For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BOROUGH. The Borough of Topton, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
MAYOR. The person elected or appointed to hold the office of Mayor of the borough pursuant to the provisions of the Borough Code.
PERSON. Any natural person, partnership, co-partner, corporation, joint stock company, syndicate, tenant, property owner (real or personal), occupant, lessor, executor, administrator, or agent in control of a property.
SNOW EMERGENCY. A declaration by the Mayor, or the designee of the Mayor, based upon falling snow, sleet, or freezing rain, or a prediction thereof, that conditions exist requiring the restriction of traffic and parking on certain borough streets for purposes of snow, sleet, or ice removal and abatement, and to expedite the movement of emergency and official vehicles.
SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTE. Those roads or streets designated and marked as such in accordance with § 73.02.
SNOW TIRES. Any tires mounted on drive wheels of motor vehicles which are specifically designed by the manufacturers to give effective traction on snow, mud, or ice-covered streets by means of extra-duty treads with special high-traction patterns, except that no tire so defined shall be construed to be a snow tire if it is worn to less than three-sixteenth inches tread depth or is damaged or worn to the extent that its performance would be substantially impaired.
TIRE CHAINS. Any hard metal chains mounted on drive wheels of motor vehicles which cross the tread of each tire laterally in at least eight different places.
(Ord. 2013-1, passed 1-14-2013)