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1. General. The Township of Plains will promulgate and have available applications for reserved parking signs. Said applications can be obtained from the Secretaries at the Township Municipal Building on Main Street, Plains, Pennsylvania. Once the application has been completed, it will be submitted to the Plains Township Board of Commissioners. Said Board of Commissioners shall authorize the police to do a traffic study to determine if any traffic problems are created if said reserved parking space is approved. Any person who erects or utilizes a reserved parking sign or handicapped parking sign who has not followed the requirements of this Part 9 is subject to penalties set forth herein.
2. Application fee. Upon submission of an application the applicant shall pay a fee in an amount as established, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Commissioners to the Township of Plains. [A.O.]
3. Renewal. All approved applicants shall be required to file a renewal application by February 15 of each seceding year in which the reserved space is held. Renewal forms will be sent to the applicant each year in January. A renewal fee in an amount as established, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Commissioners must accompany the application. A physician’s signature is not required on the renewal of an applicant previously adjudged permanently disabled. [A.O.]
4. Possession of registration plate. Applicants must possess a handicapped or severely disabled veteran registration plate in order to obtain an application. (Owners of disabled veteran plates as distinguished from owners of severely handicapped veteran’s plates are not eligible for handicapped parking signs).
5. Application, generally. Applications are to be completed in their entirety. Applications not completed in their entirety will not be considered.
6. Physician statement. Each applicant shall submit with the completed application a written statement from his or her physician describing the disability at the time of application, including but not limited to the anticipated duration of the disability.
7. Written approval or denial. Written approval or denial of applications will be made within 60 days of the Plains Township Board of Commissioners (issuing authority).
8. Signs. Upon approval of an application and payment of requisite fees the Township of Plains will erect two reserved parking signs with the applicant’s vehicle registration number for use by the applicant.
9. Log. The Secretary for the Township of Plains shall maintain a log of all applications for a reserved parking sign and shall periodically provide the Plains Township Police Department a copy thereof.
(Ord. 2000-4, 6/8/2000, §III; as amended by A.O.)
1. It shall be unlawful for any person or owner of realty to erect a reserved parking sign or handicapped parking sign upon the streets of the Township of Plains without first making application to the Plains Township Board of Commissioners. Any person who erects or utilized a reserved parking sign or a handicapped parking sign who has not followed the requirements of this Part 9 is subject to penalties set forth herein.
2. Any stipulations made at the time of application regarding the eligibility of an applicant may be updated periodically at the request of the issuing authority.
3. Reserved parking signs shall not supersede existing parking regulations, including, but not limited to, street sweeping, snow ban or snow removal regulations.
4. Reserved parking signs will remain the property of the Township of Plains.
5. The issuing authority shall be notified immediately if an eligible person no longer qualifies for a sign under this Part 9, for example, if an eligible person enjoys an improved health condition or moves from the premises wherein the sign is located. Failure to notify the issuing authority constitutes a violation of this Part 9.
6. The issuing authority will take the following factors into consideration when issuing reserved parking signs.
A. Overall availability of parking in the area wherein a sign is requested shall be taken into consideration.
B. The living arrangements of an individual applicant shall be taken into consideration; for example, a disabled person living alone and responsible for his or her own transportation.
C. Existing parking problems in the area where a sign is requested.
D. A traffic study completed by the Plains Township Police and submitted to issuing authority for its review.
7. The Plains Township Police Department reserves the right to remove any reserved parking signs or handicapped parking signs for cause shown.
8. No reserved parking sign will be placed in front of the home of a person other than the applicant unless that property owner signs a notarized statement stating that they have no objection to the placement of the sign.
9. The reserved parking area will be defined by the place of two reserved parking signs. Each reserved parking sign shall state the license plate number of the vehicle authorized to occupy the reserved parking space.
(Ord. 2000-4, 6/8/2000, §IV)
1. Any person who parks in a reserved parking space who is not authorized to do so shall be subject to immediate citation and the vehicle will be subject to immediate removal.
2. No person shall erect a reserved or handicapped parking sign upon the streets of the Township of Plains without issuing authority under this Part 9 from the Plains Township Board of Commissioners.
3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Part shall, upon summary conviction thereof in a summary proceeding before a magisterial district judge of the Township of Plains, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $300, and costs and/or to be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding 90 days. Each and every day upon which any person violates or continues to violate the provisions of this Part shall constitute a separate offense. [A.O.]
(Ord. 2000-4, 6/8/2000, §V; as amended by A.O.)
1. Birchwood Municipal Park. Five handicap parking spaces.
A. Birchwood Municipal Park, parking lot west side of handicap play area: two temporary handicap parking spaces.
B. Birchwood Municipal Park, anywhere within the Municipal Park, where handicap parking may be necessary, as determined by the Plains Township Recreation Board, at various times, events and locations, to temporarily accommodate parking for handicapped persons, while attending such events, provided that, the required handicap parking signs are present.
C. For the purpose of the temporary handicap parking spaces only, portable sign standards may used to designate such parking spaces, provided, the signs comply with the current signing requirements established for handicap parking spaces.
2. North Main Street. Front 126 North Main Street (West side-Southbound).
3. South Main Street. Front 88 South Main Street (West side-Southbound).
4. Henry Street. Front 79 Henry Street (South side-Eastbound).
5. Henry Street. Front 82 Henry Street (North side-Westbound).
6. Miner Street. Front 34 Miner Street (North side-Westbound).
7. Helen Street. Front 78 Helen Street (North side-Westbound).
8. Helen Street. Front 66 Helen Street (North side-Westbound).
9. Helen Street. Front 58 Helen Street (North side-Westbound).
10. Mack Street. Front 34 Mack Street (North side Westbound).
11. Perkins Street. Front 62 Perkins Street (East side-Northbound).
12. Clark Lane. Five handicapped parking spaces on the West side of the handicap play area, for a period of 90 days. [Res. 1997-21]
13. Jones Street. Front 33 Jones Street. [Res. 1997-8]
14. Helen Street. Front 68 Helen Street. [Res. 1997-8]
15. Perkins Street. Front 62 Perkins Street. [Res. 1997-8]
16. Cleveland Street. Along the curb line, in front of 61 Cleveland Street for a period of not less than 60 days or more than 90 days. [Res. 2000-14]
17. East Carey Street. In front of 134 East Carey Street. [Res. 1999-14]
(Ord. 1998-3, 5/14/1998, § 2; as amended by Res. 1997-8, 3/13/1997; by Res. 1997-21, 8/14/1997; by Res. 1999-14, 9/10/1999; and by Res. 2000-14, 3/9/2000)