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Borough of Pottstown, PA
Montgomery County
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
[Ord. 1735, 4/12/1993; as amended by Ord. 1744, 7/12/1993, § 1; by Ord. 1793, 3/13/1995; by Ord. 1818, 12/11/1995; by Ord. 1899, 12/13/1999, § 1; by Ord. 1904, 9/11/2000, § 1; by Ord. 2025, 7/10/2006; by Ord. 2040, 5/14/2007; by Ord. 2132, 1/12/2015; by Ord. 2140, 9/14/2015; and by Ord. 2153, 8/8/2016]
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 maximum speed limit applies, at a higher speed than the maximum prescribed for that part of the street.
2. 
The maximum speed limit on all Borough streets and alleys and other trafficways, not on private property, shall be 25 mph unless noted otherwise as set forth below:
Street
Between
Maximum Speed Limit
All streets
Portions adjacent to school buildings during recess or when students are going to or leaving school
15 mph
Adams Street
Mervine Street and West Street
35 mph
Farmington Avenue
Hanover Street and north Borough line
35 mph
Glasgow Street
Airport entrance and Manatawny Street
35 mph
Hanover Street
Farmington Avenue and Mervine Street
35 mph
Industrial Highway
[Repealed by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Keim Street
High Street and Mulberry Street
35 mph
Keystone Boulevard
College Drive and west Borough line
30 mph
Manatawny Street
High Street and north Borough line
35 mph
Mervine Street
Hanover Street and Adams Street
35 mph
Penn Street
Beech Street and Third Street
15 mph
Shoemaker Road
Rt. 100 and Glasgow Street
35 mph
West High Street
Manatawny Street and west Borough line
40 mph
3. 
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. 1735, 4/12/1993]
1. 
Maximum speed limits are established as follows on certain bridges and elevated structures, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any such bridge or elevated structure at a higher speed than the maximum prescribed for that bridge or elevated structure:
Bridge or Elevated Structure
Location
Maximum Speed Limit
(Reserved)
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. 1735, 4/12/1993]
1. 
The following are declared to be hazardous grades, and, upon any such hazardous grade, no person shall drive a vehicle, having a gross weight in excess of that referred to for that grade, in the direction stated for that grade, at a speed in excess of that established in this section for that grade, and, if so stated for a particular grade, the driver of every such vehicle shall stop the vehicle before proceeding downhill:
Street
Between
Direction of Travel
Maximum Gross Weight
Maximum Speed Limit
Required to Stop Before Proceeding Downhill
(Reserved)
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 for each mile in excess of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.
[Ord. 1735, 4/12/1993]
1. 
A speed limit of 15 miles per hour is established on all streets and roadways in the public parks maintained and operated by the Borough, except in the following locations, where the lower maximums, as specified, shall apply:
Park
Street
Location
Maximum Speed Limit
(Reserved)
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. 1735, 4/12/1993]
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
(Reserved)
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. 1735, 4/12/1993]
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
(Reserved)
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. 1735, 4/12/1993; as amended by Ord. 1896, 9/13/1999, § 1; by Ord. 1978, 4/12/2004, § 1; by Ord. 1983, 6/14/2004, § 1; by Ord. 2021, 5/8/2006; and by Ord. 2028, 9/11/2006]
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
Apple Street
Franklin Street
Evans Street
West
Buttonwood Alley
Point 120 feet west of Hanover Street
York Street
West
Buttonwood Alley
King Street
Charlotte Street
South and East
Charlotte Street
King Street
South Street
South
Cherry Street
Moser Road
Price Street
West
Chestnut Street
Manatawny Street
Adams Street
East
Eden Street
High Street
South Street
South
Evans Street
Laurel Street
Prospect Street
North
Fifth Street
Manatawny Street
York Street
East
Fourth Street
Hanover Street
Manatawny Street
West
Franklin Street
Prospect Street
Industrial Highway
South
Hale Street
Beech Street
Lincoln Avenue
North
Hawthorne Street
North Hills Boulevard
South Hills Boulevard
South
Highland Avenue
High Street
Chestnut Street
North
Jefferson Avenue
[Amended by Ord. 2068, 12/14/2009; and by Ord. 2076, 8/9/2010]
North Charlotte Street
North Washington Street
East
Johnson Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Eighth Street
Second Street
South
Laurel Street
Washington Street
Franklin Street
West
Lee Avenue
Feist Avenue
Spruce Street
East
Lincoln Avenue
[Amended by Ord. 2068, 12/14/2009; and by Ord. 2076, 8/9/2010]
North Charlotte Street
North Evans Street
East
Maple Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Moser Road
Roland Street
West
Maple Street
[Repealed by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
New Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Franklin Street
Evans Street
West
New Street
[Repealed by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Oak Street
[Added by Ord. No. 2204, 5/10/2021]
North Charlotte Street
North Hanover Street
West
Parry Place
West High Street
West Buttonwood Street
North
Penn Street
High Street
Beech Street
North
Queen Street
Charlotte Street
Evans Street
East
Queen Street
Charlotte Street
Hanover Street
West
Queen Street
Moser Road
Madison Street
West
Roland Street (Park Boulevard)
[Repealed by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Roland Street
[Added by Ord. 2153, 8/8/2016]
High Street
Center Avenue
South
Roland Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
High Street
Park Court
North (east side)
Roland Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Rambler Avenue
High Street
South (west side)
Second Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
York Street
Manatawny Street
West
Seventh Street
State Street
Belmont Street
West
Shoemaker Road
King Street
Point 280 feet north
North
South Street
Cross Street
Moser Road
East
Spruce Street
[Amended by Ord. 2112, 8/12/2013]
Airy Street
Jefferson Avenue
South
Third Street
Hanover Street
Charlotte Street
East
Third Street
Manatawny Street
York Street
East
Van Buskirk Alley
High Street
King Street
North
Walnut Street
Adams Street
Manatawny Street
West
Warren Street
Jefferson Avenue
High Street
South
Warren Street
West Street
Washington Hill Road
South
Washington Street
High Street
May Street
North
West Street
North Charlotte Street
North Evans Street
East
West Walnut Street
[Added by Ord. 2126, 8/11/2014]
Berks Street
Myrtle Street
West
Wilson Street
1 block north of High Street
High Street
North (eastern portion) and South (western portion)
York Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
High Street
Eighth Street
North
York Street
[Repealed by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 1735, 4/12/1993; as amended by Ord. 2028, 9/11/2006]
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
Into
Hanover Street
South
Left turn
Third Street
Hanover Street
South
Right turn
Farmington Avenue
Route 100
North
Right turn
King 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. 1735, 4/12/1993; as amended by Ord. 2122, 5/12/2014]
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 right turn, at any time stated, both left turns and straight-across traffic being prohibited:
Vehicle Traveling On
Direction of Travel
Times
Not to Make Left Turn Into or Travel Straight Across
Farmington Avenue
South
All
Hanover Street
High Street
West
All
Route 100
Lessig Lot
South
All
High Street
Route 100 off ramp
All
High Street
Route 100 off ramp
East
All
King Street
Susquehanna Bank drive-thru
South
All
High 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. 1735, 4/12/1993]
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
High Street
[Added by Ord. 2112, 8/12/2013]
From Manatawny Street to Madison Street
East and West
Rosedale Drive
[Added by Ord. 2112, 8/12/2013]
From Wilson Street to Mulberry Street
North and 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. 1735, 4/12/1993]
1. 
The following are established as no-passing zones, and it shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to overtake or pass another vehicle or to drive on the left side of the roadway in any no-passing zone:
Street
Direction of Travel
Between
(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. 1735, 4/12/1993]
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
Adams Street
King Street and Beech Street
Adams Street
Wilson Street and Mervine Street
Armand Hammer Boulevard
High Street and south Borough line
Beech Street
Manatawny Street and High Street
Belmont Street
Manatawny Street and Eighth Street
Berks Street
High Street and west Borough line
Center Avenue
[Amended by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Keim Street and Roland Street
Charlotte Street
Bringhurst Alley and north corporate boundaries
Diamond Street
Hanover Street and Spruce Street
Edgewood Street
High Street and Beech Street
Eighth Street
[Repealed by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Eighth Street
State Street and Clearview Street
Evans Street
[Repealed by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Evans Street
East Street and Wilson Street
Evans Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Grace Street and Mervine Street
Evans Street
King Street and Beech Street
Evans Street
Oak Street and East Street
Evans Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
South Street and High Street
Farmington Avenue
Hanover Street and north Borough line
Feist Avenue
Prospect Street and Master Street
Franklin Street
Beech Street and King Street
Franklin Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Cherry Street and Industrial Highway
Franklin Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
High Street and Cherry Street
Franklin Street
[Repealed by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Franklin Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Mervine Street and Grace Street
Franklin Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Prospect Street and Wilson Street
Franklin Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
West Street and Jefferson Avenue
Franklin Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Wilson Street and East Street
Glasgow Street
Berks Street and Manatawny Street
Glasgow Street
High Street and Berks Street
Grace Street
Warren Street and Franklin Street
Green Street
High Street and Beech Street
Hale Street
Beech Street and West Street
Hale Street
Wilson Street and Prospect Street
Hanover Street
South Borough line and north Borough line, except southbound traffic must stop at Farmington Avenue
Henry Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Jackson Street and Beech Street
High Street
East Borough line and west Borough line
Industrial Highway
Hanover Street and Moser Road
Jackson Street
Adams Street and Keim Street and then Keim Street to Beech Street
Johnson Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Eighth Street and Sixth Street
Johnson Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Tenth Street and Eighth Street
Keim Street
Jackson Street and north Borough line
Keim Street
Reading RR tracks to Jackson Street, except northbound traffic must stop at Center Avenue
King Street
Berks Street and York Street
King Street
Myrtle Street and Scott Street
King Street
Washington Street and Adams Street
Madison Street
Reading RR and High Street
Manatawny Street
King Street and north Borough line
Maple Street
Moser Road and Sunset Drive
Master Street
Franklin Street and Terrace Lane
Master Street
Hanover Street and Charlotte Street
Mervine Street
Charlotte Street and Adams Street
Mervine Street
Hanover Street and Charlotte Street
Mineral Street
Feist Avenue and Spruce Street
Mineral Street
Franklin Street and Terrace Lane
Mineral Street
Hanover Street and Feist Avenue
Moser Road
High Street and Industrial Highway
Mt. Vernon Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
High Street and South Street
Mt. Vernon Street
[Repealed by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
North Charlotte Street
High Street and Borough limits
North Hills Boulevard
Keim Street and Woodland Avenue
Oak Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Hanover Street and Franklin Street
Park Boulevard (Roland Street)
[Repealed by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Prospect Street
Hanover Street and Spruce Street
Prospect Street
Washington Street and Adams Street
Queen Street
Madison Street west to its dead-end
Queen Street
Mower Road and Hillside Drive
Roland Street
[Amended by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Beech Street and north corporate Borough line
Roland Street
[Repealed by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Roland Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Beech Street and High Street
Roland Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Center Avenue and Sembling Avenue
Roland Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Cherry Street and Center Avenue
Roland Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
High Street and Cherry Street
Second Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
York Street and Manatawny Street
South Hills Boulevard
Keim Street and Woodland Avenue
South Street
Cross Street and Keim Street
Spruce Street
East Street and Wilson Street
Spruce Street
Prospect Street and Master Street
State Street
Manatawny Street and north Borough line
Terrace Lane
Mervine Street and Adams Street
Walnut Street
Berks Street and Glasgow Street
Warren Street
Beech Street and King Street
Washington Street
Beech Street and West Street
Washington Street
Industrial Highway and High Street
Washington Street
King Street and Beech Street
West Buttonwood Street
Myrtle Street and Scott Street
West Street
Franklin Street and Warren Street
Willow Street
East Street and Wilson Street
Wilson Street
Adams Street and Franklin Street
Wilson Street
Franklin Street and Farmington Avenue
Wilson Street
Highland Avenue and High Street
Wilson Street
[Amended by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Roland Street and Highland Avenue
York Street
[Repealed by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
York Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Fourth Street and Eighth Street
York Street
King Street and Beech 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. 1735, 4/12/1993; as amended by Ord. 1745, 7/12/1993, § 1; by Ord. 1772, 6/13/1994, § 1; by Ord. 1774, 8/8/1994, § 1; by Ord. 1782, 11/14/1994, § 1; by Ord. 1818, 12/11/1995; by Ord. 1828A, 7/8/1996, § 1; by Ord. 1855, 9/8/1997, § 1; by Ord. 1861, 2/9/1998, § 1; by Ord. 1863, 5/11/1998, § 1; by Ord. 1904, 9/11/2000, § 2; by Ord. 1922, 6/11/2001, § 1; by Ord. 1923, 7/9/2001, §§ 1, 2; by Ord. 1924, 9/10/2001, § 1; by Ord. 1934, 3/11/2002, § 1; by Ord. 1948, 9/9/2002, § 1; by Ord. 1969, 9/8/2003, § 1; by Ord. 2006, 10/11/2005, § 1; by Ord. 2023, 6/12/2006; by Ord. 2025, 7/10/2006; by Ord. 2028, 9/11/2006; by Ord. 2030, 10/10/2006; by Ord. 2032, 12/11/2006; by Ord. 2036, 2/12/2007; and by Ord. 2040, 5/14/2007]
1. 
The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 212) 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.
A. 
Stop Streets.
[Amended by Ord. 2076, 8/9/2010; by Ord. 2122, 5/12/2014; by Ord. 2153, 8/8/2016; and by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Stop Street
Intersection or Through Street
Direction of Travel
"H" Street
Prince Street
North
"H" Street
Rice Street
South
Adams Street
West Street (Washington Hill Road)
South
Airy Street
Logan Street
East and West
Apple Street
Evans Street
West
Apple Street
Franklin Street
West
Apple Street
Washington Street
East
Bailey Street
Chestnut Street
North
Belleview Street
Price Street
East
Belmont Street
Eighth Street
North and South
Belmont Street
Manatawny Street
South
Belmont Street
Reynolds Avenue
North
Brookside Avenue
Kenneth Street
South
Brookside Avenue
Virginia Street
North
Cedar Street
Jackson Street
South
Cherry Lane
Moser Road
West
Cherry Street
Price Street
East and West
Chestnut Street
Evans Street
East
Chestnut Street
Franklin Street
East
Chestnut Street
Highland Avenue
East
Chestnut Street
Rosedale Drive
East and West
Chestnut Street
York Street
East
Cross Street
Keim Street
East
Dale Place
High Street
South
Dale Street
High Street
South
Diamond Street
Franklin Street
East
Diamond Street
Spruce Street
East and West
East Street
Hale Street
West
Eden Street
Queen Street
South
Eighth Street
Farmington Avenue
East
Eighth Street
State Street
East and West
Evans Street
Diamond Street
North
Evans Street
East Street
North
Evans Street
Grace Street
North and South
Evans Street
Industrial Highway
South
Evans Street
Mervine Street
North
Evans Street
Oak Street
North
Fifth Street
York Street
East
Franklin Street
Industrial Highway
South
Franklin Street
Mervine Street
North
Gabel Avenue
West Beech Street
South
Gabel Avenue
West Chestnut Street
North
Gay Street
Logan Street
East
Grace Street
Charlotte Street
East and West
Grace Street
Warren Street
East and West
Grant Street
Jackson Street
North
Grant Street
Jefferson Avenue (West Street)
North
Grove Street
Price Street
West
Grove Street
Roland Street
East
Hale Street
Mineral Street
North and South
Henry Street
Beech Street
South
Henry Street
Jackson Street
North
Highland Drive
Chestnut Street
South
Hillside Drive
Rose Court
North and South
Hobart Street
Jackson Street
South
Holly Court
Grace Court
North
Isabella Street
Jackson Street
North
Jefferson Avenue
Charlotte Street
East
Jefferson Avenue
Hanover Street
West
Jefferson Avenue
North Evans Street
East
Jefferson Avenue
North Franklin Street
East
Jefferson Avenue
Warren Street
East
Johnson Street
Beech Street
South
Johnson Street
Fifth Street
North and South
Johnson Street
Fourth Street
North and South
Johnson Street
Second Street
North and South
Johnson Street
Sixth Street
North and South
Johnson Street
Third Street
North and South
King Street
Bailey Street
East and West
King Street
Myrtle Street
West
King Street
Quinter Street
West
King Street
Rice Street
East
Laurel Street
Evans Street
West
Laurel Street
Franklin Street
East and West
Lincoln Avenue
Evans Street
West
Lincoln Avenue
Grant Street
East and West
Logan Street
Grace Street
North
Maaco Street
Shoemaker Road
West
Maple Street
Moser Road
West
Maple Street
Roland Street
West
Master Street
Evans Street
East and West
Master Street
Franklin Street
East and West
Master Street
Park Drive
East
May Street
Franklin Street
West
May Street
Hale Street
East
May Street
Washington Street
East and West
Mervine Street
Adams Street
East
Mervine Street
Hanover Street
West
Mineral Street
Charlotte Street
West
Mineral Street
Evans Street
East and West
Mineral Street
Franklin Street
East and West
Mintzer Street
Jackson Street
North
Morris Street
Adams Street
West
Morris Street
Grant Street
East and West
Morris Street
Henry Street
East and West
Morris Street
Mintzer Street
West
Mt. Vernon Street
Chestnut Street
South
Mt. Vernon Street
Maple Street
South
New Street
Franklin Street
West
New Street
South Evans Street
West
Nightingale Street
Charlotte Street
East and West
Nightingale Street
Evans Street
East and West
Nightingale Street
Franklin Street
East
Nightingale Street
Spruce Street
West
Ninth Street
Johnson Street
East
North Evans Street
[Added Ord. No. 2210, 2/14/2022]
Jefferson Avenue
North
North Evans Street
[Added Ord. No. 2210, 2/14/2022]
Mineral Street
North and South
North Evans Street
[Added Ord. No. 2210, 2/14/2022]
Walnut Street
North
North Franklin Street
[Added Ord. No. 2210, 2/14/2022]
Chestnut Street
South
North Franklin Street
[Added Ord. No. 2210, 2/14/2022]
Mineral Street
North and South
North Washington Street
[Added Ord. No. 2210, 2/14/2022]
Chestnut Street
North
Oak Street
Farmington Avenue
West
Oak Street
Franklin Street
East
Penn Street
Chestnut Street
North
Penn Street
Queen Street
South
Penn Street
Third Street
North and South
Penn Street
Walnut Street
North
Plum Street
South Street
South
Potts Drive
West Chestnut Street
South
Price Street
High Street
North and South
Price Street
Industrial Avenue
South
Price Street
Jackson Street
North and South
Price Street
Morris Street
North and South
Price Street
Queen Street
North and South
Price Street
South Street
North and South
Price Street
Wilson Street
North and South
Prospect Street
[Added Ord. No. 2210, 2/14/2022]
Feist Avenue
East and West
Prospect Street
Washington Street
East and West
Queen Street
Evans Street
East
Queen Street
Hillside Drive
West
Queen Street
Keim Street
West
Queen Street
Montgomery Street
West
Queen Street
Moser Road
West
Queen Street
Mt. Vernon Street
West
Queen Street
Roland Street
West
Queen Street
Sunset Drive
West
Rambler Avenue
Cedar Street
East and West
Rambler Avenue
Price Street
East and West
Rambler Avenue
Roland Street
East
Reynolds Avenue
Spring Street
East
Reynolds Avenue
York Street
East
Rice Street
High Street
South
Robinson Street
Shoemaker Road
West
Roland Street
Beech Street
North and South
Rose Court
Cherry Lane
West
Rose Court
Sunrise Lane
East
Route 100
King Street
South (right turn)
Second Street
Manatawny Street
West
Seventh Street
Belmont Street
West
Seventh Street
Johnson Street
East and West
Seventh Street
State Street
West
Seventh Street
York Street
East
Sheridan Street
Jackson Street
North and South
Sheridan Street
Lincoln Avenue
North
Sheridan Street
Walnut Street
North and South
Sixth Street
York Street
East
South Street
Franklin Street
East and West
South Street
Keim Street
East
South Street
Moser Road
East
South Street
Roland Street
East
Spring Street
Clearview Street
South
Spruce Street
East Street
South
Spruce Street
Jefferson Avenue
South
Spruce Street
Oak Street
South
St. Clair Street
Cherry Lane
North
St. John Street
Charlotte Street
West
St. John Street
Evans Street
East
Sunset Drive
Moser Road
West
Susquehanna Bank parking lot
Buttonwood Alley
South
Tucker Court
Robinson Street
South
Walnut Street
Evans Street
West
Walnut Street
Franklin Street
West
Walnut Street
Gabel Avenue
East
Walnut Street
Grant Street
East and West
Walnut Street
Potts Drive
West
Walnut Street
York Street
West
Warren Street
High Street
South
Warren Street
Lincoln Avenue
South
Warren Street
Prospect Street
North and South
Warren Street
Washington Hill Road
South
Warren Street
West Street
North and South
Warren Street
West Street (Washington Hill Road)
North
Washington Hill Road
West Street
East
Washington Street
Mineral Street
North and South
Welsh Court
Grace Street
North
West Street
Evans Street
East and West
West Street
Spruce Street
East and West
West Street
Washington Hill Road
East
West Street
Willow Street
East and West
Willow Street
East Street
North and South
Wilson Street
Highland Road
East and West
York Street
Reynolds Avenue
North and South
B. 
Stop Street - Right Turn Keep Moving.
Stop Street
Through Street
Direction of Travel
Center Avenue
Keim Street
West
Circle of Progress
Circle of Progress
North and South
Spring Street
Reynolds Avenue
North
C. 
Three- and Four-Way Stop Intersections.
[Amended by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Intersection
Type of Stop
Bailey Street and King Street
4-way
Beech Street and Evans Street
3-way
Beech Street and Grant Street
4-way
Beech Street, Green Street and Mintzer Street
All-way
Beech Street and Jackson Street (except westbound Beech Street right-turn traffic keep moving)
All-way
Beech Street and Rosedale Drive
All-way
Beech Street and Thomas Street
3-way
Beech Street and Washington Street
3-way
Center Avenue and Roland Street
4-way
Cherry Street and Mt. Vernon Street
All-way
Cherry Street and Roland Street
All-way
Chestnut Street and Grant Street
3-way
Eighth Street and Johnson Street
All-way
Evans Street and Cherry Street
3-way
Evans Street and Jefferson Avenue
All-way
Evans Street and King Street
3-way
Evans Street and Lincoln Avenue
All-way
Evans Street and Prospect Street
All-way
Evans Street and South Street
All-way
Evans Street and Wilson Street
All-way
Franklin Street and Beech Street
All-way
Franklin Street and Cherry Street
All-way
Franklin Street and East Street
All-way
Franklin Street and Grace Street
All-way
Franklin Street and Jefferson Avenue
All-way
Franklin Street and King Street
All-way
Franklin Street and Lincoln Avenue
All-way
Franklin Street and Prospect Street
All-way
Franklin Street and West Street
All-way
Franklin Street and Wilson Street
All-way
Fourth Street and York Street
All-way
Glasgow Street and Berks Street
4-way
Grace Street and Spruce Street
4-way
Grace Street and Washington Street
4-way
Green Street and Mintzer Street
4-way
Hanover Street and East Street
4-way
Hanover Street and Oak Street
4-way
Jackson Street and Keim Street
4-way
Keim Street and Center Avenue
All-way
King Street and Adams Street
4-way
King Street and Washington Street
3-way
Prospect Street and Spruce Street
4-way
Prospect Street and Washington Street
4-way
Queen Street and South Price Street
3-way
South Keim Street and Center Avenue
3-way
South Street and Mt. Vernon Street
All-way
South Roland Street and Cherry Street
4-way
Steel Street and Keim Street
4-way
West Walnut Street and Ryan Street
All-way
Wilson Street and Mount Vernon Street
4-way
Wilson Street and Rosedale Drive
4-way
York Street and Beech Street
All-way
York Street and Eighth Street
All-way
York Street and Fourth Street
All-way
York Street and King Street
All-way
York Street and Third Street
All-way
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 1735, 4/12/1993]
1. 
The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 212) 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
Beech Street
Potts Drive
West
Belleview Street
Beech Street
North
Brooke Road
[Amended by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Roland Street
East
Cedar Street
Beech Street
North
Chestnut Street
[Amended by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Roland Street
West
High Street
Route 100
East (right turn)
Industrial Highway
Washington Street
West (right turn)
Jackson Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Keim Street
West (right turn)
Kenneth Street
Warren Street
East
Maplewood Drive
Feist Avenue
East and West
Park Court
[Amended by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Roland Street
West
Potts Court
Potts Drive
East
Route 100
High Street
North (right turn)
Route 100
King Street
North (right turn)
Virginia Street
Warren Street
East
Warren Street
Prospect Street
North
Warren Street
Washington Hill Road
South
Washington Street
Industrial Highway
South (right turn)
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 1735, 4/12/1993]
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 Borough Manager or other designated official of the Borough.
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 1735, 4/12/1993]
1. 
The following locations are designated as rotary traffic islands, and every vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the right of the island:
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who drives a vehicle otherwise than to the right of any rotary traffic island shall be guilty of a violation of this section, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 1735, 4/12/1993]
1. 
The following areas upon the streets in the Borough are established as play highways:
Street
Between
Days
Hours
(Highways)
2. 
The Borough Manager, on the recommendation of the Recreation Director, is authorized to designate as play highways, whenever he deems that action advisable, and for whatever period of time directed by him, any part of any street in the Borough, where sledding and coasting, shall be permitted. That play highway shall be set apart for the purpose under the direction of the Borough Manager.
3. 
No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon any play highway at any time when that street shall be designated as a play highway, except in case of emergency, with special permission of the Borough Manager or of the police officer in charge, who shall first clear that play highway of all persons using it for the purpose for which it was set aside. Any person who violates any provision of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
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Editor's Note: Ordinance 2126, adopted 8/11/2014, provided for the repeal of Ord. 1951, adopted 1/8/1951, relating to sledding hills on Borough streets.
[Ord. 1735, 4/12/1993]
1. 
The following roads and streets within the Borough are designated as special snowmobile roads:
Street or Road
Between
Used by Snowmobiles Only When Closed to Vehicular Traffic?
Shared with Vehicular Traffic?
(Reserved)
2. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile on any highway, street or road in the Borough other than as provided above, provided that nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from operating a snowmobile on any other street in the Borough:
A. 
As authorized by § 7721 of the Vehicle Code for emergency and bridge crossings and for direct crossing of streets or two-lane highways; or
B. 
For special snowmobile events where authorized in advance and the street is blocked off as provided in § 7723 of the Vehicle Code. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in § 7752(a) of the Vehicle Code.
[Ord. 1735, 4/12/1993; as amended by Ord. 1843, 12/30/1996, § 1; by Ord. 2028, 9/11/2006; and by Ord. 2040, 5/14/2007]
1. 
No person shall operate a motor vehicle on the following streets or portions thereof during the times specified:
Street
Between
Days and Hours Prohibition in Force
South Street
College Drive and a point 290 feet east of College Drive
At all times
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 1843, 12/30/1996, § 11]
1. 
No person shall sit, lie, recline, rest or lean against or upon any part of a motor vehicle, including but not limited to its hood, roof or trunk, parked upon a public street or in a public parking lot. No person shall occupy any motor vehicle with part of their body, including but not limited to their arms and legs, extending from the said vehicle while the vehicle is parked upon a public street or in a public parking lot.
2. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon summary conviction before a District Magistrate, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment thereof, shall undergo imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than five days.
[Ord. 1843, 12/30/1996, § 12]
1. 
No person shall stand or sit on a public highway or in a parking lane of a public highway for purposes other than immediate ingress or egress to a lawfully parked motor vehicle.
2. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon summary conviction before a District Magistrate, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment thereof, shall undergo imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than five days.
[Ord. 1843, 12/30/1996, § 13]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle upon any of the streets or alleys of the Borough and to allow the same to remain parked in the same location for five consecutive days after the date of notice is sent, by certified mail, to the last registered owner of the vehicle. Failure to comply shall result in the vehicle's removal to a designated storage facility, where it may be redeemed by the owner in accordance with the provisions of the Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Act of June 17, 1976, effective July 1, 1977. If the motor vehicle does not bear an identifiable registration plate, then notice may be secured to the vehicle. Within the five-day period, the owner shall have the opportunity to explain to the designated police authority why the vehicle should not be moved. If the owner's reasons are without legal merit, the owner shall be given an additional 48 hours to remove the vehicle from the street or alley. Any person violating any provision of this section shall, upon issuance of a summary conviction, be fined $25 and the costs of prosecution in accordance with § 6502 of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code.
[Ord. 2086, 9/12/2011, § 1]
It shall be unlawful to park and permit to remain parked overnight (9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.) in any public parking lot, as defined in Part 6 of this chapter, any RV (recreational vehicle), motor home, camping trailer, or similar type vehicle. Any person violating any provision of this section shall, upon issuance of a summary conviction, be fined not less than $50, and the costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment thereof, shall undergo imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than five days.
[Added by Ord. 2153, 8/8/2016]
1. 
No motor vehicle, including a motorcycle, motorized scooter, licensed motorized pedalcycle or minibike, shall be operated in or on any designated bike lane or two-way cycle track which is marked with painted lines, physical lane delineators and/or appropriate signage.
2. 
The following locations have designated bike lanes or two-way cycle tracks:
Street
From
To
Side of Street
Beech Street
Jackson Street
Roland Street
South
High Street
Manatawny Street
Mt. Vernon Street
North and South
Industrial Highway
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Washington Street
Moser Road
South
Jackson Street
Adams Street
Beech Street
South
Johnson Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
Eighth Street
Second Street
West
Roland Street
Beech Street
High Street
West
Roland Street
High Street
Queen Street
East
Second Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
York Street
Manatawny Street
North
West High Street
Manatawny Street
College Drive
North
York Street
[Added by Ord. 2164, 3/13/2017]
High Street
Eighth Street
West
3. 
Any person who drives a vehicle in or on a designated bike lane or two-way cycle track shall be guilty of a violation of this section, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.