Borough of Wilmerding, PA Traffic Regulations

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 a maximum speed limit applies at a higher speed than the maximum prescribed for that part of the street:

Street	Between	Maximum Speed Limit (miles per hour)
Airbrake Avenue	Entire length	25
Maple Avenue	Entire length	25
Marguerite Avenue	Entire length	15
Patton Street	Entire length	25

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.

§ 285-11 Maximum speed limits established on certain bridges and elevated structures.

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)

§ 285-12 Maximum speed limits established for certain vehicles on hazardous grades.

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)

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.

§ 285-13 Maximum speed limits established in parks.

A speed limit of 35 miles per hour is established on all streets and roadways in the public parks maintained and operated by the Borough of Wilmerding, except in the following locations, where the lower maximums, as specified, shall apply:

	Park	Street	Location	Maximum Speed Limit
	(Reserved)

§ 285-14 Traffic signals at certain locations.

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
	Patton Street Bridge at Middle Avenue	4-way
	Patton Street Bridge at Station Street	3-way

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.

§ 285-15 Intersections where turn prohibited on red signal.

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)

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.

§ 285-16 One-way streets established.

[Amended 11-12-1992 by Ord. No. 923]

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
Airbrake Avenue	Fourth Street	Patton Street	East
Caldwell Avenue	Station Street	Westinghouse Avenue	South
Commerce Street	Herman Avenue	Station Street	Northeast
Herman Avenue	Westinghouse Avenue	Commerce Street	North
Lilac Alley	State Street	U Street	East
Middle Avenue	Patton Street	Fifth Street	Northwest
Middle Avenue	State Street	U Street	West
Pitcairn Street	Caldwell Avenue	Station Street	South
Spruce Alley	Commerce Street	Station Street	North
State Street	Watkins Avenue	Middle Avenue	Northwest
Welsh Avenue	Wall Avenue	Frank Street	North/South

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

§ 285-17 Rotary traffic islands established.

The following 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)

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.

§ 285-18 Turning at certain intersections prohibited or restricted.

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	When	Type of Vehicle Applicable to
Station Street	East	Left	Westinghouse Avenue	Any time	All

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

§ 285-19 Right turns only permitted 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	Times	Not to Make Left Turn into or Travel Straight Across
	(Reserved)

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

§ 285-20 U-turns prohibited at certain locations.

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
	(Reserved)

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

§ 285-21 No-passing zones established.

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)

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

§ 285-22 Through highways established.

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 Section 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
	(Reserved)

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

§ 285-23 Stop intersections established.

[Amended 12-28-1989 by Ord. No. 902]

The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 285-22) 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 Section 3323(b) of the Vehicle Code[1] 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.

Stop Street	Intersecting or Through Street	Direction of Travel
U Avenue	Airbrake Avenue	North
U Avenue	Watkins Avenue	North and south
Airbrake Avenue	Fifth Street	East
Airbrake Avenue	First Street	East
Airbrake Avenue	Miller Street	East
Airbrake Avenue	Pedestrian crossing steps from Middle Avenue	Southeast
Airbrake Avenue	Second Street	East
Bluff Street	Station Street	Northeast
Brown Street	Westinghouse Avenue	Northeast
Caldwell Avenue	Lydia Street	South
Caldwell Avenue	Westinghouse Avenue	South
Card Avenue	George Street	North and south
Card Avenue	Lydia Street	North and south
Card Avenue	Station Street	North
Clara Street	Westinghouse Avenue	East and west
Commerce Street	Caldwell Avenue	East and west
Commerce Street	Herman Street	East
Commerce Street	Westinghouse Avenue	East and west
Fifth Street	Airbrake Avenue	Southwest
Florence Street	Westinghouse Avenue	West
Fourth Street	Airbrake Avenue	Southwest
Fourth Street	Middle Avenue	North and south
Herman Avenue	Commerce Street	North
Herman Avenue	Station Street	North
Herman Avenue	Westinghouse Avenue	East
Ice Plant Hill Road	Westinghouse Avenue	Northeast
Lilac Alley	U Street	West
Maple Avenue	Middle Avenue	South
Maple Avenue	Second Street	Southeast
Marguerite Avenue	Bluff Street	North and south
Marguerite Avenue	Clara Street	North and south
Marguerite Avenue	Frank Street	North and south
Middle Avenue	U Avenue	East
Middle Avenue	Bridge Street	West
Middle Avenue	Fifth Street	Northwest
Middle Avenue	First Street	Northeast
Middle Avenue	Fourth Street	Northwest
Middle Avenue	Maple Avenue	West
Middle Avenue	Miller Avenue	West
Middle Avenue	Second Street	Northwest
Pat Mews (North)	Tri-Boro Highway
Pat Mews (South)	Tri-Boro Highway
Poplar Alley	George Street	North and south
Poplar Alley	Station Street	North
Second Street	Airbrake Avenue	Southwest
Second Street	Middle Avenue	North and south
Sprague Street	Station Street	Southeast
State Street	Watkins Avenue	East and west
Station Street	Caldwell Avenue	East and west
Station Street	Westinghouse Avenue	East and west
Third Street	Airbrake Avenue	Southwest
Third Street	Middle Avenue	North and south
Wall Avenue	Station Street	Southwest
Welsh Avenue	Clara Street	North and south
Welsh Avenue	Florence Street	North and south
Welsh Avenue	Frank Street	North and south
Westinghouse Avenue	Caldwell Avenue	South
Westinghouse Avenue	Clara Street	North and south
Westinghouse Avenue	Commerce Street	North and south
Westinghouse Avenue	Florence Street	North
Westinghouse Avenue	Ice Plant Hill Road	South

[1]

Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(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.

§ 285-24 Yield intersections established.

The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 285-22) 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 Section 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code[1] and then yield the right-of-way as required by that subsection of the Vehicle Code.

	Yield Street	Through Street	Direction of Travel
	Avenue U	Patton Street Bridge	East

[1]

Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(c).

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

§ 285-25 Play highways established and authorized.

The following areas upon the streets in the Borough of Wilmerding are established as play highways:

	Street	Between	Days	Hours
	(Reserved)

The Mayor 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 of Wilmerding where sledding and coasting shall be permitted. That play highway shall be set apart for the purpose under the direction of the Mayor.

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 Mayor 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.

§ 285-26 Restrictions on use of pushcarts.

The word "pushcart," as used in this section, shall mean a vehicle, other than a pedalcycle, propelled solely by human power and used or intended for use for the display, transport, exhibit or sale of goods, wares or merchandise.

It shall be unlawful for any person to propel a pushcart upon any sidewalk in any business district except as necessary to move the pushcart to a location from which it is to be loaded or unloaded or from which goods, wares or merchandise are to be sold or dispensed under permit from Borough Council as provided in Subsection C of this section.

It shall be unlawful for any person to park a pushcart upon any sidewalk except for the purpose of selling or dispensing from that pushcart goods, wares or merchandise to passersby under permit from Borough Council. Every such permit shall be issued to the person making application for the permit upon payment of a fee, which shall be for the use of the Borough, of $100 for any calendar year, $50 for any six-month period, or $25 for any three-month period. The permit shall be granted to the applicant, upon payment of the fee and upon his signing an agreement with Borough Council that he shall be bound by the conditions imposed by Borough Council and made a part of the permit, dealing with the following matters:

(1)

Restricting or limiting the parking of the pushcart to one or more stated locations upon the sidewalk and to stated days and hours at each location;

(2)

Stating requirements to be adhered to in connection with the disposal of garbage and refuse resulting from the operations carried on; and

(3)

Requiring that there be no violation of any law, ordinance or regulation pertaining to health, sanitation and the handling of food or drink.

Any person who violates any provision of this section or any condition of any permit granted under this section shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 285-27 Skates, coasters, sleds, skateboards and other toy vehicles.

[Amended 11-16-1993 by Ord. No. 927; 7-6-1999 by Ord. No. 964]

Generally.

(1)

It shall be unlawful for any person to ride on a sled upon any sidewalk in the Borough of Wilmerding or upon any roadway unless that roadway is on a portion of a street blocked off for sledding by authority of § 285-5 of Article I or § 285-25 of Article II of this chapter, provided that nothing in this subsection shall prevent a pedestrian from pulling a sled, with or without a rider, upon a sidewalk.

(2)

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in roller-skating or to ride upon or propel any coaster or other toy vehicle upon:

(a)

Any street except in order to cross the roadway; or

(b)

Any sidewalk located in a business district, except that nothing in this paragraph shall prevent a pedestrian from pulling a coaster or other toy vehicle, with or without a rider, upon a sidewalk.

(3)

Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and costs.

Skateboards and self-propelled apparatus.

(1)

It shall be unlawful for any person to use or ride skates, roller skates, roller blades, a scooter or any other apparatus or device, whether self-propelled or not, which a person may wear or upon which a person may stand or position himself or herself, to propel the person utilizing the same upon any sidewalk, roadway, street or public right-of-way, unless such sidewalk or street has been blocked off by Borough authorities for that specific purpose. Excluded from this subsection is any apparatus approved and being utilized by any handicapped person for the purpose of moving about or any apparatus approved by those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

(2)

Any person who violates any provision of this Subsection B shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 plus Court costs.

(3)

The police officers of the Borough of Wilmerding are in charge of the enforcement of the provisions of this Subsection B.

Any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict with any provision of this article are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. If any portion of this article is held to be illegal or unconstitutional, then it is the intent of Borough Council that it would have enacted the balance of this article irrespective of such invalid portion.