Borough of Colwyn, PA Traffic Regulations

§ 140-6 Speed limits established.

The maximum speed at which vehicles may proceed on or along any highway within the Borough is hereby established at 25 miles per hour, except on those highways forming part of the state highway system, and except that the speed limit for vehicles proceeding on or along those highways or parts of highways described below is hereby established at the rate of speed indicated:

Name of Street	Speed Limit (miles per hour)	Limits
(Reserved)

§ 140-7 Traffic control signals.

Traffic control signals shall be installed and operated at the intersection of those highways described below:

Intersection
(Reserved)

§ 140-8 No right turn on red signal.

Pursuant to the provisions of § 3112(a)(3)(ii) of the Vehicle Code,[1] no person shall make a right turn (or a left turn from a one-way roadway onto a one-way roadway) on a steady red signal at the locations described below:

Red Signal Facing Traffic on	Direction of Travel	At Intersection of
(Reserved)

[1]

Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3112(a)(3)(ii).

§ 140-9 One-way highways established.

The highways or parts of highways described below are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated:

Name of Highway	Direction of Travel	Limits
Chestnut Street [Repealed 10-12-1995 by Ord. No. 491]
Colwyn Avenue	East	Between Front Street and the exit of Bosacco Park parking lot
Colwyn Avenue (north side)	West	Between Fourth Street and Fifth Street
Colwyn Avenue (south side)	East	Between Fourth Street and Fifth Street
Fourth Street	North	South of Ellis Avenue
Front Street	South	Between Pine Street and Colwyn Avenue
Front Street	South	From Main Street to Chestnut Street
Keystone Avenue	West	From the Borough line to Seventh Street
Second Street	South	South of Ellis Avenue
Third Street	South	South of Ellis Avenue
Tribit Place	West	Between Second Street and Fourth Street
Water Street [Repealed 10-12-1995 by Ord. No. 491]

§ 140-10 U-turns.

It shall be unlawful for the operator of a motor vehicle or tractor to make a U-turn on any of the highways or parts thereof described below:

Name of Highway	Location
(Reserved)

§ 140-11 Turns at intersections.

No person shall make a turn of the kind designated (left, right, all) at any of the intersections described below:

Name of Highway	Direction of Travel	Prohibited Turn	At Intersection of
(Reserved)

§ 140-12 Through highways.

[Amended 12-12-1985 by Res. No. 11-1985]

The highways described below are hereby established as through highways, and the operator of every vehicle or tractor, upon approaching any such highway at any intersection thereof (except for such intersections where there are now or shall hereafter be located official traffic signals), shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such through highway:

Name of Highway	Limits
Chestnut Street	Between Water Street and Fourth Street
Water Street	Between Main Street and Chestnut Street

§ 140-13 Stop intersections.

[Amended 12-12-1985 by Res. No. 12-1985; 11-13-1986 by Res. No. 4-1986; 9-22-1988 by Res. No. 3-1988; 9-14-1989 by Res. No. 6-1989]

The intersections described below are hereby established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected in such a position upon the first-named highway as to face traffic approaching the second-named highway in the direction or directions indicated. All vehicles and tractors approaching any such intersection upon the first-named highway, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such intersection.

Intersection	Number of Stops	Stop Sign on
Colwyn Avenue and Fifth Street	One-way	Colwyn Avenue
Fifth Street and Ellis Avenue	Three-way	Fifth Street and Ellis Avenue
Fifth Street and Thatcher Avenue	Three-way	Fifth Street and Thatcher Avenue
Fourth Street and Chestnut Street	Two-way	Chestnut Street
Fourth Street and Ellis Avenue	Three-way	Fourth Street and Ellis Avenue
Fourth Street and Pine Street	Three-way	Fourth Street and Pine Street
Fourth Street and Spruce Street	Four-way	Fourth Street and Spruce Street
Fourth Street and Walnut Street	Four-way	Fourth Street and Walnut Street
Francis Street and Second Street	Two-way	Francis Street
Front Street and Chestnut Street	Four-way	Front Street and Chestnut Street
Front Street and Walnut Street [Added 8-8-1991 by Ord. No. 463]	One-way	Front Street
Keystone Avenue and Seventh Street	One-way	Keystone Avenue
Second Street and Chestnut Street	Four-way	Second Street and Chestnut Street
Second Street and Walnut Street	Four-way	Second Street and Walnut Street
Third Street and Chestnut Street	Two-way	Chestnut Street
Third Street and Pine Street	Four-way	Third Street and Pine Street
Third Street and Spruce Street [Added 9-11-1998 by Ord. No. 500]	Four-way	Third Street and Spruce Street
Third Street and Walnut Street	Four-way	Third Street and Walnut Street
Tribet Place and Third Street	One-way	Tribet Place
Walnut Street and Front Street [Added 8-8-1991 by Ord. No. 463]	One-way	Walnut Street

The provisions of this section shall be enforced according to the law and provisions of § 140-31, Violations and penalties, of the Borough Code of the Borough of Colwyn.

§ 140-14 Yield-right-of-way intersections.

The intersections described below are hereby established as yield-right-of-way intersections, and official yield signs shall be erected in such a position upon the first-named highway as to face traffic approaching the second-named highway in the direction or directions indicated. All vehicles and tractors approaching any such intersection upon the first-named highway, in the direction or directions indicated, shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on the second-named highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time that the operator of such vehicle or tractor is moving across or within such intersection.

Intersection	Yield Sign on
Second Street and Spruce Street [Added 10-12-1995 by Ord. No. 491]	Spruce Street
Third Street and Tribit Place [Repealed 10-12-1995 by Ord. No. 491]

§ 140-15 Parking of trucks in residential districts prohibited.

[Amended 5-19-2005 by Ord. No. 518; 10-18-2006 by Ord. No. 524]

It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any truck, truck-tractor, tractor, tractor-trailer combination, trailer, semitrailer, bus, commercial vehicle, tow truck, flatbed, flatbed towing truck, all-terrain vehicle (ATV), motor home or recreational vehicle or van with kitchen or sleeping facilities to park such vehicle or allow it to remain parked at any time on any street or highway in any residential district of the Borough of Colwyn, except for purposes of loading or unloading persons or property or for making deliveries or rendering services to an owner or tenant of the residence adjacent to the street or highway where such vehicle is standing or parked. This section shall not apply to a pickup truck, sports utility vehicle (SUV) or similar vehicle with a registered gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

(1)

The vehicles of the Borough of Colwyn, fire apparatus, ambulances or vehicles engaged in the work of a public utility.

(2)

Vehicles actually engaged in the course of construction or repair of streets while actually engaged in making deliveries or rendering services in or upon any property adjacent to any street where said vehicles are parked.

(3)

Disabled motor vehicles which are subject to the provisions of Colwyn Borough Code §§ 140-32 and 140-33.

(4)

During the period between November 15 and April 15, it will be permitted for snow plows to be attached to pickup trucks, sports utility vehicles (SUV) or similar vehicles with a registered gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less when said vehicles are parked on Borough streets. At no time shall snow removal equipment be allowed to remain on the Borough's streets unless properly attached to a licensed and currently registered pickup truck, sports utility vehicle (SUV) or similar vehicle with a registered gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less.

Any vehicles found to be in violation of this section of the Borough Code shall be deemed to be illegally parked, subject to a fine not less than $100, nor to exceed $500, for each violation; each day a vehicle is illegally parked shall constitute a separate violation of this section of the Colwyn Borough Code. After five individual violations have been issued in any twelve-month period, the offending vehicle shall be towed from the Borough streets at the owner's expense, and fines and costs, including legal fees and court costs, shall be assessed against the owner and/or operator of the offending motor vehicle. Further, the owner and/or operator of an offending motor vehicle shall, in addition to the foregoing, be subject to all of the provisions of Chapter 139 of the Colwyn Borough Code that are not inconsistent with this section, including, but not limited to, towing and impoundment in a facility of the Borough's choosing, in addition to daily impoundment, towing and storage charges, at a rate to be established by Borough Council.

§ 140-16 Exclusion of commercial vehicles.

The passage of commercial vehicles over the highways of the Borough of Colwyn is hereby prohibited, except that said commercial vehicles may enter the Borough for the purpose of making local deliveries.

Commercial vehicles of industrial concerns in the Borough of Colwyn may use the following streets of the Borough: Fourth Street, Fifth Street, Seventh Street, Pine Street, Thatcher Avenue, Colwyn Avenue, Second Street, Water Street and Front Street, and must follow the directions of the "local delivery only" signs.

[Amended 10-12-1995 by Ord. No. 491]

§ 140-17 Vehicle weight limits established.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle having a gross weight in excess of five tons upon any of the highways of the Borough, except for those highways or portions thereof described below:

	Name of Street	Limits
	Colwyn Avenue	From Fourth Street to Second Street
	Fifth Street	From the Borough line to the dead end
	Fourth Street	From Main Street to West Pine Street
	Fourth Street	From Pine Street to Thatcher Avenue
	Fourth Street	From Thatcher Avenue to Colwyn Avenue
	Pine Street	From Second Street to Fourth Street
	Second Street	From Colwyn Avenue to Pine Street
	Thatcher Avenue	From Fifth Street to Fourth Street

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any motor vehicle when and while the same is making a local delivery or deliveries to any building, house or property abutting on such highways.