BOROUGH OF BOYERTOWN, BERKS COUNTY, PENNSXLVANIA  ORDINANCE NO. 2024- 0J  AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF BOYERTOWN, BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF BOYERTOWIN, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 184 ENTITLED "VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC", ARTICLE II ENTITLED "PARKING REGULATIONS" BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 184-20.1, ENTITLED "PARKING PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES; MOTOR CARRIER VEHICLES", TO AMEND THE PARKING REGULATIONS ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT MOTOR CARRIER VEHICLES FROM PARKING ON. ALLSTREETS WITHINTHE BOROUGH. WHEREAS, the Borough of] Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania ("Borough") is a political subdivision organized as al Borough in the Commonwealth ofPennsylvania; and WHEREAS, as a Borough the Borough ofBoyertown is governed by the Commonwealth of] Pennsylvania Borough Code, 8: Pa.C.S.A. $101 et. seq.; and WHEREAS, Section 1202(5) oft the Borough Code. of] Pennsylvania, 81 Pa.C.S.A. $1202(5), authorizes a Borough to make regulations that may bei necessary for thel health, safety, morals, gèneral welfare and cleanliness and' beauty, convenience, comfort and safety ofthe  Borough; and  WHEREAS, the. Borough of] Boyertown has experienced issues with motor carrier vehicles parking on the streets oft the Borough, which has disrupted traffic flow, created safety  concerns, and disturbed neighbors; and  WHEREAS, the Borough Council desires to amend the Code oft the Borough of Boyertown, Chapter 184 entitled "Vehicles and Traffiç" toj prohibit motor carrier vehicles from  parking on all streets within the Borough.  NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED AND ORDAINED, by the Borough Council oft the Borough of Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania ("Borough") as follows: SECTION1. Chapter 184 of the Code of the Borough of Boyertown, entitled "Vehicles and Traffic", Article II entitled "Parking Regulations", Section 20 entitled "Parking Prohibited at. All Times" isl hereby amended to add ai new Section 20.1 to read ini its entirety as follows: $184-20.1, Parking Prohibited At All' Times; Motor Carrier Vehicles.  A. Defimitions, For the purpose of this section, the following terms shall have the  meanings set forth herein: a. "Motor carrier vehicle."    Atruck, truck tractor, or combination: having a gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight rating, registered gross weight, registered combination weight, or actual gross weight of 17,001 ii. A truck, truck tractor, or combination engaged in interstate commerce and having a gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight rating, registered gross weight, registered combination weight, or actual gross weight of 10,001 pounds or  pounds or more.  more.  B. Prohibition. No motor carrier vehicle, as defined in $184-20.1(A), shall be parked C. Penalties.. Any person violating the provisions ofthis section shall, upon conviction thereofin as summary proceeding, be fined up to $5Q0 for each violation, with each day a violation exists being counted as a separate violation, and, in default of payment ofany finé 80 imposed, shall bei imprisoned for a period not to exceed 10  on any street within the Borough of] Boyertown at any time.  days for cach violation,  SECTION2. All existing ordinancès or parts of ordinances which are çontrary to the provisions ofthis Ordinance are hereby repealed tot the extent necessary to give this Ordinance full force and SECTION3. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable, and if any provision, section, sentence, clause, or part oft this Ordinance shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or unconstitutional by a court of compétent jurisdiction, such decision of the court shall not affect or impair the remaining provisions, sections, sentences, clauses, or parts ofthis Ordinance. Itisl hereby declared to be the intent of the Council oft the Borough of Boyertown that the remainder of the Ordinance SECTION4 4. The effectivé date of the within amendment shall be immediately upon its SECTION5. The Code oft the Borough of Boyertown shall be and remain unchanged andi in full force and effect except as àmended, supplemented, and modified by this Ordinance. This  effect.  shall be and shall remain in full force and effect. enactment and approval by thel Mayor.  Ordinance shall become a part ofs such Code upon adoption.  2    DULY ORDAINED and ENACTED as an Ordinance this gt-day of_ Ocforben , 2024.  BOROUGH OF BOYERTOWN President oFBorougloumcil  By: S2  Attest: hhinabb Manager/Secretary  Approved as an Ordinance this 2aday of aeloben  2024,  Anakls  Mayor  ATTEST,  Fhis ahcl  Secretary  3    CERTIFICATE OF ENACTMENT  - hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and accurate copy of Ordinance No. 2024- 03 adopted by thel Borough Council ofthe Borough of Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania  at a regular meeting held on Ochohea 7  2024, pursuant to notice as required by htiobhe Secretary oft the Borough  law.  4