[Ord. 2-2002, 5/15/2002; as added by Ord. 9-2010, 2/10/2011,
§ 1]
This Part shall be known as the "Motor Vehicle Weight Limitation
Ordinance" of Canton Township.
[Ord. 2-2002, 5/15/2002; as added by Ord. 9-2010, 2/10/2011,
§ 2]
This Part is enacted pursuant to the authority conferred by
the Vehicle Code, Act of 1976, June 17, P.L. 1962, No. 81, § 1,
effective July 1, 1977, (75 Pa.C.S.A § 101 et seq.), as
amended and is intended to include and be subject to all provisions
of § 4902 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 4902,
and all Pennsylvania Department of Transportation regulations promulgated
or to be promulgated under the Vehicle Code, by way of illustration
and not limitation, under §§ 4902(1) and 6103 [75 Pa.C.S.A.,
§§ 4902(f) and 6103].
[Ord. 2-2002, 5/15/2002; as added by Ord. 9-2010, 2/10/2011,
§ 3]
The following words, when used in this Part, shall have the
following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
A fire department vehicle, police vehicle, ambulance, blood
delivery vehicle, Armed Forces emergency vehicle, one private vehicle
of a fire or police chief or assistant chief, or ambulance corps commander
or assistant commander, or of a river rescue commander used for answering
emergency calls, or other vehicle designated by the State Police under
§ 6106 of the Vehicle Code (relating to designation of emergency
vehicles by Pennsylvania State Police).
Emergency vehicles and school buses, defined hereinafter,
vehicles and combinations or governmental entities and utilities where
their contractors are engaged in construction or maintenance on a
posted highway or in a location which can be reached only via a posted
highway, and vehicles and combinations going to or coming from a residence
or farm located on a posted highway or which can be reached only via
a posted highway.
Any vehicle or combination as defined and/or governed by
the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq., as amended.
A motor vehicle designated for carrying more than 10 passengers,
exclusive of the driver, and used for the transportation of school
children.
[Ord. 2-2002, 5/15/2002; as added by Ord. 9-2010, 2/10/2011,
§ 4]
The Township Supervisors has determined and hereby determines
based upon engineering studies conducted by the Wind Ridge Engineering
Co. and otherwise that all Township roads may be damaged or destroyed
unless the permissible weight of motor vehicles is restricted to the
weight limits of 10 tons as determined by a road weight limit study
prepared by the Wind Ridge Engineering Co. dated October 11, 2010.
[Ord. 2-2002, 5/15/2002; as added by Ord. 9-2010, 2/10/2011,
§ 5]
1.
Pursuant to the findings under § 15-304, supra., and by authority of § 4902 of the Vehicle Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, no motor vehicle or combination shall be operated upon any of the roads listed in § 15-304 with gross weight in excess of the weight limits listed for said road in § 15-304.
2.
Local traffic as defined herein shall be exempted from the restrictions imposed under Subsection 1 above. However, if the Township Supervisors determines that any local traffic is likely to damage the road, the Board of Supervisors will so notify the registrants of the motor vehicle or combination and will also notify the Pennsylvania State Police. After two business days following delivery of the notice, or after five days following mailing of the notice, such local traffic vehicles shall not exceed the weight limits except in accordance with § 15-307 hereof.
[Ord. 2-2002, 5/15/2002; as added by Ord. 9-2010, 2/10/2011,
§ 6]
The Board of Supervisors of may issue permits for the movement of motor vehicles under § 15-304, supra., and may require such undertaking or security as they deem necessary to cover the costs of anticipated or probably repairs and restoration necessitated by the permitted movement of vehicles. All actions taken under the authority of this Part shall be taken in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, as found in Title 67 of the Pennsylvania Code.
[Ord. 2-2002, 5/15/2002; as added by Ord. 9-2010, 2/10/2011,
§ 7]
The Township shall erect or cause to be erected and maintained
restriction signs designating the restrictions at end of the portion
of road restricted as provided in this Part. In the case of a restriction
on a road which has not begun or ended at an intersection with an
unrestricted highway. The Township shall also place an advance informational
sign at the intersection nearest each end of the restricted portion
of the road which would allow drivers to avoid the restricted portion
of road.
[Ord. 2-2002, 5/15/2002; as added by Ord. 9-2010, 2/10/2011,
§ 8]
Any person operating a motor vehicle or combination upon a road or bridge in violation of a prohibition or restriction imposed under § 15-304 is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $75, except that any person convicted of operating a vehicle with a gross weight in excess of a posted weight shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $150 plus $150 for each 500 pounds, or part thereof, in excess of 3,000 pounds over the maximum allowable weight.
