Borough of Jacobus, PA Traffic Regulations

No person shall drive any vehicle, except a human-powered vehicle, upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25, together with costs of prosecution.

§ 235-9 Speed limits established.

[Amended 10-2-1996 by Ord. No. 96-128; 9-3-1997 by Ord. No. 97-133]

The following speed limits are hereby established:

Except as established below, the speed limit for all Borough streets shall be 25 mph.

The speed limit for Nixon Drive shall be 15 mph.

For all state roadways, the speed limit shall be established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If not otherwise established, the speed limit shall be 25 mph.

Any person who shall operate a vehicle at a speed in excess of that established therefor, upon any highway or portion thereof as specified in this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and, for exceeding a maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour, shall pay an additional fine of $2 for each mile per hour in excess of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.

§ 235-10 Traffic signals at certain intersections.

At the following intersections, official traffic signals shall be erected (or are hereby ratified if heretofore erected), and traffic at such intersections shall be directed by such signals:

	Intersection
	(Reserved)

Any driver of a vehicle who shall disobey the directions of any traffic signal shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25, together with costs of prosecution.

§ 235-11 Right turn on red signal prohibited at certain intersections.

It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle traveling on the first-named street at any of the following intersections, in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each case, to make a right turn when his or her vehicle is facing a steady red traffic signal:

	Name of Street	Intersecting Street	Direction of Travel
	(Reserved)

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25, together with costs of prosecution.

§ 235-12 Stop intersections.

[Amended 9-2-1992 by Ord. No. 112; 5-6-1998 by Ord. No. 98-137; 4-6-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-170]

The following intersections are hereby established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are hereby ratified if heretofore erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named street upon the first-named street, in the direction or directions hereby indicated. It shall be unlawful for all vehicles approaching any such intersection upon the first-named street, in the direction or directions hereby indicated, to not come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such intersection.

Stop Street	Through Street	Direction of Travel
Ameda Drive	End of Ameda Drive loop	West
Ameda Drive	Church Street	South
Cherry Lane	Church Street	North
Cherry Lane	Smith Street	North and south
Cherry Lane	Valley Road	South
Cherry Lane	Water Street	North and south
Church Street	Main Street	East and west
Eagleton Drive	Farmington Lane	East/southeast
Eagleton Drive	Farmington Lane	South
Eagleton Drive	Woodland Avenue	North
Farmington Lane	Eagleton Drive	North/northwest and south/southwest
Farmington Lane	Nixon Drive	Southwest
Franklin Street	School Road	South
Franklin Street	Valley Road	North
Geiselman Drive	Main Street	East
Greenbriar Drive	Main Street	East
Hills Drive	Woodland Avenue	East
Maple Street	Valley Road	South
Meadow Street	Main Street	West
Meadow Street	York Street	East and west
Nixon Drive	Farmington Lane/Hillside Drive	Southeast
Nixon Drive	Hillside Drive	Northeast
Nixon Drive	Valley Road	Southwest
Oak Lane	Main Street	West
Park Street	Smith Street	North and south
Pine Street	Valley Road	South
Pine Street	Woodland Avenue	West
Pleasant Avenue	Meadow Street	North
Pleasant Avenue	School Road	South
Pleasant Avenue	Smith Street	South
Pleasant Avenue	Valley Road	North and south
Smith Street	Main Street	East
Smith Street	Pleasant Avenue	West
United Avenue	Franklin Street	East
Valley Road	Main Street	East
Walnut Lane	Church Street	North and south
Walnut Lane	Main Street	West
Walnut Lane	Meadow Street	South
Walnut Lane	Water Street	North and south
Water Street	Main Street	East
Water Street	Walnut Lane	East
Wildasin Drive	Hillside Drive	South
Wildasin Drive	Woodland Avenue	North
Woodland Avenue	Valley Road	South
York Road	Church Street	North and south
York Road	Main Street	West

Any driver of a vehicle who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25, together with costs of prosecution.

§ 235-13 Yield intersections.

The following intersections are hereby established as yield right-of-way intersections, and official yield signs shall be erected (or are hereby ratified if heretofore erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named street upon the first-named street. All vehicles approaching any such intersection upon the first-named street shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on the second-named street so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time that the driver of such vehicle is moving across or within such intersection.

	Yield Highway	Through Highway	Direction of Travel
	(Reserved)

Any driver of a vehicle who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25, together with costs of prosecution.

§ 235-14 One-way streets.

The following are hereby established as one-way streets, with operation of vehicles thereupon to be in the direction hereby indicated:

	Name of Street	From	To	Direction of Travel
	(Reserved)

Any person who shall violate a provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs of prosecution.

§ 235-15 U-turns.

It shall be unlawful for the driver of a motor vehicle to make a U-turn on any of the following streets or portions of streets:

	Name of Street	Location
	(Reserved)

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25, together with costs of prosecution.

§ 235-16 Right turns only at certain intersections.

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:

	Vehicles Traveling on	Direction of Travel	Not to Make Left Turn Onto or Travel Straight Across
	Meadow Street	West	Main Street

Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 235-17 Vehicle weight limits.

[Amended 7-3-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-154]

The following weight limits are hereby established, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive any motor vehicle or other vehicle, trailer or tractor-trailer combination having a gross weight in excess of that herein prescribed upon any of the following streets or portions thereof where such streets or portions thereof have been posted with notice of such maximum weight:

Name of Street	Between	Maximum Gross Weight (pounds)
Ameda Drive	Hess Farm Road and Ameda Drive	26,100
Circle Drive	Pleasant Avenue and end of Circle Drive	26,100
Geiselman Drive	End of Geiselman Drive and Main Street	26,100
Greenbriar Drive	End of Greenbriar Drive and Main Street	26,100
Maple Street	Valley Road and end of Maple Street	26,100
Meadow Street	Main Street and Borough line	26,100
Nixon Drive	Intersection of Valley Road/Farmington Lane and end of Nixon Drive	26,100
Park Street	Water Street and end of Park Street	26,100
United Avenue	Franklin Street and end of United Avenue	26,100

The aforesaid weight limit shall not apply to any motor vehicle or other vehicle, trailer or tractor-trailer combination making deliveries or picking up goods, wares, material or merchandise at or on premises located in any such street or portion thereof listed above or any motor vehicle or other vehicle or trailer or tractor-trailer combination for which a special permit to operate on any such street or portion thereof shall have been issued by the Chief of Police. Provided further, the provisions of this section shall not apply to the driving of vehicles hauling food or household goods, public utility vehicles, fire-fighting equipment, garbage and rubbish vehicles, or school and public transportation buses.

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $75, plus $75 for each 500 pounds, or part thereof, in excess of 3,000 pounds over the maximum allowable weight limit, together with costs of prosecution.

§ 235-18 Operation of vehicles on streets closed for construction or repair.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle upon any street that is under construction, resurfacing or repair in disregard of any official sign, barricade or notice that the same is closed to vehicular traffic.

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25, together with costs of prosecution.

§ 235-19 Play streets.

The Mayor/Manager is hereby authorized to designate as play streets, whenever and for whatever period of time he shall deem advisable, any portion of any street whereon sledding and coasting shall be permitted. Such street shall be set apart for this purpose under the direction of the Mayor/Manager.

No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any play street at any time when such street shall be so designated, except in case of emergency, with special permission of the police officer in charge, who shall first clear such play street of all persons using such street for the purpose for which it was set aside.

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25, together with costs of prosecution.