[Adopted 5-19-1982]
The Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Lawrence shall determine whether the parking of motor or other vehicles
on any portion of any public street or private street or shopping
center or multifamily building or school or hospital or convalescent
center parking lot or lots is likely to interfere with the operation
of a fire company, or seriously impair egress of occupants from buildings
in case of fire and shall designate with use of maps or sketches such
areas for location and establishment of fire lanes and shall maintain
a list of the same in the municipal offices of the Township. Such
list may be modified, added to or reduced from time to time on approval
by majority of the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Lawrence.
Notice of said designated areas for location and establishment of
fire lanes shall be given by the Board of Supervisors by ordinary
mail to the owner or operator of a private street, shopping center,
multifamily building, school, hospital and convalescent center parking
lot or lots located in said designated areas and the said owner or
operator shall comply in designating said area for location and establishment
of fire lanes as required by this section.
Establishment of fire lanes as set forth in § 119-10 shall be marked by and under the direction of the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Lawrence by any one or more of the following methods:
In the event of an emergency or special condition
whereby the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Lawrence shall
determine that the parking of vehicles is likely to interfere with
the operation of a fire company in any public street or private street
or shopping center or multifamily building, or school, or hospital
or convalescent center parking lot or lots, the Board of Supervisors
shall direct the posting of signs in such areas reading "NO PARKING
- TEMPORARY FIRE REGULATION - BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS."
Such signs shall be removed at the direction of the Board of Supervisors
when such emergency or special condition ceases.
[Amended 5-2-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-2]
It shall be unlawful and a violation of this article for any person to park or leave standing any vehicle within any fire lane established and marked as set forth in §§ 119-10 and 119-11 hereof, or in any temporary no-parking area set forth in § 119-12 hereof, and, upon conviction before a District Justice, said person shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days. Provided, further, that the continued violation of this article for a period of more than two hours shall constitute a new and separate offense for each successive additional two-hour period.
A.
It shall be the duty of the police officers of the
Township of Lawrence, on finding any vehicle parked in violation of
the provisions of this article, to report:
B.
On finding a vehicle parked in violation of the provisions
of this article, such police officer shall also attach to such vehicle,
where possible, a notice that such vehicle was parked in violation
of this article and instructing such owner or operator to report to
the Township office in regard to such violation.
C.
Each owner or operator receiving such notice may,
within 48 hours of the time when such notice was attached to such
vehicle, pay to the Township of Lawrence as a penalty and in full
satisfaction of such violation, the sum of $5. The failure of payment
being made within such forty-eight-hour period shall render such owner
or operator subject to the penalties hereinabove provided for violation
of this article. Provided, further, that if such owner or operator
shall, in fact, make payment after such forty-eight-hour period, but
before the filing of a complaint with the District Justice, of the
sum of $10, such payment shall be in full satisfaction of such violation.
[Amended 5-2-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-2]
