[Adopted 11-24-1986 by Ord. No. 24-1986]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Motor Vehicle
Size, Weight and Load Limitations Ordinance of the City of Nanticoke."
This article is enacted pursuant to the authority conferred
by the Vehicle Code, Act of 1976, June 17, P.L. 162, No. 81, § 1,
effective July 1, 1977 (75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.), as
amended.
The following words, when used in this article, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances
where the context clearly indicates a different meaning;
A fire department vehicle, police vehicle, ambulance, blood
delivery vehicle, armed forces emergency vehicle, one private vehicle
of a fire or police chief or assistant chief or ambulance corps commander
or assistant commander or of a river rescue commander 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 the Pennsylvania State Police).
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 schoolchildren.
[Amended 4-5-2023 by Ord. No. 2-2023]
The City Council has determined and hereby determines that the
following roads or bridges under the jurisdiction of the City may
be damaged or destroyed unless the permissible weight of motor vehicles
or combinations is reduced to the weight limits listed:
A.
Kosciuszko Street northbound and southbound between East Grove Street
and Tradeport Road: Weight limit is five tons total vehicle weight,
including any trailers, attachments and any accompanying cargo, including
but not limited to equipment, machinery or any other item which is
measurable by weight. School buses and emergency vehicles are exempt.
B.
Kosciuszko Street southbound "Ramp" area in the 1000 block, between
East Grove and East Field Streets: Weight limit is three tons total
vehicle weight, including any trailers, attachments and any accompanying
cargo, including but not limited to equipment, machinery or any other
item which is measurable by weight.
C.
Nanticoke-West Nanticoke Bridge: Weight limit 15 tons total vehicle
weight, including any trailers, attachments and any accompanying cargo,
including but not limited to equipment, machinery or any other item
which is measurable by weight.
A.
The City Council may issue permits for the movement of motor vehicles or combinations of size and weight in excess of the restrictions under § 485-14 of this article and require such undertaking or security as the City Council deems necessary to cover the cost of anticipated or probable repairs and/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 City Council 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.
The City shall erect or cause to be erected and maintained restriction
signs designating the restrictions at each end of a bridge or portion
of a road restricted as provided in this article. In the case of a
restriction on a bridge or on a road which does not begin or end at
an intersection with an unrestricted road, the City shall also place
an advance informational sign at the intersection nearest each end
of the restricted bridge or portion of road which would allow drivers
to avoid the restricted bridge or portion of road. No person shall
be convicted of violating any section of this article unless the restriction
sign designating the restricted bridge or portion of road to traffic
moving in the direction the person was driving was posted as required
in this section. However, failure to post the restriction sign designating
the restricted bridge or portion of road to traffic moving in the
opposite direction or failure to post any advance informational sign
shall not constitute a defense to a violation of this section.
Any person operating a motor vehicle or combination upon a road or bridge in violation of a prohibition or restriction imposed under § 485-14 is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $75, except that any person convicted of operating a vehicle with a gross weight in excess of a posted weight shall, upon conviction, 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.
