For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CHAINS. Full chains, strap chains or other types of chains so mounted as to give motor vehicles traction in snow.
SNOW. Any precipitation depositing any accumulation on the streets of the Borough of Cressona, including snow, sleet, hail, ice or freezing rain.
SNOW EMERGENCY. A state, declared as set forth in § 74.03 and under which highway conditions are hazardous and dangerous to the vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES or SNOW ROUTES. All streets within the Borough of Cressona, so designated and marked as hereinafter set forth in § 74.02.
SNOW TIRES. Tires having treads designed for use in mud or snow and being in such condition as to serve the purpose for which they are designed.
VEHICLES. All motor vehicles using borough streets, including all public and private transportation conveyances, trucks and other powered vehicles.
(Prior Code, Ch. 15, § 601) (Ord. 323, passed 7-6-1998)
(A) The Mayor and/or Borough Council President, with the approval of Borough Council, shall designate streets which are heavily traveled and are necessary thoroughfares for the movement of vehicular traffic through the borough as “snow emergency routes”.
(B) Such designation shall take into consideration state highway routes, fire apparatus emergency routes and other commonly traveled streets. Each of such routes shall be posted with suitable signs or markers, not less frequently than once in each direction in one block, which signs shall bear the words “Snow Route” and may restrict parking in such block on alternate sides of such street. A map of such snow routes shall be filed with the Borough Secretary/Treasurer and other copies thereof shall be available for public examination in the office of the Borough Secretary/Treasurer. The Borough Council may change said map from time to time, copies of such changes being entered as aforesaid.
(Prior Code, Ch. 15, § 602) (Ord. 323, passed 7-6-1998)
(A) Automatic declaration of emergency based upon snow fall accumulation within the borough. An automatic snow emergency shall exist within the borough when the accumulation of snow fall amounts to a minimum of four inches within the borough. Once a snow fall equal to said amount occurs, the Road Committee Chairperson, and in his or her absence the Mayor, and in his or her absence the Council President, shall declare a snow emergency to exist. He or she shall immediately inform the public by issuing press releases to all news media, and to the Borough Road Foreman and to the state police. Such snow emergency shall continue in force until the Road Committee Chairperson, and in his or her absence the Mayor, and in his or her absence the Council President, shall declare the emergency no longer exists by notification to the public through press releases to the borough road crew and to the state police.
(B) Declaration of emergency not based upon snow accumulation. When, in the opinion of the Borough Road Committee Chairperson, and in his or her absence, the Mayor and in his or her absence the Council President, snow, sleet, ice or a combination of these factors exist that will create hazardous or dangerous highway conditions for vehicular or pedestrian traffic, he or she is authorized to declare a snow emergency and shall make notification as set forth above in division (A) above.
(Prior Code, Ch. 15, § 603) (Ord. 323, passed 7-6-1998; Ord. 3-2007, passed 4-16-2007, § 1)
Two hours after a snow emergency has been declared pursuant to § 74.03(A) or (B) and during its existence:
(A) No vehicle shall be parked on a snow emergency route unless signs, posted in accordance with § 74.03, permit such parking;
(B) Any person operating a vehicle without chains or mud and snow tires upon any street which has been designated as a snow route and such vehicle becomes stalled or incapable of moving under its own power, or any person who leaves such vehicle unattended, shall be in violation of this subchapter and subject to the penalties herein set forth in § 74.99; and
(C) Any vehicle parked, stalled, incapable of moving under its own power, or left unattended upon any snow route may be removed or towed to any other location without notice by action of the Road Committee Chairperson, and in his or her absence the Mayor, and in his or her absence the Council President. The cost of said vehicle removal, towing and storage of any such vehicle, shall be assessed by the borough against the owner thereof, and if the owner thereof fails to pay the cost of towing, removal and storage, the borough may file a municipal lien under the Municipal Lien Act of the Commonwealth, being 53 P.S. §§ 7101 et seq.
(Prior Code, Ch. 15, § 604) (Ord. 323, passed 7-6-1998; Ord. 3-2007, passed 4-16-2007, § 1) Penalty, see § 74.99
(A) Upon the declaration by the Road Committee Chairperson, and in his or her absence the Mayor, and in his or her absence the Council President, that the snow emergency no longer exists, the Road Committee Chairperson, and in his or her absence the Mayor, and in his or her absence the Council President, shall institute a program of clearing the cartways of snow, sleet and ice on all other borough streets not designated as snow emergency routes. By appropriate press release to all news media, the owners and operators of all vehicles shall be instructed as follows:
(1) Within 24 hours all vehicles parked on the north-south streets shall be removed from those streets until cartway widening has been completed; and
(2) Within 48 hours all vehicles parked on the east-west streets shall be removed until cartway widening has been completed.
(B) The fire police shall, through the use of their loudspeaker equipment, assist in informing and instructing the public as to their responsibilities in removing vehicles from the various streets both during the time of the snow emergency and after the snow emergency no longer exists and non-snow emergency roadways must be cleared of snow, sleet and ice.
(Prior Code, Ch. 15, § 605) (Ord. 323, passed 7-6-1998; Ord. 3-2007, passed 4-16-2007, § 1) Penalty, see § 74.99
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