A.
When signs are erected lawfully, giving notice thereof, no person
shall park a vehicle at any time upon any of the streets or parts
of streets designated as prohibited parking areas by this chapter
or by temporary regulations.
A.
No person shall park a vehicle or tractor or permit it to stand,
whether attended or unattended, upon a street or highway or in any
of the places delineated in §§ 3353 and 3354 of the
Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code.
(1)
Within an intersection.
(2)
On a crosswalk.
(3)
Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb, or within 30 feet of
points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone,
unless local officials shall indicate a different length by signs
or markings.
(4)
Within 25 feet from the intersection of curb lines, or, if none,
then within 15 feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection
of highways.
(5)
Within 30 feet upon the approach to any official flashing signal,
stop sign or traffic signal located at the side of the roadway.
(6)
Within 15 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station.
(7)
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
(8)
On a sidewalk.
(9)
In front of a private driveway, or alongside any street or highway
excavation or obstruction, nor opposite the same, unless a clear and
unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet upon the main traveled
portion of the street or highway shall be left free for passage of
other vehicles thereon.
(10)
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the
curb or edge of the highway.
(11)
At any place where official signs have been erected prohibiting
standing or parking.
(12)
Within 50 feet of the nearest rail or railway crossing.
(13)
Except when necessary in obedience to traffic regulations or
traffic signs or signals or where angle parking is permitted, the
operator of a vehicle shall not stop, stand or park such vehicle on
the highway within a business or residence district other than parallel
within the edge of the highway, headed in the direction of the traffic,
and with the curb side of the vehicle within six inches of the edge
of the highway or curb.
(14)
No person shall park a vehicle at any time in front of, opposite
to, or in such a position as to block entrance to or exit by a vehicle
from a garage.
A.
No person, other than the property owner or his/her designee, shall
park a vehicle, at any time, in front of, or in such a position as
to block the entrance to or to deny access or exit by a vehicle from
a public or private driveway or garage. Any vehicle parked within
five feet of any corner at the intersection of the driveway and the
public thoroughfare of the public or private garage or driveway or
in such a way that impedes the flow of traffic or creates an obstruction.
A.
No vehicle shall be stored upon any street or Borough-owned parking
lot. As used herein, "stored" means the parking of a vehicle in one
place upon any street or borough-owned parking lot continuously for
over 72 hours.
A.
No person shall park or leave on the streets, highways or public
property of the Borough any of the following:
A.
The owner or person in charge of any motor vehicle shall not permit
it to stand unattended on any street, private driveway, public or
private parking lot, used or new car sales lot or any other unattended
open space which is readily accessible to any person without having
locked the ignition of such motor vehicle and removed the ignition
key from its lock.
B.
Any police officer or parking enforcement personnel of the Borough who finds a motor vehicle left in the condition set forth in Subsection A hereof may immediately lock such vehicle's ignition, remove the key from the lock and deliver it to the officer in charge of the Police Department. The police officer shall leave notice of any violation found in a conspicuous place on such vehicle, which notice shall also state where the ignition key has been taken and held.
C.
The registered owner of a vehicle found in violation of this article
shall be prima facie responsible for such violation.
A.
Any resident of the Borough, after acquiring a person with disability
or disabled veteran license plate or placard from the commonwealth,
may make application to the Borough for an on-street disabled parking
space. The applicant must meet the following criteria:
(1)
Applicant must reside at the address of the requested location.
(2)
Applicant has a physical impairment which significantly restricts
their ability to walk distances.
(3)
The area of applicant's home is congested such that it is common
and usual that parking on the public street immediately adjacent to
the applicant's home is not available.
(4)
The applicant, or household member, frequently uses an automobile.
(5)
The applicant does not have access to off-street parking and/or there
are no other alternatives which reasonably accommodate the applicant's
disability.
(6)
The traffic and parking conditions tolerate safely and legally a
parking space at the requested location.
B.
Applications can be obtained via the Wilson Borough Police Department
or the Wilson Borough website, and when completed shall be returned
to the Police Department. If the application is approved, a fee of
$125 will be used to cover the costs of materials and labor involved
in the installation of any approved signs. Such fee is nonrefundable.
C.
The Police Department shall review the application for completeness,
inspect the area of the proposed disabled parking space, in order
to determine what impact, the placing of a sign would have on the
flow of traffic or safety in the area.
D.
Such application, along with a report and recommendation as aforesaid
by the Borough Police Department, shall be forwarded to the Mayor.
E.
The Mayor shall review such application, and refer same to Wilson
Borough Council who shall determine whether or not the applicant shall
be granted a disabled parking space.
F.
No more than one application per household shall be accepted. No
more than two disabled signs shall be placed within one Borough block,
except when council has supporting facts from the Chief of Police
and/or applicant which would justify an additional space. A disabled
parking space shall be limited to a maximum of 20 feet in length,
and will be placed within the property lines of the residence, but
otherwise shall be subject to the discretion of the Wilson Borough
Police Department.
G.
A sign shall be installed specifically identifying the disabled on-street
parking space as being special permit resident-disabled parking only,
and a special permit shall be issued to the resident, which shall
be placed in the window of the resident's vehicle or be available
for production, if requested by law enforcement, which indicates that
the applicant is a disabled resident in possession of the aforesaid
special, permit. All resident-disabled parking spaces are available
to anyone holding a Wilson Borough resident-disabled parking permit.
H.
The Police Department shall review the existing disabled parking
spaces on an annual basis to determine the continued need. If there
is a determination that a space in no longer necessary, the Police
Department shall make the final determination as to whether the existing
permit for the disabled parking space shall be removed.
I.
Any person violating this section shall be subject to penalties and fines as specified in § 162-51, Fees.
J.
All related fees must be paid within 30 days of being approved by
Council.
K.
Residents who were granted a disabled or handicap parking space prior
to the enactment of this chapter will be assessed a fee of $45 to
cover the costs of a new sign and permit.
A.
No person shall park, stand or leave in any zone designated as a
tow-away zone any vehicle or trailer, whether attended or unattended.
Any motor vehicle as defined by the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code
shall be towed without further notice to the owner.
A.
No person shall park, stand or leave in any zone designated as a
fire lane or zone any vehicle or trailer, whether attended or unattended.
All fire lanes or zones are designated as immediate tow-away zones,
with no further notice required.
B.
The area within 15 feet of a fire hydrant will be considered a fire
lane or zone.
A.
No person shall cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered
in the name of or operated by such person to be parked where signs
are erected lawfully giving notice thereof for the purpose of cleaning
the Borough street during the time and day posted on the sign.
A.
No person shall park or leave unattended a vehicle on private property
without the consent of the owner or other person in control or possession
of the property except in the case of emergency or disablement of
the vehicle, in which case the operator shall arrange for the removal
of the vehicle as soon as possible.
B.
The provisions of Subsection A shall not apply to private parking lots unless such lots are posted to notify the public of any parking restrictions and the operator of the vehicle violates such posted restrictions. For the purposes of this section, "private parking lot" means a lot open to the pubic or used for parking without charge or a parking lot used for parking with charge. Posting shall be in accordance with Pennsylvania Title 67, Transportation, and Pennsylvania Title 75, Vehicle Code.
C.
Property owner may remove the vehicle. The owner or other person in charge of possession of any property on which a vehicle is parked or left unattended in violation of the provisions of Subsection A may remove or have removed the vehicle at the reasonable expense of the owner of the vehicle. Such person who removes a vehicle left parked in violation of Subsection A shall have a lien against the owner of the vehicle in the amount of the reasonable costs of removing the vehicle.
A.
No person shall abandon a vehicle on public or private property without
the express or implied consent of the owner or the person in lawful
possession or control of the property.
B.
Property owner may remove the vehicle. The owner or other person in charge of possession of any property on which a vehicle is parked or left unattended in violation of the provisions of Subsection A may remove or have removed the vehicle at the reasonable expense of the owner of the vehicle. Such person who removes a vehicle left parked in violation of Subsection A shall have a lien against the owner of the vehicle in the amount of the reasonable costs of removing the vehicle.
C.
For the purposes of this section, a vehicle (other than a pedal cycle)
shall be presumed to be abandoned under any of the following circumstances,
but the presumption is rebuttable by a preponderance of the evidence:
(1)
The vehicle is physically inoperable and is left unattended on public
or private property for more than 48 hours.
(2)
The vehicle has remained illegally on public or private property
for more than 48 hours without the consent of the owner of the property.
(3)
The vehicle is on public or private property and does not bear a
valid registration plate, a valid certificate of inspection, and an
ascertainable vehicle identification number.
D.
Before the owner of any property removes an abandoned vehicle from
his property, he shall obtain a copy of Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation form MV-952, Police Request for Removal of Abandoned
Vehicle.
A.
OPERATOR
PARKING METER
PARKING METER ZONE
PERSON
STREET
VEHICLE
Unless otherwise clearly indicated, the following works, whether
singular or plural, appearing in this chapter shall have the respective
meanings ascribed to them in this section.
Every person who shall operate a vehicle as its owner, or
agent, employee or person lawfully operating the same by the consent
of the owner, or in the control thereof.
Such instrument or device designated and intended to assist
the public authorities of the Borough in enforcing ordinances, limiting
the time during which vehicles may be parking on any street within
any such parking meter zone.
Any street, highway, public place or portions thereof upon
which parking meters are installed, operated and used.
Includes every natural person, firm, partnership, association
or corporation.
Any public street, road or highway or other public place
located in the Borough of Wilson and established for the use of vehicles.
Any device in, upon or by which any person or property is
or may be transported upon a street or highway, excepting a device
which is operated upon rails or tracts.
Parking meter zones are hereby established on the following
streets or portions thereof, as follows:
A.
Zone No. 1: Lehigh Street, from S. 20th Street to S. 21 St. Street,
both sides. Lehigh Street from S 21st Street to S 22nd Street, south
side. Lehigh Street, 2200 block, both sides.
B.
Zone No. 2: Fairview Avenue, from 20th Street to 22nd Street, both
sides.
C.
Zone No. 3: S. 20th Street, from Washington Boulevard to Ferry Street,
both sides.
D.
Zone No. 4: S. 21st Street, between Washington Boulevard and Lehigh
Street, west side. S. 21st Street from Fairview Avenue to Ferry Street,
east side.
E.
Zone No. 5: S. 22nd Street from Fairview to Washington Boulevard,
west side.
Parking in any of the aforesaid parking meter zones is hereby
limited to a period of time not exceeding three hours at any time
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
In all parking meter zones, a parking meter bearing instruction
shall be installed for every parking space. All such spaces shall
be plainly designated by marked lines upon the street and may be placed
either parallel, diagonal, or perpendicular to the curb.
Every vehicle parked in any parking meter zone shall be entirely
within the line of designated parking space with the front end of
such parked vehicles at or immediately adjacent to the parking meter
controlling such parking space.
A.
The owner or operator of a vehicle shall, immediately upon entering
any parking space controlled by such parking meter, deposit one or
more proper coins of the United States of America. Upon the deposit
of coin, coins, and placing the meter in operation, by following operating
instructions on the meter, the parking space may be lawfully occupied
by the vehicle for the time indicated on the meter. If any vehicle
shall remain in any such parking space for such length of time that
the meter shall indicate by proper signal that the lawful parking
time has expired, that vehicle shall be considered as having been
parked overtime, and the parking of a vehicle overtime shall be a
violation of this article.
The coins required to be deposited in parking meter as aforesaid,
are hereby levied and assessed as fees to provide for the proper regulations
and control of traffic upon the streets in Wilson Borough, including
the cost of supervision and regulating the parking of vehicles in
the aforesaid zones created hereby and the cost of purchase, supervision,
protection, inspection, installation operation, maintenance, control
and use of the aforesaid parking meters. The coins so deposited in
said parking meters shall be collected and accounted for under the
direction of the Chief of Police and shall by him or his designee
be deposited at least once every three weeks in the financial institution
designated by the Borough Manager.
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in any parking
meter any slug, device or metallic substitute for the required legal
coins of the United States.
No person shall open, deface, injure, tamper with or willfully
break, destroy or impair the usefulness of any parking meter installed
by authority of the Council of the Borough.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the
Borough Council, from providing free parking space for loading or
unloading of commercial vehicles, for bus stops, for taxicab stands,
or for any other matters of a similar nature, nor from establishing
additional parking zones.
The duty of enforcing the provisions of this chapter shall be
upon the Mayor of the Borough acting through the Department of Police.
In case of emergency, any of the provisions of this hereof may be
temporarily suspended by the Mayor, who acting directly or through
the Chief of Police, shall have the authority to adopt and enforce
such other temporary rules and regulations as traffic conditions during
such emergency may require.
It shall be the duty of the police officers of the Borough or
meter personnel, acting under instructions issued by the Chief of
Police, to deposit appropriate stub or violation tickets in a properly
designated receptacle to be maintained in the police department. Such
stub or violation ticket shall disclose the following information:
A.
The number of each parking meter which indicates that the vehicle
occupying the parking space adjacent to or controlled by such meter
is or has been parked in violation of any of the provisions of this
chapter.
B.
The state license number of such vehicle.
C.
The day and hour at which time such vehicle is or was parked in violation
of any of the provisions of this chapter at the time of inspection.
D.
Any other essential facts describing the circumstances pertaining
to such violation.
E.
Every police officer or member of the meter department, discovering
any such violation, shall also place on such vehicle a written or
printed notice to the owner or operator thereof that such vehicle
has been parked in violation of the provisions of this chapter and
directing such owner or operator the procedure in which to make payment.
The owner or operator shall submit payment within the time designated,
and submit such violation ticket to the Wilson Borough Police Department.
The failure of such owner or operator to make such payment shall render
said owner or operator subject to the penalties hereinafter. The Chief
of Police or his designee, receiving payment of such penalty shall
issue a written receipt for payment, keep a duplicate thereof and
shall forthwith transmit all monies so received to the Borough Manager.
Any person violating any provision of this article is subject to a penalty of a fine specified in § 162-51, Fees.
