Borough of Rosslyn Farms, PA Traffic Regulations

The maximum speed limit on all roads within the Borough is hereby set at 25 miles per hour, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a higher speed than the maximum prescribed.

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

§ 183-23 Maximum speed limit on certain bridges and elevated structures.

The maximum speed limit of Ramp H of I-279 is hereby set at 25 miles per hour, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on such ramp at a higher speed than the maximum prescribed herein.

§ 183-24 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
	Terrace Road	Edgecliff Road	Pilgrim Road	North

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

§ 183-25 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:

Vehicles Traveling On	Direction	Not to Make Turn	Into	Type
Kings Highway	North	Left	Rosslyn Road	Trucks
Park Road	East	Right and left	Edgecliff	Trucks
Ramp G	North	Right	Rosslyn Road	Trucks
Rosslyn Road	North	Right	Kings Highway	Trucks

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

§ 183-26 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
Arch Street, Ext.	—	Carnegie Borough line to the City of Pittsburgh line
Kings Highway	North	Robinson Township line to Park Road
Kings Highway	South	Park Road to Robinson Township Line
Park Road	—	Kings Highway to Pilgrim Road
Pilgrim Road	—	Park Road to Rosslyn Road
Rosslyn Road	—	Kings Highway to the Ramp H overpass bridge over the Parkway West
Rosslyn Road	—	Pilgrim Road to the Carnegie Borough line

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

§ 183-27 Stop intersections established.

The following intersections 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 § 3323(b) of the Vehicle Code, 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
Alden Road Added 3-11-2013 by Ord. No. 383	Edgecliff Road	Northeast
Alden Road	Kings Highway	East
Alden Road	Kings Highway	West
Club Road	Kings Highway	West
Club Road	Priscilla Lane	East and west
Edgecliff Road	Park Road	North and south
I-279 Ramp G	I-279 Ramp H	West
I-279 Ramp G	Rosslyn Road	East
Kings Highway [Added 4-9-2018 by Ord. No. 397]	Alden Road	East
Kings Highway	Alden Road	South
Kings Highway [Added 4-9-2018 by Ord. No. 397]	Park Road	West
Kings Highway	Priscilla Lane	North
Kings Highway	Priscilla Lane	South
Kings Highway	Winthrop Road	North
Kings Highway	Winthrop Road	South
Old Farm Road	Rosslyn Road	East
Park Road Added 3-11-2013 by Ord. No. 383	Kings Highway	Northeast
Park Road Added 3-11-2013 by Ord. No. 383	Kings Highway	Southwest
Park Road	Pilgrim Road	East
Park Road Added 3-11-2013 by Ord. No. 383	Pilgrim Road	Southwest
Priscilla Lane	Kings Highway	West
Puritan Road	Edgecliff Road	East
Puritan Road	Kings Highway	East
Puritan Road	Kings Highway	West
Revere Way	Rosslyn Road	East
Rosslyn Road	Kings Highway	North
Rosslyn Road Added 3-11-2013 by Ord. No. 383	Revere Road	North
Rosslyn Road Added 3-11-2013 by Ord. No. 383	Revere Road	South
Rosslyn Road	Rosslyn Road w/ entrance ramp to I-279	West
Scheffield Drive	Kings Highway	East
Terrace Road	Int. of Terrace Road w/ Pilgrim and Park	North
Winthrop Road	Kings Highway	West

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

§ 183-28 Operation of motor vehicles restricted on public lands.

No motor vehicle, including a motorcycle, pedalcycle or minibike, shall be operated on any property owned by the Borough or any other public agency or instrumentality within the Borough without the permission of the property owner and a permit from the Mayor of the Borough.

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

§ 183-29 Authority to establish play highways.

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 Borough, where sledding, coasting and/or such events as neighborhood block parties 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 section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 183-30 Authority to designate snowmobile roads.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile on any street or highway within the Borough unless said street or highway has, by ordinance, been:

(1)

Designated and posted as a snowmobile or ATV road by the Borough, as set forth in 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7721;

(2)

As authorized by 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7721 for emergency and bridge crossings, or for direct crossing of streets and highways;

(3)

As authorized by 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7723 for special snowmobile and ATV events.

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

§ 183-31 Vehicle weight limits established on Borough roads.

With the exception of school buses, transit vehicles, emergency vehicles, and vehicles making local deliveries or pick ups, vehicles having a gross weight in excess of 30,000 pounds are prohibited on all Borough roads.

Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be prosecuted under § 4902(a) and (g)(1) of the Vehicle Code, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $150 plus $150 for each 500 pounds, or part thereof, in excess of 3,000 pounds over the maximum allowable weight, and costs.

§ 183-32 Truck traffic restricted on certain streets.

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle other than a passenger vehicle on any of the following streets or parts of streets:

	Name of Street	Between
	Alden Road	Kings Highway to Edgecliff Road
	Alden Road	Kings Highway to Rosslyn Road
	Club Road	Kings Highway to terminus
	Edgecliff Road	Alden Road to Terrace Road
	Old Farm Road	Rosslyn Road to terminus
	Priscilla Lane	Club Road to Kings Highway
	Puritan Road	Kings Highway to Edgecliff Road
	Puritan Road	Kings Highway to terminus
	Revere Road	Rosslyn Road to terminus
	Rosslyn Road	Ramp G to Alden Road
	Sheffield Road	Kings Highway to terminus
	Terrace Road	Edgecliff Road to Pilgrim Road
	Winthrop Road	Kings Highway to terminus

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

§ 183-33 Vehicles to be parked within marked spaces.

Wherever a space is marked off on any street for the parking of an individual vehicle, every vehicle parked there shall be parked wholly within the lines bounding that space, and it shall be a violation of this article for any person to park a vehicle or allow it to remain parked otherwise.

§ 183-34 Parking prohibited at all times in certain locations.

Parking shall be prohibited at all times in the following locations:

Name of Street	Side	Between
Alden Road	North	Rosslyn Road and corner sign
Edgecliff Road	East	The southern line of street address 120 Edgecliff Road to the northern corner of street address 32 Edgecliff Road
Edgecliff Road	West	The line dividing property numbered 33 Edgecliff Road and property numbered 38 Terrace Road to the southerly terminus of Edgecliff Road at Terrace Road
Kings Highway	Both	Club Road north to the Borough boundary
Kings Highway	East	The north side of Alden Road to the south side of Priscilla Lane
Old Farm Road	North	Rosslyn Road to #1 Old Farm Road
Rosslyn Road	Both	Club Road with Kings Highway to the eastern side of the intersection of Ramp H of I-279.
Terrace Road	Both	Except western side from the southern line of street address 18 to the northern border of the designated area of "no parking"
Terrace Road	East	Southerly terminus thereof to the northerly terminus thereof at Pilgrim Road

§ 183-35 Parking prohibited in certain locations, certain days and hours.

Parking shall be prohibited and/or restricted in the following locations at the times and days indicated:

Name of Street	Side	Between	Days	Hours
Club Road	Both	Entire length	All	2 hours
Lot Nos. 105-106 and 107-108	—	House numbers 20 and 24 Edgecliff Road	All	Permit only
Old Farm Road	Both	Entire length	All	2 hours
Priscilla Lane	Both	—	All	2 hours
Revere Road	Both	—	All	2 hours
Scheffield Drive	Both	Entire length	All	2 hours
Standish Way	Both	—	All	2 hours
Winthrop Road	Both	Entire length	All	2 hours

§ 183-36 Special-purpose parking zones established; parking otherwise prohibited.

Special-purpose parking zones shall be as follows:

Name of Street	Side	Location	Authorized Purpose or Vehicle
Old Farm Road	Southeast	Rosslyn Farms Ballfield	Ballfield patrons only
Pilgrim Road	North	Parrish Park/swimming pool	Handicap parking only
Priscilla Lane	North	Rosslyn Farms Community Center	Community Center patrons only
Rosslyn Road	Northwest	Swimming pool	Pool patrons only

§ 183-37 Declaration of snow, ice and other emergency.

In order to facilitate the movement of traffic and to combat the hazards of snow and ice or other emergency, the Mayor, at his discretion, may declare a snow, ice or other emergency (designated in this article as an "emergency"). Information on the existence of a snow emergency shall be given by the Borough through radio, newspaper or other available media, and information on the termination of the emergency may be given by use of the same media. Reasonable attempts to post the emergency route shall be made after the emergency has been declared.

§ 183-38 Restrictions on snow emergency routes during emergency.

After any emergency is declared by the Mayor, it shall be unlawful, at any time during the continuance of the emergency, for any person to:

Park a motor vehicle or to allow that vehicle to remain parked anywhere on any emergency route designated by the Mayor as set forth in § 183-37 above.

Drive any motor vehicle on any such snow emergency route, unless that vehicle is equipped with snow tires or chains.

§ 183-39 Violations and penalties.

If, at any time during a period of emergency declared under § 183-37 of this article, a person shall park a motor vehicle or allow a motor vehicle to remain parked anywhere upon an emergency route, that person shall be guilty of a violation of this article, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $15 and costs.

If, at any time during a period of emergency declared under § 183-37 of this article, a person shall drive a motor vehicle upon an emergency route, without having that vehicle equipped with snow tires or chains, that person shall be guilty of a violation of this article, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 183-40 General parking restrictions

Class One vehicles may be parked on any highway or alley where parking is permitted.

Class Two vehicles are prohibited from being parked on any highway or alley.

Class Three vehicles are prohibited from being parked on any highway or alley.

Commercial vehicles are prohibited from being parked on any highway or alley.

No nonvehicle may be parked or placed on any highway or alley without the permission of the Borough.

This section shall not apply to vehicles temporarily parked on a nonpermanent basis for the purposes of making deliveries to residents or businesses of the Borough or for construction, maintenance or repairs in the Borough.

§ 183-41 Combination trucks.

[Added 11-5-2018 by Ord. No. 398]

Definitions and interpretation. The following terms in this section shall have the meaning set forth below:

BOROUGH ROAD

An alley, avenue, boulevard, highway, freeway, parkway, lane, street, viaduct and any other ways used by a motor vehicle and publicly maintained by the Borough.

COMBINATION TRUCK

A "truck tractor," "semitrailer," "trailer," and "motor carrier vehicle" as those terms are defined in the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 102, as amended.

COUNCIL

The Council of the Borough of Rosslyn Farms, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

EMERGENCY VEHICLE

A Fire Department vehicle, police vehicle, ambulance, blood delivery vehicle, armed forces emergency vehicle, one private vehicle of a Fire or Police Chief or assistant chief, or Ambulance Corps Commander or Assistant Commander, or of a River Rescue Commander used for answering emergency calls, or other vehicle designated by the state police under Section 6106 of the Vehicle Code (relating to designation of emergency vehicles by Pennsylvania State Police).[1]

LOCAL TRAFFIC

The following shall be regarded as local traffic for the purposes of this section:

(1)

Emergency vehicles;

(2)

School buses;

(3)

Motor vehicles of governmental agencies and utilities or their contractors engaged in construction or maintenance on a Borough road or in a location which can be reached only by a Borough road;

(4)

Motor vehicles going to or coming from a residence, commercial establishment, or farm located on a Borough road and which can only be reached by a Borough road.

MOTOR VEHICLE

Any vehicle or combination, as defined and/or governed by the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 102, as amended.

PERSON

An individual, partnership, public or private association or corporation.

REGULATIONS

The regulations promulgated at 67 Pa. Code § 189.1 et seq., as amended.

SCHOOL BUS

A motor vehicle designated for carrying more than 10 passengers, exclusive of the driver, and used for the transportation of school children.

[1]

See 75 Pa.C.S.A § 6106.

Truck traffic restrictions.

(1)

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or move, or the person to cause or knowingly permit to be operated or moved, upon any Borough road a combination truck with a bed in excess of 33 feet. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a combination truck with a total length, including the length of the motor vehicle and any attachment thereto (e.g., a trailer), of 43 feet and under may travel south on Kings Highway and Rosslyn Road to Penn-Lincoln Parkway (I-376).

(2)

Motor vehicles with a total length, including the length of the motor vehicle and any attachment thereto (e.g., a trailer), of 30 feet and longer shall not make a left turn from Pilgrim Road to Park Road or a right turn from Park Road to Pilgrim Road.

(3)

Local traffic shall be exempt from the restrictions of this section.

Erection of signs. The Borough shall erect or cause to be erected and maintained traffic signs designating the restrictions in Subsection B of this section. These traffic signs shall be erected in compliance with state regulations and the Traffic Study dated August 30, 2018, and accompanying Turning Radius Analysis Drawings (Sheets Nos. 1 through 13 of 13), dated August 30, 2018. The Traffic Study and Drawings will be kept on file in the Borough Office.

Enforcement. The Scott Township Police Department, or other Police Department providing services to the Borough, pursuant to any and all legislative authority, has been and is being hereby confirmed as having full and regulatory powers to enforce all provisions of the Vehicle Code[2] and all provisions of this section, according to and as permitted by the terms and provisions of the said Vehicle Code and this section.

[2]

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

Violations and penalties. Any person operating a combination truck or motor vehicle upon a Borough road in violation of a prohibition or restriction imposed under this section shall be guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of no more than $500, and in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days.