[Amended 2-22-2001 by Ord. No. 4-2001; 6-15-2017 by Ord. No. 2-2017]
A.
No person shall place or erect upon any alley, street, highway, or public right-of-way any obstruction of any type, object or property so as to restrict or prevent parking in said alley, street, highway, or public right-of-way.
B.
The City of Chester, Department of Streets and Public Improvements is hereby authorized to remove and dispose of any aforementioned object, obstruction, or property placed as set forth above which shall be considered as abandoned property and which shall be disposed of by the City of Chester, Department of Streets and Public Improvements.
C.
Noncompliance; remedy by City; penalty. Upon violation of this article the City may take any of the following actions:
(1)
The Director of the Department of Streets or the Director of the Department of Public Safety or their duly authorized representatives or any Police officer may cause a printed ticket for such violation to be handed to the violator, left upon or affixed to the premises where such violation occurred, or mailed to the address of the property in question or the address to which tax bills are mailed for such property by certified mail. The ticket shall bear the date, the time and the nature of the violation, the fine prescribed therefor pursuant to Subsection C(1)(b) below, and a reference to this chapter.
(a)
Whoever receives such a ticket may within 10 days, admit the violation, waive a hearing and pay the fine in full satisfaction of such ticket. Payment shall be made as directed on the ticket and the violator shall be furnished with an official receipt therefor, which shall constitute an admission of the violation charged but shall not excuse a continuing violation.
(b)
Ticketed penalties for violations shall be in the amount of $200, provided however, that the City Council may revise such ticket penalties amount by resolution from time to time.
(c)
When a person has been notified in the manner set forth in this chapter and does not avail himself or herself of the penalty provision of Subsection C(1)(a) hereof, a citation or summons shall be issued for such violation. Upon conviction on such summons or citation before the Magisterial District Justice, such person shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $1,000 and costs, and in default of payment thereof, imprisonment for a period of not more than 30 days. If the person named in the citation or summons fails to appear on the date specified therein, a warrant may be issued for his or her arrest.
(2)
The Director of the Department of Streets or the Director of the Department of Public Safety or their duly authorized representatives may cause the conditions in violation of this article to be removed or abated by employees of the City or by any independent contractor authorized by the City. Thereafter, the owners, tenant, occupant or agent of the property shall be liable for the cost of such removal or abatement, plus an administrative charge equal to 15% of such costs, in the manner of a municipal lien.
(3)
In addition to the penalty provided above, the City shall have all other remedies available at law and in equity.