[Ord. 894, 3/27/2006, § 1]
This Part shall be commonly known as the "Special Snow Condition
Ordinance of the Town of Bloomsburg." The purpose of this Part is
to provide for an effective and efficient system of plowing and removal
of snow from the streets, highways and parking lots of the Town of
Bloomsburg.
[Ord. 894, 3/27/2006, § 2]
The Mayor of the Town of Bloomsburg or the Chief of Police,
or the officer in charge as his/her designee, is hereby authorized
to declare a special snow condition to exist when any of the streets,
highways or parking lots, or parts thereof, are covered by snow or
ice, which, in his/her discretion, causes or will cause a condition
of serious traffic congestion or undue difficulty in parking.
[Ord. 894, 3/27/2006, § 3]
A.
The declaration of a special snow condition and the substance thereof
shall be announced by means of local radio broadcast within the Town
of Bloomsburg and local newspaper publication within the Town of Bloomsburg,
to the extent practical.
B.
Appropriate signs shall be placed in all parking lots owned or under
the control of the Town of Bloomsburg that are readily observable
in such parking lots notifying the public of its duty to remove motor
vehicles from such parking lots when a special snow condition is declared
and advising the public that failure to remove such motor vehicles
from such parking lots may result in the issuance of a citation and
the towing of such motor vehicle at the owners expense. The sign shall
read as follows:
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Upon the declaration of a Special Snow Condition, all motor
vehicles shall be removed from this parking lot. Failure to do so
shall result in ticketing and towing of the motor vehicle.
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C.
The owner of a motor vehicle that is parked in a parking lot owned
or controlled by the Town of Bloomsburg for a period of time in excess
of 12 hours before snow removal commences shall be presumed to have
knowledge of the declaration of a special snow condition for purposes
of this Part.
[Ord. 894, 3/27/2006, § 4]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park, permit to be parked,
or permit to remain to be parked, any motor vehicles on streets, highways
or parking lots where parking is prohibited in accordance with a declared
special snow condition.
[Ord. 894, 3/27/2006, § 5; as amended by Ord. 920,
2/9/2009, § 19; and by Ord. 973, 3/14/2016]
Any person who parks, permits to be parked, or permits to remain
to be parked, any vehicle in violation of a declared special snow
condition shall be guilty of a violation of this Part. Each such person
shall pay at the office of the Chief of Police the sum of $50 within
20 days of the date of the violation. If the sum of $50 is not paid
within 20 days of the date of the violation, a citation shall be filed
in the Office of the Magisterial District Court, and upon conviction,
the violator shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $60 plus costs of
prosecution, or in default of payment, to imprisonment for one day
for each $10 of the unpaid balance.
[Ord. 894, 3/27/2006, § 6]
In order to facilitate the removal of accumulated snow and ice from streets, highways or parking lots where parking is prohibited in accordance with a declared special snow condition, the Police Department of the Town of Bloomsburg is hereby authorized to remove and impound motor vehicles as provided for at Chapter 15, Part 9, §§ 901 through 907, of the Code of Ordinances of the Town of Bloomsburg.
[Ord. 894, 3/27/2006, § 7; as amended by Ord. 953,
3/24/2014]
An owner of a motor vehicle who asserts that his or her motor
vehicle was improperly towed because of lack of notice may appeal
to the Town Administrator by filing an appeal, in writing, within
five days from the date of towing. An informal hearing shall be held
before the Public Safety Committee of the Town of Bloomsburg.
