Township of Bethlehem, PA Vehicles and Traffic

Township of Bethlehem, PA

Northampton County

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Chapter 252: Vehicles and Traffic

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Bethlehem 5-12-1986 by Ord. No. 6-86 (Ch. 15 of the 1988 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Storage of vehicles — See Ch. 258.

Chapter 252 : Vehicles and Traffic

Article I General Regulations

§ 252-1 Definitions and interpretation.

§ 252-2 Manner of adopting permanent traffic and parking regulations.

§ 252-3 Provisions to be continuation of existing regulations.

§ 252-4 Temporary and emergency regulations.

§ 252-5 Experimental regulations.

§ 252-6 Traffic on streets closed or restricted for construction, maintenance or special events.

§ 252-7 Use of streets by processions and assemblages.

§ 252-8 Authority of police officers.

§ 252-9 Authorization for use of speed timing devices.

Article II Traffic

§ 252-10 Speed limits.

§ 252-11 Traffic signals.

§ 252-12 Intersections where turn prohibited on red signal.

§ 252-13 One-way streets.

§ 252-14 No-passing zones.

§ 252-15 Stop intersections.

§ 252-16 Yield intersections.

§ 252-17 Skates, coasters, sleds and other toy vehicles.

Article III Size, Weight and Type of Vehicle and Load Restrictions

§ 252-18 Definitions.

§ 252-19 Vehicle weight limits.

§ 252-20 Restrictions on size of vehicles.

§ 252-21 Permits.

§ 252-22 Weight and size restrictions for safety.

§ 252-23 Truck traffic restricted on certain streets.

Article IV General Parking

§ 252-24 Parking prohibited at all times.

§ 252-25 Unlawful to park inoperative, uninspected or unregistered vehicles.

§ 252-26 Special purpose parking zones established; parking otherwise prohibited.

§ 252-27 Violations and penalties.

Article V Removal and Impoundment of Vehicles

§ 252-28 Applicability and scope.

§ 252-29 Authority to remove and impound.

§ 252-30 Tow-away zones.

§ 252-31 Removal and impounding.

§ 252-32 Approved towing and storage garages.

§ 252-33 Revocation of approval of towing and storage garages.

§ 252-34 Records of vehicles removed and impounded.

§ 252-35 Notice to owners of removed and/or impounded vehicles.

§ 252-36 Abandoned vehicles.

§ 252-37 Notice to owners of abandoned vehicles prior to removal.

§ 252-38 Payment of towing, storage charges and reclamation costs; preservation of fines and penalties.

§ 252-39 Unlawful charges; violations and penalties.

Article VI Pedalcycles

§ 252-40 License required.

§ 252-41 Application for license.

§ 252-42 Issuance of license.

§ 252-43 Violations and penalties.

Article VII Snow Emergencies

§ 252-44 Declaration of snow emergency.

§ 252-45 Designated snow emergency routes.

§ 252-46 Parking prohibited and driving motor vehicles restricted on culs-de-sac and on snow emergency routes during emergency.

§ 252-47 Authority to remove and impound.

§ 252-48 Violations and penalties.

§ 252-49 Ticketing of vehicles.

Article VIII Restrictions on Oversized Vehicles

§ 252-50 Definitions.

§ 252-51 Prohibitions.

§ 252-52 Notice of stopping, standing, and parking restrictions.

§ 252-53 Violations and penalties.

Article IX Restrictions on ATVs

§ 252-54 Definitions; restrictions.