Borough of Catasauqua, PA Street Obstructions and Uses

Every way or place of whatever nature within the Borough of Catasauqua, open to the use of the public as a matter of right, for purpose of vehicular travel.

VEHICLE

Any device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public street.

§ 230-23.1 General street obstructions.

[Added 3-5-2007 by Ord. No. 1210]

Except as hereinafter provided in Subsection A of this § 230-23.1, no person shall dump, deposit, or place any material, equipment, or furniture within the cartway of any street or alley of the Borough, including the parking lanes, whether it be to reserve a parking space, for personal convenience or any other reason. Such placement is declared to be a traffic obstruction and hazard.

Roll-off containers, dumpsters, and other containers used for the collection and eventual disposal of building construction waste and similar materials shall be allowed within the parking lane of any street with a cartway width of more than 20 feet and may extend no more than four feet into any street with a cartway width of less than 20 feet, upon obtaining a permit from the Borough to do so. Containers must be placed in a location at which a motor vehicle would be legally allowed to park, and in no case will the placement of a container be allowed where it would effectively, or actually, close a road to vehicular traffic. The property owner shall ensure that reflective tape, cones, and/or flashers are placed around all sides of any dumpster or other container placed within the public right-of-way, either the sidewalk area or the cartway of any road.

(1)

Any permit issued under this subsection shall be for a period of 30 consecutive days with a maximum of two automatic consecutive additional thirty-day permit periods hereby authorized. The fee for each thirty-day permit, or any additional thirty-day period, shall be set by resolution of Borough Council.

(2)

Prior to the issuance of any permit under this subsection, the property owner shall provide a certificate of insurance (or, upon request, the full insurance policy) to the Borough covering all claims that may arise in whole or in part from the placement or use of the roll-off container, dumpster or other containers. The policy of insurance shall name the Borough as an additional insured and it shall specifically state that it is primary over any other applicable Borough insurance. The amount of the liability insurance shall be a minimum amount of $1,000,000, and there shall be no general aggregate applicable to this insurance.

§ 230-24 Snow and ice from private property not to be placed on street right-of-way.

It shall be unlawful for any person to remove snow or ice from private property and to put, place or deposit or cause to be put, placed or deposited snow or ice so removed upon the right-of-way of any street.

§ 230-25 Snow and ice from sidewalk or footway not to be placed on cartway; exception.

It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or cause to be removed snow or ice from any sidewalk or footway and put, place or deposit, or cause to be put, placed or deposited snow or ice so removed upon that portion of the street normally used for the travel of vehicles; however, this shall not be intended to prohibit putting, placing or depositing snow or ice upon a portion of the street normally used for vehicles where there is no available private property within a reasonable distance upon which to put, place or deposit the snow or ice so removed.

§ 230-26 Violations and penalties.

Any person violating § 230-24 of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine or penalty of not less than $25, nor more than $300, and costs, and in default of payment of fine and costs suffer imprisonment for not more than 30 days.

Any person violating § 230-25 of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine or penalty of $10 and costs, and in default of payment of fine and costs, suffer imprisonment for not more than three days.

Any person violating § 230-23.1A or B shall, upon conviction thereof, pay a fine or civil penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $300. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.

[Added 3-5-2007 by Ord. No. 1210]

Any person found guilty of violating an ordinance shall be assessed court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings.

[Added 4-1-2013 by Ord. No. 1288]