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Township of Whitehall, PA
Lehigh County
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A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride or to park a pedalcycle on the sidewalk along the following portions of the streets in the Township of Whitehall:
Street
Side
Between
(Reserved)
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and costs.
A. 
The word "pushcart," as used in this section, shall mean a vehicle, including a pedalcycle, propelled solely by human power, and used or intended for use for the display, transport, exhibit or sale of goods, wares or merchandise.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to propel a pushcart upon any sidewalk in any business district except as necessary to move the pushcart to a location from which it is to be loaded or unloaded or from which goods, wares or merchandise are to be sold or dispensed under permit from the Mayor as provided in Subsection C of this section.
[Amended 6-8-2009 by Ord. No. 2776, approved 11-3-2009]
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a pushcart upon any sidewalk except for the purpose of selling or dispensing from that pushcart goods, wares or merchandise to passersby under permit from the Mayor. Every such permit shall be issued to the person making application for the permit, upon payment of a fee, which shall be for the use of the Township set by the Mayor pursuant to a resolution. The permit shall be granted to the applicant, upon payment of the fee, and upon his signing an agreement with the Mayor that he shall be bound by the conditions imposed by Mayor and made a part of the permit, dealing with the following matters:
[Amended 6-8-2009 by Ord. No. 2776, approved 11-3-2009]
(1) 
Restricting or limiting the parking of the pushcart to one or more stated locations upon the sidewalk and to stated days and hours at each location;
(2) 
Stating requirements to be adhered to in connection with the disposal of garbage and refuse resulting from the operations carried on;
(3) 
Requiring that there be no violation of any law, ordinance or regulation pertaining to health, sanitation and the handling of food or drink.
D. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section, or any condition of any permit granted under this section, shall be guilty of a summary offense, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride on a sled upon any sidewalk in the Township of Whitehall, or upon any roadway unless that roadway is on a portion of a street blocked off for sledding by authority of § 15-5 of Article I or § 15-26 of Article II of this chapter. Provided: nothing in this subsection shall prevent a pedestrian from pulling a sled, with or without a rider, upon a sidewalk.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in roller-skating, skateboarding or to ride upon or propel any coaster or other toy vehicle upon:
(1) 
Any street except in order to cross the roadway; or,
(2) 
Any sidewalk located in a business district, except that nothing in this subsection shall prevent a pedestrian from pulling a coaster or other toy vehicle, with or without a rider, upon a sidewalk.
C. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and costs.