternate parking
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
No-parking zone/no parking anytime zone
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
Unloading or fire zone
|
$50
|
$25
|
|
Private property
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
No parking in handicap space without valid plate/placard
|
$50
|
$50
|
|
No parking in fire lane
|
$50
|
$25
|
|
Selling or buying of goods, wares or merchandise from vehicle
parked on street or in public parking lot in metered or unmetered
space
|
$250
|
$50
|
|
Parking in violation of a declared snow emergency
|
$300
|
$50
|
|
Parking in permit only parking space without a permit
|
$25
|
$25
|
|
Parking in a permit only space without a properly displayed
permit
|
$5
|
$10
|
|
Exceeding posted time limit
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
No parking on private property
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
Parked against the flow of traffic
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
Not parked within marked space
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
Double parking
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
Parked blocking a driveway
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
Parked on and/or blocking sidewalk
|
$15
|
$25
|
|
Parking in a non-Borough-approved parking area
|
$15
|
$25
|
B.
This is provided, however, that it shall be the duty of the police
officers or parking enforcement personnel of the Borough to indicate
by notice, in each case, the section violated, the license number
of the vehicle involved in the violation, the location and time of
the violation and other facts necessary for a clear understanding
of the circumstances involving the violation. This notice shall contain
instructions to the owner or driver of the vehicle that if he pays
the sum of the fine within five days of issuance of the citation,
by paying at the East Stroudsburg Borough Municipal Office or by placing
the notice in the special parking fine boxes installed at the East
Stroudsburg Municipal Building or paying electronically online at
the East Stroudsburg Borough website or mailing with a postmark prior
to the five-day deadline, that act will save the violator from prosecution
and from payment of the fine and court costs prescribed herein. If
payment of the fine does not occur within the five-day prescribed
time period, the cost of the fine will increase as per the above schedule,
plus any necessary court costs. All such offenses left unresolved
are summary in nature, and violators shall, upon conviction for each
and every violation, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600
or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both.
[Amended 1-16-2018 by Ord. No. 1326, approved 1-16-2018]
C.
Additional fines for violations; applicability of time limitations.
[Added 3-4-2014 by Ord. No. 1286, approved 3-6-2014]
(1)
Any person who violates the following parking provisions shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine according to the following
table:
[Amended 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 1376, approved 3-2-2021]
|
Violation
|
Fine
|
|---|---|
|
No parking in handicap space without valid plate/placard
|
$50
|
|
No parking in fire lane
|
$80
|
|
Selling, or buying of goods, wares or merchandise from vehicle
parked on street or in public parking lot in metered or unmetered
space
|
$250
|
|
Parking in violation of a declared snow emergency
|
$300
|
