Norristown Declares Snow Emergency

NORRISTOWN, PA — Norristown has declared a Snow Emergency for the municipality, effective 6 a.m. Thursday morning. A snow emergency has also been declared for the same time in nearby West Norriton township.

Snow emergency regulations for Norristown can be found here.

Plowing details for Norristown can be tracked using at this new, live, interactive map. Plowing will commence first on streets which serve as routes for emergency vehicles, including Main, DeKalb, Swede, Marshall, Sterigere, Airy, Markley, Lafayette, Fornance, and New Hope streets, as well as Johnson Highway.

If you have questions regarding snow emergency operations in Norristown, call the Norristown Snow Hotline at 610-272-3473.

The Norristown Area School District has not yet announced whether or not school will be closed or delayed on Thursday, as of 9 p.m. Wednesday evening.

In West Norriton, find details on parking requirements and other regulations here.

Regarding snow removal, here are a few points to keep in mind as you grab those shovels. According to the Norristown municipal code:

• It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or place removed snow or ice in the traveled area of a street in the Municipality of Norristown.
• Placement of objects in the street:
• Following a snow or ice storm, no person or entity shall place, anywhere in the streets of Norristown, any object whatsoever that impedes municipal snow-removal operations.
• Objects placed in the street in violation of this Subsection B may be removed by the Norristown Public Works Department and disposed of in accordance with the procedures established by the Public Works Director, with no liability to the Municipality for said removal and disposal.
Violators shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 278-23A of the General Laws of Norristown.
Violators shall be subject to a fine or penalty of $10 in the form of a ticket written by a Norristown Police Officer. Any commercial snow removal service or contractor hired to remove snowfrom private property who shall violate or fail to comply with any provisions of § 278-10 shall be subject to a fine or penalty of $100 in the form of a ticket written by a Norristown Police Officer. If a violator does not pay the penalty within 72 hours, then the police officer shall cause a citation to be issued for the violation of § 278-10 by a Magisterial District Justice of the Municipality of Norristown, County of Montgomery. The violation shall provide for a minimum fine of $100 and a maximum fine of $600, plus costs of prosecution, plus reasonable attorneys' fees, if applicable, for each such offense under these provisions, recoverable in proceedings before the Magisterial District Justice, and in default of payment of said fine and costs, shall provide for imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than 30 days. Each day that a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.[Amended 10-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-16]

A link to the full muncipal code for snow and ice removal is available here.

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