Wherever a space is marked off on any street
for the parking of an individual vehicle, every vehicle parked there
shall be parked wholly within the lines bounding that space, and it
shall be a violation of this article for any person to park a vehicle
or allow it to remain parked otherwise.
No person shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts thereof described in Schedule VIII (§ 243-40), attached to and made part of this chapter.
[Added 3-11-2004 by Ord. No. 680]
No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule VIIIA (§ 243-40.1), attached to and made part of this chapter, between the hours and on the days specified in said schedule.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule IX (§ 243-41), attached to and made a part of this chapter, from the corners of the intersections specified in said schedule.
No person shall park a vehicle or allow the same to remain parked upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in Schedule X (§ 243-42), attached to and made a part of this chapter, between the hours specified, for longer than the time indicated in said schedule.
[Added 1-10-2008 by Ord. No. 727]
A.
It is the purpose and intent of this section to restrict
the parking and stopping of certain defined commercial vehicles on
the public streets of the Township of Nether Providence, to promote
the safe circulation of vehicles by removing the impediments to sight
lines that parked commercial vehicles may present, to promote safety
and improved surveillance, to protect residential areas from the burden
and intrusion of commercial activities and to promote and preserve
property values.
B.
Except while actually loading or unloading and rendering
or performing requested service to commercial establishments, businesses,
property owners or residents of Nether Providence Township, it shall
be unlawful for any person to park or stop for a period exceeding
one hour any commercial vehicle (as defined in this section) on the
public streets of the Township.
C.
For the purpose of this section, "commercial vehicle"
is hereby defined as all and any truck, tractor, trailer, or tractor-trailer
combination, or any other vehicle usable for commercial purposes having
the registered gross or combined weight classification of Class 6
or higher (14,001 pounds or higher) as set forth in the Pennsylvania
Motor Vehicle Code of 1976, as amended, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1916.
D.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1)
Vehicles of the Township of Nether Providence,
fire apparatus, school buses, ambulances or vehicles engaged in the
work of a public utility.
(2)
Vehicles actually engaged in the course of construction
or repair of streets or while actually engaged in making deliveries
to or rendering services in or upon any property adjacent to the street
where such vehicles are parked.
(3)
Disabled motor vehicles, subject to the provisions of Chapter 239 of the Code of Nether Providence Township, relating to abandoned vehicles.
(4)
Recreational vehicles, subject to any other
applicable provisions of the Code of Nether Providence Township relating
to the parking or storage of recreational vehicles.
[Added 4-12-2012 by Ord. No. 764]
No person shall park a vehicle upon any of the streets or parts of streets described in § 243-44 (Schedule XII) unless such vehicle clearly displays a Township-issued residential on-street parking permit. This section shall be administered by the Township Manager, who shall prepare and issue such application forms, permits and resident parking tags or stickers as may be necessary. The Township Manager shall also keep appropriate records of permits issued. Upon application to the Township Manager, an owner or lessee of any residence located abutting a street (those properties with frontage along the right-of-way) designated by ordinance of this section, shall be entitled to up to two permits and resident parking tags or stickers entitling such person to park his or her automobile, or the automobile of a guest of such person, in the street abutting his or her residence. The expression “owner or lessee” shall mean the principal occupant of the residence. Only vehicles bearing such permit or sticker shall be allowed to park on the street(s) designated in § 243-44 (Schedule XII).
[Added 5-27-2021 by Ord.
No. 828]
A.
It is the purpose and intent of this section to restrict the parking
and stopping of certain defined trailers on the public streets of
the Township of Nether Providence, to promote the safe circulation
of vehicles by removing the impediments to sight lines that such trailers
and vehicles may present, to increase the availability of on-street
parking for vehicles, to promote safety and improved surveillance,
to protect residential areas from the burden and intrusion of such
improper vehicle storage and to promote and preserve property values.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or stop for a period
exceeding two hours any trailer (as defined in this section) on the
public streets of the Township.
C.
For the purpose of this section, "trailer" is defined as any trailer
that may be attached or joined to a motor vehicle by way of a hitch
which is required to be registered with the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation, including, by way of example without limitation:
(1)
Personal, commercial and/or utility trailers for conveyance
of cargo, equipment, vehicles or belongings.
(2)
Boat trailers and/or boats.
(3)
Horse trailers.
(4)
Recreational vehicles, motor homes, travel trailers, campers
and all such vehicles or trailers designed for occasional habitation.
(5)
Moving trailers.
(6)
All trailers and vehicles serving the same or similar purpose
to those listed above.
D.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
(1)
Trailers of the Township of Nether Providence, fire apparatus,
ambulances or attached to vehicles engaged in the work of a public
utility.
(2)
Trailers being used in the course of construction or repair
of streets or while being used in making deliveries to or rendering
services in or upon any property adjacent to the street where such
trailers are parked.
E.
Residents of the Township of Nether Providence may apply for and
receive a waiver for up to 24 hours by registering with the police
department, but not exceeding more than two times in any period of
seven consecutive days.
Any person who violates any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not
more than $15 and costs; provided, however, that it shall be the duty
of the police officers and of parking enforcement personnel of the
Township to report to the owner all violations of any provision of
this article, indicating, in each case, the section violated, the
license number of the vehicle involved in the violation, the location
where the violation took place and any other facts that might be necessary
in order to secure a clear understanding of the circumstances attending
the violation. The police officer or other person making the report
shall also attach to or place upon every such vehicle a notice stating
that the vehicle was parked in violation of this article. The notice
shall contain instructions to the owner or driver of the vehicle that
if he will report to the office of the Township Manager and pay the
sum within 72 hours after the time of the notice, or if he will place
the sum of $10, enclosed within the envelope provided, in any of the
special parking fine boxes installed at various locations within the
Township, that act will save the violator from prosecution and from
payment of the fine and costs prescribed in the first sentence of
this section.
