[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Snow Emergency
Ordinance of the Borough of Shillington".
[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004]
In this chapter, except as herein otherwise defined, the terms
used shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Pennsylvania
Motor Vehicle Code.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall
prevail:
BARRICADE
Any object visible for a distance of 100 feet in clear weather
that is used to block off an area of a street or highway.
BOROUGH
The Borough of Shillington.
BUSINESS DAY
Any day not a Sunday or Christmas, Thanksgiving or New Year
but all other holidays shall be considered business clays.
BUSINESS HOURS
The hours between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on any business
day.
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
The area in the Borough of Shillington known as Lancaster
Avenue between Museum Road and Summit Street.
CHIEF OF POLICE
The official in charge of all Police directives under the
Mayor's jurisdiction.
CINDER
Any abrasive material to be put on hard snow or ice areas,
including, but not limited to, cinder, sand, fine gravel, saw dust,
salt, or fine crushed stone.
MAYOR
Mayor of the Borough of Shillington.
PERSON
Includes any natural person, firm, company, partnership,
association or corporation.
ROADWAY
That portion of a street or highway improved, designed or
ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm of shoulder.
SIDEWALK
That portion of a street between the curb lines or the lateral
lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the
use of pedestrians.
SNOW MEASUREMENT
The average of three or more readings in any area established
by the Mayor or the Chief of Police.
SNOW TIRES
Any tires mounted on drive wheels of motor vehicles which
are especially designed by tire manufacturers to give effective traction
on snow, mud or ice covered streets by means of extra heavy duty treads
with special high traction patterns, except that no lire so defined
shall be construed to be a snow tire if it is worn to less than 3/16
inches tread depth or is damaged or worn to the extent that its performance
would be substantially impaired.
STREET OR HIGHWAY
The entire width between curbs or boundary lines of every
way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of
the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
TIRE CHAINS
Any hard metal chains mounted on drive wheel tires of motor
vehicles which cross the tread of each such tire laterally in at least
eight different places.
[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004]
Whenever the Mayor shall find that some or all of the conditions
which give rise to a parking prohibition in effect pursuant to this
chapter no longer exist, he shall declare the prohibition terminated,
in whole or part, in a manner prescribed by this chapter, effective
immediately upon announcement.
[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004]
Any provision of this chapter which becomes effective by declaration
of the Mayor or upon the occurrence of certain weather conditions
shall, while temporarily in effect, take precedence over other conflicting
provisions of law normally in effect, except that it shall not take
precedence over provisions of law relating to traffic accidents, emergency
travel of authorized emergency vehicles, or emergency traffic directions
by a police officer.
[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004]
Whenever any motor vehicle is found parked or left in violation
of any provision of this chapter, notice of such violation shall be
given in the manner provided by the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.
[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004]
In any prosecution with regard to a vehicle parked or left in
a place or in a condition in violation of any provision of this chapter,
proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was parked
or left in violation of a provision of this chapter, together with
proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time the
registered owner of such vehicle, shall constitute prima facie evidence
that the defendant was the person who parked or left the vehicle in
violation of this chapter.
[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004; as amended by Ord. 1069, 9/13/2007,
§ 1]
The following streets or highways or portions of streets or
highways within the Borough are hereby designated as Snow Emergency
Routes:
Broad Street (East and West) - Kings Boulevard to Museum Road
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Brobst Street (North and South) - Museum Road to Waverly Street
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Elm Street (East and West) - Museum Road to Wheatland Avenue
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Gregg Street - Wheatland Avenue to Summit Street
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Kerrick Road - South Miller Street to South Wyomissing Avenue
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Lancaster Avenue (East and West) - Museum Road to Borough Line
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Liberty Street - Lancaster Avenue to Elm Street
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New Holland Avenue - Lancaster Avenue to Borough Line
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South Miller Street - Lancaster Avenue to Kerrick Road
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North Miller Street - Lancaster Avenue to Elm Street
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Philadelphia Avenue - Lancaster Avenue to Borough Line
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Spruce Street - Philadelphia Avenue to Broad Street
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South Wyomissing Avenue - Lancaster Avenue to Borough Line
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North Wyomissing Avenue - Lancaster Avenue to Elm Street
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[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004]
If any person parks or leaves a vehicle in a place or in a condition
in violation of any provision of this chapter, such vehicle may be
removed by or under the direction of a police officer of the Borough
by means of towing or otherwise, costs of which shall be assessed
against the owner or operator of said vehicle.
[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004]
Every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this
chapter shall upon each such summary conviction before the District
Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine not less than $25 and not more
than $300 and cost of prosecution for each offense. In default of
payment of such fine and costs, said person shall undergo imprisonment
not to exceed 15 days.