Mount Penn Council Clarifies Parking Enforcement, Weighs Visitor Permit Changes
Summary
Council discussed enforcement requirements for yellow-curb and hydrant parking and considered adding vehicle ownership information to the online visitor-parking permit to detect misuse; council rejected a cap on permits and left enforcement adjustments to the Borough Manager.
Council discussed parking enforcement Feb. 18, with Chief of Police Ray Serafin noting signage is required to enforce yellow-curb restrictions and the solicitor reminding the meeting that borough ordinance (consistent with state law) prohibits parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. The council also discussed using painted crosswalks to improve pedestrian and motorist recognition at intersections.
The Borough Manager proposed adding a vehicle-ownership field to the borough's online visitor-parking permit application to help detect abusive permit use; the solicitor said that extra information could aid enforcement. Council debated setting annual limits on visitor permits but decided instead to rely on the Borough Manager's judgment to identify patterns of abuse.
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