[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
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:
Street
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Between
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Maximum Speed Limit
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[Unless otherwise stated herein, the maximum speed limit within
the Borough on residential streets is 25 miles per hour.]
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section, upon conviction,
shall 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.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
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
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Location
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Maximum Speed Limit
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section, upon conviction,
shall 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.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
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:
Street
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Between
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Direction of Travel
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Maximum Gross Weight
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Maximum Speed Limit
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Required to Stop Before Proceeding Downhill
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section, upon conviction,
shall 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.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
1. 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
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Street
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Location
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Maximum Speed Limit
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section, upon conviction,
shall 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.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
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
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Type of Signal
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Main Street and Broad Streets
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Main Street and Vine Street
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2. Any driver of a vehicle who disobeys the directions of any traffic
signal, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and
costs.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
1. 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
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Vehicles Traveling On
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Facing
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Main Street and Vine Street
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Main Street and Vine Street
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All directions
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Main Street and Broad Street
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Main Street and Broad Street
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All directions
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2. Any driver of a vehicle who violates any provision of this section,
upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
1. 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
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From
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To
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Direction of Travel
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Blaine Avenue
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South Main Street
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South Wayne Avenue
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West
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section, upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
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:
Vehicles Traveling On
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Direction of Travel
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Not to Make Turn
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Into
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When
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Type of Vehicle Applicable To
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section, upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
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 left turn, at any time stated, both right turns and straight-across
traffic being prohibited:
Vehicles Traveling On
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Direction of Travel
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Times
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Not To Make Right Turn Into or Travel Straight Across
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section, upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
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:
Street
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Portion
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Direction of Travel
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All streets in the Borough
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section, upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
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:
Street
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Direction of Travel
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Between
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section, upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
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 right-of-way
as required by 75 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 3323(b), 3323(c) of
the Vehicle Code, 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
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Between
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section, upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
1. The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by §
15-212) 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 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
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Intersecting or Through Street
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Direction of Travel
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Bentwood Drive
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West Vine Street
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South
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Blaine Avenue
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Wayne Avenue
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West
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Broad Street [Added by Ord. No. 504, 12/19/2012]
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Lincoln Avenue
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All
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Butler Avenue
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Towamencin Avenue
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North
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Butler Avenue
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West Vine Street
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South
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Cherry Street
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East Broad Street
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South
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Chestnut Street
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South Main Street
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West
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Columbia Avenue
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Lincoln Avenue
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All
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Columbia Avenue
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Towamencin Avenue
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East
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Columbia Avenue
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West Broad Street
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North
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Dawson Street
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Main Street
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East
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Dawson Street
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Wayne Avenue
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West
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Delaware Street
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Main Street
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East
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Delaware Street
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Wayne Avenue
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West
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Diamond Street
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Cherry Street
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South
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Diamond Street
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Union Street
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North and South
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Dublin Street
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Main Street
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East
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Dunlop Street
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Main Street
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East
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Dunlop Street
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Wayne Avenue
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West
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East Broad Street
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East Lincoln Avenue
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East
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East Broad Street
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Maple Avenue
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West
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East School Street
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North Main Street
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West
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East Vine Street
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South Main Street
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West
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Edgewood Drive
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Towamencin Avenue
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North
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Edgewood Drive
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West Vine Street
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South
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Fairview Avenue
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West Vine Street
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North and South
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Fretz Street
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Cherry Street
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West
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Fretz Street
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Market Street
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East
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Garfield Avenue
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Union Street
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North
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Heather Meadows
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Jade Drive
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West School Street
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East
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Jean Drive
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West School Street
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North
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June Drive
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North Wayne Avenue
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North
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Larkspur Lane
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Towamencin Avenue
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East
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Lambert Street
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South Main Street
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East
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Lambert Street
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Wayne Avenue
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West
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Lincoln Avenue [Added by Ord. No. 504, 12/19/2012]
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Broad Street
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All
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Maple Avenue
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Union Street
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North
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Market Street [Added by Ord. No. 504, 12/19/2012]
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Broad Street
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All
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Market Street [Added by Ord. No. 504, 12/19/2012]
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Lincoln Avenue
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All
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Market Street
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Union Street
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South
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North Girard Avenue
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Roosevelt Avenue
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East
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Penn Street
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Union Street
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South
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Poplar Street
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East Lincoln Avenue
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North
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Poplar Street
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South Main Street
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West
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Raintree Crossing
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Larkspur Lane
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South
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Raintree Crossing
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Larkspur Lane
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Southwesterly
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Roosevelt Avenue
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Maple Avenue
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West
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South Girard Avenue
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Roosevelt Avenue
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West
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South Main Street
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Broad Street and Borough line
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East
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West Lincoln Avenue
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Columbia Avenue
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West
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West School Street
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North Main Street
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East
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West School Street
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North Wayne Avenue
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West
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West School Street
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Wayne Avenue
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East
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Towamencin Avenue
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Forty Foot Road
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West
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Towamencin Avenue (4-way)
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Lambert and Wayne
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East and West
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Towamencin Avenue
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South Main Street
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East
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Union Street
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Market Street
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East
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Wayne Avenue
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Towamencin Avenue
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South
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Wayne Avenue
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West Broad Street
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North and South
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Wayne Avenue
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West Lincoln Avenue
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4-way
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Wayne Avenue
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West School Street
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North
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West Broad Street
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Forty Foot Road
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East
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West Broad Street
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Towamencin Avenue
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West
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West Vine Street
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Koffel Road
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West
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West Vine Street
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South Main Street
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East
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Wheatfield Circle
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Towamencin Avenue
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East
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Wheatfield Circle
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Wheatfield Circle
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Southeasterly
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section, upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
1. The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by §
15-212) 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 75 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code, and then yield the right-of-way as required by that subsection of the Vehicle Code.
Yield Street
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Through Street
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Direction of Travel
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(Reserved)
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2. Any person who violates any provision of this section, upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
1. 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 Hatfield
Township.
2. Any person who violates an provision of this section, upon conviction,
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
1. 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:
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 a fine of $25 and
costs.
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
1. The following areas upon the streets in the Borough are established
as play highways:
Street
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Between
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Days
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Hours
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(Reserved)
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2. The Borough Manager 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 Borough Manager.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
3. 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 Borough Manager
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, upon
conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. AO)]
[Ord. No. 501, 8/15/2012]
1. The following roads and streets within the Borough are designated
as special snowmobile roads:
Street or Road
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Between
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Used by Snow-mobiles Only When Closed to Vehicular Traffic
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Shared With Vehicular Traffic
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(Reserved)
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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:
A. As authorized by the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7721,
for emergency and bridge crossings and for direct crossing of streets
or two-lane highways.
B. For special snowmobile events where authorized in advance and the
street is blocked off as provided in 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 Section 7752(a) of
the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7752(a).