[Adopted as Article 511 of the Codified Ordinances]
A.
Parallel parking.
[Amended 12-10-1996 by Ord. No. 14-1996; 11-15-2005 by Ord. No. 19-2005]
(1)
Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall
park or stand a vehicle upon a two-way highway except parallel to
the right-hand curb or, in the absence of a curb, to the right edge
of the right-hand shoulder. Except as otherwise provided herein, no
person shall park or stand a vehicle upon a one-way highway except
parallel to the curb or edge of the highway in the direction of authorized
traffic movement. However, when necessary to permit the proper loading
or unloading of a commercial vehicle, permission may be granted by
the Bureau of Police to either the owner or tenant of the real property
or the owner of the vehicle to park such vehicle at an angle for such
purpose.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall
park or stand a vehicle upon any highway except with its right-hand
wheels within 12 inches of the right-hand curb or, in the absence
of a curb, as close as practicable to the right edge of the right-hand
shoulder on a one-way or two-way street, or with its left-hand wheels
within 12 inches of the left-hand curb, or in the absence of a curb,
as close as practicable to the left edge of the left-hand shoulder
on a one-way street.
B.
Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the
contrary, a vehicle may be parked perpendicularly to the curb at locations
approved by the Traffic Commission in accordance with the guidelines
issued by the Department of Transportation.
[Amended 11-15-2005 by Ord. No. 19-2005]
C.
Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the
contrary, a vehicle may be parked within lines striped on the road
by the City which are diagonal or perpendicular to the curb or shoulder
of the road to accommodate such diagonal or perpendicular parking,
so long as some part of the vehicle is within 12 inches of the curb
or, in the absence of a curb, as close as practicable to the edge
of the shoulder of the road.
[Added 11-14-2000 by Ord. No. 9-2000]
No horse shall be left unattended on any public
highway of the City unless securely fastened, or unless the wheels
of the vehicle to which the horse is harnessed are securely fastened.
[Amended 11-15-2005 by Ord. No. 19-2005]
A.
No vehicle shall be parked within 15 feet from any
fire hydrant.
B.
No vehicle shall be parked within 20 feet from any
crosswalk at a street intersection.
C.
No vehicle shall be parked within 30 feet upon the
approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic-control
signal located at the side of a roadway.
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Any vehicle which is unlawfully parked within
the areas prohibited by this section may be removed from that area
by towing and may be reclaimed by the vehicle owner upon payment of
the towing costs.
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[Amended 7-8-1997 by Ord. No. 12-1997; 11-15-2005 by Ord. No. 19-2005]
A.
No vehicle shall be parked at any time in front of
any public or private driveway or garage entrance.
B.
No vehicle shall be parked in a manner which blocks
ingress, egress and regress from emergency driveways or garages, or
ingress, egress and regress therefrom (e.g., police, fire, ambulance,
rescue squad, hospital emergency drive).
C.
No vehicle
shall be parked at any time in a manner which blocks ingress or egress
from a handicapped access curb ramp.
[Added 2-22-2011 by Ord. No. 4-2011]
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Vehicles so parked may be subject to towing
and may be reclaimed by the vehicle owner upon payment of the towing
costs.
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[Amended 2-22-2011 by Ord. No. 4-2011]
No vehicle shall be parked at any time without
proper registration plates.
[Amended 11-15-2005 by Ord. No. 19-2005]
No commercial repairing, washing, oiling or other work on a vehicle shall be performed at any time on public highways of the City, except in the case of emergency repairs. Noncommercial repairing, washing, oiling or other work on a vehicle shall be governed by Article XII of this chapter.
[Amended 9-10-2002 by Ord. No. 10-2002; 6-22-2004 by Ord. No. 13-2004; 7-27-2004 by Ord. No. 16-2004; 11-15-2005 by Ord. No. 19-2005]
A.
Oversized vehicle restrictions. No vehicle which has
a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,500 pounds or more shall be allowed
to remain parked on any highway or street of the City designated by
the Traffic Commission for a period of more than one hour between
the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on each weeknight, beginning
Monday night and ending Friday morning, and not more than one hour
between the hours of 12:01 a.m. on Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on Monday.
[Amended 1-23-2007 by Ord. No. 3-2007]
B.
Trailer prohibition. The parking of a trailer when
such trailer is not attached to a motorized vehicle on any street,
alley or highway of the City of Lancaster is prohibited. For the
purpose of this section, the term "trailer" shall include every vehicle,
wagon or truck without motive power designed to carry property or
passengers on or within its own structure and to be drawn by a motor
vehicle, unless previously approved by the Chief of Police or his
designee. This prohibition shall not apply to vehicles drawn by animals,
provided the drawn vehicle is properly secured by the use of blocks,
chocks or similar device.
C.
Recreational vehicle restrictions. No recreational
equipment shall be allowed to remain parked on any street, alley or
highway of the City of Lancaster for a period of more than 48 hours.
For the purpose of this section, the term "recreational vehicles"
shall include, but is not limited to, boats and boat trailers, jet
ski and jet ski trailers, travel trailers, coaches, pick-up campers
(designed to be mounted on automotive trailers), motorized dwellings,
tent trailers and/or other similar equipment which is attached to
a vehicle or other form of motorized transport.
Any vehicle parked in the City at any time,
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, may remain standing
without lighted lights.
[Amended 11-15-2005 by Ord. No. 19-2005]
When signs are placed giving legal notice thereof,
no person shall park a vehicle in violation of any of the regulations
promulgated by the Traffic Commission which are then in full force
and effect, including but not limited to any of the following signs:
[Amended 12-10-1996 by Ord. No. 14-1996; 11-15-2005 by Ord. No. 19-2005; 2-22-2011 by Ord. No.
4-2011; 2-27-2018 by Ord. No. 05-2018]
A.
Metered and other forms of timed parking restrictions, residential
and neighborhood restrictions on parking promulgated by the Traffic
Commission shall not be in effect on Saturdays and Sundays. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, metered and other forms of time parking restrictions
will be in effect on all Saturdays in the areas designated in yellow
on the map attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A.[1] All other parking regulations shall remain in effect.
City Council may, from time to time by resolution, amend the areas
in which metered and other forms of timed parking restrictions will
be in effect on Saturdays, either by amending the map or by designating
such areas in other manners as determined by City Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the City offices.
B.
Metered and other forms of timed parking restrictions, residential
and neighborhood restrictions on parking promulgated by the Traffic
Commission shall not be in effect on federal holidays. The 10 designated
federal holidays are New Years' Day, the birthday of Martin Luther
King, Jr., President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor
Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Such holidays may be changed from time to time by the federal government.
C.
City Council may, by resolution from time to time, add additional
holidays pursuant to which metered and other forms of timed parking
restrictions, residential and neighborhood restrictions on parking
promulgated by the Traffic Commission shall not be in effect.
No vehicle shall be parked in violation of any
temporary official sign or signs prohibiting parking.
[Amended 6-11-2002 by Ord. No. 8-2002; 11-15-2005 by Ord. No. 19-2005]
Except for persons parking vehicles lawfully
bearing registration plates or parking placards issued to handicapped
persons or disabled veterans and actively transporting such handicapped
or disabled veteran, no person shall park a vehicle on public or private
property which has been posted in the manner required by law as reserved
for a handicapped person or disabled veteran. Any vehicle which is
unlawfully parked in a designated handicapped parking area may be
removed from that area by towing and may be reclaimed by the vehicle
owner upon payment of the towing costs.
[Amended 7-8-1997 by Ord. No. 12-1997; 9-10-2002 by Ord. No.
10-2002; 11-15-2005 by Ord. No. 19-2005]
A.
Parking in fire lane.
(1)
No person shall park a vehicle on private property
in a fire lane that has been so designated in the manner required
by law and is posted to prohibit the same.
(2)
Any vehicle which is unlawfully parked in a designated
fire lane area may be removed from that area by towing and may be
reclaimed by the vehicle owner upon payment of the towing costs.
B.
Compliance with Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.
(1)
All operators of vehicles within the City of Lancaster
shall comply with all provisions of §3353 regarding prohibitions
in specified places, of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, codified at
75 P.S. § 3353, unless a different standard is specified herein,
in which case operators shall comply with the standards set forth
herein. Any violation of those provisions of the Pennsylvania Vehicle
Code shall constitute a violation hereunder.
(2)
Any vehicle which is unlawfully parked may be removed
from that area by towing and may be reclaimed by the vehicle owner
upon payment of the towing costs.
C.
No parking blocking traffic lane. No person shall
park a vehicle in such a manner that the vehicle blocks the free uninterrupted
flow of traffic in a designated driving lane. Any vehicle which is
unlawfully parked so as to block a traffic lane may be removed from
that area by towing and may be reclaimed by the vehicle owner upon
payment of the towing costs.
D.
No parking blocking traffic sidewalk. No person shall
park a vehicle in such a manner that the vehicle blocks the free uninterrupted
flow of pedestrian traffic on a sidewalk. Any vehicle which is unlawfully
parked so as to block a sidewalk may be removed from that area by
towing and may be reclaimed by the vehicle owner upon payment of the
towing costs.
E.
No parking snow emergency route or snow removal area. No person shall park a vehicle in such a manner that violates applicable restrictions during a snow emergency or during snow removal efforts (see Chapter 262, Article I). Any vehicle which is unlawfully parked in violation of such restrictions may be removed from that area by towing and may be reclaimed by the vehicle owner upon payment of the towing costs.
F.
No parking bus stops. No person shall park a vehicle
within a designated bus stop. Any vehicle which is unlawfully parked
within a bus stop may be removed from that area by towing and may
be reclaimed by the vehicle owner upon payment of the towing costs.
