[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Town of South Bethany 9-10-1994 as Ord. No. 44-94. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter is authorized by § C-4B
of the Town Charter.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an
automobile, truck, self-propelled piece of equipment or any other
type of motor vehicle on any street within the corporate limits of
the Town at a speed greater than 20 miles per hour, with the following
exceptions: on Delaware Route 1 (Coastal Highway), where it shall
be unlawful to exceed the speed limit as posted by the State Department
of Transportation; and on Evergreen Road, Russell Road, Canal Drive,
Tamarack Drive, Cattail Road, and Black Gum Drive, where it shall
be unlawful to exceed a speed greater than 15 miles per hour.
[Amended 3-10-2023 by Ord. No. 210-23]
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person other than state
or Town officials to operate any automobile, jeep or other type of
motor vehicle over any sand dune or stretch of sand immediately eastward
of the easternmost building setback line along Ocean Drive within
the corporate limits of the Town.
C.
It shall be unlawful to operate commercial trucks
and buses over two axles and/or four wheels, except for pickup trucks,
on Black Gum Drive, Cattail Road, Tamarack Drive, Russell Road or
Evergreen Road, except for deliveries in South Bethany.
D.
The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions
of any traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in accordance
with this chapter, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of
an authorized emergency vehicle as defined in 21 Del. C. § 4106.
[Added 5-13-2008 by Ord. No. 141-08]
E.
It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle of any
type on any street, driveway or parking area within the corporate
limits of the Town for the purpose of selling or vending of any product,
material or foodstuff, whether the vehicle is self-propelled or powered
by human effort. This prohibition shall not apply to deliveries in
response to a specific order made in advance by a customer for such
delivery to a specific address within the Town, and further provided
that the delivery vehicle departs that address immediately upon making
or attempting the delivery.
[Added 2-13-2009 by Ord. No. 148-08]
F.
It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to enter Black Gum Drive from
Kent Avenue during the hours 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. annually beginning
the Friday preceding Memorial Day and ending on the Tuesday after
Labor Day.
[Added 4-7-2017 by Ord. No. 185-17;
amended 3-10-2023 by Ord. No. 210-23]
[Amended 9-8-1995 by Ord. No. 50-95; 5-13-2008 by Ord. No. 141-08; 2-13-2009 by Ord. No. 148-08; 4-7-2017 by Ord. No. 185-17]
