Borough of Conshohocken, PA TRAFFIC REGULATIONS

§ 15-201 Maximum Speed Limits Established on Certain Streets.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006; as amended by Ord. 16-2007, 11/21/2007]

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:

[Amended by Ord. 2016-04, 8/17/2016]

Street	Between	Maximum Speed Limit (mph)
East Elm Street	Ash Street and Poplar Street (200 Block)	15
East Fifth Avenue	Fayette Street and Harry Street (100 Block)	15
East Hector Street	Harry Street and east Borough line	25
East Sixth Avenue	Fayette Street and Harry Street (100 Block)	15
Fayette Street	Elm Street to Borough line, north and south	25
Hallowell Street	Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue (500 Block)	15
Harry Street	Fifth Avenue and Six Avenue (500 Block)	15
Special School Zones	Fayette Street; 100 East Third Avenue; 300 Block of Harry Street	15
Sutcliffe Park Drive	Wood Street to Colwell Lane	15
All other highways in the Borough	—	25

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.

§ 15-202 Maximum Speed Limits Established on Certain Bridges and Elevated Structures.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]

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	Side	Maximum Speed Limit
	(Reserved)

§ 15-203 Maximum Speed Limits Established for Certain Vehicles on Hazardous Grades.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]

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

§ 15-204 Maximum Speed Limits Established in Parks.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]

A speed limit of 15 miles per hour is established on all streets and roadways in the public parks maintained and operated by the Borough, except in the following locations, where the lower maximums, as specified, shall apply:

	Park	Street	Location	Maximum Speed Limit
	(Reserved)

§ 15-205 Traffic Signals at Certain Locations.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]

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	Type of Signal
	(Reserved)

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.

§ 15-206 Intersections Where Turn Prohibited on Red Signal.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]

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:

[Amended by Ord. 2016-04, 8/17/2016]

	Location	Type of Signal
	Fayette Street at Sixth Avenue	No turn on red
	Third Avenue and Fayette Street	No turn on red at designated times

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.

§ 15-207 One-Way Streets Established.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006; as amended by Ord. 9-2008, 12/17/2008; by Ord. 2-2012, 4/18/2012; and by Ord. 3-2012, 7/18/2012]

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
Ash Street	East Elm Street	Spring Mill Street	Northbound
Cherry Street	Spring Mill Avenue	East Elm Street	Eastbound
East Elm Street	Ash Street	Walnut Street	Eastbound
East Hector Street	Apple Street	Harry Street	Westbound
East Twelfth Avenue	Jones Street	Righter Street	Eastbound
Forrest Street	West Fifth Avenue	West 11th Avenue	Northbound
Forrest Street	West Second Avenue	West First Avenue	Southbound
Freedley Street	West Twelfth Avenue	West Eleventh Avenue	Southbound
Harry Street	East Eleventh Avenue	East Elm Avenue	Southbound
Jones Street	Spring Mill Avenue	East Elm Street	Eastbound
Maple Street	West Eleventh Avenue	West Twelfth Avenue	Northbound
Poplar Street	Spring Mill Avenue	East Elm Street	Southbound
Sutcliffe Drive	Freedley Street	Wood Street	Eastbound
Sutcliffe Drive	Freedley Street	Colwell Lane	Westbound
Sutcliffe Lane	Colwell	Colwell	U-shaped street/eastbound to northbound to westbound
Walnut Street	East Hector Street	Spring Mill Avenue	Northbound
West Eleventh Avenue	Colwell Lane	Maple Street	Eastbound
West First Avenue	Robinson Alley	Maple Street	Westbound
West Tenth Avenue	Maple Street	Colwell Lane	Westbound
West Twelfth Avenue	Maple Street	Freedley Street	Westbound

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

§ 15-208 Turning at Certain Intersections Prohibited or Restricted.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006; as amended by Ord. 9-2008, 12/17/2008]

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 Turn	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.

§ 15-209 Right Turns Prohibited at Certain Intersections.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]

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 left turn, at any time stated, both right turns and straight-across traffic being prohibited:

	Vehicles Traveling On	Direction of Travel	Times	Not to Make Right 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.

§ 15-210 U-Turns Prohibited at Certain Locations.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]

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.

§ 15-211 No-Passing Zones Established.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]

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.

§ 15-212 Through Highways Established.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]

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 §§ 3323(b) or 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code, 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)

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

§ 15-213 Stop Intersections Established.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006; as amended by Ord. 1-2012, 2/15/2012]

The following intersections (in addition to intersections with through highways established by § 15-212) are established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are ratified if previously erected) in such 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 stop street, in the direction indicated in each case, shall stop the vehicle as required by Section 3323(b) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S.A. § 3323(b), and shall not proceed onto or across the intersecting or through street until he has followed all applicable requirements of the Vehicle Code.

Stop Street	Intersection or Through Street	Direction of Travel
Apple Street	East Hector Street	South
Apple Street	Spring Mill Avenue	North
Ash Street	East Elm Street	North
Ash Street	East Hector Street	North
Ash Street	Spring Mill Avenue	North
Ash Street	Washington Street	North
Cherry Street	East Elm Street	North
Cherry Street	East Elm Street	South
Cherry Street	East Hector Street	South
Cherry Street	Washington Street	North
Colwell Lane	West 6^th Avenue	North
Colwell Lane	West 6^th Avenue	South
Colwell Lane	West 10^th Avenue	North
Colwell Lane	West 10^th Avenue	South
Colwell Lane	West 11^th Avenue	North
Colwell Lane	West 11^th Avenue	South
Corson Street	West Elm Street	South
East 1^st Avenue	Harry Street	East
East 2^nd Avenue	Fayette Street	West
East 2^nd Avenue	Harry Street	East
East 3^rd Avenue	Harry Street	East
East 3rd Avenue	Harry Street	West
East 3^rd Avenue	Spring Mill Avenue	East
East 4^th Avenue	Fayette Street	West
East 4^th Avenue	Harry Street	East
East 4^th Avenue	Harry Street	West
East 4^th Avenue	Spring Mill Avenue	East
East 5^th Avenue	Fayette Street	West
East 5^th Avenue	Harry Street	East
East 5^th Avenue	Harry Street	West
East 5^th Avenue	Spring Mill Avenue	East
East 6^th Avenue	Harry Street	East
East 6^th Avenue	Harry Street	West
East 6^th Avenue	Spring Mill Avenue	East
East 7^th Avenue	Fayette Street	West
East 7^th Avenue	Harry Street	East
East 7^th Avenue	Harry Street	West
East 7^th Avenue	Spring Mill Avenue	East
East 8^th Avenue	Fayette Street	West
East 8^th Avenue	Harry Street	East
East 8^th Avenue	Harry Street	West
East 8^th Avenue	Spring Mill Avenue	East
East 9^th Avenue	Harry Street	East
East 9^th Avenue	Harry Street	West
East 10^th Avenue	Fayette Street	West
East 10^th Avenue	Harry Street	East
East 10^th Avenue	Harry Street	West
East 11^th Avenue	Harry Street	East
East 11^th Avenue	Harry Street	West
East 11^th Avenue	Righter Street	East
East 12^th Avenue	Jones Street	East
East 12^th Avenue	Righter Street	East
East Elm Street	Apple Street	North
East Elm Street	Ash Street	East
East Elm Street	Cherry Street	East
East Elm Street [Added by Ord. No. 05-2021, 5/19/2021]	Jones Street	East
East Elm Street	Poplar Street	East
East Hector Street	Apple Street	West
East Hector Street	Ash Street	West
East Hector Street	Cherry Street	West
East Hector Street	East Elm Street	East
East Hector Street	Harry Street	West
East Hector Street	Jones Street	East
East Hector Street	Jones Street	West
East Hector Street	Poplar Street	West
Forrest Street	West 1^st Avenue	South
Forrest Street	West 2^nd Avenue	South
Forrest Street	West 4^th Avenue	North
Forrest Street	West 6^th Avenue	North
Forrest Street	West 7^th Avenue	North
Forrest Street	West 8^th Avenue	North
Forrest Street	West 9^th Avenue	North
Forrest Street	West 10^th Avenue	North
Forrest Street	West Elm Street	South
Freedley Street	Sutcliffe Park Drive	South
Freedley Street [Added by Ord. 07-2017, 11/15/2017]	West 6^th Avenue	South
Freedley Street	West 10^th Avenue	North
Freedley Street	West 10^th Avenue	South
Freedley Street	West 11^th Avenue	South
Freedley Street	West 11^th Avenue	North
Hallowell	Spring Mill Avenue	South
Harry Street	East 1^st Avenue/Spring Mill Avenue	South
Harry Street	East 2^nd Avenue	South
Harry Street	East 3^rd Avenue	South
Harry Street	East 4^th Avenue	South
Harry Street	East 5^th Avenue	South
Harry Street	East 6^th Avenue	South
Harry Street	East 7^th Avenue	South
Harry Street	East 8^th Avenue	South
Harry Street	East 9^th Avenue	South
Harry Street	East 10^th Avenue	South
Harry Street	East 11^th Avenue	South
Harry Street	East Hector Street	South
Harry Street [Added by Ord. 2016-04, 8/17/2016]	Stoddard Avenue	South
Jones Street	East 12^th Avenue	North
Jones Street	East 12^th Avenue	South
Jones Street	East Elm Street	South
Jones Street	East Hector Street	South
Jones Street	Spring Mill Avenue	South
Lenape Lane	Pleasant Valley	North
Lenape Lane	West 11^th Avenue	South
Maple Street	West 1^st Avenue	North
Maple Street	West 1^st Avenue	South
Maple Street	West 2^nd Avenue	North
Maple Street	West 2^nd Avenue	South
Maple Street	West 8^th Avenue	North
Maple Street	West 8^th Avenue	South
Maple Street	West 10^th Avenue	North
Maple Street	West 10^th Avenue	South
Maple Street	West 11^th Avenue	North
Maple Street	West 12^th Avenue	North
Pleasant Valley	Colwell Lane	West
Poplar Street [Added by Ord. 2-2012, 4/18/2012; as amended by Ord. 3-2012, 7/18/2012]	East Elm Street	North
Poplar Street	East Elm Street	South
Poplar Street	East Hector Street	South
Poplar Street	Washington Street	North
Righter Street	East 9^th Avenue	South
Righter Street	East 12^th Avenue	North
Righter Street	East 12^th Avenue	South
Righter Street	Spring Mill Avenue	North
Robinson Alley	West 1^st Avenue	North
Robinson Alley	West Hector Street	South
Spring Mill Avenue	Cherry Street	East
Spring Mill Avenue	Cherry Street	West
Spring Mill Avenue	Harry Street	West
Spring Mill Avenue	Jones Street	East
Spring Mill Avenue	Jones Street	West
Spring Mill Avenue	Poplar Street	East
Spring Mill Avenue	Poplar Street	West
Spring Mill Avenue	Wells Street	West
Stoddard	Harry Street	East
Sutcliffe Lane	Colwell Lane	West
Sutcliffe Park Drive	Colwell Lane	West
Sutcliffe Park Drive	Wood Street	East
Walnut Street	East Hector Street	North
Walnut Street	Spring Mill Avenue	North
Washington Street	Ash Street	East
Washington Street	Ash Street	West
Washington Street	Cherry Street	East
Washington Street	Cherry Street	West
Washington Street	Harry Street	East
Washington Street	Harry Street	West
Washington Street	Poplar Street	East
Washington Street	Poplar Street	West
Wells Street	Spring Mill Avenue	South
West 1^st Avenue	Maple Street	West
West 2^nd Avenue	Fayette Street	East
West 2^nd Avenue	Maple Street	West
West 2^nd Avenue	Wood Street	East
West 3^rd Avenue	Wood Street	East
West 3^rd Avenue	Wood Street	West
West 4^th Avenue	Fayette Street	East
West 5^th Avenue	Colwell Lane	West
West 5^th Avenue	Fayette Street	East
West 5^th Avenue	Unnamed alley at Freedley Square	East
West 5^th Avenue	Unnamed alley at Freedley Square	West
West 6^th Avenue	Colwell Lane	West
West 6^th Avenue	Forrest Street	East
West 6^th Avenue	Forrest Street	West
West 6^th Avenue [Added by Ord. 07-2017, 11/15/2017]	Freedley Street	East
West 6^th Avenue [Added by Ord. 07-2017, 11/15/2017]	Freedley Street	West
West 7^th Avenue	Fayette Street	East
West 7^th Avenue	Forrest Street	East
West 7^th Avenue	Forrest Street	West
West 7^th Avenue	Wood Street	East
West 7^th Avenue	Wood Street	West
West 8^th Avenue	Fayette Street	East
West 8^th Avenue	Forrest Street	East
West 8^th Avenue	Forrest Street	West
West 8^th Avenue	Maple Street	West
West 9^th Avenue	Forrest Street	East
West 9^th Avenue	Forrest Street	West
West 10^th Avenue	Colwell Lane	West
West 10^th Avenue	Fayette Street	East
West 10^th Avenue	Forrest Street	West
West 10^th Avenue	Freedley Street	West
West 10^th Avenue	Maple Street	West
West 10^th Avenue	Wood Street	West
West 11^th Avenue	Freedley Street	East
West 11^th Avenue	Maple Street	East
West 11^th Avenue	Maple Street	West
West 11^th Avenue	Wood Street	East
West 12^th Avenue	Wood Street	West
West Hector Street	Forrest Street	East
West Hector Street	Forrest Street	West
West Hector Street	Robinson Alley	West
Wood Street	West 2^nd Avenue	North
Wood Street	West 2^nd Avenue	South
Wood Street	West 3^rd Avenue	North
Wood Street	West 4^th Avenue	South
Wood Street	West 7^th Avenue	North
Wood Street	West 9^th Avenue	South
Wood Street	West 10th Avenue	North
Wood Street	West 10th Avenue	South
Wood Street	West 11th Avenue	North
Wood Street	West 11th Avenue	South
Wood Street	West 12th Avenue	North
Wood Street	West 12th Avenue	South

§ 15-213.1 Four-Way Stop Intersections Established.

[Added by Ord. 1-2012, 2/15/2012]

The following intersections are established as four-way stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are ratified if previously erected) in such position as to face traffic approaching the intersection from all four directions of traffic, that is facing traffic approaching the intersection on each and every lane of each and every street approaching the intersection of two streets. Every driver of a vehicle approaching such intersection shall stop the vehicle as required by Section 3323(b) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S.A. § 3323(b), and shall not proceed onto or across the intersection until he has followed all applicable requirements of the Vehicle Code.

Intersection
East 4^th Avenue and Hallowell Street
East 5^th Avenue and Hallowell Street
East 5^th Avenue and Wells Street
East 6^th Avenue and Hallowell Street
East 6^th Avenue and Wells Street
East 7^th Avenue and Hallowell Street
East 7^th Avenue and Jones Street
East 7^th Avenue and Wells Street
East 8^th Avenue and Hallowell Street
East 8^th Avenue and Jones Street
East 8^th Avenue and Wells Street
East 9^th Avenue and Hallowell Street
East 9^th Avenue and Jones Street
East 9^th Avenue and Wells Street
East 10^th Avenue and Hallowell Street
East 10^th Avenue and Jones Street
East 10^th Avenue and Righter Street
East 10^th Avenue and Wells Street
East 11^th Avenue and Hallowell Street
East 11^th Avenue and Jones Street
East 11th Avenue and Wells Street
East 12^th Avenue and Wells Street
West 3^rd Avenue and Forrest Street
West 3^rd Avenue and Maple Street
West 4^th Avenue and Maple Street
West 5^th Avenue and Maple Street
West 5^th Avenue and Wood Street
West 6^th Avenue and Maple Street
West 6^th Avenue and Wood Street
West 7^th Avenue and Maple Street
West 9^th Avenue and Maple Street
West 11^th Avenue and Forrest Street

§ 15-213.2 Violations and Penalties.

[Added by Ord. 1-2012, 2/15/2012]

Any person, firm or corporation who shall park, or cause to be parked, any vehicle in violation of the terms set forth under § 15-213 or 15-213.1 may be prosecuted for such violation by the Conshohocken Police Department and shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $100, plus costs.

§ 15-214 Yield Intersections Established.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]

The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 15-212) 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 § 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code, and then yield the right-of-way as required by that subsection of the Vehicle Code.

	Yield Street	Through Street	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.

§ 15-215 Operation of Motor Vehicles Restricted on Public Lands.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]

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 a provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 15-216 Rotary Traffic Islands Established.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]

The following locations 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:

	Location
	(Reserved)

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.

§ 15-217 Play Highways Established and Authorized.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]

The following areas upon the streets in the Borough 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 Borough 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.

§ 15-218 Snowmobile Roads Designated.

[Ord. 6-2006, 10/18/2006]

The following roads and streets within the Borough 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 Borough other than as provided above. Provided, nothing in this Section shall prohibit any person from operating a snowmobile on any other street in the Borough:

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

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