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Borough of Folcroft, PA
Delaware County
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Table of Contents
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A. 
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
Speed Limit
(mph)
Location
Ashland Avenue
25
From Dolview Drive to Elmwood Avenue
Ashland Avenue
25
From Maple Avenue to Elmwood Avenue
Baltimore Avenue
25
Entire length
Bayard Avenue
25
Entire length
Bennington Road
25
Entire length
Carter Road
25
Entire length
Charmont Avenue
25
Entire length
Crickett Lane
25
Entire length
Crotzer Avenue
25
Entire length
Delmar Drive
25
Entire length
Delview Drive
25
Entire length
Delview Drive
25
From Primos Avenue to Norwood Borough line
Edwards Road
25
Entire length
Elmwood Avenue
25
From Glenoldon Borough Line to Folcroft Avenue
Fowler Road
25
Entire length
Garfield Avenue
25
Entire length
Glen Avenue
25
Entire length
Glencroft Circle
25
Entire length
Grant Road
25
Entire length
Heather Road
25
Entire length
Kent Road
25
Entire length
King Avenue
25
Entire length
Llanwellyn Avenue
25
Entire length
Schallcross Avenue
25
Entire length
Tayler Drive
25
Entire length
Virginia Avenue
25
Entire length
B. 
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.
A. 
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
Location
(Reserved)
B. 
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.
A. 
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
Location
Direction of Travel
Maximum Gross Weight
Speed Limit
Required to Stop Before Proceeding Downhill
(Reserved)
B. 
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.
A. 
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 Folcroft, except in the following locations, where the lower maximums, as specified, shall apply:
Park
Speed Limit
(mph)
Location
Montgomery Park
15
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35. 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.
A. 
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:
Intersection
Type of Signal
Ashland Avenue and Delmar Drive
Traffic signal
Folcroft Avenue and Chester Pike
Traffic signal
Folcroft Avenue and Delmar Drive
Traffic signal
Grant Avenue and Delmar Drive
Traffic signal
Primos Avenue and Delmar Drive
Traffic signal
Primos Avenue and Elmwood Avenue
Traffic signal
B. 
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.
A. 
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)
B. 
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.
A. 
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
Direction of Travel
From
To
Baltimore Avenue
North, northeast, east
Elmwood Avenue
Willows Avenue
Bennington Road
North
Carter Road
Delmar Drive
Delview Drive
South
Grant Road
Carter Road
Folcroft Avenue
South
Llanwellyn Avenue
Chester Pike
Fowler Road
East
Grant Road
School Lane
Glen Avenue
East
Primos Avenue
Folcroft Avenue
Glencroft Circle
Northeast/south
600-638
Glencroft Circle
King Avenue
North
Entire length
Llanwellyn Avenue
East
King Avenue
Folcroft Avenue
Willows Avenue
South
Baltimore Avenue
Elmwood Avenue
Windsor Circle
West
708
Windsor Circle
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A. 
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
Type of Vehicle
When
Applicable to
(Reserved)
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A. 
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)
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A. 
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)
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A. 
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)
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A. 
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 § 3323(b) or (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)
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(b) or (c), respectively.
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A. 
The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 570-21) 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 § 3323(b) of the Vehicle Code,[1] 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 Sign on
Direction of Travel
At Intersection of
Ashland Avenue
Elmwood Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Schallcross Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Warwick Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Columbia Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Carpenters Crossing
Bayard Avenue
Garfield Avenue
Bayard Avenue
Willows Avenue
Bennington Road
Carter Road
Bennington Road
Delmar Drive
Carter Road
Taylor Drive
Charmont Avenue
Elmwood Avenue
Charmont Avenue
Shallcross Avenue
Charmont Avenue
Warwick Avenue
Crotzer Avenue
Elmwood Avenue
Crotzer Avenue
Shallcross Avenue
Crotzer Avenue
Warwick Avenue
Crickett Lane
Ashland Avenue
Dalmas Avenue
Elmwood Avenue
Dalmas Avenue
Shallcross Avenue
Dalmas Avenue
Warwick Avenue
Delmar Drive
Bennington Road
Delmar Drive
Grant Road
Delmar Drive
School Lane
Delmar Drive
Taylor Drive
Delmar Drive
Windsor Circle
Delview Drive
Carter Road
Delview Drive
Grant Road
Edwards Road
Carter Road
Edwards Road
Grant Road
Elmwood Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Elmwood Avenue
Charmont Avenue
Elmwood Avenue
Folcroft Avenue
Folcroft Avenue
Glen Avenue
Folcroft Avenue
Watson Road
Fowler Road
School Lane
Garfield Avenue
Elmwood Avenue
Garfield Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Garfield Avenue
Warwick Avenue
Glen Avenue
Folcroft Avenue
Grant Road
Delview Drive
Grant Road
Fowler Road
Grant Road
Taylor Drive
Heather Road
Taylor Drive
Kent Road
Taylor Drive
Marsh Road
Delmar Drive
Primos Avenue
Chester Pike
Ravenwood
Valleyview Drive
School Lane
Delmar Drive
School Lane
Fowler Road
School Lane
Taylor Drive
Shallcross Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Shallcross Avenue
Charmont Avenue
Shallcross Avenue
Primos Avenue
Summit Road
Ravenwood Drive
Taylor Drive
Carter Road
Taylor Drive
Kent Road
Taylor Drive
Grant Road
Taylor Drive
Heather Road
Taylor Drive
School Lane
Taylor Drive
Delmar Drive
Valleyview Drive
Delmar Drive
Valleyview Drive
Ravenwood Drive
Virginia Avenue
Garfield Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Primos Avenue
Watson Drive
Folcroft Avenue
Watson Road
Folcroft Avenue
Warwick Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Willows Avenue
Elmwood Avenue
Willows Avenue
South
Elmwood Avenue and Virginia Avenue
Windsor Circle
Delmar Drive
Woodland Avenue
Folcroft Avenue
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(b).
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A. 
The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by § 15-213) 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 § 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
Direction of Travel
Through Street
(Reserved)
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323(c).
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
No motor vehicle, motorcycle, minibike or other motor driven vehicle including, but not limited to, all terrain vehicles, shall be operated on any lands owned by the Borough of Folcroft or any other public body or agency within the Borough, except those lands specifically designated for the operation of motor vehicles, motorcycles, minibikes, or other motor driven vehicles by resolution of the Borough Council.
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 Borough Council 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 the Borough 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 of Folcroft, 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 the Borough Council that he shall be bound by the conditions imposed by the Borough Council 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 guilty of a summary offense, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride on a sled upon any sidewalk in the Borough of Folcroft, or upon any roadway, unless that roadway is on a portion of a street blocked off for sledding by authority of § 570-5 or 570-25 of this chapter. Provided: nothing in this subsection shall prevent a pedestrian from pulling a sled, with or without a rider, upon a sidewalk.
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.
(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.
C. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and costs.