[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Washington 7-7-1980 by Ord. No. 67. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 333.
The Board of Supervisors, upon the advice of
the fire chief having jurisdiction, may establish, on private property
within the Township which is devoted to public use, one or more unobstructed
lanes to provide for the ingress and egress of fire apparatus and
emergency vehicles.
Upon any fire lane being established by the
Board of Supervisors, the same shall be clearly marked upon the traveled
portion of the property with painted lines indicating the confines
of the fire lane. In addition, the fire lane shall be clearly marked
by signs posted along the edge of the fire lane which shall read NO
PARKING FIRE LANE.
The markings and postings of said fire lanes
shall be performed and maintained by and at the expense of the property
owner or occupier.
No vehicle shall park or stand, or be permitted
to park or stand, in any marked fire lane at any time.
A.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of
this chapter shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought
before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of
Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default
of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that
such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute
a separate offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated
shall also constitute a separate offense. The minimum fine to be imposed
is $50 per day or portion thereof for a first offense; $100 per day
or portion thereof for a second offense and $500 per day or portion
thereof for each subsequent offense. The Magisterial District Judge
may impose a fine of more than the minimum amounts set forth above.
[Amended 9-15-1997 by Ord. No. 141][1]
B.
There shall be placed upon any vehicle parked in violation
of this chapter notice to the owner or operator thereof that such
vehicle was parked in violation of the provision of this chapter,
and instructing such owner or operator that if he shall report to
the office of the Chief of Police and pay, for the use of the Township,
the sum of $2, within 24 hours after the time of such notice, or $5
after 24 hours but within 48 hours after the time of such notice,
the same shall save such violator from prosecution and from payment
of the fine and costs hereinabove provided.
