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Borough of Lemoyne, PA
Cumberland County
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Words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania, as now in force, or as hereafter amended, enacted or reenacted, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
B. 
Whenever any time shall be mentioned in this chapter, it shall be constructed to mean Eastern standard time or Eastern daylight saving time, as the case may be, depending upon which standard of time shall be generally observed in the Borough at the time.
C. 
The term "legal holiday," as used in this chapter, shall mean and include the following: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas.
D. 
In this chapter, the singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include the feminine.
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 of Lemoyne.
A. 
The Mayor shall have the following powers to regulate traffic and parking temporarily and in time of emergency:
(1) 
In the case of fire, flood, storm or other emergency, to establish temporary traffic and parking regulations.
(2) 
In the case of emergency or to facilitate public works, or in the conduct of parades, processions or public events, to restrict or prohibit parking or traffic in limited areas for periods of not more than 72 hours.
B. 
Such temporary and emergency regulations shall be enforced by the Mayor and the Chief of Police of the Borough in the same manner as permanent regulations. Any person who shall operate or park a vehicle in violation of any such regulation, or who shall move, remove, destroy, injure or deface any sign erected or posted to give notice of any such regulation, shall upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty set forth in the law or elsewhere in this chapter for a violation of such nature, and, in case of a violation for which no specific penalty is set forth in the law or elsewhere in this chapter, to a fine of not more than $25 and costs of prosecution or, to undergo imprisonment for not more than one day for each $10 of the unpaid balance of the fine and costs.
The Borough Council may, from time to time, designate places upon and along the streets and alleys in the Borough where, for a period of not longer than three months, specific traffic and parking regulations, prohibitions and restrictions shall be in force and effect, and shall designate such locations by proper signs and markings. Such regulations, prohibitions and restrictions shall be effective just as if they had been specified in this chapter. No person shall operate or park a vehicle in violation of any such regulation, prohibition or restriction, and no person shall move, remove, injure, destroy or deface any sign or marking erected or made by authority of this section. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty set forth in the law or elsewhere in this chapter, to a fine of not more than $25 and costs of prosecution, or to undergo imprisonment for not more than one day for each $10 of the unpaid balance of the fine and costs. Provided: the purpose of this section is to allow for the test and experimental determination of the feasibility and desirability of permanent changes in the ordinances of the Borough of Lemoyne relative to traffic and parking.
The police officers of the Borough of Lemoyne are hereby given authority to direct traffic on the highways of the Borough and at intersections thereof.