In order to facilitate the movement of traffic and to combat
the hazards of snow and ice on the streets and roads of the Borough
of Sellersville, the Mayor or his/her designee, in his discretion,
may declare a snow or ice emergency (hereinafter referred to as a
"snow emergency"). Information on the existence of a snow emergency
shall be given by the Borough through radio, newspaper, or other available
media, and information regarding the termination of the emergency
shall be given by the use of the same media.
A. After any snow emergency is declared, it shall be unlawful, at any
time during the continuance of the emergency, for any person:
(1) To park a motor vehicle or to allow that vehicle to remain parked anywhere on any snow emergency route designated in Subsection
A(2)(a) below.
(2) To drive any motor vehicle on any such snow emergency route, unless
that vehicle is equipped with snow tires or chains.
(a)
Emergency snow restricted parking routes.
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Street
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Side
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Between
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Diamond Street
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Both
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Tax Parcel 39-008-183 and South Main Street
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Diamond Street
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West
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Tax Parcel 39-008-131 to 39-010-026
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East Church Street
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Both
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North Main Street and the Borough line
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East Park Avenue
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Both
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Diamond Street and the Borough line
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East Temple Avenue
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Both
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North Main Street and East Walnut Street
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East Walnut Street
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Both
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East Temple Avenue and the Borough line
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Lawn Avenue
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Both
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Maple Avenue and the Borough line
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Maple Avenue
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Both
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West Temple Avenue and the Borough line
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Noble Street
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Both
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North Main Street and Lawn Avenue
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North Main Street
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Both
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South Main Street and the Borough line
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South Main Street
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Both
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North Main Street and the Borough line
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West Temple Avenue
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Both
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Maple Avenue and North Main Street
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(b)
If at any time during a period of snow emergency declared under this section a person shall park a motor vehicle or allow a motor vehicle to remain parked anywhere along a snow emergency route, the person shall be guilty of a violation of this section and subject to penalties as per Subsection
F.
B. If, at any time during a period of snow emergency declared under this section, a person shall drive a motor vehicle upon a snow emergency route without having that vehicle equipped with snow tires or chains plus adequate equipment to provide sufficient traction to keep such vehicle in motion so that other traffic on such roadways will not be blocked or impeded, that person shall be guilty of a violation of this section and subject to penalties as per Subsection
F.
C. Any person who operates a motor vehicle upon any road or street or portion thereof listed in Subsection
A above, which vehicle shall become disabled upon any of the roads, streets or portions thereof listed above during a period of emergency declared as provided by this section, if such disabling shall have been by reason of failure to have such vehicle equipped with the equipment prescribed in Subsection
A above, shall be guilty of a violation of this section and subject to penalties as per Subsection
F.
D. Any law enforcement officer having jurisdiction is hereby authorized
to have any vehicles in violation of this section towed away at the
expense of the owner.
E. In order to assist operators of motor vehicles in determining the highways affected by this section, there shall be placed, on signs on the roads and streets designated in Subsection
A above, signs reading as follows:
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SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTE
SNOW TIRES OR CHAINS REQUIRED
NO PARKING DURING DECLARED EMERGENCY
VEHICLES TOWED AWAY AT OWNER EXPENSE
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F. Violations and penalties. This chapter shall be enforced by a criminal
action in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. A person
convicted of violating this chapter shall be sentenced to pay a fine
not to exceed $1,000 per violation plus court costs and reasonable
attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough of Sellersville or to imprisonment
for not more than 90 days, or both. Violations of more than one provision
of this chapter shall constitute separate violations. Each day that
a violation of any provision of this chapter continues or occurs shall
constitute a separate violation.
G. If any provision of this section or application thereof to any person
or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect
the provisions of the section which can be given effect without the
invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions
of this section are hereby declared to be severable.