[Adopted 8-12-1968 by Ord. No. 410]
Any vehicle parked upon the streets, highways
or public property of the Borough of Pleasant Hills in violation of
any law of Pennsylvania or any ordinance of the Borough of Pleasant
Hills may be removed therefrom, impounded and stored as hereinafter
provided.
[Amended 10-13-1975 by Ord. No. 514; 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 826]
The Council of the Borough of Pleasant Hills
shall, from time to time, designate the official poundkeeper, as provided
herein, for the purpose of impoundment and storage. The Borough Council
shall, at its discretion, enter into an agreement with the poundkeeper
setting forth the terms of the poundkeeper’s services and may,
from time to tine, designate an official towing service or services
for the removal of vehicles, as provided herein, and delivery to the
official poundkeeper.
[Amended 10-13-1975 by Ord. No. 514; 4-16-2001 by Ord. No. 792; 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 826]
The fees set forth in this article shall be
set forth in the current Fee Resolution of the Borough as may be amended
from time to time and subject to change in the future.
[Amended 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 826]
Within a reasonable period of time of removal
of such vehicle, the Police Department shall, by registered mail,
notify the owner or person responsible for said vehicle of the place
from which the vehicle was removed, the reason for its removal and
impounding, and the location of the pound in which it has been impounded.
Payment of the charges set forth in § 356-37 hereof shall be final and conclusive and unless made under protest shall constitute a waiver of any right to recover the money so paid.
Any person, persons, firm or corporation making payment of the charges and fees under protest as provided in § 356-43 hereof shall be entitled to a hearing before any District Justice in which case the defendant shall be proceeded against and receive such notice as is provided by the Motor Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in other cases of summary offenses and shall have the same rights of appeal and waiver of hearing as provided therein.
[Amended 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 826]
A.
The poundkeeper hereof shall furnish to the Borough
of Pleasant Hills a bond with good and sufficient surety in the amount
of $50,000 to the use of the owners of vehicles removed and impounded
hereunder, indemnifying said owners against the loss of any vehicle
or damage thereto while in the custody of the poundkeeper.
B.
The towing service or services designated shall furnish
the Borough of Pleasant Hills with a public liability and property
damage insurance policy providing complete and third-party coverage
for the Borough of Pleasant Hills from a company approved by the Pennsylvania
Insurance Commission. The policy shall provide coverage in an amount
not less than $100,000 for public liability and not less than $50,000
for property damage per occurrence.
[Amended 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 826]
The poundkeeper and towing service or services
shall indemnify and save harmless the Borough of Pleasant Hills against
all civil liability arising from the removal, impounding and storage
of any vehicle pursuant to the provisions of this article.
