[Ord. 680, 12/28/1998]
This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Snow Emergency
Ordinance of the Borough of Hamburg."
[Ord. 680, 12/28/1998]
In this Part, except as hereinafter otherwise defined, the terms
used shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Pennsylvania
Vehicle Code. For the purpose of this Part the following definitions
shall prevail:
BARRICADE
Any object visible for a distance of 100 feet in clear weather
that is used to block off an area of a street or highway.
BOROUGH
The Borough of Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
BOROUGH MANAGER
The person so designated by the Council of the Borough or
his representative so designated either by the Council of the Borough
or by the Borough Manager.
CHIEF OF POLICE
The official in charge of all police directives under the
Mayor's jurisdiction.
CINDER
Any abrasive material to be put on hard snow or ice areas
including, but not limited to, cinder, sand, fine gravel, sawdust,
salt or fine crushed stone.
COMMON STREETS
Those streets or roadways in the Borough which are not designated
herein as snow emergency routes.
ROADWAY
That portion of a street or highway improved, designed or
ordinarily used for vehicular travel.
SIDEWALK
That portion of a street between the curb lines or the lateral
lines of a roadway and the adjacent property lines intended for the
use of pedestrians.
SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES
Those streets designated and marked as such in accordance
with the provisions of this Part.
SNOW TIRES
Any tires mounted on drive wheels of motor vehicles which
are specially designed by tire manufacturers to give effective traction
on snow, mud or ice covered streets by means of extra heavy duty treads
with special high traction patterns, except that no tire so defined
shall be construed to be a snow tire if it is worn to less than 3/16
inch tread depth or is damaged or worn to the extent that its performance
would be substantially impaired.
STREET OR HIGHWAY
The entire width between curbs or boundary lines of every
way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of
the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
TIRE CHAINS
Any hard metal chains mounted on drive wheel tires of motor
vehicles which cross the tread of each such tire laterally in at least
eight different places.
[Ord. 680, 12/28/1998]
Whenever the Borough Manager finds, on the basis of the amount
of snow and after snow emergency routes are opened, that parking on
common streets must be prohibited or restricted for snow plowing and
other snow removal purposes, the Borough Manager shall put into effect
a parking prohibition on parts of or on all of common streets as necessary
be causing notices of such parking prohibition to be posted on both
sides of the affected common streets at least 12 hours before said
parking prohibited goes into effect. Such prohibitions or restrictions
shall remain in effect until terminated by the Borough Manager, as
provided for in § 610 of this Part, except that any street
area which has become substantially clear of snow and ice from curb
to the center of the street for the length of the entire block shall
be automatically excluded therefrom. While the prohibition is in effect,
no person shall park or allow to remain parked any vehicle on any
portion of a common street to which it applies. However, nothing in
this Section shall be construed to permit parking at any time or place
where it is forbidden by any other provision of law.
[Ord. 680, 12/28/1998]
Any provision of this Part which becomes effective by declaration
of the Borough Manager or upon the occurrence of certain weather conditions
which, while temporarily in effect, take precedence over other conflicting
provisions of law normally in effect, except that it shall not take
precedence over provisions of law relating to traffic accidents, emergency
travel of authorized emergency vehicles or emergency traffic directions
by a police officer.
[Ord. 680, 12/28/1998]
Whenever the Borough Manager shall find that some or all of the conditions which give rise to a parking prohibition in effect pursuant to this Part no longer exists, he shall declare the prohibition terminated, in whole or part, by causing to be removed the notice required in §§
15-603 and
15-604 of this Part, the termination of said prohibition to become effective immediately as to any street blocked in the Borough when said notices are removed by duly authorized representatives of the Borough Manager.
[Ord. 680, 12/28/1998]
Whenever any motor vehicle is found parked or let in violation of any provisions of this Part, notice of such violation shall be given in the manner provided for parking violations in the Borough of Hamburg as set forth in §
15-410 of this chapter.
[Ord. 680, 12/28/1998]
In any prosecution with regard to a vehicle parked or left in
a place or in a condition in violation of any provision of this Part,
proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was parked
or left in violation of a provision of this Part, together with proof
that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time the registered
owner of such vehicle shall constitute prima facie evidence that the
defendant was the person who parked or left the vehicle in violation
of this Part.
[Ord. 680, 12/28/1998]
The following streets or highways or portions of streets or
highways within the Borough of Hamburg are hereby designated as snow
emergency routes:
Street
|
Between
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Center Street
|
Confer Street and Quince Alley
|
Confer Street
|
North Fourth Street and North Fifth Street
|
Fourth Street
|
Route 61 and the cloverleaf on Interstate 78
|
Franklin Street
|
State Street and North Fourth Street
|
Grand Street
|
Second Street to Fourth Street
|
Grandview Terrace
|
Arthur to Catherine — West side only
|
Port Clinton Avenue
|
William Street and North Fourth Street
|
State Street
|
Western Borough line and the eastern Borough line
|
Third Street
|
Port Clinton Avenue and 700 South Fourth Street
|
Washington Street
|
Second Street to Third Street
|
Windsor
|
Fourth Street to Fifth Street — both sides
|
[Ord. 680, 12/28/1998]
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove without the authorization
of the Borough Manager any sign or notice posted in accordance with
the provisions of this Part.
[Ord. 680, 12/28/1998; as amended by Ord. 814-15, 2/23/2015;
and by Ord. 828-17, 8/28/2017]
1. If, at any time during a period of snow emergency declared under
this Part, a person shall park a motor vehicle or allow a motor vehicle
to remain parked anywhere upon 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 $40 and costs.
2. If, at any time during a period of snow emergency declared under
this Part, a person shall drive a motor vehicle upon a snow emergency
route, without having that vehicle equipped with snow tires or chains,
that person shall be guilty of a violation of this Part and, upon
conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $40 and costs.