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Township of Crescent, PA
Allegheny County
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GENERAL REFERENCES
General penalty — See Ch. 120.
Heavy vehicles — See Ch. 750.
General traffic provisions — See Ch. 820.
[Res. No. 672, passed 10-4-1966; Res. No. 795, passed 9-7-1976]
The following are established:
A. 
Porter Street from McGovern Boulevard to McKee Street.
B. 
School Street from McGovern Boulevard to Prospect Street.
[Res. No. 577, passed 12-3-1957; Res. No. 717, passed 3-3-1970; Res. No. 725, passed 11-10-1970; Res. No. 796, passed 9-7-1976; Res. No. 797, passed 9-7-1976; Ord. No. 415, passed 6-9-1993; Ord. No. 416, passed 8-11-1993; Ord. No. 421, passed 10-12-1994; Ord. No. 426, passed 7-12-1995; Ord. No. 492, passed 3-9-2005; Ord. No. 505, passed 4-11-2007; Ord. No. 506, passed 6-13-2007]
The following intersections or other locations are hereby declared to be stop locations, and official stop signs are or shall be erected, or are hereby confirmed as heretofore erected:
A. 
Cambon Drive at the intersection with Marble Drive.
B. 
Cambier Drive at the intersection with Marble Drive.
C. 
Rodney Street at the intersection with Crescent Boulevard.
D. 
Margaret Street at the intersection of Anderson Street.
E. 
Huntsridge Drive at the intersection with Brodhead Road.
F. 
Ferry Street at the intersection with Main Street.
G. 
The intersection of Prospect Street and School Street, making a four-way stop intersection.
H. 
The intersection of Division Avenue and McKee Street, making a four-way stop intersection.
I. 
Main Street at the intersection with Mill Street, stop for vehicles traveling in either northerly or southerly direction.
J. 
Main Street at the intersection with Work Street, stop for vehicles traveling in either northerly or southerly direction.
K. 
Main Street at the intersection with Bridge Street, stop for vehicles traveling in southerly direction.
L. 
Chanticleer Drive at the intersection with Reynard Drive, stop for vehicles traveling in northerly direction from the Chanticleer Pool.
M. 
Front Street at the intersection with Cherry Alley, stop for vehicles traveling in both directions.
N. 
The intersection of Keim Street and Cherry Alley, stop for vehicles traveling in all four directions.
[Amended 10-8-2020 by Ord. No. 579]
O. 
Purdy Road at the crest of the hill, approximately 375 feet east of the Moon Township/Crescent Township boundary line, stop for vehicles traveling in an easterly direction.
P. 
Valleyview Drive at the intersections with Florence Drive and Anderson Street, stop for vehicles traveling in both directions.
Q. 
Anderson Street at the intersection with Hart Drive, stop for vehicles traveling in both directions.
R. 
Hart Drive at the intersection with Anderson Street, stop for vehicles traveling in both directions.
S. 
East side of Huntsridge Drive at the intersection with Marble Drive.
T. 
North and south sides of Marble Drive at the intersections with Huntsridge Drive, Cambon Drive and Cambier Drive.
U. 
East and west sides of Cambon Drive and Cambier Drive at their intersections with Marble Drive.
V. 
East and west sides of Crescent Boulevard Extension at its intersection with Bigelow Boulevard.
W. 
West side of Laurel Ridge Drive at its intersection with Purdy Road.
X. 
South side of Cloverdale Lane at intersection with Laurel Ridge Drive and Parkwood Pointe Drive
Y. 
West side of Parkwood Pointe Drive at intersection with Cloverdale Lane.
Z. 
East side of Lilac Lane at intersection with Cloverdale Lane.
AA. 
West side of Lilac Lane at intersection with Aster Lane.
BB. 
East side of Heather Heights Drive at intersection with Cloverdale Lane.
CC. 
Florence Drive at the intersection with Spring Run Road, stop for vehicles traveling in northerly direction.
[Added 11-12-2015 by Ord. No. 560]
DD. 
Florence Drive at the intersection with Hart Drive, stop for vehicles traveling in southerly direction.
[Added 11-12-2015 by Ord. No. 560]
[Ord. No. 206, passed 5-6-1952; Res. No. 649, passed 11-10-1964; Res. No. 663, passed 4-5-1966; Res. No. 691A, passed 5-7-1968; Res. No. 718, passed 4-7-1970; Res. No. 728, passed 2-2-1971; Res. No. 798, passed 9-7-1976; Ord. No. 349, passed 4-7-1981; Ord. No. 394, passed 1-10-1990; Ord. No. 416, passed 8-11-1993; Ord. No. 469, passed 1-9-2002; Ord. No. 505, passed 4-11-2007]
Parking is prohibited in the following areas:
A. 
Bridge Street: both sides.
[Amended 2-14-2013 by Ord. No. 206]
B. 
Center Street: from a distance of 20 feet from the intersection with Division Street and 20 feet from the intersection with Jeanette Street.
C. 
Cherry Alley: both sides.
D. 
Crescent Alley: west side, from the intersection of Ridge Avenue to the dead end.
[Amended 2-14-2013 by Ord. No. 206]
E. 
Denoon Avenue: the north side from Needham Street to Hindmarch Street.
F. 
Division Street: the south side from McGovern Boulevard to the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad right-of-way.
G. 
Division Street: the north side from McGovern Boulevard to the alley located next to the east of McGovern Blvd.
H. 
Division Street: the north side from a distance of 62 feet from a point 115 feet from the intersection with McKee Street.
I. 
Division Street: the north side from a distance of 50 feet from the east end of the curbing.
J. 
Elm Street: the south side from Walnut Street until Elm Street ends.
K. 
Front Street: the east side.
[Amended 2-14-2013 by Ord. No. 206]
L. 
Harper Road: both sides from McGovern Boulevard to Glenn Hayes Drive.
M. 
Henggi Drive: both sides.
N. 
High Street: the east side.
O. 
Hindmarch Street: the west side from Division Street to Denoon Street.
P. 
Hindmarch Street: the east side from a distance of 82 feet from the intersection with Division Street.
Q. 
Hindmarch Street: the east side from the intersection of Denoon Street to the south end of Hindmarch Street.
R. 
Huntsridge Drive: from Brodhead Road to Marble Drive.
[Amended 3-11-2021 by Ord. No. 582]
S. 
Jeanette Street: both sides.
T. 
Keim Street: the east side from a distance of 61 feet from the intersection with Work Street.
U. 
Main Street: the west side.
V. 
Marble Drive: the east side from the intersection with Huntsridge Drive until Marble Drive ends at the barricade.
[Amended 3-11-2021 by Ord. No. 582]
W. 
Moxon Street: both sides.
X. 
Pine Street: the west side.
Y. 
Porter Street: both sides.
Z. 
Prospect Street: the west side.
[Amended 2-14-2013 by Ord. No. 206]
AA. 
Riverview Road: both sides from the refreshment building to the end of the parking lot.
BB. 
Sautter Drive: the right side (outside curb).
CC. 
School Street: the west and north sides from Prospect Street until School Street ends.
DD. 
Walnut Street: the east side from a distance of 42 feet from the intersection with Oak Street.
EE. 
Reynard Drive: west/southwest side from the intersection with Harper Road to the midpoint of the cul-de-sac at the end thereof.
FF. 
Chanticleer Drive: west side from the intersection with Reynard Drive to the end thereof.
GG. 
Parking on the streets in Parkwood Estates shall be allowed on both sides of the streets, lanes, and drives except as follows:
[Amended 6-13-2019 by Ord. No. 573]
1. 
No parking shall be allowed on all streets, lanes and drives between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
2. 
No parking shall be allowed during any declared snow emergency or when snow accumulation exceeds a depth of two inches.
3. 
No parking shall be allowed on either side of Laurel Ridge Drive from the northern edge of the driveway of 1509 Laurel Ridge Drive in a southerly direction to its intersection with Purdy Road.
[Added 2-14-2013 by Ord. No. 206]
As used in § 830.03, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
VEHICLE
Shall apply to all devices which are defined as such under the provisions of the Vehicle Code[1] of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as presently enacted as the same may be hereafter amended.
[1]
Editor’s Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
[Enacted at time of Codification.]
Whoever shall violate any of the provisions of § 830.03 shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $15 and costs, provided that it shall be the duty of the police officers of the Township to make a report of all violations, indicating, in each case: the section violated; the location where the violation took place; and any other facts that might be necessary in order to secure a clear understanding of the circumstances attending the violation. The police officer shall also attach to or place upon every such vehicle a notice stating that the vehicle was parked in violation of this section. The notice shall contain instructions to the owner or driver of the vehicle that if he will report to the office of the Chief of Police and pay the sum of $10 within 10 days after the time of the notice, that act will save the violator from prosecution and from payment of the fine and costs prescribed in § 830 of the Codified Ordinances.
[Ord. No. 386, enacted 11-9-1988]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any
1. 
Commercial van;
2. 
Trucks over one ton in capacity by weight;
3. 
Motor home more than 20 feet in length; or
4. 
Trailer, tent camper or boat
to park such vehicle or equipment at any time on any public street in a residential area of the Township of Crescent, except for delivery to, or servicing of a home in such area.
B. 
All persons, firms or corporations violating the provisions of this ordinance, shall be penalized in accordance with § 120.07 of the Codified Ordinances of the Township of Crescent.