A. 
This article is enacted under authority of Section 6109(a)(22) of the Vehicle Code[1] and gives authority to the Borough to remove and impound:
(1) 
Vehicles that are parked overtime on any street in the Borough, in violation of any of the provisions of Article I, IV or V;
(2) 
Vehicles parked in metered and unmetered parking lots in the Borough in violation of any of the provisions of Article VI or VII;
(3) 
Vehicles parked in any fire zone or fire lane; and
(4) 
Vehicles parked in or on snow emergency routes.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6109(a)(22).
B. 
The Borough shall have the authority to remove and impound vehicles operated on a public highway within the Borough that are not properly registered, inspected or titled, that are not in safe operating condition or that are not operated by a licensed driver.
The Borough shall have the authority to remove and impound, or to order the removal and impounding of, any vehicle parked overtime or otherwise parked illegally, provided that the circumstances of its parking were within the conditions stated in § 285-72. However, no such vehicle shall be removed or impounded except in strict adherence to this article.
The removal and impounding of vehicles under this chapter shall be done only by approved storage garages that shall be designated from time to time by Council. Every such garage shall submit evidence to Council that it is bonded or has acquired liability insurance in an amount satisfactory to Council as sufficient to indemnify owners of impounded vehicles against loss or damage to those vehicles while in the custody of the garage keeper for the purpose of towing or storage. The approved storage garage shall submit to Council its schedule of charges for towing and storage of vehicles under this article, and, when the schedule is approved by Council, such charges shall be adhered to by the approved storage garage. No different charges shall be demanded of or collected from any person without the approval of Council, and no different charges shall be demanded of or collected from any person whose vehicle is removed and impounded under this article by any approved storage garage. Council shall delete from its list of approved storage garages any garage that makes any unapproved charge in connection with any vehicle removed or impounded under this article.
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 Borough 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 the payment of any towing or storage charges is made under protest, the offender shall be entitled to a hearing before a Magisterial District Judge. The payment of towing and storage charges shall not relieve the owner or driver of any vehicle from liability for any fine or penalty for a violation of any of the provisions of this article for which the vehicle was removed or impounded.
The Borough 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 vehicles.
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.
A. 
No vehicle shall be released from a storage garage until the owner:
(1) 
Has paid all towing and storage fees; and
(2) 
Has produced documentation that the car is properly registered, titled or inspected or is having the vehicle towed to another facility.
B. 
The owner or operator must obtain a certificate of release from the Chief of Police or his or her designee to be presented to the garage attendant.