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Township of Upper Pottsgrove, PA
Montgomery County
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Wherever a space is marked off on any street for the parking of an individual vehicle, every vehicle parked there shall be parked wholly within the lines bounding that space, and it shall be a violation of this article for any person to park a vehicle or allow it to remain parked otherwise.
Parking shall be prohibited at all times in the following locations:
Street
Side
Between
Diamond Street
West
50 feet west of the intersection to the intersection with North Hanover Street
Proper: "No parking here to corner"
Farmington Avenue
[Added 8-20-2007 by Ord. No. 408]
East
Stone Hill Drive and a point 175 ft south thereof
Hanover Street
West
Mervine Street and Master Street
Laura Lane
[Added 7-16-2012 by Ord. No. 457]
Both
From the center line of Farmington Avenue to a point 275 feet east thereof
Laura Lane
[Added 7-16-2012 by Ord. No. 457]
North
Between a point 850 feet east of the center line of Farmington Avenue to a point 950 feet east from the center line of Farmington Avenue
Laura Lane
[Added 7-16-2012 by Ord. No. 457]
South
A point 520 feet east of the center line of Farmington Avenue to a point 690 feet east from the center line of Farmington Avenue
Laura Lane
[Added 7-16-2012 by Ord. No. 457]
South
From a point 825 feet east of the center line of Farmington Avenue to a point 950 feet east of the center line of Farmington Avenue
Parking shall be prohibited in the following locations at all times on the days and between the hours indicated in this section, as follows:
Street
Side
Between
(Reserved)
[Added 7-18-2011 by Ord. No. 449; amended 12-19-2016 by Ord. No. 491]
On the following culs-de-sac, no person, firm or corporation shall park a motor vehicle, boat or trailer, or allow a motor vehicle, boat or trailer to remain parked, in the circular portion of such cul-de-sac during any snow emergency, as defined in § 330-51 of this chapter:
Location
Applegate Lane
Autumnview Lane
Boxwood Court
Broadmoor Place
Fallbrook Lane
Farview Lane
Hollyberry Court
Irene Court
Joanne Court
Kummerer Road
Micklitz Drive
Peachtree Circle
Rose Valley Road
Sageview Drive
Springhill Lane
Sweetwater Way
Vale Court
Whitespire Circle
It shall be unlawful for any person to park, or to allow to remain parked, on any of the following streets or parts of streets, any vehicle other than a passenger car (which shall not include any bus, motor home or passenger car attached to a trailer of any kind):
Street
Side
Between
(Reserved)
No person shall park a vehicle, or allow it to remain parked, for longer than the time indicated, in any of the following locations, at any time on the days and between the hours indicated:
Street
Side
Between
Days
Hours
(Reserved)
The following are established as special purpose parking zones, and it shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle or to allow it to remain parked in any such zone, except as specifically provided for that zone:
Street
Side
Location
Authorized Purpose or Vehicle
(Reserved)
It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle (other than a pedalcycle) on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of any street, except that standing or parking for the purpose of loading or unloading persons or property shall be permitted on the following named streets on Monday through Saturday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and between the hours of 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., and for no longer than necessary for the loading or unloading:
Street
Side
Between
(Reserved)
[Added 11-13-1995 by Ord. No. 263]
A. 
No major recreational equipment (including boats and boat trailers, travel trailers, pickup campers or coaches, motorized dwellings, tent trailers and other trailers, including, but not limited to, trailers for hauling snowmobiles and so forth, and cases or boxes for transporting recreation equipment) and no trucks in excess of 14,000 pounds gross vehicular weight shall be parked or stored on any public street in the Township for more than eight hours.
[Amended 5-4-2020 by Ord. No. 509]
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
[Added 4-20-2015 by Ord. No. 479[1]]
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DUMPSTER
A large trash receptacle for disposal or refuse to be temporarily located on a property, and designed to be hoisted onto a specially equipped truck for emptying or hauling away of the refuse contained therein, or any similar device.
TEMPORARY PORTABLE STORAGE UNIT (TPSU)
A transportable, standardized, reusable vessel or container, or receptacle that originally and specifically designed for or is used in stowing, packing, shipping, moving, or transporting freight, articles, good or commodities, and is designed for or is capable of being mounted or moved on a truck, and is located at site for temporary storage or personal property, or any similar device, and is more commonly known as a "Pack Rat" or "POD."
B. 
Time limitations established. No dumpster or TPSU shall be placed, parked, or stored on any public street or roadway in the Township for more than 14 consecutive calendar days.
C. 
Procedures and restrictions on the placement of Dumpsters and TPSUs.
(1) 
Prior to the placement of any dumpster or TPSU on any public street, prior approval of the Upper Pottsgrove Township Police Department shall be required to insure that the location does not adversely impact traffic or pedestrians, or obscure the necessary site triangles for intersections or operators of motor vehicles using the public streets.
(2) 
Any and all such dumpsters or TPSUs shall be required to be equipped with appropriate reflectors or markings so they are clearly visible to traffic during both day time and night time hours. In addition, all such structures shall be properly secured when not in use so as to prevent any adverse impact to public health or safety.
(3) 
Any and all such units shall contain appropriate reflectors/markings so they are clearly visible to traffic.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former § 330-28 as § 330-28.1.
[Amended 11-13-1995 by Ord. No. 263; 12-3-2007 by Ord. No. 416; 4-20-2015 by Ord. No. 479]
Except as otherwise noted, any person who violates and provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $150, plus costs.