Borough of Sharpsburg, PA Part 2 Traffic Regulations

§ 15-201 Maximum speed limits established on certain streets.

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	Between	Maximum Speed Limit (mph)
Main Street	Sixth Street to Borough boundary line with O'Hara Township	25
North Canal	Tenth Street to Borough boundary line with O'Hara Township	25
North Main	Bridge Street and Sixth Street	25
South Main	First Street and Sixth Street	25

2. 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.

§ 15-202 Maximum speed limits established on certain bridges and elevated structures.

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	Location	Maximum Speed Limit
(Reserved)

2. 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.

§ 15-203 Maximum speed limits established for certain vehicles on hazardous grades.

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	Between	Direction of Travel	Maximum Gross Weight	Maximum Speed Limit	Required to Stop Before Proceeding Downhill
(Reserved)

2. 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.

§ 15-204 Maximum speed limits established in parks.

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 of Sharpsburg, except in the following locations, where the lower maximums, as specified, shall apply:

Park	Street	Location	Maximum Speed Limit
(Reserved)

2. 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.

§ 15-205 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
Ali Street and Main Street
Eighteenth Street and Main Street
Eighth Street and Main Street
Twenty-First Street and Main Street

2. 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.

§ 15-206 Intersections where turn prohibited on red signal.

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:

Vehicles Traveling On	Facing	Intersection
Ali Street	North	Main Street
Eighteenth Street	South	Main Street
Eighth Street	South	Main Street
Main Street	East	Davidson Street
Twenty-First Street	South	Main Street

2. 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.

§ 15-207 One-way roadways established.

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	From	To	Direction of Travel
Eighteenth Street	Middle Street	Main Street	Southbound
Eighteenth Street	South Canal Street	Main Street	Southbound
Eighth Street	Main Street	High Street	Southbound
Eleventh Street	Clay Street	High Street	Northbound
Fifteenth Street	Middle Street	North Canal Street	Northbound
Fifth Street	South Main Street	Canal Street	Southbound
Fourth Street	South Main Street	Canal Street	Northbound
Garnier Street	North Main Street	Penn Street	Southbound
High Street	Sixth Street	Eighth Street	Eastbound
Middle Street	Eighteenth Street	Nineteenth Street	Westbound
Middle Street	Nineteenth Street	Twenty-First Street	Eastbound
Middle Street	Thirteenth Street	Fifteenth Street	Eastbound
Nineteenth Street	Main Street	Chapman Street	Northbound
Ninth Street	Main Street	Penn Street	Northbound
North Canal Street	Tenth Street	Eleventh Street	Eastbound
Penn Street	School Street	Garnier Street	Westbound
Powers Alley	North Main Street	Penn Street	Northbound
Second Street	South Main Street	Short Street	Northbound
Seventeenth Street	Middle Street	South Canal Street	Northbound
Sixth Street	Main Street	High Street	Northbound
South Canal Street (1400 Block) [Added 6-18-2015 by Ord. No. 15-08]	Fourteenth Street	Fifteenth Street	Westerly
South Canal Street (1700 Block) [Added 10-1-2013 by Ord. No. 13-09]	Seventeenth Street	Eighteenth Street	East
Tenth Street	Main Street	Penn Street	Southbound
Third Street	South Main Street	Short Street	Southbound
Thirteenth Street	North Canal Street	Middle Street	Southbound
Twentieth Street	Middle Street	Chapman Street	Southbound
Twenty-First Street	Main Street	Middle Street	Southbound
Twenty-Second Street	Main Street	Northern Terminus	Northbound

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

§ 15-208 Turning at certain intersections prohibited or restricted.

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	Direction of Travel	Not to Make Turn	Into	When	Type of Vehicle Applicable To
Main Street [Added 3-26-2020 by Ord. No. 20-03]		Right	North Canal Street
Tenth Street [Added 3-26-2020 by Ord. No. 20-03]		Left	Main Street

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

§ 15-209 Right turns prohibited at certain intersections.

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	Direction of Travel	Times	Not To Make Right Turn into or Travel Straight Across
(Reserved)

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

§ 15-210 U-turns prohibited at certain locations.

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	Portion	Direction of Travel
(Reserved)

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

§ 15-211 No-passing zones established.

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	Direction of Travel	Between
(Reserved)

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

§ 15-212 Through highways established.

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) or (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	Between
Main Street	Sixth Street and Eastern Borough Line
Middle Street	Thirteenth Street and Eastern Line of Nineteenth Street
North Main Street	Western Borough Line and Sixth Street
South Main Street	Bridge Street and Sixth Street

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

§ 15-213 Stop intersections established.

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 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
Bridge Street [Added 9-21-2017 by Ord. No. 17-04]	Sixty-Second Street	Northbound
Bridge Street	South Main Street	Northbound and southbound
Cecil Street	Lavis Street	Eastbound
Cecil Street	Seventeenth Street	Westbound
Chapman Street	Nineteenth Street	Eastbound and westbound
Chapman Street	Twentieth Street	Eastbound
Church Street	Clay Street	Northbound and southbound
Church Street	High Street	Northbound
Church Street [Added 9-23-2021 by Ord. No. 21-05]	Penn Street	Northbound
Church Street	Penn Street	Southbound
Clay Street	Eighth Street	Eastbound and westbound
Clay Street	Garnier Street	Eastbound
Clay Street	Ninth Street	Eastbound and westbound
Clay Street	Sixth Street	Eastbound and westbound
Clay Street	Tenth Street	Eastbound and westbound
Clifton Avenue	North Canal Street	Southbound
Davidson Street	Main Street	Northbound
Eighteenth Street	Main Street	Southbound
Eighteenth Street	Middle Street	Southbound
Eighth Street	Clay Street	Southbound
Eighth Street	Penn Street	Southbound
Eleventh Street	Clay Street	Southbound
Eleventh Street	Penn Street	Southbound
Fifteenth Street	Middle Street	Northbound
Fifteenth Street	Miller Street	Southbound
Fifth Street	North Main Street	Northbound and southbound
Fifth Street	Short Canal Street	Southbound
First Street	South Main Street	Northbound
Fourteenth Street	Main Street	Southbound
Fourteenth Street	Middle Street	Southbound
Fourth Street	South Main Street	Northbound and southbound
Garnier Street	Clay Street	Southbound
Garnier Street	North Main Street	Southbound
Gildenfenny Street	Clay Street	Southbound
Gildenfenny Street	High Street	Northbound
Gildenfenny Street	Penn Street	Northbound and southbound
Harding Street	Nineteenth Street	Westbound
Heinz Terrace	North Canal Street	Southbound
High Street	Eighth Street	Eastbound
Lavis Street	Middle Street	Southbound
Linden Avenue	Penn Street	Northbound and southbound
Mary Street	Middle Street	Southbound
Marys Street	Seventeenth Street	Eastbound
Marys Street	Sixteenth Street	Eastbound
Michaels Street	Fourth Street	Eastbound
Michaels Street	Third Street	Southbound
Middle Street	Eighteenth Street	Eastbound and westbound
Middle Street	Fifteenth Street	Eastbound and westbound
Middle Street	Fourteenth Street	Eastbound
Middle Street	Lavis Street	Westbound
Middle Street	Nineteenth Street	Westbound
Middle Street	Sixteenth Street	Eastbound and westbound
Middle Street	Twenty-first Street	Eastbound
Mulberry Street	Middle Street	Northbound and southbound
Nineteenth Street	Chapman Street	Northbound and southbound
Nineteenth Street	Middle Street	Northbound
Ninth Street	Clay Street	Northbound
Ninth Street	High Street	Northbound
Ninth Street	Penn Street	Southbound
North Canal Street	Clay Street	Eastbound
North Canal Street	Clifton Avenue	Eastbound and westbound
North Canal Street	Eleventh Street	Westbound
North Canal Street	Fifteenth Street	Eastbound and westbound
North Canal Street	Thirteenth Street	Eastbound and westbound
Penn Street [Added 9-23-2021 by Ord. No. 21-05]	Church Street	Westbound
Penn Street	Eighth Street	Westbound
Penn Street	Eleventh Street	Westbound
Penn Street	Linden Avenue	Westbound
Penn Street	Ninth Street	Westbound
Penn Street	Sixth Street	Westbound
Penn Street	Tenth Street	Westbound
Pilgrim Street	Fifth	Westbound
Prager Street	North Main Street	Northbound
Roosevelt Street	Penn Street	Southbound
School Street	Penn Street	Northbound
Second Street	South Main Street	Northbound
Seventeenth Street	South Canal Street	Northbound
Seventh Street	Main Street	Northbound
Short Canal Street	Fourth Street	Westbound
Short Canal Street	Third Street	Westbound
Sixteenth Street	Main Street	Southbound
Sixteenth Street	Marys Street	Northbound and southbound
Sixteenth Street	Middle Street	Northbound and southbound
Sixth Street	Clay Street	Northbound
Sixth Street	Penn Street	Northbound
South Canal Street	Eighteenth Street	Eastbound and westbound
South Canal Street	Fifteenth Street	Westbound
South Canal Street	Seventeenth Street	Eastbound and westbound
South Main Street	Main Street	Eastbound
Tenth Street	Clay Street	Southbound
Tenth Street	Main Street	Southbound
Tenth Street	Penn Street	Southbound
Third Street	South Main Street	Southbound
Thirteenth Street	Main Street	Northbound and southbound
Thirteenth Street	Middle Street	Southbound
Thirteenth Street	North Canal Street	Southbound
Thirteenth Street	Penn Street	Southbound
Twelfth Street	Penn Street	Northbound
Twentieth Street	Chapman Street	Southbound
Twentieth Street	Middle Street	Southbound
Twenty-first Street	Main Street	Southbound
Twenty-first Street	Middle Street	Southbound
Twenty-second Street		Northbound
Twenty-third Street	Main Street	Southbound

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

3. Amendment by resolution. Section 15-213 of this Part may be amended by resolution at the will of Council for the Borough of Sharpsburg.

[Added 9-23-2021 by Ord. No. 21-05]

§ 15-214 Yield intersections established.

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	Through Street	Direction of Travel
(Reserved)

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

§ 15-215 Operation of motor vehicles restricted on public lands.

1. No motor vehicle, including a motorcycle, pedalcycle or minibike, shall be operated on any property owned by the Borough of Sharpsburg or any other public agency or instrumentality within the Borough of Sharpsburg without the permission of the property owner and a permit from the Chief of Police of the Borough of Sharpsburg.

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

§ 15-216 Rotary traffic islands established.

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:

Location

(Reserved)

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.

§ 15-217 Play highways established and authorized.

1. The following areas upon the streets in the Borough of Sharpsburg are established as play highways:

Street	Between	Days	Hours
(Reserved)

2. The 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 of Sharpsburg where sledding and coasting shall be permitted. That play highway shall be set apart for the purpose under the direction of the Chief of Police.

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 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.

§ 15-218 Snowmobile roads designated.

1. The following roads and streets within the Borough of Sharpsburg are designated as special snowmobile roads:

Street or Road	Between	Used by Snowmobiles Only When 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 of Sharpsburg 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 of Sharpsburg:

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 § 7752(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7752(a).

§ 15-219 Motor vehicles not to be driven on sidewalks.

No person shall drive any vehicle except a human-powered vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs of prosecution or to undergo imprisonment for not more than one day for each $10 of the unpaid balance of such fine and costs.