[Amended 2-12-2004 by Ord. No. 318; 1-8-2015 by Ord. No. 380]
A. 
A snow emergency shall be considered to be in effect whenever one or both of the following has occurred:
(1) 
Snow has accumulated three inches or more on the roadways.
(2) 
The Mayor of Schwenksville has declared a snow emergency.
B. 
No person shall park or leave a parked vehicle during a declared snow emergency period and/or for the period of plowing operations during and after three hours of the ending of such storm, unless otherwise indicated, upon any of the highways, streets, or parts of highway or streets described below:
Name of Street
Side
Location
2nd Street
Both
Perkiomen Avenue to Centennial Street
Centennial Street
South
2nd Street to Borough line
Main Street - Route 29
West
Northern Borough line to Perkiomen Ave
Maple Street
Both
Second Street to 3rd Street
Mine Hill Road
Both
Borough line to Game Farm Road
Walnut Street
South
Main Street to Forest Lane
C. 
The Schwenksville Borough Snow Emergency Map dated December 2014 is incorporated herein. All locations colored yellow are snow emergency routes subject to parking restrictions during snow events. Vehicles parked in the yellow zones are subject to towing in accordance with § 163-23, Authority of the Mayor of Schwenksville or Code Enforcement Officer, or designee.[1]
A. 
The Mayor of Schwenksville, Code Enforcement Officer or person designated by Borough Council has the authority to enforce Article V by summary proceedings brought before the District Justice or other authority of appropriate jurisdiction by issuance of a citation. Upon summary conviction, any person, owner or operator found to have violated Article V, § 163-22, hereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $50 plus the costs of prosecution and, upon failure to pay said fine and costs, to suffer imprisonment for a period not to exceed 90 days.
B. 
The Mayor of Schwenksville, Code Enforcement Officer or person designated by Borough Council shall have the power to have vehicles parked in snow emergency routes towed and impounded as set forth in Article IV, § 163-13 through § 163-21.
In any proceeding for a violation of the provisions of this article, evidence of the defendant's being the registered owner of the motor vehicle in question shall be prima facie evidence of responsibility and liability for the provisions and penalties of this article; provided, however, that in any proceeding, testimony by or on behalf of the registered owner that he did not violate the provisions hereof and naming the person who did shall be sufficient to overcome and remove the presumption.