Whenever any words or phrases are used in this chapter, the meanings respectively described to them in Chapter
1 of Title 21 of the Delaware Code shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein.
All parking on the public streets within the
Town of Dewey Beach will be governed by Title 21 of the Delaware Code
as amended and shall be in force and effect within the Town of Dewey
Beach, except to the extent that such statutory provisions are altered
or supplemented by this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle on the public
streets in the Town of Dewey Beach in violation of the official traffic
control signs regulating parking. Where there are no signs regulating
parking, parking shall be parallel to the street's right-of-way in
accordance with state regulations and statutes.
[Amended 5-9-1992 by Ord. No. 231; 12-12-1992 by Ord. No.
249; 7-9-1993 by Ord. No. 270; 8-13-1993 by Ord. No. 272; 4-20-1996 by Ord. No. 346]
A. No person, during the summer season, as defined in Chapter
1, Article
III, and herein below, shall park any vehicle on any unmetered zone of any public right-of-way from the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. the following day on Mondays, and from the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. the following day on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays unless a valid parking permit is appropriately displayed on the vehicle and unless official traffic control signs otherwise permit or regulate. Federal holidays are excluded from free parking on Mondays from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
[Amended 12-13-2003 by Ord. No. 504; 4-10-2010 by Ord. No.
675; 3-10-2012 by Ord. No. 693; 2-8-2014 by Ord. No. 711; 12-15-2023 by Ord. No. 827]
B. Parking permits are invalid in a parking metered zone.
C. Any person who possesses an unauthorized parking permit
or an authorized permit which has been altered shall upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than $200 and not more than $1,000
for each such permit, plus court costs. Violations of this section
shall be treated as a Class A misdemeanor.
[Amended 5-13-1989 by Ord. No. 142]
Persons with established parking bays or driveways,
not more than 20 feet in width, in a residential district may park
partially on the right-of-way, provided the flow of traffic is not
obstructed.
[Amended 8-11-1989 by Ord. No. 156; 5-12-1990 by Ord. No.
174; 8-7-1992 by Ord. No. 238; 7-9-1993 by Ord. No. 271; 7-8-1994 by Ord. No. 302; 6-14-1996 by Ord. No. 354; 4-8-2000 by Ord. No.
431]
Parking zones shall be as follows and shall
be designated on the parking map of the Town of Dewey Beach which
shall be maintained by the Town Manager as amended from time to time.
K. Five parallel parking spaces are herewith established
on the north side of the ocean block of Collins Ave.
L. Three parallel parking spaces are herewith established
on the south side of McKinley Ave. (second block).
No tractor trailers or other vehicles in excess
of 30 feet shall be parked on any public right-of-way except by special
permit or for loading or unloading.
[Added 4-8-1989 by Ord. No. 135]
No person shall encroach upon or obstruct or
commit any nuisance in a public road. The storing or leaving of any
object which is not a motor vehicle in any parking place on a public
street shall be considered a violation of this section. Any object
left in the highway right-of-way shall be deemed to be an abandoned
vehicle and removed in accordance with law.
[Amended 5-9-1992 by Ord. No. 231]
A. Zones.
[Amended 6-20-1997 by Ord. No. 378]
B. Rates and hours of operation.
[Amended 12-12-1992 by Ord. No. 249; 12-13-2003 by Ord. No.
504; 4-12-2008 by Ord. No. 623; 2-14-2009 by Ord. No. 645; 4-10-2010 by Ord. No. 675; 3-10-2012 by Ord. No. 693; 2-8-2014 by Ord. No. 711; 3-26-2018 by Ord. No. 741; 2-29-2020 by Ord. No. 753]
(1) Parking meters shall be in effect daily during the summer season, as defined in Chapter
1, Article
III, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, and between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. the following day on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
(2) The metered rate will be $3.50 per one hour of parking
on all parking meters.
[Amended 1-13-2023 by Ord. No. 799; 2-16-2024 by Ord. No. 833]
C. Deposit of slugs prohibited. No person shall deposit
in any parking meter any slug or substitute for a coin of the United
States.
D. Damaging meters prohibited. No person shall deface,
tamper with, damage, open or willfully break, impair or destroy any
parking meter.
E. Collection of coins from meters. The Town Manager
shall be responsible for the collection of coins from parking meters.
He shall designate an employee of the Town or appoint a suitable person
to make such collections under such rules or regulations as he shall
establish.
F. Violations and penalties. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalty provided in Chapter
1, §
1-13A and
B.
[Added 5-12-1995 by Ord. No. 327]
A. Any owner(s) of record or any lessee who is in legal
possession by way of agreement with the owner and/or the authorized
agent or any person occupying a residential structure or any owner
or authorized operator of a motor vehicle parked on a residential
premises shall provide for and keep clear from motor vehicles a pathway
hereinafter referred to as a "vehicle-prohibited safety zone" of a
minimum width of three feet from an access door of a residential structure
to the nearest property line abutting a public street.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to
any owner, lessee, or occupant of a residential structure or owner
or operator of a motor vehicle parked on a residential parcel which
has designated fire lanes.
C. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall upon conviction be subject to the penalties provided in Chapter
1, §
1-13.
[Amended 1-8-1994 by Ord. No. 282]
A. This section shall be known and cited as the "Commercial
Parking Lot Ordinance of Dewey Beach."
B. During the hours of 12:00 midnight to 5:00 a.m. all
parking lots serving business establishments shall be used exclusively
for the ingress and egress and parking of motor vehicles and the ingress
and egress of customers of the business establishment. The loitering
or gathering of persons in such parking lots during said hours is
prohibited.
C. Any owner, lessee or person, knowingly in a position
of control of any parking lot, found guilty of violating this section
shall be fined not less than $100 and not more than $300 for the first
offense and not less than $200 and not more than $500 for each subsequent
offense, plus court cost. Violators of this section shall be treated
as a Class C misdemeanor.
[Added 5-14-2011 by Ord. No. 685]
A. No driver
of any vehicle other than a bus shall stand or park such vehicle in
an officially designated bus stop, except that the driver of any vehicle
may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of and while actually
engaged in receiving or discharging passengers.
B. No driver
of any vehicle other than a taxicab shall stand or park such vehicle
in an officially designated taxicab stand, except that the driver
of any vehicle may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of and
while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers.