[Added 12-14-2004 by Ord. No. 574]
Parking of certain commercial vehicles, motorbuses,
tractors, trailers and truck tractors, as herein defined, is prohibited
on all streets within the Borough of Coopersburg, between the hours
of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except when said vehicles are parked
for the purpose and in the process of delivery or picking up of property.
From 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., there will be a two-hour time limit
on the parking of commercial motor vehicles on all Borough streets.
A.
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE
(1)
(2)
(3)
Words or phrases, when used in this article, shall
have the meaning ascribed to them as follows:
Any motor vehicle designed for carrying freight
or merchandise which has more than four wheels and tires, or a body,
removable or otherwise, designed as a mobile home, for travel or camping.
Trailers, irrespective of the number of wheels or the designed use,
be it for the transportation of personal property, recreational equipment
(boats, snowmobiles, motorcycles, etc.) shall be considered for this
chapter as a "commercial motor vehicle."
Any motor vehicles of a bus type, designed for
the mass transportation of persons, including students of any and
all educational institutions, or participants of Sunday schools, church
schools and church services, shall be considered for this article
as a "commercial motor vehicle."
A suburban motor vehicle, namely a station wagon
and a four wheel van, shall not be deemed to be a "commercial motor
vehicle" for the purpose of this article
B.
The terms "motor bus," "tractor," "trailer" and "truck
tractor" shall have the same meanings and definitions as those terms
as defined by the Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Act of April 29, 1959, P.L. 58,[1] and the definitions as therein set forth and incorporated
herein by reference thereto.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa. C.S.A. § 101
et seq.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any of the terms of this article shall upon summary conviction be
sentenced to pay a fine of $100 for the first violation and $200 for
each subsequent violation, plus costs of towing, storage and prosecution.
