(Reserved)
A. 
The charges and restrictions for parking are provided as follows:
(1) 
Grey single-space meters: fifteen-minute increments for a fee established by Borough Council in the Borough's Fee Schedule, with the maximum parking period allowed of two hours.
(2) 
Gold: represents a maximum parking period permitted of 15 minutes. The fee is established by Borough Council in the Borough's Fee Schedule.
(3) 
Blue: represents a handicapped parking meter. The fee is established by Borough Council in the Borough's Fee Schedule.
(4) 
As an alternative, a person may purchase a monthly parking permit from the Borough at the rate(s) established by Borough Council in the Borough's Fee Schedule. The fee shall be on a per-month basis, which will entitle the holder of the lease to park in any legal parking space in the North, South, or West Municipal Lots as well as the "Resident" (R) or "Commuter" (C) on-street parking designated by Borough signage. The residential and commuter parking spaces are on-street parking areas on the outer limits of the downtown. Vehicles without a permit will be permitted to park in the "R" and "C" zones for up to one hour without penalty.
(a) 
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this article for any person to permit a vehicle to remain in any parking space designated by Borough signage as "Resident" (R) or "Commuter" (C) on-street parking that does not hold a parking permit of the same. The fine for this violation is established by Borough Council in the Borough's Fee Schedule and may be updated from time to time.
B. 
The display of a placard on the dashboard of the vehicle of the holder of the permit shall show that the vehicle is parked in accordance with this section of this article. The placard shall be obtained from the Borough offices in exchange for the required monthly payment. The effective beginning and ending dates of the lease shall be prominently displayed on the placard. Permits may be purchased in advance for up to one year.
A. 
For vehicles parked in violation of the restrictions set forth in § 530-51, it shall be the duty of the police officers and parking enforcement officer of the Borough, acting in accordance with the directions of the Chief of Police, to report:
(1) 
The number of each parking meter that indicates that a vehicle occupying the adjacent parking space is, or has been, parked in violation of any provision of this article;
(2) 
The date and time of the violation;
(3) 
The license number of the vehicle;
(4) 
Any other facts, the knowledge of which is necessary for a thorough understanding of the circumstances attending the violation.
B. 
Violation notices.
(1) 
The police officer or parking enforcement officer making such report shall also attach to every such vehicle a notice that such vehicle was parked in violation, which notice shall contain instructions to such owner or operator to pay the fine, online, at the Borough Office or courtesy box as a penalty for and in full satisfaction of such violation, the sum established by Borough Council in the Borough's Fee Schedule.
(2) 
If payment is not made as hereinbefore set forth within a seventy-two-hour period, any person violating the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay an additional fine as outlined in the Borough Fee Schedule, and costs of prosecution. Prosecution for each such violation shall be in accordance with the practice in the case of summary offenses, including default proceedings under Criminal Procedure Rule 65 or its equivalent. Each occurrence shall be considered a separate offense.
The restrictions and parking meter charges shall apply as follows:
A. 
In locations on streets and in off street parking lots from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturdays, prevailing time or unless Council determines otherwise.
Council or such officers or employees of the Borough as it may select shall provide for the installation, regulation, control, operation and use of the parking meters provided for in this article and shall maintain the same in good workable condition. Each single-space parking meter shall be so set as to display a signal showing legal parking upon the deposit of a United States quarter or use of a credit card. Each meter shall, by its device, clearly set out and continue in operation from the time of depositing such quarter or credit card until the expiration of the time paid for by the deposit thereof as provided. Each meter shall be so arranged that, upon the expiration of the parking limit, it will indicate by a mechanical operation and the display of a proper signal that the lawful parking period as fixed has expired.
A. 
When any vehicle is parked in any space alongside a single-space parking meter or in a multispace parking lot, the owner, operator, manager or driver of such vehicle shall, upon entering such parking space, immediately deposit one or more quarters of the United States of America, in the parking meter or use of a credit card or via online payment as applicable to such parking space, which space may then be used by such vehicle during the parking time so paid.
B. 
First violation. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this article for any person to permit a vehicle to remain in any parking space adjacent to a single space parking meter or in a multispace parking zone when such that a single space meter shall display a signal indicating that such vehicle shall already have been parked beyond the period of time prescribed for such parking purpose or at a time that is longer than the amount of time purchased at a multispace meter or through online pay by phone. The fine for this violation is established by Borough Council in the Borough's Fee Schedule and may be updated from time to time.
C. 
Second violation. The continuation of the violation, referred to herein, of a period of two hours or more after the first violation within a twenty-four-hour period, shall constitute as a second violation of this article. The fine for this violation is established by Borough Council in the Borough's Fee Schedule and may be updated from time to time.
D. 
Third violation. The continuation of the violation, referred to herein, of a period of two hours or more after the second violation within a twenty-four-hour period, shall constitute as a third violation of this article. The fine for this violation is established by Borough Council in the Borough's Fee Schedule and may be updated from time to time.
E. 
Violations. Section 530-55B and C fines not paid within 72 hours will increase to additional late payment fine as outlined in the Borough Fee Schedule. Should full payment not be received for any violation of this article within 10 days, a citation will be filed with the district magistrates office.
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in a parking meter any money for the purpose of extending the parking time beyond the time fixed for parking in the parking space applicable to such vehicle.
A. 
Lot North is located along West Howard Street. Lot South is located along South Spring Street and West Bishop Street. Lot West is located along West High Street and Potter Street.
B. 
Every vehicle parked in any space in the Borough's Municipal Parking Lots (Lot North; Lot South; and Lot West) shall be parked head-in only, and no person shall park a vehicle in any other manner. Electric vehicles may park tail-first if necessary to plug the parking lot's charging cord into the electric vehicle's charging port.
C. 
The Borough Municipal Lots' payment apparatus is via a kiosk that is placed at or near the entrances and exits of the parking lots and marked with a sign that states "Pay Here." The kiosks accept both quarters and credit cards. The exception includes eight electric vehicle charging stations parking spaces. Payment shall be made to the single-space parking meter located next to the charging station. The single-space meter accepts credit cards only. The cost to pay for parking is set forth by Borough Council in the Borough's Fee Schedule.
D. 
As stipulated in this article, parking permits for the three municipal lots may be purchased on a monthly basis on the Borough website with the option of recurring issuance of permits. The cost of a monthly parking permit is set by Borough Council in the Borough's Fee Schedule. Anyone purchasing a monthly parking permit is assuming responsibility for all of the parking rules as they relate to the parking lots, including the removal of their vehicle within 12 hours of the yellow flashing light indicating the snow will be removed from the lot beginning at 11:00 p.m. the day the flashing light is turned on. Vehicle owners not complying are solely responsible for the payment of retrieving their vehicle from the towing company.
E. 
No person shall be permitted to park more than one car, truck or van in a metered parking space. Any combination of one of the aforementioned motor vehicles with a motorcycle, motorbike or motor scooter is also prohibited. However, two motorcycles, two motorbikes or two motor scooters, or any combination of two thereof, may share a single metered parking space. In the event of a meter violation for that space, both motorcycles, motorbikes or motor scooters, or any combination thereof, will receive a separate violation (ticket) notice. The Borough also provides free parking spaces in the downtown area marked "MC" for motorcycle, motorbike or motor scooters.
F. 
Borough Municipal Lots contain electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. Only those vehicles utilizing the EV stations may park their vehicle in these spaces (designated by green paint and EV signage). Nonelectric vehicles are permitted to park in the EV spaces for a maximum of two hours if the lot is completely full and the EV spaces are empty. The cost of the EV spaces shall be designated by signage and paid at the individual parking meter. Anyone parking and using an EV parking space and pays at the meter does not have to pay at the kiosk. The cost of these meters shall be independent of the parking kiosk and is the same for electric and nonelectric vehicle parking. If you are using these spaces, you must pay the independent parking meter rate 24/7 365 days a year.
No person shall deface, injure, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed under the provisions of this article; provided, however, that this section shall not prohibit the authorized opening or working upon any such meter by a Borough officer or employee or other person by authority of the Mayor and/or Council.
A. 
No person shall leave any vehicle continuously unattended for more than 24 hours in a metered parking space, on a street or in a lot unless the owner has an "R" (resident) parking permit for one of the municipal lots or has an "R" (resident) permit for the on-street parking spaces.
B. 
A vehicle in violation of this subsection may be towed and impounded at the vehicle owner's expense when towing is authorized by the Chief of Police. Towing will be done by a licensed towing business, and all costs associated with towing and impounding must be paid in full before the vehicle can be reclaimed by the owner.
A. 
Meter bag rental. The Borough will provide meter bags indicating "No Parking Anytime" to persons requesting to rent one or more parking meters. Rental rates for meter bags shall be established by Borough Council in the Borough's Fee Schedule and may be updated from time to time. No charge shall be made for persons or agencies approved by Borough Council, for funerals, or for voting purposes on primary and general election days. Rental of a meter bag shall not exempt the parker from complying with overnight parking limitations or parking restrictions due to snowfall.
B. 
No person shall park a vehicle in a bagged or reserved metered stall on a street or in a lot that has been authorized by the police department or the street department, which vehicle has not been authorized to park in such restricted space.
A. 
Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this article, for which no penalty is otherwise provided, shall be fined by the Borough at a level established by Borough Council and established in the Borough Fee Schedule.
B. 
Any person charged with a violation of any provision of this article for which there is payment of a prescribed fine may be made to pay such sum in the manner prescribed on the issued traffic ticket. Such payment shall be deemed a plea of guilty, waiver of court appearance and acknowledgment of conviction of the alleged offense, and may be accepted in full satisfaction of the prescribed penalty for such alleged violation. Payment of the prescribed fine need not be accepted when laws prescribe that a certain number of such offenses shall require court appearance.