From and after the effective date of this article, no vehicle
or mechanized equipment of any kind or type whatsoever including cargo,
whether propelled or otherwise, shall be permitted to travel upon
any road, street, or alley of West Pike Run Township, Washington County,
Pennsylvania (as on Table below), provided that this prohibition shall
not apply to any road in the Township which is owned and maintained
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Name of Highway
|
Maximum Gross Weight
(tons)
|
Location
|
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Deems Park Road [Added 4-9-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-1]
|
10
|
Starting at SR 2034 to California Drive (2038) and from California
Drive to Bentleyville Borough Line
|
Legislative Road #407 (aka McGirts Road)
|
10
|
Entire length
|
Legislative Road #840 (aka Wavers Road)
|
10
|
Entire length
|
McGirts Road [Added 4-9-2012 by Ord.
No. 2012-1]
|
8
|
Between T407 at the intersection of Deems Park Road and California
Drive to SR 2041 which is the Beallsville Road, the ending
|
[Amended 7-6-1982 by Ord.
No. 1982-22]
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this article
shall be guilty of a summary offense and upon conviction thereof before
a magistrate having proper jurisdiction shall be fined not in excess
of $500 or 30 days in jail or both. Each trip across any properly
posted road shall be considered a separate and identifiable offense.
The Board of Supervisors of West Pike Run Township shall erect
and install or cause to be erected and installed official signs bearing
the words; "Road Restrictions. . . vehicles over 10 tons prohibited."
The said signs shall be installed as follows: One such sign shall
be erected at the extreme end on each road leading into the Township
of West Pike Run.
[Amended 7-6-1982 by Ord.
No. 1982-22]
The Township of West Pike Run shall provide heavy hauling permits
to any person or corporation desiring the privilege of temporary use
of this Township roads for a vehicle or mechanized equipment in excess
of ten-ton gross weight limit. Such permit shall be issued at a base
rate of $30 plus $0.10 per ton over the ten-ton gross weight limit
and $0.10 per mile used on the Township road.
This article is severable and should any section or provision
hereof be declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the rest of the article,
and it is hereby declared, to be the legislative intent of the Supervisors
of West Pike Run Township, that this article is considered to be adopted
as if such invalid provisions had not been included therein.