The following definitions shall apply in the
interpretation and enforcement of this chapter, unless the context
clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended:
MOTOR VEHICLE
A vehicle which is self-propelled and shall include, without
limitation, automobile, truck, trailer, motorcycle and tractor.
PERSON
Every natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
or organization of any kind.
STREET
The entire width between boundary lines of every publicly
maintained right-of-way when any part thereof is open to the use of
the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
TOWNSHIP
Uwchlan Township, Chester County.
Display for sale of motor vehicles on public
property prohibited. No person shall park or display for any length
of time a motor vehicle for the purpose of offering said vehicle for
sale to the public on any street or public property in the Township.
Display for sale of motor vehicles on private property prohibited. Except as provided in §
244-4 of this chapter, no person shall park or display for any length of time a motor vehicle for the purpose of offering said vehicle for sale to the public on private property in the Township.
The removal and impounding of vehicles under
this chapter shall be done only by approved storage garages that shall
be designated from time to time by the Board of Supervisors of Uwchlan
Township. Every such garage shall submit evidence to the Board of
Supervisors of Uwchlan Township that it is bonded or has acquired
liability insurance in an amount satisfactory to the Board as sufficient
to indemnify owners of impounded vehicles against loss or damage of
those vehicles while in the custody of the approved storage garage
for the purpose of towing or storage. The approved storage garage
shall submit to the Board its schedule of charges for towing and storage
of vehicles under this chapter, and when the schedule is approved
by the Board, those charges shall be adhered to by the approved storage
garage; no different schedule of charges shall be demanded of or collected
from any person whose vehicle is removed or impounded under this chapter
by any approved storage garage. The Board shall delete from its list
of approved storage garages any garage that makes any unapproved charge
in connection with any vehicle removed or impounded under this chapter.
In order to reclaim his vehicle, the owner shall
pay towing and storage charges to the approved storage garage in accordance
with the Township-approved schedule of towing and storage charges.
In addition to the Township's right to remove
and tow vehicles and the owner's responsibility to pay for towing
and storage costs, any person who violates or permits the violation
of any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a fine in an
amount not to exceed $1,000 per day, plus all court costs, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Township. Enforcement
shall be by action brought before a Magisterial District Judge in
the same manner provided for in the enforcement of summary offenses
under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. In default of
payment, the defendant shall be liable to imprisonment for up to 90
days. Each day of a violation shall be a separate offense and subject
to the daily fine set forth herein. All fines and penalties for the
violation of this chapter shall be paid to the Township.