[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:
Highway
Side
Between
Wickersham Road
Both
Pa 472 and Fifth Street
Waterway Road
Both
Mt. Pleasant Avenue and Old Baltimore Pike
[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.