[Amended 7-12-2016 by Ord. No. 718]
This article is enacted under authority of Section 6109(a)(22)
of the Vehicle Code[1] and gives authority to the Township to remove and impound vehicles that are parked overtime or otherwise illegally parked on any street in the Township in violation of any provision of Article I, Article III or Article VI of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6109(a)(22).
The Township shall have authority to remove and impound, or to order the removal and impounding, of any vehicle parked overtime or otherwise illegally, provided that the circumstances of its parking were within the conditions stated in § 198-30 of this article and provided that no such vehicle shall be removed or impounded except in strict adherence to the provisions of this article.
A.
In the event that any motor vehicle which is wrecked, abandoned or
taken into custody of the Township of Lower Moreland by its Police
Department or otherwise and is stored, or for any reason is in fact
stored, on premises owned or occupied by Lower Moreland Township,
then storage fees as set forth in this section shall be charged by
the Township and shall be paid before such motor vehicle may be released,
which storage fees shall constitute a lien on such motor vehicle until
paid.
B.
For each day or part thereof during which storage takes place: the
sum of $10.
Within 12 hours from the time of removal of any vehicle under
authority granted by this article, notice of the fact that the vehicle
was removed shall be sent by the Township to the owner of record of
the vehicle. The notice shall designate the place from which the vehicle
was removed, the reason for its removal and impounding and the garage
in which it was impounded.
The payment of any towing and storage charges authorized by
this article shall, unless payment is made under protest, be final
and conclusive and shall constitute a waiver of any right to recover
the money so paid. If payment of any towing or storage charges is
made under protest, the offender shall be entitled to a hearing before
a District Justice. Payment of towing and storage charges shall not
relieve the owner or driver of any vehicle from liability for any
fine or penalty for the violation of the provision of this chapter
for which the vehicle was removed or impounded.
The Township shall cause a record to be kept of all vehicles
impounded under this article and shall be able at all reasonable times
to furnish the owners or the agents of the owners of those vehicles
with information as to the place of storage of the vehicle.
No vehicle shall be removed under the authority of this article
if, at the time of the intended removal, the owner or the person for
the time being in charge of the vehicle is present and expresses a
willingness and intention to remove the vehicle immediately.
