Borough of Sharpsburg, PA
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2023-04-27
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The Code
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Chapter 15 Motor Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
- The Code
- Ch 1 Administration and Government
- Ch 2 Animals
- Ch 3 (Reserved)
- Ch 4 Buildings
- Ch 5 Code Enforcement
- Ch 6 Conduct
- Ch 7 Fire Prevention and Fire Protection
- Ch 8 Floodplain Management
- Ch 9 Energy
- Ch 10 Health and Safety
- Ch 11 Housing
- Ch 12 (Reserved)
- Ch 13 Licenses, Permits and General Business Regulations
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Motor Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 15 Pt 1 General Regulations
- § 15-101 Definitions and interpretation.
- § 15-102 Manner of adopting permanent traffic and parking regulations.
- § 15-103 Provisions to be continuation of existing regulations.
- § 15-104 Temporary and emergency regulations.
- § 15-105 Experimental regulations.
- § 15-106 Traffic on streets closed or restricted for construction, maintenance or special events.
- § 15-107 Use of streets by processions and assemblages.
- § 15-108 Authority of police officers.
- § 15-109 Authorization for use of speed-timing devices.
- Ch 15 Pt 2 Traffic Regulations
- § 15-201 Maximum speed limits established on certain streets.
- § 15-202 Maximum speed limits established on certain bridges and elevated structures.
- § 15-203 Maximum speed limits established for certain vehicles on hazardous grades.
- § 15-204 Maximum speed limits established in parks.
- § 15-205 Traffic signals at certain locations.
- § 15-206 Intersections where turn prohibited on red signal.
- § 15-207 One-way roadways established.
- § 15-208 Turning at certain intersections prohibited or restricted.
- § 15-209 Right turns prohibited at certain intersections.
- § 15-210 U-turns prohibited at certain locations.
- § 15-211 No-passing zones established.
- § 15-212 Through highways established.
- § 15-213 Stop intersections established.
- § 15-214 Yield intersections established.
- § 15-215 Operation of motor vehicles restricted on public lands.
- § 15-216 Rotary traffic islands established.
- § 15-217 Play highways established and authorized.
- § 15-218 Snowmobile roads designated.
- § 15-219 Motor vehicles not to be driven on sidewalks.
- Ch 15 Pt 3 Restrictions on Size, Weight and Type of Vehicle and Load
- § 15-301 Vehicle weight limits established on certain streets and bridges.
- § 15-302 Restrictions on size of vehicles on certain streets and bridges.
- § 15-303 Restrictions as to weight and size of vehicles on certain streets and bridges.
- § 15-304 Truck traffic restricted on certain streets.
- Ch 15 Pt 4 General Parking Regulations
- § 15-401 Vehicles to be parked within marked spaces.
- § 15-402 Parking prohibited at all times in certain locations.
- § 15-403 Parking prohibited in certain locations certain days and hours.
- § 15-404 Parking of trucks, buses and certain other vehicles prohibited in certain locations.
- § 15-405 (Reserved)
- § 15-406 Parking at public electric vehicle charging stations.
- § 15-407 Parking signs for persons with disability or severely disabled veterans.
- § 15-408 Standing or parking on roadway for loading or unloading.
- § 15-409 Angle parking required on portions of certain streets.
- § 15-410 Permit parking.
- § 15-411 Parking prohibited on portions of certain highways during street sweeping hours.
- § 15-412 Prohibitions in specified places.
- § 15-413 Parking — no registration plate and/or inspection sticker.
- § 15-414 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 15 Pt 5 On-Street Metered Parking
- § 15-501 Parking meter zones established.
- § 15-502 Days and hours parking meters in operation and parking time limits apply.
- § 15-503 Residents permitted to park without feeding meter or meter permit
- § 15-504 Non-Central Business District parking meter zones.
- § 15-505 Parking meter permits; fee.
- § 15-506 Unlawful to deposit substitute for coin in meter or defraud payments mechanisms.
- § 15-507 Unlawful to purchase parking to extend parking time beyond legal limit.
- § 15-508 Unlawful to remain parked at meter showing violation.
- § 15-509 Unlawful to tamper with meter.
- § 15-510 Ticketing of vehicles parked unlawfully; effect of payment within stated hours.
- § 15-511 Violations and penalties.
- § 15-512 Exceptions.
- Ch 15 Pt 6 Off-Street Metered Parking
- § 15-601 Metered parking lots established.
- § 15-602 Parking time limit in parking meter lots.
- § 15-603 Placement and characteristics of parking meters.
- § 15-604 Reserved parking spaces for handicapped may be provided.
- § 15-605 Parking permit stickers in metered parking lots.
- § 15-606 Parked vehicles to be wholly within marked spaces.
- § 15-607 Manner of parking at meters.
- § 15-608 Rates for parking at meters.
- § 15-609 Payment at parking meters; overtime parking unlawful.
- § 15-610 Unlawful to deposit substitute for coin in meter.
- § 15-611 Unlawful to remain parked at meter beyond time purchased or permitted.
- § 15-612 Unlawful to deposit coin in meter or submit payment to extend parking time beyond legal limit.
- § 15-613 Unlawful to tamper with meter.
- § 15-614 Metered parking lots for certain types of vehicles only.
- § 15-615 Ticketing of vehicles parked unlawfully; effect of payment within stated hours.
- § 15-616 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 15 Pt 7 Off-Street Unmetered Parking
- § 15-701 Unmetered parking lots established.
- § 15-702 Reserved parking spaces for handicapped may be provided.
- § 15-703 Unlawful to park overtime or when lot closed.
- § 15-704 Unmetered lots for certain types of vehicles.
- § 15-705 Manner of parking.
- § 15-706 Parking on rental basis only.
- § 15-707 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 15 Pt 8 Removal and Impoundment of Illegally Parked Vehicles
- § 15-801 Applicability and scope.
- § 15-802 Authority to remove and impound.
- § 15-803 Tow-away zones designated.
- § 15-804 Designation of approved storage garages; bonding; towing and storage.
- § 15-805 Payment of towing and storage charges.
- § 15-806 Reclamation costs.
- § 15-807 Records of vehicles removed and impounded.
- § 15-808 Restrictions upon removal of vehicles.
- § 15-809 Violations and penalties.
- § 15-810 Reports and disposition of unclaimed vehicles.
- Ch 15 Pt 9 Snow and Ice Emergency
- § 15-901 Declaration of snow and ice emergency.
- § 15-902 Parking prohibited, driving motor vehicles restricted on snow emergency routes during emergency.
- § 15-903 Snow emergency routes designated.
- § 15-904 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 15 Pt 10 Regulation of Pedalcycles and Nonmotorized Vehicles
- § 15-1001 Riding and parking of pedalcycles on sidewalks along certain streets prohibited.
- § 15-1002 Restrictions on use of pushcarts.
- § 15-1003 Skates, skateboards, coasters, sleds and other toy vehicles.
- Ch 15 Pt 11 Pedestrian Regulations
- § 15-1101 Pedestrians to obey traffic-control signs.
- § 15-1102 Pedestrian-control signal locations established.
- § 15-1103 Locations where pedestrian crossing in unmarked crosswalks restricted.
- § 15-1104 Locations where pedestrians may cross only in crosswalk.
- § 15-1105 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 15 Pt 12 Fire Lanes
- § 15-1201 Purpose.
- § 15-1202 Defined.
- § 15-1203 Fire lanes established in certain locations.
- § 15-1204 Powers of Council and Director-Fire Marshal.
- § 15-1205 Forms; regulations.
- § 15-1206 Fire lanes on private property.
- § 15-1207 Obstruction of fire lane prohibited.
- § 15-1208 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 16 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 17 Stormwater Management
- Ch 18 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 19 (Reserved)
- Ch 20 Solid Waste
- Ch 21 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 22 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 23 (Reserved)
- Ch 24 Taxation, Special
- Ch 25 (Reserved)
- Ch 26 Water
- Ch 27 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Sharpsburg 2-21-2013 by Ord. No. 13-05. Amendments noted where applicable.]
