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Borough of Middleburg, PA
Snyder County
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[Ord. 295, 11/8/2005]
1. 
Maximum speed limits are established on portions of specified streets, as follows, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any part of a street where a maximum speed limit applies, at a higher speed than the maximum prescribed for that part of the street:
Street
Between
Maximum Speed Limit
All other streets within the Borough
25
Church Street
Main Street and Edmond Avenue
15
East Main Street
School zone — east Borough line to 50 feet east of Shuman Street
15 (when traffic control signal in effect and operational)
East Market Street
Main Street to east Borough line
25
East Market Street
East Borough line to the intersection with Main Street (S.R. 104)
25
Edmond Avenue
Church Street and Furnace Road
15
Main Street
East Borough line and Market Street
25
Main Street
North Borough line and Market Street
25
North Charles Avenue
West Willow and Edmond Avenue
15
Paxtonville Road
West Borough line and South Wausau Road
35
Railroad Avenue
East Main Street and South Wausau Road
25
South Wausau Road
South Borough line and Main Street
35
West Market Street
Bachman Alley and west Borough line
35
West Market Street
Intersection with Main Street (S.R. 104) west to Bachman Alley
25
West Market Street
West Borough line and Main Street
35
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35. Any person exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour shall pay an additional fine of $2 per mile for each mile in excess of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.
[Ord. 295, 11/8/2005]
1. 
At the following locations, traffic signals as indicated below shall be erected (or are ratified if previously erected), and traffic at those locations shall be directed by those signals:
Location
Type of Signal
Intersection of Main Street and East and West Market Streets
Traffic control signals
2. 
Any driver of a vehicle who disobeys the directions of any traffic signal shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 295, 11/8/2005]
1. 
The following are established as intersections where drivers of vehicles headed in the direction or directions indicated are prohibited from making a right turn (or a left turn from a one-way street into another one-way street) on a steady red signal:
Intersection
Vehicles Traveling On
Facing
Main Street and East and West Market Streets
Main Street Market Street
Northeast
2. 
Any driver of a vehicle who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 295, 11/8/2005]
1. 
The following are established as one-way streets, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any one-way street other than in the direction established for traffic on that street:
Street
From
To
Direction of Travel
Middleburg High School front driveway
High School parking lot
Main Street
East and North
South Charles Avenue
West Market Street
West Willow Avenue
South
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 295, 11/8/2005]
1. 
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle, of the type indicated, traveling upon the first-named street at any of the following intersections, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, to make a left turn and/or a right turn into the second-named street, as indicated, at any time when such a turn is prohibited by this section:
Vehicles Traveling On
Direction of Travel
Not to Make Turn
Into
When
Type of Vehicle Applicable To
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 295, 11/8/2005]
1. 
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle, traveling upon the first-named street at any of the following intersections, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, to make other than a left turn, at any time stated, both right turns and straight-across traffic being prohibited:
Vehicles Traveling On
Direction of Travel
Times
Not To Make Right Turn Into or Travel Straight Across
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 295, 11/8/2005]
1. 
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle, traveling upon any of the following portions of streets, in the direction or directions indicated for that street, to make a U-turn:
Street
Portion
Direction of Travel
West Market Street
Between Main Street and 100 feet west of Main Street
East and West
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 295, 11/8/2005]
1. 
All streets and roads within the Borough are established as no-passing zones.
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 295, 11/8/2005]
1. 
The following highways are established as through highways, thus authorizing stop or yield signs to be erected facing traffic approaching every intersection with the through highway except for those intersections with traffic signals, or with exceptions or modifications as indicated below. Every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop or yield sign authorized by this section shall stop the vehicle or yield right-of-way as required by § 3323(b) or 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code, as the case may be, and shall not proceed into or across the through highway until he has followed all applicable requirements of that section of the law:
Highway
Between
Main Street
East Borough line and north Borough line, except that northbound and southbound approaches will be required to stop at intersection of Market Street which is controlled by traffic signals
Market Street
East Borough line and west Borough line, except that eastbound and westbound approaches will be required to stop at intersection of Main Street which is controlled by traffic signals
Paxtonville Road
West Borough line to intersection of S. Wausau Road, except that all eastbound approaches will be required to stop at S. Wausau Road
S. Wausau Road
South Borough line to intersection of Main Street, except that all northbound approaches will be required to stop at Main Street
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 295, 11/8/2005]
1. 
The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 15-209) are established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are ratified if previously erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named street (the intersecting or through street) on the first-named street (the stop street) in the direction or directions indicated for that intersection. Every driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection on the first-named or stop street, in the direction indicated in each case, shall stop the vehicle as required by § 3323(b) of the Vehicle Code, and shall not proceed into or across the second-named or intersecting or through street until he has followed all applicable requirements of that section of the law.
Stop Street
Intersection or Through Street
Direction of Travel
Cedar Alley
Center Street
Eastbound and Westbound
Cedar Alley
S. Shuman Street
Eastbound
Cedar Alley
Winey Avenue
Westbound
Cemetery Road
East Market Street
Southbound
Center Street
Grand Street
Northbound and Southbound
Center Street
Stahl Street
Southbound
Edmond Avenue
Furnace Road
Westbound
Essex Road
Raleigh Avenue
Northbound and Southbound
Grand Street
Center Street
Eastbound and Westbound
Grand Street
S. Shuman Street
Eastbound
Grand Street
Winey Avenue
Eastbound and Westbound
Maple Avenue
North Creamery Avenue
Eastbound
Maple Avenue
North Shuman Street
Westbound
North Wausau Road
East Main Street
Eastbound and Westbound
Oak Avenue
Cemetery Road
Westbound
Old School Road
North Main Street
Northbound and Southbound
Old School Road
Pine Street
Southbound
Paxtonville Road
South Wausau Road
Eastbound
Railroad Avenue
East Main Street
Northbound
Railroad Avenue
Wausau Road
Southbound
Reliance Avenue
Railroad Avenue
Eastbound
Schoch Street
Center Street
Eastbound
Schoch Street
Winey Avenue
Eastbound and Westbound
Shambach Street
Center Street
Eastbound and Westbound
Shambach Street
East Court Street
Eastbound
Shambach Street
South Shuman Street
Eastbound and Westbound
Shambach Street
Winey Avenue
Westbound
Sky Theater Alley
Center Street
Eastbound and Westbound
Sky Theater Alley
S. Shuman Street
Eastbound
Sky Theater Alley
Winey Avenue
Westbound
South Charles Avenue
Edmond Avenue
Southbound
South Charles Avenue
West Willow Avenue
Southbound and Eastbound
S. Shuman Street
Shambach Street
Northbound and Southbound
S. Shuman Street
Stahl Street
Southbound
S. Shuman Street
Wagenseller Street
Northbound and Southbound
Spade Street
Church Street Ext.
Eastbound
Spade Street
Main Street
Southbound
Spade Street
East Willow Street
Northbound
Stahl Street
Winey Avenue
Westbound
Tavern Alley
Reliance Avenue
Northbound
Thomas Avenue
Center Street
Eastbound and Westbound
Thomas Avenue
S. Shuman Street
Eastbound
Thomas Avenue
Winey Avenue
Eastbound and Westbound
Wagenseller Street
Center Street
Eastbound and Westbound
Wagenseller Street
East Court Street
Eastbound
Wagenseller Street
S. Shuman Street
Eastbound and Westbound
Wagenseller Street
Winey Avenue
Westbound
West Oak Avenue
North Charles Avenue
Eastbound and Westbound
West Oak Avenue
Old School Road
Eastbound and Westbound
West Willow Avenue
Bachman Alley
Eastbound and Westbound
West Willow Avenue
South Charles Avenue
Eastbound and Westbound
West Willow Avenue
Furnace Road
Eastbound and Westbound
Winey Avenue
Grand Street
Northbound and Southbound
Winey Avenue
Schoch Street
Northbound and Southbound
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 295, 11/8/2005]
1. 
The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 15-209) are established as yield intersections, and official yield signs shall be erected (or are ratified if previously erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named street (the through street) on the first-named street (the yield street) in the direction or directions indicated for that intersection. Every driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection on the first-named or yield street, in the direction indicated in each case, shall slow down or stop the vehicle as required by § 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code, and then yield the right-of-way as required by that subsection of the Vehicle Code.
Yield Street
Through Street
Direction of Travel
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 295, 11/8/2005]
1. 
No motor vehicle, including a motorcycle, pedalcycle or minibike, shall be operated on any property owned by the Borough or any other public agency or instrumentality within the Borough without the permission of the property owner and a permit from the Mayor or Police Department of the Borough.
2. 
Any person who violates an provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 280, -/-/2004, §§ 1-6; as amended by Ord. No. 358, 4/12/2022]
1. 
Short Title. This section shall be known as the "Middleburg Borough Engine Suppression/Brake Retarder/Engine Brake Ordinance."
2. 
Legislative Intent. The Borough Council of the Borough of Middleburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, finds as a fact that the operation of an engine brake or an engine suppression device of a compression brake on a gasoline-powered or diesel-powered motor vehicle so as to create excessive noise through the use of said engine brakes or engine suppression device or a compression brake, adversely affects the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Borough of Middleburg.
3. 
Engine Brakes Prohibited. No gasoline-powered or diesel-powered motor vehicle shall be operated on the streets, roads, alleys or highways listed below within the Borough of Middleburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, utilizing in said operation an engine brake, engine suppression device or compression brake permitting excessive noise to be created by said motor vehicle.
4. 
Streets. The streets subject to this prohibition shall be as follows:
A. 
SR 104, consisting of North Main Street, Main Street, South Main Street, East Main Street and Wassau Road.
B. 
SR 522, consisting of East Main Street, Main Street, South Main Street and West Market Street.
C. 
Railroad Avenue.
D. 
East Market Street.
E. 
SR 3008, also known as Paxtonville Road, from the Middleburg Borough municipal boundary to the SR 104 intersection.
5. 
Emergency Situations. This section shall not apply to emergency driving situations requiring the utilization of an engine brake to protect the safety and property of the residents of Middleburg Borough, other motor vehicle operators, pedestrians and the operator and passengers of the motor vehicle involved in said emergency situation.
6. 
Penalty. Any person, firm, corporation or organization violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon summary conviction before a District Magistrate having jurisdiction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 or more than $300 and costs of prosecution and, in default of the payment thereof, shall be sentenced to undergo imprisonment in the Snyder County Jail for a period not to exceed 10 days.