[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Media 7-19-1984 by Ord. No. 761. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parking Authority — See Ch. 49.
Trailers — See Ch. 279.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 291.
The streets of the Borough of Media were, for the most part, not built with the intention of allowing parking along the sides. Most streets where built before the advent of motor vehicles, a day when most people either walked or moved about by horse or horse and buggy. Needless to say, those horses and buggies were not stored on the street for long periods of time. As a courtesy, with the growth of the automobile, municipalities have allowed parking on streets. At all times, however, regulation of that parking has remained within the powers of those municipalities. The right of such regulation has never been successfully challenged. As the years passed the necessity for the automobile grew. In the years since the Korean War, the auto has been looked upon as one item that each family had to own; in the last decade many families have operated more than one vehicle. Congestion on the streets and growing inconvenience to residents, as well as the impedance of normal and necessary traffic flow, has been the inevitable consequence of the Borough's normal urban development. In the Borough of Media, the county seat of Delaware County, this condition has been heightened by the growth of the county government and related professional offices without provision for the necessary parking by the great number of cars brought in by this growth. The situation has reached the point where Borough residents are unable, in many parts of the Borough, to find parking near their homes. Most of these people do not have garages and lack enough yardage to construct parking. This most seriously affects our senior citizens who are unable to shop or carry on other routine business for fear of losing parking that they do have or of not finding parking upon their return. Another point of increasing significance is the effect on the environment of heavy vehicular traffic. The noise, dirt, litter and pollution created by the hundreds of cars that visit the Borough is unhealthy to the Borough and its residents both aesthetically and physically. With all of this in mind, this chapter is designed to increase the quality of life in the Borough's older, more crowded sections; to preserve the safety of children and other pedestrians; to promote traffic safety and the peace, good order, comfort, convenience and welfare of the inhabitants of the Borough; to encourage commuters to carpool or use mass transit; and to encourage those agencies and establishments contributing to increased traffic to help promote additional parking facilities.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BOROUGH SECRETARY
The Borough Secretary and/or his designee.
DWELLING UNIT
A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, which normally include provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation but which also include each room in a rooming house.
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Any officer employed by the Borough to enforce the terms of this chapter or any other parking ordinance.
HOLIDAY
New Year's Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, General Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
MOTOR VEHICLE
A vehicle which is self-propelled, except one which is propelled solely by human power or by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails.
PERSON
A natural person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation.
RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT/STICKER
A permit and sticker issued by the Borough to provide parking by an eligible resident for on-street parking abutting his or her residence.
[Added 11-20-2003 by Ord. No. 981]
STREET
A way intended for general public use to provide means of travel for vehicles and pedestrians. The word shall include the words "road," "highway" and "thoroughfare."
VEHICLE
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices used exclusively upon rails or tracks.
The residential parking program (RPP) shall be as follows:
A. 
A district known as the "residential parking program area (RPPA)" is hereby created in the Borough of Media.
(1) 
Any resident of the Borough of Media who validly obtains a residential parking permit/sticker for parking on the street abutting his or her residence as provided in Chapter 211 shall park only in that specified area for which he or she receives the residential parking permit and shall not park that permitted vehicle in any other residential parking area within the Borough. The residential parking sticker shall be color coded at the discretion of the Borough in order to easily designate the type of permit and where that vehicle is permitted to park within the Borough. Violations of this section shall be enforced by § 211-4.
[Added 11-20-2003 by Ord. No. 981; amended 12-21-2006 by Ord. No. 1015]
B. 
During the times set forth in Subsection C of this section, no person shall be permitted to park a motor vehicle in or along the side of any Borough of Media street set forth in Subsection D herein and known as the RPPA unless there appears on the interior of the window immediately to the rear of the front door on the driver's or left side of the vehicle a valid sticker as provided in Subsection E(1) herein or when there appears in a visible location on the front dashboard of said motor vehicle a valid guest card as provided by Subsection E(2) herein or a valid special card as provided by Subsection E(3) herein.
C. 
This section shall be in effect from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, excluding Saturday, Sunday and holidays.
(1) 
The residential parking along the west side of Citron Street between Second Street and Amber Street shall be in effect 24 hours a day, seven days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday).
[Added 3-18-2004 by Ord. No. 987]
(2) 
The residential parking on the north side of the unit block of East Front Street and the 100 Block of East Front Street shall be in effect from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. daily, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
[Added 10-21-2010 by Ord. No. 1076; amended 9-17-2015 by Ord. No. 1118]
(3) 
The residential parking on the north side of Lincoln Street between Edgemont Street and Radnor Street shall be in effect from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. daily.
[Added 11-18-2010 by Ord. No. 1078]
(4) 
The residential parking on the 300 and 400 Blocks on South Avenue shall be in effect between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. seven days per week.
[Added 9-17-2015 by Ord. No. 1118]
D. 
The RPPA covered by this chapter shall be:
(1) 
South Avenue between Jefferson Street and Franklin Street.
(2) 
The west side of Jackson Street between Franklin Street and Jefferson Street.
[Added 12-19-1985 by Ord. No. 775]
(3) 
The north side of Front Street to a point commencing 160 feet east of the east side of Monroe running to the east to Edgemont Avenue.
[Added 7-17-1986 by Ord. No. 789]
(4) 
The east side of the 300 Block of South Olive Street.
[Added 10-16-1986 by Ord. No. 792]
(5) 
The north and south sides of Fourth Street from a point even with the easterly side of Grubb Street west to Olive and on the north side of Fourth Street from Olive Street to Orange Street.
[Added 6-18-1987 by Ord. No. 801]
(6) 
The north and south sides of West Second Street between Citron Street and Lemon Street.
[Added 9-16-1987 by Ord. No. 804]
(7) 
The east and west sides of the 400 Block of South Avenue.
[Added 11-19-1987 by Ord. No. 808; amended 9-17-2015 by Ord. No. 1118]
(8) 
The east and west sides of the 400 Block of North Olive Street.
[Added 1-21-1988 by Ord. No. 812]
(9) 
The south side of the 300 Block of West Third Street.
[Added 10-20-1988 by Ord. No. 817]
(10) 
The 300 Block of West Fourth Street.
[Added 11-17-1988 by Ord. No. 819]
(11) 
The east side of the 600 Block of North Jackson Street.
[Added 2-16-1989 by Ord. No. 826]
(12) 
The south side of the unit Block of East Franklin Street.
[Added 2-16-1989 by Ord. No. 826]
(13) 
The west side of the 300 Block of South Plum Street.
[Added 2-16-1989 by Ord. No. 826]
(14) 
Nine designated spaces located on the 200 block of North Lemon Street in the area between posted signs, within which spaces are marked with a "R" on the street surface.
[Added 2-18-1999 by Ord. No. 934, amended 7-15-2010 by Ord. No. 1074]
(15) 
Six designated parking spaces located on the south side of the 400 block of West Front Street in the area between posted signs, within which spaces are marked with a "R" on the street surface.
[Added 3-16-2000 by Ord. No. 941]
(16) 
Two designated parking spaces located on the north side of the 400 block of West Third Street in the area between posted signs, within which spaces are marked with an "R" on the street surface.
[Added 3-16-2000 by Ord. No. 941]
(17) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(17), concerning parking spaces on the west side of Olive Street, added 2-20-2003 by Ord. No. 971, was repealed 6-18-2009 by Ord. No. 1063.
(18) 
Two designated parking spaces located on the north side of the 100 Block of East Third Street and two designated parking spaces located on the south side of the 100 Block of East Third Street.
[Added 1-15-2004 by Ord. No. 985]
(19) 
The west side of Citron Street between Second Street and Amber Street.
[Added 3-18-2004 by Ord. No. 986]
(20) 
Two designated parking spaces on the south side of Franklin Street between Plum Street and Olive Street.
[Added 1-20-2005 by Ord. No. 999]
(21) 
Three designated parking spaces located on the south side of the unit block of East Third Street in the area between posted signs, within which spaces are marked with an "R" on the street surface.
[Added 2-15-2007 by Ord. No. 1021]
(22) 
Twelve designated parking spaces located on the south side of the unit block of East Second Street in the area between posted signs, within which spaces are marked with an "R" on the street surface.
[Added 2-15-2007 by Ord. No. 1021]
(23) 
Three designated parking spaces located on the north side of the unit block of West Third Street in the area between posted signs, within which spaces are marked with an "R" on the street surface.
[Added 2-15-2007 by Ord. No. 1021]
(24) 
Six designated parking spaces located on the north side of the unit block of East Front Street in the area between posted signs, within which spaces are marked with an "R" on the street surface.
[Added 2-15-2007 by Ord. No. 1021]
(25) 
Three designated parking spaces located on the west side of the 200 block of N. Plum Street in the area between posted signs, within which spaces are marked with an "R" on the street surface.
[Added 6-18-2009 by Ord. No. 1063]
(26) 
One designated parking space located on the south side of the unit block of W. Franklin Street in the area between posted signs, within which the space is marked with an "R" on the street surface.
[Added 6-18-2009 by Ord. No. 1063]
(27) 
Four designated parking spaces located on the 300 block of Amber Street in the area between posted signs, which spaces are marked with an "R" on the street surface.
[Added 7-15-2010 by Ord. No. 1074; amended 12-15-2011 by Ord. No. 1089]
(28) 
Three designated parking spaces located on the south side of the unit block of West Fourth Street between Jackson Street and Grubb Street in the area between posted signs, within which spaces are marked with an "R" on the street surface.
[Added 7-15-2010 by Ord. No. 1074]
(29) 
The north side of Lincoln Street between Edgemont Street and Radnor Street.
[Added 11-18-2010 by Ord. No. 1078]
(30) 
Amber Street between North Lemon Street and North Orange Street.
[Added 4-20-2023 by Ord. No. 1162]
E. 
The stickers or cards provided by this chapter shall appear and cost as follows:
(1) 
Stickers shall be prepared by the Borough Secretary and cost $5.
(2) 
Guest cards shall be prepared by the Borough Secretary and provided free of cost. Lost or stolen guest cards shall be replaced at the cost of $1 each.
(3) 
Special cards shall be prepared by the Borough Secretary and provided free of cost. Special cards shall be returned to the Borough Secretary immediately following their use.
F. 
The eligibility for permits and stickers or cards provided by this chapter shall be as follows:
[Amended 11-20-2003 by Ord. No. 981]
(1) 
Any person living in a residence abutting the streets in the RPPA shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary of the Borough of Media a residential parking sticker for each vehicle that person owns or has a right to possess. Joint owners shall be treated as one owner. The applicant shall present one item constituting proof of residency and one item constituting proof of ownership or right to possession of a motor vehicle. If proof of a residence in the Borough and right to possession of a motor vehicle is properly demonstrated to the Borough, the Borough shall then issue a permit and a sticker to the applicant for residential parking abutting his or her home.
(2) 
No permit issued hereunder shall be transferable. Any person changing residence from the RPPA shall surrender the permit to the Secretary of the Borough of Media. Any person desiring to transfer the permit from one vehicle to another vehicle may do so by application to the Secretary of the Borough.
(3) 
Guest cards. Each single-family home or apartment in the RPPA is eligible to be issued up to two guest cards. An applicant for guest cards must present proof of residency as required by Subsection F(1) above. The Borough shall have no responsibility for the issuance of guest cards to any particular resident of a dwelling unit.
(4) 
Special cards. Upon written application to the Borough Secretary, special permission may be obtained for special cards to be used for limited hours during special events in the RPPA.
(a) 
Such application must note the purpose of the event, the date and times, the number of vehicles expected and the name of the responsible person to contact with respect to said event.
(b) 
The Borough Secretary shall grant special cards for special events so long as he finds that such action will not pose a threat to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Borough of Media and the surrounding community or create a serious inconvenience to other residents of the RPPA or defeat its goals.
(c) 
When permission is granted, the Borough Secretary shall notify the enforcement officers.
(d) 
Special cards for special events which are distributed by the Borough Secretary are valid for no longer than 24 hours and shall be so designated.
G. 
The only persons exempt from the provision of this section shall be:
(1) 
Owners and operators of emergency vehicles.
(2) 
Medical doctors on house calls in the RPPA.
(3) 
Service vehicles, clearly labeled as such, during the time that persons from said service vehicle are performing a service at a residence in the RPPA.
H. 
The area described in Subsection D above shall be posted with a minimum of two signs per block and said signs shall read:
PARKING BY PERMIT ONLY
8:00 A.M. - 5 P.M. MON. - FRI.
I. 
If a person sells his or her motor vehicle, he or she shall remove the sticker and present it to the Borough Secretary. If a replacement vehicle is purchased, the old sticker may be exchanged for a new one at a cost of $1.
A. 
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25 plus the cost of prosecution. It shall be the duty of the enforcement officers of the Borough to report all violations of any provision of this chapter, indicating, in each case, the section thereof violated, the license number of the vehicle involved in such violation, the location where the violation took place, the time of such violation and any other facts that might be necessary in order to secure a clear understanding of the circumstances attending such violation. The enforcement officer making such reports shall also attach to said motor vehicle a notice that such vehicle was parked in violation of this chapter, which notice shall contain instructions to the owner or operator of such vehicle that if he or she shall report to the Borough of Media and pay, for the use of the Borough, the sum of the fine within 72 hours after the time of such notice, the same shall save such violator from prosecution and from the costs attendant therewith.
[Amended 12-21-2006 by Ord. No. 1015]
B. 
When an enforcement officer has reason to believe that a guest card is not being used in accordance with the purpose, intention or provisions of this chapter, the Borough Secretary shall be notified. The Borough Secretary shall then send a letter to the possessor of the subject card, informing that person that the card is being used improperly. If the violation(s) continue(s), the Borough Secretary may revoke the guest card(s), so long as the possessor of the same is afforded an opportunity at an informal conference with the Borough Secretary to explain his or her position. If a guest card is revoked, the possessor of the same shall deliver it to the Borough Secretary. Parking in the RPPA with a revoked guest card shall be the same as parking with no guest card or residential sticker. Violators shall be ineligible for guest card issuance for one year.