[Adopted by the Board of Supervisors (now Township Council[1]) of the Township of Middletown as Ch. V, Arts. 2 and 3, of the 1976 Ordinance Book. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 204.
All-terrain vehicles — See Ch. 235.
[1]
Editor's Note: The name of the Township's governing body became the Township Council as of 1-1-1978, the effective date of the Home Rule Charter.
A. 
Specific highways denied to truck and trailer traffic.[1] Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to operate or drive any truck, trailer, semitrailer or any commercial vehicle upon the following designated highways within the Township of Middletown except for local deliveries:
Name of Street
Location
Church Road
From Elwyn Avenue to Indian Lane
Clothier Road
From Indian Lane to Ridley Creek Road
Darlington Road
From New Darlington Road to Old Forge Road
Elm Avenue
From Lenni Road to the end of Elm Avenue
Harvard Drive
From Middletown Road (Route 352) to Mount Alverno Road
Highland Avenue
From Lenni Road to Pennell Road
Indian Lane
From Middletown Road to Elwyn Road
Oak Avenue
From Elm Avenue to Highland Avenue
Old Forge Road
From Forge Road to Middletown Road
Painter Road
From Rose Tree Road to Barren Road
Pembroke Drive
From Middletown Road (Route 352) to Mount Alverno Road
South Middletown Road
Between New Middletown Road and Duttons Mill Road
Valley Road
From New Darlington Road (Leg. Route 23022) to Baltimore Pike (U.S. Route 1)
Wynmoor Road
From Mount Alverno Road to Pembroke Drive
Yearsley Mill Road
Entire length
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 4902 et seq.
B. 
Signs. The Township Road Superintendent is hereby authorized and directed to erect and to maintain official signs designating the provisions of this section at each end of the several highways affected hereby and at the intersections thereof.
C. 
Violations and penalties. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 to be collected by summary conviction before any Magisterial District Judge as fines and penalties are now by law collected and in the event of nonpayment of fines and cost of prosecution the Magisterial District Judge may sentence any person convicted of violating this section to undergo imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of not exceeding 10 days,[2] provided, however, that said person shall have all of the rights conferred by the Act of 1929, P.L. 905, Section 1212, as amended. All fines and bail forfeited shall be payable to the Treasurer of the Township of Middletown for the construction, repair and maintenance of the highways thereof.
[2]
Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 188, which added the schedule entry for South Middletown Road between new Middletown Road and Duttons Mill Road, provided that any person convicted of violating this ordinance to undergo imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding five days as provided in Section 908 of The Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code. In the event of some subsequent amendment or alteration to Section 908, Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code, the penalty here provided shall be similarly changed.
A. 
The Township Supervisors find as a fact that it is necessary for the protection of the following roads and for the safety of traffic thereon to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers in excess of a combined gross weight of 10 tons (20,000 pounds). It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer on the following roads when such motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer shall be in excess of a gross weight of 10 tons (20,000 pounds).
Name of Street
Location
Forge Road
From Valley Road (also known as Ashbridge Road) to Middletown Road
Forge Road
From Valley Road (also known as Ashbridge Road) to entrance of General Crush Stone Company
Mount Alverno Road
Entire length
B. 
Signs. It shall be the duty of the Township Road Superintendent to cause to be erected and maintained official signs designating the provisions of this section at each end of Forge Road and at each end of Mount Alverno Road and at any intersection thereof.
C. 
Violations and penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate the provisions of this section shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $50 to be collected by summary conviction before a Magisterial District Judge as fines and penalties are now by law collected under the Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania; and in the event of nonpayment of fines and costs of prosecution, the Magisterial District Judge may sentence any person so convicted of violating this section to undergo imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding 10 days and further provided that any person so convicted shall have the right of appeal or of giving bond and waiving hearings as provided in the Vehicle Code.
A. 
Schedule of speed limits.
Name of Street
Speed Limit
(mph)
Location
East Old Baltimore Pike
[Amended 5-21-1979 by Ord. No. 233; 11-9-1998 by Ord. No. 591]
25
From Middletown Road (Route 352) to School Lane
East St. Andrews Drive (T-541)
[Added 11-26-2007 by Ord. No. 688]
25
Entire length
Fox Road
[Amended 8-26-2013 by Ord. No. 740]
25
Between Old Middletown Road and Knowlton Road
Highmeadow Drive (Route 352)
[Added 6-12-2000 by Ord. No. 601]
25
Between Middletown Road (Route 352) and Ridley Creek Drive
Howarth Road
25
From Mount Alverno Road to Glen Riddle Road
Knowlton Road
35
Between Middletown Road and Bortondale Road or Wellcrest Road
Mount Alverno Road
35
Between Glen Riddle Road and Township Line at Chester Creek
Nelson Drive (T-454)
[Added 6-12-2000 by Ord. No. 601]
25
Between Ridley Creek Drive and Meadowglen Lane
Olde Farm Road (T-507)
[Added 6-12-2000 by Ord. No. 601]
25
Between East Knowlton Road and Linda Lane
Old Forge Road
35
Between Forge Road and Middletown Road
Painter Road (T-31)
[Added 12-13-1965 by Ord. No. 93; amended 3-25-2002 by Ord. No. 622]
25
Between Rose Tree Road and East Forge Road
Riddlewood Drive
[Added 10-17-1977 by Ord. No. 212]
25
From War Trophy Lane to Pennell Road
Ridge Avenue
[Added 2-21-1977 by Ord. No. 205]
25
Between Spring Street and East Knowlton Road
Ridley Creek Drive (T-453)
[Added 6-12-2000 by Ord. No. 601]
25
Between East Knowlton Road and Ridley Creek Drive cul-de-sac
St. Andrews Drive (T-539)
[Added 11-26-2007 by Ord. No. 688]
25
Entire length
South Old Middletown Road
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord. No. 849]
25
Between Bortondale Road and (T-429) South New Middletown Road
South Old Middletown Road (T-429)
[Amended 9-10-2001 by Ord. No. 616]
25
Between Elwyn Avenue and Bortondale Road
South Old Middletown Road
[Amended 11-24-1997 by Ord. No. 579]
25
Between Middletown Road (Route 352) and Dutton's Mill Road
Spring Valley Road (T-494)
[Amended 6-12-2000 by Ord. No. 601]
25
Between Mount Alverno Road and Linvill Road
Valley Road
35
Between Baltimore Pike and Forge Road
West St. Andrews Drive (T-540)
[Added 11-26-2007 by Ord. No. 688]
25
Entire length
B. 
Speed signs. The Road Superintendent is hereby directed to erect speed signs in accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code.
C. 
Violations and penalties. Any person violating the provisions hereof, upon summary conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $10 and the cost of prosecution and, in default of payment thereof, shall undergo imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 10 days (Ordinance Nos. 54, 69 and 80) or five days (Ordinance Nos. 93, 97, 158, 174 and 186).
[Amended 7-25-1983 by Ord. No. 341]
A. 
Schedule of one-way streets.[1]
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Limits
South Old Middletown Road
North
Between Rhoads Lane and New Middletown Road
Spur Street
South
From Middletown Township-Brookhaven Borough line to Meadowcroft Lane
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3308.
B. 
Signs and road plan. The Township Engineer be and is hereby authorized to mark the road plan of the said Township in accordance with the provisions hereof and is hereby authorized and directed to erect appropriate signs indicating one-way traffic on the aforesaid streets.
C. 
Violations and penalties. Any person violating the provisions of this section upon summary conviction before a Magisterial District Judge shall be subject to a fine of no more than $10 and the costs of prosecution, or upon failing and refusing to pay said fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for a period of five days.
A. 
Stop sign locations. Stop signs shall be erected in the Township at the following locations:
Stop Sign on
At Intersection of
Brooke Lane
Forge Road
Chestnut Avenue
Highland Avenue
East Forge Road
[Added 6-8-2020 by Ord. No. 818]
Painter Road
East Glen Circle
Pinetree Drive
Fair Acres Drive
Old Forge Road
Fox Road
Cook Avenue (three-way stop)
Fox Road
Entrance to Delaware County Sportman's Club (three-way stop)
Georgetown Road
Forge Road
Highmeadow Drive
Ridley Creek Drive
Linda Lane
[Added 11-25-1991 by Ord. No. 494]
Old Farm Road
Meadowbrook Lane
Highmeadow Drive
Meadowburn Lane
Highmeadow Drive
Meadowcroft Lane
Highmeadow Drive
Meadowhurst Lane
Highmeadow Drive
Meadowpark Lane
Highmeadow Drive
Meadowvale Lane
Highmeadow Drive
Mt. Alverno Road
Hidden Hills Drive (3-way)
North-South Old Middletown Road
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord. No. 850]
Fox Road
Oak Avenue
[Added 11-21-1977 by Ord. No. 216]
Highland Avenue
Painter Road
[Added 6-8-2020 by Ord. No. 818]
East Forge Road
Patricia Place
Highmeadow Drive
Ridley Creek Drive
Nelson Drive
St. Andrews Drive
Mt. Alverno Road
School Lane
[Added 2-2-1992 by Ord. No. 503]
East Baltimore Pike, except for right-turn movements onto East Baltimore Pike
South-South Old Middletown Road
[Added 1-23-2023 by Ord. No. 850]
Fox Road
West Glen Circle
Arrowhead Trail
West Glen Circle
Pinetree Drive
Willowgate Lane
Mt. Alverno Road
B. 
Signs. The Township Road Master be and is hereby directed to install the signs forthwith.
C. 
Penalty. Any person violating the terms of this section, upon conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $10 and the cost of prosecution.
[Amended 7-11-1988 by Ord. No. 424; 1-9-1989 by Ord. No. 435; 8-28-1989 by Ord. No. 451; 2-26-1990 by Ord. No. 462; 2-25-1991 by Ord. No. 486; 9-23-1991 by Ord. No. 491; 11-25-1991 by Ord. No. 494]
A. 
Three-way stop intersections.
Three-Way Stop Intersection
Moore Drive and Elizabeth Drive
North Old Middletown Road and Blacksmith Lane
[Added 4-13-2009 by Ord. No. 703]
Olde Farm Road and Farm House Lane
Old Forge Road and Rushley Way
[Added 7-22-2002 by Ord. No. 628]
Old Forge Road and Yearsley Mill Road
[Added 8-26-2013 by Ord. No. 739]
Old Forge Road and West Forge Road
[Added 6-23-2008 by Ord. No. 693]
Painter Road and Vineyard Lane.
[Added 3-25-2002 by Ord. No. 623]
Paul Lane and Acorn Way
Pembroke Drive at Wynmoor Road
[Added 6-11-2018 by Ord. No. 792]
Paul Lane and Glenmore Road
Ridley Creek Drive and Nelson Drive
South Middletown Road and entrance to property owned by Christian Academy.[1]
Spring Street and Ridge Avenue
Spring Street and Smedley Avenue
War Admiral Lane at Man O'War Drive
[Added 4-13-2015 by Ord. No. 756]
[1]
Editor's Note: This intersection was further explained as follows:
"Stop signs shall be erected on and for South Middletown Road at and near the entrance to the property owned by the Christian Academy on the west side of South Middletown Road immediately south of its intersection with Rhoads Lane. Three separate stop signs shall be erected for the control of traffic, which stop signs shall be positioned as follows: one sign on the west side of South Middletown Road immediately north of the driveway to the Christian Academy property, controlling traffic moving in a southerly direction on South Middletown Road; one sign on the east side of South Middletown Road immediately south of the point where the driveway to the Christian Academy property intersects that road, controlling traffic moving in a northerly direction on South Middletown Road; and a third sign on the westerly side of South Middletown Road immediately south of the driveway leading to the Christian Academy driveway, controlling traffic exiting from that driveway onto South Middletown Road."
B. 
Four-way stop intersections.
Four-Way Stop Intersection
Highland Avenue and Chestnut Avenue
[Added 7-24-1995 by Ord. No. 553]
Highmeadow Drive and Meadowbrook Drive and Meadowburn Drive
Highmeadow Drive and Patricia Place and Meadowbrook Drive
Iris Lane and Iris Lane
[Added 7-9-2012 by Ord. No. 730]
Linville Road at Clover Circle and Spring Valley Road
Mt. Alverno Road, Linville Road and Catchpenny Lane
Riddlewood Drive and War Trophy Lane
Valley Road and Darlington Road
[Added 10-17-1977 by Ord. No. 213]
C. 
Signs. The Township Road Superintendent be and is hereby directed to install such signs accordingly.
D. 
Violations and penalties. Any person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and the cost of prosecution and, in default thereof, shall undergo imprisonment for not more than three days, as provided in Section 1016, Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code.[2] In the event of some subsequent amendment or alteration to Section 1016, Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code, the penalty herein provided shall similarly change.
[Amended 7-11-1988 by Ord. No. 424; 1-9-1989 by Ord. No. 435; 8-28-1989 by Ord. No. 451; 2-26-1990 by Ord. No. 462; 2-25-1991 by Ord. No. 486; 2-23-1991 by Ord. No. 491; 11-25-1991 by Ord. No. 494]
[2]
Editor's Note: See now 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323.
[Amended 11-21-1977 by Ord. No. 217; 8-22-1983 by Ord. No. 342]
A. 
Parking schedule.
Name of Street
Location
Baltimore Pike (U.S. Route 1)
[Amended 11-21-1977 by Ord. No. 217; 8-22-1983 by Ord. No. 342]
From the Township boundary line at Ridley Creek to the Township boundary line at Chester Creek
Blacksmith Lane
Entire length
Creek Road
Between Dutton Mill Road and Knowlton Road
Elwyn Avenue
[Added 2-21-1977 by Ord. No. 206; repealed 9-11-2006 by Ord. No. 677]
Iris Drive
[Added 2-27-2017 by Ord. No. 775]
From the intersection with Mt. Alverno Road east for a distance of 400 feet
North Old Middletown Road
North and south of Blacksmith Lane and Middletown Road
Pennell Road
Between Township Line and bridge over Pennsylvania Railroad
South Old Middletown Road
[Added 7-28-1997 by Ord. No. 577]
Between South New Middletown Road and Rhoads Lane
B. 
Signs. The Township Council of the Township of Middletown is hereby authorized and empowered to direct that any and all signs that may be required by law in order to make effective the provisions of this section be obtained, erected, and maintained.
C. 
Violations and penalties. Any person who shall violate the provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge, be subject to a fine of $5, and the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than five days.
[Amended 11-21-1977 by Ord. No. 217; 8-22-1983 by Ord. No. 342]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
A. 
Parking schedule.
Name of Street
Side
Location
Baltimore Pike
North
From the intersection of Route 452 (Pennell Road) west for a distance of 500 feet
Bortondale Road
[Amended 6-21-1976 by Ord. No. 198; 7-11-1989 by Ord. No. 424; 3-26-1990 by Ord. No. 465; 6-11-1990 by Ord. No. 467]
East
From East Knowlton Road north to bridge crossing Ridley Creek
East Knowlton Road
East
From a point 800 feet east of Long Point Lane to its intersection with Bortondale Road
East Old Baltimore Pike
North
From its intersection with the cloverleaf ramp east for a distance of 600 feet
Highland Avenue
East
Between Oak Avenue and Lenni Road
Highland Avenue
North
Between Pennell Road and Oak Avenue
Howarth Avenue
[Added 2-21-1977 by Ord. No. 207]
North
From Bortondale Road to Apple Avenue
Oriole Avenue
[Added 5-21-1979 by Ord. No. 232]
East
Between Baltimore Pike (Route 1) and Middletown Road (Route 352)
Ridley Creek Drive
East
From a point 100 feet south of Knowlton Road to a point 100 feet north of Nelson Drive
Ridley Creek Drive
West
Between Nelson Road and Knowlton Road
South Old Middletown Road
[Added 3-13-2023 by Ord. No. 851]
West
From a point of 45 feet south from the edge of the exit lane at the Roosevelt Community Center at 464 South Old Middletown Road
Woodland Avenue
One side only
From Park Avenue to Knowlton Road
Yearsley Road
Both
From Middletown Road to Old Forge Road
B. 
Signs. The Road Superintendent is hereby directed to erect no-parking signs, as required by the Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania,[1] where designated by the Township Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 P.S. § 101 et seq.
C. 
Violations and penalties. Any person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and costs of prosecution or undergo imprisonment for a period of not more than five days.
[Amended 4-16-1979 by Ord. No. 230]
A. 
Parking schedule.
Name of Street
Side
Hours/Days
Location
Blackhorse Lane
[Added 11-10-2008 by Ord. No. 700]
West
From 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Mondays through Fridays
From its intersection with East Baltimore Pike north for a distance of 450 feet.
Deer Run
[Added 7-27-1998 by Ord. No. 586]
Both
From 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Mondays through Fridays
Devon Lane
[Added 7-27-1998 by Ord. No. 586]
Both
From 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Mondays through Fridays
Entire length
Hunting Hills Lane
[Added 7-27-1998 by Ord. No. 586]
Both
From 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m./Mondays through Fridays
From Rose Tree Road to Deer Run
Middletown Road
Both
From 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m./weekdays
From Pine Tree Drive to Bortondale Road
B. 
Signs. The Road Superintendent is hereby directed to erect signs as required by the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code[1] at this location.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 P.S. § 101 et seq.
C. 
Violations and penalties. Any person violating the provisions hereof, upon summary conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $10 and the costs of prosecution or undergo imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 10 days.
[Added 9-11-2006 by Ord. No. 677]
A. 
The parking of vehicles is prohibited along the following areas of Middletown Township:
Name of Street
Side
Location
Darlington Road
[Added 10-14-2019 by Ord. No. 812]
Both
Darlington Road from the bridge over Chester Creek to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority bridge
Elwyn Avenue
Both
From Middletown Road to Church Lane
B. 
Signs. The Council of the Township of Middletown is hereby authorized and empowered to direct that any and all signs that may be required by law, in order to make effective the provisions of this section, be obtained, erected and maintained. Official signs shall be erected and maintained on both sides of Darlington Road from the bridge over Chester Creek to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority bridge in accordance with rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code to warn the public that no parking at any time is permitted and that any vehicles parked in violation of this section will be towed.
[Amended 10-14-2019 by Ord. No. 812]
C. 
Penalties and towing authorized for violations. Any police officer or parking enforcement officer may remove or cause to be removed to a nearby garage or other place of safety any vehicle found to be parked in violation of the terms of § 235-10, and the costs of such removal and any related storage costs shall be borne by the owner of said vehicle as determined by the registration records of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, or similar office of any other state, province or territory. Notice of such removal shall be given to the registered owner by United States Mail within 48 hours of the removal, which notice shall set forth the place where the vehicle can be recovered, the costs of the removal and where such costs can be paid. In addition, any person, firm or corporation who shall violate § 235-10 shall, upon conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge, be subject to a fine of $15 plus the costs of prosecution and in default of payment thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than five days.
[Amended 10-14-2019 by Ord. No. 812]
[Added 11-10-2008 by Ord. No. 699]
The Township Council hereby creates the positions of parking enforcement officers and the positions of parking enforcement officers shall be included in the Township Manning Table. Parking enforcement officers are hereby granted full law enforcement powers to enforce the provisions of any Township ordinances regulating the parking of vehicles, including but not limited to the issuance of parking tickets for violations of the provisions of this chapter, the institution of criminal proceedings through the filing of citations, and the participation in any summary proceedings or appeals involved in the enforcement of the provisions of any Township ordinances regulating the parking of vehicles.