The City of Reading and the Reading Parking Authority realize the need for contractors and delivery people to park at various meters and loading zones throughout the City for short periods of time while working on construction related projects and/or deliveries. This need creates an obvious problem of carrying sufficient coinage in metered areas to be in compliance with the parking laws of the City. As a result, the City of Reading and the Reading Parking Authority have developed the commercial contractor permit and the daily parking permit. These permits are designed to make legal parking more convenient by having the motorist prepay the parking meter fee in return for a permit that is to be displayed on the vehicle. These permits are in no way designed or intended to be used in place of long-term off-street parking, they are offered for short-term use or constant delivery. The commercial contractor permit is good only at meters and loading zones within the City with the exception of meters located on Penn Street from Fourth Street to Sixth Street. Daily parking permits are good at all metered and nonmetered locations.