[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
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 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
1. 
The following speed limits are hereby established:
A speed limit of 25 miles per hour is hereby established upon all streets and alleys in the Borough except:
A. 
Upon such state highways where a different speed limit shall be established by authority of the State Department of Transportation, with official signs giving notice of such speed limits.
B. 
LeFever Street, 15 mph between Baltimore and E. Confederate Avenue.
C. 
In locations where a lesser speed limit shall be required under the law.
2. 
Any person who shall operate a vehicle at a speed in excess of that established therefor, upon any highway or portion thereof as specified in this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and, for exceeding a maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour, shall pay an additional fine of $2 for each mile per hour in excess of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
A speed limit of five miles per hour is established on all streets and roadways in the public parks maintained and operated by the Borough.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1078, 10/11/1988]
1. 
At the following intersections, official traffic signals shall be erected (or are hereby ratified if heretofore erected), and traffic at such intersections shall be directed by such signals:
Baltimore Street and High Street
Baltimore Street and Middle Street
Baltimore Street and Steinwehr Avenue
Carlisle Street and Lincoln Avenue
Chambersburg Street and Buford Avenue, Springs Avenue and West Street
Chambersburg Street and Washington Street, S.
Fourth Street and York Street
Middle Street, W. and Confederate Avenue, W.
Middle Street, W. and Washington Street, S.
Steinwehr Avenue and Washington Street, S.
Stratton Street and York Street
West Street and Middle Street, W.
2. 
Any driver of a vehicle who shall disobey the directions of any traffic signal shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1091, 8/14/1989]
1. 
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle traveling on the first named street at any of the following intersections, in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each case, to make a right turn when his or her vehicle is facing a steady red traffic signal:
Street
Intersecting Street
Direction of Travel
Baltimore Street
High Street
North or south
Baltimore Street
Middle Street
North or south
Baltimore Street
Steinwehr Avenue
South
Buford Avenue
Chambersburg Street
Southeast
Carlisle Street
Lincoln Avenue
South
Chambersburg Street
Buford Avenue
West
Chambersburg Street
Springs Avenue
West
Chambersburg Street
Washington Street, S.
East or west
Chambersburg Street
West Street
West
Confederate Street
Middle Street
North or south
Fourth Street
York Street
Northwest or southeast
High Street
Baltimore Street
East or west
Lincoln Avenue
Carlisle Street
West
Middle Street
Baltimore Street
East or west
Middle Street
Confederate Street, W.
East or west
Middle Street
Washington Street, S.
East or west
Middle Street
West Street
East
Steinwehr Avenue
Baltimore Street
Northeast
Stratton Street
York Street
East or west
Washington Street
Chambersburg Street
North
Washington Street
Middle Street
North or south
West Street
Chambersburg Street
North
West Street
Middle Street
North or south
York Street
Fourth Street
Northeast or southeast
York Street
Stratton Street
East or west
2. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1046-86, 9/-/1986; by Ord. 1049-86, 11/10/1986; by Ord. 1068-88, 4/11/1988 1988; by Ord. 1070, 4/11/1988; by Ord. 1083-89, 2/14/1989; by Ord. 1090-89, 8/14/1989; by Ord. 1133-92, 1/6/1992; by Ord. 1134-92, 1/6/1992; and by Ord. 1233-99, 9/13/1999, §§ 1, 2]
1. 
The following intersections are hereby established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are hereby ratified if heretofore erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named street upon the first-named street, in the direction or directions hereby indicated. It shall be unlawful for all vehicles approaching any such intersection upon the first-named street, in the direction or directions hereby indicated, to not come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such intersection:
Stop Street
Through Street
Direction of Travel
Breckenridge Street
Franklin Street
Eastbound and westbound
Breckenridge Street
[Amended by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
Long Lane
Eastbound and westbound
Constitution Avenue
Lincoln Avenue, W.
Northbound and southbound
Court Alley
South Street
Northbound
Culp Street
Fairview Avenue
Westbound
Fairview Avenue
Gettys Street
Northbound
Fairview Avenue
Getty Street
Eastbound and westbound
Highland Avenue
Culp Street
Eastbound and westbound
Highland Avenue
Culp Street
Northbound and southbound
Highland Avenue
Johns Avenue
Eastbound
Highland Avenue
King Street
Eastbound and westbound
Highland Avenue
Queen Street
Eastbound and westbound
High Street, E.
Stratton Street, S.
Eastbound
High Street, W.
Howard Avenue, S.
Westbound
Hillcrest
Locust Street
Northbound
Hudson Alley
N. Sixth Street
Eastbound
Johns Avenue
Culp Street
Northbound and southbound
Johns Avenue
King Street
Northbound and southbound
King Street
Fairview Avenue
Eastbound and westbound
King Street
Johns Avenue
Eastbound and westbound
King Street
Long Lane
Eastbound and westbound
King Street
Sunset Avenue
Westbound
Legion Alley, east
E. Confederate Avenue
Eastbound and westbound
Lincoln Avenue, West
College Avenue
Eastbound
Middle Street, East
Sixth Street
Eastbound
Pfeffer Alley
School House Alley
Eastbound
Pine Street
Barlow Street
Northbound
Princess Street
South Howard Avenue
Eastbound
Prince Street
Ridge Avenue
Westbound
Queen Street
Fairview Avenue
Eastbound and westbound
Queen Street
[Amended by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
Long Lane
Westbound
Race Horse Alley
N. Franklin Street
Eastbound and westbound
Red Patch Avenue
Ridge Avenue
Eastbound
Sixth Street, South
Middle Street, East
Northbound and southbound (excluding right turns)
N. Sixth Street
York Street
Southbound
Sunset Avenue
King Street
Eastbound and westbound
Sunset Avenue
Queen Street
Eastbound and westbound
Third Street
Race Horse Alley
Northbound
Wade Avenue
School House Alley
Eastbound
Wall Alley, E.
School House Alley
Eastbound and westbound
Wall Alley, W.
Court Alley
Northbound and southbound
Warner Alley
West High Street
Northbound and southbound
Washington Street, N.
Swope Alley
Northbound
Washington Street, N.
West Broadway
Northbound and southbound
2. 
The following intersections, located within the Borough of Gettysburg, are hereby declared to be multi-way stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are hereby confirmed if heretofore erected) in such positions as to face traffic approaching such intersections from all directions on all of the intersecting streets. All vehicles and tractors approaching such intersections from any direction upon an intersecting street shall come to a full stop within a reasonable distance, before entering such intersections:
Breckenridge Street, Franklin Street and Long Lane
Breckenridge Street and Washington Street, S.
Broadway, W. and Washington Street, N.
Court Alley and Legion Alley
Court Alley at Wall Alley, West
Culp Street and Johns Avenue
Delap Avenue and the alley running along the rear of the lots fronting on the west side of Carlisle Street
Fairview Avenue and King Street
Franklin Street, S. and High Street, W.
High Street, W. and Washington Street, S.
High Street, W. and West Street
King Street and Johns Avenue
Long Lane and King Street
Middle Street, E. and Liberty Street
Middle Street, E. and Stratton Street, S.
Queen Street and Fairview Avenue
Queen Street and Johns Street
Queen Street, Long Lane and the exit from the Recreation Park parking lot opposite Queen Street
Seminary Avenue and Howard Avenue
Springs Avenue and Howard Avenue
Stratton Street, N. and Water Street, E.
Stratton Street, S. and Wall Alley, East
Wall Alley, East and School House Alley
Warner Alley and United Alley
3. 
Any driver of a vehicle who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
1. 
The following intersections are hereby established as yield-right-of-way intersections, and official yield signs shall be erected (or are hereby ratified if heretofore erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named street upon the first-named street. All vehicles approaching any such intersection upon the first-named street shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on the second-named street so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time that the driver of such vehicle is moving across or within such intersection:
Yield Highway
Through Highway
Direction of Travel
(Reserved)
2. 
Any driver of a vehicle who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
1. 
The following streets are hereby established as through streets, and the driver of a vehicle upon approaching any such street at any intersection thereof (except for intersections where there are now or shall hereafter be located official traffic control signals) shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such through street:
Street
Between
Baltimore Street
Lincoln Square and the southeast Borough line
Broadway, West
Carlisle Street and College Avenue
Buford Avenue
Chambersburg Street and the west Borough line
Carlisle Street
Lincoln Square and the north Borough line
Chambersburg Street
Lincoln Square and Buford Avenue
College Avenue
West Lincoln Avenue and the west Borough line
Fairview Avenue
Queen Street and Long Lane
Fourth Street, N.
York Street and East Broadway
Hanover Street
York Street and east Borough line
Hay Street
Springs Avenue and Buford Avenue
High Street, W.
S. Washington Street and Howard Avenue
Howard Avenue
Springs Avenue and Buford Avenue
Lefever Street
E. Confederate Avenue and Baltimore Street
Lincoln Avenue, W.
Carlisle Street and Constitution Avenue
Long Lane
Breckenridge Street and Queen Street
Middle Street, E.
Baltimore Street and the east Borough line
Middle Street, W.
Baltimore Street and the west Borough line
Queen Street
Steinwehr Avenue and Fairview Avenue; Fairview Avenue and Long Lane
Springs Avenue
Chambersburg Street-Buford Avenue and Seminary Ridge
Steinwehr Avenue
Baltimore Street and the southeast Borough line
Stratton Street, N.
York Street and Lincoln Avenue
Wainwright Avenue
Lefever Street and the southeast Borough line
Washington Street, N.
Chambersburg Street and Lincoln Avenue
Washington Street, S.
Chambersburg Street and Steinwehr Avenue
York Street
Lincoln Square and the east Borough line
2. 
Any driver of a vehicle who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1047-86, 10/14/1986; by Ord. 1135-92, 3/9/1992; by Ord. 1190-97, 4/1997; by Ord. 1258-01, 6/11/2001, § 1; and by Ord. 1306-05, 7/11/2005]
1. 
The following are hereby established as one-way streets with operation of vehicles thereupon to be in the direction hereby indicated:
Streets
From
To
Direction of Travel
Breckenridge Street
Baltimore Street
Washington Street, S.
Westbound
Legion Alley
Baltimore Street
Court Alley
Westbound
Lincoln Lane
S. Washington Street
Warner Alley
Westbound
Lincoln Square
(Around the Square)
Counterclockwise
Mummasburg Street
Stevens Street
Water Street
South-eastbound
Patrick Alley
Breckenridge Street
LeVan Alley
Southbound
Racehorse Alley
Carlisle Street
A point 304 feet west of Stratton Street
Eastbound
Railroad Street
Carlisle Street
N. Washington Street
Westbound
Wade Avenue
Baltimore Street
Schoolhouse Alley
Eastbound
2. 
Any person who shall violate a provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
1. 
All vehicular traffic shall keep to the right of the following structures or barriers located in the center of the specified intersections:
Structure
Intersection
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
1. 
It shall be unlawful for the driver of a motor vehicle to make a U-turn on any of the following streets or portions of streets:
Street
Between
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
1. 
The following weight limits are hereby established, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive any motor vehicle or other vehicle, trailer or tractor-trailer combination having a gross weight in excess of that herein prescribed, upon any of the following streets or portions thereof where such streets or portions thereof have been posted with notice of such maximum weight:
Street
Between
Maximum Gross Weight
Constitution Avenue
Over Stevens Run Bridge
12,000 pounds
All streets and alleys except state highways
12,000 pounds
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 at or on premises located in any such street or portion thereof, listed above, or any motor vehicle or other vehicle, or trailer or tractor-trailer combination for which a special permit to operate on any such street or portion thereof 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, firefighting equipment, garbage and rubbish vehicles, or school and public transportation buses.
2. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $75 plus $75 for each 500 pounds, or part thereof, in excess of 3000 pounds over the maximum allowable weight limit, together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1381-10, 8/9/2010]
1. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any truck, which shall mean a motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, freight, or merchandise, upon any of the following streets, or portions thereof, as herein designated:
Street
Between
Broadway
Entire length
Elm Street
Entire length
Fourth Street
Harrisburg Street and Water Street
Hay Street
Entire length
Howard Street
Buford Avenue and West Middle Street
Lefever Street
Entire length
Lincoln Avenue
Harrisburg Street and Fourth Street
Patrick Alley
Breckenridge Street and LeVan Alley
Reasor Avenue
Entire length
Reynolds Street
Buford Avenue and West Middle Street
Seminary Avenue
Entire length
Springs Avenue
Entire length
East Water Street
Carlisle Street and Fourth Street
2. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution; provided that nothing in this section shall make it unlawful to operate a truck upon any street or portion thereof listed above for delivery and pickup of goods, wares, material or merchandise, at or on premises located at any such street or portion thereof.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
1. 
All trucks are to use low gear when traveling on the following streets or portions thereof:
Street
Between
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
1. 
The following streets or portions of streets are hereby designated as being for local traffic only:
Street
Between
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who shall use as a through street, the streets or portions thereof hereby designated as being for local traffic only shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution; provided that local traffic, as used herein, shall mean access to and egress from properties and businesses or parking facilities located along said streets.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle upon any street that is under construction, resurfacing or repair, in disregard of any official sign, barricade or notice that the same is closed to vehicular traffic. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
1. 
The Mayor is hereby authorized to designate as play streets, whenever and for whatever period of time he shall deem advisable, any portion of any street whereon sledding and coasting shall be permitted. Such street shall be set apart for this purpose under the direction of the Mayor.
2. 
No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any play street at any time when such street shall be so designated, except in case of emergency, with special permission of the police officer in charge, who shall first clear such play street of all persons using such street for the purpose for which it was set aside.
3. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985; as amended by Ord. 1032-86, 2/10/1986]
1. 
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle, traveling upon the first-named street, in the direction or directions hereby indicated, at any of the following intersections, to make a left turn into the second-named street:
From
To
Direction of Travel
Middle Street, W.
Confederate Avenue, W.
Eastbound
Springs Avenue
Buford Avenue
Eastbound
Wall Alley
Baltimore Street
Westbound
York Street
Hanover Street
Westbound
York Street
Liberty Street
Westbound
2. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
1. 
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle traveling in the direction indicated to make a turn specifically prohibited below:
Turns From
Direction of Travel
Turn Into Prohibited
Baltimore Street
Northbound or southbound
Zerfing Alley
Carlisle Street
Northbound or southbound
Race Horse Alley
2. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1028-85, 8/12/1985]
1. 
The word "pushcart," as used in this section, shall mean a vehicle, other than a pedalcycle, propelled solely by human power, and used or intended for use for the display, transport, exhibit or sale of goods, wares or merchandise.
2. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to propel a pushcart upon any sidewalk in any business district except as necessary to move the pushcart to a location from which it is to be loaded or unloaded or from which goods, wares or merchandise are to be sold or dispensed under permit from Borough Council as provided in Subsection 3 of this section.
3. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a pushcart upon any sidewalk except for the purpose of selling or dispensing from that pushcart goods, wares or merchandise to passersby under permit from Borough Council. Every such permit shall be issued to the person making application for the permit, upon payment of a fee, which shall be for the use of the Borough of Gettysburg. Fees for the use of pushcarts shall be established by resolution as adopted from time to time by the Borough Council. The permit shall be granted to the applicant, upon payment of the fee, and upon his signing an agreement with Borough Council that he shall be bound by the conditions imposed by Borough Council and made a part of the permit, dealing with the following matters:
[Amended by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
A. 
Restricting or limiting the parking of the pushcart to one or more stated locations upon the sidewalk and to stated days and hours at each location;
B. 
Stating requirements to be adhered to in connection with the disposal of garbage and refuse resulting from the operations carried on;
C. 
Requiring that there be no violation of any law, ordinance or regulation pertaining to health, sanitation and the handling of food or drink.
4. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section, or any condition of any permit granted under this section, shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. 1035-86, 4/14/1986; as amended by Ord. 1054-87, 2/9/1987; and by Ord. 1057-87, 7/13/1987]
1. 
The following streets, at the approaches to the intersecting streets hereafter designated, shall have left turn lanes clearly indicated thereon:
Street
Intersecting Street
Baltimore Street
High Street
Baltimore Street
Middle Street
Baltimore Street
[Added by Ord. No. 1449-18, 2/12/2018]
Steinwehr Avenue
Carlisle Street
Lincoln Avenue
Chambersburg Street
Washington Street
Middle Street
[Added by Ord. No. 1449-18, 2/12/2018]
Baltimore Street
Steinwehr Avenue
[Added by Ord. No. 1449-18, 2/12/2018]
Taneytown Road
Steinwehr Avenue
[Added by Ord. No. 1449-18, 2/12/2018]
South Washington Street
Washington Street
Chambersburg Street
North Washington Street
Chambersburg Street
South Washington Street
Chambersburg Street
West Street
[Added by Ord. No. 1449-18, 2/12/2018]
Middle Street
York Street
[Added by Ord. No. 1449-18, 2/12/2018]
Fourth Street
York Street
[Added by Ord. No. 1446-18, 1/8/2018]
Liberty Street
York Street
Stratton Street
2. 
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle to make a left turn from such streets into any of the designated intersecting streets except from the indicated left turn lanes, and it shall also be unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle to fail to make a left turn from such streets into the designated intersecting streets when operating in an indicated left turn lane. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25, together with costs of prosecution.