[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
Full chains, straps, chains or other types of chains mounted
on the driving wheels of a motorized vehicle.
A snow emergency shall exist upon a snowfall accumulation
of three inches or more or during any period in which the Borough
snow plowing and snow removal equipment shall be operating on the
streets and roads within the Borough; providing, however, that such
periods shall not exceed more than 72 hours after the cessation of
a snowfall.
Snow tires/all-purpose tires with sufficient tread to allow
self-propelled vehicles to move through streets having three inches
or more of snow thereupon.
All self-propelled motorized vehicles using Borough streets
and highways including taxicabs, but excluding other public transportation
conveyances.
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
During the time of a snow emergency, as defined above, no person
shall park a vehicle, or allow a vehicle to remain parked on the following
streets:
|
Name of Street
|
From
|
To
|
|---|---|---|
|
Byberry Avenue
|
South York Road
|
East Borough line
|
|
County Line Road, East
|
North York Road
|
North Warminster Road
|
|
County Line Road, West
|
North York Road
|
West Borough line
|
|
Horsham Road
|
South York Road
|
West Borough line
|
|
Jacksonville Road
|
East Moreland Avenue
|
East County Line Road
|
|
Montgomery Avenue, East
|
York Road
|
Jacksonville Road
|
|
Moreland Avenue, West
|
York Road
|
West Borough line
|
|
Moreland Avenue, East
|
York Road
|
Jacksonville Road
|
|
Penn Street, South
|
Byberry Avenue
|
East Moreland Avenue
|
|
Warminster Road, South
|
Mill Road
|
East Moreland Avenue
|
|
Warminster Road, North
|
East Moreland Avenue
|
East County Line Road
|
|
York Road, South
|
South Borough line
|
Moreland Avenue
|
|
York Road, North
|
Moreland Avenue
|
County Line Road
|
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
A snow emergency may be declared by any two of the following:
President of Borough Council, Chief of Police, Borough Manager or
Superintendent of Public Works.
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
In the event that there is an accumulation of snow and/or ice
on any street causing a dangerous condition, the Police Department
may post temporary "no parking" signs on any street in the Borough
wherever the dangerous condition exists.
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
During a snow emergency, no vehicle shall be operated upon any
street or road located within the Borough of Hatboro without snow-rated
tires or chains.
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
Any vehicle parked, stalled, or incapable of moving under its
own power, or left unattended upon any street or road located within
the Borough, during a snow emergency, may be removed or towed away
at the owner's expense to another location at the direction of
the Borough of Hatboro Police Department or other authority as authorized
by the Borough Council of the Borough of Hatboro.
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
No provision of this Part shall be construed to permit parking
on any street or at any location along said street where such parking
is prohibited by the provisions of the Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania
or by any other part of this chapter or any other ordinance of the
Borough of Hatboro now in effect or hereafter enacted.
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
The Superintendent of Public Works of the Borough of Hatboro
is hereby authorized and directed to procure signs as may be specified
by the Borough Council and to post same throughout the Borough at
appropriate intervals along each street giving public notice of parking
restrictions during snow alerts.
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
1.
In addition to any other provisions or penalties provided by this
chapter for violations hereof, should any vehicle be parked in violation
of the provisions of this Part, the Chief of Police is authorized
to cause such car to be removed from the street to a garage or other
place of safety in the Borough or to the car owner's property.
2.
Except in the case of removal of a car to the car owner's property,
immediate written notice of the removal of the offending car shall
be given by the Chief of Police to the owner of the car as indicated
by the license plate registration.
3.
The owner shall reimburse the Borough for the costs of such removal
and storage as shall be determined by the Chief of Police, and it
shall be a violation of this Part to fail to pay such bill.
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
1.
Each police officer shall place on any vehicle parked in violation
of the provisions of this section a notice of violation, instructing
the owner or operator thereof to report at the Police Headquarters
of the Borough of Hatboro in regard to such violation. Each such owner
or operator may, within 48 hours of the time which such notice was
attached to such vehicle, pay at Police Headquarters as a penalty
for and in full satisfaction of such violation, the sum of $25. The
failure of such owner or operator to make such payment at Police Headquarters
within said 48 hours shall render such owner or operator subject to
the penalties provided for violation of the provisions of this section.
2.
Failure to comply with the provisions of Subsection 1 shall result in the issuance of a non-traffic citation listing the violations of the appropriate sections of this Part and, upon conviction thereof, the owner or operator so cited shall be guilty of a summary offense and shall pay a fine of not more than $600 plus costs and/or undergo imprisonment up to 90 days.
