[Ord. 46, 2/5/1998]
1.
On all roadways in the Township, no person shall stop, park or stand
any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the roadway when
it is practicable to stop, park or stand the vehicle off the highway.
In the event it is necessary to stop, park or stand the vehicle on
the roadway or any part of the roadway, an unobstructed width of the
highway opposite of the vehicle shall be left for the free passage
of other vehicles.
2.
Exception for Disabled Vehicles. This section and § 602
(relating to prohibitions in specified places) and § 604
(relating to additional parking regulations) do not apply to the operator
of any vehicle which is disabled in such a manner and to such an extent
that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the
vehicle on the side of the roadway. In such event, the operator of
the vehicle shall make arrangements to have the disabled vehicle moved
to a safe location, permissible under the terms hereof, within 24
hours of said vehicle being stopped. If the stopping, standing or
parking of a disabled vehicle on the roadway, or any part thereof,
constitutes a safety hazard, the operator shall immediately make arrangements
to have the vehicle appropriately marked to warn drivers and pedestrians
of the safety hazard and shall make arrangements to have the disabled
vehicle moved to a safe location, permissible under the terms hereof,
within four hours of said vehicle being stopped.
[Ord. 46, 2/5/1998]
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or
to protect the safety of any person or vehicle, or in compliance with
the law or the direction of a police officer or official traffic control
device, the following requirements shall be in effect:
A.
Stopping, standing or parking a vehicle is expressly prohibited under
the following circumstances:
(1)
On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the
edge or curb of the street.
(2)
On any sidewalk.
(3)
Within any intersection.
(4)
On any crosswalk.
(5)
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction which
would obstruct traffic.
(6)
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure.
(7)
On public or private property which is expressly reserved for
handicapped persons or disabled veterans where said property has been
posted in accordance with the regulations of the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation.
(8)
At any place where official signs prohibit same.
B.
Standing and parking vehicles is expressly prohibited under the following
circumstances:
(1)
In front of a public or private driveway.
(2)
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
(3)
Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
(4)
Within 30 feet of any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign
or traffic control signal located at the side of the roadway.
(5)
Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station
or, when properly posted, on the side of the street opposite the entrance
of any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance.
(6)
Any place where official signs prohibit same.
[Ord. 46, 2/5/1998]
1.
No person shall park or leave unattended a vehicle on private property
without the consent of the owner or other person in control or possession
of the property; except in the case of an emergency or disablement
of the vehicle, in which case the operator shall arrange for the removal
of the vehicle as soon as possible.
2.
The provisions of Subsection 1 shall not apply to private parking lots unless such lots are posted to notify the public of any parking restrictions, in which case the operator of the vehicle shall comply with said posted restrictions. For the purpose of this section, "private parking lot" means a parking lot open to the public and used for parking with or without charge.
[Ord. 46, 2/5/1998]
1.
Every vehicle which is standing or parked on a two-way highway shall
be positioned parallel to either the curb or the edge of the highway
and in all cases in the direction of authorized traffic movement.
The vehicle shall be parked such that the right-hand wheels are within
12 inches of the right-hand curb; or, in the absence of a curb, the
vehicle shall be parked such that the left-hand wheels are at least
12 inches from the edge of the traveled cartway.
2.
Every vehicle which is standing or parked on a one-way highway shall
be positioned parallel to the curb or edge of the highway in the direction
of authorized traffic movement. Said vehicle shall be parked so that
its curb-side wheels are within 12 inches of the curb or, in the absence
of a curb, that the wheels on the traffic side of the vehicle are
at least 12 inches from the edge of the traveled cartway.
[Ord. 46, 2/5/1998]
1.
No commercial equipment, including but not limited to trucks, tandems
(in excess of one ton capacity), tractor trailers, tractors or other
commercial, construction or cargo-moving vehicles or equipment, shall
be parked upon any highway or street within the Township of Manheim
after its operator has completed the work, delivered the goods or
rendered the services for which it is parked upon the highway or street.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, no such commercial equipment
shall be parked upon any highway or street overnight or after its
operator's purpose has been completed.
2.
Exceptions. The following are exceptions to the restrictions set forth in Subsection 1 above:
A.
Any commercial equipment describe in this section may legally park
for the purpose of delivering goods or rendering services during the
normal course of business, provided that such vehicle does not substantially
impede the flow of vehicular traffic.
B.
Vehicles being used for the purpose of road construction shall be
permitted to park, stand or stop on any highway within the Township
of Manheim when construction is in progress upon said highway or street.
[Ord. 46, 2/5/1998; as amended by Ord. 2003-02, 2/6/2003]
The provisions hereafter set forth in this section shall apply
to snow and ice clearing in the Township:
A.
The Manheim Township Board of Supervisors, through its designated
agent(s), and upon conducting such investigation as it deems necessary
and appropriate, shall be responsible for declaring a snow and ice
emergency in the Township.
B.
It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle on any road, street or public
right-of-way in the Township of Manheim during a snow and ice emergency.
C.
It shall be unlawful to throw, shovel or otherwise move ice or dump
snow or ice removed from sidewalks, driveways or other areas into
roads, streets and rights-of-way.
[Ord. 46, 2/5/1998]
1.
Violations of § 602, Subsection 1G (Handicapped and Disabled
Parking). Any person found to be in violation of the provisions of
§ 602, Subsection 1G, of this Part shall be subject to a
fine in an amount not to exceed $100, plus all court costs and reasonable
attorney's fees incurred by the Township.
2.
Violations of § 606 (Snow Removal Parking). Any person
found to be in violation of the provisions of § 606 of this
Part shall be subject to a fine in an amount not to exceed $100, plus
all court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the
Township.
3.
Violations of All Sections Except § 602, Subsection 1G,
and § 606. Any person found to be in violation of the provisions
of any section except § 602, Subsection 1G, and § 606
of this Part shall be subject to a fine in an amount not to exceed
$50, plus all court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred
by the Township.
4.
If a defendant neither pays nor timely appeals a judgment entered
pursuant to the above provisions, the Township may enforce the judgment
pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure.
[Ord. 46, 2/5/1998]
1.
In addition to the penalties herein provided, whenever any police
officer finds an unattended vehicle in violation of any provision
of this Part, the officer may move the vehicle or cause the vehicle
to be moved or require the driver or other person in charge of the
vehicle to move the vehicle to a position off the roadway where the
vehicle will not interfere with the normal movement of traffic or
constitute a safety hazard.
2.
In addition to the penalties herein provided, whenever any police
officer finds an unattended vehicle in violation of any provision
of this Part, the officer may remove or cause to be removed to the
place of business of the operator of a towing service or to a nearby
garage or other place of safety selected by the Township. The owner
of said vehicle, if known, shall be notified, in writing, of the fact
of said removal, the place of deposit of said vehicle and that said
vehicle may be reclaimed upon payment of towing ad storing charges.
