Township of North Franklin, PA Traffic Regulations

§ 425-10 Maximum speed limits established on certain streets.

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
All roads in Township		25 mph

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 per hour for each mile per hour in excess of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.

§ 425-11 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)

§ 425-12 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 per hour in excess of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.

§ 425-13 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 Township, except in the following locations where the lower maximums, as specified, shall apply:

Park	Street	Location	Maximum Speed Limit
(Reserved)

§ 425-14 Traffic signals at certain locations.

[Amended 10-17-2000 by Ord. No. 20-2000]

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	Direction of Travel	Intersects With	Type of Signal
Crown Drive, North	East/west	U.S. 40	Red light
Crown Drive, South	East	Franklin Farms Road	Red light
Franklin Farms Road	South	Park Avenue	Red light

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.

§ 425-15 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.

§ 425-16 One-way streets established.

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
Grove Street	Entire length		South
Armour Street	Park at Gabby	Dead end	East

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

§ 425-17 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:

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.

§ 425-18 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
(Reserved)

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

§ 425-19 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.

§ 425-20 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.

§ 425-21 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.

§ 425-22 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,[1] 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)

[1]

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

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

§ 425-23 Stop intersections established.

[Amended 10-17-2000 by Ord. No. 20-2000]

The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 425-22) 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	Intersection or Through Street	Direction of Travel
Altamont Street	Baltimore Avenue	East
Altamont Street	Grove Street	East
Altamont Street	Grove Street	West
Altamont Street	Reed Street	East
Altamont Street	Reed Street	West
American Legion exit	Park Avenue	West
Arnold Street [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Park Avenue
Augusta Street	Franklin Terrace	South
Augusta Street	Overlook Drive	North
Baltimore Avenue [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Grove Street	East
Baltimore Avenue	West Maiden Street	East
Bellvue Street	Grove Street	West
Biltmore Drive	Trinity Drive	North
Blaine Street [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Hamilton Street	North
Braddock Drive	South Main Street	West
Broadview Place	Hazelwood Drive	North
BSI Way [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Trich Drive	North
Cario Drive	McGowan	North
Cleveland Road [Added 7-24-2003 by Ord. No. 7-2003; 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Harrison Street	West
Cleveland Road	Old National Pike	East
Cleveland Road [Added 7-24-2003 by Ord. No. 7-2003; 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Roselawn Drive	East
Cove Road	Scenic Drive	South
Crown Drive, North	Mall parking lot	East/west
Crown Drive, North	Crown Drive, North	West (left lane at left turn to bridge)
Crown Drive, North (from bridge)	Crown, North	East
Crown Drive, South	Crown, South at bridge	West
Crown Drive, South	Crown, South at bridge	East
Cumberland Avenue	Baltimore Avenue	North
Elm Street	South Main	West
Fitzwilliams Road	South Main	East
Franklin Farms Road	Park Avenue	South
Franklin Terrace	Augusta Street	North
Franklin Terrace	Franklin Farms Road	South
Franklin Terrace	Grandview Avenue	North/south
Fulton Street	Baltimore Avenue	East
Gabby Avenue	Dorris Street	North/south
Gabby Avenue	Armour Street	North
Gabby Avenue	Franklin Farms Road	South
Gabby Avenue	McJay Drive	North/south
Gabby Avenue	South Palm Street	North/south
Grandview Avenue	Franklin Farms Road	South
Grandview Avenue	Franklin Farms Road	West
Grandview Avenue	Overlook Drive	North
Grandview Avenue	South Palm Street	North/south
Grandview Avenue	Sylvan Drive	East/west
Greenhill Drive [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	McElree Road (except right turn)
Greenhill Drive	McElree Road	West (except right turn)
Greenhill Drive	South Main Street	East
Greenhill Drive	Webb Drive	East and west
Grove Street	Baltimore Avenue	North
Hamilton Street	West Maiden Street	East
Hancock Street	Blaine Street	North
Hancock Street	Hamilton Street	North
Hancock Street	Hamilton Street	South
Harrison Street [Added 7-24-2003 by Ord. No. 7-2003; 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Cleveland Road	South
Hazelwood Drive	Royal Oak Drive	East
Hazelwood Drive	Trinity Drive	North
Hazlett Drive	South Main Street	East
Hazlett Drive	Webb Drive	East (except right turn)
Hazlett Drive	Webb Drive	East and west
Hogue Alley [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Cumberland Ave	West
Hogue Alley [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Grove Street	East
I-70 East off-ramp [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	West Chestnut Street	East
I-70 West off-ramp [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	West Chestnut Street	West
Iola Avenue	Mineola Avenue	West
Longview Avenue	Augusta Street	North
Longview Avenue	Overlook Drive	South
Loughman Lane	Ridgewood Drive	West
McElree Road	Greenhill Drive	North
McElree Road	Scenic Drive	North
McJay Drive	Gabby Avenue	North
McJay Drive	Park Avenue	South
McKinley Avenue	West Chestnut Street	North
Millbeck Drive	Old National Pike	North
Mineola Avenue	Nokomis Drive	North
Moore Road	Mounts Road	West
Mounts Road	West Chestnut Street	North
Murdoch Street	South Main Street	West
Nemo Street	Williams Street	South
Nokomis Drive	Mineola Avenue	East
Nokomis Drive	Park Avenue	West
North Franklin Drive [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	North Ring Road	East
North Ring Road [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Mall (Long Johns)	South
Oak Street	Taft Street	East
Oakmont Street	Park Avenue	North
Old National Pike	Cleveland Road	East
Old National Pike [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	West Chestnut Street	North
Old Park Avenue	Park Avenue	North/south
Old Park Avenue	Strean Street	North/south
Old York Road	Dewey Avenue	South
Overlook Drive	Franklin Terrace	South
Overlook Drive	Nemo Street	North/south
Overlook Drive	South Palm Street	North/south
Ramada Inn Drive [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	West Chestnut Street North
Ramsey Road	Park Avenue	East
Red Tail Hollow [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Sycamore Lane	South
Reed Street	Altamont Street	North
Reed Street [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Fulton Street	South
Ridgewood Drive	Cleveland Road	North
Ridgewood Drive	Franklin Farms Road	East
Ridgewood Drive [Added 4-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2-2006]	Woodridge Drive	All
Ridgewood Drive	Woodridge Drive	East/west
Roosevelt Street	West Chestnut Street	North
Roselawn Drive [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Cleveland Road	North
Royal Oak Drive	Trinity Drive	North
Sanitarium Road	Braddock Drive	South
Sassafras Drive	Woodridge Drive	North
Scenic Drive	Park Avenue	North
South Palm Street	Augusta Street	North
South Palm Street	Gabby Avenue	South
South Palm Street	Grandview Avenue	North/south
South Palm Street	Overlook Drive	North/south
South Ring Road [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Bridge	East/west
Spring Valley Drive	Old York Road	South
Spring Valley Drive	Willowbrook Lane	South
Strean Street	Old Park Avenue	South
Sugar Maple Circle	Woodridge Drive	North
Sunnybrook Road	Oakmont Street	North
Sunnybrook Road	Thorne Road	North
Sycamore Lane [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Park Avenue	East
Sycamore Lane [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Timberline Drive	West
Sylvan Drive [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Franklin Farms Road
Sylvan Drive	Franklin Farms Road	East
Sylvan Drive	Grandview Avenue	North
Taft Street	West Chestnut Street	North
Tarbuck Lane [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Park Avenue	West
Thorne Road	Park Avenue	North
Timberline Drive [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Park Avenue	East
Trich Drive [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	BSI Way	East/west
Trich Drive [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	South Ring Road	East
Trinity Drive	Biltmore Drive	East
Trinity Drive	Hazelwood Drive	East
Trinity Drive	Royal Oak Drive	East
Trinity Drive	Park Avenue	West
Trinity Drive	Winona Avenue	West
Trinity High School [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Park Avenue	East
Trinity Middle School	Scenic Drive	North
Trinity west exit	Gabby Avenue	West
Vankirk Road	Cleveland Road	North
Washington Cemetery [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Park Avenue	West (both entrances)
Webb Drive	Greenhill Drive	North
West Maiden Street	Park Avenue	West
West Palm Street	Franklin Farms Road	South
West Palm Street	Franklin Terrace	North
Williams Street	Armour Street	North/south
Williams Street	Nemo Street	South
Williams Street	Park Avenue	North
Wilson Street	Cleveland Road	South
Wilson Street [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Harrison Street	West
Wilson Street	Roosevelt Street	North
Wilson Street [Added 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]	Roosevelt Street	West
Wilson Street	Taft Street	West
Winona Avenue	Nokomis Drive	North and south
Winona Avenue	Trinity Drive	North
Woodridge Drive [Added 4-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2-2006]	Ridgewood Drive	All
Woodridge Drive	Ridgewood Drive	East entrance
Woodridge Drive	Ridgewood Drive	West
Woodridge Drive	Sassafrass Drive	North
Zelt Avenue (east)	Park Avenue	South

[1]

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

Any person who shall violate this section relating to stop signs shall, upon conviction before a Magisterial District Judge or the Court of Common Pleas in Summary proceedings, be sentenced to pay a fine as provided by the Motor Vehicle Code, as amended.[2]

[Amended 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]

[2]

Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.

§ 425-24 Yield intersections established.

[Amended 10-17-2000 by Ord. No. 20-2000]

The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 425-22) 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
Crown Drive, North	Crown, North	West
Crown Drive, North	Crown Drive	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.

§ 425-25 Play highways established and authorized.

The following areas upon the streets in the Township 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 Township 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.

§ 425-26 Snowmobile roads designated.

The following roads and streets within the Township are designated as special snowmobile roads:

Street or Road	Between	Used by Snowmobiles Only When Closed to Vehicular Traffic?	Shared with Vehicular Traffic?
(Reserved)

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile on any highway, street or road in the Township other than as provided above. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from operating a snowmobile on any other street in the Township:

(1)

As authorized by Section 7721 of the Vehicle Code[1] for emergency and bridge crossings and for direct crossing of streets or two-lane highways; or

[1]

Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7721.

(2)

For special snowmobile events where authorized in advance and the street is blocked off as provided in Section 7723 of the Vehicle Code.[2] Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Section 7752(a) of the Vehicle Code.[3]

[2]

Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7723.

[3]

Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7752(a).

§ 425-27 Removal, defacing and/or damaging of stop signs and any traffic signs.

[Added 4-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2-2006; amended 8-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]

It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, deface and/or damage any of the stop signs and any other traffic signs within North Franklin Township without the permission of the Board of Supervisors.

Any person who shall violate this section relating to removal, damaging and/or defacing of stop signs and any other traffic signs shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine not exceeding $300 and/or a period of incarceration in the Washington County Correctional Facility not exceeding 90 days.