[Ord. 16-1977, 8/8/1977, Art. I, § 1]
1.
Words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania, 75 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 101 et seq., as now in force, or as hereafter amended,
enacted or reenacted, except where the context clearly indicates a
different meaning.
2.
The term "legal holidays" as used in this chapter shall mean and
include: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor
Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas.
3.
In this chapter, the singular shall include the plural, the plural
shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine.
[Ord. 16-1977, 8/8/1977, Art. I, § 2]
All traffic and parking regulations of a permanent nature shall
be enacted as ordinances or as parts of ordinances or as amendments
to ordinances of the Township of Thornbury.
[Ord. 16-1977, 8/8/1977, Art. I, § 3; as amended
by Ord. 3-2010, 4/21/2010]
1.
The Board of Supervisors or their designated representative shall
have the following powers to regulate traffic and parking temporarily
and in time of emergency:
A.
In the case of fire, flood, storm or other emergency, to establish
temporary traffic and/or parking regulations.
B.
In the case of emergency or to facilitate public works, or in the
conduct of parades, processions or public events, to restrict or prohibit
traffic and/or parking in limited areas for periods of not more than
72 hours. Such temporary and emergency regulations shall be enforced
in the same manner as permanent regulations. Any person who shall
operate or park a vehicle or tractor in violation of any such regulations,
or who shall move, remove, destroy, injure of deface any sign or marking
erected, posted or make to give notice of any such regulation, shall
upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty set forth in the
law or else where in this chapter for a violation of such nature,
and, in case of a violation for which no specific penalty is set forth
in the law or elsewhere in this chapter, to a fine of not more that
$100 and costs of prosecution, or, in default of payment of such fine
and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more that five days.
[Ord. 16-1977, 8/8/1977, Art. I, § 4; as amended
by Ord. 3-2010, 4/21/2010]
The Board of Supervisors may, from time to time, designate places
upon and along the highways in the Township where, for a period of
not more than 90 days, specific traffic and/or parking regulations,
prohibitions and restrictions shall be in force and effect, and shall
designate such locations by proper signs and markings. Such regulations,
prohibitions and restrictions shall be effective just as if they had
been specified in this chapter. No person shall operate or park a
vehicle or tractor in violation of any such regulation, prohibition
or restriction, and no person shall move, remove, destroy or deface
any sign or marking erected, posted or made by authority of this section.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall,
upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty set forth in the
law or elsewhere in this chapter for a violation of such nature, and
in case of a violation for which no specific penalty is set forth
in the law or elsewhere in this chapter, to a fine of not more than
$100 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such
fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than five days.
The purpose of this section is to allow for the test and experimental
determination of the feasibility and desirability of permanent changes
in the ordinances of the Township relative to traffic and parking.
