[Adopted 2-4-1991 by Ord. No. 117]
A.
No person shall shovel, plow, push, pile or dump snow,
ice, slush, or any combination thereof, upon the cartway of any street,
road or highway which the Township Supervisors have a duty to maintain.
B.
No person shall obstruct any gutter, drainage ditch
or waterway so as to cause water to flow therefrom onto the cartway
of any street, road or highway which the Township Supervisors have
a duty to maintain.
C.
No person shall alter or obstruct the flow or natural
water runoff onto abutting property from any street, road or highway,
which the Township Supervisors have a duty to maintain, by shoveling,
plowing, pushing, piling, or dumping snow and/or ice.
D.
No property owner of land abutting the intersection
of any street, road or highway which the Township Supervisors have
a duty to maintain shall cause or permit, within or upon lands abutting
but not within the public right-of-way, the accumulation of snow and/or
ice at levels which would adversely affect or reduce the normal sight
clearance at such intersection.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection E, regarding
parking in snow emergency route areas, as amended, which subsection
immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 12-2-2003 by Ord.
No. 209-2003.
A.
All property owners of land on which fire hydrants
are located shall maintain a clear area of at least 24 inches around
the vertical plane of the hydrant whenever snow accumulation around
the hydrant exceeds six inches in height.
B.
All property owners of land abutting the intersection
of any street, road or highway which the Township Supervisors have
a duty to maintain shall at all times maintain and preserve the normal
intersectional sight clearances by trimming or removing natural vegetation
or plant growth on their property up to the line of the Township or
state right-of-way.
C.
[Added 8-6-1996 by Ord. No. 155] Township Road Department
snow removal crews shall be authorized to plow and/or clear the following
areas:
(1)
Areas designated by the Board of Supervisors as alternate
parking areas.
(2)
Private roads, driveways, lanes when a fire or medical
emergency exists and access for fire apparatus or ambulances must
be provided. In such situations, residents shall be subsequently charged
and invoiced for the cost of providing such plowing and/or clearing
services.
(3)
The apron and parking areas of the Greenfields Fire
Station.
D.
The Board of Supervisors shall provide, install and
maintain flags or other suitable markers of appropriate design and
height for all fire hydrants so that the same may be readily located
in accumulated snow or in other inclement weather.
[Added 8-6-1996 by Ord. No. 155]
The provisions of this article shall not apply
to Township road employees while engaged in snow removing activities
or other maintenance activities within the normal scope of their employment.
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this article, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement
proceeding, shall pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court
costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township
in the enforcement of this article. No judgment shall be imposed until
the date of the determination of the violation by the District Justice
and/or Court. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the
judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable
Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute
a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of
the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
