[Adopted 4-19-1976 by Ord. No. 3-1976]
[Amended 7-9-2012 by Ord. No. 02-2012]
Any and all vehicles parking on the streets, highways or on
public property of the Borough of Waterford in violation of law, shall
be subject to be removed and impounded at the direction of the proper
Borough of Waterford officials.
The Borough Council of the Borough of Waterford shall, by motion
duly entered on its minutes, approve of a storage garage, or storage
garages, as pound for the storage of impounded vehicles.
[Amended 8-8-1994; 6-12-1995]
Such approved garage or garages shall maintain sufficient insurance
or post a bond with Borough Council with sufficient surety for the
purpose of indemnifying the owner of such impounded vehicle against
the loss thereof, or injury or damage thereto, while in the custody
of such poundkeeper.
[Amended 8-8-1994; 7-9-2012 by Ord. No.
02-2012]
The owner or other person having charge or control of any such
impounded vehicle shall be required to pay a towing charge, in the
amount as set by resolution of the Borough Council, per day before
such impounded vehicle shall be released to such owner or other person.
[Amended 7-9-2012 by Ord. No. 02-2012]
Within 12 hours from the time of removal of such vehicle, notice
of the fact that such vehicle has been impounded shall be sent by
the authorized official instituting such removal, or by the office
of the Mayor of the Borough of Waterford, to the owner of record of
such vehicle, designating the place from which such vehicle was removed,
the reason for its removal and impounding and the pound in which it
has been impounded.
Payment by the owner or other person having charge or control
of any such impounded vehicle, of the towing and storage charges specified
herein, unless such payment shall be made "under protest," shall be
final and conclusive and shall constitute a waiver of any right to
recover the money so paid.
In the event that the towing and impounding charges specified
herein are paid "under protest," the offender shall be entitled to
a hearing before a Magisterial District Judge or court of record having
jurisdiction, in which case defendant shall be proceeded against and
receive such notice as is provided by law in other cases of summary
offenses, and shall have the same rights as to appeal and waiver of
hearing.
