This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Snow Removal
and Street Cleaning Ordinance."
This article is intended to regulate parking of vehicles on
the streets of Towanda Borough during and after periods of snowfall
to facilitate snow removal from the streets and to regulate said parking
during all other times, as necessary, to facilitate street cleaning
efforts of the Borough.
Whenever, in the opinion of the Borough Manager or his designee, it is in the best interests of the general public to remove dirt, debris, leaves, etc. from the Borough streets, he may cause to be temporarily posted, at suitable intervals along any street of the Borough, signs indicating that parking of vehicles is disallowed. Upon the placing of these temporary signs, it shall be unlawful for any person to park or stop any vehicle, except for temporary loading and unloading, along the side of the street indicated. Such signs shall be placed along the streets at least 12 hours before the Borough's street cleaning efforts shall be undertaken and shall indicate the time after which parking is prohibited. Any vehicle still parked in the prohibited areas shall be subject to the fines and penalties specified in §§
305-65 and
305-66.
Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this article
shall be liable, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding,
to pay a fine of $25 plus costs of prosecution for each offense. Each
day that a violation continues shall constitute a new offense.
If in the event that an owner of a vehicle parked in a prohibited
area cannot be located and it is necessary that the vehicle be moved
in order to facilitate snow removal and street cleaning efforts, the
Borough Manager or his designee may cause the vehicle to be towed
to the nearest available parking place in the neighborhood. All costs
of such towing shall be billed by the Borough to the owner of said
vehicle. Failure to pay these towing costs shall cause the Borough
to recover said costs through any legal means available to it.