Borough of Steelton, PA Obstructions

[Amended 2-15-1919, approved 2-15-1919]

No person shall make or set up any building, jut window, steps, porches, wall, fence or encumbrance whatever whereby any street or alley shall be obstructed or shall place or cause to be placed any spout, post, gutter or tree (except in proper position) whereby any street or alley shall be obstructed.

No storekeeper or other person shall allow any barrel, box or other obstruction to remain on the pavement, sidewalk or footwalk of any of the streets or alleys of the Borough after he has been notified to remove the same by any appropriate Borough official or officer, provided that, for the exhibition of goods, storekeepers shall be allowed to use all but the area 48 inches from the curb in towards the building between sunrise and sunset, and provided that they be allowed to place and use a flat cellar door not extending more than 3/7 of the width of the pavement. Food or beverage service establishments shall be allowed to use all but the area 48 inches from the curb in towards the building between sunrise and sunset for the purpose of placing cafe-style tables (maximum thirty-six-inch circumference) and chairs for the convenience of their customers.

[Amended 2-1-1999 by Ord. No. 99-1, approved 2-1-1999; 7-15-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-1, approved 7-15-2002]

Obstruction of cartways; violations and penalties.

[Amended 5-20-1976 by Ord. No. 76-4, approved 5-20-1976; 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 88-3, approved 8-15-1988]

(1)

Findings and purpose. The Borough of Steelton finds that:

(a)

Cartway areas of the streets, alleys and ways of the Borough of Steelton are subjected to constant obstruction by objects other than motor vehicles, including but not limited to snowplows, sailboats, trailers, equipment, cement mixers and a myriad of other like objects.

(b)

The prohibition of placement of objects other than motor vehicles on the cartways of the Borough streets, alleys and ways will permit the proper utilization of those streets, alleys and ways and advance the public safety of the citizens of the Borough of Steelton.

(2)

Definitions. As used in this subsection, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

CARTWAY

The paved, macadamized or otherwise improved portion of a street, alley or way.

MOTOR VEHICLE

A vehicle which is self-propelled on land, except one which is propelled solely by human power or wind.

(3)

Obstructing of cartways prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to park, place or, in the case of a person who is the owner, lessee or otherwise has an interest in the object, allow to remain any object other than a motor vehicle in the cartway of any street, alley or way of the Borough.

(4)

Authority to remove and impound. The Borough shall have the authority to remove and impound or to order the removal and impounding of any nonmotorized object or vehicle found in the cartway of the streets or alleys of the Borough.

(5)

Designation of approved storage areas; bonding; storage. Removal and impounding of objects under this article shall be done only by either Borough personnel or approved agents that shall be designated from time to time by the Borough Council. Every such approved agent shall submit evidence to the Borough Council that it is bonded or has acquired liability insurance in an amount satisfactory to the Borough Council as sufficient to indemnify owners of impounded objects against loss or damage to those objects in the custody of the approved agent. The approved agent shall have an approved storage area and shall submit to the Borough Council a schedule of charges for removal and storage of objects under this article, and when the schedule is approved by the Borough Council, those charges shall be adhered to by the approved storage agent; no different schedule of charges shall be demanded of or collected from any person whose object is removed or impounded under this article by any approved storage agent. The Borough Council shall delete from its list of approved storage agents and areas any such agent that makes any unapproved charge in connection with any objects removed or impounded under this article.

(6)

Payment of removal and storage charges. The payment of removal and storage charges shall not relieve the owner, lessee or other person having any interest in such an object from liability for any fine or penalty for the violation of the provisions of this article for which the object was removed or impounded.

(7)

Reclamation costs. In order to reclaim an object removed pursuant to the provisions hereof, the owner, lessee or other person having an interest therein shall pay removal and storage costs according to the schedule set forth in Subsection C(5) above.

(8)

Records of objects removed and impounded. The Borough shall cause a record to be kept of all objects impounded under this subsection and shall be able at all reasonable times to furnish the owners, lessees or other persons having an interest in said object with information as to the place of storage of the object.

(9)

Restrictions upon removal of objects. No object shall be removed under the authority of this subsection if, at the time of the intended removal, the owner or the person in charge of such object is present and expresses a willingness and intention to remove the object immediately.

(10)

Penalty. Any person who shall violate any provision of this subsection shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 and/or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days. Every day that a violation of this subsection continues shall constitute a separate offense. The aforesaid penalty or penalties shall be in addition to the obligation of the person to pay any removal and storage charges as set forth in other provisions of this subsection.