As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence
for three or more families living independently of one another.
[Added 2-19-1992 by Ord. No. 3275]
A motor vehicle designed primarily for the transportation
of passengers and which is owned or leased by and actually used by,
for his own transportation, the owner or lessee of a single-family
detached dwelling, of a single-family semidetached dwelling, of a
two-family detached dwelling or of a townhouse.
[Amended 1-17-1979 by Ord. No. 1859]
The principal occupant of a single-family detached dwelling,
of a single-family semidetached dwelling, of a two-family detached
dwelling or of a townhouse.
[Amended 1-17-1979 by Ord. No. 1859]
A building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence
for only one family and having no party wall in common with an adjacent
building.
A building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence
for only one family and having a party wall in common with an adjacent
building.
A single-family dwelling unit within a townhouse building.
[Added 1-17-1979 by Ord. No. 1859]
A building containing three or more single-family dwelling
units in which each dwelling unit extends vertically from the ground
or basement level to the roof of the building and in which each dwelling
unit is attached only by a party wall or walls to one or more other
similar dwelling units.
[Added 1-17-1979 by Ord. No. 1859]
A building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence
for two families, with one family living wholly or partly over the
other, and having no party wall in common with an adjacent building.
[Added 1-17-1979 by Ord. No. 1859]
[Amended 1-17-1979 by Ord. No. 1859; 10-17-2007 by Ord. No.
3829]
This article shall be administered and enforced
by the Parking Services Department, which shall prepare and issue
such application forms, permits and resident parking stickers as may
be necessary, which shall keep suitable records of permits issued
and outstanding and of fees paid, and which shall give written notice
to owners or lessees to or from whom the conditional parking privilege
granted by this article may be extended or retracted.
[Added 1-17-1979 by Ord. No. 1859]
All owners of any single-family detached dwelling
or of any single-family semidetached dwelling or of any two-family
attached dwelling or of any townhouse which is leased to a lessee
shall inform such lessee, in writing, prior to the effective date
of any such lease or renewal thereof, of the privileges and restrictions
granted and imposed by this article.
[Amended 1-17-1979 by Ord. No. 1859]
A.
Upon application to the Parking Services Department,
payment of a permit fee and presentation of a current operator's license
and motor vehicle registration card, an owner or lessee of a single-family
detached dwelling, or of a single-family semidetached dwelling, or
of a two-family dwelling, or of a townhouse, located on or near a
highway or street or part thereof affected by this article, shall
be entitled to one permit and resident parking sticker entitling him
to park his automobile, during the calendar year for which such permit
and sticker are issued, in the hereinafter referred to unmetered highways
and streets which abut his said dwelling, without regard to the parking
time limits which are otherwise imposed by this chapter on such unmetered
streets or highways.
[Amended 10-17-2007 by Ord. No. 3829]
B.
In the event that a structure was or will be erected
as a single-family detached dwelling and thereafter was or will be
converted to a single-family semidetached dwelling, or to a two-family
detached dwelling, or to a townhouse, it shall always be deemed to
be a single-family detached dwelling for purposes of this article.
C.
The intent of this article is that only one permit
per single-family detached dwelling, per single-family semidetached
dwelling, per two-family detached dwelling and per townhouse shall
be granted, except that not more than one additional permit per dwelling
or townhouse may be issued if the dwelling or townhouse has no off-street
parking area and two owners or lessees of such dwelling or townhouse
own or lease two automobiles and do not regularly use their automobiles
on a daily basis because both are elderly or suffering from prolonged
illness and thus do not drive to daily employment or if both work
at home, or any combination of the foregoing, and the Director of
Parking Services determines that the impact of the issuance of one
such additional permit on prevailing parking patterns will not deprive
any other dwelling or townhouse of the one-permit parking privilege
intended by this article.
[Amended 10-17-2007 by Ord. No. 3829]
D.
Permits for lessees of apartment houses.
[Added 2-19-1992 by Ord. No. 3275; amended 10-17-2007 by Ord. No.
3829]
(1)
Upon application to the Parking Services Department,
payment of a permit fee, presentation of a current operator's license
and motor vehicle registration card and presentation of a letter of
authorization from the apartment house owner or manager, the lessee
of an apartment house unit shall be entitled to a permit and resident
parking sticker entitling the lessee to park the lessee's automobile
during the calendar year for which such permit and sticker are issued
in unmetered highways and streets abutting the apartment house where
the lessee dwells without regard to the parking time limits which
are otherwise imposed by this chapter on such unmetered streets or
highways, provided that the Parking Services Department has first
determined the following:
(a)
That the apartment house facility is within
500 feet of a train station.
(b)
That the apartment house facility is within
a residentially zoned district.
(c)
That there are parking spaces on the street
abutting the apartment house facility in excess of the needs of adjacent
properties.
(d)
That no traffic safety problems would be created
by the issuance of on-street parking permits.
(e)
That commuter parking is otherwise available.
(f)
That the apartment house facility has fewer
off-street parking spaces than meets the requirements of the Lower
Merion Township Zoning Code and has fewer parking spaces than is adequate
to meet the needs of its residents.
(2)
Upon making the above findings, the Parking Services
Department may issue that number of on-street parking permits by which
the apartment house facility fails to meet the Lower Merion zoning
requirements[1] or the number of excess on-street parking spaces available
as determined by the Traffic Safety Unit of the Lower Merion Police
Department, whichever is the lesser.
E.
Student parking permit zone.
[Added 10-20-2004 by Ord. No. 3720]
(1)
Where a student parking permit zone has been established as set forth in § 145-119, Schedule XIX, the Parking Services Department will issue a restricted number of student parking permits to the Lower Merion School District for use while attending school by students selected by the School District administration. Upon distribution of a permit to a student, the School District administration will provide to the Parking Services Department information requested by the Department, including the name and address of the student to whom the permit has been issued and identification of the permitted motor vehicle. The permit may not be validly used unless such information has been submitted to the Parking Services Department. Use of the permit is confined to the student in whose name the permit is registered with the Parking Services Department for use only in conjunction with the motor vehicle associated with such permit.
[Amended 10-17-2007 by Ord. No. 3829]
(2)
Upon application to the Parking Services Department,
a person residing within the student parking permit zone shall be
entitled to one residential parking permit in addition to the number
of permits to which the owner would otherwise be entitled by this
article.
[Amended 10-17-2007 by Ord. No. 3829]
(3)
Students shall pay a fee of $20 for each permit to
park in the student parking permit zone.
(4)
Student parking permits for the student parking permit
zone shall be valid for one school year commencing in September and
ending the following June.
F.
Permits in long-term construction zones.
[Added 12-21-2016 by Ord.
No. 4100]
(1)
Upon
application to the Parking Services Department, payment of a permit
fee, presentation of a current operator's license and motor vehicle
registration card, the owner or a tenant of the owner upon presentation
of the owner’s letter of authorization shall be entitled to
a permit and resident parking sticker entitling such person to park
his/her automobile during the calendar year for which such permit
and sticker are issued on unmetered highways and streets designated
a long-term construction zone within which such person dwells, provided
that the Parking Services Department has first determined the following:
(a)
That the Board of Commissioners, upon finding that parking for residences
along all or some portion of an unmetered highway or street will be
significantly impacted by a construction project extending more than
one year, has by resolution designated the impacted area a "long-term
construction zone."
(b)
That the applicant resides within the long-term construction zone
and is the owner of such residence or the authorized tenant of the
owner.
(c)
That "Parking by Residence Permit Only" signs have been posted on
all public highways and streets within the long-term construction
zone.
(d)
That no traffic safety problems would be created by the issuance
of on-street parking permits.
(2)
Upon
making the above findings, the Parking Services Department may issue
that number of on-street parking permits and up to two additional
guest passes per residence equal to the number of available parking
spaces within the long-term construction zone.
(3)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to park on a public highway or street
within a long-term construction zone unless an on-street parking permit
for such vehicle is displayed.
[Amended 1-17-1979 by Ord. No. 1859; 2-15-2006 by Ord. No.
3772; 10-17-2007 by Ord. No. 3829]
A.
The residential parking permits issued by the Parking
Services Department shall be limited in use for extended parking to
an owner's or lessee's residence area. They shall be destroyed when
the owner or lessee moves from the residence area or transfers title
to his automobile. If an owner or lessee replaces his automobile,
he must apply for and obtain a new residential parking permit. The
permit must be prominently displayed on the automobile for which it
was issued in a manner consistent with the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle
Code.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to display a parking
permit which has not been issued by the Parking Services Department,
which has been altered or defaced, or which was issued for a vehicle
other than the one on which it is displayed.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove a parking
permit from a vehicle or to have a parking permit in his or her possession
except with the permission of the person to whom the permit was issued.
[Amended 1-17-1979 by Ord. No. 1859; 10-16-1991 by Ord. No.
3258; 6-18-1997 by Ord. No. 3455; 2-15-2006 by Ord. No. 3772; 10-17-2007 by Ord. No. 3829]
The application fee for a residential parking
permit, which shall be payable to the Township of Lower Merion and
be collected by the Parking Services Department, shall be in the amount
of $20 for each calendar year or part thereof.
[Amended 12-21-2016 by Ord. No. 4100]
The highways and streets, or parts thereof, affected by this article and to which the provisions of this article apply shall be those residential streets upon which limited-time parking restrictions are in effect, as established pursuant to § 145-29 of this chapter, and as such streets and highways, or parts thereof, are described in Schedule XVIII (§ 145-118), as the same may be amended or supplemented, or those residential streets otherwise designated by the Board of Commissioners.
[Added 1-17-1979 by Ord. No. 1859; amended 8-3-1988 by Ord. No. 3104; 2-15-2006 by Ord. No. 3772]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this article shall be subject to a fine or penalty
of not more than $600. Such fines or penalties shall be collected
as like fines or penalties are now by law collected. In addition,
the Township may revoke, refuse to renew or refuse to issue a residential
parking permit in the name of, or with respect to a vehicle owned
by, any such person, firm or corporation.
