The following words, terms or phrases shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in this section.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
Any motor vehicle registered as a commercial vehicle and/or
any vehicle which requires as a prerequisite to the operation of such
large vehicle the possession of a Pennsylvania commercial driver's
license, including, but not limited to, tractor trailers and/or truck
tractors, straight body trucks, flatbed trucks, storage trucks, refrigerator
trucks and tri-axles. For the purpose of this chapter, the term "commercial
vehicles" excludes police, fire or emergency vehicles, Borough vehicles,
and any motor vehicle in the continuous process of making deliveries
to or picking up items from a property on the highway or street.
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
The Bellevue Police Department shall be designated as the
enforcement agency under this chapter.
LARGE VEHICLES
Any and all recreational, commercial or private vehicles
(as defined herein), having a registered gross weight in excess of
11,000 pounds or having a width in excess of 96 inches, or any vehicle
classed above a Level 3 by Federal Highway Administration standards
(chart attached). This will include buses with two or three axles; single-unit
two-axle trucks having six or more tires; single-unit three-axle trucks;
any vehicle designated as a walk-in, delivery, dump, stake body, tow,
fuel, sewage truck; and any style limousine.
MOTOR VEHICLE
A vehicle which is self-propelled, except a self-propelled
wheelchair, an electric personal-assistive mobility device, or a vehicle
which is propelled solely by human power. "Motor vehicles" include
large vehicles as defined herein.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A vehicle used customarily for human inhabitation or recreational
activities during tours or vacation periods, including, but not limited
to, travel homes, travel trailers, motor homes, truck campers, tent
campers, trailers, boats and trailers, snowmobiles and trailers, and
any other similar vehicle.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction by a Magisterial District Judge, be subject to a fine
of not less than $25 nor more than $300 together with the cost of
prosecution. Every violator of the provisions of this chapter shall
be deemed guilty of a separate offense each and every day the violation
continues and shall be subject to the penalty imposed by this section
for each and every separate offense.