[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Tarentum
at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A.
Any vehicle which is parked or permitted to stand on
any public street or alley for a continuous period exceeding 48 hours unattended
and not bearing one of the following: a valid registration plate, a certificate
of inspection and an ascertainable vehicle identification number; and
B.
JUNKED AUTOMOBILE
Any vehicle which shall stand or be parked on a public
street or alley for a period of 48 hours without the consent of the owner
or person in control.
Any vehicle which has no valid registration or certificate of inspection
and has been stripped or partially disassembled so that it is inoperable or
immovable and is parked or permitted to stand on a public street or alley
for 48 hours and on private property for a continuous period in excess of
30 days.
The parking, standing or storage of abandoned or junked vehicles on
public or private property within the municipal limits of the Borough of Tarentum
is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm, company, partnership
or corporation, whether by principle or agent, to park, store or permit to
be parked or stored any abandoned vehicle on the public streets or alleys
of the Borough of Tarentum.
It shall unlawful for any person or persons, firm, company, partnership
or corporation, whether by principle or agent, to park, store or permit to
be parked or stored any junked vehicle on public or private property within
the Borough of Tarentum.
It shall be the duty of the Tarentum Police Department, upon the presence
of abandoned or junked vehicles within the borough, to investigate said vehicles.
If the investigation reveals the presence of vehicles in violation of this
chapter, the officer shall immediately transmit written notice to the owner
in person or by registered mail. Such written notice shall contain a description
of the vehicle, its location, notice of violation of this chapter and directions
to remove the vehicle from on the street or on private property within 10
days.
A.
Any person or persons, firm, company, partnership or
corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction
before the District Justice, pay a fine of not more than $600 for each offense
and cost of prosecution and, upon default in payment thereof, shall be imprisoned
in the county jail for a period of not to exceed 30 days.
B.
Each day that a violation is permitted
to exist after notice in writing shall have been served shall constitute a
separate offense.
