[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
1. 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:
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Street
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Between
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Maximum Speed Limit
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Farm Hill Road [Added by Ord. 2015-04, 6/23/2015]
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Entire length
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30
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Mud Lane
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Entire length
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35
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Savage Road
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Entire length
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35
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Tomahawk Trail [Added by Ord. 2013-03, 6/25/2013]
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Entire length
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15
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West Bullshead Road
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Entire length
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40
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2. Any person who violates the provision of this section shall, upon
conviction before any Magisterial District Judge having jurisdiction,
pay a fine of $35, together with the cost of prosecution, and any
fees or surcharges mandated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which
fine and costs shall be collected in the manner provided by law for
the recovery of fines and penalties for the violation of Township
ordinances. Any person failing to pay such fines and costs may be
subject to imprisonment in accordance with the applicable provisions
of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
1. 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:
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Bridge or Elevated Structure
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Location
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Maximum Speed Limit
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and costs. Any person
exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour
shall pay an additional fine of $2 per mile for each mile in excess
of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
1. 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
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Between
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Direction of Travel
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Maximum Gross Weight
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Maximum Speed Limit
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Required to Stop Before Proceeding Downhill
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and costs. Any person
exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour
shall pay an additional fine of $2 for each mile in excess of five
miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
1. A speed limit of 15 miles per hour is established on all streets
and roadways in the public parks maintained and operated by the Township,
except in the following locations, where the lower maximums, as specified,
shall apply:
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Park
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Street
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Location
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Maximum Speed Limit
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and costs. Any person
exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour
shall pay an additional fine of $2 per mile for each mile in excess
of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007; as amended by Ord. 2009-02, 3/12/2009]
1. 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:
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Location
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Type of Signal
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Howertown Road, SR 329, and Weaversville Road
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4-way stop
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SR 329 and Savage Road
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4-way stop
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2. Any driver of a vehicle who disobeys the directions of any traffic
signal shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and
costs.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
1. 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:
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Intersection
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Vehicles Traveling on
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Facing
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(Reserved)
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2. Any driver of a vehicle who violates any provision of this section
shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007; as amended by Ord. 2009-02, 3/12/2009]
1. The following are established as one-way roadways, 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:
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Street
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From
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To
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Direction of Travel
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33rd Street (TR488)
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Cherryville Road
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Center Road
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West
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TR478
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Intersection with the state highway leading from Bath
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Northampton, known as No. 329, to TR 486
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South
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Atlas Road [Added by Ord. 2010-04, 10-26-2010]
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Savage Road
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Joseph Road
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West
|
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Boro View Drive
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Entire length
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East to west
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
1. 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
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Direction of Travel
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Not to Make Turn
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Into
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When
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Type of Vehicle Applicable To
|
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
1. 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 left turn, at any time stated, both right turns and straight-across
traffic being prohibited:
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Vehicle Traveling On
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Direction of Travel
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Times
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Not to Make Right Turn Into or Travel Straight Across
|
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
1. 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:
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Street
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Portion
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Direction of Travel
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
1. 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:
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Street
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Direction of Travel
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Between
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
1. 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 75 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 3323(b) and 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:
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Highway
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Between
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007; as amended by Ord. 2009-02, 3/12/2009]
1. The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by §
15-212) 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 the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(b), 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.
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Stop Street
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Intersecting or Through Street
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Direction of Travel
|
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33rd Street
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Center Road
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Atlas Road [Repealed by Ord. 2010-04, 10-26-2010]
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|
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Atlas Road [Added by Ord. 2010-04, 10-26-2010]
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Savage Road
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West
|
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Atlas Road [Amended by Ord. 2010-04, 10-26-2010]
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Short Lane
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East and west
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Buttonwood Road
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Mud Lane
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Center Street
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32nd Street
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Debbie Road
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Drexel Drive
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Drexel Drive
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Short Lane
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East Bullshead Road
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Willowbrook Road
|
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Exit from Howerton Park [Added by Ord. 2010-04, 10-26-2010]
|
Atlas Road
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South
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Exit from Howerton Park [Added by Ord. 2010-04, 10-26-2010]
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Savage Road
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West
|
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Exit from Howerton Park [Added by Ord. 2010-04, 10-26-2010]
|
Short Lane
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East
|
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Granger Road
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Church Road
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North
|
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Granger Road
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Church Road
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South
|
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Gray Drive [Added by Ord. 2013-05, 10/22/2013]
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McNair Drive
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South
|
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Gray Drive [Added by Ord. 2013-05, 10/22/2013]
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Walker Drive
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North
|
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Jennings Run
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Marshall Run
|
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Jennings Run
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Village Drive
|
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John Drive [Added by Ord. 2010-04, 10-26-2010]
|
Savage Road
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East
|
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Kennedy Drive
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32nd Street
|
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Kensington Circle
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Snow Hill Road
|
|
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Laurel Drive
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Buttonwood Road
|
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Laurel Drive
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Redwood Drive
|
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Marshall Run
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Howertown Road
|
|
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Marshall Run
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Jennings Run
|
|
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Marshall Run
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Yeates Run
|
|
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Marshall Run
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Yeates Run
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South
|
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McNair Drive [Added by Ord. 2013-05, 10/22/2013]
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Gray Drive
|
East and west
|
|
McNair Drive [Added by Ord. 2013-05, 10/22/2013]
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Willowbrook Road
|
West
|
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Oak Lane
|
Oak Lane
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East
|
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Oak Lane
|
Oak Lane
|
West
|
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Pond Road
|
School Road
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North
|
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Pond Road
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School Road
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South
|
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Redwood Drive
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Mud Lane
|
|
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Rock Road
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Clifftop Road
|
|
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Savage Road [Amended by Ord. 2010-04, 10-26-2010]
|
Atlas Road
|
North
|
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Savage Road [Repealed by Ord. 2010-04, 10-26-2010]
|
|
|
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Savage Road [Added by Ord. 2010-04, 10-26-2010]
|
John Drive
|
South
|
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Savage Road
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Route 329 (North Bath Boulevard)
|
|
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School Road
|
Mud Lane
|
|
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Short Lane [Added by Ord. 2010-04, 10-26-2010]
|
Atlas Road
|
South
|
|
Short Lane
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Drexel Drive
|
|
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Stonebridge Road
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Covered Bridge Road
|
|
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Stonebridge Road
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Farm Hill Road
|
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Stonebridge Road
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Snowhill Road
|
|
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Stonebridge Road
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Twin Brook Road
|
|
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Stonebridge Road
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Valley Road
|
|
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Tomahawk Trail
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Church Road
|
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Tomahawk Trail
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Millrace Road
|
|
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Village Drive
|
Howertown Road
|
|
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Walker Drive [Added by Ord. 2013-05, 10/22/2013]
|
Gray Drive
|
East and west
|
|
Walker Drive [Added by Ord. 2013-05, 10/22/2013]
|
Willowbrook Road
|
West
|
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Walking Purchase Circle
|
Village Drive
|
|
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West Bullshead Road
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Willowbrook Road
|
|
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West Sylvan Drive
|
Buttonwood Road
|
|
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Willowbrook Road
|
Savage Road
|
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
1. The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by §
15-212) 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 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 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
|
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|
(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon
conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
1. No motor vehicle, including a motorcycle, pedalcycle or minibike,
shall be operated on any property owned by the Township or any other
public agency or instrumentality within the Borough without the permission
of the property owner and a permit from the Board of Supervisors of
the Township.
2. Any person who violates a provision of this section shall, upon conviction,
be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
1. The following locations are designated as rotary traffic islands,
and every vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be
driven only to the right of the island:
2. Any person who drives a vehicle otherwise than to the right of any
rotary traffic island shall be guilty of a violation of this section
and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and
costs.
[Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
1. The following roads and streets within the Township are designated
as special snowmobile roads:
|
Street or Road
|
Between
|
Used by Snowmobiles Only When Closed to Vehicular Traffic
|
Shared With Vehicular Traffic
|
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|
(Reserved)
|
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile on any
highway, street or road in the Township other than as provided above,
provided that nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from
operating a snowmobile on any other street in the Township:
A. As authorized by the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7721,
for emergency and bridge crossings and for direct crossing of streets
or two-lane highways.
B. For special snowmobile events where authorized in advance and the
street is blocked off as provided in the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 7723. Any person who violates any provision of this section
shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Section 7752(a) of
the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7752(a).