This part is enacted under authority of § 6109(a)(22)
of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6109(a)(22), and gives
authority to the Borough of Sharpsburg 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 Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.
The Borough of Sharpsburg shall have authority to remove and impound, or to order the removal and impounding of, any vehicle parked overtime or otherwise illegally, provided that the circumstances of its parking were within the conditions stated in §
15-801 of this part, and provided that no such vehicle shall be removed or impounded except in strict adherence to the provisions of this part or the provisions of the Vehicle Code.
The following designated streets 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
Borough of Sharpsburg parking regulations:
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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 Borough of Sharpsburg. Every such garage shall
submit evidence to the Borough of Sharpsburg that it is bonded or
has acquired liability insurance in an amount satisfactory to the
Borough of Sharpsburg as sufficient to indemnify owners of 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 Borough of Sharpsburg its schedule
of charges for towing and storage of vehicles under this part and,
when the schedule is approved by the Borough of Sharpsburg, 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 Borough of Sharpsburg shall delete from its list
of approved storage garages any garage that makes any unapproved charge
in connection with any vehicle removed or impounded under this part.
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 provision of this part for which
the vehicle was removed or impounded.
In order to reclaim his vehicle, the owner shall pay towing
and storage costs plus a twenty-five-dollar fee, of which $10 shall
be transferred to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation by
the garage to which the vehicle was taken.
The Borough of Sharpsburg shall cause a record to be kept of
all vehicles impounded under this part and shall be able at all 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.
No vehicle shall be removed under the authority of this part
or the Vehicle Code 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.
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 the provisions of
the Vehicle Code, 75 P.S. § 7301 et seq.
If after a period of 15 days the vehicle in storage remains
unclaimed, a report shall be filed with PennDOT in accordance with § 7311
of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7311, 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 Chapter 73 of
the Vehicle Code (75 Pa C.S.A. § 7301 et seq.).