This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Borough
of Bath Snow Emergency Ordinance" and is supplementary and in addition
to the ordinances of the Borough of Bath establishing vehicular regulations.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Full chains, strap chains or other types of chains mounted
on the driving wheels of a motorized vehicle.
That side of the street containing building numbers or designations
which are evenly divisible by two.
That side of the street containing building number or designations
which are not evenly divisible by two.
A "snow emergency" shall exist upon declaration by the Mayor,
or his/her designee, when it is determined that winter snow and ice
conditions are severe enough to mandate that vehicles should not be
parked on public streets on designated snow emergency routes. Such
periods shall not exceed more than 72 hours after the cessation of
a snowfall.
Snow tires/all-purpose tires with sufficient tread to allow
self-propelled vehicles to move through streets during snow emergency
conditions.
A.
In the event of inclement weather where the snowfall is expected
to or does accumulate to more than three inches, severe icing of the
roadway is expected or actually occurs on the roadway, or a serious
public hazard impairing transportation, the movement of traffic, food
and fuel supplies, medical care, fire, health and police protection
and other vital facilities of the Borough exists, a snow emergency
may be declared. During this emergency, no vehicles will be parked
or left unattended on any designated snow emergency route as set forth
in this article. Any vehicle stranded, disabled or parked on these
snow emergency routes will be towed at the vehicle owner's expense
and pay the appropriate penalties for the violations hereof and any
storage fees as charged by the towing service.
B.
Any and all vehicles traversing the snow emergency routes shall be
required to have state-approved snow or all-purpose tires or tires
with chains.
C.
Snow emergency declarations may be publicized by the Borough Manager,
or his/her designee, via television, radio, newspaper, Internet, the
Borough website, social media or other media as is available.
D.
The period of a snow emergency shall not exceed more than 72 hours
after the cessation of a snowfall.
E.
The snow emergency declaration shall be posted to the Borough's website
and shall be effective immediately upon the declared date and time
posted to the Borough website.
A.
The established snow emergency routes in the Borough of Bath are
as follows:
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Name of Street
|
Location
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|---|---|
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Broad Street
[Repealed 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-724] | |
|
Center Street
|
South Walnut Street to Craig Street
|
|
Christmas Avenue
|
East Northampton Street to Spyglass Hill Road
|
|
East Main Street
|
Walnut Street to end of Borough limits before Newburg Road
|
|
East Northampton Street
|
End of Borough limits before Bath Pike to Walnut Street
|
|
North Chestnut Street
|
End of Borough limits to Northampton Street
|
|
North Walnut Street
|
Northampton Street to Barrall Avenue
|
|
South Chestnut Street
|
Northampton Street to West Main Street
|
|
South Walnut Street
|
Northampton Street to Allen Street
|
|
Washington Street
[Repealed 11-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-724] | |
|
West Main Street
|
Walnut Street to end of Borough limits before West Main Boulevard
|
|
West Northampton Street
|
East Northampton Street to West Main Street
|
B.
In addition, when the date of a declared snow emergency falls on
an even-numbered day of the Gregorian civil calendar as amended and
currently in effect, no person shall park a vehicle or allow a vehicle
to remain parked on the even-numbered side of the following streets:
|
Name of Street
|
Location
|
|---|---|
|
Century Drive
|
Creek Road to Century Drive cul-de-sac terminus
|
|
Easter Terrace
|
Christmas Avenue to end of Borough limits before Mayfair Place
|
|
Independence Avenue
|
Christmas Avenue to end of Borough limits before Manchester
Way
|
|
Memorial Drive
|
Entire length of loop (Independence Avenue to Independence Avenue)
|
|
Old Forge Drive
|
Creek Road to West Northampton Street
|
|
Park Ridge Drive
|
Christmas Avenue to Spyglass Hill Road
|
|
Penn Street
|
Washington Street to terminus
|
|
Spyglass Court
|
Entire length (two culs-de-sac)
|
|
Spyglass Hill Road
|
Spyglass Court to Park Ridge Drive
|
|
Turnberry Court
|
Spyglass Hill Road to cul-de-sac terminus
|
C.
In addition, when the date of a declared snow emergency falls on
an odd-numbered day of the Gregorian civil calendar as amended and
currently in effect, no person shall park a vehicle or allow a vehicle
to remain parked on the odd-numbered side of the following streets:
|
Name of Street
|
Location
|
|---|---|
|
Century Drive
|
Creek Road to Century Drive cul-de-sac terminus
|
|
Easter Terrace
|
Christmas Avenue to end of Borough limits before Mayfair Place
|
|
Independence Avenue
|
Christmas Avenue to end of Borough limits before Manchester
Way
|
|
Memorial Drive
|
Entire length of loop (Independence Avenue to Independence Avenue)
|
|
Old Forge Drive
|
Creek Road to West Northampton Street
|
|
Park Ridge Drive
|
Christmas Avenue to Spyglass Hill Road
|
|
Penn Street
|
Washington Street to terminus
|
|
Spyglass Court
|
Entire length (two culs-de-sac)
|
|
Spyglass Hill Road
|
Spyglass Court to Park Ridge Drive
|
|
Turnberry Court
|
Spyglass Hill Road to cul-de-sac terminus
|
D.
For snow emergencies lasting longer than a period of 24 hours, the
effective time of the change for parking on either the even-numbered
side of the street or the odd-numbered street (depending on the day
for which the snow emergency is declared) is between 8:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m. for the next day.
E.
The snow emergency parking rules as set forth in this section shall
not apply to private and public parking lots.
A.
The Borough Manager, or his/her designee, is hereby authorized to
designate snow removal zones on streets where the use of such streets
is deemed to be essential by the Borough Manager.
B.
When a snow removal zone is designated under this section, there
shall be snow removal zone signs posted on the streets where such
snow removal operation is to be performed. Such snow removal zone
signs shall be erected on the streets involved 24 hours in advance
of such snow removal operation and shall inform the public when parking
is prohibited.
C.
After snow removal zone signs have been posted, it shall be unlawful
for any person to park or suffer to be parked any vehicle of any kind
or description during the time designated on such sign on either side
of any street, highway, avenue, boulevard or other public way within
such snow removal zone.
D.
The Borough Manager shall supervise the placement and pickup of snow
removal zone signs. The posting of such signs as provided in this
section shall constitute due and sufficient notice to the public.
E.
Such snow removal zones shall remain in existence until the snow
removal operation has been declared completed by the Borough Manager
and the snow removal zone signs are removed.
A.
In order to assist the operators of motor vehicles in determining the streets affected by the provisions of the "Borough of Bath Snow Emergency Ordinance," the Borough Manager, or his/her designee, shall place upon the utility poles on the highways or portions thereof, as indicated in § 625-4, signs reading as follows:
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Snow Emergency Route
|
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Snow Tires or Chains Required
|
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No Parking During Emergency
|
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Vehicles Towed Away
|
B.
The Borough Manager is hereby authorized to and directed to procure
signs as may be specified by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Bath at appropriate intervals along each street giving public notice
of parking restrictions during declared snow emergencies.
No provision of this article shall be construed to permit parking
or any street or at any location along said street where such parking
is prohibited by the provisions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Motor Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.) or by any
other part of this chapter or any other ordinance of the Borough of
Bath now in effect or hereafter enacted.
A.
Police officers for the Borough of Bath under the authority of this
article or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code, (75
Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.), as amended and currently in effect,
and the designated Borough of Bath Code Enforcement Officer, each
may remove or tow away from the right-of-way of any state highway,
Borough road or cartway any vehicle which is stranded, disabled, incapable
of moving under its own power, or left unattended upon any street
or parked in violation of the provisions of this article when it is
determined that such removal is necessary to facilitate the plowing
or removing of snow and ice or for any other lawful purpose.
B.
Vehicles referenced in Subsection A above may be impounded by police officers for the Borough of Bath or any Borough of Bath Code Enforcement Officer in accordance with Articles VII and VIII of this chapter, as the case may be. The owner of the impounded vehicle(s) shall pay for the costs of such removal and storage and it shall be a violation of this article for the owner to fail to pay such costs.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article, including any snow emergency rules and regulations found under Article II of this chapter, shall, upon conviction before a Magisterial District Judge in a summary proceeding, be liable to and shall pay a fine of not more than $150 plus costs for every violation, plus the fees for cost of removal, towing and storage of said vehicle. In addition, court costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Borough in enforcement proceedings shall be assessed against violator and awarded to the Borough.
