Snow Emergency Declared For Phoenixville

Phoenixville, PA -- With a huge storm likely on the way this weekend, the borough of Phoenixville has declared a snow emergency.

The emergency is in effect from 6 p.m. Friday until 6 p.m. Sunday.

What exactly does that mean?

The borough released the following statement Thursday explaining the emergency routes and what exactly a snow emergency entails:

To park a motor vehicle or to allow that vehicle to remain parked anywhere on any snow emergency route is unlawful and in accordance with this declaration the Mayor directs the Police Department to ensure vehicles are removed from Snow Emergency Routes, up to and including towing of private vehicles. It is also unlawful to drive any motor vehicle on any such snow emergency route unless it is equipped with snow tires or chains.

The following are designated as snow emergency routes: Bridge Street from Pothouse Road to the Schuylkill River; Church Street from Bridge Street to Starr Street; Dayton Street from Emmett Street to Freemont Street; Emmett Street from Franklin Avenue to Dayton Street; Franklin Avenue from Gay Street to Emmett Street; Gay Street from the southern Borough boundary to Franklin Avenue; Main Street (Rt. 29) from the southern Borough boundary to Nutt Road; Main Street from Nutt Road to Bridge Street; Manavon Street from Nutt Road to Starr Street; Nutt Road from the eastern Borough boundary to the western Borough boundary; and Starr Street from Nutt Road to Bridge Street. Please remember your responsibility as a property owner or occupant. Snow Removal - Sidewalks must be cleared of snow and ice within 24 hours of the last snow fall or ice form.

For everyone’s sake, please take care of each other. If you are able-bodied, please offer your help to your neighbors. If you are not, please ask for help from your neighbors, neighborhood kids, friends, relatives, etc. Snow removal is required, enforced, a good practice and last, but not least, the neighborly thing to do for all those people who use the pedestrian sidewalks frequently! Parking Spaces – For properties that only have on-street parking, please remember, the streets of Phoenixville are open to all the public, in any location.

Clearing a spot does not legally give any one person the right to “reserve” that spot with the various forms of reservation methods seen in the past, typically lawn chairs, tables, buckets, trash cans, and other various household items. Any items found in the streets are regarded as refuse, and will be disposed of each and every time it is witnessed by the Codes Department personnel.