[Added 10-9-2007 by Ord.
No. 915]
Any Township resident who has been issued a handicapped or severely
disabled veteran license plate by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
or on whose behalf said license plate has been issued, pursuant to
Section 1338 or Section 1342 of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code[1] shall be eligible for the installation, in front of said
person's residence, solely for said person's use, of a sign indicating
that parking in such space is restricted to such person's vehicle
bearing a handicapped or severely disabled veteran license plate,
which eligibility shall expire 12 months from the date such sign is
installed. Application for such restricted parking sign shall be made
to the Chief of Police. The applicant shall be required to pay an
annual fee of $50 at the time the application is approved by the Board
of Township Commissioners.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 1338 and
1342.
Application for a restricted handicapped or severely disabled
parking space shall be made on a form provided by the Chief of Police.
The application information shall include the identity of the handicapped
person or severely disabled veteran and said person's place of residence
and shall be accompanied by documentation evidencing issuance of a
handicapped or severely disabled veteran plate by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
A.
In reviewing the application, the Chief of Police shall take into
consideration the following factors:
B.
Following his review of the application and consideration of the
above factors, the Chief of Police shall submit his recommendation
to Township Commissioners for final determination as to whether the
application shall be approved or rejected. The application shall not
be approved if off-street parking is available to the applicant unless
the same cannot be utilized or if an undue hardship is created for
the other residents parking in the area.
A.
Each renewal period shall be 12 months.
B.
Application for renewal must be filed with the Chief of Police no
later than 30 days before the date the prior eligibility is due to
expire.
C.
The Chief of Police will not accept the application for renewal,
unless it is also accompanied by a sworn document containing the following
averments:
(1)
The applicant continues to be disabled, as evidenced by documentation
submitted and signed by the applicant's treating physician.
(2)
The applicant continues to drive an automobile or is being driven
by another identified individual because of the applicant's disability.
(3)
The applicant resides at the same address.
A.
A single applicant who is 65 years of age or older, a Stowe Township
resident for at least 90 days prior to the date of application, with
a total income of less than $23,500 shall be eligible for application
without the annual fee.
B.
A married applicant who is 65 years of age or older, a Stowe Township
resident for at least 90 days prior to the date of application, with
a total combined income of less than $31,500 shall be eligible for
application without the annual fee. Applicants should be prepared
to provide verification of any of these criteria to the Chief of Police
when submitting the completed application.
Failure to file a completed initial application or a timely
application for renewal shall result in such application being denied
or not renewed. In the event an individual fails to file a completed
application for recertification within the time allowed; that is,
on an annual basis prior to expiration of the individual's eligibility,
the right to such sign shall be forfeited and the sign shall be removed
by the Department of Public Works.
All residences currently having restricted handicapped or severely
disabled veteran parking signs in front of the premises shall apply
to the Chief of Police within 60 days of the effective date of this
article for renewal of their handicapped or disabled status. Failure
to do so will result in the removal of the sign.
In addition to removal of the sign for failure to properly apply
for renewal, a handicapped or severely disabled veteran parking restriction
sign may be removed after notice to the applicant if, upon investigation,
the Township determines either that the applicant is not, in fact,
handicapped or a severely disabled veteran; that the applicant has
moved; or that the privilege is being abused in a manner inconsistent
with its intent. The notice to the individual shall state the reason
or reasons for the anticipated removal of the sign and shall give
the handicapped individual or severely disabled veteran 20 days in
which to request a hearing before the Chief of Police or his designee.
Upon approval of the application, the Chief of Police shall
refer all applications for handicapped or severely disabled veteran
restricted parking which meet the requirements of this article to
the Township Engineer and the Department of Public Works for installation
of a restricted handicapped or severely disabled veteran parking sign.
An individual who submits a false application to the Chief of
Police shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine
not exceeding $600, and costs, and in default of payment of said fine
and costs shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed
30 days, or both. Each false application submitted to the Chief of
Police shall constitute a separate offense.
