It is the purpose and intent of this article to restrict the parking and stopping of certain defined commercial vehicles, oversized vehicles, recreational vehicles, trailers and roll-off dumpster/trailer containers on any public street in Tredyffrin Township to promote safety, improve surveillance, and to protect areas from the overburden and intrusion of commercial activities into public streets, and to promote and preserve property values.
[Added 5-21-2025 by Ord. No. HR-489]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes all and any straight truck, truck tractor, trailer, tractor-trailer combination, house trailers, house cars, limousines, boat or boat trailers, tow trucks or vehicles with tow truck apparatus, or any other vehicle usable for commercial purposes having a payload capacity in excess of four tons.
A vehicle with length exceeding 22.5 feet.
A vehicle that is built on a single chassis; not more than 250 square feet, measured at the largest horizontal projections; assigned to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty truck; not assigned as use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters or recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.
Generally, an open-top container characterized by a rectangular footprint, utilizing wheels to facilitate rolling the dumpster/trailer into place. The container is designed to be transported by specially equipped trucks.
A vehicle or structure designed to be towed by a motor vehicle.
A.
Except while actually loading or unloading and rendering requested service to property owners or tenants in Tredyffrin Township, it shall be unlawful for any person to park or stop for a period exceeding one hour any commercial vehicle, oversized vehicle, recreational vehicle, trailer and roll-off container (as defined in this article) on any public street, road or alleyway in Tredyffrin Township.
B.
The parking of any commercial vehicle, oversized vehicle, recreational vehicle, trailer or roll-off container in or on any property, park or area owned, leased, maintained or operated by Tredyffrin Township is prohibited, unless permission is first obtained from the Township Manager or his or her designee.
C.
The overnight parking of any commercial vehicle, oversized vehicle, recreational vehicle, trailer or roll-off dumpster/trailer on any public street, highway, roadway, alley or lane is prohibited except as otherwise permitted in the Code of Tredyffrin Township.
D.
The above prohibitions shall not apply to vehicles serving official Township purposes, public school purposes, emergency services response vehicle or vehicles fitted for the disabled and handicapped (with a handicapped license plate or placard).
Any commercial vehicle, oversized vehicle, recreational vehicle, trailer or roll-off dumpster/trailer container which remains parked or stopped for a period exceeding one hour on any public street, road or alleyway in Tredyffrin Township, in violation of this article, may be subject to removal and impounding, as provided in Article V, Removing and Impounding of Certain Vehicles, of Chapter 195.
Any resident who owns and/or operates a commercial vehicle as defined herein and who resides in a residential property which does not have a driveway may apply to Tredyffrin Township for exemption from the provisions of this article. The Board of Supervisors shall grant or deny all exemption requests after due consideration of the reasonable facts and circumstances presented on a case by case basis as presented by the resident property owner, as well as any surrounding or affected residents.
Any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty provisions as provided in § 195-49.