[Adopted 6-17-1968 by Ord. No. 68-3 as Ch. 63 of the 1968 Code]
A state of emergency is declared to exist within
the municipal limits of the Borough of Berlin whenever there shall
be a snowfall of two inches or more. Said emergency shall be presumed
to continue for a period of 72 hours after the cessation of said snowfall.
In order to afford the Borough the opportunity
to clear the streets of snow and to open the highways to traffic,
during the period of such emergency, no vehicle, howsoever propelled,
shall be allowed to stand or park, whether attended or not, upon the
highways of the Borough of Berlin, except for picking up or discharging
passengers in the case of an omnibus or for picking up or delivering
essential merchandise or commodities in the case of other vehicles.
Said emergency shall be presumed to continue
beyond the seventy-two-hour period provided herein on those streets
of the Borough of Berlin from which the snow has not been removed.
On such streets, no vehicle shall be allowed to stand or park, whether
attended or not, until the snow shall have been cleared therefrom,
provided that signs are placed or posted by the Borough of Berlin
indicating that parking is prohibited on said streets while the municipality
is engaged in or is about to engage in the clearance or removal of
snow therefrom. Said signs prohibiting parking, to enable the clearance
and removal of snow, shall be posted when work is about to commence
and shall be removed when the work is completed.
A.Â
Whenever a vehicle is found parked or left standing
in violation of the provisions of this article, any police officer
of the Borough of Berlin may remove or secure the removal of such
vehicle to such garage or other place as may be designated by the
Borough Chief of Police for the impounding of such vehicles. Such
vehicle shall be retained there and impounded until the person or
persons owning said vehicle shall pay the costs of such removal, together
with a storage charge of $1 for each and every day said vehicle is
retained and impounded.
B.Â
Immediately after a vehicle has been so removed, the
Chief of Police, or any member of the Police Department acting for
him, shall give written notice thereof to the registered owner or
owners by personal service or by mailing said notice by registered
mail addressed to said owner or owners at his or their last known
address or addresses.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Every device in, upon or by which a person or property is
or may be transported upon a highway, except a device moved by human
power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
In addition to the remedies hereinabove set
forth, any person violating the terms of this article or refusing
or neglecting to comply with any of its provisions shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $50 or imprisonment
in the county jail of the County of Camden for a period of not more
than 15 days, or both, in the discretion of the Judge before whom
such conviction is had.
