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Borough of Greencastle, PA
Franklin County
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[Adopted 11-2-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-3 (Ch. 6, Part 6, of the 1985 Code)]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Cruising Ordinance."
It is hereby declared to be a general public nuisance and threat to the public safety from the repetitive driving of motor vehicles, also known as "cruising," in a designated area of the Borough of Greencastle. The purpose of this article is to reduce the noise, air pollution and congestion resulting from cruising and to insure access for safety vehicles to and through said designated areas by restricting the repetitive driving of motor vehicles in said designated areas.
For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
CRUISING
Driving a motor vehicle on a street past a traffic control point, designated by a Borough police officer, in the designated areas under conditions in which traffic is congested at or near times within any fifteen-minute period from 7:00 a.m., prevailing time, until 3:00 p.m., prevailing time, August 15 through June 15 of each calendar year. Passing the control point a third time under the conditions stated herein shall constitute unnecessary repetitive driving and therefore a violation of this article.
DESIGNATED AREA
A. 
That part of South Ridge Avenue between Addison Avenue on the north and Leitersburg Street on the south; and
B. 
That part of Addison Avenue between South Ridge Avenue on the east and South Allison Street on the west.
TRAFFIC CONTROL POINT
A clearly marked reference point on a designated street, as determined and marked from time to time by the Borough of Greencastle Police Department.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cruise within the designated areas as defined in this article. For the purposes of this article, the person having care, custody or control of a motor vehicle shall be considered the person cruising regardless of whether or not that person was actually operating the motor vehicle. Additionally, for purposes of this article, the person having "care, custody or control of a motor vehicle" shall mean either the owner of a said vehicle, if present in the vehicle at the time of the violation, or, if the owner is not so present, the person actually operating the vehicle at the time of the violation.
This article shall not apply to any municipal, school, emergency, police, fire, ambulance or other governmental vehicle when the same is being operated in an official capacity. Also, this article shall not apply to any vehicle utilized for business or commercial purposes.
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $50 nor more than $300 or, in lieu of payment of this fine, be imprisoned for not more than 30 days.