The proper officers of the Borough of Avalon are hereby authorized and directed to enter into a contract for the leasing and installation of parking meters, said contract to be made subject to the conditions and in the manner provided for solely from the operation of said parking meters without in any manner obligating the Borough of Avalon to pay for same from any other source.
A. 
After the installation of parking meters, it shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any motor vehicle or any vehicle to park such vehicle between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on any day upon positions on either side of California Avenue designated as parking meter zones, where parking meters have been installed, except Sundays and the following holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas.
B. 
The parking of any motor vehicle or any vehicle in any part of California Avenue, whether in a parking meter zone or elsewhere, shall be subject to the provisions of Article V, Street Sweeping Parking Regulations, and to emergencies or special events, such as parades, according to authority of the Mayor and Chief of Police of Avalon.
C. 
The parking of any motor vehicle or any vehicle in any part of California Avenue not designated as a parking meter zone, shall be limited to such parking time as has been fixed by other ordinances of the Borough of Avalon.
[Amended 5-19-2022 by Ord. No. 1398]
On streets where parking is permitted, the proper officers shall create parking spaces, on the curb or pavements, or by other appropriate means, and in each space so marked shall erect or cause to be erected a parking meter, which upon the deposit of a coin or combination of coins of the United States in the parking meter, or electronic payment through a mobile application, as indicated on the parking meter or mobile application will entitle the individual parking his/her car to park in such parking space until the time when such period has elapsed.
[Amended 5-19-2022 by Ord. No. 1398]
A. 
The owner or operator of a vehicle shall, upon entering a designated parking space, during the time of limited parking, immediately deposit coin or combination of coins of the United States in the parking meter or electronic payment through a mobile application.
B. 
Failure to operate the meter shall constitute a violation of this article. Upon the deposit of the applicable parking fee, the parking space may be lawfully occupied by such vehicle during the period of time which has been prescribed for the particular amount paid. The parking meters, when properly operated, will allow for time to be added by depositing coins in the parking meter or through a mobile application at any time throughout the marked range of the meters and the lawful time availability restored to one hour. If such vehicle shall remain parked in any such parking space for such length of time that the meter or mobile application indicates that the lawful parking period has expired, such vehicle shall be considered as parking overtime, and the parking of a vehicle overtime shall be a violation of this article.
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle across any line or marking designating a parking space, or to park said vehicle in any way that the same shall not be wholly within a parking space as designated by said lines or markings.
It shall be unlawful to deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking meter a slug, device, or metallic substitute for a coin of the United States.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, tamper with damage, open or willfully break, destroy, or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed under the terms of this article.
[Amended 5-19-2022 by Ord. No. 1398]
Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this article or aiding, abetting, or assisting in the violation of said provisions should, upon violation of said provisions, be fined the sum of $10 if paid within seven days of said violation; the sum of $15 if paid within eight to 15 days of said violation; and the sum of $25 if paid within 16 to 25 days of said violation. Furthermore, if a violation is paid through a mobile application or website, any person, firm, or corporation who is fined for violating the provisions of this article is charged a flat transaction fee of $1 per $20 of fines. The flat transaction fee may be subject to change. If fines are not paid within 25 days of the violation and upon conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge, the violator shall be fined the sum of $25 and costs of prosecution. Upon default of payment or upon failure to pay the fine and costs, the violator shall be committed to the Allegheny County Jail for a period not exceeding 10 days.