[Amended 7-19-1999 by Ord. No. 1191]
A.
Maximum speed limit on all Borough streets.
(1)
On all Borough streets that are not numbered routes and are designated
as local highways by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,
by authority granted by § 3362 of the Pennsylvania Motor
Vehicle Code, as amended, the maximum speed limit shall be set at
25 miles per hour, and it shall be unlawful for any person or persons
to drive any vehicle in excess of 25 miles per hour on any street
covered under this article.
(2)
The Borough shall post the maximum speed limit on all streets subject
to this article in accordance with any and all requirements set forth
in the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code and/or prescribed by the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation.
(3)
There is established a fifteen-mile-per-hour school zone designation
on Academy Avenue from Beaver Street in a westerly direction to Linden
Place.
[Added 10-16-2000 by Res.
No. 2000-13]
B.
Penalty. Any person who violates any provisions of Subsection A shall be prosecuted under §§ 3362(c)(1) and 3362(c)(2) of the Vehicle Code and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $35. Any person exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour shall be subject to an additional fine of $2 for each mile in excess of five miles over the maximum speed limit. In addition, any person convicted under this article, as that term is defined under 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6501, shall be subject to the surcharges set forth in 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6506.
A.
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)
|
B.
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.
A.
The following are declared to be hazardous grades, and upon any such
hazardous grad 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)
|
B.
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.
A.
A speed limit of 15 miles per hour is established on all streets
and roadways in the public parks maintained and operated by the Borough,
except in the following locations, where the lower maximums, as specified,
shall apply:
Park
|
Street
|
Location
|
Maximum Speed Limit
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
(Reserved)
|
B.
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.
A.
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
| |
---|---|
Academy Avenue and Beaver Street
| |
Beaver Street and Broad Street
| |
Blackburn Avenue and Centennial Avenue
| |
Broad Street and Ohio River Boulevard
| |
Broad Street and Thorn Street
| |
Chestnut Street and Ohio River Boulevard
| |
River Avenue and Ohio River Boulevard
| |
Walnut Street and Ohio River Boulevard
|
B.
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.
A.
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:
Street
|
Direction of Travel
|
At Intersection with
| |
---|---|---|---|
Beaver Street
|
South
|
Broad Street
| |
Broad Street
|
North and south
|
Ohio River Boulevard
| |
Broad Street
|
South
|
Beaver Street
| |
Chestnut Street
|
North and south
|
Ohio River Boulevard
| |
Ohio River Boulevard
|
West
|
Bank Street
| |
Ohio River Boulevard
|
West
|
Chestnut Street
| |
River Avenue
|
North and south
|
Ohio River Boulevard
| |
Walnut Street
[Repealed 10-17-2011 by Res. No. 2011-014] |
B.
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.
[Amended 5-15-2000 by Res. No. 2000-08]
A.
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
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bank Street
|
Broad Street
|
Little Street
|
West
| |
Blackburn Avenue
|
Beaver Street
|
Centennial Avenue
|
North
| |
Boundary Street
|
Beaver Street
|
Centennial Avenue
|
North
| |
Broad Street (east side of divider)
|
Ohio River Boulevard
|
Bank Street
|
North
| |
Broad Street (west side of divider)
|
Bank Street
|
Ohio River Boulevard
|
South
| |
Centennial Avenue
|
Cochran Street
|
Boundary Street
|
West
| |
Division Street
|
Beaver Street
|
Chestnut Street
|
South
| |
Green Street
|
Beaver Street
|
Green Alley
|
South
| |
Green Way
|
Broad Street
|
Green Street
|
West
| |
Grimes Street
|
Centennial Avenue
|
Beaver Street
|
South
| |
Hegner Alley
|
Beaver Street
|
Division Street
|
North
| |
Logan Street
|
Thorn Street
|
Harbaugh Street
|
South
| |
Melville Lane
|
Chestnut Street
|
Bank Street
|
South
| |
Murray Street
|
Hill Street
|
Centennial Avenue
|
South
| |
School Street
|
Broad Street
|
Division Street
|
East
| |
Straight Street
|
Beaver Street
|
Centennial Avenue
|
North
| |
Washington Street
|
Peebles Street
|
Logan Street
|
West
| |
White Street
|
Private lanes
|
Route 65
|
East
|
B.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A.
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 Turn
|
Into
|
When
|
Type of Vehicle Applicable to
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Reserved)
|
B.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Amended 5-20-1996 by Ord. No. 1160; 2-17-1997 by Ord. No. 1169; 5-15-2000 by Res. No. 2000-08]
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 left turn at any time stated, both right turns and straight-across
traffic being allowed:
Vehicles Traveling On
|
Direction of Travel
|
Times
|
Not To Make Left Turn Onto
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boundary Street
[Added 4-11-2017 by Ord.
No. 1351] |
South
|
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
|
Ohio River Boulevard
| |
Broad Street
|
South
|
All times
|
The parking lot of Mellon Bank (Also, no left turn shall be
made out of the parking lot of Mellon Bank onto Broad Street.)
| |
Dippold Street
[Added 4-11-2017 by Ord.
No. 1351] |
North
|
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
|
Ohio River Boulevard
| |
Graham Street
[Added 4-11-2017 by Ord.
No. 1351] |
South
|
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
|
Ohio River Boulevard
| |
Kramer Street
|
West
|
All times
|
The Sewickley Bridge in a southbound direction
| |
Kramer Street
|
West
|
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
|
Broad Street
| |
Locust Street
|
South
|
6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
|
Beaver Street
| |
Ohio River Boulevard
[Added 4-11-2017 by Ord.
No. 1351] |
East
|
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
|
Graham Street
| |
Ohio River Boulevard
[Added 4-11-2017 by Ord.
No. 1351] |
East
|
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
|
Boundary Street
| |
Ohio River Boulevard
[Amended 4-11-2017 by Ord. No. 1351] |
West
|
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
|
Dippold Street
| |
Ohio River Boulevard
[Amended 4-11-2017 by Ord. No. 1351] |
West
|
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
|
Pine Street
| |
Pine Street
[Added 4-11-2017 by Ord.
No. 1351] |
North
|
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
|
Ohio River Boulevard
| |
River Avenue
|
North
|
All times
|
Ohio River Boulevard
| |
Walnut Street
|
North
|
6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
|
Beaver Street
| |
White Street
|
East
|
All times
|
Intersection of Ohio River Boulevard
|
B.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A.
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)
|
B.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A.
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)
|
B.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A.
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 § 3323(b) or (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)
|
B.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Amended 9-15-1997 by Res. No. 97-9; 9-15-1997 by Res. No. 97-10; 11-17-1997 by Res. No. 97-17; 3-16-1998 by Res. No. 98-8; 3-16-1998 by Res. No. 98-9; 5-18-1998 by Res. No. 98-14; 9-21-1998 by Res. No. 98-18; 10-19-1998 by Res. No. 98-20; 12-28-1998 by Res. No. 98-25; 5-15-2000 by Res. No. 2000-08; 5-21-2001 by Res. No. 2001-04; 6-16-2003 by Res. No. 2003-05; 6-16-2003 by Res. No.
2003-06; 5-16-2005 by Res. No. 2005-012; 9-19-2005 by Res. No. 2005-020]
A.
The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 318-21) 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 § 3323(b) of the Vehicle Code, 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
|
Intersection or Through Street
|
Direction of Travel
| |
---|---|---|---|
Academy Avenue
|
Centennial Avenue
|
North and south
| |
Backbone Road
|
Blackburn Road
|
—
| |
Backbone Road
|
Grove Street Extension
|
West
| |
Bank Street
|
Broad Street
|
West
| |
Bank Street
|
Ferry Street
|
West
| |
Bank Street
|
Walnut Street
|
East and west
| |
Beaver Street
[Added 7-11-2023 by Ord. No. 1384] |
Boundary Street
|
South
| |
Boundary Street
|
Beaver Street
|
North and south
| |
Boundary Street
|
Ohio River Boulevard
|
South
| |
Broad Street
|
Centennial Avenue
|
South
| |
Centennial Avenue
|
Academy Avenue
|
West
| |
Centennial Avenue
|
Broad Street
|
East and west
| |
Centennial Avenue
|
Cochran Street
|
East and west
| |
Chadwick Street
[Added 5-21-2012 by Res.
No. 2012-008] |
Ferry Street
|
Both directions
| |
Chadwick Street (3-way)
|
Walnut Street
|
East and west
| |
Chadwick Street
|
Chestnut Street
|
South
| |
Chadwick Street
|
River Avenue
|
North and south
| |
Charette Place
|
Chestnut Street
|
West
| |
Charette Place
|
Pine Street
|
East
| |
Chestnut Street
|
Beaver Street
|
North
| |
Chestnut Street
|
Chadwick Street
|
—
| |
Cochran Street
|
Beaver Street
|
South
| |
Cochran Street
|
Centennial Avenue
|
North and south
| |
Cochran Street
|
Nevin Street
|
—
| |
Cook Street
[Added 4-20-2009 by Res.
No. 2009-008] |
Nevin Avenue
|
—
| |
Crescent Avenue
[Added 4-20-2009 by Res.
No. 2009-007] |
Nevin Avenue
|
—
| |
Dickson Road
|
Hopkins Street
|
South
| |
Dippold Street
|
Ohio River Boulevard
|
North
| |
Division Street
|
Chestnut Street
|
South
| |
Division Street
|
Locust Street
|
North
| |
Duquesne Way
|
Little Street
|
West
| |
Elwick Street
|
Ferry Street
|
—
| |
Emery Street
|
Ferry Street
|
—
| |
Ferry Street
[Added 5-21-2012 by Res.
No. 2012-008] |
Chadwick Street
|
—
| |
Ferry Street
|
Bank/Grant
|
North
| |
Ferry Street
|
Frederick Avenue
|
Northeast
| |
Ferry Street
|
Grant Street
|
South
| |
Ferry Street
|
Little Street
|
North
| |
Frederick Avenue
|
Ferry Street
|
West
| |
Frederick Avenue
|
Little Street
|
East and west
| |
Frederick Avenue
|
Walnut Street
|
East and west
| |
Graham Street
|
Harbaugh Street
|
North
| |
Graham Street
|
Ohio River Boulevard
|
South
| |
Grant Street
|
Beaver Street
|
North
| |
Grant Street
|
Ferry Street
|
South
| |
Grant Street
|
Linden Place
|
North and south
| |
Grant Street
|
Thorn Street
|
North and south
| |
Green Street
|
Murray Alley
|
West
| |
Grimes Street
|
Beaver Street
|
South
| |
Grimes Street
|
Centennial Avenue
|
South
| |
Grove Street
|
Beaver Street
|
South
| |
Grove Street Extension
|
Backbone Road
|
South
| |
Harbaugh Street
|
Chestnut Street
|
West
| |
Harbaugh Street
|
Peebles Street
|
—
| |
Henry Avenue
|
Ferry Street
|
West
| |
Henry Avenue
|
Little Street
|
East and west
| |
Henry Avenue
|
Walnut Street
|
East
| |
Hill Street
|
Blackburn Avenue
|
West
| |
Hill Street
|
Broad Street
|
East and west
| |
Hill Street
|
Cochran Street
|
East and west
| |
Hill Street
|
Locust Street
|
East and west
| |
Hill Street (3-way)
|
Fountain Street
|
North and south
| |
Hill Street (3-way)
|
Mulberry Street
|
North and south
| |
Hill Street (4-way)
|
Nevin Avenue
|
East and west
| |
Hill Street (4-way)
|
Straight Street
|
—
| |
Hopkins Street
|
Broad Street
|
West
| |
Hopkins Street
|
Nevin Avenue
|
—
| |
Kramer Street
|
Allegheny County bridge approach
|
West
| |
Kramer Street
|
Chestnut Street
|
East
| |
Linden Place
|
Academy Avenue
|
—
| |
Linden Place
|
Grant Street
|
East
| |
Little Street
|
Beaver Street
|
North
| |
Little Street
|
Elwick Street
|
—
| |
Little Street (4-way)
|
Thorn Street
|
North and south
| |
Locust Place
|
Beaver Street
|
South
| |
Locust Place
|
Centennial Avenue
|
North and south
| |
Logan Street
|
Beaver Street
|
North
| |
Logan Street
|
Thorn Street
|
North and south
| |
McCready Street
|
Pryor Way
|
East and west
| |
McCready Way
|
Blackburn Road
|
East
| |
Mulberry Street (3-way)
|
Hill Street
|
North and south
| |
Murray Street
|
Centennial Avenue
| ||
Nevin Avenue
|
Beaver Street
|
South
| |
Nevin Avenue (4-way)
|
Centennial Avenue
|
North and south
| |
Nevin Avenue
|
Cochran Street
|
Both approaches
| |
Nevin Avenue (2-way)
[Added 10-20-2008 by Res.
No. 2008-019] |
Hopkins Street
|
—
| |
Peebles Street
|
Beaver Street
|
North
| |
Peebles Street
|
Harbaugh Street
|
South
| |
Peebles Street
|
Thorn Street
|
North and south
| |
Pine Road
|
Beaver Street
|
South
| |
Pine Road
|
Centennial Avenue
|
North and south
| |
Pine Street
|
Maple Lane
|
—
| |
Pine Street
|
Ohio River Boulevard
|
North
| |
Pryor Way
|
McCready Street
|
North
| |
Smith Alley
[Added 11-19-2012 by Res.
No. 2012-019] |
Graham Street
|
—
| |
Smith Alley
[Added 11-19-2012 by Res.
No. 2012-019] |
Thorn Street
|
Both directions
| |
Straight Street
|
Centennial Avenue
|
North and south
| |
Thorn Street
|
Academy Avenue
|
West
| |
Thorn Street
|
Peebles Street
|
East and west
| |
Thorn Street
|
Walnut Street
|
East and west
| |
Thorn Street (4-way)
|
Chestnut Street
|
East and west
| |
Thorn Street (4-way)
|
Grant Street
|
East and west
| |
Thorn Street (4-way)
|
Little Street
|
East and west
| |
Thorn Street (3-way)
|
Logan Street
|
—
| |
Walnut Street (3-way)
|
Chadwick Street
|
North and south
| |
Walnut Street
|
Frederick Avenue
|
South
| |
Walnut Street
|
Thorn Street
|
North and south
| |
Washington Street
|
Chestnut Street
| ||
Washington Street
|
Logan Street
|
West
| |
White Street
|
Chadwick Street
|
West
| |
White Street
|
Ohio River Boulevard
|
East
| |
Woodland Road
|
Academy Avenue
|
West
|
B.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A.
The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 318-21) 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 § 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code, and then yield the right-of-way as required by that subsection of the Vehicle Code.
Yield Street
|
Through Street
|
Direction of Travel
| |
---|---|---|---|
(Reserved)
|
B.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A.
No motor vehicle, including a motorcycle, pedalcycle or minibike,
shall be operated on any property owned by the Borough or any other
public agency or instrumentality within the Borough without the permission
of the property owner and a permit from the Chief of Police of the
Borough.
B.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A.
The following locations 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)
|
B.
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.
A.
The following areas upon the streets in the Borough are established
as play highways:
Street
|
Between
|
Days
|
Hours
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
(Reserved)
|
B.
The Chief of Police 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 where
sledding and coasting shall be permitted. That play highway shall
be set apart for the purpose under the direction of the Chief of Police.
C.
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 Chief of Police
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.
A.
The following roads and streets within the Borough are designated
as special snowmobile roads:
Street or Road
|
Between
|
Used by Snowmobiles Only When Closed to Vehicular Traffic
|
Shared With Vehicular Traffic
| |
---|---|---|---|---|
(Reserved)
|
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile on any
highway, street or road in the Borough other than as provided above,
provided that nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from
operating a snowmobile on any other street in the Borough:
(1)
As authorized by § 7721 of the Vehicle Code for emergency
and bridge crossings and for direct crossing of streets or two-lane
highways; or
(2)
For special snowmobile events where authorized in advance and the
street is blocked off as provided in § 7723 of the Vehicle
Code. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall
be subject to the penalties prescribed in § 7752(a) of the
Vehicle Code.
[Added 2-16-2009 by Ord.
No. 1274]
A.
No gasoline-powered or diesel-powered motor vehicle shall be operated
on Route 65 within the municipal limits of the Borough of Sewickley
utilizing in said operation an engine brake retarder permitting excessive
noise to be created by said motor vehicle. This prohibition includes
brakes that are activated or operated by the compression of the engine
of the motor vehicle or any unit or part thereof (commonly referred
to as "Jake brakes," "Jacob's brakes," "engine brakes" or "compression
brakes").
B.
This section shall not apply to emergency driving situations requiring
the utilization of an engine brake retarder to protect the safety
and property of the residents of the Borough of Sewickley, other motor
vehicle operators, pedestrians and the operators and passengers of
motor vehicles involved in said emergency situations.
C.
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $600 and costs.