[Added 12-14-1987 by Ord. No. 19-87]
The following words, when used in this article,
shall have the following definitions except where the context clearly
indicates otherwise:
A fire department Vehicle, police vehicle, ambulance, blood-delivery
vehicle, armed forces emergency vehicle, or a vehicle used for answering
emergency calls, or other vehicle designated by the State Police under
§ 6106 of the Vehicle Code (relating to designation of emergency
vehicles by Pennsylvania State Police).[1]
Any vehicle or combination which is defined and/or governed
by the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq., as amended.
A motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 10 passengers,
exclusive of the driver, and used for the transportation of school
children.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6106.
[Amended 12-14-1987 by Ord. No. 19-87; 4-9-1990 by Ord. No.
7-90; 4-20-1992 by Ord. No. 2-92]
A.
On the following bridges and streets or parts of streets,
by authority granted by Section 4902(a) of the Vehicle Code,[1] it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to drive
any vehicle or combination having a gross weight in excess of the
maximum prescribed below for that bridge or street or part of street,
as the case may be:
|
Street or Bridge
|
Between
|
Maximum Gross Weight
(tons)
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
No. 100 Brodhead Road
|
Approximately 250 feet west of Nazareth Pike
|
36
| |
|
Christian Springs Road/Bridge
|
LR 297 and Township Line Road
|
16
| |
|
Hecktown Road
|
Green Pond Road and Nazareth Township line
|
19
| |
|
Hecktown Road
|
Oakland Road and William Penn Highway
|
19
| |
|
Keystone Street Bridge
[Added 12-21-2009 by Ord. No. 12-09; amended 7-6-2020 by Ord. No. 01-20] |
200 feet west of Willow Park Road
|
8; except combinations, 11
| |
|
No. 228 Middletown Road
[Amended 3-16-2015 by Ord. No. 07-15] |
Approximately 300 feet south of Willow Park
Road
|
10
| |
|
Oakland Road
|
Hecktown Road and William Penn Highway
|
19
| |
|
Washington Street Bridge
[Added 12-21-2009 by Ord. No. 12-09] |
Intersection of Mill Street
|
9; except combinations, 17
|
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 4902(a).
B.
Any person who violates any provision of this section
shall be prosecuted under Section 4902(a) and (g-1) of the Vehicle
Code,[2] and, upon conviction shall 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 weight, and costs.
[2]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 4902(a) and (g-1).
[Amended 12-14-1987 by Ord. No. 18-87; 12-14-1987 by Ord. No.
19-87; 4-11-1988 by Ord. No. 1-88; 4-11-1988 by Ord. No. 2-88]
A.
On the following bridges and streets or parts of streets,
by authority granted by Section 4902(a) of the Vehicle Code,[1] it shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle
or combination in violation of the size restrictions prescribed below
for that bridge or street or part of street:
|
Street or Bridge
|
Between
|
Weight
(pounds)
|
Restriction
(feet/axles)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hecktown Road
|
Green Pond Road and Nazareth Township line
|
25/2
| ||
|
Hecktown Road
|
Oakland Road and William Penn Highway
|
38,000
|
25/2
| |
|
Oakland Road
|
Hecktown Road and William Penn Highway
|
38,000
|
25/2
|
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 4902(a).
B.
Penalties.
(1)
Any person who violates the weight limit restrictions
of this section shall be prosecuted under Section 4902(a) and (g-1)
of the Vehicle Code,[2] and upon conviction, shall 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 weight, and costs.
[2]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 4902(a) and (g-1).
[Added 12-14-1987 by Ord. No. 19-87]
A.
The Board of Commissioners may issue permits for the
movement of motor vehicles or combinations of size, weight and axles
in excess of the restrictions imposed under this article, and require
such undertaking or security as the Board of Commissioners deems necessary
to cover the cost of anticipated or probable repairs or restoration
necessitated by the permitted movement of vehicles.
B.
All actions taken under the authority of this section
shall be taken in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted
from time to time by the Board of Commissioners and, in the absence
thereof, in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as found
in Title 67 of the Pennsylvania Code.
A.
By reason of hazardous traffic conditions and other
safety factors, by authority granted by Section 4902(b) of the Vehicle
Code,[1] it shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle
or combination in violation of the restriction prescribed below for
that bridge or street or part of street.
|
(Reserved)
|
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 4902(b).
[Amended 4-13-1987 by Ord. No. 2-87; 4-9-1990 by Ord. No.
7-90; 6-11-1990 by Ord. No. 10-90; 4-20-1992 by Ord. No.
2-92]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle
other than a passenger car on any of the following streets or parts
of streets; provided, nothing in this section shall prohibit any person
from driving on any of those streets or parts of streets a truck or
other commercial vehicle making local deliveries to or pickups from
premises located along that street or part of a street.
B.
Any person who violates any provision of this section
shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
|
Street
|
Between
|
Type of Sign
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Brodhead Road
[Added 10-4-2004 by Ord. No. 07-04] |
Nazareth Pike and Hecktown Road
|
No trucks except local deliveries
| |
|
Butztown Road
|
Easton Avenue and Green Lane
|
No trucks except local deliveries
| |
|
Chester Avenue
[Amended 10-4-2004 by Ord. No. 07-04] |
Santee Road and Bethlehem City line
|
No trucks except local deliveries
| |
|
Chipman Road
|
William Penn Highway and Church Road
|
No trucks except local deliveries
| |
|
Christian Springs
|
Nazareth Pike and Road Brodhead Road
|
No trucks except local deliveries
| |
|
Church Road
|
William Penn Highway and Country Club Road
|
No trucks except local deliveries
| |
|
Country Club Road
|
William Penn Highway and Church Road
|
No trucks except local deliveries
| |
|
Farmersville Road
|
Green Pond Road and Borda Lane
|
No trucks except local deliveries
| |
|
Hecktown Road
[Amended 10-4-2004 by Ord. No. 07-04] |
Easton Avenue and Oakland Road
|
No trucks except local deliveries
| |
|
Hecktown Road
[Amended 10-4-2004 by Ord. No. 07-04] |
Green Pond Road and Lower Nazareth Township
line
|
No trucks except local deliveries
| |
|
Oakland Road
[Amended 10-4-2004 by Ord. No. 07-04] |
Easton Avenue and Hecktown Road
|
No trucks except local deliveries
| |
|
Ohio Street
[Added 10-4-2004 by Ord. No. 07-04] |
William Penn Highway and Freemansburg Avenue
|
No trucks except local deliveries
| |
|
Santee Road
|
Easton Avenue and Chester Avenue
|
No trucks except local deliveries
| |
|
Township Line Road
[Added 10-4-2004 by Ord. No. 07-04] |
Brodhead Road and Lower Nazareth Township line
|
No trucks except local deliveries
| |
|
Township Line Road
[Added 10-4-2004 by Ord. No. 07-04] |
Highland Avenue and Bethlehem City line
|
No trucks except local deliveries
|
