Borough of Pen Argyl, PA Article I General Regulations

§ 103-1 Definitions; word usage.

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.

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

§ 103-2 Adoption of permanent regulations.

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 Pen Argyl.

§ 103-3 Special powers of Mayor.

A. The Mayor shall have the following powers to regulate traffic and parking temporarily and in times of emergency:

(1) In the case of fire, flood, storm, snow or other emergency, to establish temporary traffic and parking regulations.

(2) In the case of emergency or to facilitate public works or in the case of the conduct of processions and public events, to restrict or prohibit parking or traffic in limited areas for periods of not more than seven days.

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 regulation shall be liable to the penalty set forth in the law for such violation, and in case of any violation for which no specific penalty is set forth in the law, to 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. All vehicles in violation of the no parking declaration will be towed at the owner's expense.

C. The Mayor shall further have the power and authority:

(1) To direct the placing of official traffic equipment giving notice of the traffic and parking regulations in force in the Borough.

(2) To establish, change and abolish and to designate by appropriate markings or signs crosswalks, traffic lanes and parking spaces.

§ 103-4 Experimental regulations.

A. The Council, without enactment of a specific ordinance, may from time to time designate places upon the highways in the Borough on 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, during such limited period, shall be effective just as if they had been specified by ordinance.

B. Any person who shall violate any such regulation, prohibition or restriction shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty set forth in the law or in any other section of this chapter or any other ordinance of the Borough for a violation of such nature, and in case of any violation for which no specific penalty is set forth in the law or elsewhere in an ordinance, to a fine of not more than $50 and costs of prosecution, and in default of payment thereof, to imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 10 days.

C. The purpose of this section is to allow for the test and experimental determination of the feasibility and desirability of permanent changes in the Borough ordinances regulating traffic and parking.

§ 103-5 Authority of police officers.

The police officers of the Borough are hereby given authority to direct traffic on the highways of the Borough and at intersections thereof.

§ 103-6 Traffic control devices at certain intersections.

The following intersections located in the Borough are hereby declared to be controlled by traffic control devices, and official traffic control devices shall be erected (or are hereby ratified and confirmed if heretofore erected) in such a position as to control traffic moving into and through the intersection in the directions hereby indicated. All vehicles approaching any intersection controlled by an official traffic control device shall obey such official traffic control device. Said traffic control devices include but are not limited to traffic control signals, devices controlling turns and signs controlling turns.

Intersection	Device	Direction of Travel
Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue	Flashing signal and signs	West or south
Pennsylvania Avenue and Robinson Avenue	Traffic signal	All
State Route 512, State Route 1020 (East Main Street) and South Main Street	Traffic signal	All

§ 103-7 Speed limits.

The speed limit on all streets within the Borough that are not numbered traffic routes and which are functionally classified by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as local highways shall be 25 miles per hour. The speed limit for numbered routes shall be 35 miles per hour. Nothing in this section shall prevent the Borough from setting lesser speed limits by ordinance pursuant to a traffic and engineering study as required by the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.).

§ 103-8 Stop intersections.

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 in the direction or directions hereby indicated. All vehicles approaching any stop 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 such intersection:

Stop Sign on	At Intersection of	Direction of Travel
A Street	George Street	North and south
Albion Avenue	Applegate Avenue	North
Albion Avenue	Babbitt Avenue	South
Applegate Avenue	Harding Avenue	East and west
Applegate Avenue	Heller Avenue	East and west
Applegate Avenue	Lobb Avenue	East and west
Applegate Avenue	Robinson Avenue	East and west
Applegate Avenue	Schanck Avenue	East and west
Applegate Avenue	Walter Avenue	East and west
Applegate Avenue	Westbrook Avenue	East
Babbitt Avenue	Harding Avenue	East and west
Babbitt Avenue	Heller Avenue	East and west
Babbitt Avenue	Lobb Avenue	East and west
Babbitt Avenue	Robinson Avenue	East and west
Babbitt Avenue	Schanck Avenue	East and west
Babbitt Avenue	Westbrook Avenue	East
Bell Avenue	Harding Avenue	East and west
Bell Avenue	Heller Avenue	West
Bell Avenue	Lobb Avenue	East and west
Bell Avenue	Robinson Avenue	East and west
Bell Avenue	Schanck Avenue	East
B Street	George Street	North
B Street	Pennsylvania Avenue	North
B Street	William Street	North
Chestnut Street	Railroad Avenue	East
C Street	George Street	South
C Street	Pennsylvania Avenue	South and north
Delabole Junction Road	South Main Street	North
E Street	George Street	North and south
E Street	Pennsylvania Avenue	North
E Street	West Main Street	South
Flory Avenue	South Main Street	East
George Street	B Street	East and west
George Street	C Street	East and west
George Street	E Street	East and west
George Street	Savercool Avenue	East and west
Hazen Avenue	Laurel Avenue	South
Heller Avenue	Pennsylvania Avenue	North
Jackson Avenue	Schanck Avenue	East and west
Jory Avenue	Schanck Avenue	East and west
Jory Avenue	Westbrook Avenue	East
Laurel Avenue	Arch Street	East and west
Laurel Avenue	Davey Avenue	East and west
Laurel Avenue	Harding Avenue	East and west
Laurel Avenue	Hazen Avenue	East and west
Laurel Avenue	Heller Avenue	East and west
Laurel Avenue	Lobb Avenue	East and west
Laurel Avenue	Moyer Avenue	East and west
Laurel Avenue	Robinson Avenue	East and west
Laurel Avenue	Schanck Avenue	East and west
Laurel Avenue	Vine Street	East and west
Laurel Avenue	Walter Avenue	East and west
Laurel Avenue	Westbrook Avenue	East and west
Lobb Avenue	Applegate Avenue	South
Lobb Avenue	Pennsylvania Avenue	South
Main Street	Arch Street	West
Main Street	Pennsylvania Avenue	North
Main Street	Robinson Avenue	West
Master Avenue	Applegate Avenue	North
Mountain Avenue	Arch Street	East and west
Mountain Avenue	Davey Avenue	East and west
Mountain Avenue	Harding Avenue	East and west
Mountain Avenue	Hazen Avenue	East and west
Mountain Avenue	Heller Avenue	East and west
Mountain Avenue	Lobb Avenue	East and west
Mountain Avenue	Robinson Avenue	East and west
Mountain Avenue	Schanck Avenue	East and west
Mountain Avenue	Walter Avenue	West
Mountain Avenue	Westbrook Avenue	East and west
Park Avenue	Laurel Avenue	South
Pen Argyl Street	A Street	East and west
Pen Argyl Street	B Street	East and west
Pen Argyl Street	C Street	East and west
Pen Argyl Street	E Street	East and west
Pen Argyl Street	Robinson Avenue	East
Pen Argyl Street	Savercool Avenue	East and west
Plainfield Avenue	Arch Street	East and west
Plainfield Avenue	Davey Avenue	East and west
Plainfield Avenue	Harding Avenue	East and west
Plainfield Avenue	Hazen Avenue	East and west
Plainfield Avenue	Heller Avenue	East and west
Plainfield Avenue	Lobb Avenue	East and west
Plainfield Avenue	Moyer Avenue	East and west
Plainfield Avenue	Park Avenue	East and west
Plainfield Avenue	Robinson Avenue	East and west
Plainfield Avenue	Schanck Avenue	East and west
Plainfield Avenue	Vine Street	East and west
Plainfield Avenue	Westbrook Avenue	East and west
Reservoir Avenue	Moyer Avenue	East and west
Reservoir Avenue	Robinson Avenue	East and west
Reservoir Avenue	Schanck Avenue	East and west
Reservoir Avenue	Westbrook Avenue	East and west
Savercool Avenue	George Street	North and south
Savercool Avenue	West Main Street	South
Savercool Avenue	West Pennsylvania Avenue	North
Schanck Avenue	Jackson Avenue	North and south
Schanck Avenue	Pennsylvania Avenue	North and south
Short Street	A Street	East and west
Short Street	B Street	West
Walter Avenue	Babbitt Avenue	South
Westbrook Avenue	Pennsylvania Avenue	North and south
William Street	B Street	East
William Street	C Street	East and west
William Street	F Street	East
William Street	Savercool Avenue	East and west

§ 103-9 No-passing zones.

A no-passing zone is hereby established on Pennsylvania Avenue and on Main Street throughout their entire length.