[Added 3-14-2017 by Ord. No. 03142017]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Every natural person, firm, corporation, partnership, association,
or institution.
Include the year-round sweeping, salting, plowing or snow
removal of the designated streets.
There are hereby established street cleaning control maps prepared
and maintained by the Board of Supervisors and kept on file in the
office of the Township Supervisors or Township Engineer. All street
cleaning control maps shall be a matter of public record, but keeping
these maps up to date shall not be a requisite condition for the prosecution
to any violation of a legal regulation.
A.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle, or cause or permit
a vehicle to be parked or left unattended on a Township street posted
for "No Parking/Street Cleaning" during the designated days and hours
chosen by regulations promulgated by the Director of Public Works
or his designee.
B.
The posted times designated on the "No Parking/Street Cleaning" signs
shall remain in effect for the full length of time or until the street
area has been cleaned.
C.
Enforcement shall be suspended during winter storms and for a reasonable
period of time thereafter as determined by the Board of Supervisors.
A reasonable period of time should be no less than 24 hours from the
end of the winter storm event.
A.
Nothing herein shall be construed to permit any motor vehicle to
be parked on any street or in any parking area where parking is prohibited
by the terms of any other article. Nothing in the section shall be
construed as prohibiting physicians or emergency cars, or any other
person, firm or corporation operating authorized emergency vehicles
while engaged in their duties from parking a vehicle in designated
areas upon the occasion of any emergency. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to prohibit taxicabs or public buses standing in
any established taxicab or bus stand, provided the same are attended
by the drivers thereof.
B.
In all cases, failure of the owner or operator to make payment within
20 days shall make the owner or operator subject to a penalty not
to exceed $50, and in default of payment of fines and costs, imprisoned
for not more than 10 days.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to vehicles of
the Township of German which display a municipal plate, municipal
vehicle identification window sticker, municipal placard and are engaged
in official Township business. In addition, any other type of vehicle
on official Township business with an approved Township placard displayed
on the front dashboard will be exempt from provisions of this article.
Any police officer or duly authorized Township Board of Supervisors
employee shall issue a violation notice to any vehicles parking in
violation of the provisions of this article.
A.
For violation of "Prohibited Parking Street Cleaning," the owner
or operator may, within 10 days of the time when such violation was
alleged notice was attached to his motor vehicle/conveyance, pay as
a fine and in full satisfaction of each initial violation, the sum
of $20, and, after 10 days but within 20 days of the violation, pay
a penalty of $30.
(1)
Subsequent offenses will incur additional penalties when repeat violation
occurs more than one time in a thirty-day period.
B.
For violation of "No Parking/Street Cleaning," the owner or operator
may, within 10 days of the time when the subsequent notice was attached
to his vehicle, pay as a fine and in full satisfaction of repeat violation,
the sum of $50, and, after 10 days but within 20 days of the subsequent
offense, pay a penalty of $60.
(1)
In all cases failure of the owner or operator to make payment within
20 days shall make the owner or operator subject to a penalty not
to exceed $100, and in default of payment of fines and costs, imprisoned
for not more than 10 days.
