[Ord. 122-2006, 12/15/2006]
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle on any public street
or road during the course of any snow storm, ice storm or snow fall,
during the course of which or following which any salting, cindering,
plowing or other snow or ice removal operations are undertaken by
the Township or by any other governmental unit authorized to undertake
such operations or by any private contractors under contract for such
operations to the Township or to any other governmental unit authorized
to undertake such operation. It shall further be unlawful to park
any vehicle on any public sheet or road following such storm for a
period of 12 hours or until the completion of any salting, cindering,
plowing, or snow removal operations as aforesaid, whichever period
is greater. A snow storm, ice storm, or snow fall requiring salting,
cindering, plowing or other snow removal operations as aforesaid shall
be construed to mean any such snow storm, ice storm or snow fall during
or immediately following, which the Township or other governmental
unit or private contractor under contract to the Township or other
governmental unit actually undertakes such operations and shall include,
but not be limited to, any storm during which there is an accumulation
of at least one inch of snow as measured at Philadelphia International
Airport, by the National Weather Service or other official governmental
body authorized to make such measurement.
[Ord. 122-2006, 12/15/2006]
The Township is hereby authorized to remove and impound or to
order the removal and impounding of any vehicle parked on any street
or road or sidewalk of the Township in violation of the provisions
of this Part providing that no vehicle shall be removed or impounded
except in adherence to the provisions of this Part.
[Ord. 122-2006, 12/15/2006]
The Township by resolution shall designate an approved storage
facility as a pound for the storage of such impounded vehicles and
every such approved storage facility shall post a bond in an amount
fixed by the Township by resolution from time to time, said bond to
be filed with the Board of Supervisors for indemnifying of the owner
of any such impounded vehicle against the loss thereof or injury or
damage thereto while in the custody of such storage garage.
[Ord. 122-2006, 12/15/2006]
The Township shall by resolution from time to time fix and establish
the charges that shall be made for the towing and storage of any vehicle
removed and impounded under the authority of this Part.
[Ord. 122-2006, 12/15/2006]
The Township shall have the right to remove and impound vehicles that are parked illegally as set forth in § 15-901 hereof.
[Ord. 122-2006, 12/15/2006]
Within 12 hours from the time of the removal of any vehicle
and under the authority of this Part, notice of the fact that such
vehicle has been impounded shall be sent by the Township to the owner
of record of such vehicle; such notice shall designate the place from
which such vehicle was removed, the reasons for its removal and impounding
and the place it shall have been impounded.
[Ord. 122-2006, 12/15/2006]
The payment of any towing and impounding charges as authorized
by this Part shall, unless such payment shall have been made under
protest, be final and conclusive and shall constitute a waiver of
any right to recover the monies so paid.
[Ord. 122-2006, 12/15/2006]
In the event that any towing and impounding charges so imposed
shall be paid under protest the offender shall be entitled to a hearing
before a magisterial district judge or court of record having jurisdiction,
in which case such offender shall be proceeded against and shall receive
such notice as is provided by the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101
et seq., as in other cases of summary offenses and shall have the
rights as to appeal and waiver of hearing as therein provided.
[Ord. 122-2006, 12/15/2006]
The Township shall keep a record of all vehicles impounded and
shall be able at all reasonable times to furnish the owner or agents
of the owners thereof with information as to the place of the storage
of such vehicles.
[Ord. 122-2006, 12/15/2006]
The paying of towing and storing charges shall not operate to
relieve the owner or operator of any vehicle from liability for any
fine or penalty for the violation of any law or ordinance on account
of which such vehicle was removed and impounded.
[Ord. 122-2006, 12/15/2006]
No vehicle shall be removed under the authority of this Part
if, at the time of the intended removal thereof, the owner or person
in charge of such vehicle is present and expresses a willingness and
intention to remove such vehicle immediately.
[Ord. 122-2006, 12/15/2006]
It shall be a violation of this Part if any person deposits
snow from private property onto any Township street or road.
[Ord. 122-2006, 12/15/2006]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Part shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than
$15 nor more than $50 plus costs of prosecution.
