(a) No person shall park any vehicle in front of any church, funeral parlor, residence or other building where funeral services are being conducted therein, during the services or for a period of one hour before such funeral services are to begin, provided signs are placed at the curb indicating the space is to be kept free from parking. The location and extent of such space shall be fixed by the Police Chief. Such signs shall be supplied at the expense of the funeral director conducting the funeral and shall meet the specifications established by the Police Chief. The hearse and such necessary vehicles for the conveyance of the family, relatives and friends of the deceased, as are designated by the funeral director in charge, may park in such space during such funeral services.
(b) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.