[Ord. 424, 5/12/2004, § 1]
In order to facilitate the movement of traffic and to combat the hazards of snow and ice on the snow emergency routes named in § 15-503 of this Part, the Mayor, in his discretion, may declare a snow and ice emergency (designated in this Part as a "snow emergency"). Information on the existence of a snow emergency shall be given by the Borough through radio, newspaper or other available media, and information on the termination of the emergency may be given by use of the same media.
[Ord. 424, 5/12/2004, § 1]
After any snow emergency is declared, it shall be unlawful,
at any time during the continuance of the emergency, for any person:
1.
To park a motor vehicle or to allow that vehicle to remain parked anywhere on any snow emergency route designated in § 15-503 of this Part.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection 2, concerning not driving
any motor vehicle on a snow emergency route unless equipped with snow
tires or chains, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed
by Ord. 2013-503, 12/11/2013.
[Ord. 424, 5/12/2004, § 1]
The following are designated as snow emergency routes:
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Street
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Between
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Main Street
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Entire length
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Sixth Street (East)
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Main Street and Borough line
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[Ord. 424, 5/12/2004, § 1; as amended by Ord. 2013-503,
12/11/2013]
1.
If, at any time during a period of snow emergency declared under § 15-601 of this Part, a person shall park a motor vehicle or allow a motor vehicle to remain parked anywhere upon a snow emergency route, that person shall be guilty of a violation of this Part.
2.
The Fire Marshal, Mayor and/or such other parking enforcement officer
as may be designated by resolution of Borough Council from time to
time is hereby authorized to issue citations and impose fines for
a violation of this Section. Any owner/operator of a vehicle who violates
this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of
$250 plus costs of prosecution. The parking enforcement officer noting
a violation shall place on such vehicle a notice that such vehicle
has been parked in violation of the provisions of this Section. Each
such owner and/or operator may, within 15 business days of the time
when such notice was attached to the vehicle, pay via cash, check
or money order, at the Red Hill Borough Hall during normal Borough
business hours, or online at the Borough Website www.redhillborough.org,
as a penalty for and as full satisfaction of such violation, the sum
of $25 to Red Hill Borough, in which event no prosecution in the manner
set forth in this Section shall be brought. In the event more than
15 business days have elapsed without full satisfaction of such violation
paid to Red Hill, owner/operator shall have up to 30 business days
after the date of the citation to pay a fine in the amount of $35
to the Borough of Red Hill, in which event no prosecution in the manner
set forth in this Section shall be brought. Thereafter, the citation
shall be turned over to the court for prosecution of the violation.
Owner/operator shall be responsible for court costs plus the applicable
fine if found guilty upon conviction.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2018-547, 6/13/2018]
