[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 15-201, Motor Vehicles Not
to Be Driven on Sidewalks, adopted 10/1/1979 by Ord. 295, was repealed
12/7/2015 by Ord. 501.
[Ord. 295, 10/1/1979; as amended by Ord. 454, 9/2/2008; by
Ord. 461, 7/6/2010, § 1; and by Ord. 501, 12/7/2015]
1.
The following speed limits are hereby established:
|
Street
|
Between
|
Speed Limit
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
All streets and highways in the Township excluding Spring Street,
Coleman Chapel and Cumberland Street
|
25 mph
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|
Spring Street; Chapel Lane
|
15 mph
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|
Cumberland Street
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Between 16th Street and 22nd Street
|
40 mph or as otherwise posted by the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation
|
[Ord. 295, 10/1/1979; as amended by Ord. 298, 8/18/1980,
§ 51-2; by Ord. 307, 6/7/1982, § 1; by Ord. 401,
9/4/2001; by Ord. 454, 9/2/2008; and by Ord. 501, 12/7/2015]
1.
The following intersections are hereby established as stop intersections,
and official stop signs shall be erected (or are hereby confirmed
if heretofore erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching
the second-named highway upon the first-named highway, in the direction
or directions hereby indicated. Official stop signs shall also be
erected, where deemed necessary by the Board of Commissioners of West
Lebanon Township, to improve the safety of Township residents and
ensure the proper flow of traffic throughout the Township. All vehicles
and tractors approaching any such intersections upon the first-named
highway, in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each case,
shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering
any such intersection:
|
Stop Street
|
Intersecting or Through Street
|
Direction of Travel
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Church Street
|
18th Street
|
East
| |
|
Church Street
|
19th Street
|
East and west
| |
|
Church Street
|
20th Street
|
East and west
| |
|
Church Street
[Ord. 519, 8/5/2019] |
21st Street
|
West
| |
|
Church Street
|
25th Street
|
West
| |
|
Guilford Street
|
22nd Street
|
East
| |
|
Guilford Street
|
24th Street
|
East and west
| |
|
Guilford Street
|
25th Street
|
West
| |
|
Lehman Street
|
22nd Street
|
East
| |
|
Lehman Street
|
23rd Street
|
4-way
| |
|
Lincoln Street
|
19th Street
| ||
|
Lincoln Street
|
Washington Street
| ||
|
Mifflin Street
|
22nd Street
|
East
| |
|
Mifflin Street
|
24th Street
|
East and west
| |
|
Mifflin Street
|
25th Street
|
West
| |
|
Nineteenth Street
|
Lehman Street
|
North
| |
|
Scull Street
|
19th Street
|
East and west
| |
|
20th Street
|
Lehman Street
|
North
| |
|
21st Street
|
Church Street
|
North and south
| |
|
21st Street
|
Lehman Street
|
North
| |
|
22nd Street
|
Church Street
|
South
| |
|
22nd Street
|
Lehman Street
|
3-way (north, south and east)
| |
|
23rd Street
|
Church Street
|
South
| |
|
23rd Street
|
Guilford Street
|
North and south
| |
|
23rd Street
|
Lehman Street
|
North and south
| |
|
23rd Street
|
Mifflin Street
|
North and south
| |
|
24th Street
|
Church Street
|
South
| |
|
24th Street
|
Guilford Street
|
North and south
| |
|
24th Street
|
Lehman Street
|
North and south
| |
|
Union Canal Drive
|
22nd Street
|
East
| |
|
Union Canal Drive
|
23rd Street
|
East and west
| |
|
Union Canal Drive
|
24th Street
|
East and west
| |
|
Washington Street
|
South Street
|
[Ord. 295, 10/1/1979; as amended by Ord. 338, 3/21/1988,
§ 3; by Ord. 354, 7/6/1992, § 24; by Ord. 454,
9/2/2008; and by Ord. 501, 12/7/2015]
1.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a commercial motor
vehicle upon any of the following portions of the highways in the
Township:
|
Highway
|
Between
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Church Street
|
18th Street through 25th Street
| |
|
Guilford Street
|
22nd Street through 25th Street
| |
|
Lehman Street
|
22nd Street through 25th Street
| |
|
Mifflin Street
|
22nd Street through 25th Street
| |
|
19th Street through 22nd Street
|
Between Lehman Street and Scull Street
|
[Ord. 295, 10/1/1979; as amended by Ord. 354, 7/6/1992, § 25;
by Ord. 454, 9/2/2008; by Ord. 501, 12/7/2015; by Ord. No. 524, 4/5/2021; and by Ord. No. 526, 6/7/2021]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any truck tractor,
truck or combination in excess of 17,000 pounds for commercial purposes
on any street in the Township, except for residential deliveries,
or as otherwise designated by the Township.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 15-206, Unlawful to Operate
Motor Vehicles or Tractors on Highways Closed for Construction or
Repair, adopted 10/1/1979 by Ord. 295, was repealed 12/7/2015 by Ord.
501.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 15-207, Accident Reports
Required, adopted 10/1/1979 by Ord. 295, was repealed 12/7/2015 by
Ord. 501.
[Ord. 295, 10/1/1979; as added by Ord. 422, 6/6/2005; and
amended by Ord. 501, 12/7/2015]
1.
West Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, finds as a fact
that the operation of an engine brake on a gasoline-powered or diesel-powered
motor vehicle, so as to create excessive noise through the use of
said engine brake, adversely affects the public health, safety and
welfare of the residents of the Township of West Lebanon and therefore
is a nuisance.
2.
No gasoline-powered or diesel-powered motor vehicles shall be operated
on the streets, roads, alleys or highways within West Lebanon Township
utilizing said engine brake, thereby permitting excessive noise to
be created by said motor vehicle.
3.
This section shall not apply to emergency driving situations requiring
the utilization of an engine brake to protect the safety and property
of the residents of West Lebanon Township, other motor vehicle operations,
pedestrians and the operation and passengers of the motor vehicle
involved in said emergency situation.
4.
Penalty. Any person, firm, corporation or organization violating
any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a summary
offense punishable by a fine from $100 to $1,000 and/or imprisonment
up to 90 days.
