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Township of Lower Frederick, PA
Montgomery County
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[Added 1-5-2009 by Ord. No. 09-03[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Article V, Snow and Ice Emergencies, and provided for the renumbering of §§ 158-40 through 158-45 as §§ 158-37 through 158-42, respectively.
It is unlawful to park or allow to be parked any motor vehicle or other vehicle, on any street or road maintained or plowed by the Township, two hours after the start of continuous snowfall and until the snow has been completely plowed for the full width of the roadway for that particular snowstorm.
Any member of the Lower Frederick Township Police Department is hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed, by an authorized towing company, any vehicle abandoned or parked upon any public highway or street in violation of § 158-33. The registered owner of any said vehicle shall be promptly notified of the fact of the removal and of the place to which said vehicle has been removed, where arrangements can be made with the facility owner for recovery.
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It is unlawful to plow or shovel snow from private property onto the Township Roadway.
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It is unlawful to pile snow at or near intersections, causing the line of sight for motorists to be blocked or hindered.
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It is unlawful to pile snow within 15 feet of any fire hydrant located on public or private property.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a District Justice under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall constitute a separate offense.