Erie's Zoning Ordinance limits commercial vehicles in residential districts: not more than one commercial truck may be stored on a lot, and heavier equipment (dump trucks, buses, tractor trailers, etc.) is prohibited. On streets, the 72-hour storage rule (Section 521.04) and statewide 75 Pa.C.S. Section 3353 apply.
Commercial vehicle parking and storage in Erie is controlled mainly through the City's Zoning Ordinance for off-street and residential-lot storage, plus the Codified Ordinances and state law for on-street parking. In residential (R) and working-residential (W-R) districts, not more than one commercial truck (such as a pickup, panel delivery, or flat bed) may be stored or parked on a lot, and only where required for the occupant to travel to and from work; larger commercial vehicles - dump trucks, bucket trucks, buses, tow trucks, tractor trailers, garbage or scrap-hauling trucks, and similar construction-industry equipment - are not permitted to be stored in those districts. On the street, a commercial vehicle is subject to the general 72-hour storage prohibition of Erie Section 521.04 and to 75 Pa.C.S. Section 3353, which bars parking in specified hazardous places. The City's authority to regulate on-street commercial parking is granted by 75 Pa.C.S. Section 6109.
Storing more than the permitted commercial vehicle on a residential lot, or storing a prohibited heavy vehicle, is a zoning violation enforced by Erie code enforcement. On-street, a commercial vehicle left over 72 hours violates Section 521.04 and may be towed; prohibited-place violations under 75 Pa.C.S. Section 3353 are summary offenses with fines up to $50 plus costs.
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