Words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania, Act No. 81 of
1976 (75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.), as amended (hereinafter
referred to as "Vehicle Code"), except where the context clearly indicates
a different meaning.
COUNCIL
The Council of the Borough of Springdale.
MAYOR
The Mayor of the Borough of Springdale.
POLICE CHIEF
The Chief of Police of the Borough of Springdale.
STREET or HIGHWAY
Includes any and all state highway routes and roads and all
other highways, streets, alleys, lanes and ways within the Borough.
The provisions of the Vehicle Code shall be used for determination
of all penalties and for enforcement purposes, except as otherwise
provided herein. This chapter is intended to apply to specific highways
and streets which are regulated or restricted in usage. The provisions
of the Vehicle Code shall be used for traffic regulations, speed restrictions
and parking regulations within the Borough, except as otherwise provided
herein.
All traffic and parking regulations of a permanent nature shall
be enacted as ordinances or as parts of ordinances or as amendments
to ordinances of the Borough.
The police officers of the Borough are hereby given authority
to direct traffic on the streets of the Borough and at intersections
thereof and on school property when so requested by the school authorities.
In any conflict between the provisions of this chapter and any
previously adopted ordinance or resolution of the Borough of Springdale,
the provisions of this chapter shall control. The following ordinances
of the Borough of Springdale are hereby repealed in their entirety:
A. Ordinance No. 692, enacted March 5, 1957, entitled "An ordinance
of the Borough of Springdale, regulating the parking of vehicles on
the streets, alleys and parkways within the limits of the Borough,
whether propelled by human, mechanical, motor, electrical or other
device, including wagons, buggies, motorcycles or other vehicles using
said streets or alleys, providing fines and penalties and a method
of collecting said fines."
B. Ordinance No. 769, enacted November 22, 1960, entitled "An ordinance
of the Borough of Springdale prescribing traffic and parking regulations
and providing penalties for violation thereof."
C. Ordinance No. 792, enacted December 19, 1961, entitled "An ordinance
of the Borough of Springdale prescribing rules and regulations for
the operation of the public parking lots in the Borough of Springdale,
and fixing penalties for the violation thereof."
D. Ordinance No. 902, enacted May 13, 1969, entitled "An ordinance of
the Borough of Springdale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, regulating
the parking of motor vehicles on the various streets of the Borough
during street sweeping, setting forth the names of said streets and
the times when parking is prohibited, and prescribing fines and penalties
for violation thereof."
E. Ordinance No. 1084, enacted October 8, 1985, entitled "An ordinance
of the Borough of Springdale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, regulating,
restricting or prohibiting parking on certain Borough streets, said
streets enumerated in the body of this chapter, and providing penalties
for violation thereof."
F. Ordinance No. 1163, enacted November 16, 1993, entitled "An ordinance
of the Borough of Springdale, designating Murtland Avenue for one-way
traffic only between Elwyn Avenue and Chestnut Street and providing
for erection of official traffic control devices and for enforcement
and penalties.