[Amended 3-1-2005 by Ord. No. 10-2005
17; amended 7-24-2017 by Ord. No. 73-2017; 5-9-2022 by Ord. No. 41-2022; 3-13-2023 by Ord. No. 29-2023]
The City of Reading Home Rule Charter and the PA State Vehicle Code (175 Pa.C.S. 6109(a)(22)) provide the local governing body with the authority to adopt ordinances and regulations to address local problems. This Part provides the City with the authority to remove and impound those vehicles which are parked in a tow-away zone, in violation of the Noise Ordinance as per Chapter 387, in violation of the Park Use Ordinance as per Chapter 396 Part 3 or in violation of any other section of the Code of the City of Reading adopted pursuant to the PA State Vehicle Code. Any such vehicle may be immediately removed by the Reading Police Department or the Reading Parking Authority. Vehicles located or parked in a tow-away zone may also be removed seven days after the registered owner is provided with written notice to remove the vehicle. Notice shall be transmitted by posting a notice on the vehicle itself, by hand delivery to such owner, or by certified mail. The notice will advise the owner of the violation and direct that the owner take necessary corrective action within five days or the vehicle will be removed by the City, with the cost of the removal and storage to be levied against the owner. Subject to the limitation in subsection 802, vehicles in violation of the Noise Ordinance as per Chapter 387, in violation of the Park Use Ordinance as per Chapter 396 Part 3 or in violation of any other section of the Code of the City of Reading adopted pursuant to the PA State Vehicle Code are exempt from written notice.
17. Editor's Note: Amended during codification (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Part 2).