Borough of Derry, PA Traffic Regulations

§ 405-6 Motor vehicles not to be driven on sidewalks.

No person shall operate a motor vehicle or tractor upon any sidewalk in the Borough; nor shall any person operate a motor vehicle upon or across any sidewalk except in order to gain access to or egress from a driveway or alley at such locations where the curb, if such sidewalk is curbed, shall have been properly cut down for the purpose. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 10 days.

§ 405-7 Speed limits established.

The following speed limits are hereby established:

Highway	Between	Speed Limit (mph)
Chestnut Street	Keeling Avenue and Holly Street	25
Fourth Avenue	Hays Street and Chestnut Street	25
Fourth Avenue	South Borough line and Hays Street	35
Fourth Street	North Borough line and railroad bridge	25
Fourth Street	Over railroad bridge and southern terminus	35
All other streets		25

Any person who shall operate a vehicle or tractor at a speed in excess of that established therefor, upon any highway or portion thereof specified in this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $10 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than five days.

§ 405-8 One-way highways established.

[Amended 3-7-1983 by Ord. No. 554; 9-8-1986 by Ord. No. 572; 12-22-1997 by Ord. No. 645]

The following are hereby established as one-way highways:

Highway	From	To	Direction of Travel
Brown's Way	Chestnut Street	Ligonier Street	East
Brown's Way	South Chestnut Street	Y Street	West
Caven Way	First Avenue	Second Avenue	South
East First Avenue	Chestnut Street	Ligonier Street	East
Leo Street [Added 11-9-2015 by Ord. No. 768]	Ridge Avenue	S.R. 217	South
Mowry Way	First Avenue	Second Avenue	South
South Chestnut Street	Second Avenue	First Avenue	North
South Ligonier Street	Second Avenue	Third Avenue	South

Any person who shall operate a motor vehicle or tractor upon any highway or portion thereof hereby established as a one-way highway other than in the direction hereby established for traffic thereon shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than five days.

§ 405-9 U-turns prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle or tractor to make a U-turn anywhere upon any highway in the Borough. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than five days.

§ 405-10 Left and/or right turns prohibited at certain intersections.

[Amended 3-7-1983 by Ord. No. 554; 12-28-1987 by Ord. No. 578; 12-11-1989 by Ord. No. 583]

It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle or tractor, traveling upon the first-named highway at any of the following intersections, in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each case, to make a left turn at the said intersection, as hereby indicated:

	Vehicle Traveling From	Direction of Travel	Into	Vehicle Not to Make
	Brown's Way	West	Y Street	Left turn
	Wyman Way	West	Leo Street	Left turn

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 and costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than five days.

§ 405-11 Stop intersections established.

[Amended 8-20-1975 by Ord. No. 491; 12-12-1994 by Ord. No. 619; 6-10-1996 by Ord. No. 634]

The operator of any motor vehicle or tractor traveling in the direction indicated below upon a public way designated as a control way shall bring the motor vehicle or tractor being operated to a complete stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering the public way designated as the through way, which said directions of travel, control ways and through ways are set forth as follows:

Control Way	Direction	Through Way
Braden Avenue [Amended 9-16-2013 by Ord. No. 757]	North	West Third Street
Broad Street	North	East Second Avenue
Brown Way	East	South Ligonier Street
Brown Way	West	Y Street
Canada Way	East	North Ligonier Street
Cecilton Street	West	North Chestnut Street
Cemetery Way	South	East Fourth Avenue
Charles Street	North	West Keeling Avenue
Charles Street	North or south	Ridge Avenue
Charles Street	South	West Third Street
Clifton Street	North or south	West Fourth Avenue
Clifton Street	North or south	West Second Avenue
Culp Street	North	East Fourth Street
Culp Street	South	East Second Street
Doak Way	South	East Second Street
Dorothy Street	North	Traction Avenue
Dorothy Street	North or south	West Keeling Avenue
East First Avenue	East or west	Blair Way
East First Avenue	East or west	Doak Way
East First Avenue	West	South Ligonier Street
East First Avenue	West, except westbound right turn	Robbins Way
East Fourth Avenue	East or west	Broad Street
East Fourth Avenue	East or west	High Street
East Fourth Avenue	East or west	Park Street
East Fourth Avenue	East or west	Shade Street
East Second Avenue	East or west	East Street
East Second Avenue	East or west	Park Street
East Second Avenue	West	Ligonier Street
East Second Street	East or west	North Chestnut Street
East Second Street	East or west	North Ligonier Street
East Third Avenue	East or west	Broad Street
East Third Avenue	East or west	High Street
East Third Avenue	East or west	Park Street
East Third Avenue	East or west	Shade Street
East Third Street	East or west	Culp Street
East Third Street	East or west	North Ligonier Street
Fifth Avenue	East	Utopia Street
Fifth Avenue	East or west	Clifton Street
Fifth Avenue	East or west	Hannastown Road
Fifth Avenue	East or west	Mentor Street
Fifth Avenue	East or west	Y Street
First Avenue	East	South Chestnut Street
Glenmore Street	West	North Chestnut Street
Hannastown Road	North or south	West Second Avenue
Hays Street	North or south	Fifth Avenue
Hays Street	North or south	West Fourth Avenue
Hays Street	North or south	West Second Avenue
Hays Street	North or south	West Third Avenue
Heacox Way	South	East First Avenue
High Street	North	East Second Avenue
Holly Street	South	North Chestnut Street
Houston Street	North	East Fourth Street
Keeling Avenue	East or west	North Chestnut Street
Leo Street [Amended 11-9-2015 by Ord. No. 768]	South	West Keeling Avenue
Leo Street [Amended 11-9-2015 by Ord. No. 768]	South	Ridge Avenue
Leo Street [Amended 11-9-2015 by Ord. No. 768]	South	Owens Avenue
McFarland Street	North	East Fourth Street
McFarland Street	North or south	East Third Street
McFarland Street	South	East Second Street
Mentor Street	North	West First Avenue
Mentor Street	North or south	West Fourth Avenue
Mowry Way	North	Fifth Avenue
Mowry Way	South	Brown Way
Mowry Way	South	West Second Avenue
North Chestnut Street	North or south	Owens Avenue
North Chestnut Street	South	Glenmore Street
North Ligonier Street	North	East Third Avenue
North Ligonier Street	North or south	East Fourth Street
North Ligonier Street	South	East Second Street
North Ligonier Street Extension [Added 9-8-2020 by Ord. No. 789]	Southeast	Owens Avenue
Oak Street	North or south	West Third Avenue
Oak Street	South	West Fourth Avenue
Owens Avenue	East	Leo Street
Owens Avenue	East or west	Charles Street
Owens Avenue	West	Dorothy Street
Park Street	North	East First Avenue
Reed Street	North	East First Avenue
Ridge Avenue	East	North Chestnut Street
Ridge Avenue	West	Dorothy Street
Robbins Way	East	East First Avenue
Robbins Way	West	East Street
Shade Street	North	East Second Avenue
Shankle Way	South	East Fourth Street
Short Street	East	Doak Way
Short Street	West	South Ligonier Street
Sixth Avenue	East	Y Street
Sixth Avenue	East or west	Mentor Street
Sixth Avenue	East or west	Utopia Street
South Chestnut Street [Adopted 3-12-2001 by Ord. No. 659; amended 10-15-2010 by Ord. No. 734]	East or west	Second Avenue
South Chestnut Street [Amended 10-15-2010 by Ord. No. 734]	North or south	Second Avenue
South Chestnut Street [Added 11-10-2010 by Ord. No. 735]	East or west	Third Avenue
South Chestnut Street [Amended 11-10-2010 by Ord. No. 735]	North or south	Third Avenue
South Chestnut Street	South	First Avenue
South Ligonier Street	North or south	East First Avenue
South Ligonier Street	North or south	East Third Avenue
South Ligonier Street	North or south, except southbound right turn	East Second Avenue
Third Street	East or west	North Chestnut Street
Utopia Street	North	West First Avenue
Utopia Street	North or south	Fifth Avenue
Utopia Street	North or south	West Fourth Avenue
Utopia Street	North or south	West Third Avenue
Walters Street	West	North Chestnut Street
West First Avenue	East or west	Clifton Street
West Fourth Avenue	East	South Chestnut Street
West Fourth Avenue	West	Y Street
West Keeling Avenue	East	Leo Street
West Second Avenue	East or west	Mentor Street
West Second Avenue	East or west	Utopia Street
West Second Avenue	East or west	Y Street
West Third Avenue	East or west	Mentor Street
West Third Avenue [Added 1-4-2009 by Ord. No. 731]	East or west	Utopia Street
West Third Avenue	East or west	Y Street
West Third Street	East or west	Edith Street
West Third Street	West	Charles Street
West Third Street Extension	West	Hickory Avenue
Wineman Way	East or west	Leo Street
Y Street	North or south, except southbound right turn	West Fourth Avenue

Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine and costs in the amounts established under, or pursuant to the authority of the Motor Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[1]

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Editor's Note: Original Section 17, Yield-right-of-way intersections, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 3-7-1983 by Ord. No. 554.

§ 405-12 Unlawful to operate motor vehicles or tractors on highways closed for construction or repair.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor upon any highway in the Borough that is under construction, resurfacing or repair, in disregard of any official sign, barricade or notice that the same is closed to vehicular traffic. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 10 days.

§ 405-13 Play highways authorized.

The Mayor is hereby authorized to designate as play highways, whenever he shall deem such action advisable, and for whatever period of time directed by him, any portion of any highway in the Borough whereon sledding and coasting shall be permitted. Such highway shall be set apart for the purpose under the direction of the Mayor.

No person shall operate any motor vehicle or tractor upon any play highway at any time when such highway shall be so designated, except in cases of emergency, with special permission of the Mayor or of the police officer in charge, who shall first clear such play highway of all persons using such highway for the purpose for which it was set aside. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10 and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed five days.

§ 405-14 Accident report required.

The operator of any motor vehicle involved in an accident in the Borough and required by law to report such accident to any department or agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or any other person required to make such report shall, at the time of making such report to the commonwealth make a written report to the Chief of Police of the Borough containing the same information. Any person failing to make the report to the Chief of Police hereby required shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $10 and cost of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than five days.

§ 405-15 Vehicle weight limits established.

[Added 5-2-1977 by Ord. No. 508; 7-9-1990 by Ord. No. 595; 12-9-1996 by Ord. No. 637]

The following load limits are hereby established in the Borough of Derry:

Y Street from Fifth Avenue in a southeasterly direction to the Borough boundary line: eight tons.

East First Avenue from Heacox Way to the Borough line: eight tons.

West Third Street from Edith Street west to the Borough line: eight tons.

West First Avenue and West Second Avenue from Utopia Street west to the Borough line: eight tons.

South Ligonier Street from Third Avenue east to the Borough line: eight tons.

Second Avenue. No vehicle shall be operated upon that portion of Second Avenue situate between the westerly line of Ligonier Street and the easterly line of Chestnut Street, having a gross weight exceeding 18,000 pounds and no combination of vehicles shall be operated upon the said portion of Second Avenue having a gross weight exceeding 32,000 pounds.

East Third Avenue bridge, excluding local delivery: 15 tons.

[Added 11-13-2000 by Ord. No. 657]

North Ligonier Street Bridge. No vehicle shall be operated upon the North Ligonier Street Bridge off of State Route 217 having a gross weight exceeding 12,000 pounds (or six tons).

[Added 4-14-2010 by Ord. No. 733]

§ 405-16 Penalty for violation of load limit.

[Added 5-2-1977 by Ord. No. 508]

Any person who shall violate any load limit heretofore set forth in this article shall be liable to the penalties set forth in the law for such violation and in the case of any violation for which no specific penalty is set forth in law to a fine of not more than $300, to be collected by summary conviction before any magistrate of competent jurisdiction as fines and penalties are now by law collected.

§ 405-17 Pedestrian traffic prohibited.

[Added 10-14-1991 by Ord. No. 605]

Pedestrian traffic is hereby prohibited on that section of LR 1041 forming the breast of the dam on Ethel Spring Lake being specifically from unnamed alley on east side of LR 1041 at Ethel Spring Lake in northerly direction to Glenmore Street.

Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600 for each and every violation, or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days, and which fine and penalty may be collected by suit brought in the name of the Borough of Derry before any Magisterial District Judge in like manner as debts of like amount may be sued for by existing laws, and to limit such fines and penalties.