A.
Wherever a particular parking space shall be lined
or marked off on any street or alley, or upon the adjacent curb, every
vehicle parked shall be parked within the lines marking such parking
space; and all vehicles parked on streets or alleys within Latrobe,
whether parking spaces are marked or not shall be parked only in the
direction of the permitted traffic flow.
B.
Parking shall be prohibited at all times in any manner
by any vehicle which in any way will block the intersection of any
street with another street; at any intersection of a street with any
alley so as to block the entrance or exit from any alley; at any point
within the painted line area adjacent to any fire hydrant; at any
point within the painted line area marking the permissible distance
to park from any intersection; in any area where erected signs or
painted lines indicate a "no parking" area; in any manner so as to
block any public driveway or accessway to a parking lot or parking
facility or other facility of Latrobe; or so as to block any private
driveway within Latrobe.
[Amended 3-12-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-6]
A.
Prohibited parking at all times. The Council of the City of Latrobe may, from time to time, by ordinance duly adopted and amended, prohibit upon designated streets, highways and alleys of Latrobe any and all parking at all times. Council may also, from time to time, on a trial basis by resolution duly adopted, prohibit upon designated streets, highways and alleys of Latrobe any and all parking at all times. Any resolution adopting the same on a trial basis shall be ratified and made permanent by ordinance. The locations, as adopted, shall be set forth in Schedule V (§ 256-51A).
B.
Parking of certain commercial vehicles in residential
zones prohibited. It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of
any bus, truck or any type of commercial vehicle designated as Class
III or above, as defined by the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code, to
park such vehicle at any time on any public street or alley in a residentially
zoned area situate in the City of Latrobe. Excepted from this provision
shall be commercial or business vehicles and/or equipment parked in
a residential zone during the normal hours of business operation for
the purpose of providing delivery or service to a property in a residential
area or conducting repairs or maintenance upon streets and alleys
in a residential zone. Any other commercial or business vehicle of
any type shall be parked or stored in an enclosed garage in a residential
zone.
(1)
Any such owner or operator who violates the provisions
of this subsection shall, for the first offense, be issued a warning
to be prominently displayed on the vehicle, which warning shall inform
the owner/operator:
(a)
Of the provisions of this subsection and violation
thereof;
(b)
That the owner/operator must remove the vehicle
parked upon a street or alley in any residential zone on or before
12:01 a.m. on the 14th day of the date of the warning;
(c)
That any subsequent violation of this subsection
by the owner/operator of said vehicle, after the expiration of the
time for removal of said vehicle from the street or alley, can result
in a citation being issued against the owner/operator for which a
fine or a penalty can be incurred; and
(d)
Of the right of the owner/operator to petition
Council for a variance from this subsection, which petition shall
act as a supersedeas until determination by Council.
(2)
In addition to placing a warning on the vehicle, the
City shall also send a letter by ordinary and registered mail to the
last-known address of the owner of the vehicle, setting forth in detail
the information contained in the warning. In the event that the registered
letter shall be returned unclaimed or refused and the letter sent
by ordinary mail is not returned as undeliverable within 10 days of
the date of mailing, then and in that event service of the letter
shall be deemed to be made upon the owner.
C.
Parking
prohibited for certain periods of time. The Council of the City of
Latrobe may, from time to time, by ordinance duly adopted and amended,
prohibit upon designated streets, highways and alleys of Latrobe any
and all parking at and for certain periods of time. Council may also,
from time to time, on a trial basis by resolution duly adopted, prohibit
upon designated streets, highways and alleys of Latrobe any and all
parking at and for certain periods of time. Any resolution adopting
the same on a trial basis shall be ratified and made permanent by
ordinance. The locations, as adopted, shall be set forth in Schedule
XVII (§ 256- 63A).
[Added 6-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-5]
D.
It shall
be unlawful to park, store and/or place any container, trailer or
other similar vehicle or object upon any public street or right-of-way,
unless the same is duly permitted, registered and/or licensed as may
be required by local, state and/or federal law or regulation, and
the same is securely closed and or covered, prohibiting the public
at large from accessing the contents of said container, trailer, or
other similar vehicle or viewing said contents from the right-of-way.
[Added 3-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-3]
The Council of Latrobe may, from time to time, on a trial basis, by resolution duly adopted and amended, prohibit upon designated streets, highways and alleys of Latrobe any and all parking between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Any resolution adopting the same on a trial basis shall be ratified annually by ordinance. The locations, as initially adopted, shall be set forth in Schedule VI (§ 256-52).
No person shall park any truck, with a gross
vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 pounds, tractor, trailer or tractor-trailer
combination or allow the same to remain parked on any street or alley
in Latrobe for a period longer than two hours.
The Council of Latrobe may, from time to time, on a trial basis, by resolution duly adopted and amended, limit parking upon the streets, highways and alleys of Latrobe to a two-hour parking period in certain locations. Further, any resident whose home is within a two-hour parking zone may apply for a special parking permit which shall except any vehicle of the owner or his family bearing such permit from any violation for overtime parking under this section. Any resolution adopting the same on a trial basis shall be ratified annually by ordinance. The locations, as initially adopted, shall be set forth in Schedule VII (§ 256-53).
The Council of Latrobe may, from time to time,
on a trial basis, by resolution duly adopted and amended, designate
portions of streets, highways and alleys in Latrobe as parking by
permit only areas between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., applicable
time. Any resolution adopting the same on a trial basis shall be ratified
annually by ordinance. Parking of any type of motor vehicle requiring
registration under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall
be permitted for vehicles owned and registered in the name or names
of residents living in the area designated for parking by permit only
under the consideration set forth below:
A.
Parking shall be permitted to motor vehicles during
those hours prescribed herein only if a permit issued by Latrobe is
displayed on the vehicle.
C.
Permits for the parking of vehicles in the areas designated
herein as "parking by permit only areas" shall be issued by the Chief
of Police in the form approved by the Police Committee of Latrobe
Council, without charge, only to residents of Latrobe who have a permanent
residence in the area of the particular street herein designated as
a "parking by permit only area."
D.
The owner or operator of any motor vehicle parking
in any area designated as a "parking by permit only area" during the
hours designated herein without the official permit displayed in the
parked vehicle in such manner so as to be visible to police officers
shall be considered to have parked in violation of this section of
the Code of Latrobe.
E.
The owner of any vehicle parked in violation of the provisions of this section shall be given a ticket or citation assessing a fine for violation for parking in a prohibited zone in an amount of $30, and if the fine is not paid, the owner shall be subject to the additional penalties as set forth in § 256-20B of this chapter.[1]
[Amended 8-10-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-6]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection F, which
immediately followed this subsection and dealt with severability,
was deleted 4-23-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-5.
[Amended 2-12-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-2]
The Council of Latrobe may, from time to time,
on a trial basis, by resolution duly adopted and amended, designate
portions of streets, highways and alleys in Latrobe as handicap or
disabled veteran parking areas. Requests for this designation may
be made by application to the proper officer. Any such handicapped
or disabled veteran parking area shall be so marked and designated.
Any resolution adopting the same on a trial basis shall be ratified
annually by ordinance. Parking of any type of motor vehicle whose
owner and operator shall be defined as "handicapped" or a "disabled
veteran" under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code
shall be permitted in these areas.
The Police Department of Latrobe may, from time to time, designate certain on-street and/or off-street parking spaces as restricted or no parking areas on a temporary basis by the placing of a meter cover, marker or other sign identifying "no parking by order of police department." The owner of any vehicle parked in violation of the provisions of this section shall be given a traffic ticket or citation assessing a fine for violation for parking in a prohibited area designated hereunder in the amount of $15, and if the fine is not paid, the owner shall be subject to the additional penalties as set forth in § 256-20B of this chapter.
The loading and unloading of goods, wares and
merchandise is hereby restricted to such length of time as is absolutely
necessary for the purpose of loading and unloading of such goods,
wares and merchandise. For the purpose of enforcement of this section,
such loading or unloading of any vehicle shall not be considered as
parking, provided, however, that without having first obtained permission
from the Police Department of Latrobe to do so, no person shall load
or unload a vehicle from any place upon any street or alley in Latrobe
where parking is prohibited; nor shall any person allow a vehicle
to remain, for loading or unloading, in any place upon any street
or alley where parking is limited as to time for longer than the time
for which parking is permitted; nor shall any person load or unload
upon any street or alley in such a way that one lane for vehicular
traffic shall not be kept open at all times; nor shall any person
be permitted or authorized to stand or park any vehicle on state-designated
highways except during off-peak traffic flow hours, as determined
by regulations of the Department of Transportation. Where such permission
is granted by the Police Department of Latrobe for non-state-designated
highways, the Police Department of Latrobe, at its discretion, may
block off the portion of the street or alley affected by such loading
or unloading.
A.
The owner of any vehicle parked so as to violate any
provision of this article shall be issued a ticket or citation assessing
a fine in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)
Fifteen dollars for blocking an intersection, a street
or an alley; parking in a prohibited zone adjacent to a fire hydrant;
blocking private or public driveways or accessways.
(2)
Fifteen dollars for parking in a prohibited zone too
close to an intersection; parking on any sidewalk within Latrobe or
parking in a prohibited zone designated by an erected sign or by painted
lines indicating a no parking zone.
(3)
Fifteen dollars for parking in the wrong direction
on any street; over-parking in a limited parking zone not metered.
(5)
Fifteen dollars for parking in an on-street handicapped/disabled
veteran parking area.
B.
There is hereby established a presumption that the
individual who is the operator of a vehicle was so with the authority
and permission of the owner, and, therefore, liability for payment
of any fine or penalty shall be imputed to the owner. If any fine
or penalty for parking violation is not paid to the City of Latrobe
within seven days of the issuance, by either the owner or operator
of the vehicle, then and in that event the owner and/or operator shall
commit a summary offense. The City of Latrobe may file a citation
for nonpayment, which shall be a summary offense, with the appropriate
District Justice against the owner and/or operator, or both. If the
owner or operator, or both, are found guilty, either, or both, shall
be jointly and severely subject to the parking fine set forth above,
and any additional fine for failure to pay the same and for costs
of prosecution. Failure to pay any fine or cost levied by the District
Justice within 10 days after conviction can result in incarceration
of the owner and/or operator, or both, for a period not to exceed
five days. Such fine and costs may also be collected through civil
remedies as other charges or debts owing to the City of Latrobe may
be collected. The District Justice may also impose such other remedial
order as is within the jurisdiction of the District Justice in order
to enforce the payment of fines and costs; and, the vehicle may be
subject to the application of the Boot Ordinance as set forth in the
Code of Ordinances for the City of Latrobe[1] for nonpayment of fines and costs.
[Amended 4-13-1998 by Ord. No. 1998-3][2]
C.
In addition to the fines and penalties set forth above,
the City of Latrobe may, for habitual offenders, seek injunctive relief
for the prohibition of such conduct in the Court of Common Pleas of
Westmoreland County.
[Added 3-12-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-6]
