[Ord. 2000-3, 7/10/2000]
This Part is enacted under authority of the Vehicle Code, 75
Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq., and gives authority to the Township
of East Nottingham to remove and impound those vehicles which are
parked in a tow away zone and in violation of parking regulations
of this Part. Vehicles which have been abandoned (as defined by the
Vehicle Code) or which are parked in such a manner as to interfere
with traffic or pose a hazard to others may be towed under the provisions
of the Vehicle Code.
[Ord. 2000-3, 7/10/2000]
The Township of East Nottingham shall have the authority to
remove and impound, or to order the removal and impoundment, of any
vehicle parked overtime or otherwise illegally, provided that the
circumstances of its parking were within the conditions stated above.
[Ord. 2000-3, 7/10/2000; as amended by Ord. 2002-1, 2/11/2002]
The following designated highways and/or parking lots are hereby
established as tow-away zones. Signs shall be posted to place the
public on notice that their vehicles may be towed for violation of
Township parking regulations:
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Highway
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Side
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Between
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|---|---|---|
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Wickersham Road
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Both
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Pa 472 and Fifth Street
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Waterway Road
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Both
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Mt. Pleasant Avenue and Old Baltimore Pike
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[Ord. 2000-3, 7/10/2000]
Removal and impounding of vehicles under this Part shall be
done only by "approved storage garages" that shall be designated from
time to time by the Board of Supervisors. Every such garage shall
submit evidence to the Board of Supervisors that it is bonded or has
acquired liability insurance in an amount satisfactory to the Board
of Supervisors as sufficient to indemnify owners of the impounded
vehicles against loss or damage to those vehicles while in the custody
of the garage keeper for the purpose of towing or storage. The approved
storage garage shall submit to the Board of Supervisors its schedule
of charges for towing and storage of vehicles under this Part, and,
when the schedule is approved by the Board of Supervisors, those charges
shall be adhered to by the approved storage garage; no different schedule
of charges shall be demanded of or collected from any person whose
vehicle is removed or impounded under this Part by any approved storage
garage. The Board of Supervisors shall delete from its list of approved
storage garages any garage that makes any unapproved charge in collection
with any vehicle removed or impounded under this Part.
[Ord. 2000-3, 7/10/2000]
The payment of towing and storage charges shall not relieve
the owner or driver of any vehicle from liability for any fine or
penalty for the violation of the provisions of this Part for which
the vehicle was removed or impounded.
[Ord. 2000-3, 7/10/2000]
In order to reclaim his vehicle the owner shall pay towing and
storage costs, plus fees as established by resolution of Board of
Supervisors, a portion of which shall be transferred to the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation by the garage to which the vehicle was
taken.
[Ord. 2000-3, 7/10/2000]
The Township of East Nottingham shall cause a record to be kept
of all vehicles impounded under this Part and shall be able at reasonable
times to furnish the owners or the agents of the owners of those vehicles
with information as to the place of storage of the vehicle.
[Ord. 2000-3, 7/10/2000]
No vehicle shall be removed under the authority of this Part
or the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq., if, at
the time of the intended removal, the owner or the person for the
time being in charge of the vehicle is present and expresses a willingness
and intention to remove the vehicle immediately.
[Ord. 2000-3, 7/10/2000]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $50 together
with all costs of disposing of the vehicle under provisions of the
Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq., as hereafter amended,
supplemented, modified or enacted.
[Ord. 2000-3, 7/10/2000]
If, after a period of 15 days the vehicle in storage remains
unclaimed, a report shall be filled with the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation in accordance with the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101
et seq., by the person having legal custody of the vehicle. If the
vehicle has not been claimed after 30 days, the vehicle may be transferred
to a licensed salvor who will then be responsible for filing the proper
reports and disposing of the vehicle in accordance with the provisions
of the Vehicle Code.
