Jenkintown Borough provided today an update regarding their proposed parking ordinance.

According to borough manager George Locke, the ordinance will be discussed during the regular Borough Council meeting on July 23 for consideration to advertise as part of the legal adoption process.

The issue was discussed on during a March 26 meeting, a March 19 meeting, and a special public community meeting on March 12. Chief Thomas Scott of the Jenkintown Police Department issued a message regarding parking enforcement in August 2024.

Today’s memo notes that the ordinance “has seen many proposed revisions to address the concerns voiced during this process.”

The proposed ordinance can be found below:

From the borough’s memo from today:

The proposed Ordinance will amend, in their entirety, Articles III and IV of Chapter 172 of the Jenkintown Code.  The comprehensive revisions to Article III include provisions relating to: (1) general parking regulations, (2) angled parking regulations; (3) prohibited parking regulations including prohibitions at specific locations and on designated streets; (4) parking restrictions relating to vehicles in excess of 80 inches in width or 11,000 lbs of gross vehicle weight; (5) parking restrictions relating to mobile homes, RVs, boats, and certain trailers; (5) establishment of permit only parking zones and the authorization of the corresponding permitting process and fees; (6) designated 20-minute parking areas; and (7) buss, coach and taxicab parking regulations.  The comprehensive revisions to Article IV include provisions relating to: (1) definitions including the Payment Parking Zones; (2) parking space and payment regulations; (3) violations and the duty to report/issue citations; (4) regulations authorizing temporary suspension of parking restrictions and erection of signage; and (5) designation of parking payment zones, hours, time limits and rates.

Once the Ordinance has completed the required legal process of adoption the appropriate parking regulatory, and informational signage will be installed throughout the Borough. The parking conditions will be monitored on an ongoing basis and all information gathered will be analyzed to determine the effectiveness of the Parking Ordinance and possible further revisions that may be necessary.

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