Millcreek, PA Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

The Nuisance Ordinance in Chapter 40, Article II, declares two vehicle nuisances. Section 40-7I covers the leaving or placement by any person of a vehicle at any place within the Township for such time and under such circumstances as to cause it reasonably to appear to have been abandoned. Section 40-7J covers the leaving or placement of any nonoperating, wrecked, dismantled or junked vehicle on any street, highway or public right-of-way. The code defines VEHICLE broadly as a device propelled by power other than human power, designed or used to carry people or goods over land, including an automobile, truck, trailer, motorcycle, tractor, buggy and wagon.

Section 40-8A gives the Chief of Police or any member of the Township Police Department, or another law enforcement agency with jurisdiction, authority to remove or have removed any vehicle left at any place within the Township that reasonably appears to violate the article or to be lost, stolen or unclaimed. The vehicle is impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of in accordance with the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3352. Section 40-9B lists § 40-7, Subsections I and J, among the provisions enforced as summary criminal offenses.

Private property is covered by the Property Maintenance Code in Chapter 29, Part 5. Amended Section 302.8 says that, except as provided in other Township ordinances, no inoperative or non-operating motor vehicle shall be parked, kept or stored on any premises, and no vehicle shall be in a state of major disassembly, disrepair or in the process of being stripped or dismantled. The Code defines INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLE as a vehicle without the current registration plate or the current valid inspection sticker. The one exception allows major overhaul, including body work, where the zoning district permits it and the vehicle stays inside a structure or enclosed area designed and approved for such work.