[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1098-90, 5/14/1990]
The following words when used in this Part shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
INDIVIDUAL PARKING SPACE
Portion of an off-street parking facility specified and marked off sufficiently to accommodate a parked vehicle.
KIOSK (also referred to as a "payment station")
A device capable of tracking parking payments of multiple vehicles, which shall indicate thereon the length of time during which a vehicle may be parked in a particular individual parking space or parking lot and which shall have as a part thereof a receptacle or chamber for receiving and storing coins representing currency of the United States, a slot or place into which said coins may be deposited, and where payment may be made by use of a credit card.
[Added by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES
Lots or tracts of land situate in the Borough as designated in § 15-502, which are improved, paved, lighted and marked off into individual parking spaces and equipped with parking meters and/or kiosks for use in parking of vehicles.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
PARKING
Standing of a vehicle on or in any of the off-street parking facilities provided therefor, and whether such vehicle is occupied or not, by an operator or otherwise, for a period in excess of one minute.
PARKING METER
Device which shall indicate thereon the length of time during which a vehicle may be parked in a particular individual parking space and which shall have as a part thereof a receptacle or chamber for receiving and storing coins representing currency of the United States of America, a slot or place into which said coin may be deposited, a timing device to indicate the passage of an interval of time during which parking is permissible, and which shall also display an appropriate signal when the aforesaid interval of time shall have elapsed, also brief instructions as to the operation of said parking meter, and the schedule of parking meter rates and time of operation.
VEHICLE
Any type of mechanical device in which persons or property may be transported upon public streets or highways.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1098-90, 5/14/1990; and by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
The off-street parking facilities which shall be subject to this Part shall be those sites described and designated as follows:
A. 
Parking lot off Race Horse Alley, owned by the Borough of Gettysburg, bounded on the south by Race Horse Alley and on the north by the Borough Parking Deck (hereinafter called "The Deck Lot").
B. 
Parking lots off East Middle Street, owned by Borough of Gettysburg, Lot No. 1 of which is bounded on the north by East Middle Street and on the south by Legion Alley East (hereinafter called "The Borough Lot") and Lot No. 2 of which is bounded on the south by East Middle Street and on the north by Zerfing Alley East (hereinafter called "The County Lot").
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1098-90, 5/14/1990; and by Ord. 1111-91, 3/11/1991, § 5]
The lines and/or markings designating parking spaces shall be placed by the Borough or its designated agents or employees. Any vehicle parked in any such space shall be parked wholly within such space. It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle at an off-street parking facility except in a designated parking space or to park any vehicle in such a position that such vehicle shall not be wholly within the areas so designated by such lines or markings, and the Police Department and Parking Department are hereby authorized to enforce this requirement.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1098-90, 5/14/1990]
Parking meters shall be installed in each of the off-street parking facilities immediately adjacent to each individual parking space. Such meters, after installation, shall be under the management, supervision and control of the Parking Department.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1098-90, 5/14/1990; and by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
Any person or persons causing a vehicle to be parked in an individual parking space shall deposit in the parking meter adjacent to such space coins of the United States or, where permitted, other indicated payment according to the time limits and rates indicated on the legend of such meter or kiosk.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1052-87, 1/12/1987, § 3, 4; by Ord. 1098-90, 5/14/1990; by Ord. 1131-91, 12/9/1991; by Ord. 1294-04, 7/12/2004, § 2; by Ord. 1346-08, 1/14/2008; and by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
1. 
The parking rates and the length of time that parking is permissible in any individual parking space shall be regulated by the meter or kiosk immediately adjacent thereto. Notice thereof shall be given to the public, stating the length of time during which parking is permitted and the conditions regulating the same, by either placing said notice on the parking meter or kiosk or in the immediate vicinity of said parking facility.
2. 
Parking shall be permissible in an individual parking space where a parking meter or kiosk shall have been installed at the locations hereafter indicated for the then-designated periods of time upon the deposit of the indicated coins in that meter:
A. 
Rates for off-street metered parking shall be established by resolution to be adopted from time to time by the Borough Council. Such rates shall be effective during the period between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and Sunday between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, each day, with a two-hour parking time limit during that period.
(1) 
The Borough Lot.
B. 
Rates for off-street metered parking with a twelve-hour parking time limit shall be effective each day of the week, Monday through Sunday.
(1) 
The County Lot No. 2.
C. 
Rates for off-street parking with twenty-four-hour parking shall be effective at all times.
(1) 
The Deck Lot.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1042-86, 7/14/1986; by Ord. 1098-90, 5/14/1990; by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018; and by Ord. No. 1485-22, 12/12/2022]
Any person or persons who shall cause a vehicle to remain in an individual parking space in an off-street metered parking lot after the prescribed time for which coins have been deposited or, where permitted, other indicated payment has been made, except as otherwise provided herein, is determined to be illegally parked; and each additional hour that such person or persons shall permit such vehicle to remain in such an individual parking space after the prescribed time for parking has elapsed is hereby declared to constitute an additional violation; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to vehicles parked or standing in an individual parking space in an off-street metered parking lot on any of the following legal holidays:
New Years' Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Presidents' Day
Easter Sunday
Memorial Day
Juneteenth National Independence Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
And provided, further, however, that the provisions of this section shall also not apply to vehicles parked or standing in an individual parking space at any time between the hours of 12:00 midnight on Saturday night and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. The provisions of this section shall not be deemed to be in conflict with any other ordinance otherwise limiting parking or providing for special privileges for special occasions.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1098-90, 5/14/1990; and by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
All parking in any off-street parking facility is hereby prohibited unless a payment, as provided hereinabove, has been made in the manner regulating said parking facility, and any person or persons causing a vehicle to be parked without having complied with the terms of this Part shall be deemed to be illegally parked. The fact that a vehicle is in an individual parking space when the time signal on the parking meter, kiosk, or electronic/digital display for said parking space shows that no parking is permitted, or that the time has expired, shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the unlawful parking of said vehicle by its operator and/or owner. The elapse of one hour from the time reported on the notice to the owner or operator of a motor vehicle or an additional notice or notices to the owner or operator of a motor vehicle shall be deemed prima facie evidence of additional violations of the parking of said motor vehicle by the operator or owner.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1098-90, 5/14/1990; and by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this Part 5 for any person to deface, tamper with, open or willfully break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking equipment installed under the provisions of this Part on or in any off-street parking facility; provided that nothing herein shall apply to the servicing or opening of parking meters or kiosks by officers, employees and/or police officers of the Borough under the direction of the Borough Manager, Parking Manager, Mayor or the Borough Council.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1098-90, 5/14/1990]
1. 
It shall be the duty of the police officers and/or meter enforcement officers of the Borough to report all violations of any provision of this Part 5 indicating, in each case:
A. 
The section thereof violated;
B. 
The location where such notation took place; including the parking meter at which the vehicle was illegally parked;
C. 
The state and license number of each vehicle;
D. 
The date and time of violation;
E. 
The date and time of the issuance of the notice of violation; and
F. 
Other facts deemed necessary for a clear understanding of the circumstances attending the violation.
2. 
Every such police officer or meter enforcement officer shall place upon such vehicle a notice to the owner or driver thereof that such vehicle was parked in violation of a provision of this Part, and shall indicate on the notice the foregoing information.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1098-90, 5/14/1990; by Ord. 1287-03, 12/8/2003, § 3; and by Ord. 1376-10, 5/10/2010, § 7]
Any owner or driver of any vehicle parked in violation of any provision of this Part 5, or aiding, abetting or assisting in the violation thereof, shall be assessed a fine in accordance with the following schedule:
A. 
Forty dollars for each separate parking violation. The owner or operator may pay the fine within seven calendar days of the date of the violation by placing a check or money order with a copy of the parking ticket in an envelope and depositing the envelope in either the red fine box outside of the Borough building or in the gray box located at the window inside of the lobby of the Borough building. The fine may also be paid by mailing a check or money order and a copy of the parking ticket to the Borough. In addition, the fine may be paid electronically through the Parking Department link on the Borough's website at www.gettysburgpa.gov. No cash payments will be accepted in payment of fines. If the fine is paid within seven calendar days of the date of violation, a $15 discount shall be applied for a discounted fine payment amount of $25.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1443-17, 1/9/2017; by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018; and by Ord. No. 1467-19, 12/9/2019]
B. 
If the applicable fine is not paid within seven calendar days from the time the notice of violation was issued, prosecution will be initiated for said violation, and upon conviction thereof, the owner or operator shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $40, together with costs of prosecution.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1443-17, 1/9/2017; and by Ord. No. 1467-19, 12/9/2019]
C. 
For violation of § 15-509, see footnote.[1]
[1]
Tampering with parking meters is a criminal act punishable as a felony, misdemeanor or summary offense depending on the extent of damage inflicted. 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3304(1973), [Editor's Note: Ord. 1098-90, indicated Title 18, Purdon's Statutes, rather than Title 18, Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes.] as hereafter amended, supplemented, modified or reenacted by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1098-90, 5/14/1990; by Ord. 1251-01, 1/8/2001, § 3; and by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
The Borough Manager, Parking Manager, or Mayor shall designate some member or members of the Parking Department, or other person, to collect the coins deposited in parking meters, and kiosks, and promptly deposit all of the coins and other forms of payment to the credit of the Borough of Gettysburg, and maintain a separate record thereof.