Borough of Walnutport, PA Traffic Regulations

§ 425-6 Motor vehicles not to be driven on sidewalks.

No person shall drive any vehicle except a human-powered vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs of prosecution.

§ 425-7 Speed limits established.

[Amended 7-9-1987 by Ord. No. 87-1; 10-8-1987 by Ord. No. 87-4]

The following speed limits are hereby established.

Highway	Speed Limit (mph)	Portion
All streets except as noted herein	35	All
Lincoln Avenue (school zone)	15	Second Street to Fifth Street
Main Street	25	Lower (west of Cherry Street)
Main Street	35	All other portions of Main Street, other than Lower (west of Cherry Street)
North and South Canal Street	25	All

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 $35, plus an additional fine of $2 per mile for each mile per hour in excess of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.

§ 425-8 One-way highways established.

[Amended 7-14-1988 by Ord. No. 88-6; 11-11-1989 by Ord. No. 89-11]

The following are hereby established as one-way highways:

Highway	From	To	Direction of Travel
Carbon Street [Added 6-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-04]	Fourth Street	Washington Street	South
Carbon Street	Paris Accessories Neckwear Property Line	Third Street	North
Kuntz Alley [Added 5-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-06]	Lehigh Gap Street	Lincoln Avenue	East
Lincoln Avenue	Main Street	Second Street	South

Any person who shall operate a motor vehicle upon any street or portion thereof hereby established as a one-way street other than in the direction hereby established for traffic thereon shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25 and costs of prosecution.

§ 425-9 Stop intersections established.

[Amended 7-9-1987 by Ord. No. 87-1; 1-12-1989 by Ord. No. 89-1; 11-9-1989 by Ord. No. 89-11]

The following intersections are hereby established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are hereby confirmed if heretofore erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named highway upon the first-named highway, in the direction or directions hereby indicated. All vehicles and tractors approaching any such intersection upon the first-named highway, in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each case, shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such intersection:

Stop Highway	Through Highway	Direction of Travel
Alley between Oak Street and Spruce Street	Cherry Street	West
Alley between Oak Street and Spruce Street	Lincoln Avenue	West
Beech Street [Added 4-12-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-01]	Cherry Street	West
Birch Street	Lehigh Gap Street	East
Birch Street	Williams Avenue	West
Carbon Street	First Avenue	North and south
Carbon Street	Lehigh Gap Street	North and south
Carbon Street	Main Street	North
Carbon Street	Third Avenue	South
Carbon Street	Third Street	North
Carbon Street	Washington Street	North and south
Cherry Street	Main Street	South
Chestnut Street	Cypress Street	West
Chestnut Street	Route 145	East
Chestnut Street	Willow Avenue	East and west
Cypress Street	Maple Street	North and south
Fifth Street	Lincoln Avenue	East and west
Fifth Street	Washington Street	West
Fifth Street	Williams Avenue	East and west
First Avenue	Washington Street	West
Fourth Street	Carbon Street	West
Fourth Street	Lincoln Avenue	East
Fourth Street	Washington Street	East and west
Fourth Street	Williams Avenue	East and west
Green Street	Route 145	East
Hickory Street [Added 4-12-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-01]	Cherry Street	West
Hickory Street [Added 4-12-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-01]	Lincoln Avenue	East
Kiddie Lane	Spruce Street	South
Lehigh Gap Street	Birch Street	North and south
Lehigh Gap Street	Fifth Street	North and south
Lehigh Gap Street	Mount View Drive	North and south
Lehigh Gap Street	New Street	North and south
Lehigh Gap Street	Old Main Street	North and south
Lehigh Gap Street	Route 145	East and west
Lehigh Gap Street	Route 145	North and south
Lehigh Gap Street	Washington Street	West
Lehigh Street	Main Street	North
Lincoln Avenue	Birch Street	North and south
Lincoln Avenue	Fifth Street	North and south
Lincoln Avenue	First Avenue	North and south
Lincoln Avenue	Lehigh Gap Street	South
Lincoln Avenue	Main Street	South
Lincoln Avenue	New Street	North and south
Lincoln Avenue	Oak Street	North and south
Lincoln Avenue	Route 145	East (Lower Upper Side)
Lincoln Avenue	Spruce Street	North and south
Lincoln Avenue	Third Street	North and south
Long Alley	Cherry Street	West
Long Alley	Lincoln Avenue	East
Maple Street	Route 145	East
Maple Street	Willow Avenue	East and west
New Street	Lincoln Avenue	East and west
New Street	Washington Street	West
North Canal Street	Main Street	South
North Railroad Street	Main Street	South
Oak Street	Cherry Street	West
Oak Street	Lincoln Avenue	East and west
Oak Street	Route 145	East
Old Main Street	Route 145	West
Pine Street	Lincoln Avenue	West
Second Avenue	Carbon Street	East
Second Avenue	Washington Street	West
Second Street	Lincoln Avenue	East
Second Street	Washington Street	West
South Canal Street	Main Street	North
South Canal Street	Washington Street	East
South Railroad Street	Main Street	North
South Railroad Street	South Canal Street	West
Spruce Street	Route 145	East and west
Third Street	Lincoln Avenue	East
Third Street	Washington Street	East and west
Third Avenue	Lincoln Avenue	East
Third Avenue	Washington Street	West
View Drive	Route 145	West
Walnut Alley [Added 4-12-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-05]	Lehigh Gap Street	Both
Walnut Alley [Added 4-12-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-05]	Lincoln Avenue	Both
Walnut Street	Lehigh Gap Street	East
Walnut Street	Lincoln Avenue	East and west
Walnut Street	Williams Avenue	West
Washington Street [Added 6-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-04]	Carbon Street	South
Washington Street	Fifth Street	South
Washington Street	Main Street	North
Washington Street	Washington Street	North
Williams Avenue	First Avenue	North and south
Williams Avenue	Lehigh Gap Street	North and south
Williams Avenue	New Street	North and south
Williams Avenue	Second Street	North
Williams Avenue	Third Avenue	South
Williams Avenue	Third Street	North and south
Willow Avenue	Spruce Street	South

Any operator of a vehicle who shall fail to come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any stop intersection, as hereinabove required, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and cost of prosecution.

§ 425-10 Weight limits on certain highways.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer having a gross weight, including chassis, body and load, of more than 12,000 pounds, upon any of the following highways or portions thereof:

(1)

All highways excluding Washington Street and Spruce Street. Provided: the aforesaid weight limit shall not apply to any motor vehicle or other vehicle, trailer or tractor-trailer combination making deliveries or picking up goods, wares, material or merchandise from any property located upon any such restricted zone, or any motor vehicle or other vehicle, or trailer or tractor-trailer combination for which a special permit to operate in any such restricted zone shall have been issued by the Chief of Police. Provided further: the provisions of this section shall not apply to the driving of vehicles hauling food or household goods, public utility vehicles, fire-fighting equipment, garbage and rubbish vehicles, or school and public transportation buses.

(2)

Lehigh Gap Street.

[Added 12-9-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-16; amended 12-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-03]

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer having a gross weight, including chassis, body and load, of more than 12,000 pounds upon Lehigh Gap Street between SR-145 and SR-4022 (Mountain View Drive).

(b)

Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any person from driving an emergency vehicle on Lehigh Gap Street, or from driving a truck or other commercial vehicle making local deliveries to or pickups from premises located along Lehigh Gap Street.

(c)

An official traffic-control device shall be erected in accordance with the terms of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code and applicable Pennsylvania code regulations.

(d)

Any person who is fund guilty, by a competent court of law, of violating this Subsection A(2) shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $500 and costs.

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $75 for each 500 pounds, or part thereof, in excess of 3,000 pounds over the maximum allowable weight limit plus costs of prosecution.

§ 425-11 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 case of emergency, with special permission of the Mayor or of the peace officer in charge, who shall first clear such play highway for the purpose for which it was set aside. Such highways or portions of highways shall be clearly designated by appropriate signs, specifying the hours between which such highways shall be closed to general 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.

§ 425-12 U-turns prohibited.

[Added 7-12-1990 by Ord. No. 90-8]

It shall be unlawful for any person operating a motor vehicle, of any kind, to make a U-turn on any of the following highways:

	Name of Street	Location
	Washington Street	Proceeding south at Carbon Street

Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of $25 plus the costs of prosecution.