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A.
Declaration of snow emergency.
(1)
In order to allow for the movement of emergency vehicles and in order
to effectively deal with the hazards and existence of excessive snow
or ice on Borough Streets, the Mayor, or his/her designees, including
the Street Committee Chair, Police Chief or Council President, in
his/her discretion, may declare an emergency where six inches of snow
or substantial ice has accumulated or under any other circumstances
which warrant the undertaking of extreme caution, care and concern
in combatting inclement weather.
(2)
The Mayor or his/her designee shall disseminate to the general public
through the appropriate media source(s) any and all necessary information
as to the existence and circumstances of such emergency.
B.
Snow emergency routes. In order to allow for the movement of emergency
vehicles and in order to effectively deal with the hazards and existence
of excessive snow/ice on Borough streets, the following shall be designated
as snow emergency routes: Amidon, Chestnut, Coal, Elm, Fell, Holland,
Hazard, Lehigh, Linden, Ludlow, Market, Pine, Poplar, Oak, Spruce,
Walnut, Walter, White and Vernon Streets.
C.
Vehicle travel restrictions. At any time during the existence of any emergency herein declared by the Mayor or his/her designee, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle on the streets of the Borough unless classified as an approved vehicle as defined in Article II, Paragraph a) of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original.
D.
Parking restrictions. At any time during the existence of any emergency
herein declared by the Mayor or his/her designee, and in order to
facilitate the effective clearing of streets and parking areas, the
following restrictions shall be in place:
(1)
No parking on the south and east sides of any snow emergency routes
(odd-numbered sides) until such time as the streets and south and
east sides are cleared and the parking ban is lifted by the Mayor
or his/her designee;
(2)
Once the streets are opened and the south and east sides of the streets
are cleared, in order to clear the north and west sides of any snow
emergency routes (even-numbered sides), it shall be unlawful to park
on the north and west sides until the parking ban is lifted by the
Mayor or his/her designee;
(3)
During any declaration of emergency, there shall be no parking in
any alleys of the Borough until such time as they are cleared of and/or
treated for snow/ice and the parking ban is lifted by the Mayor or
his/her designee
A.
Purpose. The following rules, regulations and procedures in this
section are hereby enacted and implemented in order to effectively
deal with snow and/or ice accumulation and the clearing and/or treatment
of Borough streets in nonemergency situations.
B.
Clearing streets.
(1)
It shall be the responsibility of the Borough to treat and clear
any streets in the Borough in the event an accumulation of snow in
excess of three inches occurs or substantial ice builds up on the
street surfaces. The opening of all snow emergency routes shall be
of utmost priority to effectively maneuver vehicles for purposes of
compliance with this chapter;
(2)
In order to begin clearing Borough Streets, with the exception of
the 200 block of West Holland Street, it shall be unlawful for any
vehicle to be parked on the odd-numbered (south and east) sides of
any Borough streets between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. during
any snow/ice storm where there has been an accumulation of three inches
or more; those sides shall remained free of vehicles until such time
as they have been cleared by the Borough; in the event an additional
accumulation of three inches results, then the same procedures apply
as set forth herein;
(3)
It shall be unlawful for any vehicles to park on the even-numbered
(north and west) sides of any Borough Street between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on the day following the clearing of the opposite
(south and east) side of the street and until such time as those (even-numbered)
sides are cleared;
(4)
Except as otherwise provided herein, at no time after the accumulation
of three inches of snow or during a snow/ice storm shall any vehicle
be parked in any alley in the Borough until such time as the alley
is treated and cleared by the Borough. In the event the snow accumulation
reaches three inches or the ice begins to build up before 8:00 a.m.,
all vehicles must be removed by 8:00 a.m. and remain so removed until
the alley is treated and cleared.
In order to eliminate the potential for safety hazards for vehicles
travelling within the Borough, it shall be unlawful for any person
to throw, shovel, push, plow or otherwise place any snow/ice onto
any Borough street, except as authorized by the Chief of Police or
his designee.
The Borough of Summit Hill adopts the snow emergency plan attached
to this chapter as the official Snow Emergency Plan for the Borough.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Snow Emergency Plan is on file in the Borough
office.
A.
Fines. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section
shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the applicable fees,
costs and/or penalties as set by resolution of the Council of the
Borough of Summit Hill, and which such fees, costs and/or penalties
may be revised from time to time by resolution of the Council of the
Borough of Summit Hill as it deems necessary and appropriate.
B.
Penalties in lieu of payment of fines. In default of the payment
of any such fine(s) and cost(s) in full within 30 days after conviction,
and in lieu of payment thereof, such person shall be subject to a
period of incarceration in the Carbon County Correctional Facility
for a period of not less than 48 hours nor more than 10 days per violation.
