[Ord. 1995-2, 3/14/1995]
This Part shall be known and may be referred to as the "Borough
Snow Emergency Route Ordinance."
[Ord. 1995-2, 3/14/1995]
CHAINS — Full chains, strap chains or other
types of chains so mounted to give motor vehicles traction in snow
as that term is described hereinafter.
Any precipitation depositing any accumulation on the streets
of the Borough of Burnham, and including not only snow, but for purposes
of this Part also including sleet, hail, freezing rain or ice.
A state of emergency, as declared herein, such that highway
conditions are hazardous and dangerous to vehicular and pedestrian
traffic.
All streets, roads or alleys within the Borough of Burnham
designated and marked as noted herein.
Tires which, when compared with conventional rib-type passenger
car or light truck tires, have a relatively aggressive tread pattern
and are designed primarily to provide additional starting, stopping
and driving traction in mud and snow. The tread shall also have ribs,
lugs, blocks or buttons, be generally discontinuous, and have the
following characteristics when inflated:
A substantial portion of the lug, block or rib edges in the
tread design shall be at an angle greater than 30° to the tire
circumferential center line.
On at least one side of the tread design, the shoulder lugs
shall protrude at least 1/2 inch in a direction generally perpendicular
to the direction of travel.
Tires manufactured on or after January 1, 1976, shall be permanently
labeled on at least one sidewall with the words "mud and snow" or
any construction using the letters "M" and "S": such as MS, M/S, M-S,
M&S and the like. "Snow tires," as defined above, to be considered
"snow tires" for purposes of this Part shall have sufficient tread
remaining thereon and shall be in such condition so as to serve the
purpose for which they would pass in relation to a lawful and proper
annual safety inspection of the vehicle as required by law.
All motor vehicles utilizing Borough streets, roads and alleys,
as the term "motor vehicle" is defined by the Vehicle Code, Act of
June 17, 1976, P.L. 162, No. 81, § 1 et seq., (75 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 101 et seq.), as it may be amended, supplemented or superseded
from time to time.
[Ord. 1995-2, 3/14/1995]
1.
The Mayor, with the approval of Borough Council by resolution, shall
designate streets which are heavily traveled and necessary thorough
fares for the movement of vehicular traffic through the Borough as
"snow emergency routes." Such designation shall take into consideration
State highway routes, fire apparatus emergency routes and other commonly
traveled roads, streets and alleys.
2.
Each of such routes shall be posted with snow emergency route signs
which may restrict parking, as determined necessary by the Mayor,
as approved by Borough Council by resolution duly adopted. Said signs
shall conform in size, lettering and content to size prescribed by
regulations for snow emergency route signs adopted by the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation, from time to time.
3.
A map of such snow emergency routes shall be filed with the Borough
Secretary and other copies thereof shall be made available for public
examination in the office of the Borough Secretary and the Ordinance
Enforcement Officer.
4.
The Mayor, with the approval of Borough Council by resolution duly
adopted, may change the snow emergency routes and the map from time
to time, the revised maps being available, as aforesaid, and the said
revised snow emergency routes being duly posted with signs, as aforesaid.
5.
Designation of Snow Emergency Routes.
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Street
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Between
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Beech Street, North
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Entire length
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Dry Valley Road
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South Walnut Street to the line with Derry Township
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First Avenue
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Entire length
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Fourth Street
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South Walnut Street to Dry Valley Road
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Freedom Avenue
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Entire length, east and west
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Ridge Street
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Entire length
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Walnut Street, South
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Entire length
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Walnut Street, North
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Entire length
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[Ord. 1995-2, 3/14/1995]
When, in the opinion of the Mayor, the actual or expected accumulation
of snow, as defined herein, will create hazardous or dangerous highway
conditions for motor vehicle traffic or for pedestrian traffic, he/she
is hereby authorized to declare a snow emergency. He/she shall immediately
inform the news media, including radio stations and at least one newspaper
of general circulation in the Borough (notification of the radio and
newspaper shall be deemed complete when notice is given to the radio
stations and newspaper and not when the radio stations and newspaper
deems it appropriate to disseminate the same). The snow emergency
shall continue until the Mayor shall declare the emergency no longer
exists by media notification in the same manner as above.
[Ord. 1995-2, 3/14/1995]
Within two hours after the snow emergency has been declared
and during its existence, the following shall apply:
A.
No motor vehicle shall be parked on a snow emergency route unless
signs, posted in accord with this Part, permit such parking.
B.
Any person who operates a motor vehicle without chains or snow tires upon any street, road or alley designated as a snow emergency route, which motor vehicle becomes stalled or incapable of moving under its own power, or any person who leaves a motor vehicle parked (except to the extent parking is permitted per Subsection A hereinabove) or unattended upon such street, road or alley, shall be in violation of this Part and subject to the penalties herein.
C.
Any motor vehicle parked (except to the extent parking is permitted per Subsection A hereinabove), stalled, incapable of moving under its own power, or left unattended upon any such snow emergency route, may be removed or towed to any location by persons authorized by the Borough of Burnham so to do. The cost of such removal and towing may be assessed against the owner of such motor vehicle, and if the owner fails to pay the cost of removal and towing, the Borough may file a municipal lien or claim pursuant to the Act of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania authorizing Municipal Liens and Claims, Act of May 167, 1923, P.L. 207, § 1 et seq., 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq., as it has been amended and supplemented, and as it may be amended and supplemented, from time to time hereafter.
[Ord. 1995-2, 3/14/1995]
The Borough, through its designated personnel, shall first remove
snow from snow emergency routes so designated and, thereafter, in
the priority adopted by Borough Council from time to time, shall remove
snow from those other streets not designated as snow emergency routes.
[Ord. 1995-2, 3/14/1995]
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, shovel, cast,
move, place, pile, deposit, blow or dump snow or ice removed from
sidewalks, driveways or other areas into the streets, roads or alleys,
designated as a snow emergency route or for any person, when the cartway
of the street, road or alley shall have been cleared or partially
cleared, to throw, shovel, cast, move, place, pile, deposit, blow
or dump snow or ice in the cleared cartway or passageway area of a
snow emergency route.
[Ord. 1995-2, 3/14/1995]
1.
If at any time during a period of snow emergency declared pursuant
to this Part, a person shall park a motor vehicle or leave it unattended
upon a snow emergency route (except to the extent parking is permitted
per § 505A hereinabove), that person shall be guilty of
a violation of this Part, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $15 and costs.
2.
If at any time during a period of snow emergency declared pursuant
to this Part, a person operates a motor vehicle without chains or
snow tires upon any street, road or alley designated as a snow emergency
route and said motor vehicle becomes stalled or incapable of moving
under its own power upon any such snow emergency route, that person
shall be guilty of a violation of this Part, and, upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25 and costs.
3.
If at any time during a period of snow emergency declared pursuant
to this Part, a person shall throw, shovel, cast, move, place, pile,
deposit, blow or dump snow or ice removed from sidewalks, driveways
or other areas into the streets, roads or alleys, designated as a
snow emergency route or if any person, when the cartway of the street,
road or alley shall have been cleared or partially cleared, throws,
shovels, casts, moves, places, piles, deposits, blows or dumps snow
or ice in the cleared cartway or passageway area of a snow emergency
route, that person shall be guilty of a violation of this Part, and,
upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$25 and costs.
