§ 10-404. Cost of Removal and Storage .

   The owner or responsible person of the vehicle in violation that has been removed or directed to be removed by the Police Department pursuant to § 10-403 of this Part shall be responsible for all costs of removal and storage of the said vehicle.

(Ord. 1996-1, 6/13/1996, § 4)

§ 10-405. Exceptions .

   The provisions of this Part shall not apply to such a vehicle that is enclosed or stored in a building, or to a vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise when it is necessary to the operation of the business or to a vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depository unless such storage constitutes or contributes to a safety, health or fire hazard, or has become a public nuisance.

(Ord. 1996-1, 6/13/1996, § 5)

§ 10-406. Mechanical Repairs Prohibited .

   No owner or responsible person shall perform or permit another person to perform mechanical repairs upon any vehicle while it is parked or left standing on any Township streets, highways or alleys.

   A.   Major repairs are those that require the changing of a motor transmission, drive shafts, exhaust systems, the changing of vehicle fluids or the changing of body parts.

   B.   Exception: this Section does not apply to emergency repairs such as the changing of a flat tire, or to the duties of tow truck drivers and operators in order to prepare a vehicle to be moved or towed to a place of repair.

   C.   No vehicle shall leak fluids upon Township streets, highways, alleys or public or private properties:

   (1)   The owner or responsible person shall clean the roadway in the event of vehicular leakage in order to deter health and safety hazards or public nuisances. Fluids shall include gasoline, diesel fuels, transmission oils, motor oils, anti-freeze and differential fluids.

   (2)   Cleaning shall consist of the washing down of the roadway for some fluids and the use of sand, sawdust or other absorbent material to collect any oily based fluids and the proper disposal of the material.

(Ord. 1996-1, 6/13/1996, § 6)

§ 10-407. Permitting Violation Prohibited .

   No person or responsible person shall allow any violation of this Part to occur on his or her property. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this Part shall, upon conviction, pay all fines and costs set forth within this Part.

(Ord. 1996-1, 6/13/1996, § 7)

§ 10-408. Penalties .

   The owner or responsible person that has received a parking ticket for any of the aforementioned violations in this Part shall pay a fine of $100 if paid within seven days. Failure to pay the parking ticket in the required time shall result in the filing of a non-traffic citation and then, upon conviction, the owner or responsible person shall pay a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $1,000, plus the costs of prosecution and/or up to 30-days’ imprisonment. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. 1996-1, 6/13/1996, § 8; as amended by A.O.; Ord. 2017-4, 8/10/2017)

§ 10-409. Conflict .

   All other ordinances and parts of other ordinances inconsistent or conflicting with any part of this Part are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.

(Ord. 1996-1, 6/13/1996, § 10)

Part 5 Nuisances