[Adopted 4-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-1 (Ch. 21, Part 6, of the 1990 Code)]
The Township of Swatara finds that:
A. 
Cartway areas of the streets, alleys and ways of the Township of Swatara 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. 
That the prohibition of placement of objects other than motor vehicles on the cartways of the Township 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 Township of Swatara.
As used in this article, 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.
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 Township.
The Township 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 Township.
Removal and impounding of objects under this article shall be done only by either Township personnel or "approved agents" that shall be designated from time to time by the Township Board of Commissioners. Every such approved agent shall submit evidence to the Township Board of Commissioners that it is bonded or has acquired liability insurance in an amount satisfactory to the Board of Commissioners 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 Township Board of Commissioners a schedule of charges for removal and storage of objects under this article, and, when the schedule is approved by the Township Board of Commissioners, 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 Township Board of Commissioners 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.
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.
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 § 249-31 above.
The Township shall cause a record to be kept of all objects impounded under this article 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.
No object shall be removed under the authority of this article 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.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600; and/or default of payment shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that a violation of this article 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 article.