[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Harveys Lake as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-22-1968 by Ord. No. 11]
Words and phrases as used in this article shall
have the meanings ascribed to them in the Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to designate
such regulation of traffic by peace officers as he deems necessary
for the safety and welfare of the Borough.
The Council shall, subsequent to the passage
of this article, by resolution, order the erection and use of official
traffic signals at such locations or intersections as it shall deem
necessary for the proper regulation of traffic.
A.
The maximum speed limit on all Borough streets shall
be 25 miles per hour, except as follows:
(1)
On Pennsylvania Legislative Route 415, the maximum
speed limit shall be 35 miles per hour.
(2)
Old Lake Road, from an area of Puterbaugh's Store
to Pennsylvania Legislative Route 415, is hereby declared a congested
area, and the maximum speed on said road shall be 20 miles per hour.
[Added 10-5-1978]
(3)
On Outlet Drive, the speed limit is reduced from 35
miles per hour to 15 miles per hour. The fifteen-mile-per-hour speed
limit shall be posted at the beginning and end of each speed zone
and at intervals not greater than 1/2 mile.
[Added 6-16-1987]
(4)
On 2nd Street, Route 1024, Route 415 to the Borough
line, east and west, the maximum speed limit shall be 35 miles per
hour.
[Added 10-15-1991 by Ord. No. 5-1991]
(5)
On the Old Lake Road from Route 415 Lakeside Drive
to Route 415 Memorial Highway, north and south, the maximum speed
limit shall be 35 miles per hour.
[Added 10-15-1991 by Ord. No. 5-1991]
(6)
The speed limit for Marina Drive in Marina Commons
in the Borough of Harveys Lake shall be 15 miles per hour. Said speed
limit shall be posted as required pursuant to applicable commonwealth
requirements.
[Added 8-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2A-2007]
B.
The Council may, by resolution, establish lower speed
limits for specific portions of streets, as authorized by the Vehicle
Code of Pennsylvania.
C.
No provision for a speed limit established herein
or hereunder shall be effective until official signs have been erected.
A.
Whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such
that it covers any Borough street, no vehicle shall be parked on said
street or portion thereof. This prohibition shall remain in effect
after the snowfall has ceased until the street shall have been plowed
sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with
the normal flow of traffic or snow removal operations.
B.
Each day that such violation exists shall be deemed
a separate and distinct violation.
A.
The Council shall, by resolution:
(1)
Prohibit the use of any street by certain vehicles
or establish weight limits thereon, when conditions warrant.
(2)
Establish through streets and stop and yield signs.
(a)
There shall be a stop sign placed at the intersection
of Marina Drive and S.R. 415 for exit purposes.
[Added 8-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2A-2007]
(3)
Regulate or prohibit parking, stopping or turning.
(a)
No parking.
[Added 10-15-1991 by Ord. No. 5-1991]
[1]
NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER signs shall be posted
on Park Street on the north and south side at a distance of 30 feet
from Route 415 Lakeside Drive; also the signs shall be posted on the
north and south side of Park Street, on Route 415 Lakeside Drive at
a distance of 30 feet from the south corner of Park Street and at
a distance of 82 feet from the north corner of Park Street.
[2]
NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER signs shall be posted
on Route 415 Lakeside Drive and Route 1415 Lakeside Drive and on Route
415 Noxen Road. The first sign shall be 30 feet from the corner of
Noxen Road South and 30 feet north of Noxen Road, and on Route 415
Noxen Road on both the south and north side of the road.
[3]
NO PARKING signs shall be posted on Route 1022,
First Street, at the full length of First Street for a distance of
1,164 feet and shall be posted on the north side of First Street;
and NO PARKING signs shall be posted on Route 1022, High Street at
the full length, for a distance of 582 feet, and shall be posted on
the west side of the road.
[4]
NO PARKING signs shall be posted on Route 415,
south from the corner of the Marina Cafe, for a distance of 224 feet
on the south side of Route 415.
[5]
NO PARKING signs shall be erected on Hillside
Avenue on the west side of the street, from Route 415 to Route 1063
and at a distance of 0.2 of a mile, between the hours of 12:00 noon
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
[Added 8-18-1992 by Ord. No. 2-1992]
[6]
No parking is allowed on both sides of Nathan
Street in the Borough; and NO PARKING signs shall be erected on both
sides of Nathan Street pursuant to applicable commonwealth requirements.
[Added 5-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2-2006]
[7]
No parking is allowed on both sides of Marina
Drive, in Marina Commons, in the Borough; and NO PARKING signs shall
be erected on both sides of Marina Drive pursuant to applicable commonwealth
requirements.
[Added 2-20-2007 by Ord. No. 2-2007]
(4)
Establish one-way streets, regulations for use of
streets by processions or assemblages, loading zones and safety zones.
(a)
Marina Drive in the Marina Commons in the Borough
of Harveys Lake shall be one-way traffic only.
[Added 8-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2A-2007]
(5)
Establish such additional regulations for the operation
of vehicles within the Borough not inconsistent with the Vehicle Code
of Pennsylvania.
B.
No resolution adopted pursuant to this section shall
be effective until official signs and/or other requirements set forth
in the Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania have been complied with.
[1]
Editor's Note: The resolutions and ordinances
adopted pursuant to this section are on file in the office of the
Borough Secretary.
Any violation of any provision of any resolution
adopted pursuant to this article shall be deemed a violation of this
article.
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this article for which there is no specific penalty provided in the
Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania shall, upon conviction thereof for each
violation, be subject to a fine of not more than $50, plus costs of
prosecution. In default of the payment of said fine plus costs, said
person shall be sentenced to the county jail for a period not exceeding
10 days.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Art. II, Parking Prohibitions,
adopted 8-1-1974, was repealed 8-4-1977 by Ord. No. 8-77.
