[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Dover 7-5-1983 by Ord. No. 83-5. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
The following words, when used in this chapter,
shall, for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings respectively
ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Any instrument or vehicle, whether or not self-propelled,
which is designed primarily for the transportation of persons or cargo
on water.
Every vehicle used in conjunction with motor vehicles and
which is used primarily for the temporary housing of persons.
Every person who is in actual physical control of a tractor.
The person to whom or which the registration plate for the
tractor, trailer or semitrailer has been issued by the Department
of Revenue of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the corresponding
department of a state other than Pennsylvania.
The standing of a vehicle, except police or fire department
vehicles or ambulances, whether occupied or not, upon a highway other
than temporarily for the purpose and while actually engaged in loading
and unloading or in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs
or signals.
Every natural person or persons, firm, copartnership, association
or corporation.
Every vehicle of the trailer type so designed and used in
conjunction with a motor vehicle that some part of its own weight
and that of its own load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
Every vehicle which is self-propelled and which is designed
or used to draw a trailer or semitrailer.
Every vehicle, wagon or truck without motive power designed
to carry property or passengers wholly on its own structure and to
be drawn by a motor vehicle.
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn or which may draw devices upon a
public highway, excepting devices used exclusively upon stationary
rails or tracks.
[Amended 6-3-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-2]
No person, owner or operator shall park a trailer,
semitrailer, boat, camper, tractor or tractor-trailer combination
upon any street, alley or highway of Dover Borough.[1]
A.
Any person, owner or operator who violates the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction before a District Justice,
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600, together with costs
of prosecution, and in default of payment thereof shall be imprisoned
in the York County Prison for a period not to exceed 30 days.
[Amended 4-5-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-1]
B.
Each day that such trailer, semitrailer, boat, camper,
tractor or tractor-trailer combination is parked upon a street, alley
or highway of Dover Borough in violation of this chapter shall constitute
a separate offense.
[Amended 6-3-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-2]
