[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Hellam 5-19-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-2. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Hellam Township
Snow Emergency and Snow Removal Ordinance."
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Whenever the Township has received from a recognized weather
forecasting service a firm forecast of an anticipated accumulation
of snow, sleet or freezing rain.
Whenever there exists upon streets or roads within the Township
a substantial accumulation of ice or snow which, for the effective
removal thereof, requires a prohibition of parking.
The announcements required to be made by this
chapter shall be made between 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. by means of
broadcasting or telecasts, where possible, through radio or television
stations with a normal operating range covering the Township and,
where not possible, shall be announced by loud speaker or other appropriate
means.
A.
The Township Manager (and in his absence, the Chairman
of the Board of Supervisors) shall be authorized to declare a snow
emergency whenever snow emergency conditions exist. Said declaration
shall state the time after which snow emergency regulations shall
be in effect.
B.
Such declaration and the announcement thereof shall
be made not less than one hour prior to the time the snow emergency
is to go into effect.
C.
All Township streets or roads are designated as snow
emergency routes.
D.
While a snow emergency is in effect and until such
emergency has been terminated, no person shall operate a motor vehicle
on any snow emergency route in such manner or in such condition as
to allow or permit such vehicle to become stalled on such route, either
by reason of the fact that the driving wheels of such vehicle are
not equipped with tire chains or effective snow tires, or by reason
of the fact that the motor fuel supply of such vehicle has been allowed
to become exhausted.
E.
Parking shall be prohibited on all Township roads
after the effective time of the snow emergency. Such parking prohibition
shall continue until the emergency has been announced as terminated,
either in whole or in part.
[Amended 4-4-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-2]
F.
Where a snow emergency has not been declared and announced by 11:00 p.m., the parking prohibition set forth in Subsection E hereof shall not apply until 7:00 a.m. the following day.
G.
Whenever the Township Manager shall find that some
or all of the conditions which gave rise to the snow emergency no
longer exist, he is authorized to declare a termination of the emergency,
in whole or in part, effective immediately upon announcement.
A.
The Township Manager (and in his absence, the Chairman
of the Board of Supervisors) shall be authorized to declare a temporary
ban on parking on any street or road within the Township whenever
snow removal conditions exist. Said declaration shall state the time
after which parking shall be prohibited on any street or road.
B.
Such declaration and the announcement thereof shall
be made not less than two hours prior to the time the snow removal
is to begin on any specified street or road.
C.
While the snow emergency is in effect, parking shall
be prohibited on streets or roads.
[Amended 4-4-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-2]
[Amended 4-4-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-2]
Vehicles parked on the roadway during a declared
snow emergency shall be subject to towing and storage by a bonded
tower at the owner's expense.
