Allentown bars heavy commercial vehicles from residential neighborhoods both on-street and on-lot. The Zoning Ordinance (Sec. 660-90.C) prohibits parking a tractor trailer, a truck with a Class 5 license or above, or any truck over 11,000 pounds GVW for more than 2 hours per day on a lot in a Neighborhood (N) zone, and Chapter 615 bars tractor trailers, trailers, buses, and oversized vehicles from on-street parking in non-industrial districts.
Allentown regulates heavy and commercial vehicles through two layers. On-lot, the Allentown Zoning Ordinance, Sec. 660-90.C (Truck Parking in N Zones), prohibits parking tractor-trailer trucks, trailers of a tractor-trailer combination, trucks with a Class 5 license or above, or trucks with an aggregate gross vehicle weight of more than 11,000 pounds for more than 2 hours per day on a lot in a Neighborhood (N) zone, with narrow exceptions for routine parking that is part of a lawful nonconforming nonresidential use and temporary parking for on-site construction or repair. On-street, Chapter 615, Part 3, Article XIV makes it unlawful to park buses, dual-wheel motor homes, oversized vehicles, school buses, tractor trailers, trailers, and truck campers within the zoning districts listed in Chapter 660, except the I-2 Limited Industrial and I-3 General Industrial Districts. Statewide, 75 Pa.C.S. Sec. 3353 lets local authorities post additional restrictions where studies show a safety hazard or interference with traffic flow.
Exceeding the 2-hour daily limit for heavy trucks on a residential (N-zone) lot is a zoning violation enforced by code enforcement, while on-street commercial-vehicle parking in a prohibited district is enforced by the Allentown Parking Authority and Police with ticketing, immobilization, and towing.
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