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.
[Amended 10-2-1996 by Ord. No. 96-128; 9-3-1997 by Ord. No.
97-133]
The following speed limits are hereby established:
A.
Except as established below, the speed limit for all Borough streets
shall be 25 mph.
B.
The speed limit for Nixon Drive shall be 15 mph.
C.
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.
D.
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.
A.
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)
|
B.
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.
A.
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)
|
B.
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.
[Amended 9-2-1992 by Ord. No. 112; 5-6-1998 by Ord. No. 98-137; 4-6-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-170]
A.
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
|
B.
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.
A.
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)
|
B.
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.
A.
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)
|
B.
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.
A.
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)
|
B.
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.
A.
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
|
B.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Amended 7-3-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-154]
A.
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
|
B.
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.
C.
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.
A.
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.
B.
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.
A.
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.
B.
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.
C.
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.