As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
OCCUPANT
The tenant or tenants with respect to one-, two- or multifamily
dwellings; the manager or person having care, custody or control of
the building lot with respect to three-family or larger dwellings,
commercial business, industrial premises, vacant lots or unoccupied
buildings.
OWNER
The fee owner and/or contract purchaser of a building or
lot as listed on the property records properly recorded in Montgomery
County.
SIDEWALK
Any concrete, bituminous or other hard-surface sidewalk,
path or walkway intended for public use.
TOWNSHIP
Lower Pottsgrove Township or its designee.
Following the effective date of this article,
it shall be unlawful to park, abandon or allow to be parked or abandoned
any motor vehicle or other vehicle on or in part of a travel lane
of any highway, street, road or right-of-way which is part of the
PennDOT, Montgomery County and/or Township road system after the start
of a snowfall and until the snow has stopped falling and the snow
has been completely plowed for the full width of the cartway.
Any member of the Lower Pottsgrove Township
Police Department is hereby authorized to have removed any vehicle
abandoned or parked upon or in part of any travel lane of a public
highway, street, road or right-of-way in violation of the terms and
provisions of this article and to have said vehicle towed to the nearest
safe facility. The registered owner of any such vehicle shall be notified
of the fact of the removal and of the place to which said vehicle
has been towed, where he or she may obtain the same upon payment of
any and all towing and storage charges. Neither the Township nor any
of its officers or employees shall be held responsible for any damage
to any vehicle occurring as a result of towing and/or storage of a
vehicle parked in violation of this article. The towing company shall
be an approved vendor pursuant to the Lower Pottsgrove Township Police
Department Standard Operating Procedures Manual.
If shall be unlawful for owners, occupants or
tenants of property to dump, throw, shovel, pile or push any snow
or ice removed from driveways, walkways or other private property
into any public highway, street, road or public right-of-way.
Any owner or occupant violating any of the provisions
of this article shall be subject to fines and penalties outlined in
§ 1502(2) of the First Class Township Code, not to exceed
$1,000.