Township of Blair, PA Article II Traffic Regulations

§ 375-9 Maximum speed limits established on certain streets.

[Amended 12-10-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-04; 12-10-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-06; 11-9-1993; 8-9-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-04; 12-23-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-10; 11-13-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-04; 12-8-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-06[1]]

Unless otherwise established by ordinance, posted accordingly or herein listed, the maximum speed limit on any Township street or portion thereof shall be 25 miles per hour (mph), 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)
Catfish Road (TR-373)	Entire length	35
Forsht Drive (TR-407)	Entire length	35
Mill Road (TR-588)	Between Newry Borough line and Allegheny Township line	35
Monastery Road (TR-373)	Between PA Route 36 and Reservoir Road	35

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

§ 375-10 Maximum speed limits established 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)[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Original § 202(2) of the 1985 Code of Ordinances, regarding violations and penalties, which immediately followed this table, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 375-11 Maximum speed limits established 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)[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Original § 203(2) of the 1985 Code of Ordinances, regarding violations and penalties, which immediately followed this table, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 375-12 Maximum speed limits established in parks.

A speed limit of 35 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:

Park	Street	Location	Maximum Speed Limit
(Reserved)[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Original § 204(2) of the 1985 Code of Ordinances, regarding violations and penalties, which immediately followed this table, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 375-13 Traffic signals at certain locations. [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:

Location	Type of Signal
Broad Street (SR0022) – Patchway Road (TR-417)	Traffic control
Plank Road (SR1001) – NAC Drive	Traffic control
Plank Road (SR001) – Patchway Road (TR-417)
Third Avenue (SR0022) – Forsht Drive (TR-407)	Traffic control
Third Avenue/Broad Street (SR0022) – Third Street (TR-409)	Traffic control[2]

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

[2] Editor's Note: Original § 205(2) of the 1985 Code of Ordinances, regarding violations and penalties, which immediately followed this table, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 375-14 Intersections where turn prohibited on red signal.

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
(Reserved)[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Original § 206(2) of the 1985 Code of Ordinances, regarding violations and penalties, which immediately followed this table, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 375-15 One-way streets established.

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
(Reserved)[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Original § 207(2) of the 1985 Code of Ordinances, regarding violations and penalties, which immediately followed this table, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 375-16 Rotary traffic islands established.

A. The following 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:

(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 shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 375-58 of this chapter.[1]

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

§ 375-17 Turning at certain intersections prohibited or restricted.

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 Applicable to
(Reserved)[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Original § 209(2) of the 1985 Code of Ordinances, regarding violations and penalties, which immediately followed this table, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 375-18 Right turns only permitted at certain intersections.

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)[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Original § 210(2) of the 1985 Code of Ordinances, regarding violations and penalties, which immediately followed this table, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 375-19 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)[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Original § 211(2) of the 1985 Code of Ordinances, regarding violations and penalties, which immediately followed this table, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 375-20 No-passing zones established.

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)[1]

[1] Editor's Note: Original § 212(2) of the 1985 Code of Ordinances, regarding violations and penalties, which immediately followed this table, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 375-21 Through highways established.

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 Section 3323(b) or 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code,[1] 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
(Reserved)[2]

[1] Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(b) or (c).

[2] Editor's Note: Original § 213(2) of the 1985 Code of Ordinances, regarding violations and penalties, which immediately followed this table, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 375-22 Stop intersections established.

[Amended 4-11-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-2; 8-8-1989 by Ord. No. 1989-4; 8-14-1990 by Ord. No. 1990-3; 6-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-03; 4-11-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-01; 9-4-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-03; 3-9-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-01; 3-13-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-08; 9-25-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-06; 1-7-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-01; 10-10-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-06; 5-8-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-03; 6-14-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-02; 12-8-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-05; 1-10-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-01[1]]

The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 375-21) 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 of 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 Section 3323(b) of the Vehicle Code,[2] 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
Boulder Drive	Greystone Drive	West
Cedarcrest Drive	Valley View Drive	North
Cedarcrest Drive	Orchard Drive	South
Country View Lane	Drexel Lane	West
First Avenue	Third Street	East
Greystone Drive	Lawrence Drive	South
Hamer Drive	Ted's Way	North
Hamer Drive	Ted's Way	South
Jack's Way	Ted's Way	North
Lawrence Drive	Meadow Lane	North
McDonald Drive	Wade Lane	East
Meadow Lane	Lawrence Drive-Greystone Drive	West
Patchway Drive	Patchway Drive as he same runs northerly from S.R. 22	East from S.R. 1001
Patchway Drive	Patchway Drive as the same runs easterly from S.R. 1001	North from S.R. 22
Ridgemont Drive	Wade Lane	East
Ridgemont Drive	Wade Lane	West
Shaffer Lane	Catfish Road (T-373)	South
Ted's Way	Drexel Lane	East
Ted's Way	Hamer Drive	East
Ted's Way	Hamer Drive	West
Third Street	First Avenue	South
Wade Lane	Peters Lane-McDonald Drive	North
Wade Lane	McDonald Drive-Peters Lane	South
SMITH DEVELOPMENT
Dick Street	Puzzletown Road (SR-3003)	North
North Park Lane	Puzzletown Road (SR-3003)	South
South Park Lane	Puzzletown Road (SR-3003)	North
Steve Street	South Park Lane	West
Terry Street	North Park Lane	West
Terry Street	Newry Borough line	East
ROADS EAST OF NEWRY BOROUGH
Catfish Road	Charger Highway (SR-0036)	East
Monastery Road	Charger Highway (SR-0036)	West
Monastery Road	LR07011	Southeast
Shaffer Lane (TR-374)	Reservoir Road (SR-2007)	Northeast
BROOKS MILLS
Brooks Boulevard	Charger Highway (SR-0036)	North
Brooks Boulevard	Reservoir Road (SR-2007)	South
Edna Street	Brooks Boulevard	West
Edna Street	Reservoir Road (SR-2007)	South
Elliot Street	Brooks Boulevard	West
Elliot Street	Edna Street	East
LOOP AREA AND MANOR PARK
East View Street	Loop Road (SR-2014)	Northeast
Manor Park Drive	Loop Road (SR-2014)	North
Railroad Street	Loop Road (SR-2014)	East and west
River Road	Loop Road (SR-2014)	West
Smoke Drive	Maple Drive	North
Sycamore Drive	Maple Drive	North
FORT FETTER AREA
Capitol Street	Truman Street	West
Capitol Street	Justice Street	East
Justice Street	Broad Street	South
Lincoln Avenue	Broad Street	South
Lincoln Avenue	Monument Street	North
Monument Street	Roosevelt Avenue	West
Monument Street	Washington Avenue	East
Potomac Street	Lincoln Avenue	East and west
Potomac Street	Roosevelt Avenue	West
Potomac Street	Washington Avenue	East
Roosevelt Avenue	Broad Street	South
Truman Street	Broad Street	South
Washington Avenue	Broad Street	South
Wig Street	Potomac Street	North
HOLLIDAY HEIGHTS VILLAGE
Alba Circle	Gordon Lane	South
Gordon Lane	Alba Circle	Westbound
Gordon Lane	Gray Lane	Eastbound
Gray Lane	Gordon Lane	North
Mariana Circle	Gordon Lane	South
Strubus Circle	Gordon Lane	South
Wade Lane	Newry Lane	South
VALLEY VIEW SECTION - HOLLIDAY HEIGHTS VILLAGE
Lowry Drive - A	Wade Lane	West
Lowry Drive - B	Wade Lane	West
McDonald Drive	Wade Lane	East
Peters Lane	Wade Lane	West
PENN FARM ESTATES
Drexel Lane	Newry Lane	North
Forsht Drive	Newry Lane	South
Lawrence Drive	Newry Lane	South
Lawrence Drive	Robin Lane	North and south
Meadow Lane	Forsht Drive	East and west
Meadow Lane	Pennington Drive	East and west
Meadow Lane	Holiday Drive	North
Meadow Lane	Meadow Lane Extension	East and west
Mountain View Lane	Newry Lane	North
Pennington Drive	Newry Lane	South
Pennington Drive	Robin Lane	North and south
Pennington Drive	Meadow Lane	North and south
Robin Lane	Forsht Drive	East and west
Robin Lane	Pennington Drive	East and west
Robin Lane	Lawrence Drive	Westbound
APPLEWOOD SECTION – PENN FARM ESTATES
Appleview Lane	Cedarcrest Drive	East
Appleview Lane	Orchard Drive	West
Cedarcrest Drive (Lower)	Newry Lane	North
Cedarcrest Drive (Upper end)	Newry Lane	North
Fairfield Drive	Newry Lane	North
Harvest View Lane	Cedarcrest Drive	East
Harvest View Lane	Orchard Drive	West
Orchard Drive	Newry Lane	North
Peach View Lane	Cedarcrest Drive	East
Peach View Lane	Orchard Drive	West
BRENTWOOD SECTION – PENN FARM ESTATES
Appledale Lane	Newry Lane	South
Appledale Lane	Peachdale Lane	North
Hillsdale Drive	Peachdale Lane	West
Hillsdale Drive	Penndale Lane	East
Penndale Lane	Newry Lane	South
APPLEWOOD DEVELOPMENT, PHASE II
Cedarcrest Court	Cedarcrest Drive	East
Fairfield Drive	Cedarcrest Drive	South
APPLEWOOD DEVELOPMENT, PHASE III
Hillside View Drive	Valley View Drive	East
Hillside View Drive	Valley View Drive	West
Valley View Drive	Cedarcrest Drive	North
EDGEWOOD DEVELOPMENT
Edgewood Drive	Edgewood Drive	South
Edgewood Drive	Forsht Drive	West
Orchard View Lane	Edgewood Drive	North
Orchard View Lane	Edgewood Drive	South
Penn-Hart Drive	Edgewood Drive	West
Penn-Hart Drive	McDonald Drive	East
Penn View Lane	Edgewood Drive	North
Penn View Lane	Edgewood Drive	South
BRENTWOOD PHASES III AND IV
Brentwood Drive	Fox Chapel Drive	West
Fox Chapel Drive	Brentwood Drive	East[3]

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

[2] Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(b).

[3] Editor's Note: Original § 214(2) of the 1985 Code of Ordinances, regarding violations and penalties, which immediately followed this table, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)

§ 375-23 Yield intersections established.

The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 375-21) 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 Section 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code,[1] and then yield the right-of-way as required by that subsection of the Vehicle Code.

Yield Street	Through Street	Direction of Travel
(Reserved)[2]

[1] Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(c).

[2] Editor's Note: Original § 215(2) of the 1985 Code of Ordinances, regarding violations and penalties, which immediately followed this table, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)

§ 375-24 Play highways established and authorized.

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

	Street	Between	Days	Hours
	(Reserved)

B. The Chairman of the Board 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 Township, where sledding and coasting, shall be permitted. That play highway shall be set apart for the purpose under the direction of the Chairman of the Board.

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 Chairman of the Board 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 be subject to the penalty provisions of § 375-58 of this chapter.[1]

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

§ 375-25 Snowmobile roads designated.

A. 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?

B. 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 nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from operating a snowmobile on any other street in the Township:

(1) As authorized by Section 7721 of the Vehicle Code[1] for emergency and bridge crossings and for direct crossing of streets or two-lane highways; or

[1] Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7721.

(2) For special snowmobile events where authorized in advance and the street is blocked off as provided in Section 7723 of the Vehicle Code.[2]

[2] Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7723.

C. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Section 7752(a) of the Vehicle Code.[3]

[3] Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7752(a).

§ 375-26 Restrictions on use of pushcarts.

A. 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.

B. 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 Board of Supervisors as provided in Subsection C of this section.

C. 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 Board of Supervisors. 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 Township, of $100 for any calendar year, $50 for any six-month period, or $25 for any three-month period. The permit shall be granted to the applicant upon payment of the fee, and upon his signing an agreement with Board of Supervisors that he shall be bound by the conditions imposed by Board of Supervisors and made a part of the permit, dealing with the following matters:

(1) 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;

(2) Stating requirements to be adhered to in connection with the disposal of garbage and refuse resulting from the operations carried on;

(3) Requiring that there be no violation of any law, ordinance or regulation pertaining to health, sanitation and the handling of food or drink.

D. Any person who violates any provision of this section, or any condition of any permit granted under this section, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 375-58 of this chapter.[1]

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

§ 375-27 Skates, coasters, sleds and other toy vehicles.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to ride on a sled upon any sidewalk in the Township, or upon any roadway unless that roadway is on a portion of a street blocked off for sledding by authority of § 375-4 of Article I or § 375-24 of Article II of this chapter. Provided, nothing in this subsection shall prevent a pedestrian from pulling a sled, with or without a rider, upon a sidewalk.[1]

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

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in roller-skating or to ride upon or propel any coaster or other toy vehicle upon:

(1) Any street except in order to cross the roadway; or

(2) Any sidewalk located in a business district, except that nothing in this subsection shall prevent a pedestrian from pulling a coaster or other toy vehicle, with or without a rider, upon a sidewalk.[2]

[2] Editor's Note: Original § 219(3) of the 1985 Code of Ordinances, regarding violations and penalties, which immediately followed this table, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)