On-street overnight parking to be limited

Residents allowed 20 nights per year

Mt. Lebanon commissioners have approve an amendment to the municipality’s overnight parking ordinance that will allow 20 overnight parking exceptions per vehicle license plate number per year. The vote came at the board of commissioners’ April 27 meeting.

Residents seeking more than 20 exceptions “will need to follow an existing process to obtain a permit for an overnight parking zone or a new process to establish and obtain a permit for a special permit parking space, which requires a demonstration of good reason and items beyond the control of the applicant,” the ordinance stated.

Commissioner Steve Silverman stressed that overnight parking on public streets is already prohibited in Mt. Lebanon — an ordinance that’s been on the books since the 1970s.

“This is just adjusting the ordinance,” he said.

At previous meetings, officials said on-street overnight parking requests, which are intended to be used infrequently, often exceeded 300 per night.

The ordinance also adds language stating that residents living more than 1/10 of a mile from available overnight parking can request a special permit for $150 for six months or $300 for a year.

In other matters at the meeting, commissioners approved a bid for the 2021 street maintenance program at a total amount of $404,267 from A. Liberoni Inc. of Plum.

The project includes rotomilling of existing pavement and resurfacing with bituminous materials to various depths on streets throughout Mt. Lebanon.

Commissioners also approved the 2021 road reconstruction program at a total cost of $2,130,119 with the work to be done by Niando Construction Inc. of Penn Hills.

Commissioners also received an update on the status of the Mt. Lebanon Public Library.

Currently the library is open in-person for limited hours, but starting June 14, the library will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

No Sunday hours have been announced.

The library also plans to continue to offer virtual programming and contact-free pickup of materials for patrons.