This article is enacted under authority of § 6109(a-22)
of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A § 101 et seq., as hereafter
amended, supplemented, modified or reenacted by the General Assembly
of Pennsylvania, and gives authority to the Township to remove and
impound those vehicles which are parked in a tow away zone or in violation
of parking regulations of this chapter. Vehicles which have been abandoned
(as defined by the Vehicle Code) or which are parked in such a manner
as to interfere with traffic or pose a hazard to others, may be towed
under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code.
The Township shall have authority to remove and impound, or to order the removal and impounding of any vehicle parked overtime or otherwise illegally, provided that the circumstances of its parking were within the conditions stated in § 210-50 of this article. Provided, no such vehicle shall be removed or impounded except in strict adherence to the provisions of this article, or the provisions of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.
[Amended 12-18-2001 by Ord. No. 502]
The following designated streets and/or parking
lots are hereby established as tow-away zones. Signs shall be posted
to place the public on notice that their vehicles may be towed for
violation of the Township parking regulations.
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Street
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Side
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Between
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Cocoa Avenue
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West
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Brook Lane 250 feet thereof
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Parking Lot
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Hershey Rec. Center Trafficway
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Both
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Intersection with Cocoa Avenue to the intersection with the main parking lot (see also § 210-38, Parking prohibited)
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Hershey Rec. Center Trafficway around main parking
lot
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Outside edge entire outside perimeter (see also § 210-38, Parking prohibited)
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Hersheypark Drive (SR39, SR2016)
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Both
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Laudermilch Road (Route 743) and the US 322
interchange
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Hershey Road (SR39)
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Both
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Hersheypark Drive north to the Township line
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Park Boulevard
[Amended 2-12-2008 by Ord. No. 570] |
Both
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Ridge Road to Hersheypark Drive
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Park Boulevard
[Repealed 2-12-2008 by Ord. No. 570] | ||
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 the violation of the provision of this chapter
for which the vehicle was removed or impounded.
The Township 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
vehicle.
No vehicle shall be removed under the authority
of this article or the Vehicle Code 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.
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a
fine of $50 together with all costs of disposing of the vehicle under
provisions of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7301 et seq.
(1977), as hereafter amended, supplemented, modified or reenacted
by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.
If after a period of 15 days the vehicle in
storage remains unclaimed, a report shall be filed with the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation in accordance with § 7311 of
the Vehicle Code, by the person having legal custody of the vehicle.
If the vehicle has not been claimed after 30 days, the vehicle may
be transferred to a licenses salvor who will then be responsible for
filing the proper reports and disposing of the vehicle in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 73 of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle
Code (75 Pa.C.S.A. § 191 et seq., as amended).
