[Adopted 6-2-1999 by Ord. No. 14-1999]
A. 
Words and phrases, when used in this article, except for sections or parts to which different or additional definitions apply, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Vehicle Code (the Act of June 17, 1976, P.L. 162, No. 81), as amended, except that, in this article, the word "street" may be used interchangeably with the word "highway" and shall have the same meaning as the word "highway" as defined in the Vehicle Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
B. 
The term "legal holidays," as use in this article, shall mean and include: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
C. 
In this chapter, the singular shall include the plural; the plural shall include the singular; and the masculine shall include the feminine.
D. 
Although the streets in the City of Nanticoke generally run in a north and south and an east and west direction, for the purpose of this article, Market Street and the streets running parallel or generally parallel to Market Street shall be deemed to run in a north-south direction, and Main Street and the streets parallel or generally parallel to Main Street shall be deemed to run in a east-west direction.
All traffic and parking regulations of a permanent nature shall be enacted as ordinances, as parts of ordinances, as amendments to ordinances, or as amendments to this chapter, except where the law specifically authorizes less formal action.
The provisions of this article, so far as they are the same as those of ordinances and regulations in force immediately before the enactment of this article, are intended as a continuation of those earlier ordinances and regulation, and not as new enactments. Nothing in this article shall affect any act done or liability incurred or any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted under any of those repealed or superseded ordinances or regulations.
A. 
The Mayor of the City of Nanticoke shall have the following powers to regulate traffic and parking temporarily and in time of emergency:
(1) 
In the case of fire, flood, storm or other emergency, to establish temporary traffic and/or parking regulations; and
(2) 
In the case of emergency or to facilitate public works or in the conduct of parades, processions or public events, to restrict or prohibit traffic and/or parking in limited areas for periods of not more than 72 hours.
B. 
Such temporary and emergency regulations shall be enforced by the Police Department in the same manner as permanent regulations. Any person who shall operate or park a vehicle or tractor in violation of any such regulations or who shall move, remove, destroy, injure or deface any sign or marking erected, posted or made to give notice of any such regulation shall, upon conviction thereof, be subjected to the penalty set forth in the law or elsewhere in this article for a violation of such nature, and in case of a violation for which no specific penalty is set forth in the law or elsewhere in this article, to a fine of not more than $25 together with costs of prosecution.
The Nanticoke City Council may, from time to time by resolution, designate places upon and along the highways in the City of Nanticoke where, for a period of not more than 90 days, specific traffic and/or parking regulations, prohibitions and restrictions shall be in force and effect, and shall designate such locations by proper signs and markings. Such regulations, prohibitions and restrictions shall be effective as if they had been specified in this article No person shall operate and no person shall move, remove, destroy or deface any sign or marking erected, posted or made by authority of this section. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subjected to the penalty set forth in the law or elsewhere in this chapter for a violation of such nature, and in case of a violation for which no specific penalty is set forth in the law or elsewhere in this chapter, to a fine of not more than $25 together with costs of prosecution, provided that the purpose of this section is to allow for the test and experimental determination of the feasibility and desirability of permanent changes in the ordinances of the City of Nanticoke relative to traffic and parking.
A. 
The Nanticoke City Council shall have authority to close any street or specific part of a street to vehicular traffic and to place barriers or station police officers at each end of the closed portion while construction or maintenance work is under way or a special event is being conducted on the closed portion. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle upon any such closed portion.
B. 
The Nanticoke City Council shall have authority to establish a restricted traffic area upon any street where construction or maintenance work is under way and to station flagmen at each end of the restricted portion. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle upon any such restricted traffic area at any time when the flagman is displaying a sign directing that vehicle to stop or is signaling that vehicle, by a flag or other device, not to proceed.
C. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A. 
For the purpose of this section, the words "assemblage" and "procession" shall have the following meanings:
ASSEMBLAGE
A gathering of people without vehicles which interferes with the movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on any street.
PROCESSION
A group of individuals, vehicles, animals and/or objects moving along a street in a way that interferes with the normal movement of traffic. A procession shall not include a funeral caravan or military convoy.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or participate in any assemblage unless the person organizing or conducting the assemblage first obtains a permit from the designated official, which shall be issued without fee. Application for the permit shall be made at least one week in advance of the day on which the assemblage is proposed to be held, but in any case where the state-designated highway is proposed to be used, application shall be made at least three weeks in advance of the proposed date. The permit shall state the place where and the date when the assemblage may convene and the hour by which it shall have been completely dispersed. It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or to participate in any assemblage unless the permit has been granted or at any time or place other than that authorized by the permit.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or participate in any procession unless the person organizing or conducting the procession first obtains a permit from the designated official, which shall be issued without fee. Application for the permit shall be at least two weeks in advance of the day when the procession is proposed to be held, but in any case where the state-designated highway is proposed to be used, application shall be made at least three weeks in advance of the proposed date. The permit shall specify the date on which the procession is to be held, the route to be followed by the procession, the hour when and place where participants may commence to assemble and form before the procession is under way, the time when the procession may commence to move along its route, and the time by which the end of the procession shall have been disbanded. It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or to participate in any procession unless the permit shall have been granted or under any conditions as to time or route or otherwise than those stated in the permit.
D. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
The police officers of the City of Nanticoke are hereby authorized to direct traffic on the highways of the City of Nanticoke and at intersections thereof and to otherwise enforce the provisions of this article.
A. 
The City of Nanticoke Police Department is hereby authorized to use all speed-timing devices for the determination of speed of a motor vehicle as are approved or will be approved by the Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance with 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3368.
B. 
This section authorizes the use of said devices upon all highways within the City of Nanticoke, be they Nanticoke City, county or state highways, and does also hereby elect to exercise all powers granted to "local authorities" under the Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq. (1977), as hereafter amended, supplemented, modified or reenacted by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.
Maximum speed limits are established on portions of specified streets, as follows, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any part of a street where a maximum speed limit applies at a higher speed than the maximum prescribed for that part of the street:
Street
Between
Speed Limit
(mph)
Main Street
Between Hanover Township and Newport Township lines
35
Middle Road
Between Hanover Township and Newport Township lines
35
All other City streets
25
All school zones (when applicable)
15
Maximum speed limits are established, as follows, on bridges, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any such bridge at a higher speed than the maximum prescribed for that bridge:
Bridge
Speed Limit
(mph)
All bridges within City limits
25
[Amended 6-1-2022 by Ord. No. 2-2022]
At the following locations, traffic signals as indicated below shall be erected (or ratified if previously erected), and traffic at those locations shall be directed by those signals:
Location
Type of Signal
Main and Kosciuszko Streets
Traffic signal
Main and Market Streets
Traffic signal
Middle Road and Lincoln Avenue
Flashing signal
The following are established as intersections where drivers of vehicles headed in the direction or directions indicated are prohibited from making a right turn (or a left turn from a one-way street into another one-way street) on a steady red signal:
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Prohibited Right Turn on Red Signal onto
Jifkin Street
South
Main Street
Kosciuszko Street
North
Main Street
Main Street
East
Kosciuszko Street
Main Street
East
South Market Street
Main Street
West
North Market Street
North Market Street
South
Main Street
South Market Street
North
Main Street
The following are established as one-way streets, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any one-way street other than in the direction established for traffic on that street:
Street
From
To
Direction of Travel
Broadway Street
Main Street
Arch Street
North
Field Street
Kosciuszko Street
College Street
South
Shea Street
State Street
Main Street
North
Spruce Street
Hanover Street
Prospect Street
East
State Street
Walnut Street
Main Street
East
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle traveling upon the first-named street at any of the following intersections, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, to make a left turn and/or a right turn into the second-named street, as indicated, at any time when such a turn is prohibited by this section:
Vehicles Traveling On
Direction of Travel
Prohibited Turn
Into
Prospect Street
North
Left
Main Street
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle, traveling upon the first-named street at any of the following intersections, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, to make other than a right turn at any time stated, both left turns and straight-across traffic being prohibited:
Vehicles Traveling On
Direction of Travel
Times/Days
At Intersection with
Jifkin Street
South
7:00 to 9:00 a.m./Monday to Friday
Main Street
The following are established as no-passing zones, and it shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to overtake or pass another vehicle or to drive on the left side of the roadway in any no-passing zone.
Street
Direction of Travel
Between
Broadway Street
North and South
North Market Street and Plymouth Township
Espy Street
North and South
Front Street and Middle Road
Front Street
East and West
Hanover Township line and Espy Street
Kosciuszko Street
North and South
Main Street and Middle Road
Main Street
East and West
Hanover Township and Newport Township lines
Middle Road
East and West
City line with Hanover Township and City line with Newport Township
Prospect Street
North and South
Main Street and Middle Road
The following highways are established as through highways, thus authorizing stop or yield signals to be erected facing traffic approaching every intersection with the through highway except for those intersections with traffic signals, or with exceptions or modifications as indicated below. Every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop or yield sign authorized by this section shall stop the vehicle or yield right-of-way as required by § 3323(b) or 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code, as the case may be, and shall not proceed into or across the through highway until he has followed all applicable requirements of that section of the law.
Highway
All Intersections Between
Kosciuszko Street
Middle Road and Main Street
Main Street
Hanover Township line and Newport Township line
Middle Road
Hanover Township line and Newport Township line
The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by ordinance) are established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are ratified if previously erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named street (the intersecting or through street) on the first-named street (the stop street) in the direction or directions indicated for that intersection. Every driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection on the first-named or stop street, in the direction indicated in each case, shall stop the vehicle as required by § 3323(b) of the Vehicle Code and shall not proceed into or across the second-named or intersecting or through street until he has followed all applicable requirements of that section of the law.
Stop Street
Intersection or Through Street
Direction of Travel
Access Road
Broadway Street
East
Access Road
River Street
West
Alden Road
Main Street
North
Apollo Circle
Alley to rear of Slope Street
South
Apollo Circle
Hay Street
West
Apollo Circle
Slope Street
East
Arch Street
Broadway Street
East and West
Arch Street
North Market Street
North
Arch Street
North Walnut Street
West
Birchwood Nursing Center entrance
[Repealed 6-1-2022 by Ord. No. 2-2022]
Bliss Street
Center Street
East and West
Bliss Street
Espy Street
West
Bliss Street
Phillips Street
East and West
Bliss Street
Pine Street
East and West
Broad Street
Chestnut Street
East and West
Broad Street
Christian Street
East
Broad Street
Main Street
West
Broad Street
Market Street
East and West
Broad Street
Prospect Street
East and West
Broad Street
Walnut Street
East and West
Broadway Street
Arch Street
South
Center Street
Bliss Street
North and South
Center Street
Front Street
South
Cherry Drive
Birch Drive
East
Cherry Drive
Kosciuszko Street
West
Chestnut Street
Field Street
South
Chestnut Street
Grand Street
North and South
Chestnut Street
Green Street
North and South
Chestnut Street
State Street
North
Chestnut Street
Union Street
North and South
Christian Street
Green Street
South
Christian Street
State Street
North
Church Street
Chestnut Street
East and West
Church Street
College Street
East and West
Church Street
Fairchild Street
East and West
Church Street
Hanover Street
East and West
Church Street
Kosciuszko Street
East and West
Church Street
Main Street
West
Church Street
Market Street
East and West
Church Street
Prospect Street
East and West
Church Street
Walnut Street
East and West
Coal Street
Nanticoke Avenue
East
College Street
Grand Street
North and South
College Street
Green Street
North and South
College Street
Grove Street
North
College Street
Ridge Street
North and South
Dewey Street
Loomis Street
North
Dewey Street
Main Street
South
Division Street
Loomis Street
North
Division Street
Main Street
South
East Spring Street
Main Street
East
East Street
Garfield Street
South
Enterprise Street
Hanover Street
East
Enterprise Street
Lincoln Avenue
East and West
Fairchild Street
Church Street
North and South
Fairchild Street
Grand Street
North and South
Fairchild Street
Main Street
North
Fairchild Street
Noble Street
North and South
Fairchild Street
Union Street
North and South
Fairview Drive
Meadow Crest Drive
East
Field Street
College Street
West
Field Street
Hanover Street
East and West
Field Street
Market Street
East and West
Field Street
Prospect Street
East and West
Front Street
Espy Street
East and West
Garfield Street
River Street
East
Garfield Street
Turner Street
North
Grand Street
College Street
East and West
Grand Street
Hanover Street
East and West
Grand Street
Kosciuszko Street
East and West
Grand Street
Line Street
East and West
Grand Street
Market Street
East and West
Grand Street
Meade Street
East and West
Grand Street
Prospect Street
East and West
Grand Street
Walnut Street
East and West
Green Street
Chestnut Street
East and West
Green Street
College Street
East and West
Green Street
Fairchild Street
East and West
Green Street
Hanover Street
East and West
Green Street
Kosciuszko Street
East
Green Street
Main Street
West
Green Street
Market Street
East and West
Green Street
Prospect Street
East and West
Green Street
Walnut Street
East and West
Grove Street
Chestnut Street
West
Grove Street
College Street
East and West
Grove Street
Hanover Street
East and West
Grove Street
Kosciuszko Street
East and West
Grove Street
Market Street
East and West
Grove Street
Prospect Street
East
Grove Street
Washington Street
South
Hanlin Drive
Hanover Street
East and West
Hanover Street
Hanlin Drive
North and South
Hanover Street
Kelfield Drive
East
Hanover Street
Lincoln Avenue
East and West
Hanover Street
Main Street
North
Hanover Street
Washington Street
North and South
Hay Street
Main Street
South
Hill Street
Nanticoke Avenue
East
Hill Street
Slope Street
East
Hillcrest Street
Hanover Street
East
Hillcrest Street
Lincoln Avenue
West
Honey Pot Street
First Street
South
Hughes Street
Front Street
South
Keech Street
Honey Pot Street
West
Keech Street
Turner Street
South
Kosciuszko Street
[Repealed 6-1-2022 by Ord. No. 2-2022]
Lawrence Street
Main Street
North
Lincoln Avenue
Enterprise Street
North and South
Lincoln Street
Main Street
South
Lincoln Street
Railroad Street
North
Line Street
Church Street
North
Line Street
Grand Street
North and South
Line Street
Union Street
North and South
Locust Street
Main Street
North and South
Locust Street
Spring Street
North
Maple Street
Broad Street
North
Maple Street
Church Street
North and South
Maple Street
Field Street
North and South
Maple Street
Grand Street
North and South
Maple Street
Green Street
North and South
Maple Street
Grove Street
North and South
Maple Street
Ridge Street
North and South
Maple Street
South Street
North and South
Maple Street
Spruce Street
South
Maple Street
Union Street
North and South
Maple Street
Washington Street
North and South
Market Street
Green Street
North and South
Market Street
Ridge Street
North and South
Market Street
Spruce Street
South
Market Street
Washington Street
North and South
Meade Street
Union Street
North
Meadow Crest Drive
Espy Street
East
Minden Court
Garfield Street
East
Minden Court
Honey Pot Street
West
Mountain View Drive
Stewart Drive
North
North Chestnut Street
Main Street
South
North Chestnut Street
Railroad Street
North
North Market Street
Broadway Street (at Post Office)
East
North Walnut Street
Broadway Street
North and South
North Walnut Street
Main Street (turning east)
South
North Walnut Street
Main Street (turning west)
South
Nanticoke Avenue
Main Street
South
Nanticoke Avenue
North Market Street
North
New Street
Grand Street
North and South
New Street
Union Street
North
New Grant Street
Enterprise Street
South
New Grant Street
Field Street
North
New Grant Street
South Street
North and South
New Pine Street
South Street
North
New Pine Street
Spruce Street
South
Noble Street
Chestnut Street
East and West
Noble Street
College Street
East and West
Noble Street
Hanover Street
East and West
Noble Street
Kosciuszko Street
East and West
Noble Street
Line Street
West
Noble Street
Market Street
East and West
Noble Street
Prospect Street
East and West
Noble Street
Walnut Street
East and West
Oak Street
Bliss Street
North
Oak Street
Front Street
South
Opportunity Way
[Amended 6-1-2022 by Ord. No. 2-2022]
Kosciuszko Street
East
Opportunity Way
[Amended 6-1-2022 by Ord. No. 2-2022]
Prospect Street
West
Orange Street
Susquehanna Avenue
East
Orchard Street
Broad Street
South
Orchard Street
Main Street
North
Park Street
Hanover Street
East
Park Street
Main Street
West
Perry Street
Center Street
West
Perry Street
Mosier Street
East
Perry Street
Phillips Street
East and West
Perry Street
Pine Street
East and West
Phillips Street
Bliss Street
North and South
Phillips Street
Front Street
South
Phillips Street
Jones Street
North
Phillips Street
Perry Street
North and South
Pine Street
Bliss Street
North and South
Pine Street
Front Street
South
Pine Street
Jones Street
North
Pine Street
Perry Street
North and South
Prospect Street
Broad Street
North and South
Prospect Street
Green Street
North and South
Prospect Street
Main Street
North
Prospect Street
[Repealed 6-1-2022 by Ord. No. 2-2022]
Prospect Street
Ridge Street
North and South
Prospect Street
Washington Street
North and South
Railroad Street
Arch Street
North
Railroad Street
Main Street
South
Ridge Street
Chestnut Street
East and West
Ridge Street
College Street
East and West
Ridge Street
Fairchild Street
East and West
Ridge Street
Hanover Street
East and West
Ridge Street
Kosciuszko Street
East
Ridge Street
Line Street
West
Ridge Street
Market Street
East and West
Ridge Street
Prospect Street
East and West
Ridge Street
Walnut Street
East and West
River Street
Garfield Street
South
Rock Street
Garfield Street
East
Ross Street
Susquehanna Avenue
East and West
Seneca Drive
Meadow Crest Drive
East
Shea Street
Main Street
North
Slope Street
Main Street
South
South Street
Hanover Street
East and West
South Street
Lincoln Avenue
East and West
South Street
Market Street
East and West
South Street
Prospect Street
East and West
Spring Street
Market Street
East and West
Spring Street
Orchard Street
West
Spring Street
Walnut Street
West
Spruce Street
Hanover Street
East
Spruce Street
Prospect Street
East
State Street
Main Street
East
State Street
Prospect Street
West
State Street
Walnut Street
East
Stewart Drive
Hanover Street
North
Stewart Drive
Lincoln Avenue
East
Stewart Drive
Mountain View Drive
East
Susquehanna Avenue
Garfield Street
North
Turner Street
Honey Pot Street
South
Union Street
Alden Road
West
Union Street
College Street
East and West
Union Street
Hanover Street
East and West
Union Street
Kosciuszko Street
East and West
Union Street
Market Street
East and West
Union Street
Meade Street
East and West
Union Street
Prospect Street
East and West
Union Street
Walnut Street
East and West
Unnamed Alley
Garfield Street
West
Walnut Street
Green Street
North and South
Walnut Street
Main Street
North
Walnut Street
Ridge Street
North and South
Walnut Street
Washington Street
North
Washington Street
Chestnut Street
East and West
Washington Street
College Street
East and West
Washington Street
Kosciuszko Street
East and West
Washington Street
Market Street
East and West
Washington Street
Meade Street
East and West
Washington Street
Prospect Street
East and West
Washington Street
Walnut Street
East and West
Wells Street
Bliss Street
North
Wells Street
Front Street
South
West Field Street
[Added 12-17-2014 by Ord. No. 10-2014]
Lincoln Avenue
West
A. 
On the following bridges and streets or parts of streets, by authority granted by § 4902(a) of the Vehicle Code, 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
(Reserved)
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be prosecuted under §§ 4902(a) and 4902(g)(1) of the Vehicle Code 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.
A. 
On the following bridges and streets or parts of streets, by authority granted by § 4902(a) of the Vehicle Code, 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
Restrictions
(Reserved)
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be prosecuted under §§ 4902(a) and 4902(g)(1) of the Vehicle Code and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $75 and costs.
A. 
By reason of hazardous traffic conditions and other safety factors, by authority granted by § 4902(b) of the Vehicle Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle or combination in violation of the restrictions prescribed below for that bridge or street or part of street.
Street or Bridge
Between
Restrictions
(Reserved)
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be prosecuted under §§ 4902(b) and 4902(g)(1) of the Vehicle Code and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $100, and costs.
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:
Street
Between
(Reserved)
Provided that nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from driving an emergency vehicle on any of those streets or parts of streets or 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.
Whenever a space is marked off on any street for the parking of an individual vehicle, every vehicle parked there shall be parked wholly within the lines bounding that space, and it shall be a violation of this article for any person to park a vehicle or allow it to remain parked otherwise.
Parking shall be prohibited at all times in the following locations.
Street
Side
Between
Alden Road
East and West
Newport Township line and West Main Street
Broadway Street
East
River Bridge and North Market Street
Broadway Street
West
River Bridge and Access Road
Christian Street
West
Green and State Streets
Christian Street
[Added 4-21-2010 by Ord. No. 4-2010]
West
Broad and State Streets
College Street
East
Main and Green Streets
East Main Street
North
Locust and North Market Streets
East Main Street
South
Locust and South Market Streets
East Main Street
North
North Walnut and Locust Streets (except in designated cut outs)
East Main Street
North
Jifkin and State Streets
East Main Street
South
Hanover Township line and South Walnut Street
East Washington
South
Prospect and Walnut Streets
Hanover Street
West
Washington and Field Streets
Hanover Street
West
Enterprise Street and Hanlin Drive
Jifkin Street
West
Main and Loomis Streets
Kosciuszko Street
East
Middle Road and Main Street
Kosciuszko Street
West
Main and Green Streets
Kosciuszko Street
West
Middle Road and East Grove Street
Lincoln Avenue
East and West
Middle Road and Field Street
Lincoln Street
[Added 12-16-2009 by Ord. No. 16-2009]
East
Main Street and Railroad Street
Maple Street
[Added 8-17-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
East
Green Street and Grand Street
Maple Street
[Added 8-17-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
East and west
West Main Street and Broad Street
Maple Street
[Added 8-17-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
West
Broad Street and Green Street
Maple Street
[Added 8-17-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
West
Grand Street and Washington Street
Maple Street
[Added 8-17-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
West
Grove Street and Field Street
Maple Street
[Added 8-17-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
West
25-foot section opposing driving at 721 Maple Street
Middle Road
North and South
Hanover Township and Newport Township lines
Nanticoke Avenue
[Added 7-21-2010 by Ord. No. 6-2010]
East
From Coal Street to Hill Street
Nanticoke Avenue
East
Main and North Market Streets
North Market Street
East and West
River Bridge and Green Street (except in designated cut outs)
North Walnut Street
East
Arch Street and Broadway Street
North Walnut Street
West
Main and Broadway Streets
Prospect Street
East
Middle Road and LCCC northern gate
Prospect Street
West
Middle Road and Spruce Street
West Main Street
North
North Market Street and Newport Township line
West Main Street
North
Park Street and Newport Township line
West Main Street
North
South Market and Orchard Streets
Parking shall be prohibited in the following locations at all times on the days and between the hours indicated in this section, as follows:
Street
Side
Between
(Reserved)
[Amended 3-22-2017 by Ord. No. 1-2017]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park, or to allow to remain parked, on any of the following streets or parts of streets, any vehicle other than a passenger car (which shall not include any bus, motor home, or passenger car attached to a trailer of any kind, but shall include "R" and "S" class trucks). Further, no parking of any vehicle shall be permitted on North Walnut Street, between Arch and Lower Broadway Streets, from dusk to dawn on any day of the week.
Street
Between
Dewey Street
Main and Loomis Streets
Division Street
Main and Loomis Streets
North Walnut Street
Arch and Lower Broadway Streets, from dusk to dawn any day
No person shall park a vehicle, or allow it to remain parked, for longer than the time indicated, in any of the following locations, at any time on the days and between the hours indicated.
Time Limit; Street
15-minute parking zones: as marked, at, near or in the area of:
235 West Main Street
270 East Main Street
At Nanticoke Towers, Nanticoke Avenue
152-160 S. Market Street
At Park Towers, East Green Street
34 West Broad Street
126 East Ridge Street
187 East Ridge Street
[Added 3-17-2021 by Ord. No. 2-2021]
On Union at Walnut Street
825 South Prospect Street
620 Fairchild Street
165 West Union Street
1 handicapped space located on the west side of Walnut Street at its intersection with East Ridge Street
[Added 3-17-2021 by Ord. No. 2-2021]
30-minute zones: as marked, at, near or in the area of:
73 to 100 Block of East Main Street
106-126 East Main Street
30 East Main Street
35 East Main Street
1 parking spot on the north side of East Ridge Street directly in front of 36 East Ridge Street
[Added 3-5-2014 by Ord. No. 2-2014]
Locust Street between Main and Arch Streets
Broadway Street between Main and Arch Streets (for a period of 2 hours)
[Amended 11-2-2011 by Ord. No. 9-2011]
Prospect Street between Main and Spring Streets (west side)
Prospect Street between Main Street and Alley (east side)
200 Block of Prospect Street (west side)
430 South Market Street
200 Block of South Market Street (east side)
152-160 South Market Street
143-149 South Market Street
110 South Market Street
374 East Washington Street
[Added 11-2-2011 by Ord. No. 9-2011]
39 South Prospect Street
[Added 11-2-2011 by Ord. No. 9-2011]
255 West Main Street
[Added 11-2-2011 by Ord. No. 9-2011]
All cutouts adjacent to Patriot Square on Market, Prospect, Green and Broad Streets
1-hour zones: as marked, at, near or in the area of:
Prospect Street between Main and Spring Streets[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The following are established as special purpose parking zones, and it shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle or allow it to remain parked, in any such zone, except as specifically provided for that zone:
Street
Side
Location
Authorized Purpose or Vehicle
East Ridge Street
North
I.F.O. Fire Headquarters
Fire, ambulance, police personnel
Locust Street
East
30 feet from Main Street
Police Department only
It shall be unlawful for any person to stop, stand or park a vehicle (other than a pedalcycle) on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of any street, except that standing or parking for the purpose of loading or unloading persons or property shall be permitted on the following named streets on the days and between the times specified, and for no longer than necessary for the loading or unloading.
Street
Side
Days/Hours
Between
Main Street
North and South
Monday through Saturday/8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Walnut and Market Streets
Market Street
East and West
Monday through Saturday/8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Main and Green Streets
Prospect Street[1]
West
Tuesday/11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Noble and Ridge Streets
[1]
Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
Only angle parking shall be permitted on the following portions of streets:
Street
Side
Between
Green Street
In front of Park Towers
All hours
B. 
On all streets where angle parking is required, every vehicle parked at the angle shall be parked with its front nearest the curb.
[Added 6-1-2022 by Ord. No. 2-2022]
The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by ordinance) are established as yield intersections, and official yield signs shall be erected (or are ratified if previously erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named street (the intersecting or through street) on the first-named street (the yield street) in the direction or directions indicated for that intersection. Every driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection on the first-named or yield street, in the direction indicated in each case, shall yield the vehicle as required by § 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code[1] and shall not proceed into or across the second-named or intersecting or through street until he has followed all applicable requirements of that section of the law.
Yield Street
Intersection or Through Street
Direction of Travel
Birchwood entrance/exit
Middle Road/Kosciuszko Street/Birchwood entrance roundabout
North
Dziak Drive
Middle Road/Prospect Street/Dziak Drive roundabout
North
Espy Street
Middle Road/Espy Street roundabout
North
Kosciuszko Street
Middle Road/Birchwood entrance/Kosciuszko Street roundabout
South
Middle Road
Espy Street/Middle Road roundabout
East and west
Middle Road
Kosciuszko Street/Birchwood entrance/Middle Road roundabout
East and west
Middle Road
Prospect Street/Dziak Drive/Middle Road roundabout
East and west
Prospect Street
Middle Road/Dziak Drive/Prospect Street roundabout
South
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(c).
[Added 3-15-2023 by Ord. No. 1-2023]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle on any street in the City of Nanticoke on days and during specific times designated for street sweeping, via posting of said prohibited parking time periods, by the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority (WVSA). Notice of scheduled street sweeping shall be posted at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled date and time of street sweeping.
B. 
Any person who fails, neglects or refuses to comply with any of the terms or provisions of this section shall, within 72 hours of the time when such notice was attached to the vehicle, pay a fine of $25 in the full satisfaction of the violation. If the fine is paid after the seventy-two-hour period, the fine will be $35 if paid within 10 days of the notice being attached to the vehicle. Failure to pay according to the above schedule will result in a traffic citation being filed and further prosecution before the Magisterial District Court, including the imposition of court costs.