Easttown Township Declares Snow Emergency

Easttown Township will be under a snow emergency as of 8 p.m. Monday, March 13.

The emergency will be in effect until 8 a.m. Wednesday, the township said.

During a snow emergency, parking on public roadways and depositing snow upon public roadways is prohibited.

See all of the township's guideline for snow emergencies below:

• § 362-2 Existence of snow emergency. For purposes of the implementation of parking regulations, a snow emergency shall be deemed to exist, whether or not declared by the Township Manager or designee, at such time as the depth of snow shall accumulate to the depth of two inches on public roadways within the Township.

• § 362-3 Termination of snow emergency. Once a snow emergency has been declared or otherwise arises pursuant to the terms of this chapter, such emergency shall be deemed to continue until such time as the Township Manager or designee shall declare that such emergency has been terminated.

• § 362-4 Parking on roadways during snow emergencies. Any vehicle parked, stalled, left unattended or otherwise unable to be moved under its own power upon any public roadway within the Township during a snow emergency shall be deemed to be in violation of the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted here under.

• § 362-5 Deposit of snow on public roadway. No person shall deposit in any manner any snow upon any public roadways within the Township during a snow emergency

• § 362-6 Removal of snow from sidewalks. During the continuance of a snow emergency, the person owning,occupying or otherwise responsible for the property abutting such sidewalk shall maintain such sidewalk in accordance with this chapter and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

• § 362-8 Violations and penalties. Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution, including reasonable attorneys' fees. In default of payment thereof, the defendant maybe sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.

Read the entire township code online here.

For your safety, you must refrain from parking in roadways so that the Township may effectively keep roads clear for emergency responders.

In addition, the township is asking residents with fire hydrants located on or near their property keep them cleared of snow for potential use in emergencies.

The township announced Monday that waste and recycling collection has been cancelled due to coming winter weather.

The township said trash and recycling collections from Waste Management set for Tuesday has been postponed.

Trash and recycling will be collected Saturday, March 18, the township said.

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