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Borough of Catasauqua, PA
Lehigh County
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[Adopted 5-7-1962 by Ord. No. 480 (Ch. XII, Part 1A, of the 1962 Code)]
Words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania,[1] as now in force, or as hereafter amended, enacted or reenacted, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. The singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include the feminine. Whenever any time shall be set forth in this chapter, such time shall be in accordance with Eastern Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Saving Time, depending upon which standard of time shall be in general use in the Borough.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
All traffic and parking regulations of a permanent nature shall be enacted as ordinances or as parts of ordinances or as amendments to ordinances of the Borough of Catasauqua.
A. 
The Mayor, or the police officers of the Borough, under the direction of the Mayor, shall have the following powers to regulate traffic and parking temporarily and in time of emergency:
(1) 
In the case of fire, flood, storm or other emergency, to establish temporary traffic and parking regulations.
(2) 
In the case of emergency or to facilitate public works or in the conduct of parades and public events, to restrict or prohibit parking or traffic in limited areas for periods of not more than 72 hours.
B. 
Such temporary and emergency regulations shall be enforced by the Mayor and the police of the Borough in the same manner as permanent regulations. Any person who shall operate or park a vehicle in violation of any such regulations shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs. It shall be the duty of all police officers and parking enforcement personnel of the Borough to report to the Mayor all violations of any provision of § 260-3, indicating in each the license number of the vehicle involved in the violation, the location where the violation took place, and any other fact that might be necessary in order to secure a clear understanding of the circumstances attending the violation. The police officer or other person making the report shall also attach to or place upon every vehicle a notice stating that the vehicle was parked in violation of this section. The notice shall contain instructions to the owner or driver of the vehicle that if he or she will report to the office of the Police Department and pay the sum of $30 within 72 hours after the time of the notice, that act will save the violator from prosecution and from payment of the fine and costs prescribed in the first sentence of this section.
[Amended 10-1-2007 by Ord. No. 1217; 8-3-2009 by Ord. No. 1242]
C. 
The Mayor and the police officers of the Borough shall further have the authority to regulate traffic on the highways of the Borough by signs or other devices; and, by painted markings on the highways, they may show crosswalks and the places and manner in which vehicles may be parked; and, by painting the curb, they may show that alongside it no vehicle may be parked, all subject to such modifications as the Council may make from time to time.
The Borough Council may from time to time temporarily designate places upon the streets and alleys in the Borough in which, for a period of not more than three months, specified traffic or parking regulations. prohibitions or restrictions shall be in force and effect, and shall designate such locations by proper signs and markings. Such regulations, prohibitions and restrictions shall be effective just as if they had been specified in this chapter. No person shall violate any such regulation, prohibition or restriction or shall remove, injure, destroy or deface any sign or marking erected by authority of this section. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section or who shall remove, injure, destroy or deface any sign or marking erected by authority of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty set forth in the law or elsewhere in this chapter for a violation of such nature, and, in case of a violation for which no specific penalty is set forth in the law or elsewhere in this chapter, to a fine of not more than $10 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than five days. Provided: the purpose of this section is to allow for the test and experimental determination of the feasibility and desirability of permanent changes in the ordinances of the Borough regulating traffic and parking.
The police officers of the Borough are hereby given authority to direct traffic on the highways of the Borough, and at intersections thereof.
No person shall operate any motor vehicle longitudinally upon any sidewalk in the Borough, nor shall any person operate any motor vehicle upon or across any sidewalk except in order to gain access to or egress from a driveway or alley at such locations where the curb, if such sidewalk is curbed, shall have been properly cut down for the purpose. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than 10 days.
[Last amended 11-6-2000 by Ord. No. 1114]
The following speed limits are hereby established:
Name of Street
Speed Limit
(mph)
Location
2nd Street
25
For its entire extent within the Borough
10th Street
20
For its entire extent within the Borough
14th Street
25
From Race Street to Walnut Street
Bridge Street
25
From Front Street to American Street
Bridge Street
25
From Saint John Street to 14th Street
Church Street
25
From Front Street to Fairview Street
Front Street
25
From Race Street to the north Borough line
Howertown Road
25
For its entire extent within the Borough
Pine Street
25
From Front Street to American Street
Poplar Street
25
For its entire extent within the Borough
Race Street
35
For its entire extent within the Borough
Saint John Street
25
For its entire extent within the Borough
South 14th Street
25
From Race Street to Circle Drive
Union Street
25
From Front Street to 2nd Street
Walnut Street
25
East of Howertown Road to the Borough line
Walnut Street
25
From Howertown Road to Front Street
Wood Street
25
From Front Street to Saint John Street
[Last amended 10-5-2009 by Ord. No. 1244]
A. 
The following are hereby established as one-way streets:
Street
From
To
Direction
of Travel
2nd Street
Northern limits of Borough
Race Street
South
Cambridge Place
[Added 5-3-2010 by Ord. No. 1252]
Eastern connection with Walnut Street
Western connection with Walnut Street
South and west
Church Street
2nd Street
Howertown Road
East
Covington Place
[Added 5-3-2010 by Ord. No. 1252]
Western connection with Walnut Street
Eastern connection with Walnut Street
North and east
Crane Street
Bridge Street
Church Street
North
Edward Lane
14th Street
Faith Drive
West
Front Street
[Amended 11-7-2016 by Ord. No. 1340[1]]
Pine Street
Northern limits of Borough
North
Front Street
[Amended 11-7-2016 by Ord. No. 1340]
Race Street
Union Street
North
High Street
Faith Drive
14th Street
East
Limestone Street
Church Street
Bridge Street
South
Linden Street
Front Street
2nd Street
East
Linden Street
[Added 8-5-2019 by Ord. No. 1385]
Second Street
Pineapple Street
East
Milton Street
[Added 12-10-2018 by Ord. No. 1379]
Tunnel Alley
Peach Street
North
Mulberry Street
2nd Street
Front Street
West
Peach Street
Howertown Road
End
West; between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
Pineapple Street
[Added 8-5-2019 by Ord. No. 1384]
School Street
Race Street
South
Prospect Street
Tioga Street
Poplar Street
North
Railroad Street
Bridge Street
Pine Street
North
School Street
[Added 9-3-2013 by Ord. No. 1293]
Howertown Road
Pineapple Street
East
Stonewood Place
[Added 5-3-2010 by Ord. No. 1252]
Western connection with Walnut Street
Eastern connection with Walnut Street
North and east
Strawberry Street
2nd Street
Front Street
West
Tunnel Alley
[Added 12-10-2018 by Ord. No. 1379]
American Street
Milton Street
West
Tunnel Alley
Howertown Road
2nd Street
West
Walnut Street
Howertown Road
2nd Street
West
Willow Street
Front Street
2nd Street
East
Wood Street
Front Street
2nd Street
West
Wood Street
Howertown Road
2nd Street
West
[1]
Effective 8-17-2017, pursuant to Ord. No. 1340, adopted 11-7-2016, Ord. No. 1346, adopted 3-6-2017, and Ord. No. 1348, adopted 5-1-2017, the portion of Front Street from Union Street to Pine Street returned to two-way traffic.
B. 
Any person who shall operate a vehicle upon any street or portion thereof hereby established as a one-way street other than in the direction established hereby for vehicular traffic thereon shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than five days.
[Amended 5-10-1963 by Ord. No. 504]
The following highways in the Borough of Catasauqua are hereby established as through highways, and the operator of every vehicle, upon approaching any such highway at any intersection thereof, shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering such intersection:
Name of Street
Location
Pine Street
From the west side of Front Street to the east side of Howertown Road
Race Street
From the Lehigh River Bridge on the west to the east Borough line
Walnut Street
From the west side of 2nd Street to the east side of Howertown Road
[Last amended 11-6-2006 by Ord. No. 1204]
The following intersections located in the Borough are hereby declared to be stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are hereby confirmed if heretofore erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named street upon the first-named street in the direction or directions hereby indicated. All four-way stop intersections and all three-way stop intersections in the Borough of Catasauqua shall be identified as such by appropriate markers. All vehicles approaching any such intersection upon the first-named street in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each case shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering said intersection:
Stop Street
Through Street
Direction of Travel
2nd Street
South
2nd Street
Bridge Street
Northeast and Southwest
2nd Street
Chapel Street
Northwest
2nd Street
Church Street
South
2nd Street
Union Street
Northwest and Southeast
2nd Street
Walnut Street
Northwest and Southeast
2nd Street
Wood Street
South
3rd Street
Bridge Street
Southeast
4th Street
Bridge Street
Southeast
6th Street
Walnut Street
Southeast
10th Street
Bath Avenue
North
10th Street
Faith Drive
South
11th Street
Bath Avenue
Southeast
11th Street
Faith Drive
North
11th Street
Poplar Street
South
12th Street
Bath Avenue
North and South
12th Street
Bethlehem Road
North
13th Street
Bath Avenue
North and South
13th Street
Pearl Street
West
14th Street
Bethlehem Road
Southwest and North
14th Street
Bridge Court
South
14th Street
Exit From Scheckler Elementary
North
14th Street
Walnut Street
North
American Street
Bridge Street
Northwest and Southeast
American Street
Church Street
Northwest and Southeast
American Street
Peach Street
North and South
American Street
Walnut Street
Northwest and Southeast
American Street
Wood Street
Northwest and Southeast
Bath Avenue
10th Street
West
Bath Avenue
11th Street
East
Bath Avenue
11th Street
West
Bath Avenue
Bethlehem Road
Southeast
Bethlehem Road
Bath Avenue
West
Blackberry Street
Unnamed alley between Chestnut Street and Walnut Street
North and South
Bridge Court
14th Street
East
Bridge Street
2nd Street
East and West
Bridge Street
14th Street
East
Bridge Street
Fairview Street
Northeast and Southwest
Bridge Street
[Amended 6-5-2017 by Ord. No. 1350]
Front Street
Northeast and Southwest
Bridge Street
Howertown Road
Northeast and Southwest
Bridge Street
St. John Street
Southwest
Cambridge Place (both locations where it intersects with Walnut)
Walnut Street
North
Canal Street
School Street
South
Chapel Street
Front Street
Northeast
Chestnut Street
2nd Street
East and West
Chestnut Street
3rd Street
East and West
Chestnut Street
4th Street
East and West
Chestnut Street
Blackberry Street
East and West
Chestnut Street
Crane Street
East and West
Chestnut Street
Front Street
West
Chestnut Street
Limestone Street
East and West
Church Street
2nd Street
Northeast and Southwest
Church Street
Fairview Street
Northeast
Church Street
Front Street
Southwest
Church Street
Howertown Road
Northeast and Southwest
Circle Drive
14th Street
Northwest and Southeast
Circle Drive
Poplar Street
North and South
Covington Place (both locations where it intersections with Walnut)
Walnut Street
South
Delaware Avenue
Tioga Street
West
Edward Lane
14th Street
South
Edward Lane
Faith Drive
West
Erie Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
North and South
Fairview Street
Bridge Street
Southwest and Northeast
Faith Drive
14th Street
East and West
Faith Drive (east end)
Circle Drive
East
Faith Drive
Circle Drive
South
Faith Drive
Poplar Street
North and South
Front Street
[Added 6-5-2017 by Ord. No. 1350]
Bridge Street
Northeast and Southwest
Front Street
Front Street northwest and northeast
Southeast and Southwest
Front Street
[Added 6-5-2017 by Ord. No. 1350]
Union Street
Northeast and Southwest
Front Street, S.
Poplar Street
North and South
Green Street
14th Street
East and West
Hickory Street
Limestone Street
Northwest and Southeast
High Street
14th Street
East
High Street
Circle Drive
East and West
High Street
Faith Drive
West
High Street
Prospect Street
West
High Street
South Front Street
West
Howertown Road
2nd Street
Southwest
Howertown Road
Bridge Street
Northeast and Southwest
Howertown Road
Church Street
Northeast and Southwest
Howertown Road
Pine Street
Northeast and Southwest
Howertown Road
Walnut Street
Southeast and North
Howertown Road
Wood Street
Northeast and Southwest
Kurtz Street
American Street
East and West
Kurtz Street
Howertown Road
Southwest
Lenape Circle
14th Street
West
Liberty Street
2nd Street
East and West
Liberty Street
Front Street
West
Liberty Street
[Added 3-3-2014 by Ord. No. 1297]
Limestone Street
East and West
Limestone Street
Bridge Street
South
Limestone Street
Church Street
North
Limestone Street
Hickory Street
Northwest and Southeast
Limestone Street
Howertown Road
South
Limestone Street
[Added 3-3-2014 by Ord. No. 1297]
Liberty Street
North and South
Limestone Street
Middle Alley
Southeast
Limestone Street
Peach Street
Northwest and Southeast
Limestone Street
Pine Street
North and South
Limestone Street
Strawberry Street
North
Limestone Street
Walnut Street
North and South
Limestone Street
Wood Street
North and South
Linden Street
2nd Street
East and West
Linden Street
Front Street
West
Main Street
Lehigh Street
Southwest
Middle Street
2nd Street
East and West
Middle Street
[Added 11-4-2019 by Ord. No. 1388]
Crane Street
East
Milton Street
Bridge Street
North and South
Milton Street
Church Street
North and South
Milton Street
Pine Street
North and South
Milton School
[Added 5-3-2010 by Ord. No. 1251]
School Street
South
Milton Street
Walnut Street
North and South
Mulberry Street
2nd Street
East and West
Mulberry Street
Front Street
East and West
Mulberry Street
Howertown Road
Northeast and Southwest
Mulberry Street
Limestone Street
East and West
Mulberry Street
Railroad Street
West
Peach Street
2nd Street
Southwest
Peach Street
Howertown Road
Southwest
Peach Street
St. John Street
Southwest
Pearl Street
12th Street
East and West
Pearl Street
14th Street
East and West
Pennsylvania Avenue
Tioga Street
West
Pineapple Street
Race Street
South
Pineapple Street
Union Street
North and South
Pine Street
3rd Street
Southwest and Northeast
Pine Street
American Street
East and West
Pine Street
Howertown Road
Southwest and Northeast
Pine Street
St. John Street
Southwest
Poplar Street
11th Street
Northeast and Southwest
Poplar Street
14th Street
East and West
Poplar Street
Circle Drive
East, West, and South
Poplar Street
Faith Drive
East and West
Prospect Street
Poplar Street
North
Railroad Street
Bridge Street
North and South
Railroad Street
Chapel Street
North
Railroad Street
Chestnut Street
North and South
Railroad Street
Church Street
North and South
Railroad Street
Liberty Street
North and South
Railroad Street
Linden Street
North and South
Railroad Street
School Street
North and South
Railroad Street
Union Street
North and South
Railroad Street
Walnut Street
North and South
Railroad Street
Willow Street
North and South
Railroad Street
Wood Street
North
St. John Street
10th Street
Southwest
St. John Street
Bridge Street
Northeast and Southwest
St. John Street
Church Street
Northeast and Southwest
St. John Street
Walnut Street
Northwest
School Street
2nd Street
East and West
School Street
Canal Street
West
School Street
Front Street
East and West
School Street
[Added 5-3-2010 by Ord. No. 1251]
Milton Street
East and West
Stonewood (both locations where it intersects with Walnut)
Walnut
South
Strawberry Street
2nd Street
West
Strawberry Street
3rd Street
East and West
Strawberry Street
4th Street
East and West
Strawberry Street
5th Street
East and West
Strawberry Street
American Street
East
Strawberry Street
Crane Street
East and West
Strawberry Street
Front Street
West
Strawberry Street
Howertown Road
East
Strawberry Street
Railroad Street
Northwest
Tioga Street
Circle Drive
North
Tioga Street
Delaware Avenue
South
Tioga Street
Main Street
North and South
Tunnel Alley
Limestone Street
West
Union Street
2nd Street
Northeast
Union Street
Front Street
Northeast and Southwest
Union Street
Howertown Road
Southwest
Union Street
Pineapple Street
East
Walnut Street
2nd Street
Northeast and Southwest
Walnut Street
14th Street
East and West
Walnut Street
Front Street
Southwest
Walnut Street
Howertown Road
Northeast and Southwest
Walnut Street
St. John Street
Northeast and Southwest
Willow Street
2nd Street
West
Willow Street
Limestone Street
East and West
Wood Street
2nd Street
Northeast and Southwest
Wood Street
Front Street
Southwest
Wood Street
Howertown Road
Northeast and Southwest
York Street
14th Street
East
York Street
Tioga Street
West
The Mayor is hereby authorized to designate as "play highways," whenever he shall deem such action advisable and for whatever period of time directed by him, any portion of any street or alley in the Borough whereon sledding and coasting shall be permitted. No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon any play highway at any time when such highway shall be so designated, except in cases of emergency, with special permission of the Mayor or of the police officer in charge, who shall first clear such highway of all persons using such highway for the purpose for which it was set apart. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than five days.
[Added 12-6-1971 by Ord. No. 670]
A. 
No person shall operate, nor shall the owner of a vehicle permit the operation of, any self-propelled vehicle for pleasure purposes upon the public lands or sidewalks of the Borough of Catasauqua.
B. 
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 10 days.
C. 
Any person found guilty of violating an ordinance shall be assessed court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings.
[Added 4-1-2013 by Ord. No. 1288]
[Added 3-3-1975 by Ord. No. 718; amended 4-7-1975 by Ord. No. 721; 4-1-2013 by Ord. No. 1288; 5-5-2014 by Ord. No. 1299]
A. 
Maximum weight limit of five tons established.
(1) 
The following portions of streets are set aside only for use by passenger motor vehicles and commercial vehicles not exceeding five tons gross vehicular weight and it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any truck or other commercial vehicle in excess of five tons, except as necessary in order to pick up or to deliver goods, wares or merchandise from or to any property located upon any such portion of street:
(a) 
14th Street from Race Street to Walnut Street.
(b) 
Walnut Street from Fourteenth Street to Howertown Road.
(2) 
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment in the County Jail for not more than 10 days.
(3) 
Any person found guilty of violating an ordinance shall be assessed court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings.
B. 
Weight limit established for Church Street Bridge over Catasauqua Creek.
(1) 
No vehicle shall be permitted on or shall pass through or upon the Church Street Bridge over the Catasauqua Creek in the Borough of Catasauqua in excess of 34 tons, except combination loads of up to 40 tons.
(2) 
The appropriate weight limitation signage shall be erected and maintained designating the weight limitation in accordance with the PennDot specifications for signage.
(3) 
Any person operating a vehicle or combination of vehicles upon the Church Street Bridge in violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction, will 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 limit.
(4) 
This subsection shall become effective immediately upon installation of the signs.
C. 
Local delivery restriction.
[Added 8-5-2019 by Ord. No. 1386; amended 9-3-2019 by Ord. No. 1387; 2-3-2020 by Ord. No. 1391]
(1) 
Trucks are hereby restricted to local deliveries, only, on the following streets or parts of streets:
(a) 
Walnut Street, between Howertown Road to the west and the terminus of Walnut Street to the east.
(b) 
North 14th Street, between Walnut Street to the north and Race Street to the south.
(c) 
Poplar Street, between Circle Drive and Lehigh Street.
(d) 
Faith Drive, beginning and ending at points on Circle Drive.
(e) 
South Tenth Street, between Race Street and Faith Drive.
(f) 
Pine Street, from Front Street to Howertown Road.
[Added 11-2-2020 by Ord. No. 1395]
(g) 
Front Street, from Race Street to the Borough line.
[Added 11-2-2020 by Ord. No. 1395]
(2) 
Penalties for violation of this subsection shall, upon conviction thereof, be in accordance with the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code, as the same may be amended from time to time.
(3) 
Any person found guilty of violating an ordinance shall, in addition to fines and costs of prosecution, be assessed reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in said prosecution or any other enforcement action.
[Added 11-10-1975 by Ord. No. 726]
A. 
Straight, and left and right turn lanes be hereby established in accordance with a plan dated July 14, 1975, as prepared by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. This plan provides that all traffic in the left lane must turn left and all traffic in the right lane must either go straight or turn right.
B. 
Penalties for violation of this section shall be in accordance with the prevailing state statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
C. 
Any person found guilty of violating an ordinance shall be assessed court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings.
[Added 4-1-2013 by Ord. No. 1288]
[Added 10-2-1978 by Ord. No. 772; amended 3-5-1979 by Ord. No. 779; 9-10-1979 by Ord. No. 784]
A. 
Signs reading "No Turns on Red" are to be placed at the intersection of Front and Pine Streets for northbound vehicles making a right turn onto Pine Street from Front Street.
B. 
Signs reading "No Turns on Red" are to be placed at the intersection of 14th Street and Race Street for eastbound and westbound vehicles making a right turn onto 14th Street from Race Street and for north- bound and southbound vehicles making a right turn onto Race Street from 14th Street.
[Amended 2-4-2013 by Ord. No. 1285]
C. 
Penalties for violations of this section shall be in accordance with the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code.
[Added 2-4-2013 by Ord. No. 1285]
[Added 10-1-1990 by Ord. No. 957; last amended 10-5-2009 by Ord. No. 1244]
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle traveling upon the first named street of 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
Into
When
Type of Vehicles Applicable To
Howertown Road
Northbound
Left turn
Hickory Street
7:30-8:00 and 2:30-3:00 Mon.-Fri. when school is in session
All types of vehicles
Howertown Road
Southbound
Right turn
Hickory Street
7:30-8:30 and 2:30-3:00 Mon.-Fri. when school is in session
All types of vehicles
Pine Street
[Added 10-6-2014 by Ord. No. 1306]
Eastbound
Right turn
Howertown Road
At all times
All types of vehicles
Pine Street
Eastbound or Westbound
Left turn
Railroad Street
At all times
All types of vehicles
Railroad Street
Northbound or Southbound
Left turn
Pine Street
At all times
All types of vehicles
Walker Street
Southbound
Left turn
Race Street
At all times
All types of vehicles