[Amended 5-20-1996 by Ord. No. 96-03]
A.
Parking regulations. It shall be unlawful to park
any vehicle on any public highway during the course of any snow or
ice storm or for a period of 12 hours following any snow or ice storm
or until the completion of any salting, cindering, plowing or snow
removal operations being conducted by the Township, any governmental
unit authorized to conduct such operations and/or private contractors
under contract with the Township or other governmental unit to conduct
such operations. A snow or ice storm shall be deemed to be any frozen
precipitation in excess of three inches as measured by the National
Weather Service at the Philadelphia International Airport and/or such
accumulation of snow or ice which, in the opinion of the Birmingham
Township Police Department, represents a hazardous condition to the
public health, safety or welfare.
B.
Travel restrictions. In order to facilitate the safe
movement of traffic and emergency vehicles and to combat the hazards
of snow and ice on the highways or portions of highways named in this
article, the Board of Supervisors and/or the Birmingham Township Police
Department may declare an emergency due to such hazards, known as
a "snow emergency." During the period of such emergency it shall be
unlawful for any person to operate or park a motor vehicle upon any
highway or portion thereof named in this article, unless it shall
be equipped with snow tires, chains or other adequate equipment to
provide sufficient traction to keep such vehicle in motion so that
other traffic on the highway shall not be blocked or seriously impeded.
A.
Signs. In order to provide notice to the operators
of motor vehicles, there shall be placed at locations along the designated
highways signs which state:
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SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTE
SNOW TIRES OR CHAINS REQUIRED
NO PARKING DURING EMERGENCY
VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED
|
B.
Information. Information on the existence of a snow
emergency may be given by the Township through radio, newspaper or
other available media, and information of the termination of the emergency
may be given by use of the same media.
The following are designated as snow emergency
routes:
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Street
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Location
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|---|---|
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Country Club Road
|
Entire length
|
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Dorset Drive
|
Entire length
|
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General Lafayette Boulevard
|
Entire length
|
|
Knolls Road
|
Entire length
|
|
Masters Way
[Added 11-18-1996 by Ord. No. 96-19] |
Entire length
|
|
Meetinghouse Road
|
Entire length
|
|
Old Wilmington Pike
|
Route 202 and Brinton's Bridge Road
|
|
Radley Drive
|
From Birmingham Road to General Lafayette Boulevard
|
|
Revere Road
|
Entire length
|
|
South New Street Road
|
Entire length
|
|
Sumner Way
[Added 11-18-1996 by Ord. No. 96-19] |
From Knolls Road to Revere Road
|
A.
Any owner or operator of any motor vehicle parked upon the highways in violation of § 115-31A shall, upon conviction thereof in summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine of $15 and costs of prosecution.
B.
Any owner or operator of any motor vehicle parked or operated upon the highway in violation of § 115-31B shall, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and the costs of prosecution.
C.
In addition to the fines and penalties enumerated
hereinabove, the Township is authorized to remove and impound or to
order the removal and impounding of any vehicle in violation of the
article and the provision of a certificate of insurance for those
facilities. The Township may designate by resolution, as amended,
from time to time the approved storage facilities. The Police Department
shall keep a record of all vehicles removed and impounded under this
article and provide the information to the owners or agents of the
owners within a reasonable time. Any fees, costs or charges incurred
in the removal or impounding of vehicles under this article shall
be the responsibility of the owner or operator.[1]
