As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Full chains, strap chains or other types of chains mounted
on the driving wheels of a motorized vehicle.
That side of the street containing building numbers or designations
which are evenly divisible by two.
That side of the street containing building numbers or designations
which are not evenly divisible by two.
As used herein shall be synonymous with the term "snow emergency"
as defined herein and, as such, any reference to a "Snow Alert Zone"
shall mean a "Snow Emergency Zone."
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No. 2021-1949]
A "snow emergency" shall exist upon a snowfall accumulation
of two inches or more or during any period in which the Borough of
Lansdale snowplowing and snow removal equipment shall be operating
on the streets and roads within the Borough of Lansdale; provided,
however, that such periods shall not exceed more than 72 hours after
the cessation of a snowfall.
Snow tires/all-purpose tires with sufficient tread to allow
self-propelled vehicles to move through streets having two inches
or more of snow thereupon.
A self-propelled motorized vehicles using Borough of Lansdale
streets and highways, including taxicabs but excluding other public
transportation conveyances.
A.
During the time of a snow emergency as defined above, no person shall
park a vehicle or allow a vehicle to remain parked when temporary
signs are posted on Green Street between Main Street and Vine Street,
on Montgomery Avenue between Vine Street and Century Plaza parking
lot, on Pierce Street or on Seventh Street between Ridge Street and
Line Street, or on either side of the aforesaid streets.
B.
In addition, during such snow emergency as defined above, no person
shall park a vehicle or allow a vehicle to remain parked on the even-numbered
side of the following streets:
Blaine Street (between Broad Street and High Street)
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Broad Street
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Chestnut Street
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Church Road
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Columbia Avenue
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Delaware Avenue (between Susquehanna Avenue and Valley Forge
Road)
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Elm Drive
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Fairview Avenue
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Forest Avenue
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Franklin Street
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Gillinder Street
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High Street
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Highland Road
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Iron Street
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Kenilworth Avenue (between Eighth Street and Fifth Street)
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Lansdale Avenue
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Line Street
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Locust Street
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Main Street
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Ninth Street
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Oak Drive
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Park Drive
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Penn Street (between Chestnut Street and Line Street)
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Pennbrook Avenue (between Hancock Avenue and Wissahickon Avenue)
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Ridge Street
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Saint Elmo (between Vine Street and Lincoln Avenue)
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West Second Street (between Valley Forge Road and Richardson
Avenue)
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Seventh Street (except between Ridge Street and Line Street)
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Sixth Street (between Walnut Street and Pacific Avenue)
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West Sixth Street (between Cannon Avenue and Maple Avenue)
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Third Street (between Walnut Street and Crestview Road)
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West Third Street (between Edgemont Avenue and Cannon Avenue)
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North Valley Forge Road
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Vine Street
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Webster Avenue
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South Wood Street (from West Main Street to Vine Street)
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York Avenue (between Green Street and Valley Forge Road)
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C.
In addition, during a snow emergency, no person shall park a vehicle
or allow a vehicle to remain parked within a No Parking Anytime During
a Snow Alert Zone on both sides of the street at the following locations:
Berberry Drive
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Birch Street
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Broad Street (for the entire length of North and South Broad
Streets)
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Cannon Avenue (between Main Street to Whites Road)
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Cedar Street
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Cherry Street
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Clear Spring Road
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Concord Place
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Crescent Avenue
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Crestview Road
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Cypress Street
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Delaware Avenue (between Valley Forge Road and the Borough line)
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Edgemont Avenue
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Edgemont Avenue (between Third Street and Sixth Street)
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East Fourth Street (between Line Street and Lansdale Avenue)
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East Fifth Street (between Edgewood Avenue and Crestview Road)
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Frederick Road
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Gettysburg Drive
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Greenwood Road
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Hemlock Street
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Jamestown Drive
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Knoll Drive
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Lakeview Drive
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Laurel Lane
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Lexington Road
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Lombardy Drive
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East Main Street (for the entire length of East Main and West
Main Streets)
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Mitchell Avenue (between Whites Road and Fifth Street)
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Mount Vernon Street (between Valley Forge Road and the Borough
line)
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Monticello Place
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Nelson Avenue (between Third Street and Fourth Street)
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Oakland Avenue (between Main Street to Laurel Lane and Wissahickon
Avenue to Crescent Avenue)
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Penn Street (between Line Street and Church Road)
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Pennbrook Avenue (between Cherry Street and Hancock Street)
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Pine Street
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Poplar Street (from Edgemont Avenue to Edgemont Avenue)
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Richardson Avenue (between Whites Road and Mount Vernon Street)
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Salford Avenue (between Whites Road and Derstine Avenue)
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East Sixth Street (between Edgemont Avenue and Lansdale Avenue)
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Spruce Drive
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Sycamore Drive
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East Third Street (between Lansdale Avenue and Crestview Road)
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Towamencin Avenue (between Whites Road and Columbia Avenue)
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Wade Avenue
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West End Drive
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Williamsburg Drive
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Willow Street
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Winding Road (between Valley Forge Road and the Borough line)
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Wissahickon Avenue (between Church Road and Laurel Lane)
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Woodland Drive
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York Avenue (between Valley Forge Road and the Borough line)
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Yorktown Road
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D.
In addition, during such snow emergency, no person shall park a vehicle
or allow a vehicle to remain parked on the odd-numbered side of any
street in the Borough not hereinbefore in this section otherwise mentioned
with respect to parking specifications during a snow emergency.
No vehicle shall be operated upon any street or road located
within the Borough of Lansdale without snow tires or chains.
Any vehicle parked, stalled or incapable of moving under its
own power or left unattended upon any street or road located within
the Borough of Lansdale may be removed or towed away at the owner's
expense to another location at the direction of the Borough of Lansdale
Police Department or other authority as authorized by the Borough
Council of the Borough of Lansdale.
No snow equipment or vehicles which do not have rubber tires
shall be driven on streets and roads located within the Borough of
Lansdale without the approval of the Borough Council of the Borough
of Lansdale or its lawfully authorized representative.
No provision of this article shall be construed to permit parking
on any street or at any location along said street where such parking
is prohibited by the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania[1] or by any other part of this chapter or any other ordinance
of the Borough of Lansdale not in effect or hereafter enacted.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
The Chief of Police of the Borough of Lansdale is hereby authorized
and directed to procure signs as may be specified by the Public Safety
Committee of the Borough Council of the Borough of Lansdale and to
post same throughout the Borough of Lansdale at appropriate intervals
along each street giving public notice of parking restrictions during
snow alerts.
A.
In addition to any other provisions or penalties provided by this
chapter for violations hereof, should any vehicle be parked in violation
of the provisions of this article, the Chief of Police is authorized
to cause such car to be removed from the street to a garage or other
place of safety in the Borough or to the car owner's property.
B.
Except in the case of removal of a car to the car owner's property,
immediate written notice of the removal of the offending car shall
be given by the Chief of Police to the owner of the car as indicated
by the license plate registration.
C.
The owner shall reimburse the Borough for the costs of such removal
and storage as shall be determined by the Chief of Police, and it
shall be a violation of this article to fail to pay such bill.