All traffic and parking signs and/or regulations of a permanent nature shall be enacted as ordinances or as amendments to ordinances of the Township of Lower Towamensing.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Lower Towamensing as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-5-1988 by Ord. No. 102]
The following intersections located in the Township are hereby declared to be stop intersections. An official stop sign shall be erected in such a position as to face traffic approaching the street in the direction or directions indicated. All vehicles approaching the intersection shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering said intersection.
Stop Sign On | Direction of Travel | At Intersection of |
|---|---|---|
Township Road No. 351 (Grassy Hill Road) | East | Township Road No. 360 (Dairy Road) |
Township Road No. 355 (Dairy Road) [Added 11-17-1997 by Ord. No. 97-11-17] | West | Township Road No. 348 (Maple Drive) |
Township Road No. 355, North [Repealed 11-17-1997 by Ord. No. 97-11-17] | ||
Township Road No. 360 (Dairy Road) | East | Township Road No. 364 (Maple Drive) |
Township Road No. 360 (Dairy Road) | North | Township Road No. 355 (Hemlock Drive) |
Township Road No. 360 (Dairy Road) [Added 6-22-1990 by Ord. No. 106] | North | Township Road No. 364 (Maple Drive) |
Township Road No. 360 (Dairy Road) | North, South, and West | Township Road No. 359 (Windy Hill), 2 stop signs Township Road No. 360 and 1 stop sign on Township Road No. 359 |
Township Road No. 360 (Dairy Road) [Added 6-22-1990 by Ord. No. 106] | West | Township Road No. 351 (Grassy Hill Road) |
Township Road No. 360 (Dairy Road) | West | Township Road No. 366 (Farm Road) |
Township Road No. 360 (Hemlock Street) [Added 11-17-1997 by Ord. No. 97-11-17] | South | Township Road No. 355 (Dairy Road) (this stop sign will replace the yield sign which currently exists at this location) |
Township Road No. 361 (Walnut Drive) | East | Township Road No. 367 (Hollow Road) |
Township Road No. 363 (Drift Road) | North | Township Road No. 367 (Hollow Road) |
Township Road No. 363 (Drift Road) | West | Township Road No. 361 (Walnut Drive) |
Township Road No. 365 (Hickory Road) | West | Township Road No. 374 (Willow Road) |
Township Road No. 369 (Spruce Road) | East | Township Road No. 378 (57 Road) |
Township Road No. 370 (Spring Road) | South | Township Road No. 355 (Hemlock Drive) |
Township Road No. 371 (Hill Road) | West | Township Road No. 378 (57 Road) |
Township Road No. 374 (Willow Road) | South | Township Road No. 361 (Walnut Drive) |
Township Road No. 400 (Pine Street) | East and West | Township Road No. 401 (Lower Street), 2 stop signs |
All erected and presently existing official stop signs are hereby approved at their present location.
[Added 6-22-1990 by Ord. No. 106]
The speed limits set forth in this section are hereby established as the maximum speed at which vehicles may proceed within the corporate limits of the Township of Lower Towamensing at the following locations:
Name of Street | Speed Limit (mph) | Distance (miles) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
57 Road south | 25 | 0.7 | From Hill Road to 13013 |
57 Road (T-371) [Added 12-6-1999 by Ord. No. 123] | 35 | 1.5 | Between Little Gap Road (S.R. 2002) to the Lower Towamensing Township boundary |
Forest Drive, located in Little Gap Estates [Added 1992 by Ord. No. 118] | 25 | Entire length | |
Oak Drive, west to east | 25 | 0.2 | At Kresge Farm |
Red Hill Road (T-384) [Added 5-6-1991 by Ord. No. 113] | 25 | 0.75 | From the start at the intersection of boundary between Lower Towamensing Township and the Borough of Palmerton, continuing south to the northern bank of Aquashicola Creek |
Shale pit, east of Behler | 25 | 0.4 | West to intersection with 13014 |
South Fireline Drive | 25 | 0.2 | From 13046 west toward Parryville |
Spruce Hollow Game Farm | 25 | 1.2 | 57 Road south |
Summer Mt. Road north | 25 | 1.08 | From 13014 |
T349, south and west | 25 | 1.0 | From Boulder Oaks |
T359, Maggie Green's Hill | 25 | 0.2 | At Boyer Farm traveling west |
T-369 north [Added 10-7-1991 by Ord. No. 114] | 25 | 0.53 | From S.R. 2004 |
Walnut above Willow | 25 | 1.03 | To John Bollinger Farm |
Parking shall be prohibited at all times as indicated in the following table:
Name of Street | Side | Location |
|---|---|---|
Cartway of T.R. 376 | Both | Between L.R. 13013 and the covered bridge for a distance of 10 feet |
L.R. 13014 [Added 10-7-1991 by Ord. No. 114] | North | Between marker 80 at the intersection of Maple Drive to a point 1/2 mile east to a line that marks the easterly boundary of property of the Palmerton Area School District for a distance of 10 feet |
Mill Road [Added 9-8-1992 by Ord. No. 115] | East | From Forest Inn Road south to a point 75 feet south of Pine Alley |
Mill Road [Added 9-8-1992 by Ord. No. 115] | West | From the intersection with Forest Inn Road south to the intersection with Little Gap Highway, except parking shall be permitted on the west side of Mill Road for patrons of the post office, during regular business hours, at the location immediately adjacent to the post office building and, more specifically, parking is permitted only from the southeast corner of the post office building (excluding the rear porch of the building) north to a point 15 feet south of the intersection of Mill Road and Forest Inn Road. There shall be no parking in this area designated herein when the post office is not open for business. |
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of up to $100 and costs of prosecution.