All trucks transporting any material that contains
material 3/32 inch and smaller shall be covered by canvas, tarpaulin,
etc. This cover shall be large enough so as to extend as least four
inches past the front, side and rear end of box when loaded.
No vehicle shall drip any liquid on any Township
streets, "liquid" meaning oil, water, paint, gasoline or insecticides.
[Added 2-17-2003 by Ord. No. 768]
It shall be unlawful for any person, individual,
business, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, or other
entity to deposit or place any building material, containers or any
other objects, upon the cartway or travel portion of any highway,
road, street, or alley maintained by the Township of Penn, Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, or the County of Westmoreland.
[Added 2-17-2003 by Ord. No. 768]
In the event there is insufficient area upon the property abutting said highway, road, street, or alley maintained by the Township of Penn, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or the County of Westmoreland, on which to deposit any of the materials prohibited by § 180-42, an exemption may be granted by the Township of Penn subject to the hereinafter set forth conditions:
A.
An application shall be filed for a permit with the
Code Enforcement Office of the Township of Penn and a permit fee in
the amount of $100 shall be paid.
B.
The application for permit shall be reviewed and approved
by the Chief of Police of the Township of Penn.
C.
The area shall be secured by flashing warning lights
as hereinafter set forth:
(1)
Design of warning lights:
(a)
Warning lights are portable, lens-directed,
enclosed lights that may have a flashing or a steady-burn mode.
(b)
Color of the light emitted shall be yellow.
(c)
Warning lights shall have a minimum mounting
height of 36 inches to the bottom of the lens, except as otherwise
provided herein.
(d)
Warning lights shall be of the type approved
by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and listed in Publication
35 and its subsequent amendments thereto, which are incorporated herein
by reference.
(e)
Types of warning lights are as follows:
[1]
Type A lights are low-intensity flashing warning
lights that are only effective during hours of darkness due to their
low intensity. The lens of this type of light may be one-way or two-way
as required by the direction of traffic they are meant to serve.
[2]
Type B lights are high-intensity flashing warning
lights that are effective during daylight hours as well as darkness.
The lens of this type of light is one-way only.
(2)
Application of warning lights. Application of
flashing warning lights, Types A and B:
(a)
Flashing warning lights may be used to call
drivers' attention to signs, obstructions, or potential hazards. Therefore,
they may be mounted on signs, barricades, drums, vertical panels,
barriers, or other supports.
(b)
Flashing warning lights may be used to mark
obstructions or potential hazards. They are not permitted to be used
for delineation since a series of flashers would tend to obscure the
desired vehicle path. Flashing warning lights are not permitted to
be used in series unless the spacing between successive flashes is
at least 250 feet.
(c)
Two-way Type A lights are not permitted to be
used when they would be visible and confusing to drivers in other
directions of travel.
[Amended 2-17-2003 by Ord. No. 768]
Unless another penalty is expressly provided
by the Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (75 P.C.S.A.
§ 101 et seq.), or except as herein specified, every person,
individual, business, corporation, partnership, limited partnership,
or other entity convicted of a violation of the provisions of this
chapter, or any supplement thereto, shall be liable to pay a penalty
of not less than $50 or more than $500, plus costs.
