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Borough of Hatboro, PA
Montgomery County
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[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
The official street names of all public streets in the Borough and the maximum speed limits are established on streets and on portions of specified streets, as follows, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a motor 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:
Official Street Name
Street Located Between
Maximum Speed
Academy Road
Crooked Billet Road and Horsham Road
25 mph
Abbots Lane
East Moreland Avenue and East Montgomery Avenue
25 mph
Bank Street
West Lehman and Municipal parking lot
25 mph
Barbara Road
Crescent Road and Borough line
25 mph
Belmar Road
Edwards Road and Borough line
25 mph
Bonair Avenue
North Penn Street to Meadowbrook Avenue
25 mph
Bright Road
Home Road and west Borough line
25 mph
Broad Street
West Moreland Avenue and West Monument Avenue
25 mph
Byberry Avenue
South York Road and east Borough line
35 mph
Central Avenue
South New Street and South Warminster Road
25 mph
Chester Avenue, North
West Moreland Avenue and West Monument Avenue
25 mph
Chester Avenue, South
West Moreland Avenue and West Lehman Avenue
25 mph
Continental Road
Horsham Road and south Borough line
25 mph
Corinthian Avenue
Jefferson Avenue and North Warminster Road
25 mph
County Line Road, East
East Borough line and North York Road
45 mph
County Line Road, West
North York Road and west Borough line
45 mph
Crescent Road
North York Road (south entrance) and North York Road (north entrance)
25 mph
Crooked Billet Road
South York Road and Continental Road
25 mph
Drexel Road
Rorer Avenue and Rorer Avenue
25 mph
Earl Lane
Madison Avenue and Madison Avenue
25 mph
Edward Road
James Road and west Borough line
25 mph
Evergreen Street
Madison Avenue and cul-de-sac
25 mph
Fairview Avenue
Orchard Street and South Linden Avenue
25 mph
Franklin Avenue
Orchard Street and South Linden Avenue
25 mph
Fulmor Avenue
South York Road and South Warminster Road
25 mph
Harding Avenue
Williams Lane and South Linden Avenue
25 mph
Harrison Avenue
Corinthian Avenue and East County Line Road
25 mph
Home Road
North York Road and west Borough line
25 mph
Horsham Road
South York Road and west Borough line
25 mph
Horseshoe Lane
Mill Road (west entrance) to Mill Road (east entrance)
25 mph
Jacksonville Road
East Moreland Avenue and East Montgomery Avenue
25 mph
Jacksonville Road
East Montgomery Avenue and west County line
35 mph
James Road
North York Road and west Borough line
25 mph
Jefferson Avenue
Tanner Avenue and West County Line Road
25 mph
Lacey Street
East Moreland Avenue and Central Avenue
25 mph
Lancaster Avenue
East Monument Avenue to Meadowbrook Avenue
25 mph
Lantern Lane
Mill Road and cul-de-sac
25 mph
Lehman Avenue, East
South York Road and Drexel Road
25 mph
Lehman Avenue, West
South York Road and Spring Avenue
25 mph
Lincoln Avenue
Tanner Avenue and West County Line Road
25 mph
Linden Avenue, North
West Monument Avenue and West Moreland Avenue
25 mph
Linden Avenue, South
West Moreland Avenue and dead end
25 mph
Loller Road
Crooked Billet Road and Continental Road
25 mph
Lycoming Avenue
Jefferson Avenue and North Warminster Road
25 mph
Madison Avenue
North York Road and West County Line Road
25 mph
Manor Road
East Moreland Avenue and North Warminster Road
25 mph
Meadowbrook Avenue
Windsor Avenue to Jacksonville Road
25 mph
Mill Road
South York Road and South Warminster Road
25 mph
Montgomery Avenue, East
North York Road and Jacksonville Road
State Hwy
Montgomery Avenue, East
Jacksonville Road and East Moreland Avenue
25 mph
Montgomery Avenue, West
North York Road and Broad Street
25 mph
Monument Avenue, East
North York Road and North Penn Street
25 mph
Monument Avenue, East
Jacksonville Road and Wood Street
25 mph
Monument Avenue, West
North York Road and west Borough line
25 mph
Moreboro Road
Horsham Road and Crooked Billet Road
25 mph
Moreland Avenue, East
South York Road and South Warminster Road
25 mph
Moreland Avenue, West
North York Road and west Borough line
25 mph
New Street, North
East Moreland Avenue and East Montgomery Avenue
25 mph
New Street, South
East Moreland Avenue and Byberry Avenue
25 mph
Norwyn Road
Crescent Road and west Borough line
25 mph
Oakdale Avenue
Meadowbrook Avenue and East County Line Road
25 mph
Orchard Street
West Moreland Avenue and Williams Lane
25 mph
Overbrook Avenue
Earl Lane and dead end
25 mph
Park Avenue
East Lehman Avenue and Drexel Road
25 mph
Penn Street, North
East Moreland Avenue and Meadowbrook Avenue
25 mph
Penn Street, South
East Moreland Avenue and Byberry Avenue
25 mph
Pershing Avenue
Jefferson Avenue and North Warminster Road
25 mph
Pinetree Lane
West Monument and cul-de-sac
25 mph
Rorer Avenue
South York Road and Fulmor Avenue
25 mph
Sawtooth Lane
Timber Lane and cul-de-sac
25 mph
Shirley Road
Crescent Road and west Borough line
25 mph
Spring Avenue
West Lehman Avenue and South Chester Avenue
25 mph
Springdale Avenue
Tanner Avenue and West County Line Road
25 mph
Summit Avenue
North York Road and Bonair Avenue
25 mph
Tanner Avenue
Jacksonville Road and North Warminster Road
25 mph
Terrace Avenue
Jacksonville Road and Springdale Avenue
25 mph
Timber Lane
Bright Road and cul-de-sac
25 mph
Warminster Road, North
East Moreland Avenue and East County Line Road
25 mph
Warminster Road, South
East Moreland Avenue and Byberry Avenue
25 mph
Warminster Road, South
Byberry Avenue and south Borough line
35 mph
Warren Road
Moreboro Road and Continental Road
25 mph
Williams Lane
South York Road and South Linden Avenue
25 mph
Wilson Road
Moreboro Road and Continental Road
25 mph
Windover Road
Academy Road and Crooked Billet road
25 mph
Windsor Avenue
Summit Avenue and Meadowbrook Avenue
25 mph
Wood Street
East Montgomery and East Monument
25 mph
Woodland Avenue
Earl Lane and dead end
25 mph
Yorkshire Way
North York Road and West County Line Road
25 mph
York Road, South
South Borough line and East Moreland Avenue
State Hwy
York Road, North
County Line Road and West Moreland Avenue
State Hwy
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
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
Location
Maximum Speed Limit
Wooden Bridge
West Monument Avenue
15 mph
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004; as amended by Ord. 948A, 4/24/2006; and by Ord. 948B, 9/6/2006]
1. 
No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than 15 miles per hour in a school zone during the hours indicated below when school is in session and when the flashing lights are operating.
2. 
The following are declared to be school zones as defined by PennDOT regulations. Official traffic control devices with flashing lights shall be erected to indicate the beginning and end of each school zone to traffic approaching in each direction:
Street
From
To
Hours
Chester Street
Spring Street
Intersection of Chester Street and Williams Lane
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Horsham Road
150 feet east of Academy Road
150 feet west of Academy Road
Lehman Avenue, West
50 feet east of the intersection of Lehman and Chester Streets
Spring Street
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Meadowbrook Avenue
Lancaster Avenue
Jacksonville Road
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Spring Street
Lehman Avenue
Chester street
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
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)
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
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
South York Road and Horsham Road
Three-way, north left turn arrow
South York Road and Lehman Avenue
Four-way
South York Road and Byberry Avenue
Three-way
York Road and Moreland Avenue
Four-way
North York Road and Montgomery Avenue
Four-way
North York Road and County Line Road
Four-way, north left turn arrow
Byberry Avenue and South Warminster Road
Four-way
North Warminster and East County Line Road
Four-way, north green delay
Jacksonville Road and West Montgomery Avenue
Four-way RR crossing/E&W on demand
Jacksonville Road and East County Line Road
Four-way
South Warminster and Chelsea
Four-way
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
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:
Intersection
Vehicles Traveling On
Facing
South York road and Horsham Road
South York Road
South
County Line Road and Warminster Road
County Line Road
East
York Road and Moreland Avenue
Either road
All directions
York Road and Horsham Road
York Road
South
York Road and Horsham Road
Horsham Road
East
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
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
Hours
Chester Avenue, South
West Lehman Avenue
Spring Avenue
North
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Bonair Avenue
Meadowbrook Avenue
Summit Avenue
North
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Earl Lane
Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue
East & North
Lancaster Avenue
Summit Avenue
Meadowbrook Avenue
South
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Madison Avenue
North York Road
To a point 250 feet from North York Road
East
Meadowbrook Avenue
Windsor Avenue
Bonair Avenue
West
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Penn Street, North
Summit Avenue
Meadowbrook Avenue
South
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Windsor Avenue
Summit Avenue
Meadowbrook Avenue
West
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any motor 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
Rorer Avenue
West
Left
York Road
All times
All types
Mill Road
East
Left
South Warminster Road
All times
All types
Woodland Road
North
Left
Earl Lane
All times
All types
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
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 right turn, at any time stated, both left turns and straight-across traffic being prohibited:
Road
Location
Sign
Warminster Road
Northbound at Byberry Avenue
"Right Lane Must Turn Right"
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any motor 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
York Road
County Line Road to Newington Drive
North and South
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
The following are established as no passing zones, and it shall be unlawful for the driver of any motor 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
Warminster Road, North
Both
East Moreland Avenue and East County Line Road
Warminster Road, South
Both
East Moreland Avenue and south Borough line
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
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)
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004; as amended by Ord. 950, 6/28/2004]
The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the 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 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
Direction of Travel
Intersection or Through Street
Abbotts Lane
North
West Montgomery Avenue
Abbotts Lane
South
West Moreland Avenue
Academy Road
North
Horsham Road
Academy Road
North and South
Windover Road (3-way stop)
Academy Road
South
Loller Road
Bank Street
South
West Lehman Avenue
Barbara Road
East
Crescent Road
Belmar Road
3-way
Edward Road
Bonair Avenue
South
North Penn Street
Bonair Road
North
Meadowbrook Avenue
Bright Road
North
Home Road (3-way stop)
Broad Street
North
West Montgomery Avenue
Broad Street
South
West Montgomery Avenue
Central Avenue
East
South Warminster Road
Central Avenue
East and West
Lacey Street (3-way stop)
Central Avenue
West
New Street
Chester Avenue, North
North
West Monument Avenue
Chester Avenue, North
North and South
West Montgomery Avenue
Chester Avenue, North
South
West Moreland Avenue
Chester Avenue, South
North
West Moreland Avenue
Chester Avenue, South
North
West Moreland Avenue
Chester Avenue, South
North and South
Fairview Avenue
Chester Avenue, South
North and South
West Lehman Avenue
Chester Avenue, South
North and South
Williams Lane
Continental Road
North
Horsham Road
Continental Road
North and South
Crooked Billet Road (3-way stop)
Continental Road
North and South
Warren Roads (3-way stop)
Continental Road
South
Loller Road (3-way stop)
Corinthian Avenue
East
North Warminster Road
Corinthian Avenue
East and West
Jefferson Avenue (4-way stop)
Crescent Road (north end)
East
North York Road
Crescent Road (south end)
East
North York Road
Crooked Billet Road
East
Academy Road (3-way stop)
Crooked Billet Road
East and West
Moreboro Road (4-way stop)
Crooked Billet Road
East and West
Windover Road (3-way stop)
Crooked Billet Road
West
Continental Road
Drexel Avenue
North
Rorer Avenue
Drexel Avenue
North and South
Lehman Avenue
Edward Road
South
James Road (3-way stop)
Evergreen Avenue
South
Madison Avenue
Fairview Avenue
East
Orchard Avenue
Fairview Avenue
East and West
South Chester Avenue (4-way stop)
Fairview Avenue
West
South Linden Avenue (3-way stop)
Franklin Avenue
East
Orchard Avenue (3-way stop)
Franklin Avenue
East and West
South Chester Avenue
Franklin Avenue
West
South Linden Avenue
Fulmor Avenue
East
South Warminster Road
Fulmor Avenue
West
South York Road
Harding Avenue
East
Williams Lane
Harding Avenue
East and West
South Chester Avenue
Harding Avenue
West
South Linden Avenue
Harrison Avenue
North
East County Line Road
Harrison Avenue
South
Corinthian Avenue
Home Road
East
North York Road
Home Road
East and West
Bright Road
Horseshoe Lane (east end)
North
Mill Road
Horseshoe Lane (west end)
North
Mill Road
Jacksonville Road
South
East Moreland Avenue
James Road
East
North York Road
James Road
East and West
Edward Road (3-way stop)
Jefferson Avenue
North
East County Line Road
Jefferson Avenue
North and South
Pershing Avenue
Jefferson Avenue
North and South
Corinthian Avenue (4-way stop)
Jefferson Avenue
South
Tanner Avenue
Lacey Street
North
East Moreland Avenue
Lacey Street
South
Central Avenue
Lancaster Avenue
North
Meadowbrook Avenue
Lancaster Avenue
South
East Monument Avenue
Lantern Lane
North
Mill Road
Lehman Avenue, East
East
Drexel Road
Lehman Avenue, East
East and West
Park Avenue (3-way stop)
Lehman Avenue, West
East
South Chester Avenue
Lehman Avenue, West
West
South Chester Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
North
East County Line Road
Lincoln Avenue
North and South
Summit Avenue (4-way stop)
Lincoln Avenue
North and South
Terrace Avenue (4-way stop)
Lincoln Avenue
South
Tanner Avenue
Linden Avenue, North
North
West Monument Avenue (3-way stop)
Linden Avenue, North
North and South
West Montgomery Avenue (4-way stop)
Linden Avenue, North
South
West Moreland Avenue
Linden Avenue, South
North
West Moreland Avenue
Linden Avenue, South
North and South
Williams Avenue (3-way stop)
Linden Avenue, South
North and South
Fairview Avenue (3-way stop)
Loller Road
East
Crooked Billet Road
Loller Road
East and West
Moreboro Road (4-way stop)
Loller Road
East and West
Windover Road (4-way stop)
Lycoming Avenue
East
North Warminster Road
Lycoming Avenue
West
Jefferson Avenue
Madison Avenue
East
Earl Lane
Madison Avenue
North
East County Line Road
Madison Avenue
South
Earl Lane
Madison Avenue
West
North York Road
Manor Road
East
North Warminster Road
Manor Road
South
East Moreland Avenue
Meadowbrook Avenue
East
Jacksonville Road
Meadowbrook Avenue
East and West
North Penn Street
Meadowbrook Avenue
West
Lancaster Avenue
Mill Road
East
South Warminster Road
Mill Road
West
South York Road
Montgomery Avenue, East
East
East Moreland Avenue (3-way stop)
Montgomery Avenue, West
East
North Chester Avenue
Montgomery Avenue, West
East and West
North Linden Avenue (4-way stop)
Montgomery Avenue, West
West
Broad Street
Montgomery Avenue, West
West
North Chester Avenue
Monument Avenue, East
East
North Penn Street
Monument Avenue, East
West
Jacksonville Road
Monument Avenue, East
West
North York road
Monument Avenue, West
East
North York Road
Monument Avenue, West
East
North Linden Avenue
Monument Avenue, West
East and West
Broad Street (3-way stop)
Monument Avenue, West
East and West
North Linden Avenue (3-way stop)
Moreboro Road
North
Horsham Road
Moreboro Road
North and South
Loller Road (4-way stop)
Moreboro Road
North and South
Crooked Billet Road (4-way stop)
Moreland Avenue, East
East
South New Street
Moreland Avenue, East
East
South Warminster Road
Moreland Avenue, East
East and West
East Montgomery Avenue (3-way stop)
Moreland Avenue, East
West
Jacksonville Road
Moreland Avenue, East
West
North New Street
Moreland Avenue, West
East
South Chester Avenue (4-way stop)
Moreland Avenue, West
West
North Chester Avenue (4-way stop)
New Street, North
North
East Montgomery Avenue
New Street, North
South
East Moreland Avenue (4-way stop)
New Street, South
North
East Moreland Avenue (4-way stop)
New Street, South
North and South
Central Avenue (3-way stop)
New Street, South
South
Byberry Avenue
Norwyn Road
East
Crescent Road
Oakdale Avenue
North
East County Line Road
Oakdale Avenue
South
Meadowbrook Avenue
Orchard Avenue
North
West Moreland Avenue
Orchard Avenue
West
Franklin (3-way stop)
Park Avenue
East
Drexel Road
Penn Street, North
North
Meadowbrook Avenue
Penn Street, North
North and South
East Montgomery Avenue
Penn Street, North
North and South
Summit Avenue (4-way stop)
Penn Street, North
South
East Monument Avenue
Penn Street, North
South
East Moreland Avenue (4-way stop)
Penn Street, South
North
East Moreland Avenue (4-way stop)
Penn Street, South
South
Byberry Avenue
Pershing Avenue
East
North Warminster Road
Pershing Avenue
West
Jefferson Avenue (3-way stop)
Pine Tree Lane
South
East Monument Avenue
Rorer Avenue
North and South
Drexel Avenue
Rorer Avenue
South
Fulmor Avenue
Rorer Avenue
South
Drexel Avenue
Rorer Avenue
West
South York Road
Sawtooth Lane
North
Timber Lane
Shirley Road
East
Crescent Road
Spring Street
East
South Chester Avenue
Springdale Avenue
North
East County Line Road
Springdale Avenue
North and South
Summit Avenue (3-way stop)
Springdale Avenue
South
Tanner Avenue
Summit Avenue
East
Bonair Avenue
Summit Avenue
East
Springdale Avenue
Summit Avenue
East and West
Lincoln Avenue
Summit Avenue
East and West
North Penn Street
Summit Avenue
East and West
Lancaster Avenue
Summit Avenue
West
Jacksonville Road
Summit Avenue
West
North York Road
Tanner Avenue
East
North Warminster Road
Tanner Avenue
East and West
Jefferson Avenue
Tanner Avenue
West
Jacksonville Road
Terrace Avenue
East and West
Lincoln Avenue (4-way stop)
Terrace Avenue
West
Jacksonville Road
Terrace Avenue
West
Springdale Avenue
Timber Lane
West
Bright Road
Warren Road
West
Continental Road
Williams Lane
East
South York Road
Williams Lane
East and West
South Chester Avenue
Williams Lane
West
South Linden Avenue
Wilson Road
East
Moreboro Road
Wilson Road
West
Continental Road
Windover Road
North
Academy Road
Windover Road
North and South
Loller Road (4-way stop)
Windover Road
South
Crooked Billet Road
Windsor Avenue
North
Meadowbrook Avenue
Windsor Avenue
South
Summit Avenue
Wood Street
North
East Monument Avenue
Wood Street
South
East Montgomery Avenue
Woodland Avenue
North
Earl Lane
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
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 sheet 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)
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
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 Chief of Police of the Borough.
[Ord. 948, 1/26/2004]
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.