The Mayor or the ranking officer of the Borough Police Department
is hereby authorized to remove and impound or to order the removal
and impounding of any vehicle parked on any of the streets, highways
or public property in the Borough in violation of any provision of
the law or of any ordinance of the Borough; provided, however, that
no such vehicle shall be removed or impounded except in strict adherence
to the provisions of this article.
The following garage(s) are hereby designated as approved storage
garage(s) or pound(s) for the storage of such impounded vehicles:
A. Abington Auto Care, Fairview Avenue, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania 19090.
B. Jenkintown Borough property, owned or leased.
Proof of insurance shall be provided to the Borough naming the
Borough of Jenkintown as additional insured and shall be submitted
to the Borough.
The towing charge and storage charges to be collected by every
such pound keeper shall be the posted rates at the time. Each location
shall charge the same rate. Storage charges shall be by the day or
by the hour, prorated if part of a day.
Within 36 hours from the time of removal of any vehicle under
authority granted by this article, the Chief of Police of the Borough
shall send notice of the fact that such vehicle has been impounded
to the owner of record of such vehicle. Such notice shall designate
the place from which such vehicle was removed, the reason for its
removal and impounding, and the pound in which it shall have been
impounded.
The Chief of Police shall keep a record of all vehicles impounded
and shall be able at all reasonable times to furnish the owners or
the agents of the owners thereof with information as to the place
of storage of such vehicles.
The payment of towing and storage charges authorized by this
article shall not operate to relieve the owner or operator of any
vehicle from liability for any fine or penalty for violation of any
law or ordinance on account of which such vehicle was removed and
impounded.
No vehicle shall be removed under the authority of this article
if, at the time of the intended removal thereof, the owner or person
for the time being in charge of such vehicle is present and expresses
a willingness and intention to remove such vehicle immediately.