Abington, PA Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

Article V of the Vehicles and Traffic chapter, §§ 156-39 through 156-42, governs snow and ice emergencies. Under § 156-39, a snow and ice emergency automatically exists once snowfall on the roads exceeds two inches in a twenty-four-hour period, and the Chief of Police may also declare an emergency at his discretion because of hazardous conditions even without hitting that threshold. Once an emergency is declared, § 156-40 makes it unlawful to park a motor vehicle or tractor, or let one remain parked, on any highway the Board of Commissioners has designated by resolution as covered by the article; it is likewise unlawful to operate a vehicle on those designated highways during the emergency unless it carries adequate traction equipment such as snow tires or chains.

The Township identifies the affected streets with posted signs required by § 156-41, reading 'SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTE, SNOW TIRES OR CHAINS REQUIRED, NO PARKING DURING EMERGENCY, VEHICLES TOWED AWAY,' placed around utility poles on the designated routes; the President of the Board of Commissioners or the Police Chief must also publicize the emergency through radio, newspaper or other media. The designated snow emergency routes themselves are set by Board resolution rather than printed as a street list in this article, and the Board updates that list from time to time, so drivers should watch for the posted signage rather than assume a fixed route map.

A stalled vehicle on a designated route during a declared emergency is treated the same as an illegally parked one if the stalling resulted from missing the required traction equipment.