Zelie ordinance amended for 3 new parking lots
ZELIENOPLE — Borough council recently amended its parking ordinance to include three new parking lots in the borough.
Police Chief Jim Miller said the ordinance brings the rules and regulations of the new lots in line with the established Town Center parking lot, Spring Street lot and the Grandview lot.
“The borough is now under a rental agreement with two other lots in town — two churches — that we’re going to use as public parking,” Miller said. “And the borough just bought another lot at the corner of East New Castle Street and Main Street.”
The borough’s lease agreements allow visitors to use parking at English Lutheran Church at 200 E. Grandview Ave. and St. Paul Lutheran Church at 215 N. Main St. These lots will be unavailable to public prior to noon on Sundays.
Otherwise, the new church lots and East New Castle lot will follow regulations for all municipal lots.
All municipal parking lots have a three-hour parking limit Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additionally, no repair work on a vehicle is permitted, and trailers are not allowed.
Parking by the general public is permitted after 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and all day Saturday, Sunday and borough holidays.
No parking is allowed in any lots from 3 to 5 a.m., unless issued a permit by Miller.
If necessary, Miller can issue monthly paid parking passes for $25 a month. Vehicles displaying the pass are permitted to park in municipal lots without time restriction, excluding parking between 3 to 5 a.m. However, the passes are not valid after two months and are meant only to alleviate short-term parking concerns.
Parking passes may be issued without charge for residents who live in upstairs apartments above certain Main Street buildings, as provided for in the land lease agreements for the Town Center parking lot.
“That’s still part of the ordinance from years ago,” Miller said. “We still use that ordinance, but we amended it to add these parking lots.”
According to Miller, these changes “make all of the parking lots equal” across the borough. Borough police can enforce the same parking restrictions across the board, as well as make the rules more uniform for residents and visitors.
“That’s why there’s an ordinance,” Miller said. “So we added the parking lots and we added the rules and regulations to apply to those parking lots, too.”
