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Borough of Pennsburg, PA
Montgomery County
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[Added 11-3-1975 by Ord. No. 5-75]
[Amended 11-5-2001 by Ord. No. 8-01]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
TRAILER
Any unpowered vehicle towed by another.
[Added 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 4-2019]
TRUCK
Any two-axle vehicle or vehicle/trailer combination with a registered or combined registered weight of 17,001 pounds or greater; and any and all three-axle trucks; any and all four-axle trucks; and any and all tractor-trailer combinations, not including school buses.
[Amended 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 4-2019]
A. 
Trucks, as defined in this article, are prohibited from traveling on any portion of all Borough streets (not including state roads). Notice of this prohibition shall be posted at various entrances to the Borough in order to provide notice of this prohibition.
[Amended 11-3-2003 by Ord. No. 10-03]
B. 
The above prohibition to truck traffic does not apply when a truck is making a delivery or has its origin or destination located within an area on a prohibited street. Further, any truck shall be permitted to travel on said prohibited street after obtaining permission from the Police Department.
[Added 12-6-1999 by Ord. No. 6-99]
A. 
No trucks proceeding in a northbound direction on Route 663 shall be permitted to make a right-hand turn onto Penn Street.
B. 
Trucks proceeding eastbound on Tenth Street shall not be permitted to make a left-hand turn onto Long Alley.
[Added 5-7-2001 by Ord. No. 3-01]
C. 
No trucks exiting from the Penns Court Shopping Center shall be permitted to make a left-hand turn onto Long Alley.
[Added 5-7-2001 by Ord. No. 3-01]
D. 
No trucks proceeding southbound on Route 663 (Quakertown Avenue) shall be permitted to make a right-hand turn onto Penn Street.
[Added 11-1-2016 by Ord. No. 4-2016]