[Amended 4-3-1956 by Ord.
No. 8024; 3-6-2019 by Ord. No. 15517]
The following words, whether in the singular or plural, when
used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
this article except in those instances where the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
A device intended to assist public authorities in enforcing
ordinances limiting the time during which vehicles may be parked on
any street or highway or other public place within a parking meter
zone.
Streets or highways, or portions thereof, or municipal parking
lots operated by the City or the Parking Authority of the City on
which parking meters are installed, operated and used.
Any municipal parking lot operated by the City or the Parking
Authority of the City.
[Amended 7-3-1962 by Ord.
No. 9844; 8-18-2005 by Ord. No. 14312]
[Amended 6-3-1993 by Ord.
No. 13201; 8-18-2005 by Ord. No. 14312; 3-6-2019 by Ord. No. 15517]
Parking restrictions and limitations in any parking meter zone
are exempted on Sundays when there is no event at the PPL Center and
on the holidays of New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Christmas.
[Amended 6-3-1993 by Ord.
No. 13201; 8-18-2005 by Ord. No. 14312; 4-15-2015 by Ord. No. 15196; 1-18-2017 by Ord. No. 15345; 3-6-2019 by Ord. No. 15517]
On all days, other than those set forth in § 615-67, parking in all zones is hereby limited not to exceed the maximum time stated in each meter. The hours of operation of residential permit parking are Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The hours for the operation of on-street parking meters are Monday through Saturday on Hamilton Street between 4th to 10th Streets and the unit blocks between Walnut and Linden Streets shall be from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in all other areas, except as set forth in § 615-81.
[Amended 8-18-2005 by Ord. No. 14312]
In all parking meter zones, a parking meter shall be installed
for each parking space. All parking spaces may be placed either parallel,
diagonal or perpendicular to the curb. Parking in other than designated
parking spaces is prohibited in any parking meter zone.
[Amended 8-18-2005 by Ord. No. 14312; 3-6-2019 by Ord. No. 15517]
Each parking meter shall indicate by a proper legend the established
legal parking time and, when in operation, shall also indicate on
or by its display the duration of the period of legal parking or any
illegal or overtime parking.
[Amended 3-6-2019 by Ord. No. 15517]
Every vehicle parked parallel with the curb in any parking meter
zone on a street or highway shall be parked with the facing forward
in the direction of the flow of traffic. Every vehicle parked perpendicular
to the curb of any street or highway or on any parking lot within
a parking meter zone and designated as the "front-end parking only,"
shall be parked with the front end of the vehicle facing forward into
the parking space. All vehicles shall be parked entirely within the
lines of the designated parking space controlled by the meter situated
adjacent thereto.
[Amended 7-3-1962 by Ord.
No. 9844; 12-22-1975 by Ord. No. 12161; 8-18-2005 by Ord. No. 14312; 4-15-2015 by Ord. No. 15196; 3-6-2019 by Ord. No. 15517]
A.
Upon parking any vehicle in any parking meter zone, the operator
shall immediately deposit, in the meter controlling such space or
zone, any legally acceptable form of currency or electronic payment.
Upon the deposit and placing the meter in operation, such parking
space may be lawfully occupied by any vehicle during the period of
parking time as indicated on the meter.
B.
Pursuant to this section, Council is hereby authorized and empowered to designate the proper coin or amount to be placed in such meter and to amend the instructions on the meter to reflect the proper coin or amount required for the operation of such meter. The rate per hour shall be $1 except for Hamilton Street between 4th to 10th Streets and the unit blocks between Walnut and Linden Streets, where the rate shall be $2, except as set forth in § 615-81.
[Amended 7-3-1962 by Ord.
No. 9844]
No owner or operator of any vehicle shall cause, allow, permit
or suffer such vehicle to be parked overtime or beyond the period
of legal parking time as indicated or set forth on the instructions
of such meter.
[Amended 6-3-1993 by Ord.
No. 13201]
The payments required to be deposited in parking meters are
levied and assessed as fees to provide for the proper regulations
and control of traffic upon the streets and highways and other public
places of the City, 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,
installation, operation, maintenance, control and use of the parking
meters and municipal parking lots. The coins required to be deposited
in parking meters shall be collected and accounted for under the direction
of the Executive Director of the Parking Authority and deposited by
the Director at least once a week.
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking
meter any slug, device or metallic substitute for legal coins of the
United States.
No person shall deface, injure, tamper with or willfully break,
destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed by
authority of Council or by the Parking Authority of the City.
[Amended 8-18-2005 by Ord. No. 14312; 1-16-2013 by Ord. No. 15053]
Nothing in this article shall be construed as prohibiting the
Authority from providing for free parking space for loading or unloading
of commercial vehicles, for bus stops, taxicab stands or for other
matters of a similar nature. The provisions of this article shall
not apply to vehicles of the City of Allentown or to the Allentown
School District which display a municipal plate and are engaged in
official business.
[Amended 6-3-1993 by Ord.
No. 13201]
The duty of enforcing the provisions of this article shall be
on the Department of Police and the Allentown Parking Authority. In
case of emergency, any of the provisions of this article may be temporarily
suspended by such Director or Chief of Police, who shall then have
the authority to adopt and enforce such other temporary rules and
regulations as traffic conditions, during such emergency, may demand
or required.
[Amended 7-21-1970 by Ord. No. 11813; 6-3-1993 by Ord. No. 13201; 8-18-2005 by Ord. No. 14312]
It shall be the duty of police officers or Parking Authority
personnel or other duly authorized City employees of the City, acting
in accordance with instructions issued by the Chief of Police or the
Chief's designee, or the Executive Director of the Parking Authority,
to turn in the violation ticket. The violation shall contain:
A.
The number of each parking meter which indicates that the vehicles
occupying the parking space adjacent to such parking meter is, or
has been, parked in violation of any of the provisions of this article.
B.
The state license number of such vehicle.
C.
The day and hour at which such vehicle is parked in violation of
any of the provisions of this article at the time of his inspection.
D.
Any other facts, a knowledge of which may be considered necessary
to a thorough understanding of the circumstances attending such violation.
[Amended 6-3-1993 by Ord.
No. 13201]
All parking meters located in the City of Allentown shall be
checked for accuracy at least once a year. At the completion of each
calendar year, a statement verifying that the annual inspection has
been completed shall be submitted to City Council.
[Added 3-6-2019 by Ord. No. 15517]
A.
Provided the City Council is notified 30 days in advance of any rate
change, or as soon as practicable after the scheduling of an event
at the PPL Center, the Parking Authority is authorized to fix, adjust,
charge and/or collect rates and other charges, including enforcement
charges for on-street parking for specific locations, dates and hours
as follows:
(1)
After 2 hours, the hourly parking rate may be adjusted for Hamilton,
Linden and Walnut Streets, between 4th to 12th Streets and the unit
blocks between Linden and Walnut Streets, up to the total amount charged
by any designated rate for event parking at the PPL Center on the
date of such events, not to exceed $10 per hour.
(2)
On dates when there are no events at the PPL Center, the hourly
parking rate for Hamilton, Linden and Walnut Streets, between 4th
and 12th Streets and the unit blocks between Linden and Walnut Streets,
may be adjusted down to no charge and/or the hours of operation of
on-street parking meters reduced.
(3)
On the dates when there are events at the PPL Center, the penalty
of any violation notice shall be the sum of $25 if paid within 10
days and, after 10 days, but within 20 days, the sum of $50.
B.
City Council must be notified 30 days in advance of any rate change
and such change shall be noted at the next available Council meeting.
All rate changes shall be posted on the Parking Authority's website
and posted on its social media. City Council retains authority to
further set limitations, veto and/or override any action taken by
the Parking Authority hereunder by approval of a motion at any regularly
scheduled meeting of City Council as set forth and in accordance with
City of Allentown Home Rule Charter Section 807D and written notice
to the Parking Authority.
C.
The Parking Authority shall provide Council with a written annual
report on parking fee rate structures that will be distributed on
a Council agenda and referred to an appropriate committee for discussion.
The report shall include procedures and rationale related to adjusting
such fees. The start times and enforcement times shall be a part of
this report. The report shall be sent to the full Council for approval
by resolution at a regularly scheduled Council meeting.
[Amended 6-5-1985 by Ord.
No. 12660; 8-5-1987 by Ord. No. 12786; 12-1-1993 by Ord. No. 13227; 4-19-2001 by Ord. No. 13901; 8-18-2005 by Ord. No. 14312; 5-7-2014 by Ord. No. 15131]
A.
Any police officer or other duly authorized Parking Authority employee
shall issue a violation notice to any vehicles parked in violation
of the provisions of this article a notice of said violation.
B.
Each such owner or operator may, within 10 days of the time when such violation was alleged, pay as a penalty and in full satisfaction of each violation the sum of $10; and after 10 days but within 20 days of the violation the sum of $25, except as set forth within § 615-81.
[Amended 3-6-2019 by Ord. No. 15517]
C.
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 5-3-2023 by Ord. No. 15898]
