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Council adopts updated vehicles-and-traffic ordinance with expanded parking rules and permit fees
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 2026-01 at its Feb. 17 meeting, updating no-parking schedules, time-limited parking, resident permit rules, municipal lot regulations and permit fees (Lot #1 $18/month; Lot #3 $12/month; Lot #4 $15/month; Lot #5 $12/month). The changes set enforcement hours and signage/permit procedures.
The Washington Borough Council adopted Ordinance 2026-01 on second reading — amending Chapter 85 'Vehicles and Traffic' — at its Feb. 17 meeting following a public hearing. The ordinance updates the borough's no-parking schedule across many streets, codifies time-limited and weekday-specific restrictions, and establishes resident-permit parking criteria for selected municipal lots.
The ordinance specifies municipal lot names and rules (Lot #1 Midtown/Veterans Park, Lot #2 Borough Hall Lot, Lot #3 Borough Hall Auxiliary Lot, Lot #4 Vannatta Lot, Lot #5 Broad Street Lot, Lot #6 Borough Park Lot), details restricted spaces within lots (employee-only, handicapped, 15-minute spaces), and sets permit fees for overnight municipal lot parking (Lot #1 $18/month or $198 annually; Lot #3 $12/month or $132 annually; Lot #4 $15/month or $165 annually; Lot #5 $12/month or $132 annually). It also codifies resident permit application requirements and penalties for misuse, including towing at the owner's expense. Council adopted the ordinance by motion (Musick/Infinito; roll call Ayes 7–0).
The changes formalize enforcement practices the borough said were inconsistently applied in the past and aim to balance resident access, municipal employee needs, and short-term public parking in the downtown area.
