Upon motion by     Jess S. Jiuliante, III    , seconded by     Arthur F. Detisch    , the following Ordinance was duly enacted,   3   voting in favor of enactment,   0   voting against enactment.

 

ORDINANCE NO.    91-18

 

An Ordinance to amend Millcreek Township Ordinance No. 73-16 (which ordinance provided for establishment of fire lanes and penalties for violations) as amended by Ordinances 75-10, 83-5 and 86-19 by increasing the fine for violations of this ordinance to $25.00; and including severability and repealor clauses.

 

 

WHEREAS, to promote and secure the safety of persons and property and to facilitate the fighting of fires and the evacuating of sick or injured persons in areas of pedestrian or automotive congestion, the Board of Supervisors deem it necessary that certain areas be designated as fire lanes and/or fire access areas wherein the parking or standing of motor vehicles is prohibited.

 

WHEREAS, it is proper and lawful for Millcreek Township, under the Motor Vehicle Code and under the Second Class Township Code to designate fire lanes and prohibit the parking or standing of vehicles in fire lanes.

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors deem it necessary that the minimum fine for violations of the fire lane ordinance be increased.

 


BE IT ENACTED by the Board of Supervisors of Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, and it is hereby enacted and ordained by the authority of same as follows:

 


Section 1.        This Section 4 of Ordinance 73-16, as amended by Ordinances 86-19 is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following Section 4 is inserted in place of the deleted section, to-wit:

 

“SECTION 4.  Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon summary conviction before a District Justice, be sentenced to pay a fine of Twenty-Five ($25.00) Dollars and costs of prosecution, and in default of payment thereof, shall undergo imprisonment as the law provides.”

 

Section 2.        If any section, sub-section, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of its application to any person or circumstances if for any reason is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court, such holdings shall not be construed to affect the validity of any of the remaining provisions.  It is hereby declared that the legislative intent that this Ordinance would have been adopted had such invalid or unconstitutional provision of its application not been included herein.

 

Section 3.        All ordinances or parts of any ordinance inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED this 18th day of June, 1991.

 

 

 

 

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    Jess S. Jiuliante, III, Secretary

 

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