[Added 9-4-2019 by Ord.
No. 269]
A. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall
apply:
BUS
[Added 8-3-2020 by Ord. No. 274]
(1)
The term includes:
(b)
A motor vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers,
including the driver; or
(c)
A motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, limousine or personal
vehicle as defined in 66 Pa.C.S.A. § 102, designed to transport
not more than 15 passengers, including the driver, and used for the
transportation of persons for compensation.
(2)
The term does not include a vehicle used in a ridesharing arrangement,
as defined in the Act of December 14, 1982 (P.L. 1211, No. 279), entitled
"An act providing for ridesharing arrangements and providing that
certain laws shall be inapplicable to ridesharing arrangements."
TRAILER
Any vehicle which is not self-propelled, and which is capable
of being detached from a towing vehicle.
TRADESMAN
Any person, firm, corporation or partnership who or which
is pursuing an occupation, business or activity requiring manual or
mechanical skill. The Township shall have the final determination
as to the meaning of the term "tradesman."
VEHICLE
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices used
exclusively upon rails or tracks. The term does not include a self-propelled
wheelchair or an electrical mobility device operated by and designed
for the exclusive use of a person with a mobility-related disability.
B. No vehicle shall be parked on either side of the street within 50
feet of the intersection of any two streets within Washington Township.
C. No bus shall be parked on any public road within Washington Township.
No trailer shall be parked on any public road within Washington Township,
except tradesman's vehicles that are clearly marked with the tradesman's
identity and which are temporarily parked during the actual performance
of work at a premises nearby. A tradesman's vehicle may not be temporarily
parked for longer than 12 hours.
[Amended 8-3-2020 by Ord. No. 274]
D. Any individual, other than a tradesman, desiring to temporarily park
a trailer on a public street may apply for a permit at the Washington
Township Police Department. If the police officer in charge, or their
designee, determines that the temporary parking of the trailer shall
not constitute a hazard, said police officer shall, upon application,
issue a permit to the applicant permitting the applicant to park the
trailer in the applied for location for a period of time not to exceed
24 hours. Said permit shall be issued at no fee to the applicant but
shall only be issued to an applicant a maximum of two times within
a thirty-day period.
E. Pursuant to § 3352(b) of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code,
any police officer may remove or cause to be removed to a place of
safety any unattended vehicle illegally left standing upon any highway,
bridge, causeway or in any tunnel, in such position or under such
circumstances as to interfere unduly with the normal movement of traffic
or constitute a safety hazard.
[Added 9-4-2019 by Ord.
No. 269]
Any person and/or entity violating the parking regulations of
Washington Township shall, upon conviction of a summary offense, pay
a fine not exceeding $50 and the costs of prosecution.