[Ord. 2002-6, 6/17/2002, § 1]
This Part shall be known and shall be cited as the "Doylestown
Ordinance Regulating Conduct in Public Parking Lots."
[Ord. 2002-6, 6/17/2002, § 1]
For purposes of this Part 3, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not
inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include
the future, words in the plural number include the singular number,
and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word
"shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
The Borough of Doylestown.
Any natural person, corporation, organization association
of persons, company, partnership, or other lawfully organized entity.
Any rules and regulations promulgated by the Borough.
[Ord. 2002-6, 6/17/2002, § 1]
Unless otherwise provided by separate resolution of Borough
Council, public parking lots shall be used solely for the purpose
of parking for motor vehicles in designated areas and for ingress
and egress thereto by the owners, operators and/or occupants of such
vehicles. Each public parking lot shall be open daily to the public
for such limited purpose at such hours as the Borough shall from time
to time by resolution determine and designate.
[Ord. 2002-6, 6/17/2002, § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
1.
Injure, deface, mark, disfigure, tamper with, displace, remove, transplant,
cut or damage any of the trees, plants, shrubs, turf, buildings, benches,
seats, tables, railings, fences, paving, structures, signs, notices
or placards (whether temporary or permanent), monuments, stakes, posts
or other structures, equipment or fixtures, or any other property
of the Borough, or injure the bark, pick the flowers or seeds of any
tree or plant, or dig in or otherwise disturb planted areas, located
within any public parking lot.
2.
Stand, sit or climb upon monuments, fences, trees, railings, planters
or upon any other property (including sitting upon the ground) not
designated or customarily used for such purposes.
3.
Litter any area of any public parking lot with garbage, rubbish,
waste, refuse, trash, paper, bottles, cans, broken glass, ashes, cigarettes,
cigars, or tobacco, or other waste material or dispose of the same
in any way except in receptacles designated for that purpose.
4.
Kindle or maintain any fire in any public parking lot.
5.
Injure, deface, destroy or remove any notice, rule or regulation
posted or placed at or within any public parking lot by authority
of the Borough or post or place any notice or placard at or within
any public parking lot other than by authority of the Borough.
6.
Set up any booth, table or stand for the sale of any article or service
whatsoever or distribute, sell, service or rent any services or commodity
or solicit for any purpose within or upon any public parking lot.
7.
Operate, stop or park any vehicle, bicycle or other means of conveyance
upon any public parking lot except in areas where permitted or designated
for such use, or operate the same in a reckless or negligent manner
or at an excessive speed under the circumstances then existing or
in such a manner as to become a nuisance to other lawful users and
occupiers of such public parking lot, or operate the same in violation
of any applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code
or other applicable statutes, regulations, or ordinances regulating
such vehicles and their operation.
8.
Bring onto any public parking lot or possess thereon any opened container
of alcoholic beverage, regardless of whether such transportation or
possession may be otherwise lawful, or consume thereon, any alcoholic
beverage or bring onto, possess or consume any illegal drug of any
kind, or be in an intoxicated state or otherwise under the influence
of alcohol or illegal drugs upon or within any public parking lot.
9.
Carry or discharge any slingshots, firecrackers, fireworks, or other
devices upon any public parking lot which have such properties as
to cause annoyance or injury to any person lawfully using such public
parking lot or injury to the property of such persons.
[Amended by Ord. 2015-2, 1/26/2015]
10.
Engage in any form of recreational or sporting activity or games
upon any public parking lot or use same as a location for a picnic
or as a breakfast, lunch, dinner or other eating facility.
11.
Obstruct any sidewalk, walkway, isle, parking space or other area
within or upon any public parking lot which provides a means of ingress
and egress to and from such public parking lot or area situate therein.
12.
Congregate with others in groups of five or more persons upon any
public parking lot for a period in excess of 10 minutes for purposes
other than ingress and egress to and from vehicles lawfully parked
upon such public parking lot.
13.
Disturb the peace by any conduct upon any public parking lot which
is manifestly designed to annoy, harass or alarm any person lawfully
using such public parking lot.
14.
Use threatening, loud, boisterous, abusive, insulting, profane or
obscene language or words to or toward any person lawfully using any
public parking lot or otherwise commit any disorderly or unlawful
acts upon any public parking lot.
15.
Disobey a proper order of any police officer or disobey or disregard
or fail to comply with any rule or regulation, warning, prohibition,
instruction or direction posted or displayed by sign, notice, bulletin,
card, or poster within or upon any public parking lot as authorized
by the Borough.
[Ord. 2002-6, 6/17/2002, § 1]
The Council of the Borough is hereby authorized to establish
from time to time, by resolution, such additional rules and regulations
governing public parking lots as it deems necessary or appropriate.
[Ord. 2002-6, 6/17/2002, § 1]
1.
The Doylestown Borough Police Department is hereby charged with the
enforcement of the provisions of this Part 3 and of any additional
rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the authority contained
herein.
2.
It shall be lawful for any police officer who observes any person
within or upon any public parking lot acting in violation of any provision
of this Part or of any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder to
order and direct such person to immediately remove from such public
parking lot along with any vehicle or other property in the possession
or under the control of such person. The failure of any person to
obey an order of a police officer to remove from a public parking
lot as provided for in this subsection shall, in addition to the penalties
provided for herein, subject such person to any other applicable criminal
penalties as may be provided by law.
[Ord. 2002-6, 6/17/2002, § 1]
The Doylestown Borough Police Department is hereby authorized
to conduct any and all lawful surveillance of any public conduct or
activity within or upon any of the public parking lots within the
Borough as it deems necessary or appropriate to protect the safety
and well being of persons and property lawfully within or upon such
public parking lots and to ensure the effective enforcement of the
provisions of this Part 3.
[Ord. 2002-6, 6/17/2002, § 1]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part or of
any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder shall, upon conviction
thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300 and/or to
imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days.
[Ord. 2002-6, 6/17/2002, § 1]
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. If any sentence, clause, section or part of this Part 3 is for any reason found to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such unconstitutionality, illegality or invalidity shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections or parts of this Part 3. It is hereby declared as the intent of the Borough that this Part 3 would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid sentence, clause, section or part thereof not be included herein.
