[Adopted as Article 514 of the Codified Ordinances; amended in its entirety 3-20-2012 by Ord. No. 2-2012]
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Editor's Note: The title of this article was changed from
“Residential Parking Permits” to “Residential and
Market Area Parking Permits” 2-28-2017 by Ord. No. 03-2017.
The Council of the City of Lancaster finds and
declares that the provisions of this article are enacted for the following
reasons:
A.
To reduce hazardous traffic conditions resulting from
the use of streets within residential districts for vehicles parked
by persons not residing within the residential districts.
B.
To protect
the residents of these residential districts from unreasonable burdens
in gaining access to their residences.
C.
To preserve
the character of these districts as residential districts.
D.
To promote
the peace, comfort, convenience and welfare of all inhabitants of
the City.
This article shall also be known and may be
cited as the “Lancaster Residential Parking Permit Ordinance.”
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings given herein:
The Parking Permit Administrator referenced in § 285-41 below.
Twenty-two linear feet of curb, exclusive of those portions
of the curb where parking, apart from the provisions of this article,
is not presently permitted.
A public street or streets within a residential district
where curbside parking is restricted as set forth in this article
on weekdays during daytime hours fixed by the Traffic Commission to
not more than two consecutive hours unless the vehicle properly displays
a parking permit authorized by this article.
A single unit providing independent living facilities for
one or more persons, including provisions for living, sleeping, eating,
cooking and sanitation. For purposes of this article, a dwelling unit
includes, amongst other dwelling units, a single apartment or efficiency,
a single-family house, a dwelling unit within a multifamily house,
and dwelling units within other types of facilities.
A neighborhood district where curbside parking on public
highways is restricted as set forth in this article on weekdays during
hours fixed by the Traffic Commission, unless the vehicle properly
displays a parking permit authorized by this article.
A person who occupies real estate within a residential district
as his/her principal or secondary residence.
A contiguous or nearly contiguous area containing public
highways or parts thereof primarily abutted by residential property
or residential and nonbusiness property, determined to be a residential
district by the Traffic Commission.
All permits issued by the Administrator for parking in residential
districts.
The regulations promulgated and adopted in accordance with § 285-55 of this Code.
The powers and duties as contained and set forth
in this article shall be performed by a Parking Permit Administrator,
or "Administrator," who shall be a municipal employee assigned the
responsibility of providing administrative support to the Traffic
Commission. The Administrator or his or her designee(s) shall be responsible
for the orderly operation and administration of all aspects of the
parking permit system, and the daytime parking permit and nighttime
parking permit process, including but not limited to the issuance
of permits in accordance with the terms of this article and the policies
and procedures implemented in accordance with this Code.
A.
The Traffic Commission is hereby empowered to determine, in its discretion, and in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth herein and/or in regulations adopted pursuant to § 285-55 of this Code, whether a residential district, or portion thereof (provided such portion is a segment of a public street which lies between two public streets which intersects with the street which is the subject of the application to establish a residential parking permit area), may be designated or may continue to be designated a daytime parking permit area and whether a residential district, or portion thereof, as described above, may be designated or may continue to be designated as a nighttime parking permit area. The decision of the Commission shall become effective as is set forth in § 22-17C for the implementation of Commission regulations.
B.
Attached hereto and incorporated herein is a map detailing
the areas of the City of Lancaster currently designated as daytime
parking permit areas and nighttime parking permit areas by the Traffic
Commission as of March 20, 2012. From time to time, in accordance
with the terms of this Code, the Administrator shall modify this map
and provide copies thereof to the City Clerk with such modifications
to reflect the then-current daytime parking permit areas and nighttime
parking permit areas as approved and promulgated by the Commission.
A.
Within a designated daytime parking permit area which
has not been designated a parking meter zone, curbside parking on
public highways by non-parking-permit holders shall be limited to
not more than two hours between such hours on weekdays, excepting
those holidays set forth in this chapter, as the Traffic Commission
shall establish at the time of designation of a residential district
as a daytime parking permit area, provided that such period of hours
when curbside parking by non-parking-permit holders shall be restricted
shall not exceed the period of from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. but may
be such lesser time as the Commission determines to be warranted by
the circumstances of the residential curbside parking needs of the
particular residential district involved.
B.
Within a designated daytime parking permit area which has been designated a parking meter zone, curbside parking on public highways by non-parking-permit holders shall be limited to the legal parking time established by the Traffic Commission for the parking meter zone as set forth in Article IV of Chapter 285 of the Code of the City of Lancaster.
C.
After designation of a residential district as a daytime parking permit area, the hours of the weekday during which the restriction on curbside parking by non-parking-permit holders shall be in effect and the legal parking time established for a parking meter zone designated within a daytime parking permit area shall be subject to change from time to time by the Commission in the same manner as provided in Chapter 22, Article VII, and in Article IV of this chapter for the regulation of street use and the regulation of parking meters by the Commission.
D.
Within a designated daytime parking permit area which has been designated a parking meter zone, holders of parking permits for that residential parking permit area may park without complying with § 285-30, Deposit of coins, tokens or payment; § 285-32, Overtime parking; and § 285-33, Extending legal parking time, of Article IV of Chapter 285 of the Code of the City of Lancaster.
E.
Within a designated nighttime parking permit area
(whether or not designated as a parking meter zone), curbside parking
on public highways by non-parking-permit holders shall be prohibited
during the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on weekdays, excepting
those holidays set forth in this chapter, or such lesser time frame
as the Traffic Commission shall establish at the time of designation
of the portion of a residential district area as a nighttime parking
permit area, as the Commission determines to be warranted by the circumstances
of the residential curbside parking needs of the particular neighborhood
district involved.
A.
Upon the Traffic Commission's affirmative vote to designate a daytime parking permit area and/or a nighttime parking permit area pursuant to § 285-42 becoming effective, parking signs shall be erected in the designated area.
B.
The parking signs shall be of such character as to
readily inform an ordinarily observant person that curbside parking
on public highways in the designated areas is restricted as set forth
in this article and/or the decision of the Commission unless the vehicle
properly displays thereon the appropriate parking permit authorized
by this article.
C.
Following erection of the parking signs, it shall
be a violation of this article for any person to park in any designated
daytime parking permit area in violation of the posted time limit
set forth on the parking signs erected in the parking permit area
in accordance with this section, unless the vehicle properly displays
thereon a parking permit authorized by this article.
D.
Following erection of the parking signs, it shall
be a violation of this article for any person to park in any designated
nighttime parking permit area in violation of the parking signs erected
in the parking permit area in accordance with this section, unless
the vehicle properly displays thereon a parking permit authorized
by this article.
[Added 5-28-2013 by Ord. No. 3-2013]
A permit shall be required for the placement of any dumpster
or other container in any right-of-way of the City of Lancaster. The
Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to promulgate certain
rules and regulations regarding the size, location, placement and
duration of occupancy of any dumpster or other container within the
City rights-of-way. No such permit may issue except upon payment of
a fee as fixed from time to time by resolution of the City Council
of the City of Lancaster.
The Administrator shall issue a daytime parking
permit to individuals the Administrator determines meet the standards
for issuance of a permit as set forth in the rules and regulations
after the applicant has submitted the items required by the rules
and regulations and an annual fee of $20. An additional fee of $10
shall be imposed on permits issued to an applicant whose residence
is also located within a nighttime parking permit area, as designated
by the Commission. An annual fee of $20 for each motor vehicle for
which a residential parking permit is issued shall be charged by the
Administrator. If a permit is issued on or after July 1 of any year,
the fee shall be reduced by 50%. The permit shall expire on December
31 of each year.
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Editor's Note: Fees are now set by resolution of the City
Council. The current fee resolution is on file in the office of the
City Clerk.
A.
After the holder’s payment of a residential
parking permit renewal fee of $20 for a vehicle to be parked in a
daytime parking permit area or a nighttime parking permit area, submission
of any and all documents required to be submitted to the Administrator
in accordance with the rules and regulations, and the Administrator’s
determination that such a permit is justified, the holder shall receive
a new residential parking permit or the holder’s existing permit
shall remain in effect, depending upon the then-existing policies
of the Commission and Administrator. An additional fee of $10 shall
be imposed on the renewal of permits issued to an applicant whose
residence is located both in a daytime parking permit area and in
a nighttime parking permit area as designated by the Traffic Commission.
B.
The expiration date on the permit as renewed shall
be December 31 of each year.
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Editor's Note: Fees are now set by resolution of the City
Council. The current fee resolution is on file in the office of the
City Clerk.
A.
Additional
permits other than a daytime parking permit and nighttime parking
permit may be issued by the Administrator in accordance with the terms
of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Code.
B.
Upon application of any resident of a daytime parking
permit area or any person doing business with this resident and payment
of the required contractor parking permit fee, as noted herein, the
Administrator or the Administrator’s designee shall issue a
contractor parking permit to the resident or to the person doing business
with the resident, to be limited to the resident’s particular
parking permit area, for a period not exceeding six months. The minimum
fee for a contractor parking permit, which permit shall be limited
to one vehicle, shall be $20 for the first month and $10 per month
or portion thereof, not to exceed six months. No more than three contractor
parking permits shall be issued for a single property at any one time.
No contractor parking permit shall be issued for a vehicle operated
by an occupant of the dwelling unit under which the application is
made. Contractors parking vehicles on metered streets within a daytime
parking permit area shall, in addition to the contractor parking permit,
secure meter hoods from the Lancaster Parking Authority or pay parking
fees to park at meters.
C.
Any and all fees required to be paid for the issuance
of permits, renewal of permits, or transfer of permits as set forth
in this Code or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder may
be changed from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
D.
Contractors
who regularly work in the City of Lancaster may obtain an annual contractor
parking permit, permitting them to park at a work site in any daytime
parking permit area, subject to the completion of an annual application
and the payment of an annual parking permit fee of $140 per contractor
vehicle. Contractors parking vehicles on metered streets within a
daytime parking permit area shall, in addition to the contractor parking
permit, secure meter hoods from the Lancaster Parking Authority or
pay parking fees to park at meters.
E.
The parking
restrictions imposed by this article shall not apply to any delivery
vehicle when used to make deliveries to residences within a daytime
parking permit area, provided that the parking of the service or delivery
vehicle within the daytime parking permit area does not exceed four
hours in duration on any given day. The parking of any such vehicle
within the daytime parking permit area for more than four hours on
any given day will require an application for a contractor parking
permit.
[1]
Editor's Note: Fees are now set by resolution of the City
Council. The current fee resolution is on file in the office of the
City Clerk.
[Added 2-28-2017 by Ord.
No. 03-2017]
A.
The Traffic Commission be and hereby is authorized to establish market
area parking permits for market stand holders, residents and commercial
property users for periodic and temporary parking on the following
streets:
(1)
North Market Street from West King Street to West Grant Street, provided,
however, that no permits shall be issued for parking on those streets
during hours of operation of the Central Market (which hours, as designated
from time to time by the Traffic Commission, may include time before
and after the Market opens for purposes of loading, unloading and
other associated operational issues, and all such hours of parking
prohibition shall be posted with appropriate signage);
(2)
West Grant Street;
(3)
William Henry Place; and
(4)
Penn Way, provided that no such permits shall be issued to allow
parking on Penn Way during hours of operation of the Central Market
(which hours, as designated from time to time by the Traffic Commission,
may include time before and after the Market opens for purposes of
loading, unloading and other associated operational issues, and all
such hours of parking prohibition shall be posted with appropriate
signage).
C.
Any vehicle which is illegally parked in the areas covered by this
section regulating market area parking permits may be removed from
that area by towing and may be reclaimed by the vehicle owner upon
payment of the towing costs.
A.
If metered parking is in effect when a residential district is designated as a daytime parking permit area, or if after a residential district has been designated a daytime parking permit area, all or a portion of such residential district is designated a parking meter zone, then the provisions of Article IV of Chapter 285 of the Code of the City of Lancaster shall apply to the parking meter zone, except that the holders of parking permits for that daytime parking permit area are exempt from complying with § 285-30, Deposit of coins, tokens or payment; § 285-32, Overtime parking, and § 285-33, Extending legal parking time, of Article IV of Chapter 285 of the Code of the City of Lancaster.
B.
The daytime permit parking requirements and nighttime permit parking requirements set forth in this Chapter 285 shall not apply to owners or operators of motorcycles or scooters. Notwithstanding the foregoing, motorcycles and scooters parking in metered spots within a daytime or nighttime parking area must pay the meter fees associated with parking in such metered spots unless they have obtained and are displaying a residential parking permit.
The Mayor is authorized to establish and promulgate
rules and regulations necessary to implement and enforce the provisions
of this article, which shall become effective upon posting of the
same by the Mayor with the City Clerk. Prior to promulgating any such
rules and regulations, the Mayor shall solicit input on the same from
the Traffic Commission. Once promulgated by the Mayor, the rules and
regulations shall be adopted by the Traffic Commission and provided
to the City Council. The City Council need not read such rules and
regulations at the official meeting at which they are delivered.
A.
Any person
violating any provision of this article or the rules and regulations
promulgated hereunder shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary
proceeding, be fined not less than $25 nor more than $50 for each
violation and, in default of any fine so imposed, shall be imprisoned
for a period not to exceed 10 days for each violation. Any person
submitting false information to the Administrator or the City for
any purpose under this article shall, upon conviction thereof in a
summary proceeding, be fined not less than $200 nor more than $1,000
for each violation and, in default of any fine so imposed, shall be
imprisoned for a period not to exceed 10 days for each violation.
B.
In addition
to violation of any of the provisions of this article or the rules
and regulations promulgated hereunder, the following constitute violations
of this article. The following are specifically deemed to be violations
of this article and subject to the penalties and fines set forth above:
Should any person feel aggrieved by an action of the Administrator,
he or she may file an appeal to the Traffic Commission in writing.
The Traffic Commission shall hear any and all such appeals at a meeting
to be held within 90 days of the filing of the appeal. All appeals
to the Commission from the decisions, orders or actions of the Administrator
shall be filed with the Administrator within 10 days of the date of
the decision, order or action complained of. The appeal shall be in
writing, shall specify the grounds therefor and the relief requested
and shall be accompanied by an appeal fee of $10.[1] Written notice of the date the Commission will hold a
hearing on the appeal shall be provided to the appellant at least
15 days prior to the date of such hearing. In all cases, the Commission
shall have the authority to change, modify or rescind any decision,
order or action of the Administrator or to extend the time for compliance.
[1]
Editor's Note: Fees are now set by resolution of the City
Council. The current fee resolution is on file in the office of the
City Clerk.
