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(1) Definitions. In this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) Abandoned Vehicle. As defined in Section 102 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. § 102; including, but not limited to, any vehicle not capable of being moved under its own power, or with deflated tire or tires, or without tire or tires, or without current license tags, which remains parked upon such street or highway for a period of more than forty-eight (48) hours.
(b) Salvor. Any person who maintains an established place of business and is engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging abandoned vehicles and junkers for the purpose of remodeling, taking apart, or rebuilding the same, or buying or selling of parts, as defined in Sections 1337(c)(2) and 7301(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. §§ 1337(c)(2) and 7301(a); and regulations thereunder, 67 Pa. Code § 253.2.
(c) Authorized Salvor. Any salvor complying with the requirements of Chapter 73 of the Vehicle Code, as defined in Section 7301(a) thereof, 75 Pa. C.S. § 7301(a).
(2) No person shall leave parked upon a street or highway any vehicle not capable of being moved under its own power; or with deflated tire or tires; or without current license tags.
(3) Such vehicle may be removed by the Police Department or by an authorized salvor pursuant to police direction, or the direction of an authorized Public Safety Officer, as an abandoned vehicle if the vehicle is not moved after ten days' written notice for removal has been sent to the last registered owner thereof; except that if the vehicle constitutes a safety hazard, the Police Department may remove it immediately and within twelve (12) hours send a written notice to the last registered owner, stating cause of removal, the location of vehicle and the procedure to follow in reclaiming the vehicle. 163
(a) When a vehicle is towed by the Police Department as an abandoned vehicle, the provisions of Chapter 12-2400, Towing and Immobilizing of Parked or Abandoned Vehicles, shall apply.
(4) If such vehicle is not removed by the Police Department within sixty (60) days after written notice for removal has been sent to the last registered owner, the Police Department, or an authorized Public Safety Officer, shall request in writing that an authorized salvor take possession of and remove such abandoned vehicle. The Police Department, or an authorized Public Safety Officer, may request in writing an authorized salvor to take possession of and remove such vehicle prior to the expiration of the sixty (60) days' notice when in the Departments' judgement, or in the judgement of an authorized Public Safety Officer, the Department will not be able to remove the abandoned vehicle within sixty (60) days. 164
(5) Upon written request of the Police Department, or an authorized Public Safety Officer, as per 67 Pa. Code § 253.5(b), an authorized salvor shall take possession of and remove to the storage facility of the salvor any abandoned vehicle located within thirty (30) miles of the place of business of the salvor. When a vehicle is towed by an authorized salvor as an abandoned vehicle, the provisions of Chapter 73 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. §§ 7301 - 7312, and of Chapter 253 of the Pennsylvania Code, 67 Pa. Code §§ 253.1 - 253.6 shall apply. 165
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| 162 | Amended and subsections added, 1984 Ordinances, p. 21. |
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(1) No person shall alter, or place in service any electrically powered traffic-control signal unless the Department has approved the plans, diagrams and specifications of all controllers, circuits and other devices, apparatus or facilities employed in connection therewith or affecting the operation thereof.
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| 167 | Added, 1976 Ordinances, p. 879. |
(1) No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a street or highway while wearing headphones connected to an audio device.
(2) For the purposes of this Section, the term motor vehicle shall include any automobile, truck, bus, motorcycle, or motor-bike.
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| 168 | Added, 1982 Ordinances, p. 1656. |
(1) No person shall park a motor vehicle upon a public highway or on private property if the vehicle has in operation an audible anti-theft alarm device thereon unless such alarm device is of a type capable of, and is programmed to, automatically terminate the sounding of its audible alarm within five (5) minutes of its being activated. Any sounding of an audible anti-theft alarm from a motor vehicle for more than five (5) continuous minutes shall be deemed a violation of this subsection.
(2) No person shall park a motor vehicle upon a public highway or on private property if the vehicle has in operation an audible anti-theft alarm thereon that is of a type capable of, and is programmed to, have its audible alarm activated without direct physical contact occurring to the motor vehicle, except such alarm may be remotely activated by such person.
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| 169 | Added, Bill No. 518 (approved March 29, 1995), 1995 Ordinances, p. 156. |
§ 12-1125. Operation of Motor Vehicles on a Portion of South Street Prohibited During Certain Hours. 171
(1) The operation of motor vehicles on South street between Broad street and Front street is prohibited from midnight to 3:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights except for the period from December 1st to March 1st. The Streets Department and the Police Department are authorized to enforce these provisions by appropriate regulations and procedures.
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| 171 | Added, 1991 Ordinances, p. 33. |
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