Borough of Shillington, PA TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

§ 15-201 Motor Vehicles Not to Be Driven on Sidewalks.

[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004]

No person shall operate any motor vehicle longitudinally upon any sidewalk in the Borough; nor shall any person operate any motor vehicle upon or across any sidewalk except in order to gain access to or egress from a driveway or alley at such locations where the curb, if such sidewalk is curbed, shall have been properly cut down for the purpose. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon summary conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 10 days.

§ 15-202 Speed Limits Established.

[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004; as amended by Ord. 1030, 2/10/2005, § 1; by Ord. 1032, 3/10/2005, § 1; and by Ord. 1036, 6/9/2005, § 1]

No person shall hereinafter operate a motor vehicle within the Borough of Shillington upon any street or portion thereof, which is owned and maintained by the Borough of Shillington, in excess of 25 miles per hour EXCEPT East Broad Street between Philadelphia Avenue and Kings Boulevard which shall be 15 miles per hour and Museum Road from Lancaster Avenue to the Wyomissing Borough line which shall be 35 miles per hour.

Any person, who shall operate a vehicle or tractor at a speed in excess of that established therefor upon any street or portion thereof specified in this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and costs. 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.

§ 15-203 Traffic Signals at Certain Intersections.

[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004; as amended by Ord. 1032, 3/10/2005, § 2]

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

	Location
	East Lancaster Avenue and Brobst Street
	East Lancaster Avenue and Waverly Street
	East Lancaster Avenue and Woodland Avenue
	East and West Lancaster Avenue at Liberty Street and Philadelphia Avenue
	West Lancaster Avenue and Miller Street
	West Lancaster Avenue and Museum Road
	West Lancaster Avenue and Sterley Street
	West Lancaster Avenue and Wyomissing Avenue
	South Wyomissing Avenue and West Broad Street Philadelphia Avenue and Waverly Street, Spruce Street

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.

§ 15-204 One-Way Streets Established.

[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004; as amended by Ord. 1029, 2/10/2005, § 1; and by Ord. 1032, 3/10/2005, § 3]

The following are hereby established as one-way streets:

Street	From	To	Direction of Travel
Alley	School Lane	Brobst Street	Eastbound
Alley (unnamed)	Alley behind	New Holland	Eastbound 200 block of Avenue South Miller Street
Alley (unnamed)	Lancaster Avenue (east side of Town Hall)	A point 227 feet south of same	Southbound
Catherine Street	Church Street	South Miller Street	Eastbound
Catherine Street	South Sterley Street	South Miller Street	Eastbound
Fourth Street alley	Chestnut Street	New Holland Avenue	Westbound
Miller Street	Lancaster Avenue	Broad Street	Southbound
New Holland Avenue	Broad Street	Lancaster Avenue	Northbound
Pearl Street	Lash Street	Franklin Street	Westbound
School Lane	Brobst Street	Philadelphia Avenue	Westbound
Sterley Street	Broad Street	Lancaster Avenue	Northbound
North Sterley Street	Lancaster Avenue	Elsie Street	Northbound

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

§ 15-205 U-Turns Prohibited at Certain Intersections.

[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004; as amended by Ord. 1032, 3/10/2005, § 4]

It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle or tractor to make a U-turn anywhere upon any public street or alley in the Borough. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 15-206 Left and/or Right Turns Prohibited at Certain Intersections.

[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004; as amended by Ord. 1032, 3/10/2005, § 5]

It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle or tractor, traveling upon the first-named street at any of the following intersections, in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each case, to make a left turn and/or a right turn at the said intersection, as hereby indicated:

Vehicles Traveling From	Direction of Travel	Not to Make	Into
Alley behind 200 block of South Miller Street	North	Right turn	Intersecting alley
Broad Street	East	Left turn	South Miller Street
Broad Street	West	Right turn	South Miller Street
Catherine Street	East	Left turn	South Miller Street
Catherine Street	West	Right turn	South Miller Street
Catherine Street	East	Right turn	New Holland Avenue
Catherine Street	East	Right turn	South Sterley Street
Church Street	North	Left turn	Catherine Street
Hendel Street	North	Left turn	West Lancaster Avenue
New Holland Avenue [Added by Ord. 1174, 3/10/2016]	North	Left turn	Catherine Street
East Lancaster Avenue	South	Left turn	New Holland Avenue
West Lancaster Avenue	North	Right turn	New Holland Avenue
West Lancaster Avenue	North or south	Left or right	South Sterley Street
West Lancaster Avenue	North or south	Left or right	North Wyomissing Avenue
West Lancaster Avenue	West	Left turn	Hendel Street
South Miller Street	South	Right turn	Catherine Street
Philadelphia Avenue	South	Left turn	New Holland Avenue
Second Street	West	Left turn	New Holland Avenue
Washington Street	East	Left turn	South Miller Street
Washington Street	West	Right turn	South Miller Street
Washington Street	East	Right turn	New Holland Avenue
Washington Street	East	Right turn	South Sterley Street
Washington Street	West	Left turn	South Sterley Street

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

§ 15-207 Through Highways Established.

[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004; as amended by Ord. 1032, 3/10/2005, § 6]

The following highways 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:

	Street	Between
	Lancaster Avenue	East Borough line and west Borough line
	Museum Road	North Borough line and West Lancaster Avenue
	Philadelphia Avenue	East Borough line and Lancaster Avenue
	South Wyomissing Avenue	West Lancaster Avenue and south Borough line

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 §§ 3323(b), 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 3323(b), 3323(c), 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. Any person who violates any provision of this section, shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 15-208 Stop Intersections Established.

[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004; as amended by Ord. 1091, 12/11/2008, § 1; by Ord. 1032, 3/10/2005, § 7; by Ord. 1103, 11/12/2009, § 1; by Ord. 1109, 5/13/2010, § 1; and by Ord. 1111, 8/12/2010, § 1]

The following intersections (in addition to streets and alleys intersecting with the through highways established by § 15-207 of this Part) are hereby established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are hereby confirmed 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. All vehicles and tractors approaching any such intersection upon the first named streets, in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each case, shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such intersection:

Stop Street	Intersection or Through Street	Direction of Travel
Alley between East Lancaster and Walnut Street	1. State Street	Eastbound
	2. "T" alley connecting to Walnut Street	Westbound
	3. Brobst Street	Westbound
	4. North Miller Street	East and westbound
	5. North Sterley Street	East and westbound
	6. North Wyomissing Avenue	Westbound
	7. "T" alley connecting to Walnut Street	East and westbound
	8. "T" alley connecting to Walnut Street	Eastbound
East Broad Street	Chestnut Street	East and westbound
East Broad Street	Franklin Street	East and westbound
East Broad Street	Kings Boulevard	East and westbound
East Broad Street	New Holland Avenue	East and westbound
East Broad Street	Spruce Street	East and westbound
East Broad Street	623 feet from Kings Boulevard	Eastbound
East Broad Street	564 feet from Philadelphia Avenue	Westbound
West Broad Street	South Miller Street	East and westbound
West Broad Street (3-way)	West Sterley Street	East and westbound
Brobst Street (4-way)	East Elm Street	North and southbound
Brobst Street (4-way)	Pennsylvania Avenue	North and southbound
Brobst Street (4-way)	Reading Avenue	North and southbound
South Brobst Street	School Lane	North and southbound
South Brobst Street	Waverly Street	East and westbound
Church Street	West Broad Street	North and Southbound
Devon Terrace	Pennsylvania Avenue	Northbound
Elm Street	Brobst Street	Southwest and northeast
Elm Street	Liberty Street	East and southwestbound
Elm Street	North Sterley Street	East and westbound
Elm Street	North Wyomissing Avenue	East and westbound
East Elm Street (4-way)	Brobst Street	East and westbound
East Elm Street	Waverly Street	East and westbound
Elsie Street [Added by Ord. No. 1195, 2/8/2018]	North Miller Street/Reading Avenue	Eastbound
Elsie Street (4-way)	Pennsylvania Avenue	Westbound
Elsie Street (4-way)	North Sterley Street	Eastbound
Fourth Street	New Holland Avenue	Westbound
Fourth Street Alley	New Holland Avenue	Westbound
Franklin Street	Second Street	North and Southbound
Gregg Street (4-way)	Lynoak Avenue
Gregg Street	Summit Street	Eastbound
Gregg Street [Added by Ord. 1138, 9/13/2012]	Wheatland Avenue	Westbound
Gregg Street	Woodland Avenue	East and westbound
Hendel Street	West Broad Street	North and southbound
Kerrick Road	South Miller Street	North and southbound
Kerrick Road (4-way)	South Miller Street	Eastbound and Westbound
Kerrick Road	Holland Street	Eastbound
Lester Avenue	Brobst Street	Southwestbound
Lester Avenue	State Street	North and southbound
Liberty Street (3-way)	Elm Street	Northbound
Lynoak Avenue (4-way)	Gregg Street
Lynoak Avenue	Sherwood Street	North and southbound
Madison Street	South Sterley Street	East and westbound
Maple Avenue	Brobst Street	East and westbound
Maple Avenue (4-way)	State Street	East and westbound
Maple Avenue	Waverly Street	East and westbound
March Street	Lynoak Avenue	East and westbound
March Street	Summit Street	Eastbound
March Street [Added by Ord. 1138, 9/13/2012]	Wheatland Avenue	Westbound
March Street	Woodland Avenue	North and southbound
Meade Terrace	Woodland Avenue	East and westbound
Mifflin Boulevard	School Lane	Southbound
North Miller Street	West Elm Street	North and southbound
North Miller Street (4-way)	West Walnut Street	North and southbound
South Miller Street	West Broad Street	Northbound
South Miller Street	South Sterley Street	Southbound
New Holland Avenue (3-way)	Broad Street	Northbound
Pennsylvania Avenue (4-way)	Brobst Street	Northwest and southeast
Pennsylvania Avenue (4-way)	Brobst Street	East and westbound
Pennsylvania Avenue (4-way)	Elsie Street	North and southbound
Pennsylvania Avenue	State Street	East and westbound
Pennsylvania Avenue	Wheatland Avenue	Westbound
Reading Avenue	Brobst Street	East and westbound
Reading Avenue	State Street	North and southbound
School Lane (H.S.)	Mifflin Boulevard	Eastbound
School Lane (H.S.)	Waverly Street	Westbound
Second Street	Chestnut Street	East and westbound
Second Street	Franklin Street	East and westbound
Second Street	New Holland Avenue	Westbound
Second Street	Spruce Street	East and westbound
Sherwood Street	Lynoak Avenue	Southeast & northwest
State Street	East Elm Street	Northwest & southeast
State Street	Maple Avenue	North and Southbound
State Street (4-way)	North Wyomissing Avenue	North and Southbound
State Street (4-way)	Lester Avenue	North and Southbound
North Sterley Street (4-way)	Elsie Street	North and Southbound
North Sterley Street (4-way)	Elm Street	North and Southbound
South Sterley Street	West Broad Street	Northbound
South Sterley Street	Kerrick Road	North and southbound
South Sterley Street	Madison Street	North and southbound
East Walnut Street	Brobst Street	East and westbound
East Walnut Street	Liberty Street	Westbound
East Walnut Street	State Street	East and westbound
East Walnut Street [Added by Ord. 1138, 9/13/2012]	Wheatland Avenue	Eastbound
East Walnut Street (4-way)	Waverly Street	East and westbound
West Walnut Street	Liberty Street	Eastbound
West Walnut Street (4-way)	North Miller Street	East and westbound
West Walnut Street	North Sterley Street	East and westbound
West Walnut Street	North Wyomissing Avenue	East and westbound
Washington Street	Hendel Street	East and westbound
Washington Street	South Miller Street	East and westbound
Washington Street	New Holland Avenue	Eastbound
Washington Street	South Sterley Street	East and westbound
Waverly Street	East Elm Street	North and southbound
Waverly Street	Lester Avenue	North and southbound
Waverly Street	Pennsylvania Avenue	Southeast and northwest
Waverly Street (4-way)	East Walnut Street	North and southbound
South Waverly Street	South Brobst Street	Southbound
South Waverly Street	School Lane	North and southbound
South Waverly Street	Senior H.S. Driveway	North and southbound
Wheatland Avenue	East Elm Street	North and southbound
Woodland Avenue	Meade Terrace	North and southbound
North Wyomissing Avenue	Brobst Street	North and southwestbound
North Wyomissing Avenue	West Elm Street	Southbound
North Wyomissing Avenue (3-way)	Elsie Street	Southbound
North Wyomissing Avenue	State Street	North and southbound
Wyomissing Avenue	Waverly Street	East and westbound

Any operator of a vehicle or tractor who shall fail to come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any stop intersection, as hereinabove required, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 15-209 Certain Classes of Vehicles Prohibited on Certain Streets.

[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004; as amended by Ord. 1032, 3/10/2005, § 8]

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor, except than a passenger vehicle (but not including any passenger vehicle drawing any trailer or towing any other vehicle) upon any of the following portions of the streets and alleys in the Borough:

	Street	Between
	Museum Road	Wyomissing Borough line and West Lancaster Avenue

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon summary conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 10 days. Provided: nothing in this section shall prohibit the operation of any commercial vehicle or tractor upon any street or alley or portion thereof listed herein, where such operation thereon shall be necessary in order to pick up or deliver any goods, wares, merchandise or material from or to any premises located upon such street or alley or portion thereof.

§ 15-210 Play Highways Authorized.

[Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004; as amended by Ord. 1032, 3/10/2005, § 9]

The Mayor is hereby authorized to designate as play highway, whenever he shall deem such action advisable, and for whatever period of time directed by him, any portion of any street or alley in the Borough, whereon sledding and coasting shall be permitted. Such highway shall be set apart for the purpose under the direction of the Mayor. No person shall operate any motor vehicle or tractor upon any play highway at any time when such highway shall be designated, except in case of emergency, with special permission of the Mayor or of the police officer in charge, who shall first clear such play highway of all persons using such highway for the purpose for which it was set aside. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 15-211 Right Turns on Red Prohibited at Certain Intersections.

[Added by Ord. 1120, 7/14/2011]

It shall be unlawful for any operator of a motor vehicle or tractor traveling upon the first-named street at any of the following intersections to make a right-hand turn while there is a red light:

Name of Street	Direction of Travel	No Right Turn Onto
West Broad Street	East	South Wyomissing Avenue
West Broad Street	West	South Wyomissing Avenue
East Lancaster Avenue	West	Liberty Street
Liberty Street	South	Lancaster Avenue
New Holland Avenue	North	Philadelphia Avenue
Philadelphia Avenue	West	Lancaster Avenue

§ 15-212 Vehicle Weight Limits.

[Added by Ord. 1161, 10/9/2014]

It shall be unlawful for any and all vehicles having a gross vehicle weight in excess of the weight indicated below to travel on the streets or parts of streets indicated:

	Name of Street	Location	Weight Limit
	Alley between Elsie Street and Brobst Street	Beginning at its intersection with Elsie Street in a northerly direction toward Brobst Street (adjacent to 330 North Wyomissing Avenue) a distance of 200 feet	10,000 pounds

The streets listed above shall be posted prohibiting the use of vehicles as set forth in Subsection 1 aforesaid in accordance with the signage required by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).

Violations. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall be subject to a fine and penalty in an amount not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 per incident.