This part is enacted under authority of § 6109(a)(22)
of the Vehicle Code and gives authority to the Township of West Hanover to
remove and impound those vehicles which are parked in a tow-away zone
and in violation of parking regulations of this chapter. Vehicles
which have been abandoned (as defined by the Vehicle Code) or which
are parked in such a manner as to interfere with traffic or pose a
hazard to others may be towed under the provisions of the Pennsylvania
Motor Vehicle Code.
The Township shall have authority to remove and impound or to order the removal and impounding of any vehicle parked overtime or otherwise illegally, provided that the circumstances of its parking were within the conditions stated in §
187-36 of this article, and further provided that no such vehicle shall be removed or impounded except in strict adherence to the provisions of this article or the provisions of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.
The following designated streets and/or parking
lots are hereby established as tow-away zones. Signs shall be posted
to place the public on notice that their vehicles may be towed for
violation of the Township parking regulations.
Street or Parking Lot
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Side
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Between
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Alva Drive (T-473) [Added 10-16-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-05]
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East, West
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Florence Road (T-478) and Jay Drive (T-616)
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Bradford Boulevard (T-497) [Added 4-16-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-03]
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West
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Jonestown Road (T-601) and Buckley Drive (T-494)
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Florence Road (T-478) – Houck Memorial Park [Added 10-16-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-05]
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North, South
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Kingwood Drive (T-470) and Holstein Road (T-440)
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Jay Drive (T-616) [Added 10-16-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-05]
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North, South
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Franklin Drive (T-476) and Minute Road (T-474)
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Jonestown Road (T-601) [Added 10-16-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-05]
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South
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North Oak Grove Road (T-522) intersection – 700 feet west
and 700 feet east
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North Oak Grove Road (T-522) [Added 10-16-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-05]
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East, West
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Allentown Boulevard (PA Route 22) and Jonestown Road (T-601)
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Removal and impounding of vehicles under this
chapter shall be done only by approved storage garages that shall
be designated from time to time by the Board of Supervisors. Every
such garage shall submit evidence to the Board of Supervisors that
it is bonded or has acquired liability insurance in an amount satisfactory
to the Board of Supervisors as sufficient to indemnify owners of impounded
vehicles against loss or damage to those vehicles while in the custody
of the garage keeper for the purpose of towing or storage. The approved
storage garage shall submit to the Board of Supervisors its schedule
of charges for towing and storage of vehicles under this chapter,
and, when the schedule is approved by the Board of Supervisors, those
charges shall be adhered to by the approved storage garage; no different
schedule of charges shall be demanded of or collected from any person
whose vehicle is removed or impounded under this chapter by any approved
storage garage. The Board of Supervisors shall delete from its list
of approved storage garages any garage that makes any unapproved charge
in connection with any vehicle removed or impounded under this chapter.
The payment of towing and storage charges shall
not relieve the owner or driver of any vehicle from liability for
any fine or penalty for the violation of the provision of this chapter
for which the vehicle was removed or impounded.
[Amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-7]
In order to reclaim his vehicle, the owner shall
pay towing and storage costs, plus a fee as set forth from time to
time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, of which an amount
as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors
shall be transferred to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
by the garage to which the vehicle was taken.
The township shall cause a record to be kept
of all vehicles impounded under this article and shall be able at
all reasonable times to furnish the owners or the agents of the owners
of those vehicles with information as to the place of storage of the
vehicle.
No vehicle shall be removed under the authority
of this article or the Vehicle Code if, at the time of the intended
removal, the owner or the person for the time being in charge of the
vehicle is present and expresses a willingness and intention to remove
the vehicle immediately.
[Amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-7]
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a
fine of $50 together with all costs of disposing of the vehicle under
provisions of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7301 et seq.
(1977), as hereafter amended, supplemented, modified or reenacted
by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.
If after a period of 15 days the vehicle in
storage remains unclaimed, a report shall be filed with the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation (PennDOT), in accordance with § 7311
of the Vehicle Code, by the person having legal custody of the vehicle. If
the vehicle has not been claimed after 30 days, the vehicle may be
transferred to a licensed salvor who will then be responsible for
filing the proper reports and disposing of the vehicle in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 73 of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle
Code (75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq., as amended).