[Adopted 12-16-1996 by Ord. No. 232]
Words and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania,
as now in force or as hereafter amended, enacted or reenacted,
except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different
meaning. The singular shall include the plural, and the masculine
shall include the feminine.
The Mayor of the Borough is hereby granted power to regulate,
restrict and prohibit traffic and parking for limited times on the
rights-of-way of any state highway or Borough road within the Borough
of Stockertown in the event of a snow emergency.
As used in this article, certain terms are defined as follows:
- SNOW
- Any precipitation depositing any accumulation on the streets
and highways, including snow, sleet, hail, ice and freezing rain.
- SNOW EMERGENCY
- A state of highway condition that is hazardous and dangerous
to vehicular and pedestrian traffic and is so declared by the Mayor
of the Borough or his/her designee.
In order to facilitate the movement of traffic and to combat
the hazards of snow and ice on the streets, roads, and highways of
the Borough of Stockertown, the Mayor, in his/her discretion, may
declare a snow and ice emergency, designated in this article as a
"snow emergency." Information on the existence of a snow emergency
may be given by the Borough through radio, newspaper, or other available
media, and information on the termination or modification of the emergency
may be given by use of the same media.
Upon declaration of a snow emergency, it shall be unlawful at
any time during the continuation of the snow emergency for any person
to park or leave unattended a motor vehicle or to allow that vehicle
to remain parked or unattended anywhere on the roadways, streets,
highways, or rights-of-way of any state or Borough road within the
Borough of Stockertown.
It shall be unlawful to blow snow or deposit snow on the roadways,
streets, highways, or rights-of-way of any state or Borough road within
the Borough of Stockertown at any time.
Any vehicle parked, stalled, incapable of moving under its own
power, or left unattended upon any roadway, street, highway, or right-of-way
of any state or Borough road within the Borough of Stockertown during
a snow emergency shall be removed or towed to any other location upon
order of the Police Department at the owner's expense.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of
the provisions of this article shall upon conviction, be liable to
and shall pay a fine or penalty of not more than $600 plus costs for
every violation, for the use of the Borough, and, in default of payment
of such fine and costs, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days.
