This Part
2 shall be known as the "Spring Grove Borough Snow Emergency and Snow Removal Ordinance."
As used in Part
2 of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
SNOW EMERGENCY CONDITIONS
A.
Whenever the Borough has received from a recognized weather
forecasting service a firm forecast of an anticipated accumulation
of snow, sleet or freezing rain.
B.
Whenever there exists upon the streets and sidewalks within
the Borough a substantial accumulation of snow which, for the effective
removal thereof, requires prohibition of parking.
The announcements required to be made by this Part
2 shall be made between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. by means of broadcasts, telecasts or otherwise with a normal operation range covering the Borough.
[Amended 8-5-1996 by Ord.
No. 2-1996]
It shall be a violation of this article to save a parking space
within the cartway of any Borough street or alley in any manner whatsoever,
including but not limited to the placement of chairs, tables or other
articles designed or intended to save or reserve parking spaces during
times of snow or inclement weather. Borough employees shall have the
authority to remove any such object which, in the sole discretion
of the Borough employees, is being used for or has the effect of saving
or reserving any parking space within the Borough cartway.
[Added 8-5-1996 by Ord.
No. 2-1996]
A. Any person, partnership, business, corporation or other entity violating
the provisions of this article, upon the issuance of a citation and
conviction by a Magisterial District Judge, shall be guilty of a summary
offense and shall pay a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $300.
Each day a violation exists shall be considered a separate violation,
subject to the same fines as set forth herein. It shall not be necessary
to issue a separate citation for each day, but one citation can be
issued to cover multiple days of violations. The Borough hereby authorizes
the Borough Manager, Secretary or Codes Enforcement Officer or any
duly authorized and constituted police officer to issue citations
for violations of this article.
B. In the event that a motor vehicle is parked on a primary snow emergency route in violation of this article, the enforcement officer as designated in Subsection
A shall remove or cause the removal of such motor vehicle to a place designated by the Borough. Prior to the owner of such motor vehicle regaining possession of said vehicle or upon assessment of a penalty pursuant to Subsection
A, the owner shall pay to the Borough the costs incurred by the Borough in causing such removal and storage, which shall be in addition to any penalties assessed pursuant to Subsection
A. In the event that the owner of said vehicle fails or refuses to reclaim such vehicle, then the Borough shall, in addition to all other rights granted herein and by law, be entitled to pursue a civil action against said owner for the cost of the towing and storage of said vehicle. Neither the Borough, its employees or contractors shall have any liability for any damage to any motor vehicle parked in violation of this article, occurring to such motor vehicle by reason of the Borough's removal of such vehicle from its parking location, and/or by reason of the Borough's road maintenance and/or snow removal activities or operations.