[Amended 12-29-1975 by Ord. No. 75-39; 12-13-1993 by Ord. No.
93-21]
A.
In order to facilitate the movement of traffic and to combat the hazards of excess snow on the streets and roadways of the Township of Hempfield, the Board of Supervisors shall, by motion, resolution, rule or ordinance, designate no-parking areas adjacent to or on any street or road of Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, for the period of November 1 through March 31, whether or not a Township emergency has been declared pursuant to the provisions of Subsection B hereof.
B.
In the event of severe ice or snow upon the roadways
or streets of Hempfield Township, the Board of Supervisors, at its
sole discretion, may declare a Township emergency due to such hazards.
A.
On any street, roadway or portion thereof which has
been designated as a no-parking area by action of the Board of Supervisors,
it shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle or to
allow the same to remain parked on such street, roadway or portion
thereof.
B.
In the event that a Township emergency shall have
been declared, it shall be unlawful during the period of such emergency
for any person to park a motor vehicle or to allow the same to remain
parked on any street, highway or portion thereof designated as a snow
emergency route or to operate any motor vehicle or tractor on any
such highway or portion thereof unless such vehicle or tractor shall
be equipped with adequate equipment to provide sufficient traction
to keep such vehicle in motion so that other traffic on the street,
roadway or portion thereof will not be blocked or seriously impeded.
A.
On any street, roadway or portion thereof designated
as a no-parking area in order to facilitate snow removal, before any
enforcement of this article can be made, the street, roadway or portion
thereof designated as a no-parking area shall be duly posted with
no-parking signs clearly visible to vehicular traffic and/or pedestrians
on or adjacent to said roadways, streets or portions thereof. The
signs shall read substantially as follows:
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NO PARKING
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FROM NOVEMBER 1
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THROUGH
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MARCH 31
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SNOW REMOVAL
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B.
In the event of the declaration of a Township emergency,
those streets, roadways or portions thereof thereby designated as
snow emergency routes shall be posted by the Board of Supervisors
and/or constables on the utility poles adjacent to said street, roadway
or portion thereof, signs reading as follows:
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SNOW
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EMERGENCY
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ROUTE
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SNOW TIRES OR
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CHAINS REQUIRED
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NO PARKING
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DURING EMERGENCY
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VEHICLES
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TOWED AWAY
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A.
There shall be maintained at the Office of the Hempfield
Township Secretary a listing of those streets, roadways or portions
thereof which have been designated as no-parking areas for snow removal
purposes, and said list shall be updated as necessary by the action
of the Board of Supervisors.
B.
In the event of the declaration of a Township emergency,
the Board of Supervisors or the constables shall, through radio, newspaper
or other available media sources, disseminate information as to the
existence of such emergency and the designation of snow emergency
routes.
A.
Any person who shall park a motor vehicle anywhere
upon or along any of the streets, roadways or portions thereof designated
as no-parking areas for snow removal or designated as a snow emergency
routes shall be guilty of a violation of this Article and, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to the fines and penalties as established by the
Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101
et seq.
B.
Any person who shall operate a motor vehicle upon
any street, roadway or portion thereof designated as a snow emergency
route, in the event that such motor vehicle shall become stalled upon
any of such streets, roadways or portions thereof, during a period
of emergency as declared herein, if such stalling is the result of
the failure to have the vehicle equipped with adequate equipment to
provide sufficient traction, shall be guilty of a violation of this
Article and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to the fines
and penalties as established by the Motor Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
