Article III Restrictions on Size, Weight and Type of Vehicle and Load

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Title	Adopted	Subject	Affects
Ord. No. 2025-15 pdf	2025-12-29	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 233
Ord. No. 2025-8 pdf	2025-07-21	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 233

§ 233-23 Vehicle weight limits established on certain streets and bridges.

[Amended 12-12-2005 by Ord. No. 2003-7]

On the following bridges and streets or parts of streets, by authority granted by § 4902(a) of the Vehicle Code, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to drive, operate or tow any vehicle or combination having a gross weight in excess of the maximum prescribed below for that bridge or street or part of street, as the case may be:

Street or Bridge	Between	Maximum Gross Weight (tons)
East and West Third Street	Valley and Juniata Streets	3 1/2
Oak Street	Valley and Logan Streets	3 1/2
Valley Street	Walnut and E. Third Streets	3 1/2
Banks Avenue	Bridge Street and Spring Street	10
Bridge Street	Mill Street and Banks Avenue	10
Spring Street	Banks Avenue and Walnut Street	10

Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be prosecuted under §§ 4902(a) and 4902(g)(1) of the Vehicle Code and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $150 plus $150 for each 500 pounds, or part thereof, in excess of 3,000 pounds over the maximum allowable weight, and the costs of prosecution.

Exemptions. School buses and emergency vehicles (as these terms are defined by the Vehicle Code) and vehicles making local deliveries to or pickups from premises located along a street or part of a street referred to in Subsection A are exempted from the restrictions imposed by Subsection A of this section.

§ 233-24 Restrictions on size of vehicles on certain streets and bridges.

[Amended 12-12-2005 by Ord. No. 2003-7]

On the following bridges and streets or parts of streets, by authority granted by § 4902(a) of the Vehicle Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive operate or tow any vehicle or combination in violation of the size restrictions prescribed below for that bridge or street or part of street:

Street or Bridge	Between	Restriction
Banks Avenue	Bridge Street and Spring Street	Maximum length not to exceed 30 feet
Bridge Street	Mill Street and Banks Avenue	Maximum length not to exceed 30 feet
Spring Street	Banks Avenue and Walnut Street	Maximum length not to exceed 30 feet

Any person who violates any provision of this § 233-24 shall be prosecuted under §§ 4902(a) and 4902(g)(1) of the Vehicle Code and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $75 and the costs of prosecution.

§ 233-25 Buses, school buses, and trucks prohibited on certain streets.

[Amended 12-12-2005 by Ord. No. 2003-7]

By the authority granted by § 4902(a) of the Vehicle Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a bus or a school bus (as these terms are defined by the Vehicle Code) on any of the following streets or parts of a street; and by the authority granted by § 4902(a) of the Vehicle Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive, operate or tow a truck, tractor, truck tractor, trailer, tractor-trailer, or any combination on any of the following streets or parts of a street:

	Street	Between
	East Fleming Avenue	South Main Street and Kishacoquillas Street
	Grand Parkway	South Main Street and the Borough/Derry Township boundary line
	Grand Parkway North	South Main Street and Summit Drive
	Grant Avenue	South Main Street and Sunset Road
	Harding Avenue	South Main Street and Sunset Road
	Lindbergh Way	East Fleming Avenue and Grand Parkway North
	Lombardy Circle	South Main Street and Summit Drive
	South Brown Street	Green Avenue and East Fleming Avenue
	Wilson Avenue	South Main Street and Sunset Road

Any person who violates any provision of this § 233-25 shall be prosecuted under §§ 4902(a) and 4902(g)(1) of the Vehicle Code and upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $75 and the costs of prosecution.

Exemptions.

(1)

School buses which transport school students residing in the South Hills Subdivision Development in Derry Township to or from schools or school-related activities and school bus stops in the South Hills Subdivision Development are exempted from the prohibition of Subsection A of this section, provided the sole route used by these school buses is Grand Parkway as it runs between South Main Street and the Borough/Derry Township boundary line.

(2)

Buses which transport disabled or handicapped individuals, senior citizens, or veterans to or from appointments or activities and their residences, or which transport senior citizens to or from the Area Agency on Aging/Senior Citizens Center at Buena Vista Circle, are exempted from the prohibition of Subsection A of this section.

(3)

Emergency vehicles (as this term is defined by the Vehicle Code) are exempted from the prohibition of Subsection A.

(4)

Trucks or tractor-trailers making local deliveries to or pickups from premises located along a street or part of a street referred to in Subsection A of this section are exempted from the prohibition imposed by Subsection A.

§ 233-26 Trucks prohibited on certain streets.

[Amended 12-12-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-7]

By the authority granted by § 4902(a) of the Vehicle Code, it shall be unlawful for any person to drive, operate or tow a truck, tractor, truck tractor, trailer, tractor-trailer, or any combination, on any of the following streets or parts of a street:

	Street	Between
	Academy Hill	Full length
	Crystal Springs Avenue	West Fourth Street and West Eighth Street
	Depot Street	Chestnut Street and Montgomery Avenue
	Franklin Avenue	West Fourth Street and West Fifth Street
	Greenleaf Avenue	West Fourth Street and West Seventh Street
	Grove Avenue	West Fourth Street and West Seventh Street
	Grove Avenue	West Fourth Street and Riverside Drive
	Howard Avenue	West Fourth Street and West Sixth Street
	Marble Street	Valley Street and Logan Street
	Montgomery Avenue	Depot Street and South Pine Road
	North Brown Street	East Third Street and Academy Hill
	North Grand Street	Ridge Road and the Borough/Granville Township boundary line
	North Walnut Street	Valley Street and the Borough/Derry Township boundary line.
	Pennsylvania Avenue	West Fourth Street and West Sixth Street
	Reservoir Lane	Franklin Avenue and Bratton Avenue
	Riverside Drive	Rosewood Avenue and Grove Avenue
	Rosewood Avenue	West Fourth Street and West Eighth Street
	Rosewood Avenue	West Fourth Street and Riverside Dr.
	Silversand Avenue	West Fourth Street and West Seventh Street
	South Pine Road	Chestnut Street and Montgomery Avenue
	Union Avenue	West Fourth Street and West Seventh Street
	West Fifth Street	Bratton Avenue and North Grand Street
	West Fifth Street	Franklin Avenue and Bratton Avenue
	West Fifth Street	Howard Avenue and Franklin Avenue
	West Fourth Street	Bratton Avenue and North Grand Street
	West Sixth Street	Howard Avenue and Franklin Avenue

Any person who violates any provision of this § 233-26 shall be prosecuted under §§ 4902(a) and 4902(g)(1) of the Vehicle Code and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $75 and the costs of prosecution.

Exemptions. School buses and emergency vehicles (as these terms are defined by the Vehicle Code) and trucks or tractor-trailers making local deliveries to or pickups from premises located along a street or part of a street referred to in Subsection A are exempted from the prohibition of Subsection A of this section.