MOUNT CARMEL - Rotational parking, a tool recently added to the borough's snow and ice removal ordinance in an effort to better clear the streets during heavy snowfall, went unenforced during Sunday's storm.
But even without the borough making a mandate, some residents moved their vehicles, allowing the street department to clear some roads more efficiently.
"The people voluntarily moved on my street," said Councilman Joseph Lapotsky, who sits on the borough's streets committee and helped shape the ordinance.
"You ought to see my street - it's plowed back to the curb and everybody has a clear parking space."
The rule is similar in nature to Kulpmont's snow emergency system, but instead of requiring all vehicles to move from certain streets, the borough is asking residents to all park on one side of the street for one day and then switch to the opposite side the next day.
The side of streets with odd numbered houses will be vacated first, from the time the mandate begins until plowing, salting or cindering is complete on that side. After 8 a.m. the following day, parking is prohibited on the side of streets with even numbered houses.
Plows are then free to clear all of the parking spaces on the open side of the street, eliminating the need to shovel out spaces and providing more comprehensive snow removal.
Borough officials opted to mandate a parking ban on Oak Street during this storm, and paper signs were posted in the affected areas.
The street committee met Monday night to discuss potential changes to the amended ordinance, as well as other business.