[Adopted 10-10-2017 by Ord. No. 1930]
The following terms shall take their respective definitions
for every provision of this article, except where the Code Enforcement
Officer reasonably finds otherwise.
A truck, car, bus, trailer, recreational vehicle, boat, or
other large motor-operated machine used for transportation.
Parking meter zones are established by the traffic control maps,
authorized agents or by temporary regulations.
A.
Parking in any parking meter zone on Sundays and on the observance
of the following holidays is specifically excluded from the provisions
of this chapter:
B.
The Police Department shall provide to the City Manager, on or before
December 31 of each year, an updated list of all applicable holidays
for the next year, which list shall be the controlling authority in
the event of future changes and/or additions to the holiday schedule
noted herein.
In all parking meter zones, a parking meter, multispace meter
or other technologies shall be installed to regulate each parking
space. All parking spaces shall be plainly designated by signage,
lines or markings on the highway or other parking facilities and may
be placed either parallel or diagonal to the curb or by any other
methods for designation.
Parking meters and other technologies shall be conveniently
located upon the sidewalk or curb or within other designated areas
in general proximity to each designated parking space in such a manner
to notify a person paying such parking space by authorized means that
the space is legally paid or not. Each parking metered space that
is regulated shall indicate by proper signage, marking or other authorized
means the established legal parking time and, when in operation, shall
also indicate the duration of the period of legal parking and any
illegal or overtime parking.
Every vehicle parked in any parking meter zone shall be entirely
within the lines of the designated parking space.
All vehicles must comply with all posted and marked parking
restrictions, to include the following:
A.
Parking where prohibited by municipal signage or any other authorized
demarcation for prohibiting parking. Violation of this subsection
will result in the assessment of a fine of $15.
B.
Parking longer than permitted by municipal signage or any other authorized
demarcation for parking length limits. Violation of this subsection
will result in the assessment of a fine of $10.
C.
Parking is prohibited within 25 feet of a curbline or intersection,
unless otherwise marked. Violation of this subsection will result
in the assessment of a fine of $15.
D.
Parking on the opposite side of a street where parking is permitted
on only one side is prohibited. Violation of this subsection will
result in the assessment of a fine of $20.
E.
Parking in the marked zone around a fire plug is prohibited. Violation
of this subsection will result in the assessment of a fine of $50.
F.
Double parking, or the parking of a car beside a car properly parked
next to the street curb, is prohibited. Violation of this subsection
will result in the assessment of a fine of $50.
G.
Parking against traffic: fine of $25.
H.
Handicapped parking: fine of $50.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the City
or an authorized agent from providing free parking spaces for loading
and unloading, bus stops, taxicab stands, or other matters of a similar
nature.
A.
Any person who causes, allows, or permits any vehicle to be parked
over time or beyond the period of legal parking time established for
any parking meter zone shall pay to the City or an authorized agent
an overtime parking charge in the amount of $10.
B.
There shall be a separate overtime parking charge of $15 for each
consecutive separate segment of legal parking time, which time shall
be the maximum amount of time allowable for parking in a particular
metered zone, for any parking zone during which any vehicle is caused,
allowed, or permitted to be parked in such parking meter zone. Failure
to pay such overtime parking charge within 96 hours after such violation
will result in a processing/penalty charge of $20, for a total overtime
parking charge of $50.
A.
Whenever any vehicle is caused, allowed or permitted by any person
to be parked in any parking meter zone for a longer time than is permitted
or violates any of the sections of this article, any duly authorized
employee of the City, under the direction of the Mayor, Chief of Police
or other authorized agent, shall notify such person of the applicable
overtime parking charge by placing a written notice or ticket under
the windshield wiper, or in some other conspicuous place on such vehicle,
indicating:
B.
All overtime parking charges, including any additional late charges,
shall be paid to the City or authorized agent no later than 10 days
after the date of the violation, and the notice or ticket placed on
the vehicle at the time of the violation shall advise the owner or
operator of such vehicle that, unless the overtime parking charge,
including any additional late charge, is paid within the time limits
herein specified, the fine payable upon conviction of overtime parking
and failure to pay such charges within the time set forth above will
be $50 and costs and, in default of payment thereof, imprisonment
for not more than 10 days.
A.
In any proceeding for a violation of the provisions of this chapter,
the registration plate displayed on such vehicle shall be prima facie
evidence that the owner of such vehicle was then operating the same.
If at any hearing or proceeding the owner shall testify under oath
or affirmation that he or she was not operating such vehicle at the
time of the alleged violation of this chapter and shall submit to
an examination as to who at that time was operating such vehicle,
and reveal the name of the person, if known, then the prima facie
presumptive evidence arising from the registration plate shall be
overcome and removed and the burden of proof shifted.
B.
Appeal. Fines may be appealed by completing a request for dismissal
form. Forms are to be available for pickup at the Finance office during
regular business hours. The appeal process is to be conducted as follows:
In the area of the City bounded by _____ Street on the west,
_____ Street on the south, _____ Street on the east and _____ Street
on the north, rates shall be $_____ per hour of parking. In all other
areas within the City of Clairton, the parking meter rates shall be
$_____ per hour of parking. The bagged parking meter rate shall not
exceed the highest hourly meter rate multiplied by the hours the meter
is in operation for each day.
Upon entering a designated space in a parking meter zone, the
operator thereof shall immediately comply with the parking regulations
that are in effect and pay the applicable fees by any of the means
accepted, which may be legal tender of the United States, credit cards,
debit cards, smart cards or any other authorized means that are accepted
to pay for parking at that specific space. Upon the accepted payment
of the parking space, such parking space may be lawfully occupied
by any vehicle during the permitted period of parking indicated by
the parking meter or other technology.
The payments required to be deposited in parking meters are
hereby levied and assessed as fees to provide for the proper regulation
and control of traffic upon the highways, including the cost of supervising
and regulating the parking of vehicles in the parking meter zones
created hereby, and the cost of the purchase, supervision, protection,
inspection, operation, maintenance, control and use of the aforesaid
parking meters.
No owner or operator of any vehicle shall cause, allow, permit,
or suffer such vehicle to be parked over time or beyond the period
of the legal parking time established for any parking meter zone.
No person shall pay or cause to be paid any additional parking
fees for any space regulated by a parking meter or other technologies
for the purpose of increasing or extending the parking time of any
vehicle beyond the legal parking time established for any parking
meter zone unless authorized by that particular space.
A.
No prosecution of any violation of any of the provisions of this
article may be instituted unless commenced by the filing of a complaint
within 12 months after the date of such alleged violation.
B.
Whenever a vehicle is caused, allowed or permitted to be parked in
a handicapped parking meter zone and said vehicle is not, by law or
ordinance, permitted to park in said handicapped parking meter zone,
said person shall pay to the City or authorized agent a parking charge
equal to $50. If said parking charge is not paid to the City or authorized
agent within 96 hours, an additional late charge of $20 shall be added.
C.
Failure to pay fine. If a fine is not paid after 10 days from the
citation, the following procedure is to be followed:
