A. A commercial contractor vehicle on which is appropriately displayed a valid contractor parking permit or daily parking permit as provided for herein shall be permitted to stand or be parked without being limited to time restrictions at meters and shall receive twice the amount of time allotted in loading and time zone requirements pursuant to this Part. However, said commercial contractors vehicle shall not be exempt from parking restrictions or prohibitions established pursuant to authority other than this Part, including Part 4 and other special parking restrictions. All other vehicles shall be subject to the time restrictions and meter requirements adopted as provided in this Part as well as the penalties provided for herein.
B. Summary.
(1) A vehicle displaying a valid contractor parking permit is exempt from activating parking meters and shall receive twice the amount of time allotted in loading and timed zones.
(2) A contractors' parking permit does not allow:
(a) A vehicle to park indefinitely in loading zones, limited time zones, passenger pickup zones, handicapped spaces or any other specifically designated areas.
(b) For a vehicle to park on Penn Street between Fourth Street and Sixth Street. Parking on Penn Street between Fourth Street and Sixth Street is permitted with the purchase of a daily parking permit or by properly activating a meter and/or observing loading zone restrictions.
(c) For a vehicle to park in otherwise prohibited areas such as crosswalks, sidewalks, fire hydrants, etc.
(d) Note: Contractors' parking permits are not valid in metered parking lots, i.e., the metered lot on the 300 block of Penn Street, Fifth Street and Cherry Street, Seventh Street and Penn Street. Parking on metered lots is permitted with the purchase of a daily parking permit.