The boundary limits of the Borough of Summit Hill are hereby
established as a zone in which motor vehicles may remain standing
without lights, and all highways, streets, and alleys within such
boundary limits are hereby designated as streets where motor vehicles
may remain standing without lights.
Wherever a space shall be marked off on any street or alley
for the parking of an individual vehicle, every vehicle there parked
shall be parked within the lines bounding such space, and it shall
be a violation of this article for any person to park a vehicle or
allow it to remain parked otherwise.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle on White Street or Ludlow Street and any cross streets east of Elm Street at any time, except for "cemetery uses," which shall be defined as actively visiting the cemetery, attending funeral services or conducting business at the cemetery (e.g., maintenance or other work within the scope of employment), or for snow emergency parking in accordance with Article IV.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle, or to
allow the same to remain parked, in any of the following locations
at any time between the hours and on the days hereby indicated therefor:
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Parking is prohibited at any and all times during the period
beginning December 15 and ending March 31 of the following year:
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It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle or to allow the same
to remain parked, in any of the following locations, at any time hereby
respectively stated, for longer than the maximum length of time hereby
specified:
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It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to park, or to
allow to remain parked, on any street or alley in the Borough any
vehicle bearing commercial plates, tri-axle vehicles, box trucks over
20 feet in length, trucks with trailers, truck trailers of any kind,
tractors or rigs, bus, motor homes, limousines, recreational trailers,
snowmobiles, farm equipment, boats or heavy construction equipment,
provided that it shall be lawful to park heavy construction equipment
on a Borough street or alley if a permit has been issued for such
construction or demolition project and such equipment is at the permitted
site. This prohibition shall not apply to any emergency vehicle/truck
during an emergency, or any vehicle/truck temporarily parked, for
a period up to 24 continuous hours to service a residential zone (i.e.,
moving trucks) or to load/unload a motor home or trailer.
It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle or allow the same to
remain parked at any time upon any street, alley or Borough property
in the Borough in order to facilitate repairing or maintenance of
such vehicle.
Bus stops are hereby authorized and created at such locations
as shall be determined, fixed and appropriately marked by the Mayor.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle, other than
a bus engaged in loading, unloading or awaiting passengers, in a bus
stop at any time.
The following are established as special purpose parking zones,
and it shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle or to allow
it to remain parked, in any such zone, except as specifically provided
for that zone:
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A.
No person shall park or leave on the streets, highways or public
property of the Borough any vehicle without a current inspection sticker
unless the vehicle is legally parked in front of, or in close proximity
to, an official state inspection station in which said vehicle is
identified by work order specifying a state inspection will be performed
within 24 hours. Additional work orders beyond the initial twenty-four-hour
period are strictly prohibited.
B.
All vehicles parked on any street, highway or public property of
the Borough shall have a sticker indicating current registration of
the vehicle with the PADOT.
No vehicle shall be stored or parked in one place, upon any
street, continuously for more than 10 days.
A.
A police officer or other parking enforcement personnel of the Borough
shall place on or attach to the vehicle a notice to the owner or driver
of the vehicle that the vehicle was parked in violation of a specific
provision of this article and instructing the owner or driver to deliver
or mail to the Police Department of the Borough of Summit Hill the
applicable fine(s) as set by resolution of the Borough of Summit Hill
for each offense.
B.
Every 24 hours during which a violation continues after a notice
of violation/parking ticket has been issued shall be deemed a separate
offense.
C.
Failure to remit payment for fines within seven calendar days will
result in the issuance of a citation against the owner or person responsible
for the violation, in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal
Procedure, and upon conviction by the Magisterial District Judge,
additional fines and costs may be levied. Should any fines so levied
by the court not be paid within the time prescribed, a warrant may
be issued for the violator's arrest and the subject vehicle shall
be subject to seizure and impoundment.
D.
Any vehicle parked in violation of the provisions of this article
may be removed by any member of the Summit Hill Police Department
or the Department's designee. Any vehicle removed may be towed
to, and placed at, any area designated by the Borough Manager or Chief
of Police, or his/her designee, as the location for impounding of
vehicles. All fines and costs for removal, towing, storage or parking
of any vehicle removed under the provisions of this article shall
be paid by the owner of the vehicle, and the vehicle shall remain
impounded until all costs are paid.
E.
Whenever any vehicle has been parked in violation of any provisions
of this article prohibiting or restricting parking, the person in
whose name such vehicle is registered shall be responsible for such
violation(s) and subject to the penalty (penalties) therefor.
