[Adopted 11-17-2008 by Ord. No. 827]
The Board of Commissioners of Tinicum Township finds that the
parking of motor vehicles upon the front lawns are unsightly and create
a safety hazard that is detrimental to the general safety and welfare
of the public.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings indicated:
That portion of the lot extending from the front of the structure
to the street line, excluding any driveway specifically intended for
the parking of motor vehicles. In the case of a corner lot, the yards
extending along any streets shall be considered front yards.
One or more automobiles, including, vans, SUVs, trucks and
motorcycles.
The standing of a motor vehicle on private property within
the area designated as a front yard by any person or party who has
direct control over such motor vehicle.
From and after the passage of this article, it shall be unlawful
for any person owning or having control of a motor vehicle to stand
or park such vehicle in the front yard of any property, or in any
area in front of a residential or commercial property, within the
Township of Tinicum, except upon driveways or improved parking areas.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to emergency
or public service vehicles, or where the motor vehicle is parked on
a temporary basis for delivery, loading or unloading, which shall
not exceed a period of four hours per day.
Parking in the front yard may be authorized for special events
or circumstances by permit issued at the discretion of the Tinicum
Township Board of Commissioners.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article, upon conviction thereof, an action brought before
a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25, plus costs
of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be
sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 days. Each day
or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to
continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of
this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.
