In order to facilitate the movement of traffic and to combat
the hazards of snow and ice on the snow emergency routes designated
by the Traffic Regulations Commission, the Township Manager, Chief
of Police, Captain of Police, Director of Public Services or a designated
representative may declare a snow and ice emergency, designated in
this article as a "snow emergency." A snow emergency is deemed to
exist when three or more inches of snow has accumulated on streets
within the Township.
After any snow emergency is declared or snowfall accumulates
to three inches on streets within the Township, it shall be unlawful,
at any time during the continuance of the emergency, for any person
to:
In order to assist the drivers of motor vehicles in determining
the streets designated as snow emergency routes, signs stating “No
parking during snow emergency, snow tires or chains required during
snow emergency” shall be placed along said streets or portions
thereof so designated by the Traffic Regulations Commission with no
greater distance between signs than 1/2 mile.
The Police Department has the authority to remove and/or impound or to order the removal and/or impounding of any vehicle violating § 157-28. The Police Department shall follow the procedures in Article V dealing with the removal and impoundment of vehicles. Vehicles removed from snow emergency routes may be removed and impounded or may be moved to the closest street off of the snow emergency route and left at said site. Such factors as storm severity, number of vehicles to be removed, number of tow trucks available and the time delay for impounding vehicles will be considered by the at-scene officer prior to any decision for moving vehicles to the closest street adjacent to the snow emergency route.
