[Added 3-18-2004 by Ord. No. 406]
[1]
Editor's Note: See now also Art. VIII, Parking Permit
Program, adopted 3-19-2008 by Ord. No. 426, which ordinance provided
that it was amending Ord. Nos. 326, 348 and 406.
A.
Findings. Rochester Township finds that:
(1)
Charlotte Avenue, between Walnut Street and Elm Street, is a residential
area of Rochester Township and is unduly congested by the movement
and parking of nonresident vehicles.
(2)
Such congestion has had an adverse impact upon the residential character
of Charlotte Avenue and poses a threat to the health, safety, and
welfare of the residents along Charlotte Avenue.
(3)
Such congestion substantially inconveniences the local residents
by depriving them of the opportunity to park their vehicles near their
homes.
B.
Purposes. The Township Commissioners therefore have determined that
the following benefits to the Township are achieved by the establishment
of permit parking only on both sides of Charlotte Avenue:
(1)
Preserve the residential character of Charlotte Avenue.
(2)
Protect the health and safety of local residents by minimizing vehicular
traffic along Charlotte Avenue and thereby reduce danger to children
and other pedestrians.
(3)
Conserve the value of property along Charlotte Avenue.
(4)
Permit the convenience, comfort, and general welfare of residents
of this Township.
As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings specified:
An automobile, van, truck, jeep, utility vehicle, or motorcycle.
A motor vehicle parked along Charlotte Avenue belonging to
a person who is not a resident of the Township.
An individual who owns or leases real property abutting Charlotte
Avenue, or who is a bona fide resident of such avenue as either a
member of a resident's household or otherwise.
A.
Any person desiring to obtain a residential parking permit shall
submit a written application to the Chief of Police on a form prescribed
for that purpose. Each application shall be accompanied by a permit
fee to be set by resolution of the Rochester Township Board of Commissioners.
This fee shall be for the use of Rochester Township to be applied
to the cost of administering the residential permit parking program.
Such application shall set forth the applicant's name, residence
address and driver's license number, and the make, model and
registration plate number of the subject vehicle. Upon request, the
applicant shall present for inspection his or her driver's license,
and the vehicle's registration card. The Chief of Police may
require other information relevant to the application within the Chief's
discretion.
B.
A separate application shall be required for each vehicle.
C.
A local resident may apply for a permit to authorize parking by visitors
of such resident. No more than one visitor permit may be issued to
any one dwelling unit within the residential area. The application
for a visitor permit shall state the reason(s) why the permit is being
requested. Visitor permits may be shared between neighbors who reside
on the designated street.
A.
Upon the payment of the permit fee and finding that the applicant
is entitled to a residential parking permit, the Chief of Police shall
issue it. The permit shall show the registration number of the motor
vehicle, the name and address of the holder, and the expiration date.
All permits shall automatically expire on December 31. Permits shall
be renewable annually before the expiration date upon making the application
for renewal.
B.
Upon finding that the reason(s) presented for a visitor permit establish
good cause, the Chief of Police shall issue it. Such a permit may
be limited in its duration, according to the circumstances shown.
A.
The holder of a residential parking permit for Charlotte Avenue shall
be permitted to use said permit only for parking on Charlotte Avenue.
Said permit does not entitle the holder of a parking permit for Charlotte
Avenue to use said permit to park on any other Township street/avenue
designated as residential permit parking only. While a vehicle for
which a residential parking permit has been issued is so parked, that
permit shall be displayed so as to be clearly visible through the
windshield of the vehicle.
B.
A residential parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve to the
holder a parking space within a designated residential permit parking
area.
C.
A residential parking permit shall not authorize its holder to park
a motor vehicle in any place where or at any time when stopping, standing
or parking of motor vehicles is prohibited or set aside for other
specified types of vehicles; nor shall the permit exempt its holder
from the observance of any traffic or parking regulation other than
those specified in the article.
D.
The holder of a permit who ceases to be a resident in a designated
parking area shall so notify the Chief of Police and shall surrender
his or her parking permit.
The Chief of Police shall have authority to revoke the parking
permit of any permit holder found to be in violation of any provision
of this article. Upon written notification to him or her of the revocation,
the permit holder shall surrender the permit to the Chief of Police.
A.
It is unlawful to park a motor vehicle on a street designated in § 154-33 of this article at any time on any date unless a valid residential parking permit is displayed in such vehicle.
B.
It is unlawful to display a residential parking permit in a vehicle
other than that for which such permit was issued.
C.
It is unlawful to furnish false information in connection with an
application for a residential parking permit.
D.
It is unlawful to make or to display a counterfeit residential parking
permit.
This article may be enforced by officers of the Rochester Township
Police Department.
This article is enacted pursuant to the provisions of the First
Class Township Code.
