Borough of Mount Joy, PA Article II Traffic Regulations

§ 255-21 Maximum speed limits on certain streets.

[Amended 4-20-1998 by Ord. No. 518; 4-20-1998 by Ord. No. 539]

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	Maximum Speed Limit (mph)
Arbor Rose Avenue [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Entire length	25
Bailey Lane [Added 10-6-2014 by Ord. No. 8-14]	Entire length	25
Birchland Avenue	Fairview Street and Orchard Road	25
Blossom Trail [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Entire length	25
Blossom Trail [Repealed 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]
Bruce Avenue	North Plum Street and Orchard Road	25
Charlan Boulevard [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Entire length	25
Charter Lane	Donegal Springs Road and cul-de-sac	25
Church Street	Orchard Road and Angle Street	25
Columbia Avenue	South Barbara Street and Pinkerton Road	25
Cornerstone Drive [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Entire length	25
Donegal Springs Road	West Donegal Street and Musser Road	35
Donegal Street	Marietta Avenue and Donegal Springs Road	25
Ella Drive [Added 10-6-2014 by Ord. No. 8-14]	Entire length	25
Farmington Way [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Entire length	25
Farmview Lane	Borough line and Farmview Lane terminus	25
Farm View Road	Borough line and Farm View Road terminus	25
Florin Avenue [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Entire length	25
Jasmine Avenue [Added 7-7-2014 by Ord. No. 6-14]	Entire length	25
Lakeside Crossing [Added 1-4-2021 by Ord. No. 2-21]	Entire length	25
Lefever Road	East Main Street and Borough line	25
Locust Lane	Marietta Avenue and Pinkerton Road	25
Main Street [Added 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 3-06]	East Borough line and Little Chiques Creek	40
Main Street [Added 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 3-06]	Little Chiques Creek and west Borough line	25
Main Street [Repealed 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 3-06]
Main Street [Repealed 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 3-06]
Manheim Street	Main Street and Market Street	30
Manheim Street	Market Street and Borough line	40
Marietta Avenue	East Main Street and southwest Borough line	25
New Haven Street	West Main Street and Marietta Avenue	25
North Angle Street	West Main Street and Bruce Avenue	25
North Barbara Street	Main Street and Manheim Street	25
North High Street	East Main Street and Park Avenue	25
North Plum Street	West Main Street and north Borough line	25
Orchard Trail	Martin Avenue and Borough line	25
Park Avenue	East Main Street and North Barbara Street	25
Peace Avenue [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Entire length	25
Pinkerton Road	Marietta Avenue and Borough line	25
Richland Lane	Pinkerton Road and Marietta Avenue	25
Rose Petal Lane [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Entire length	25
School Lane [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Entire length	25
School Lane [Repealed 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]
School Lane [Repealed 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]
South Angle Street	West Main Street and south Borough line	35
South Barbara Street	East Main Street and South Barbara Street terminus	25
South Plum Street	Donegal Springs Road and Wood Street	25
Taylor Avenue [Added 10-6-2014 by Ord. No. 8-14]	Entire length	25
Waters Edge Drive [Added 1-4-2021 by Ord. No. 2-21]	Entire length	25
Wood Street	Chocolate Avenue and Musser Road	25

§ 255-22 Maximum speed limits on certain bridges and elevated structures.

Maximum speed limits are established as follows on certain bridges and elevated structures, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any such bridge or elevated structure at a higher speed than the maximum prescribed for that bridge or elevated structure:

Bridge or Elevated Structure	Location	Maximum Speed Limit
(Reserved)

§ 255-23 Maximum speed limits for certain vehicles on hazardous grades.

The following are declared to be hazardous grades, and, upon any such hazardous grade, no person shall drive a vehicle having a gross weight in excess of that referred to for that grade in the direction stated for that grade at a speed in excess of that established in this section for that grade, and, if so stated for a particular grade, the driver of every such vehicle shall stop the vehicle before proceeding downhill:

Street	Between	Direction of Travel	Maximum Gross Weight	Maximum Speed Limit	Required to Stop Before Proceeding Downhill
(Reserved)

§ 255-24 Maximum speed limits in parks.

A speed limit of 15 miles per hour is established on all streets and roadways in the public parks maintained and operated by the Borough, except in the following locations, where the lower maximums, as specified, shall apply:

Park	Street	Location	Maximum Speed Limit
(Reserved)

§ 255-25 Traffic signals at certain locations.

At the following locations, traffic signals as indicated below shall be erected (or are ratified if previously erected), and traffic at those locations shall be directed by those signals:

Location	Type of Signal
East Main Street and Barbara Street	Traffic control
Main Street and Market Street	Traffic control
West Main Street and Angle Street	Traffic control
West Main Street and Manheim Street/New Haven Street	Traffic control
West Main Street and Orchard Road	Traffic control

§ 255-26 Intersections where turns prohibited on red signal.

[Amended 4-20-1998 by Ord. No. 539]

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:

Intersection	Vehicles Traveling on	Facing
East Main Street and Barbara Street	Barbara Street	North and south
East Main Street and Market Street	Market Street	North and south
West Main Street and Angle Street	Angle Street	North and south
West Main Street and New Haven Street/Manheim Street	West Main Street	East and west

§ 255-27 One-way streets.

[Amended 8-7-1995 by Ord. No. 518]

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
Apple Alley [Added 5-2-2016 by Ord. No. 2-16]	West Main Street	Church Street	North
Apple Alley	West Main Street	Clay Alley	South
Clay Alley	South Angle Street	Cherry Alley	East
Clay Alley	West Main Street	A point 192 feet south	South
Coal Alley[1]	East Main Street	Appletree Alley	North
East Donegal Street	Marietta Avenue	South Market Street	East
Green Alley	West Main Street	Church Street	North
Hill Street [Added 12-1-2008 by Ord. No. 8-08]	North Plum Street	Orchard Road	East
Lumber Street	Main Street	Railroad Bridge	South
Patterson Alley	East Main Street	Appletree Alley	South
Poplar Street	Columbia Avenue	South Alley	South
Rose Alley	West Main Street	Clay Alley	South
Sassafras Alley [Added 7-10-2006 by Ord. No. 3-06]	Barbara Street	High Street	East
Sassafras Alley	Walnut Street	South Barbara Street	East
South Alley	Poplar Street	Market Street	East
South Alley	Poplar Street	Pinkerton Road	West
Walnut Street	Marietta Avenue	Sassafras Alley	South
Williams Alley [Added 11-1-2021 by Ord. No. 10-21]	190 feet north of Henry Street	West Main Street (SR 0230)	North

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 255-28 Prohibited turns.

It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle of the type indicated 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	Not to Make	Into	When	Type of Vehicle
(Reserved)

§ 255-29 Right turn only.

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	Not to Make Left Turn Into or Travel Straight Across
(Reserved)

§ 255-30 U-turns prohibited at certain locations.

It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle traveling upon any of the following portions of streets, in-the direction or directions indicated for that street, to make a U-turn:

Street	Portion	Direction of Travel
(Reserved)

§ 255-31 No-passing zones.

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
(Reserved)

§ 255-32 Through highways.

The following highways are established as through highways, thus authorizing stop or yield signs 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	Between
Main Street	East Borough line and west Borough line

§ 255-33 Stop intersections.

[Amended 8-7-1995 by Ord. No. 518; 4-20-1998 by Ord. No. 539]

The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 255-32) 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
Alley "A"	Old Market Street	East
Alley "D"	North Alley	North and south
Alley "E"	Columbia Avenue	North
Alley "F"	Columbia Avenue	South
Alley "F"	Oak Alley	North
Alley "G"	Columbia Avenue	South
Alley "G"	Oak Alley	North
Alley "H"	Columbia Avenue	North and south
Alley "H"	Oak Alley	North and south
Alley "H"	South Alley	South
Alley "I"	Columbia Avenue	North and south
Alley "K"	West Donegal Street	North
Alley "K"	West Main Street	North
Alley "L"	Marietta Avenue	South
Angle Street	Bruce Avenue	North
Angle Street	Hill Street	North and south
Apple Alley	Clay Alley	South
Appletree Alley	Concord Street	East
Appletree Alley	Manheim Street	West
Appletree Alley	North Barbara Street	East and west
Appletree Alley	North High Street	East and west
Appletree Alley	North Jacob Street	East and west
Appletree Alley	North Market Street	East and west
Appletree Alley	Patterson Alley	East and west
Arbor Rose Avenue [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Florin Avenue	East and west
Arbor Rose Avenue [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Rose Petal Lane	East and west
Arbor Rose Avenue [Added 10-1-2012 by Ord. No. 5-12]	Union School Road	West
Bailey Lane [Added 10-6-2014 by Ord. No. 8-14]	Taylor Avenue	North
Bailey Lane [Added 10-6-2014 by Ord. No. 8-14]	Union School Road	East
Barbara Street	East Donegal Street	North
Bernhard Avenue	Angle Street	East and west
Bernhard Avenue	North Angle Street	East and west
Bernhard Avenue	Orchard Road	East
Birchland Avenue	Fairview Street	East
Birchland Avenue	Orchard Road	West
Blossom Trail	Martin Avenue	North
Blossom Trail	School Lane	North and south
Bridge Boulevard	South Angle Street	West
Bridge Boulevard	Wood Street	North
Bruce Avenue	North Plum Street	West
Caroline Alley	Alley "D"	East and west
Caroline Alley	High Street	East
Charlan Boulevard [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Farmington Way (eastern intersection)	North
Charlan Boulevard [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Farmington Way (western intersection)	North
Charlan Boulevard [Added 1-4-2021 by Ord. No. 2-21]	Lakeside Crossing	West
Charter Lane	Donegal Springs Road	South
Cherry Alley	Church Street	North and south
Cherry Alley	Square Street	South
Cherry Alley	Water Street	North
Cherry Alley	West Main Street	North
Chestnut Street	East Main Street	South
Chocolate Avenue	Donegal Springs Road	South
Church Street	North Angle Street	East and west
Church Street	North Market Avenue	East and west
Church Street	North Plum Street	East and west
Church Street	Orchard Road	East
Clay Alley	Cherry Alley	East and west
Clay Alley	Green Alley	East and west
Clay Alley	North Plum Street	East and west
Clay Alley	Orange Street	East and west
Clay Alley	South Angle Street	East
Clay Alley	South Market Street	East and west
Clay Alley	West Main Street	North
Coal Alley	Appletree Alley	North
Colony Lane	South Manor Avenue	East
Colony Lane	South Market Avenue	East
Colony Lane	South Plum Street	West
Columbia Avenue	Pinkerton Road	West
Columbia Avenue	Poplar Street	East and west
Columbia Avenue	South Market Street	East and west
Comfort Alley	Henry Street	South
Comfort Alley	Marietta Avenue	South
Comfort Alley	West Donegal Street	North
Comfort Alley	West Main Street	North
Concord Street	Detweiler Avenue	North
Concord Street	Frank Street	North and south
Cornerstone Drive [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	East Main Street (SR 0230)	South
Creekside Lane	Lefever Road	East
Creekside Lane	Stauffer Court	North
David Street	New Haven Street	East and west
Delta Street	Columbia Avenue	North and south
Delta Street	Marietta Avenue	North
Detweiler Avenue	North Barbara Street	East and west
Detweiler Avenue	North Market Street	West
Donegal Springs Road	Angle Street	East and west
Donegal Street	Donegal Springs Road	East
Donegal Street	Marietta Avenue	East
Donegal Street	New Haven Street	East and west
Donegal Street	South Barbara Street	West
Donegal Street	South Jacob Street	East
Donegal Street	South Market Street	East
Ella Drive [Added 10-6-2014 by Ord. No. 8-14]	Union School Road	East
Fairview Street	West Main Street	South
Farmington Way [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Charter Lane	East
Farmington Way [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Musser Road	West
Farmview Lane	School Lane	North and south
Florin Avenue	Donegal Springs Road	North
Florin Avenue [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	School Lane	North and south
Forlorn Alley	Fairview Street	West
Frank Street	North Barbara Street	East
Frank Street	North Market Street	West
Frederick Street	North High Street	West
Glenn Avenue	Blossom Trail	East and west
Glenn Avenue	Donegal Springs Road	North
Glenn Avenue	Florin Avenue	West
Glenn Avenue	Martin Avenue	South
Glenn Avenue	Orchard Trail	East and west
Grandview Circle	Church Street	South
Green Alley	Church Street	North
Green Alley	Hill Street	North
Green Alley	Pink Alley	South
Green Alley	West Main Street	North and south
Hemp Street	Manheim Street	East
Henry Street	Alley "K"	West
Henry Street	Lumber Street	East and west
Henry Street	South Market Street	East and west
High Street	East Donegal Street	North
High Street	East Main Street	North and south
High Street	Park Avenue	North
High Street	South Alley	South
Hill Street	North Plum Street	West
Hill Street	Orchard Road	East
Hill Street	South Market Avenue	East and west
Hopewell Street	Fairview Street	East and west
Hopewell Street	Manheim Street	East
Ice Alley	Manheim Street	West
Jacob Street	East Donegal Street	North
Jacob Street	East Main Street	North and south
Jacob Street [Repealed 11-1-2021 by Ord. No. 10-21]
Jasmine Avenue [Added 7-7-2014 by Ord. No. 6-14]	Union School Road	East
Joy Ave	East Main Street	South
Lakeside Crossing [Added 1-4-2021 by Ord. No. 2-21]	Charlan Boulevard	East
Lakeside Crossing [Added 1-4-2021 by Ord. No. 2-21]	Musser Road	West
Lefever Road	East Main Street	South
Lemon Street	West Main Street	North
Liberty Court	South Plum Street	East
Liberty Court	South Plum Street	East
Locust Lane	PA 772 — Marietta Avenue	West
Locust Lane	Pinkerton Road	East
Longenecker Road	East Main Street	North
Lumber Street	David Street	North and south
Lumber Street	Marietta Avenue	South
Marietta Avenue	East Main Street	North
Market Avenue	Donegal Springs Road	South
Market Avenue [Added 6-3-2019 by Ord. No. 2-19]	Square Street	South
Market Avenue	West Main Street	North and south
Market Avenue	Wood Street	North and south
Market Street	Manheim Street	North
Market Street	Marietta Avenue	North and south
Market Street	School Lane	North and south
Market Street	West Donegal Street	North and south
Martin Avenue [Added 7-1-2019 by Ord. No. 3-19; amended 2-3-2020 by Ord. No. 1-20]	Farmview Lane (except right turn)	South
Martin Avenue	Florin Avenue	East and west
Midway Road	Locust Lane	South
Midway Road	Richland Lane	North
Mount Joy Street	Concord Street	West
Mount Joy Street	North Barbara Street	East and west
Mount Joy Street	North High Street	East and west
Mount Joy Street	North Jacob Street	East
Newcomer Road	East Main Street	North
New Haven Street	Marietta Avenue	North and south
New Street [Added 11-1-2021 by Ord. No. 10-21]	Jacob Street	East
New Street	South Barbara Street	East and west
New Street	Walnut Street	West
North Alley	North Barbara Street	East and west
Oak Alley	Alley "H"	East and west
Oak Alley	Delta Street	East and west
Oak Alley	Pinkerton Road	East and west
Oak Alley	Poplar Street	East and west
Oak Alley	South Market Street	East and west
Old Market Street	Manheim Street	North and south
Old Market Street	North Market Street	South
Orange Street	Green Alley	West
Orange Street	West Main Street	North
Orchard Road	West Main Street	South
Park Alley	North Market Street	West
Park Avenue	East Main Street	South
Park Avenue	North Barbara Street	West
Patterson Alley	East Main Street	South
Peace Avenue [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Arbor Rose Lane	South
Peace Avenue [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	School Lane	North
Pine Street	North Barbara Street	West
Pink Alley	Green Alley	East
Pink Alley	North Angle Street	East and west
Pink Alley	North Market Avenue	East and west
Pinkerton Road	Marietta Avenue	North
Pleasure Road	North Plum Street	East
Plum Street	Donegal Springs Road	South
Plum Street	Donegal Springs Road	South
Plum Street	Square Street	South
Plum Street	West Main Street	North and south
Plum Street	Wood Street	North and south
Poplar Alley	Bridge Boulevard	East and west
Poplar Alley	Chocolate Avenue	East
Poplar Alley	South Market Avenue	West
Poplar Street	Marietta Avenue	North
Post office	Appletree Alley	North
Richland Lane	Marietta Avenue	West
Richland Lane	Pinkerton Road	East
Rose Alley	Church Street	North
Rose Alley	Clay Alley	North and south
Rose Alley	Square Street	South
Rose Alley	West Main Street	South
Rose Petal Lane [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	Arbor Rose Avenue (eastern intersection)	North and south
Rose Petal Lane [Added 10-1-2012 by Ord. No. 5-12]	Arbor Rose Avenue (western intersection)	North
Rose Petal Lane [Added 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 3-10]	School Lane	North
Sassafras Alley	South Barbara Street	East and west
Sassafras Alley	South High Street	East and west
Sassafras Alley	South Jacob Street	West
School Lane	Blossom Trail	West and east
School Lane	Delta Street	East
School Lane	Farmview Lane	West and east
School Lane	Farm View Road	West and east
School Lane	Marietta Avenue	East and west
School Lane	Midway Road	East and west
School Lane	Orchard Trail	West and east
School Lane	Pinkerton Road	East and west
South Alley	Delta Street	East and west
South Alley	Pinkerton Road	West
South Alley	South Barbara Street	West
South Alley	South Jacob Street	East
South Alley	South Market Stre5et	East and west
South Alley	Walnut Street	East and west
South Barbara Street	New Street	North and south
Spring Alley	North Angle Street	West
Springville Road	Birchland Avenue	North
Springville Road	West Main Street	South
Square Street	South Market Avenue	East and west
Stauffer Court	Lefever Road	East
Strawberry Alley	Manheim Street	East
Sunset Avenue	Glenn Avenue	South
Sunset Avenue	Martin Avenue	North
Taylor Avenue [Added 10-6-2014 by Ord. No. 8-14]	Union School Road	East
Terrace Avenue	North Angle Street	East and west
Terrace Avenue	North Plum Street	West
Terrace Avenue	Orchard Road	East
Walnut Street	Columbia Avenue	North and south
Water Street	North Angle Street	East and west
Water Street	North Market Avenue	East and west
Water Street	North Plum Street	East and west
Waters Edge Drive [Added 1-4-2021 by Ord. No. 2-21]	Charlan Boulevard	North
Waters Edge Drive [Added 1-4-2021 by Ord. No. 2-21]	Lakeside Crossing	South
Weeping Alley	Henry Street	South
Willow Alley	David Street	North and south
Willow Alley	Marietta Avenue	South
Willow Alley	West Donegal Street	North
Ziegler Street	North High Street	West

§ 255-34 Yield intersections.

[Amended 4-20-1998 by Ord. No. 539]

The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 255-32) 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 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 slow down or stop the vehicle as required by § 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code and then yield the right-of-way as required by that subsection of the Vehicle Code.

Yield Street	Through Street	Direction of Travel
(Reserved)

§ 255-35 Operation of motor vehicles on public lands.

No motor vehicle, including a motorcycle, pedalcycle or minibike, shall be operated on any property owned by the Borough or any other public agency or instrumentality within the Borough without the permission of the property owner and a permit from the Chief of Police of the Borough.

§ 255-36 Violations and penalties.

Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the fines and penalties set forth in the Vehicle Code for such violation, plus costs. In the absence of the establishment of fines and penalties for a particular violation in the Vehicle Code, any person shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25, plus costs.

§ 255-37 through § 255-46. (Reserved)