This article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Motor Vehicle Size, Weight and Load Limitations Ordinance
of the Township of Hamilton, Adams County, Pennsylvania."
This article is enacted pursuant to the authority
conferred by the Vehicle Code, Act of 1976, June 17, P.L. 162, No.
81, Section 1, effective July 1, 1977 (75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101
et seq.), as amended.
The following words when used in this article
shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, except in
those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
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).
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any vehicle or combination which is defined and/or governed
by the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq., as amended.
SCHOOL BUS
A motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 10 passengers,
exclusive of the driver, and used for the transportation of school
children.
The Board of Supervisors has determined and
hereby determine that the following roads or bridges under the jurisdiction
of the Township may be damaged or destroyed unless the permissible
weight of motor vehicles or combinations is reduced to the weight
limits listed. Accordingly, on the following bridges and streets or
parts of streets, by authority granted by Section 4902(a) of the Vehicle
Code, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to drive
any vehicle or combination having a gross weight in excess of the
maximum prescribed below for that bridge or street or part of street,
as the case may be:
Street or Bridge
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Between
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Maximum Gross Weight
(tons)
|
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700 Road
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Entire length
|
10
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Bridge No. HAT-1
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T-554 (St. Mary's Road) over Beaver Creek
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10
|
Bridge No. HAT-2
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T-551 (Protectory Road) over Beaver Creek:
|
|
|
Single vehicle
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10
|
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Combination
|
20
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The Township shall erect or cause to be erected
and maintained restriction signs designating the restrictions at each
end of a bridge or portion of road restricted as provided in this
article and as approved by the Secretary of Transportation of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In the case of a restriction on a bridge
or on a road which does not begin or end at an intersection with an
unrestricted road, the Township shall also place an advance informational
sign at the intersection nearest each end of the restricted bridge
or portion of road which would allow drivers to avoid the restricted
bridge or portion of road. No person shall be convicted of violating
any section of this article unless the restriction sign designating
the restricted bridge or portion of road to traffic moving in the
direction the person was driving was posted as required in this section.
However, failure to post the restriction sign designating the restricted
bridge or portion of road to traffic moving in the opposite direction
or failure to post any advance informational sign shall not constitute
a defense to a violation of this section.
Any person operating a motor vehicle or combination
in violation of the prohibition imposed under this article shall,
upon conviction, be subject to the appropriate penalties set forth
in the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.