Article II Traffic Regulations

§ 640-8 Maximum speed limits established on certain streets.

No person shall drive any vehicle upon any portion of a street or highway in the Borough listed in Appendix I-A, that is incorporated by reference into and made a part of this section, at a greater rate of speed than the maximum prescribed for that part of the street or highway in that appendix.

Appendix I-A
(1)	The maximum speed limit on all Borough streets, except for Main Street, Second Avenue South of Main Street, and First Avenue North of Main Street, shall be 25 miles per hour. [Amended 12-1-1999 by Ord. No. 465]

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 a 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.

§ 640-9 Traffic signals at certain intersections.

Official traffic signals shall be erected (or are ratified if previously erected) at those intersections listed in Appendix I-B, which is incorporated by reference into and made a part of this section, and traffic at those intersections shall be directed by those signals.

Appendix I-B
East Main Street and Fifth Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]
East Main Street and First Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]
East Main Street and Ninth Avenue [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437; amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]
East Main Street and Second Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]
East Main Street and Sixth Avenue (yellow light signal only) [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437; amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]
Second Avenue and Collegeville Shopping Center Driveway [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]
Second Avenue and Freeland Drive/Collegeville Market Place Drive [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]
Second Avenue and Park Avenue [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]

Any driver of a vehicle who disobeys the directions of an official traffic signal shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 640-10 Intersections where turn prohibited on red signal.

Those intersections listed in Appendix I-C, that is incorporated by reference into and made a part of this section, 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 a one-way street) on a steady red signal.

Appendix I-C
Intersection	Vehicles Traveling On	Direction of Travel
Fifth Avenue and East Main Street [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	West Fifth Avenue	Eastbound
First Avenue and East Main Street [Added 11-2-2005 by Ord. No. 514; amended 4-4-2007 by Ord. No. 528]	First Avenue	Westbound (4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
First Avenue and East Main Street [Added 10-3-2018 by Ord. No. 591]	First Avenue	Westbound
Third Avenue and East Main Street [Added 11-2-2005 by Ord. No. 514]	West Third Avenue	Eastbound

Any driver of a vehicle who makes a turn on a red signal, in violation of this section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

§ 640-11 One-way streets established.

One-way streets are established as listed in Appendix I-D, which is incorporated by reference into and made a part of this section. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle upon a one-way street other than in the direction established for traffic upon that street.

Appendix I-D
Street	From	To	Direction of Travel
Walnut Street	Fourth Avenue	Third Avenue	Eastbound

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

§ 640-12 Turning at certain intersections prohibited or restricted.

Appendix I-E, which is incorporated by reference into and made a part of this section, lists intersections where turns are restricted or prohibited. It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle, of the type indicated, traveling upon the first-named street at any intersection named in that appendix, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, to make a left turn and/or a right turn into a second-named street, as indicated at any time when a turn is prohibited by that appendix.

Appendix I-E
Vehicle Traveling on	Direction of Travel	Not to Make	Into	Type of Vehicle Applicable to
(Reserved)

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

§ 640-13 No-passing zones established.

No-passing zones are listed in Appendix I-F, which is incorporated by reference into and made a part of this section. It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to overtake or pass another vehicle or drive on the left side of the roadway in any no-passing zone.

Appendix I-F
Street	Between	Direction of Travel
East Main Street [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street and Borough line	Northbound and southbound
First Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street and Perkiomen Township line	Northbound and southbound

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

§ 640-14 Through highways established.

Through highways are listed in Appendix I-G, which is incorporated by reference into and made a part of this section, and stop or yield signs shall be erected at every intersection of every through highway (except those intersections where traffic signals are erected and maintained as provided in § 640-9), facing traffic approaching the through highway on intersecting highways. Every driver of a vehicle approaching the through highway on any intersecting street where there is a stop or yield sign shall stop the vehicle as required by Section 3323(b) or Section 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.

Appendix I-G
Highway	Between
(Reserved)

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

§ 640-15 Stop intersections established.

Those intersections listed in Appendix I-H, which is incorporated by reference into and made a part of this section (in addition to streets intersecting with the through highways established by § 640-14) 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 upon the first-named street at each stop intersection, in the direction or directions indicated for that intersection. Every driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection upon the first-named street, in the direction indicated in each case, shall stop the vehicle as required by Section 3323(b) of the Vehicle Code and shall not proceed into or across the second-named street until he has followed all applicable requirements of that section of the law.

Appendix I-H
Stop Street	Intersecting Street	Direction of Travel
Avon Avenue	Clahor Avenue	Eastbound
Avon Avenue	Stratford Avenue	Westbound
Carmen Drive [Amended 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Park Avenue	Eastbound and westbound
Chestnut Street	Eighth Avenue	Northbound and southbound
Chestnut Street	Park Avenue	Northbound
Chestnut Street	Sixth Avenue	Southbound
Chestnut Street	West Ninth Avenue	Northbound
Chestnut Street	West Third Avenue	Southbound
Chestnut Street Extension	Second Avenue	Northbound
Clahor Avenue	Locust Street	Northbound
Clahor Avenue	Park Avenue	Southbound
Clamer Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street	Westbound
College Avenue	East Ninth Avenue	Southbound
Colonial Avenue	Clahor Avenue	Eastbound
Colonial Avenue	Stratford Avenue	Southbound
Derr Drive [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Freeland Drive	Northbound and westbound
East Fourth Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street	Westbound
East Ninth Avenue	First Avenue	Eastbound
East Third Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street	Westbound
Eighth Avenue	Clahor Avenue	Eastbound and westbound
Eighth Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street	Eastbound
Eleventh Avenue	School Street	Eastbound
Eleventh Avenue [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Zvarick Road	Southbound
Freeland Drive [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Freeland Drive	Eastbound
Glen Farms Drive	East Ninth Avenue	Southbound
Glen Farms Drive	First Avenue	Eastbound
Glenwood Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street	Westbound
Hunsicker Drive [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Freeland Drive	Eastbound and westbound
Jonlyn Lane	Chestnut Street	Eastbound
Larkin Lane	Park Avenue	Eastbound
Lloyd Avenue	Clahor Avenue	Eastbound
Lloyd Avenue	Maykut Avenue	Westbound
Locust Street	Eighth Avenue	Northbound and southbound
Locust Street	West Fifth Avenue	Southbound
Locust Street [Added 12-27-1988 by Ord. No. 362]	Locust Street	Eastbound
Maykut Avenue	Clahor Avenue	Eastbound
McCarthy Circle	Maykut Avenue	Westbound
Miner Circle	Maykut Avenue	Eastbound
Park Avenue [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Third Avenue	Northbound and southbound
Park Avenue [Added 11-2-1997 by Ord. No. 418]	West Third Avenue	Northbound and southbound
R-Glad Avenue [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Clahor Avenue	Eastbound
Richard Way [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Clahor Avenue	Northbound
Richard Way [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Richard Way	Northbound
Ruby Drive [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Shelly Drive	Southbound
Ruby Drive [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Stine Drive	Eastbound
Russell Circle	East Ninth Avenue	Northbound
Saylor Lane	Locust Street	Westbound
School Street	Eighth Avenue	Southbound
School Street	West Fifth Avenue	Southbound
Seventh Avenue	Chestnut Street	Eastbound
Shakespeare Drive [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	R-Glad Way	Northbound
Shangler Circle [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Freeland Drive	Southbound
Shelly Drive [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Freeland Drive	Westbound
Shelly Drive [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Stine Drive	Eastbound
Sixth Avenue	Locust Street	Westbound
Sixth Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street	Eastbound
Sonnet Lane [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Shakespeare Drive	Eastbound and westbound
Stine Drive [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Freeland Drive	Eastbound and westbound
Stine Drive [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Second Avenue (Route 29)	Northbound
Stratford Avenue	Clahor Avenue	Eastbound
Tenth Avenue	Chestnut Street	Eastbound and westbound
Tenth Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street	Eastbound
Tenth Avenue	School Street	Westbound
Walnut Street	West Fourth Avenue	Southbound
Walnut Street	West Third Avenue	Southbound
West Fifth Avenue [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Clahor Avenue	Westbound
West Fifth Avenue	Park Avenue	Eastbound
West Fourth Avenue	Chestnut Street	Eastbound and westbound
West Fourth Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street	Eastbound
West Fourth Avenue	Park Avenue	Westbound
West Third Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street	Eastbound
West Third Avenue [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Fifth Avenue	Westbound
West Third Avenue [Amended 11-2-1994 by Ord. No. 418; 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Park Avenue	Eastbound and westbound
Zvarick Road [Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. 437]	Clahor Avenue	Eastbound

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

§ 640-16 Yield intersections established.

Those intersections listed in Appendix I-I, which is incorporated by reference and made a part of this section (in addition to streets intersecting with the through highways established by § 640-14) are established as yield-right-of-way 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 upon the first-named street at each yield intersection, in the direction or directions indicated for that intersection. Every driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection upon the first-named street, in the direction indicated in each case, shall slow down or stop the vehicle as required by Section 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code, and then yield the right-of-way as required by that subsection of the Vehicle Code.

Appendix I-I
Yield Street	Through Street	Direction of Travel
Route 29 [Added 4-1-1987 by Ord. No. 344]	Park Avenue	Southbound

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

§ 640-17 Vehicle weight limits established.

On those streets and portions of streets listed in Appendix I-J, which is incorporated by reference into and made a part of this section, vehicle weight limits are established by authority granted by Section 4902(a) of the Vehicle Code, and it shall be unlawful for any person to operate on any of those streets or portions of streets as the case may be, any vehicle or combination having a gross weight in excess of the maximum prescribed for that street or portion of street.

Appendix I-J
Street	Between	Maximum Gross Weight
(Reserved)

Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be prosecuted under Section 4902(a) of the Vehicle Code and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $150 and costs, and an additional penalty of $75 for each 500 pounds or part thereof, in excess of 3,000 pounds over the maximum allowable weight as prescribed by Section 4902(e-1) of the Vehicle Code.

§ 640-18 Truck traffic restricted on certain streets.

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle other than a passenger car on any street or portion of a street listed in Appendix I-K, which is incorporated by reference into and made a part of this section, except that nothing in this section shall prohibit anyone from driving a commercial vehicle or truck on any part of any such street listed in Appendix I-L where necessary in order to pick up or deliver any goods, wares, merchandise, or material from or to any premises located on any such street or portion of a street.

Appendix I-K
Street	Between
East Ninth Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street and Park Avenue
Fifth Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street and Park Avenue
First Avenue	Route 29 and north Borough line
Glen Farms Drive	Ninth Avenue and Route 29
Park Avenue	Route 29 and Fifth Avenue

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

§ 640-19 Snow and ice emergency routes established.

Snow and ice emergency routes are established on those streets and portions of streets listed in Appendix I-L, which is incorporated by reference into and made a part of this section. In order to facilitate the movement of traffic and to combat the hazards of snow and ice on those snow and ice emergency routes, the Mayor, at his discretion, may declare a snow and ice emergency, and afterward may declare the emergency terminated. Information on the existence of the emergency may be given through radio, newspaper or other available media, and notification of the termination of the emergency may be given by use of the same media.

Appendix I-L
Street	Between
Clahor Avenue	Route 29 and northwest Borough line (at Trappe Borough)
East Fifth Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street and eastern terminus of Fifth Avenue
East Main Street [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	First Avenue and northwest Borough line (at Trappe Borough)
East Ninth Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street and Route 29 (First Avenue)
First Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street and northeast Borough line (at Perkiomen Township)
Park Avenue	West Fifth Avenue and Route 29 (Second Avenue)
Second Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street and northeast Borough line (at Upper Providence Township)
West Eighth Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street and Clahor Avenue
West Fifth Avenue [Amended 6-4-1997 by Ord. No. 442]	East Main Street and Park Avenue

While a snow and ice emergency is in effect, it shall be unlawful, at any time during the continuance of the emergency, for any person to park a motor vehicle, or to allow the vehicle to remain parked, on any snow and ice emergency route; or for any person to drive a motor vehicle, not equipped with snow tires or chains, on a snow and ice emergency route.

If, at any time during a period of snow and ice emergency, a person parks a motor vehicle anywhere upon a snow and ice emergency route, that person shall be guilty of a violation of this section, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $15 and costs.

If, at any time during a period of snow and ice emergency, a person drives a motor vehicle not equipped with snow tires or chains upon a snow and ice emergency route, that person shall be guilty of a violation of this section, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.