Borough of North East, PA Article II Traffic Regulations

§ 450-10 Maximum speed limits on certain streets.

A. The maximum speed limit of the Borough of North East, all of which is hereby declared to be a residential district (except as specified and provided, otherwise, below), shall be 25 miles per hour except those for which a different speed limit is prescribed hereinafter.

B. The maximum speed limit in the Borough of North East shall be 35 miles per hour upon the following streets, which are hereby declared to include all business districts:

Name of Street	Location
Main Street (Route 20)	Borough Line to Borough Line
Lake Street (Route 89)	Borough Line to Borough Line
Grahamville Street (Route 426)	Entire length, Route 89 to Borough Line

C. Wherever, pursuant to any other ordinance of the Borough of North East or the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a lower speed limit than that established herein, has been enacted, then said lower speed limit shall remain in full force and effect.

D. All terms set forth herein shall be determined in accordance with the provision of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, and this section shall not amend any zoning classifications.

E. 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.

§ 450-11 Maximum speed limits on certain bridges and elevated structures.

A. 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)

B. 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.

§ 450-12 Maximum speed limits for certain vehicles on hazardous grades.

A. 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)

B. 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.

§ 450-13 Maximum speed limits in parks.

A. 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)

B. 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.

§ 450-14 Traffic control signals.

A. 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
(Reserved)

B. 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.

§ 450-15 Prohibited turns on red signal.

A. 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:

Name of Street	Direction of Travel	Prohibited Turn on Red Signal Onto
(Reserved)

B. 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.

§ 450-16 One-way streets.

A. 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:

Street	From	To	Direction of Travel
Eagle Street	Lake Street	Pearl Street	West
Mechanic Street (Alley)	Lake Street	Vine Street	East

B. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 450-17 Prohibited turns at intersections.

A. 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	Prohibited Turn	Into	Hours	Type of Vehicle Applicable To
Grant Street	—	—	South Lake Street	—	—
Main Street	—	—	South Lake Street	—	—
Park Street	—	—	Main Street	—	—
Vine Street	—	—	Main Street	—	—

B. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 450-18 Right turns only.

A. 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)

B. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 450-19 U-turns.

A. 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
Main Street	Intersection with Lake Street	—
Main Street	Intersection with Park Street	—
Main Street	Intersection with Vine Street	—

B. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 450-20 No-passing zones.

A. 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)

B. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 450-21 Through highways.

A. 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 (c) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(b) or (c), 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
Grahamville Street	From its intersection with South Pearl Street to east Borough line
Lake Street	From north Borough line to the south Borough line
Main Street	From east Borough line to the west Borough line

B. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 450-22 Stop intersections.

A. The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 450-21) 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, 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.

Stop Street	Intersecting or Through Street	Direction of Travel
Bank Street	Mill Street	North and South
Bank Street	North Mill Street	East and West
Bank Street	Pearl Street	—
Bank Street	Tannery Street	North and South
Bernwood Drive	Hutchinson Drive	North and South
Blaine Street	East Street	—
Blaine Street	Clay Street	South
Center Street	Clinton Street	—
Center Street	Wall Street	South
Clay Street	South Washington Street	East
Clinton Street	Mill Street	—
Clinton Street	Mill Street	North and South
Colfax Street	Clay Street	South
Colfax Street	Grant Street	North
Eagle Street	Pearl Street	—
East Division Street	Orchard Street	North and South
East Street	Blaine Street	North and South
East Street	Washington Street	North and South
East Street	Vine Street	West
Eastwood Street (north intersection)	Orchard Beach Road	North and South
Gibson Street	Mill Street	—
Gibson Street	Mill Street	North and South
Gibson Street	Pearl Street	—
Grant Street	Vine Street	East
Hutchinson Street	Smedley Street	North and South
Hutchinson Street	Wellington Street	East and West
Lincoln Street	Center Street	East and West
Lincoln Street	Robinson Street	East
Mechanic Street	Vine Street	—
Mill Street	Clinton Street	East and West
Mill Street	Wall Street	South
Park Street	Gibson Street	East and West
Pearl Street	Clinton Street	—
Pershing Avenue	East Division Street	North
Poplar Street	Blaine Street	East
Poplar Street	Vine Street	West
Robinson Street	Clinton Street	—
Smedley Street	Wellington Street	North and South
Smedley Street	Clay Street	North and South
Smedley Street	Poplar Street	North
South Mill Street	Lincoln Street	North and South
Town Street	Division Street	East and West
Town Street	Division Street	South
Vine Street	Clay Street	South
Washington Street	Division Street	East and West
Wellington Street	Hutchinson Street	North and South
Wellington Street	Smedley Street	North and South
Wellington Street	Washington Street	North and South
West Division Street	Pearl Street	—
West Street	Clinton Street	North and South

B. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 450-23 Yield intersections.

A. The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 450-21) 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, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(c), and then yield the right-of-way as required by that subsection of the Vehicle Code.

Yield Street	Through Street	Direction of Travel
Agawam Street	Delaware Avenue	North
Blaine Street	Clay Street	South
Bothel Street	Smedley Street	East
Center Street	Wall Street	South
Clay Street	Washington Street	North and South
Colfax Street	Clay Street	South
Colfax Street	Grant Street	North
Concord Drive (north)	Orchard Beach Drive	West
Concord Drive (south)	Orchard Beach Drive	West
Culvert Court	Hutchinson Drive	South
Division Street	Town Street	North
East Street	Vine Street	West
Eastwood Drive	Orchard Beach Drive	West
Gibson Street	Tannery Drive	West
Grant Street	Vine Street	East
Hutchinson Drive	Bernwood Drive	West
Isabella Street	Delaware Avenue	North
Isabella Street	Niagara Street	North
Liberty Street	Clay Street	North
Lincoln Street	Robinson Street	East
Lynnwood Drive	Eastwood Drive	East
Lynnwood Drive	Orchard Beach Drive	West
North Washington Street	Niagara Street	North
Oakmont Street	Eastwood Drive	East
Oakmont Street	Orchard Beach Drive	West
Park Street	Gibson Street	East and West
Park Street	West Division Street	North
Pershing Avenue	East Division Street	North
Poplar Street	Blaine Street	East
Robinson Street	Wall Street	South
Short Street	East Division Street	South
Skellie Drive	Bank Street	South
Skellie Drive	Eaton Drive	North
Smedley Street	Clay Street	East and West
Smedley Street	Poplar Street	North
South Mill Street	Wall Street	West
Vine Street	Clay Street	South
West Street	Clinton Street	North and South

B. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 450-24 Operation of vehicles on public lands.

A. 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.

B. Any person who violates an provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 450-25 Rotary traffic islands.

A. 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:

Location

(Reserved)

B. 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.

§ 450-26 Play highways.

A. The following areas upon the streets in the Borough are established as play highways:

Street	Between	Days	Hours
(Reserved)

B. The North East Borough Chief of Police is authorized to designate as play highways, whenever he deems that action advisable and for whatever period of time directed by him, any part of any street in the Borough where sledding and coasting shall be permitted. That play highway shall be set apart for the purpose under the direction of the North East Borough Chief of Police .

C. No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon any play highway at any time when that street shall be designated as a play highway, except in case of emergency, with special permission of the North East Borough Chief of Police or of the police officer in charge, who shall first clear that play highway of all persons using it for the purpose for which it was set aside. Any person who violates any provision of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 450-27 Snowmobile roads.

A. The following roads and streets within the Borough are designated as special snowmobile roads:

Street or Road	Between	Used by Snowmobiles Only When Closed to Vehicular Traffic?	Shared With Vehicular Traffic?
(Reserved)

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile on any highway, street or road in the Borough other than as provided above. Provided, nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from operating a snowmobile on any other street in the Borough:

(1) As authorized by § 7721 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7721, for emergency and bridge crossings and for direct crossing of streets or two-lane highways.

(2) For special snowmobile events where authorized in advance and the street is blocked off as provided in § 7723 of 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 § 7752(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7752(a).