[Amended 1-7-1970 by Ord. No. 11784]
The following words, when used in this article shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, mean or include as follows:
CITY
The City of Allentown.
PERSON
Any natural person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation.
STREET
Every way or place of whatever nature, within the City, open to the use of the public as a matter of right, for purpose of vehicular travel.
VEHICLE
Any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public street.
[Amended 12-1-1970 by Ord. No. 11838; 10-6-1994 by Ord. No. 13283]
A. 
In the event weather conditions make it necessary for motor vehicle traffic to be expedited and parking on City streets be prohibited or restricted for snow plowing and other purposes, the Mayor or the Mayor's designated representative shall declare a snow emergency. The declaration of a snow emergency may be made on any of the seven days of the week at anytime between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Such declaration shall not go into effect until four hours after it has been announced. Once in effect, a prohibition under this section shall remain in effect until terminated by announcement of the Mayor or the Mayor's representative, except that any street area which has become clear of snow and ice from curb to median line for the length of the entire block shall be automatically excluded therefrom. While the prohibition is in effect, no person shall park or allow to remain parked any vehicle on any portion of a snow emergency route.
B. 
However, nothing in this section shall be construed to permit parking at any time or place where it is forbidden by any other provision of law.
[Amended 3-20-1997 by Ord. No. 13557; 12-26-2011 by Ord. No. 14961]
Upon declaration of an emergency and for the duration thereof, parking shall be prohibited on the following streets, except as provided for in § 615-34:
Street
From
To
7th
Union
City line
12th
Green
Tilghman
12th
Hamilton
Walnut
15th
Elm
Mauch Chunk Road
17th
Hamilton
City line
24th
Hamilton
East Texas Boulevard
Chew
4th
City line
East Hamilton
Carlisle
Aubrey
Emaus Ave
Bradford
Mack Boulevard
Front
North City line
Gordon
Gordon
American Parkway
Front
Hamilton
Front
4th
Hamilton
12th
20th
Hanover Avenue
East Hamilton
City line
Irving
Hanover Avenue
Union Boulevard
Lehigh
Auburn
South 12th
Liberty
17th
19th
North 19th
Liberty
Roth Avenue
North 4th
Gordon
Chew
Oxford Drive
Lehigh
Salisbury Drive
South 10th
Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr.
Wyoming
South 4th
Hamilton
Walnut
South 4th
Priscilla
Susquehanna
South 8th
Walnut
Union
South 8th
Harrison
Susquehanna
St. John
South 8th
Lehigh
Susquehanna
South 4th
City line
Tilghman
Front
30th
Union Boulevard
Irving
Club Avenue
Walnut
South 4th
South 12th
[Amended 1-3-1973 by Ord. No. 11984; 10-6-1994 by Ord. No. 13283]
In the event any street is scheduled by the Mayor, or the Mayor's designated representative, for snow removal, it shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle at or failure to remove a vehicle from any place along such street:
A. 
Four hours following such posting on all established four-hour-or-less parking meter zones on streets;
B. 
Four hours following such posting on all established limited parking zones on streets; and
C. 
Six hours following such posting on all other streets.
[Amended 1-7-1970 by Ord. No. 11784; 10-6-1994 by Ord. No. 13283; 1-7-1999 by Ord. No. 13727]
Any vehicle parked in violation of the provisions of this article may be removed by any member of the Police Bureau, their designee, or a designated Allentown Parking Authority personnel. Any vehicle removed may be towed to and placed at any area designated by the Mayor or his duly designated representative for impounding of vehicles. All costs for removal, towing, storage or parking of any vehicle removed under the provisions of this section shall be paid by the owner of the vehicle and the vehicle shall remain impounded until all costs are paid.
[Amended 1-7-1970 by Ord. No. 11784; 10-6-1994 by Ord. No. 13283]
A. 
No person shall remove snow or ice from private property and put, place, deposit or cause to be put, placed or deposited snow or ice so removed upon the right-of-way of any street.
B. 
No person shall remove or cause to be removed snow or ice from any sidewalk or footway and put, place, deposit or cause to be put, placed or deposited snow or ice so removed upon that portion of the street normally used for the travel of vehicles.
C. 
This section shall not be in force and effect in areas where curbside parking is prohibited or there is no available private property upon which to put, place or deposit snow or ice so removed.
[Amended 6-6-1985 by Ord. No. 12658; 8-5-1987 by Ord. No. 12784]
A. 
Any police officer or other duly authorized Parking Authority employee shall place on motor vehicles/conveyances parked in violation of the provisions of § 615-34, Declaration of snow emergency, and § 615-36, Prohibited parking, a notice of said violation.
[Amended 12-1-1993 by Ord. No. 13227; 10-6-1994 by Ord. No. 13283]
(1) 
Each such owner or operator may, within 10 days of the time when such notice was attached to his motor vehicle/conveyance, pay as a penalty and in full satisfaction of each violation the sum of $35.
[Amended 4-9-2001 by Ord. No. 13901]
(2) 
Each such owner or operator may, from the 11th to the 20th day of the time when such notice was attached to his motor vehicle/conveyance, pay as a penalty and in full consideration of each violation the sum of $50.
(3) 
Failure of the owner or operator to make payment after 20 days shall make the owner or operator subject to a penalty not to exceed $100.
[Amended 4-9-2001 by Ord. No. 13901; 5-3-2023 by Ord. No. 15898]
B. 
Whoever violates § 615-38A, Snow removal, shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine or penalty of not less than $25 nor more than $300 and costs.
[Amended 10-6-1994 by Ord. No. 13283; 5-3-2023 by Ord. No. 15898]
C. 
Whoever violates § 615-38B, Snow removal, shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine or penalty of $100 and costs.[1]
[Amended 10-6-1994 by Ord. No. 13283; 5-3-2023 by Ord. No. 15898]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Art. 528, Prohibiting Use of Mobile Telephones by Persons Operating Vehicles, as added 3-9-2010 by Ord. No. 14782, which immediately followed this section, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).