Borough of Slippery Rock, PA Article II Traffic Regulations

§ 275-8 Driving on sidewalks prohibited.

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.

§ 275-9 Speed limits established.

[Amended 11-5-1985 by Ord. No. 338; 4-1-1986 by Ord. No. 339; 9-7-1997 by Ord. No. 557]

A. The following speed limits are hereby established:

	Street	Between	Speed Limit (mph)
	East Water Street	Grove City Road and North Main Street	25
	Kelly Boulevard	Grove City Road and Oak Street intersection	30
	Kelly Boulevard	SR 173 and SR 258	25
	Mulberry Lane	West Water Street and New Castle Street	25
	Normal Avenue	Franklin Street and Maltby Avenue	25
	West Cooper Street	South Main Street and Borough line	25
	_____	115 + 22 and 143 + 20	35
	_____	0 + 00 and 115 + 22	45
	_____	0 + 00 and 13 + 92	25
	_____	0 + 00 and 11 + 86	25

B. 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.

§ 275-10 Traffic signals.

[Amended 1-20-1998 by Ord. No. 558]

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:

	Grove City Road and Franklin Street
	Grove City Road (SR 0173) and Kelly Boulevard
	Main Street and Cooper Street
	Main Street and Kiester Road
	Main Street and Pa. Route 108

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.

§ 275-11 Right turn on red signal prohibited.

A. It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicles 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:

Cooper Street and Main Street

Kiester Road and Main Street

Main Street and Cooper Street

New Castle Street and Main Street

South Main Street and Main Street

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.

§ 275-12 Stop intersections.

[Amended 9-3-1985 by Ord. No. 336; 4-2-1996 by Ord. No. 554; 4-7-1998 by Ord. No. 559; 4-7-1998 by Ord. No. 567; 1-8-2002 by Ord. No. 589; 10-7-2003 by Ord. No. 601; 10-7-2003 by Ord. No. 603; 10-7-2003 by Ord. No. 604; 7-11-2006 by Ord. No. 630]

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
Allen Alley	Midway Street	East and west
Arbor Trail [Added 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 705]	Poplar Forest Drive	West
Aspen Court [Added 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 705]	Sassafras Drive	South
Butternut Court [Added 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 705]	Willow Drive	East
Cedar Drive [Added 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 705]	Sassafras Drive	South
Center Street	Highland Avenue	East and west
Center Street	Maple Street	West
Center Street	Normal Avenue	East and west
Center Street	Vincent Street	East
Cornish Drive	Elm Street	East and west
Cornish Drive	Midway Street	East and west
Cornish Drive	South Main Street	East
Cross Street	Kiester Road	North
East Cooper Street	Normal Avenue	East and west
East Cooper Street (4-way)	Normal Avenue	North and south
East Water Street	Grove City Road	East
East Water Street	North Main Street	West
Elm Street	New Castle Street	North
Elm Street	West Cooper Street	North and south
Evergreen Court [Added 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 705]	Kelly Boulevard	North
Fairview Drive	Elm Street	West
Giant Eagle Parking Lot, lower (east) exit	Kelly Boulevard	North
Giant Eagle Parking Lot, upper (west) exit	Kelly Boulevard	North
Grange Alley	Midway Street	West
Highland Avenue	Center Street	North and south
Highland Avenue	East Cooper Street	South
Highland Avenue	Franklin Street	North
High Street	South Main Street	West
Hockenberry Drive	Main Street	East
Kelly Boulevard	Grove City Road	East
Kelly Boulevard [Added 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 705]	North Main Street	West
Legion Alley		West
Legion Alley	School Alley	South
Legion Street	Main Street	East and west
Library Drive, each end	—	—
Maltby Avenue	Campus Drive	East
Maltby Avenue	Elm Street	East
Maltby Avenue	Midway Street	West
Maltby Avenue	Normal Avenue	West
Maltby Avenue	South Main Street	West
Maple Street	East Cooper Street	South
Maple Street	Franklin Street	North
Midway Street	Cornish Drive	North
Midway Street	Fairview Drive	North
Midway Street	Maltby Avenue Ext.	North
Midway Street	New Castle Street	North and south
Midway Street	West Cooper Street	North
Mulberry Lane	New Castle Street	South
Mulberry Lane	West Water Street	North
Normal Avenue	Center Street	North and south
Normal Avenue	Franklin Street	North
Normal Avenue	Maltby Avenue	South
Oak Street	Kelly Boulevard	North
Oak Street	North Main Street	West
Park Lane Drive	North Main Street	West
Poplar Forest Drive [Amended 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 705]	Kelly Boulevard	South
Sassafras Drive [Amended 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 705]	Kelly Boulevard	South
Sassafras Drive [Added 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 705]	Willow Street	East
School Street	Church Alley	East and west
School Street	East Cooper Street	North and south
School Street	East Water Street	North
School Street	Franklin Street	South
School Street	Legion Street	North
Seldom Seen Lane [Added 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 705]	Poplar Forest Drive	West
Spruce Drive [Added 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 705]	Kelly Boulevard	South
Spruce Wood Commons	Kelly Boulevard	—
Vincent Street	Franklin Street	North
West Cooper Street	Elm Street	East and west
White Oak Drive [Added 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 705]	Poplar Forest Drive	East
Willow Drive [Added 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 705]	Kelly Boulevard	South
Willow Drive [Added 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 705]	White Oak Drive	North

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.

§ 275-13 Left turns prohibited.

[Added 4-5-2011 by Ord. No. 653]

The following intersections are hereby established as intersections at which no vehicles on the first-named street approaching the second-named street may turn left, and providing for appropriate signage on the first-named street identifying the restricted movement. It shall be unlawful for vehicles on the first-named street approaching the second-named street to make a left turn.

First-Named Street	Second-Named Street
Normal Avenue	Franklin Street, also known as "SR 108"

§ 275-14 Yield intersections.

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.

§ 275-15 Through streets.

[Amended 4-2-1996 by Ord. No. 553]

A. The following streets are hereby established as through streets, and the driver of every vehicle, upon approaching any such street at any intersection thereof (except for intersections where there are now or shall hereafter be located official traffic control signals), shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering such through street:

Street	Between
Cooper Street	Whole distance
East Water Street	Whole distance
Elm Street	Whole distance
Kelly Boulevard	Whole distance
Legion Street	Whole distance
Midway Street	Whole distance

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.

§ 275-16 One-way streets.

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

Streets	From		To	Direction of Travel
Allen Alley	South Main Street		Midway Street	West
Fairview Drive	South Main Street		Elm Street	West
Hockenberry Drive	Midway Street		South Main Street	East
Lab Drive	East Cooper		Normal Avenue	South
Maltby Avenue Ext.	South Main Street		Midway Street	West
Midway Street	Fairview Drive		New Castle Street	North
Midway Street	West Water Street		Legion Street	South
School Street	Franklin		East Cooper Street	South
School Street	Maltby Avenue		East Cooper Street	North

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.

§ 275-17 Traffic to keep right of certain structures and barriers.

A. All vehicular traffic shall keep to the right of the following structures or barriers located in the center of the specified intersections:

Circle at east end of Park Lane Drive

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.

§ 275-18 U-turns.

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:

	Street	Between
	(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.

§ 275-19 Vehicle weight limits.

[Amended 7-1-1986 by Ord. No. 342]

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:

	Street	Maximum Gross Weight (tons)
	East Water Street	10
	Elm Street	10
	Kelly Boulevard	10
	Mulberry Lane	10
	Normal Avenue	10
	Oak Street	10
	West Cooper Street	10

B. Provided: 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, firefighting 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.

§ 275-20 Trucks prohibited on certain streets; exceptions.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any truck, which shall mean a motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, freight, or merchandise, upon any of the following streets, or portions thereof, as herein designated:

	Street
	Center Street
	Cross Street
	East Cooper Street
	East Water Street
	Elm Street
	Highland Avenue
	High Street
	Maple Street
	Mulberry Lane
	Normal Avenue

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; provided nothing in this section shall make it unlawful to operate a truck upon any street or portion thereof listed above for delivery and pickup of goods, wares, merchandise, or material at or on premises located upon such street or portion thereof.

§ 275-21 Trucks to travel in low gear.

A. All trucks are to use low gear when traveling on the following streets or portions thereof:

	Street	Between
	(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.

§ 275-22 Local traffic only on certain streets.

A. The following streets or portions of streets are hereby designated as being for local traffic only:

	Street	Between
	(Reserved)

B. Any person who shall use as a through street the streets or portions thereof hereby designated as being for local traffic only shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25, together with costs of prosecution; provided "local traffic," as used herein, shall mean access to and egress from properties and businesses or parking facilities located along said streets.

§ 275-23 Unlawful to operate motor 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.

§ 275-24 Play streets.

A. The Mayor 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.

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.