[Adopted 2-13-1995 by Ord. No. 218[2]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Article VI, Vehicles on Cherry Lane Bridge, adopted 1-4-1988 by Ord. No. 140, was deleted 3-8-1999 by Ord. No. 271.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Chapter 115, Snow Emergencies, adopted 4-1-1968 by Ord. No. 45.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
SNOW EMERGENCY
An accumulation of ice or snow during any period in which snow plows or snow removal equipment shall be operating within Franconia Township when determined to present hazardous driving conditions pursuant to the provisions of § 137-19 of this article.
VEHICLES
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including trailers and taxicabs but excluding other public transportation conveyances and police, fire and emergency vehicles.
A. 
After consultation with the Township Roadmaster and the Township Manager, the Chief of Police is hereby authorized to declare a snow emergency under the conditions defined in § 137-18 of this article. The snow emergency shall continue until terminated by order of the Chief of Police after consultation with the Township Roadmaster and the Township Manager.
B. 
When the Chief of Police declares a snow emergency, the Township Manager shall immediately give notice of the snow emergency to local radio stations for broadcast to the public. The Township Manager shall also give notice to local radio stations as soon as the snow emergency has been terminated.
When a snow emergency has been declared:
A. 
No vehicle shall be parked on any Franconia Township roads or streets.
B. 
No vehicle shall be parked in areas otherwise reserved for parking in the core of culs-de-sac.
C. 
A vehicle driven upon Franconia Township roads or streets which becomes stalled or incapable of moving under its own power or any such vehicle left unattended is hereby prohibited.
D. 
Any vehicle parked, stalled or incapable of moving under its own power or left unattended upon any road or street in Franconia Township may be removed or towed away at the owner's expense to another location at the direction of any Franconia Township police officer.
It shall be the duty of all owners, tenants or occupants of occupied properties, and the owners or agents in charge of unoccupied properties, abutting on public streets in Franconia Township, not later than 30 hours after snow or sleet has ceased to fall, to clear or cause to be cleared a pathway in the sidewalk in front of their respective properties in the event of snow and to cover the sidewalk with cinders, sawdust or similar snow and ice control materials in the event of ice and sleet. Such pathway shall not be less than 30 inches in width and shall be thoroughly cleared of snow and ice or covered in cinders, sawdust or similar snow and ice control materials. Where snow and ice are removed from the pathway, it may be placed or piled on the curb side of the sidewalk, but it shall not be piled or placed in the gutter or the cartway.
[Amended 6-10-1996 by Ord. No. 237; 3-8-1999 by Ord. No. 271]
This chapter shall be enforced by action brought before a District Justice in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. Any person who violates or permits the violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 per violation or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each section of this chapter that is violated shall constitute a separate offense.