[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Borough of Bellevue 5-14-2013 by Ord. No. 13-05; amended in its entirety 7-28-2015 by Ord. No. 15-05. Subsequent amendments noted where
applicable.]
The following words, terms or phrases shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in this section.
Any motor vehicle registered as a commercial vehicle and/or
any vehicle which requires as a prerequisite to the operation of such
large vehicle the possession of a Pennsylvania commercial driver's
license, including, but not limited to, tractor trailers and/or truck
tractors, straight body trucks, flatbed trucks, storage trucks, refrigerator
trucks and tri-axles. For the purpose of this chapter, the term "commercial
vehicles" excludes police, fire or emergency vehicles, Borough vehicles,
and any motor vehicle in the continuous process of making deliveries
to or picking up items from a property on the highway or street.
The Bellevue Police Department shall be designated as the
enforcement agency under this chapter.
The Borough of Bellevue elected Council.
Any and all recreational, commercial or private vehicles
(as defined herein), having a registered gross weight in excess of
11,000 pounds or having a width in excess of 96 inches, or any vehicle
classed above a Level 3 by Federal Highway Administration standards
(chart attached).[1] This will include buses with two or three axles; single-unit
two-axle trucks having six or more tires; single-unit three-axle trucks;
any vehicle designated as a walk-in, delivery, dump, stake body, tow,
fuel, sewage truck; and any style limousine.
A vehicle which is self-propelled, except a self-propelled
wheelchair, an electric personal-assistive mobility device, or a vehicle
which is propelled solely by human power. "Motor vehicles" include
large vehicles as defined herein.
A vehicle used for domestic noncommercial use.
A vehicle used customarily for human inhabitation or recreational
activities during tours or vacation periods, including, but not limited
to, travel homes, travel trailers, motor homes, truck campers, tent
campers, trailers, boats and trailers, snowmobiles and trailers, and
any other similar vehicle.
[1]
Editor's Note: Chart is on file in Borough.
A.
Restrictions on stopping, parking or leaving standing large vehicles
on any street or alley. It shall be unlawful for any person to park
or leave standing any type of motorized or nonmotorized large vehicle
having a registered gross weight in excess of 11,000 pounds or having
a width in excess of 96 inches or any vehicle classed above a Level
3 by Federal Highway Administration standards. This will include busses
with two or three axles; single-unit two-axle trucks having six or
more tires; single-unit three-axle trucks; any vehicle designated
as a walk-in, delivery, dump, stake body, tow, fuel or sewage truck;
and any style limousine, upon any street or alley within the Borough
of Bellevue. Such motorized or nonmotorized large vehicles may be
parked temporarily in those areas for purposes of loading and unloading
construction materials or equipment (active work being performed),
household goods, furniture, residential refuse or recycling, or other
merchandise, property or wares used in connection with a residence
or other building, in which case the motorized or nonmotorized large
vehicle shall be removed immediately after the loading or unloading
operation is completed. A period of 24 hours shall be the maximum
period of time permitted for such operations. Nonmotorized large vehicles
referred to above, used in connection with the operation of a business
and for commercial purposes, may not be parked for loading and unloading
purposes in those areas unless temporarily parked in conjunction with
the construction, maintenance, removal, repair or remodeling of a
building located within 50 feet of the parked large vehicle.
B.
Additional restrictions for large vehicles:
(1)
Restrictions on parking on streets. Except during the action of loading
or unloading, it shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave
standing any type of large vehicle upon any street, alley or cartway
within the Borough so as to cause or create an impediment to traffic
or obstruct the view of or proper sight triangle at any intersection.
(2)
Laying lines across sidewalks or streets prohibited. It shall be
unlawful for any cords, hoses or lines of any kind to be laid or maintained
across any public sidewalk, street, alley or cartway, except for the
purpose of routine maintenance or loading or unloading of large vehicles.
(3)
Restrictions on operation of auxiliary equipment. It shall further
be unlawful to operate any equipment auxiliary to any such large vehicle,
such as generators, air compressors, air conditioners or similar equipment,
between sunset and sunrise.
A.
Parking and storage of boats and trailers prohibited. Boats or trailers
shall not be parked or stored on any street or alley within the Borough.
There is no size or weight restriction applicable to boats or trailers
referred to in this subsection. Accordingly, boats and trailers are
strictly prohibited unless parked or stored in accordance with Bellevue
Borough Ordinance 95-24 for storage on private property.[1]
B.
Occupation for living purposes prohibited. It shall be unlawful for
any recreational vehicle to be occupied for living purposes within
the Borough of Bellevue.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction by a Magisterial District Judge, be subject to a fine
of not less than $25 nor more than $300 together with the cost of
prosecution. Every violator of the provisions of this chapter shall
be deemed guilty of a separate offense each and every day the violation
continues and shall be subject to the penalty imposed by this section
for each and every separate offense.
