[Adopted 11-7-1983 by Ord. No. 97 (Ch.
15, Part 1, of the 1983 Code of Ordinances)]
A.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS
Words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall
have the meanings ascribed in the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101
et seq., as hereafter amended, supplemented, modified or reenacted
by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, unless the context clearly
indicates a different meaning.
New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas.
B.
In this ordinance, the singular shall include the
plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine shall
include the feminine.
All traffic and parking regulations of a permanent
nature shall be enacted as ordinances, as parts of ordinances, as
amendments to ordinances, or as amendments to this chapter.
The provisions of this chapter, so far as they
are the same as those of ordinances in force immediately prior to
the adoption of Chapter 15 of the 1983 Code of Ordinances, are intended
as a continuation of such ordinances and regulations and not as new
enactments. The provisions of this chapter shall not affect any act
done or liability incurred, nor shall they affect any suit or prosecution
pending or to be instituted to enforce any right or penalty or to
punish any offense under any such ordinances or regulations as aforesaid.
A.
The Chief of Police shall have the following powers
to regulate traffic and parking temporarily and in time of emergency:
(1)
In the case of fire, flood, storm or other emergency,
to establish temporary traffic and/or parking regulations;
(2)
In the case of emergency or to facilitate public works,
or in the conduct of parades, processions or public events, to restrict
or prohibit traffic and/or parking in limited areas for periods of
not more than 72 hours.
B.
Such temporary and emergency regulations shall be enforced by the Police Department in the same manner as permanent regulations. Any person who shall operate or park a vehicle or tractor in violation of any such regulations, or who shall move, remove, destroy, injure or deface any sign or marking erected, posted or made to give notice of any such regulation, shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty set forth in the law or elsewhere in this Chapter 300 for a violation of such nature, and, in case of a violation for which no specific penalty is set forth in the law or elsewhere in this chapter, to a fine of not more than $25 together with costs of prosecution.
The Board of Supervisors may, from time to time,
designate places upon and along the highways in the Township where
for a period of not more than 90 days, specific traffic and/or parking
regulations, prohibitions and restrictions shall be in force and effect,
and shall designate such locations by proper signs and markings. Such
regulations, prohibitions and restrictions shall be effective just
as they had been specified in this chapter. No person shall operate
or park a vehicle or tractor in violation of any such regulation,
prohibition or restriction, and no person shall move, remove, destroy
or deface any sign or marking erected, posted or made by authority
of this section. Any person who shall violate any provision of this
section shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty set
forth in the law or elsewhere in this chapter for a violation of such
nature, and in case of a violation for which. no specific penalty
is set forth in the law or elsewhere in this chapter, to a fine of
not more than $25 together with costs of prosecution; provided, the
purpose of this section is to allow for the test and experimental
determination of the feasibility and desirability of permanent changes
in the ordinances of the Township relative to traffic and parking.
The police officers of West Whiteland Township
are hereby given authority to direct traffic on the highways of the
Township and at intersections thereof.