The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have
the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
IMPLEMENT OF HUSBANDRY
A vehicle designed or adapted and determined by the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation to be used exclusively for agricultural operations
and infrequently operated or moved upon highways.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any automobile, truck, motorcycle, motorbike, motor scooter, all-terrain
vehicle, snowmobile, go-cart, or recreational vehicle, whether or not registered
or required to be registered by the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code or any
other law or statute of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or administrative
agency thereof, or whether or not titled or required to be titled by the Pennsylvania
Motor Vehicle Code or any other law or statute of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
or any administrative agency regulation thereof.
PERMITTEE
Any person who has obtained the written permission from any owner
or lessee of property, including the Township of Raccoon, as required by this
chapter, and any other person in his or her company.
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Real estate or real property situate within the Township of Raccoon
owned by any person, firm, or corporation other than the Township.
PROPERTY
Real estate or real property situate within the Township of Raccoon
including that of the Township.
VEHICLE
Any automobile, truck, motorcycle, motorbike, motor scooter, all-terrain
vehicle, snowmobile, go-cart, or recreational vehicle, whether or not registered
or required to be registered by the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code or any
other law or statute of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or administrative
agency thereof, or whether or not titled or required to be titled by the Pennsylvania
Motor Vehicle Code or any other law or statute of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
or any administrative agency regulation thereof.
Prior to operating any vehicle on any private property, the operator
must request and receive the written permission of the all owners or lessees
of such property.
Prior to operating any vehicle on property owned by the Township of
Raccoon, the operator must request and receive the written permission of a
majority of the Township Supervisors.
Any written permission required to be given and secured in accordance
with this chapter may be revoked at the will of any one owner of private property,
and by a majority of Township supervisors respecting Township property. Such
revocation need not be in writing but must be communicated to, or attempted
to be communicated to, a permittee. In the case of the Township of Raccoon,
such communication of the revocation may be accomplished by any Raccoon Township
police officer upon direction of the Township Supervisors. In the event written
permission is revoked by any owner, lessee, or the Township of Raccoon, no
permittee or other person shall continue to operate any vehicle upon the property
that is the subject of the revocation, nor remain upon the property that is
the subject of the revocation.
No vehicle subject to this chapter shall be operated by any person:
A. Unless the muffler is in good working order and repair;
and/or
B. In such a manner that is reckless; and/or
C. So as to cause damage to any property; and/or
D. So as to create or cause a nuisance; and/or
E. So as to create or cause a hazard, to persons or property;
and/or
F. At a speed greater than is reasonable, having due regard
for conditions then and there existing; and/or
G. While such person is under the influence of alcohol,
any drug or controlled substance, or the combined influence of alcohol, any
drug and/or controlled substance.
The Supervisors may, by resolution, establish trails or other places
permitting the operation of vehicles on property owned by Raccoon Township.
Such resolutions may limit the operation of vehicles to such days of the week,
hours of the day, or under such other conditions as the Supervisors see fit.
Such resolutions may also limit the number of vehicles to be operated at any
given time or attach any other conditions to the operation of such vehicles
as the Supervisors see fit.
Regardless of compliance with the foregoing sections of this chapter,
no person or permittee may operate any vehicle upon any portion of private
property, or upon any portion of property that is owned by the Township of
Raccoon, that is located within 300 feet of a residential dwelling at a speed
greater than the minimum speed required to maintain forward movement of such
vehicle. The aforesaid 300-foot restriction shall not apply to a residential
dwelling that is owned by a person who has given his or her permission to
operate a motor vehicle under the provisions of this chapter or is the owner
of such residential dwelling.
This chapter shall not apply to any "implement of husbandry."