[Amended in its entirety 8-19-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-06]
The provisions of this chapter shall be severable; and if any of its provisions shall be held to be unconstitutional, illegal or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of any of the remaining provisions of this chapter. It is hereby declared as a legislative intent that this chapter would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal or otherwise invalid provision not been included herein.
A. 
All previous ordinances of the Township of Falls pertaining to the regulation of traffic and parking are hereby repealed.
B. 
The repeal of ordinances provided for in Subsection A above shall not affect or prevent the prosecution or punishment of any person for any act done or liability incurred in violation of any ordinance or regulation in force immediately prior to the taking effect of this chapter.
C. 
The provisions of this chapter, insofar as they are the same as those of ordinances and regulations in force immediately prior to the enactment of this chapter, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances and regulations and not as new enactments.
This chapter shall be enforced by the police officers of the Township of Falls, who are hereby given authority to direct traffic on the highways and intersections of the Township in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A. 
Unless another penalty is specifically provided for herein, any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $20 nor more than $50 and costs of prosecution; and in the event of nonpayment of such fine and costs of prosecution not caused by indigence or lack of sufficient assets, such person shall be subject to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 days.
B. 
Any operator or owner of a vehicle receiving a notice of a parking violation (parking ticket) may settle the charge by delivering or sending to the Manager of the Township of Falls, within 72 hours, the sum of $15 and thus avoid further prosecution. In the event that the violation's payment is not made within the required time, the officer who attached the parking violation to the vehicle shall proceed by filing a citation charging the individual with the violation committed before the local District Justice, and the District Justice shall follow the procedure authorized for summary proceedings under the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code in addition to other remedies.
C. 
Removal of a vehicle found in violation of any Township parking ordinance shall be done at the direction of any police officer pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 206. It shall be the responsibility of every vehicle owner to park his or her vehicle or assure that others park the vehicle in a legal manner.
D. 
All emergency vehicles, when on an emergency call, shall be exempt from the parking ordinances of the Township of Falls.