City of Nanticoke, PA Motor Vehicle and Traffic Regulations

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]

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Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.

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.

In this chapter, the singular shall include the plural; the plural shall include the singular; and the masculine shall include the feminine.

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.

§ 485-25 Manner of adopting permanent traffic and parking regulations.

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.

§ 485-26 Provisions to be continuation of existing regulations.

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affect any act done or liability incurred or any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted under any of those repealed or superseded ordinances or regulations.

§ 485-27 Temporary and emergency regulations.

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.

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.

§ 485-28 Experimental regulations.

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.

§ 485-29 Traffic on streets closed or restricted for construction, maintenance or special events.

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.

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.

Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 485-30 Use of streets by processions and assemblages.

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.

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.

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.

Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 485-31 Authority of police officer.

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.

§ 485-32 Authorization for use of speed-timing devices.

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.

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.

§ 485-33 Maximum speed limits established on certain streets.

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

§ 485-34 Maximum speed limits on bridges.

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

§ 485-35 Traffic signals at certain locations.

[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

§ 485-36 Intersections where turn prohibited on red 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

§ 485-37 One-way streets established.

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

§ 485-38 Turning at certain intersections prohibited or restricted.

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

§ 485-39 Right turns only permitted at certain intersections.

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

§ 485-40 No-passing zones established.

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

§ 485-41 Through highways established.

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

§ 485-42 Stop intersections established.

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

§ 485-43 Vehicle weight limits established on certain streets and bridges.

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)

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.

§ 485-44 Restrictions on size of vehicles on certain streets and bridges.

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)

§ 485-45 Restrictions as to weight and size of vehicles on certain streets and bridges.

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)

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.

§ 485-46 Truck traffic restricted on certain streets.

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.

Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 485-47 Vehicles to be parked within marked spaces.

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.

§ 485-48 Parking prohibited at all times in certain locations.

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

§ 485-49 Parking prohibited in certain locations and certain days and hours.

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)

§ 485-50 Parking of trucks, tractor trailors, buses and certain other vehicles prohibited in certain locations.

[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

§ 485-51 Parking time limited in certain locations, certain days and hours.

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).

§ 485-52 Special purpose parking zones established; parking otherwise prohibited.

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

§ 485-53 Standing or parking on roadway for loading or unloading.

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).

§ 485-54 Angle parking on portions of certain streets.

Only angle parking shall be permitted on the following portions of streets:

Street	Side	Between
Green Street	In front of Park Towers	All hours

On all streets where angle parking is required, every vehicle parked at the angle shall be parked with its front nearest the curb.

§ 485-54.1 Yield intersections established.

[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).

§ 485-54.2 Parking prohibited during street sweeping.

[Added 3-15-2023 by Ord. No. 1-2023]

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.

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.