[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990; Ord. 673, 9/14/1992; Ord. 698, 8/15/1994; Ord. 896, 4/18/2016; Ord. No. 974-2025, 7/21/2025]
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:
Name of Street
Speed Limit
(mph)
Location
Broad Street
25
Between Third Street and Eighth Street
Delaware Avenue
25
Between Valley Avenue and Hodgson Street
Fifth Street
35*
Between Market Street and the South Borough Line
Hodgson Street
25
Between Third Street and Fifth Street
Lancaster Avenue
35
Between Second Street and Pine Street
Lincoln Street
35
Between Fourth Street and the northeast Borough line
Lincoln Street
25
Between Market Street and Fourth Street
Locust Street
35
Between Third Street and the Borough line
Market Street
35
Between Lincoln Street and Eighth Street
Mount Vernon Street
25
Between Pine Street and Lancaster Avenue
Myrtle Alley
15
Between Market Street and Broad Street
Park Street
25
Between Third Street and Lincoln Street
Penn Avenue
25
Between Hodgson Street Summit Avenue
Pine Street
25
Between Lancaster Avenue and the northwest Borough line
South Street
25
Between Third Street and Fifth Street
Third Street
35
Between the North Borough line and Market Street
Third Street
25
Between Market Street and the south Borough line
Wheeler Boulevard
25
Between Third Street and Lincoln Street
NOTES:
*
School zone: 15 mph during school hours
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs. Any person exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five mph shall pay an additional fine of $2 per mile for each mile in excess of five mph over the maximum speed limit.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990]
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:
Bridge or Elevated Structure
Speed Limit
(mph)
Location
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs. Any person exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five mph shall pay an additional fine of $2 per mile for each mile in excess of five mph over the maximum speed limit.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990]
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:
Name of Street
Location
Direction of Travel
Maximum Gross Weight
Maximum Speed Limit
(mph)
Required Stop Before Proceeding Downhill
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs. Any person exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five mph shall pay an additional fine of $2 per mile for each mile in excess of five mph over the maximum speed limit.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990]
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
Third Street/Hodgson Street
Traffic control signal
Third Street/Market Street/Pine Street
Traffic control signal
2. 
Any driver of a vehicle who disobeys the directions of any traffic signal shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990]
1. 
No right turns are permitted on a red signal at an intersection.
2. 
Any driver of a vehicle who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990; as amended by Ord. 749, 6/18/2001, Art. II; and by Ord. No. 922-2019, 2/26/2019]
1. 
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:
Name of Street
Limits
Direction of Travel
Broad Street
From Third Street to Fourth Street
East
Chase Street
From Third Street to Fourth Street
East
Coach Street
From Lancaster Avenue to Western Terrace
West
Hodgson Street
From Fifth Street to Sixth Street
East
Locust Street
From Third Street to Second Street
West
Myrtle Alley
From Broad Street to Market Street
North
Seventh Street
From Market Street to Broad Street
South
South Fourth Street
From Market Street to Broad Street
South
Western Terrace
From Coach Street to Locust Street
South
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990]
1. 
The following are designed as rotary traffic islands, and every vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the right of the island:
Intersection
Pine Street and Lancaster Avenue
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 the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990]
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:
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Prohibited Turn
Onto
Hours
Types of Vehicle Applicable to
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990]
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 right turn, at any time stated, both left turns and straight-across traffic being prohibited:
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Hours
Intersection
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990]
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:
Name of Street
Location
Direction of Travel
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990]
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:
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Limits
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990; as amended by Ord. 714, 6/17/1996]
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 the right-of-way as required by § 3323(b) or (c) of the Vehicle Code, as the case may be, and shall not proceed onto or across the through highway until he has followed all applicable requirements of that section of the law:
Name of Highway
Limits
Fifth Street
Between Market Street and the south Borough line
Lancaster Avenue
Between Pine Street and the northwest Borough line
Lincoln Street
Between the north Borough line and Market Street
Locust Street
Between Third Street and the southwest Borough line
Market Street
Between Third Street and the east Borough line
Pine Street
Between Lancaster Avenue and the north Borough line
Third Street
Between the north Borough line and the south Borough line
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990; as amended by Ord. 673, 9/14/1992; by Ord. 714, 6/17/1996; by Ord. 730, 4/20/1998; and by Ord. 732, 5/18/1998]
1. 
The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 15-212 of this Part) 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 and shall not proceed onto or across the second-named or intersecting or through street until he has followed all applicable requirements of that section of the law.
Stop Sign on
Direction of Travel
At Intersection of
Alley between and parallel to Fifth and Sixth Streets
South
Hodgson Street
Bank Street
East
Fourth Street
Broad Street
East and West
Seventh Street
Broad Street
East and West
Sixth Street
Coach Street
East and West
Second Street
Commerce Street
North
Hodgson Street
Commerce Street
South
South Street
Delaware Avenue
North
Hodgson Street
Delaware Avenue
North and South
Summit Avenue
Delaware Avenue
South
Valley Avenue
Eighth Street
North and South
Broad Street
Fourth Street
North and South
Broad Street
Fourth Street
North and South
Chase Street
Fourth Street
North and South
Hodgson Street
Fourth Street
North and South
Park Street
Fourth Street
North and South
South Street
Fourth Street
North and South
Wheeler Boulevard
Franklin Street
North
South Street
Garfield Street
East and West
Fifth Street
Garfield Street
West
Franklin Street
Hodgson Street
East and West
Sixth Street
Holton Alley south of and parallel to Market Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets
East
Seventh Street
Holton Alley south of and parallel to Market Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets
West
Sixth Street
Lincoln Street
South
Market Street
Maryland Avenue
North and South
Hodgson Street
Mount Vernon Street
East and West
Pine Street
New Street
East and West
Fifth Street
New Street
West
Railroad Avenue
Nottingham Avenue
North and South
Garfield Street
Nottingham Avenue
North
South Street
Oak Street
North
Park Street
Oak Street
South
Chase Street
Penn Avenue
North and South
Hodgson Street
Penn Avenue
North and South
Summit Avenue
Penn Avenue
North and South
Valley Avenue
Second Street
North and South
Coach Street
Seventh Street
North and South
Broad Street
Seventh Street
South
Hodgson Street
Sixth Street
North and South
Broad Street
Sixth Street
North and South
Hodgson Street
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990]
1. 
The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 15-212 of this Part) 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) 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 and then yield the right-of-way as required by that subsection of the Vehicle Code.
Yield Street
Direction of Travel
Through Street
(Reserved)
2. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990]
1. 
The following roads and streets within the Borough are designated as special snowmobile roads:
Used by Snowmobiles Only When
Name of Street or Road
Limits
Closed to Vehicular Traffic
Shared with Vehicular Traffic
(Reserved)
2. 
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 that nothing in this section shall prohibit any person from operating a snowmobile on any other street in the Borough as authorized by § 7721 of the Vehicle Codes for emergency and bridge crossings and for direct crossing of streets or two-lane highways or for special snowmobile events where authorized in advance and when the street is blocked off as provided in § 7723 of the Vehicle Code. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in § 7752(a) of the Vehicle Code.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990; as amended by Ord. 810, 12/17/2007]
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 of 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 the 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 the 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, in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of Borough Council. The permit shall be granted to the applicant upon payment of the fee and upon his signing an agreement with the Council that he shall be bound by the conditions imposed by the Council and made a part of the permit, dealing with the following matters:
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 the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990; as amended by Ord. 823, 9/20/2009, § 2]
1. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride on a sled upon any sidewalk in the Borough or upon any roadway unless that roadway is on a portion of a street blocked off by authority of § 15-105, Subsection 1, provided that nothing in this section shall prevent a pedestrian from pulling a sled, with or without a rider, upon a sidewalk.
2. 
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 any street, except in order to cross the roadway, or 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.
3. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs.
[Ord. 658, 11/13/1990; as added by Ord. 821, 1/19/2009, § 1; and as amended by Ord. 836, 10/13/2010, § 1]
1. 
The following intersections are established as four-way 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 intersection from each of the four directions. Every driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection on either of the named streets, in any direction, shall stop the vehicle as required by § 3323(b) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(b), and shall not proceed onto or across the intersecting street until he has followed all applicable requirements of that section of the law.
Broad Street and Fourth Street
Hodgson Street and Fourth Street
North Fourth Street and Chase Street
Pine Street and Mt. Vernon Street
2. 
The following intersections are established as three-way 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 intersection from each of the three directions. Every driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection on either of the named streets, in any direction, shall stop the vehicle as required by § 3323(b) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(b), and shall not proceed onto or across the intersecting street until he has followed all applicable requirements of that section of the law.
Hillside Drive and Sebastian Drive
3. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay the maximum fine allowable by law, plus costs.