Borough of East Greenville, PA Traffic Regulations

§ 91-6 Use of sidewalks by motor vehicles.

No person shall operate a motor vehicle or tractor upon any sidewalk in the borough; nor shall any person operate a 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.

§ 91-7 Speeds limits established.

[Amended 6-7-1976 by Ord. No. 76-7; 9-4-1990 by Ord. No. 90-15; 9-4-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16; 3-6-2000 by Ord. No. 00-2; 4-4-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-02]

The speed limit for both directions of traffic along the highways or parts thereof described below is hereby established at the rate of speed indicated:

Highway	Speed Limit (mph)	Location
Bank Street	25	From Main Street east to Upper Hanover Township line
Blaker Drive	25	From Hamilton Road north to Fruitville Road
Blaker Drive	25	From Hamilton Road south then east then north to its terminus west of State Street
Cherry Street	25	From Water Alley north to Front Street
Church Street	25	From Main Street east to Hickory Alley
Colonial Drive	25	From Hamilton Road north to Morris Road
Fifth Street	25	From Washington Street west to Green Alley
Forge Road	25	From State Street south to Blaker Drive
Fourth Street	25	From Upper Hanover Township line west to State Street
Front Street	25	From Main Street west to Long Alley
Hamilton Road	25	From Blaker Drive south to its terminus
Jefferson Street	25	From Sixth Street south to Pennsburg Borough line
Main Street	30	From Upper Hanover Township line south to Pennsburg Borough line
Morris Road	25	From Blaker Drive west to its terminus
Railroad Street	25	From Water Alley north to Third Street
Second Street	5	From Washington Street east to Upper Hanover Township line
Second Street	25	From Washington Street west to Long Alley
Sixth Street	25	From State Street east to Upper Hanover 'Township line
State Street	25	From the Pennsburg Borough line north to the Upper Hanover Township line
Third Street	25	From Main Street west to Upper Hanover Township line
Valley Road	25	From Colonial Drive west to its terminus
Washington Street	25	From Sixth Street south to Pennsburg Borough line

The speed limits for traffic moving on any ordained public alley within the corporate limits of the Borough of East Greenville shall be 15 miles per hour.

§ 91-8 Traffic control signals.

[Amended 12-5-1982 by Ord. No. 8-82; 6-4-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-4]

Traffic control signals shall be installed and operated at the intersection of Fourth and Main Streets and at the intersection of Sixth and Main Streets.

It shall be unlawful for northbound, as well as southbound, traffic on Main Street to execute a right-hand turn onto Fourth Street after coming to a stop at the traffic control signal installed at that intersection, when the signal regulating the flow of traffic from the direction of approach is red.

It shall be unlawful for eastbound, as well as westbound, traffic on Fourth Street to execute a right-hand turn onto Main Street after coming to a stop at the traffic control signal installed at that intersection, when the signal regulating the flow of traffic from the direction of approach is red.

It shall be unlawful for westbound traffic on Sixth Street to execute a right-hand turn onto Main Street after coming to a stop at the traffic control signal installed at that intersection, when the signal regulating the flow of traffic from the east is red.

Notice of the regulations contained in Subsections B, C and D above shall be given to vehicle operators by the posting of signs reading NO TURN ON RED at locations where such signs will be clearly visible to motorists approaching the controlled intersections from those directions whose flow of traffic is to be prevented from executing a right-hand turn after coming to a stop at the traffic control signal, the size and placement of said signs to be in conformity with regulations promulgated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

§ 91-9 One-way highways established.

[Amended 1-6-1986 by Ord. No. 1-86; 11-28-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-06]

The highways or parts of highways directed below are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated:

Highway	Direction of Travel	Limits
Bank Street	East	From Main Street to Hickory Alley
Hickory Alley	North	From Bank Street to Fourth Street
Third Street	West	From Main Street to Jefferson Street

§ 91-10 U-turns.

It shall be unlawful for the operator of a motor vehicle or tractor to make a U-turn on any streets within the borough limits of the Borough of East Greenville.

§ 91-11 Through highways established.

The highways described below 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:

Highway	Limits
Main Street	Entire length
State Street	Entire length

§ 91-12 Stop intersections established.

[Amended 5-1-1978 by Ord. No. 3-78]

The intersections described below (in addition to the highways intersecting with the through highways established in § 91-11) are hereby established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected in such a position upon the first-named highway as to face traffic approaching the second-named highway in the direction or directions indicated. All vehicles and tractors approaching any such intersection upon the first-named highway, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such intersection:

Stop Sign on	Direction of Travel	At Intersection of
Arlington Street	South	Sixth Street
Bank Street	Both	Washington Street
Blaker Drive [Added 6-5-1989 by Ord. No. 5-89]	West	Blaker Drive (at intersection of the access road running parallel to State Street and Third Street and known as "Blaker Drive," which intersects Blaker Drive between Third Street and Hamilton Drive)
Blaker Drive [Added 8-1-1983 by Ord. No. 3-83]	East	State Street (immediately south of the intersection of State Street and Fourth Street)
Blaker Drive [Added 8-1-1983 by Ord. No. 3-83]	East	State Street (midway between the intersection of State Street and Fourth Street and the intersection of State Street and Third Street)
Blaker Drive [Added 5-6-1991 by Ord. No. 5-91]	South	Hamilton Drive
Blaker Drive	South	Third Street
Bull Road [Added 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]	North	Church Street
Cherry Alley	Both	Cherry Street
Cherry Alley	Both	Green Alley
Cherry Alley	Both	Jefferson Street
Cherry Alley	West	Long Alley
Cherry Alley	East	School Alley
Cherry Street	Both	Fourth Street
Cherry Street [Added 12-2-1996 by Ord. No. 8-96]	Both	Front Street
Cherry Street [Added 8-5-1996 by Ord. No. 5-96]	Both	Second Street
Cherry Street	Both	Third Street
Church Street [Added 5-6-1991 by Ord. No. 5-91]	East	Hickory Alley
Colonial Drive [Repealed 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]
Colonial Drive [Added 6-5-1989 by Ord. No. 5-89]	South	Hamilton Drive
Colonial Drive [Added 6-5-1989 by Ord. No. 5-89]	North	Morris Road
Colonial Drive [Added 12-2-1996 by Ord. No. 8-96]	Both	Valley Road
Fifth Street	Both	Jefferson Street
Fifth Street [Amended 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]	East	Washington Street
Forge Road [Added 6-5-1989 by Ord. No. 5-89]	West	Blaker Drive
Forge Road [Added 6-5-1989 by Ord. No. 5-89]	East	State Street
Fourth Street [Added 2-2-1998 by Ord. No. 98-3]	Both	Jefferson Street
Fourth Street	Both	Washington Street
Front Street	Both	Cherry Street
Front Street	Both	Jefferson Street
Front Street [Repealed 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]
Green Alley	North	Fifth Street
Green Alley	Both	Fourth Street
Green Alley	South	Front Street
Green Alley	Both	Second Street
Green Alley	Both	Third Street
Green Alley [Added 3-6-2000 by Ord. No. 00-2]	Both	Water Alley
Hamilton Drive [Added 6-5-1989 by Ord. No. 5-89]	East	Blaker Drive
Hickory Alley	North	Bank Street
Hickory Alley [Added 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]	North	Church Street
Hickory Alley	Both	Fifth Street
Hickory Alley	Both	Fourth Street
Hickory Alley	Both	Second Street
Hickory Alley	North	Sixth Street
Hickory Alley [Added 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]	South	Sixth Street
Hill Alley	Both	Cherry Street
Hill Alley	East	Green Alley
Hill Alley [Added 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]	West	Green Alley
Hill Alley [Added 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]	East	Jefferson Street
Hill Alley	Both	Long Alley
Hill Alley	West	Railroad Street
Jefferson Street [Repealed 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]
Jefferson Street [Added 3-6-2000 by Ord. No. 00-2]	Both	Fifth Street
Jefferson Street	Both	Fourth Street
Jefferson Street [Added 6-5-1978 by Ord. No. 4-78]	South	Front Street
Jefferson Street	North	Sixth Street
Jefferson Street	Both	Third Street
Jefferson Street	Both	Second Street
Long Alley [Repealed 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]
Long Alley	Both	Fourth Street
Long Alley [Added 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]	North	Front Street
Long Alley [Added 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]	South	Front Street
Long Alley [Added 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]	North	Second Street
Long Alley	South	Second Street
Long Alley	Both	Third Street
Long Alley	North	Water Alley
Morris Road [Added 11-6-1989 by Ord. No. 14-89]	East	Blaker Drive
Old Fifth [Added 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]	West	Washington Street
Railroad Street	Both	Fourth Street
Railroad Street	Both	Third Street
School Alley	Both	Fifth Street
School Alley	Both	Fourth Street
School Alley	South	Front Street
School Alley	Both	Second Street
School Alley	North	Sixth Street
School Alley	Both	Third Street
Second Street	Both	Cherry Street
Second Street	Both	Jefferson Street
Second Street	Both	Washington Street
Sixth Street	Both	Washington Street
Spring Alley [Added 12-4-1989 by Ord. No. 15-89]	West	Cherry Street
Spring Alley [Added 12-4-1989 by Ord. No. 15-89; repealed 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]
State Street [Added 12-2-1996 by Ord. No. 8-96]	Both	Blaker Drive and Fourth Street
State Street [Added 7-25-1989 by Ord. No. 7-89]	Both	Third Street
Third Street [Repealed 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]
Third Street [Added 11-6-1989 by Ord. No. 14-89]	West	Jefferson Street
Valley Road [Amended 9-4-1990 by Ord. No. 17-90]	East	Colonial Drive
Washington Street [Added 9-1-1987 by Ord. No. 6-87]	Both	Bank Street
Washington Street [Added 9-1-1987 by Ord. No. 6-87]	Both	Fifth Street
Washington Street	Both	Second Street
Washington Street [Added 9-1-1987 by Ord. No. 6-87]	Both	Sixth Street
Water Alley	Both	Cherry Street
Water Alley [Amended 3-6-2000 by Ord. No. 00-2]	Both	Green Alley
Water Alley	Both	Jefferson Street
Water Alley [Added 4-4-1994 by Ord. No. 2-94]	Both	Long Alley
Water Alley	East	School Alley

§ 91-13 Operation of vehicles on closed highways and limited-use highways.

[Amended 10-1-1979 by Ord. No. 9-79; 7-26-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-03]

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor upon any highway in the Borough that is under construction, resurfacing or repair, in disregard of any official sign, barricade or notice that the same is closed to vehicular traffic.

It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, when the titled owner of said vehicle utilizes it in a commercial way for the generation of income, to be driven on the following streets in the Borough of East Greenville, except in those instances when such motor vehicles are making deliveries to residents or businesses situated on said street, and then only when such residents or businesses taking delivery are located on the same block where such motor vehicle is being driven:

Street	Location
State Street	From the Pennsburg Borough line to Fourth Street
Third Street	From the Upper Hanover Township line to State Street
Washington Street	From the Upper Hanover Township line to the Pennsburg Borough line

In all those instances where highway use is restricted as in Subsection B above, the restriction shall be clearly indicated by the posting of signs reading "No Trucks" and "Except Local Deliveries" at each point of access to the street upon which the restriction is being enforced.

§ 91-14 (Reserved) [1]

[1]

Editor’s Note: Former § 91-14, Play highways, was repealed 11-28-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-06.

§ 91-15 Accident reports.

[Amended 11-28-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-06]

The operator of any motor vehicle involved in an accident in the Borough and required by law to report such accident to any department or agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or any other person required to make such report, shall, at the time of making such report to the commonwealth, make a written report to the Chief of Police of the Borough containing the same information if the accident directly or indirectly results in damage to any Borough property.

§ 91-15.1 Commercial vehicles prohibited on certain Borough roadways.

[Added 2-15-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-01]

Based on the condition of the roadway on the following streets or parts of streets, by authority granted by Section 4902(a) of the Vehicle Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle or combination in violation of the size restrictions prescribed below for that street or part of street:

Street	Location	Restriction
Cherry Street	Entire length	No commercial vehicles
Colonial Drive	Entire length	No commercial vehicles
Morris Road	Entire length	No commercial vehicles
Railroad Street	Entire length	No commercial vehicles
Washington Street	Entire length	No commercial vehicles

By reason of hazardous traffic conditions and other safety factors, by authority granted by Section 4902(b) of the Vehicle Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle or combination in violation of the restriction prescribed below for that bridge or street or part of street.

Street	Location	Restriction
Third Street	Entire length	No commercial vehicles
Fourth Street	Entire length	No commercial vehicles
Sixth Street	Entire length	No commercial vehicles
Bank Street	Entire length	No commercial vehicles
Blaker Drive	Entire length	No commercial vehicles
Cherry Street	Entire length	No commercial vehicles
Colonial Drive	Entire length	No commercial vehicles
Hamilton Road	Entire length	No commercial vehicles
Railroad Street	Entire length	No commercial vehicles
Valley Road	Entire length	No commercial vehicles
Washington Street	Entire length	No commercial vehicles

Exceptions. The provisions of § 91-15.1A and/or B hereof shall not apply to:

School buses;

Emergency vehicles;

Trash trucks;

Commercial vehicles required to use a street identified in § 91-15.1A and/or B above as part of an official detour route established by a governmental unit or its authorized agent(s); and/or

(5)

Commercial vehicles making local deliveries or pickups within the Borough of East Greenville.

Commercial vehicles. "Commercial vehicles" as used in this § 91-15.1 shall be defined as: Any truck, truck-trailer combination or other commercial vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of 16,000 pounds or greater, or a Class A to Class C vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of between 5,000 and 16,000 pounds which is affixed in combination with a trailer or other apparatus regardless of the weight thereof. The term "commercial vehicle" for purposes of this section shall also include any vehicle greater than eight feet in width.

Penalties.

(1)

Any person who violates this § 91-15.1, in addition to prosecution and applicable penalties under Section 4902 of the Vehicle Code, shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a summary offense and sentenced to pay a fine of no more than $150.

(2)

This § 91-15.1 shall be enforced by the police officers of the Borough of East Greenville Police Department.