Adopted by Borough Council · July 10, 2023
Council has made two downtown parking changes in a single measure. Ordinance No. 1467, adopted July 10, 2023, prohibits non-passenger vehicles on a portion of Lincoln Avenue and creates a way for downtown business owners to purchase one annual parking placard.
Adopted unanimously
In favor: all members present — Robert Dollar, Rob Poust, David Snyder, Charles Mills, Ken Patterson. Absent: Hunter, Wiser, Mayor Latchford.
The first part of the ordinance restricts a designated stretch of Lincoln Avenue to passenger vehicles, keeping trucks and other non-passenger vehicles off that section of street. Restrictions like this are a common tool for managing a downtown corridor: heavier vehicles take up more curb space, are harder to maneuver on a busy commercial block, and can crowd out the short-term parking that storefront businesses depend on. By limiting the affected segment to passenger traffic, the Borough aims to keep those spaces turning over for shoppers and visitors.
The second part lets each downtown business owner buy one annual parking placard. A placard gives a business a recognized, year-long parking credential rather than relying on metered or time-limited spaces day to day — useful for an owner or staff member who needs to be parked nearby through the workday without repeatedly feeding a meter or moving the vehicle. The ordinance sets the placard as an annual purchase and limits it to one per business.
Both provisions become part of the Borough’s traffic and parking rules. Signage and on-street markings are how the Lincoln Avenue restriction is enforced day to day, so drivers should watch for posted limits along the affected block.
Read the law: this measure is part of Chapter 190, Vehicles & Traffic of the Tyrone Borough Code, online at ecode360.com/TY1357.
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