[Adopted 12-4-1980 by Ord. No. 249]
This article shall be known as and may be cited as the "Pine
Grove Traffic Control Ordinance."
The intent of this article is to exercise the authority, granted
by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Act of
June 17, 1976, P.L. 162, No. 81, as amended (the Vehicle Code; Title
75 of Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes) in an effort to promote
the general health, welfare, and safety of the Borough of Pine Grove
and to provide for the uniform administration of Motor Vehicle Control
within the Borough of Pine Grove.
This article shall apply uniformly to all persons and all motor
vehicles while operated or parked within the Borough of Pine Grove
or any property owned by the Borough of Pine Grove and over which
it exercises control.
A. Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used herein shall
be interpreted so as to give them the same meaning as they have in
common usage and so as to give this article its most reasonable application
consistent with the intent herein expressed.
B. Except as specifically provided, words and phrases herein shall have
the definitions provided in the Vehicle Code; Act of June 17, 1976,
P.L. 162, No. 81, as amended; Title 75 of Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes.
C. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
D. Words used in the present tense include the future and past, words
in the plural number include the singular, words in the singular number
include words in the plural, and words either in the feminine, masculine
or neuter shall include words of the other two genders.
E. The time, whenever specified, shall be that which is being generally
observed within the Borough, whether it be Eastern Standard Time or
Eastern Daylight Time.
F. Holidays are the following days:
All provisions of the Vehicle Code (Act of June 17, 1976, P.L.
162, No. 81, as amended; Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes) shall apply within the Borough of Pine Grove, on all streets
and highways therein; except, the specific provisions of this article
shall be read to expand the provisions of the Vehicle Code. All provisions
herein are to be construed whenever possible, to be consistent with
the provisions of the Vehicle Code; and all provisions herein shall
be construed as expanded, clarified, and augmented by applicable provisions
of the Vehicle Code.
A. The speed limit on all streets and highways within the Borough of
Pine Grove, except as otherwise provided for below in this section,
shall be 25 miles per hour; and it shall be unlawful for any person
to operate a vehicle in excess of the speed limit hereby established.
B. The speed limit on the following sections of streets and highways
within the Borough of Pine Grove shall be 30 miles per hour; and it
shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle in excess of
the speed limit hereby established:
(1) East Pottsville Street between the Swatara Creek bridge and South
Tulpehocken Street.
C. The speed limit on the following sections of streets and highways
within the Borough of Pine Grove shall be 35 miles per hour; and it
shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle in excess of
the speed limit hereby established:
(1) North Tulpehocken Street for its entire length (from the Borough
line until it becomes South Tulpehocken Street just Northerly of the
intersection of South Tulpehocken Street with Pottsville Streets).
(2) South Tulpehocken Street from the Borough line to its intersection
with Maple Street.
D. The speed limit on the following sections of streets and highways
within the Borough of Pine Grove shall be 40 miles per hour; and it
shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle in excess of
the speed limit hereby established:
(1) East Pottsville Street between the Borough line and the Swatara Creek
bridge.
(2) Outwood Street between the Borough line and North Tulpehocken Street.
[Amended 7-21-1983 by Ord. No. 275]
E. The speed limit on all streets and roads across property owned by
the Borough of Pine Grove, which are not streets and highways within
the Borough, shall be 15 miles per hour; and it shall be unlawful
for any person to operate a vehicle in excess of the speed limit hereby
established.
F. The following school zones are hereby established on portions of
certain streets and highways within the Borough for which a speed
limit of 15 miles per hour is provided; and it shall be unlawful for
any person to operate a vehicle in excess of such speed limit within
such school zones at times when such designation as a school zone
is effective:
[Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
(1) American Legion Boulevard between East Pottsville Street and First
Street.
(2) East Pottsville Street between the Borough line and the Swatara Creek
Bridge.
(3) High Street between Daubert Street and South Tulpehocken Street.
(4) School Street between East Pottsville Street and Pine Hill Drive.
(5) South Tulpehocken Street between East Mill Street and Union Street.
(6) Walter Street between Leonard Street and West Wood Street.
G. The speed limits on the following sections of streets and highways
within the Borough of Pine Grove shall be 15 miles per hour; and it
shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle in excess of
the speed limit hereby established:
[Added 8-15-1996 by Ord.
No. 331; amended 3-14-2002 by Ord. No. 353; 1-18-2018 by Ord. No. 448]
(1) Christ Street from Snyder Avenue to Orchard Street.
(2) Church Street from South Tulpehocken Street to the Borough line.
(3) Spruce Street from East Wood Street to Snyder Avenue.
(7) Mill Street in both directions.
(8) High Street in both directions.
(9) Mifflin Street in both directions.
(10)
American Legion Boulevard in both directions from Pine Hill
Drive to SR 443.
(11)
Fourth Street in both directions.
(12)
Locust Street in both directions.
(13)
Dohner Street in both directions.
The following streets and highways within the Borough are hereby
established as through highways; and the operator of every vehicle
upon approaching any such highway at any intersection thereof, except
where such intersections may be governed by traffic-control signal
or as may otherwise be provided, shall come to a full stop within
a reasonable distance before entering such intersection:
C. North Tulpehocken Street.
D. South Tulpehocken Street.
A. The following intersections located within the Borough of Pine Grove
are hereby declared as stop intersections; and all vehicles approaching
on the first named street, traveling in the direction indicated, shall
come to a full stop within a reasonable distance before entering the
intersection of such first named street with the second named street:
Stop Sign on
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Direction of Travel
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At Intersection of
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Am. Legion Boulevard*
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South
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East Pottsville Street
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Am. Legion Boulevard
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South
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Second Street
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Am. Legion Boulevard [Amended 2-15-1990 by Ord. No. 304]
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North
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Second Street
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Am. Legion Boulevard [Added 2-15-1990 by Ord.
No. 304]
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North
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First Street
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Berry Alley [Amended 7-21-1983 by Ord. No. 275]
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South
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Center Street
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Canal Street*
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West
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South Tulpehocken Street
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Carbon Street*
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South
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East Wood Street
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Cherry Street
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North
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West Pottsville Street
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Chestnut Street
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East
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Fairview Street
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Chestnut Street
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West
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Cherry Street
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Christ Street [Added 8-15-1996 by Ord.
No. 331]
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North
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Orchard Street
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Church Street*
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East
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South Tulpehocken Street
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Clay Street* [Amended 7-21-1983 by Ord. No. 275]
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West
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Wideawake Street
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Clements Street*
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East
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North Tulpehocken Street
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Clements Street
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West
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Widewake Street
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Conrad Richter Drive [Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
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South
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East Mill Street
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Duabert Street [Amended 7-21-1983 by Ord. No. 275]
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North
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West Mill Street
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Daubert Street
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South
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High Street
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Depot Street [Amended 7-21-1983 by Ord. No. 275]
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East
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Conrad Richter Drive
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Depot Street*
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West
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South Tulpehocken Street
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Division Street
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East
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Walters Street
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East Mill Street [Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
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East
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Carbon Street
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East Mill Street [Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
|
West
|
Carbon Street
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East Mill Street [Added 1-19-2017 by Ord.
No. 445]
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East
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Locust Street
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East Mill Street [Added 8-18-1994 by Ord.
No. 323]
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West
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Locust Street
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East Mill Street*
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West
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South Tulpehocken Street
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East Wood Street*
|
West
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South Tulpehocken Street
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Elm Street*
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East
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North Tulpehocken Street
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Elm Street
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West
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Widewake Street
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Fairview Street
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South
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West Pottsville Street
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Fegley Avenue
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South
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East Mill Street
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First Street
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East
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School Street
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First Street
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West
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Am. Legion Boulevard
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First Street Extension [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
East
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American Legion Boulevard
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Fourth Street
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West
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Am. Legion Boulevard
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Fourth Street [Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
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East
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School Street
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Franklin Street
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North
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West Mill Street
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Franklin Street
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South
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High Street
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Gold Street*
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East
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North Tulpehocken Street
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Gold Street
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West
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Widewake Street
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Hemlock Lane
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East
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School Street
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Hemlock Lane
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West
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Am. Legion Boulevard
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High Street*
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East
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South Tulpehocken Street
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Laurel Street
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North
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Center Street
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Laurel Street
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South
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Center Street
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Laurel Street*
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North
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East Pottsville Street
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Laurel Street
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West
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Spruce Street
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Locust Street
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North
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East Mill Street
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Maple Street
|
East
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Carbon Street
|
Maple Street
|
East
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Mifflin Street
|
Maple Street
|
West
|
Mifflin Street
|
Maple Street*
|
West
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South Tulpehocken Street
|
Mifflin Street*
|
North
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East Wood Street
|
Mifflin Street*
|
South
|
East Wood Street
|
Mifflin Street
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North
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Union Street
|
Mifflin Street
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South
|
Union Street
|
Morris Street
|
East
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Carbon Street
|
Morris Street
|
West
|
Mifflin Street
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Orchard Street
|
East
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Laurel Street
|
Orchard Street [Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
|
East
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Race Street
|
Orchard Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
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East/West
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Christ Street
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Orchard Street
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West
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Race Street
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Outwood Street*
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East
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North Tulpehocken Street
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Peach Street
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North
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Canal Street
|
Peach Street
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South
|
Canal Street
|
Peach Street*
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North
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East Wood Street
|
Peach Street*
|
South
|
East Wood Street
|
Peach Street
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North
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Maple Street
|
Peach Street
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South
|
Maple Street
|
Peach Street
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North
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East Mill Street
|
Peach Street*
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West
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South Tulpehocken Street
|
Peach Street
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North
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Union Street
|
Peach Street
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South
|
Union Street
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Penn-Dye Street*
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West
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North Tulpehocken Street
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Pine Hill Drive
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West
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Am. Legion Boulevard
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Race Street*
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North
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East Pottsville Street
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Race Street*
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South
|
East Pottsville Street
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Race Street [Repealed 7-21-1983 by Ord. No. 275]
|
|
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Rye Alley
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East
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Am. Legion Boulevard
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School Street*
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South
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East Pottsville Street
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School Street [Repealed 7-18-1991 by Ord. No. 310]
|
|
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School Street [Added 8-18-2005 by Ord.
No. 369]
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North
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First Street
|
School Street [Added 38-18-2005 by Ord.
No. 369]
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South
|
First Street
|
School Street [Added 11-21-1985 by Ord.
No. 285]
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North
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Second Street
|
School Street
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South
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Second Street
|
Second Street
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West
|
Am. Legion Boulevard
|
Second Street
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East
|
Am. Legion Boulevard
|
Second Street
|
East
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School Street
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Snyder Street*
|
East
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South Tulpehocken Street
|
Spruce Street [Added 8-12-2004 by Ord.
No. 363]
|
East
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East Mill Street
|
Spruce Street
|
North
|
Center Street
|
Spruce Street
|
North
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East Mill Street
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Spruce Street*
|
North
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East Pottsville Street
|
Spruce Street [Added 8-18-1994 by Ord.
No. 323]
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North
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Laurel Street
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Spruce Street
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South
|
Center Street
|
Spruce Street
|
South
|
East Mill Street
|
Spruce Street*
|
South
|
East Wood Street
|
Spruce Street [Added 8-18-1994 by Ord.
No. 323]
|
South
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Snyder Street
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Spruce Street [Added 8-12-2004 by Ord.
No. 363]
|
West
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East Mill Street
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Third Street
|
West
|
Am. Legion Boulevard
|
Third Street [Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
|
East
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School Street
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Union Street
|
East
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Carbon Street
|
Union Street
|
East
|
Mifflin Street
|
Union Street
|
West
|
Mifflin Street
|
Union Street*
|
West
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South Tulpehocken Street
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Vine Street*
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West
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North Tulpehocken Street
|
Walnut Street
|
North
|
Second Street
|
Walnut Street
|
South
|
First Street
|
Walter Street
|
North
|
High Street
|
Walter Street
|
South
|
High Street
|
Walter Street
|
North
|
West Mill Street
|
Walter Street
|
South
|
West Mill Street
|
Walter Street
|
North
|
West Pottsville Street
|
Walter Street [Added 7-18-1991 by Ord.
No. 310]
|
West
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Snyder Street
|
Walter Street
|
South
|
West Wood Street
|
West Mill Street*
|
East
|
South Tulpehocken Street
|
West Mill Street [Added 8-12-2004 by Ord.
No. 363]
|
East
|
Walter Street
|
West Mill Street [Added 8-12-2004 by Ord.
No. 363]
|
West
|
Walter Street
|
West Wood Street*
|
East
|
South Tulpehocken Street
|
Widewake Street
|
North
|
Outwood Street
|
Widewake Street*
|
East
|
North Tulpehocken Street
|
Windy Cove [Added 8-15-1996 by Ord.
No. 331]
|
East
|
Hillside Drive
|
*
|
Stop at intersection with State Highway
|
B. The following intersections within the Borough are hereby designated
three- and four-way stop intersections; and all vehicles approaching
such intersection shall come to a full stop within a reasonable distance
before entering said intersections:
Stop Sign on
|
Direction of Travel
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At Intersection of
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---|
Am. Legion Boulevard
|
North
|
Second Street
|
Am. Legion Boulevard
|
South
|
Second Street
|
American Legion Boulevard [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
North
|
Fourth Street
|
American Legion Boulevard [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
South
|
Fourth Street
|
Centre Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
East
|
Laurel Street
|
Centre Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
East
|
Mill Race Street
|
Centre Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
East
|
Spruce Street
|
Centre Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
West
|
Laurel Street
|
Centre Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
West
|
Mill Race Street
|
Centre Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
West
|
Spruce Street
|
Cherry Street [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
North
|
Hillside Vista Drive/Midland Cove
|
Cherry Street [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
North
|
Ridge Vista Drive
|
Cherry Street [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
Northwest
|
Loland Cove
|
Cherry Street [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
South
|
Hillside Vista Drive
|
Cherry Street [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
South
|
Ridge Vista Drive
|
Cherry Street [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
Southeast
|
Loland Cove
|
Christ Street [Added 11-21-1985 by Ord.
No. 285]
|
All
|
Snyder Avenue
|
First Street
|
East
|
School Street
|
Hillside Vista Drive [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
East
|
Cherry Street
|
Laurel Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
North
|
Centre Street
|
Laurel Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
South
|
Centre Street
|
Loland Cove [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
Southwest
|
Cherry Street
|
Maple Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
West
|
Mifflin Street
|
Midland Cove [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
West
|
Cherry Street
|
Mifflin Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
North
|
Maple Street
|
Mifflin Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
South
|
Maple Street
|
Mifflin Street
|
North
|
Union Street
|
Mifflin Street
|
South
|
Union Street
|
Mill Race Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
South
|
Centre Street
|
Orchard Street [Repealed 7-21-1983 by Ord. No. 275]
|
|
|
Race Street [Repealed 7-21-1983 by Ord. No. 275]
|
|
|
Ridge Vista Drive [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
East
|
Cherry Street
|
School Street
|
North
|
First Street
|
School Street
|
South
|
First Street
|
Second Street
|
East
|
Am. Legion Boulevard
|
Second Street
|
West
|
Am. Legion Boulevard
|
Spruce Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
North
|
Centre Street
|
Spruce Street [Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
|
South
|
Centre Street
|
Union Street
|
East
|
Mifflin Street
|
Union Street
|
West
|
Mifflin Street
|
A. The following intersections within the Borough shall be controlled
by a yield sign:
Yield Sign on
|
Direction of Travel
|
At Intersection of
|
---|
East Mill Street
|
West
|
Mifflin Street
|
B. All provisions of the Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3323),
as amended, shall apply herein.
A. The following intersection with the Borough shall be controlled by
traffic control signals:
(1) South Tulpehocken Street with East Pottsville Street and West Pottsville
Street (South Tulpehocken Street marking the change from East to West
Pottsville Street).
B. Except as provided for in Subsection
C of this section, all the provisions of the Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3112), as amended, shall apply herein.
C. No turn shall be permitted by vehicular traffic facing a steady red
signal; only vehicular traffic facing a steady green signal shall
be permitted to proceed.
The following streets and highways within the Borough are designated
for one-way traffic; and it shall be unlawful for any person to operate
a vehicle on such streets and highways except in the direction indicated:
Name of Street
|
Direction of Travel
|
Location
|
---|
Carbon Street
|
South
|
Entire length (East Mill to East Wood Street)
|
Cherry Street
|
North
|
West Pottsville Street to Staller Street
|
Clay Street
|
West
|
Entire length (North Tulpehocken Street to Widewake Street)
|
Fairview Street [Amended 7-21-1983 by Ord. No. 275]
|
South
|
Staller Street to West Pottsville Street
|
Maple Street [Amended 6-19-1986 by Ord. No. 289]
|
West
|
Mifflin Street to South Tulpehocken Street
|
Snyder Street [Amended 7-21-1983 by Ord. No. 275; repealed 7-18-1991 by Ord. No. 310]
|
|
|
Snyder Street [Added 8-18-2005 by Ord.
No. 369]
|
|
Walter Street to Southeast corner of building at 134 South Tulpehocken
Street
|
Staller Street
|
East
|
Cherry Street to Fairview Street
|
Vine Street
|
West
|
Entire length (North Tulpehocken Street to Widewake Street)
|
A. For the purpose of this section, "truck" is defined as any two-axle
vehicle with a TA license tag, or with a 10,000 pounds maximum gross
weight or greater, any and all three-axle trucks; and any and all
four-axle trucks; and any and all tractor-trailer combinations.
B. Except as provided in Subsection
C of this section, trucks are prohibited from traveling on the following streets, highways, or portions thereof, as the case may be, within the Borough of Pine Grove:
Name of Street
|
Location
|
---|
American Legion Boulevard [Added 7-18-1991 by Ord.
No. 310]
|
Entire length, from the intersection of Route 443 to the Borough
line
|
Carbon Street
|
Entire length
|
Cherry Street
|
Entire length
|
Chestnut Street
|
Entire length
|
Clements Street [Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
|
Entire length
|
Fairview Street
|
Entire length
|
First Street
|
Entire length
|
Fourth Street
|
Entire length
|
Moyer Street [Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
|
Entire length
|
Pine Hill Drive
|
Entire length
|
School Street
|
Between Hemlock and Pine Hill Drive
|
Second Street [Amended 7-21-1983 by Ord. No. 275]
|
Entire length
|
Spruce Street [Added 12-18-1997 by Ord.
No. 340]
|
From East Wood Street to East Pottsville Street
|
Staller Street
|
Entire length
|
Third Street
|
Entire length
|
Walnut Street
|
Entire length
|
West Pottsville Street
|
Between Fairview and Cherry Streets
|
C. The above prohibition to truck traffic shall not apply when a truck
is making a delivery on, or has its origin or destination located
within an area on, a prohibited street; and the prohibition shall
not apply to Borough vehicles.
The driver of any vehicle shall not make a left turn within
the Borough of Pine Grove:
A. To enter the parking lot located Northerly of the Lebanon Valley
National Bank while traveling Southerly on Tulpehocken Street; or
B. To proceed Southerly on Tulpehocken Street when leaving the parking
lot located Northerly of the Lebanon Valley National Bank.
A. Parking shall be prohibited in the following locations at all times:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
---|
Berry Alley
|
Both
|
Between Center Street and Orchard Street
|
Birch Street
|
South
|
Entire length
|
Carbon Street
|
East
|
Entire length
|
Chestnut Street
|
Both
|
Entire length
|
Conrad Richter Drive* [Added 10-8-2020 by Ord. No. 460]
|
Both
|
Between Snyder Avenue and East Mill Street
|
Daubert Street [Added 8-18-2005 by Ord.
No. 369]
|
North
|
Entire length
|
East Mill Street
|
Both
|
Between Mifflin Street and Carbon Street
|
East Mill Street
|
North
|
Between South Tulpehocken Street and Mifflin Street
|
East Mill Street
|
South
|
Between Carbon Street and the Swatara Creek bridge
|
East Pottsville Street (State Highway Route 443) [Added 8-15-1996 by Ord.
No. 331]
|
South
|
Between Orchard Street and Laurel Avenue
|
East Wood Street
|
Both
|
Between Carbon Street and South Tulpehocken Street
|
Fairview Street
|
East
|
Between Chestnut Street and Staller Street
|
High Street [Added 8-18-2005 by Ord.
No. 369]
|
West
|
From Walters Street to terminus
|
Mifflin Street
|
Both
|
Section parallel with East Mill Street
|
Mifflin Street* [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
East
|
51 Mifflin Street for approximate distance of 36 feet
|
Mifflin Street
|
East
|
Area in front of firehouse
|
Mifflin Street
|
West
|
Area across from firehouse
|
Mifflin Street
|
West
|
Area in front of post office
|
North Tulpehocken Street
|
East
|
Area in front of firehouse
|
North Tulpehocken Street
|
West
|
Entire length
|
Orchard Street
|
North
|
Between Race Street and Laurel Street
|
School Street** [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
West
|
200 School Street for a length of 173.2 feet
|
South Tulpehocken Street [Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
|
East
|
From Canal Street 1/3 block south
|
South Tulpehocken Street
|
East
|
From Union Street for 1/2 block south
|
South Tulpehocken Street [Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
|
East
|
From West Wood Street 1/3 block north
|
South Tulpehocken Street [Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
|
East
|
From West Wood Street 1/3 block south
|
South Tulpehocken Street
|
West
|
From beginning as extension of North Tulpehocken Street to West
Pottsville Street
|
South Tulpehocken Street
|
West
|
Between East Mill Street and High Street
|
South Tulpehocken Street
|
West
|
From Union Street for 1/2 block north
|
South Tulpehocken Street
|
West
|
From West Wood Street north 1/2 block
|
South Tulpehocken Street
|
West
|
From West Wood Street south 1/2 block
|
South Tulpehocken Street [Added 10-13-2022 by Ord. No. 467]
|
West
|
Between West Wood Street and Maple Street
|
Spruce Street [Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
|
East
|
Between East Pottsville Street and Race Street
|
Spruce Street [Added 7-18-1991 by Ord.
No. 310]
|
West
|
From the drain at the intersection of East Mill Street for a
distance of 91 feet south to the edge of the present pool bathhouse
|
Union Street
|
North
|
Between South Tulpehocken Street and Peach Street
|
Walter Street
|
Both
|
Between West Wood Street and High Street
|
Walters Street [Added 5-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 441]
|
West
|
Between Cherry Street and Mill Street
|
West Mill Street [Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
|
Both
|
Between Daubert Street and South Tulpehocken Street
|
West Mill Street [Repealed 7-21-1983 by Ord. No. 275]
|
|
|
West Pottsville Street
|
North
|
Between Fairview and South Tulpehocken Street
|
West Pottsville Street
|
South
|
Between Walter Street and South Tulpehocken Street
|
West Wood Street
|
South
|
Entire length
|
Widewake Street
|
North
|
Between North Tulpehocken Street and turn in Widewake Street
|
*
|
Parking shall be permitted for loading and unloading only and
for a minimum of 20 minutes Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. Parking will be permitted from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Monday
through Friday and all weekend.
|
**
|
Parking shall be permitted for local delivery only.
|
B. Parking shall be prohibited in the following locations on Monday
through Friday during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m.:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
---|
High Street
|
Both
|
Between Walter Street and South Tulpehocken Street
|
C. Parking shall be prohibited between signs giving notice of such prohibition;
provided, however, that this provision shall only apply to such locations
where less than 1/2 block in length along any side of a street is
included between such signs.
A. Parking shall be limited to 15 minutes parking in the following locations:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
---|
Union Street
|
South
|
Between Mifflin Street and Peach Street
|
B. Parking shall be limited to two hours parking between the hours of
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
---|
East Pottsville Street [Repealed 7-18-1991 by Ord. No. 310]
|
|
|
First Street [Amended 7-18-1991 by Ord. No. 310]
|
North
|
Between Walnut Street and School Street
|
School Street
|
West
|
Between Hemlock Lane and Second Street
|
South Tulpehocken Street
|
East
|
Between Union Street and High Street
|
Spruce Street [Amended 7-21-1983 by Ord. No. 275]
|
East
|
From East Mill Street north 1/2 block
|
C. Parking shall be limited to parking within designated meter spaces
at all times, and parking except in designated meter spaces shall
be prohibited at all times, in the following locations:
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
---|
Depot Street
|
Both
|
Between South Tulpehocken Street and turn in Depot Street
|
East Pottsville Street
|
Both
|
Between South Tulpehocken Street and Orchard Street
|
South Tulpehocken Street
|
Both
|
Between High Street and East Pottsville Street
|
D. Parking shall be limited to 20 minutes, between the hours of 6:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m., daily, except Saturday and Sunday, in the following
locations:
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
---|
Mifflin Street
|
East
|
35 feet north from the north curb on Union Street
|
Pottsville Street [Added 7-18-1991 by Ord.
No. 310]
|
South
|
From Burke's store to the existing crosswalk between the pharmacy
|
A. The following streets and highways within the Borough of Pine Grove
are designated as "snow routes":
(4) North Tulpehocken Street.
(5) South Tulpehocken Street.
(7) Mifflin Street, from Morris Street to East Mill Street.
[Added 3-16-1995 by Ord.
No. 325]
(8) Spruce Street, From East Pottsville Street to East Mill Street.
[Added 3-16-1995 by Ord.
No. 325]
(9) Orchard Street from Christ Street to Mill Race Street.
[Added 3-20-1997 by Ord.
No. 336]
(10)
Christ Street from Snyder Avenue to Orchard Street.
[Added 3-20-1997 by Ord.
No. 336]
(11)
Orchard Street from Mill Race Street to Route 443.
[Added 3-20-1997 by Ord.
No. 336]
B. The term "snow storm" shall mean any continuous snowfall resulting
in an accumulation of snow three inches or more in depth.
C. Upon the occurrence of a snow storm, all vehicles parked upon or
along a snow route shall be promptly removed from the snow route by
the owners or custodians of such vehicles and no vehicles shall thereafter
be parked on the snow route until after the snow has been removed
therefrom.
A. The term "disabled vehicle" shall mean both:
(1) Any vehicle incapable of movement under its own power or incapable
of movement because of mechanical defects; and also
(2) Any vehicle which does not bear current registration plates or which
does not have a certificate of inspection issued by an official inspection
station.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or permit to be parked
upon or along any street or highway within the Borough any disabled
vehicle.
[Added 7-21-1983 by Ord.
No. 275]
When any vehicle is found parked and unoccupied upon or any
along any street or highway within the Borough or on any street or
road across property owned by the Borough, it may be presumed that
such vehicle was parked by its owner. The burden shall be placed upon
the owner to prove by clear and convincing evidence that he did not
park his vehicle or permit his vehicle to be parked in the location
where same is found; and, in the absence of such evidence, it shall
be found that the owner parked his vehicle and left it where found
unoccupied.
[Amended 6-19-2014 by Ord. No. 430]
Parking meters installed in the parking meter zones established by §
173-15C of this article shall be placed upon curb or sidewalk, and immediately adjacent to the individual parking spaces described in §
173-20 of this article. Each parking meter shall be placed or set so as to show that the parking space adjacent to that meter is or is not legally occupied. Each parking meter installed shall indicate by a proper legend the legal parking time established by the Borough and when the adjacent space is occupied by a vehicle, the parking meter shall indicate on and by its dial and pointer the duration of the period of legal parking and, on the expiration of that said period, shall indicate illegal parking or over-parking.
[Amended 7-18-1991 by Ord. No. 310]
A. It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any vehicle to
park for a longer period than the maximum time indicated on the dial
of the parking meter for the space occupied between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m., except on Sundays and Holidays; and failure to
operate a meter adjacent to a parking space while occupying said space
which results in parking a vehicle overtime shall constitute a violation.
B. Parking meters, when properly operated, shall be so adjusted that
$0.05, $0.10 and $0.25 coins may be deposited at any time throughout
the maximum range of the meter:
[Amended 8-18-2005 by Ord. No. 369]
(1) Each five-cent coin permitting the vehicle to be parked for a period
of 12 minutes;
(2) Each ten-cent coin permitting the vehicle to be parked for a period
of 24 minutes;
(3) Each $0.25 coin permitting the vehicle to be parked for a period
of 60 minutes (one hour).
[Added 1-11-2007 by Ord.
No. 379]
A. Handicapped parking meters shall be placed in certain areas currently
designated for handicapped parking at specific addresses, as follows:
(1)
By 56 South Tulpehocken Street, in front of 127 South Tulpehocken
Street.
(2)
By 126 South Tulpehocken Street.
(3)
By 56 South Tulpehocken Street.
B. The requirements for those parking at the handicapped parking meters
shall be the same as for those parking at metered parking pursuant
to this chapter. Those who park at the handicapped parking meters
must satisfy the criteria as a handicapped person or be subject to
additional fines and penalties pursuant to the Pennsylvania Motor
Vehicle Code.
[Added 12-19-2019 by Ord. No. 457]
A. Any Pine Grove Borough resident may apply for a yearly handicapped
parking meter permit by filing a written application with the Borough
office that, if approved, will allow the resident, with proper showing
of the permit, the ability to park at a handicapped parking meter
located within the Borough without paying the required meter fee.
B. Any Borough resident interested in obtaining a handicapped parking
meter permit shall complete a written application at the Borough office
and provide certification that the resident meets the criteria for
handicapped parking. The requirements for those residents applying
for the handicapped parking meter permits shall be the same as for
those applying for handicapped parking permits. The application must
be approved by the Pine Grove Borough Chief of Police. The yearly
fee for the handicapped parking meter permit shall be $108. The permit
must be renewed on annual basis by filing a renewal application with
the Borough office and payment of the yearly fee. This fee may be
increased by Borough Council by resolution only.
C. Any person violating this section or any other ordinance dealing
with handicapped parking shall be subject to additional fines and
penalties pursuant to the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code and duly enacted Pine Grove Borough ordinances.
It shall be unlawful to park any vehicle across any line or
marking designating the division line between parking spaces.
A. It shall be unlawful to deposit, or cause to be deposited, in any
parking meter a slug, devise or substitute for a coin of the United
States of America.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to deface, damage, open, destroy,
impair the usefulness of, or in any other manner tamper with any parking
meter installed within the Borough of Pine Grove.
A. All vehicles owned by the Borough of Pine Grove when being operated while on duly authorized business of the Borough shall be exempt from all provisions of §
173-19, hereof.
B. Any vehicle occupying a metered parking space adjacent to a meter which is not in proper operation due to no fault of the operator and owner shall be exempt from all provisions of §
173-19, hereof; however, this exemption shall not apply where the malfunction of the meter resulted from a violation of §
173-21, hereof, by the owner or operator.
C. Any vehicle occupying a metered parking space adjacent to a meter which is covered or marked by an authorized device properly issued for an appropriate fee by an authorized Borough Official shall be exempt from all provisions of §
173-19, hereof.
Any person violating any provision of the Vehicle Code (Act of June 17, 1976, P.L. 162, No. 81, as amended; Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes) by or through §
173-5, hereof, shall be guilty of such offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced as provided in the Vehicle Code.
A. All fines provided for in this section shall be in addition to costs.
B. Any person violating §
173-6, hereof, is guilty of a summary offense and 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. Additionally, violation of §
173-6, hereof, shall also be deemed in violation of the Vehicle Code, in existence at the time of the violation, and appropriate additional fines and penalties applicable thereunder shall be applicable, including specifically assignment of points, as appropriate, under the point system for driver education and control. (See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1535.)
C. Any person violating §
173-7,
173-8,
173-9,
173-10,
173-11 or
173-13 hereof is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25. Additionally, violation of the sections aforementioned in this subsection of §
173-24 shall also be deemed in violation of the Vehicle Code, in existence at the time of the violation, and appropriate additional fines and penalties applicable thereunder shall be applicable; including specifically assignment of points, as appropriate, under the point system for drive education and control. (See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1535.)
D. Any person violating §
173-12, hereof, is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $15. Any person who is the owner or operator of a truck, as defined for the purpose of §
173-12, hereof, where the maximum gross weight is in excess of 13,000 pounds shall pay an additional fine of $1 per each 2,000 pounds in excess of 13,000 pounds.
A. All fines provided for in this section shall be in addition to costs.
B. Any person violating §
173-14 or §
173-15, hereof, is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25. Additionally, violation of §
173-14 or §
173-15, hereof, shall also be deemed in violation of the Vehicle Code, in existence at the time of the violation, and appropriate additional fines and penalties applicable thereunder shall be applicable.
[Amended 10-8-2020 by Ord. No. 460]
(1) Any person violating §
173-16 or
173-17, hereof, is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $15.
(2) Any vehicle parked in violation of §
173-16 or
173-17, hereof, is declared to constitute a nuisance and obstruction in the streets and highways of the Borough of Pine Grove and, notwithstanding the penal provisions of § 173-25C(1), hereof, shall be removable by the Borough from the streets and highways; and any person in violation of §
173-15 or
173-17, hereof, where such vehicle in violation was removed by the Borough shall be liable to pay an additional fine not to exceed $50 for the cost of such removal by the Borough.
[Amended 1-21-1988 by Ord. No. 296; 6-19-2014 by Ord. No. 430]
A. It shall be the duty of the Police Officers and Parking Enforcement
Personnel of the Borough, acting in accordance with the directions
of the Chief of Police, to report:
(1) The number of each parking meter that indicates that a vehicle occupying
the adjacent parking space is, or has been, parked in violation of
any provision of this article.
(2) The date and hour of the violation.
(3) The license number of the vehicle.
(4) Any other facts, the knowledge of which is necessary for a thorough
understanding of the circumstances attending the violation.
B. The Police Officer or other person making the report shall also place on or attach to the vehicle a notice to the owner or the driver of the vehicle that the vehicle was parked in violation of this article, and instructing the owner or driver that if he will report to the office of the Pine Grove Police Department and pay, for the use of the Borough, the sum of $15, or will place the sum of $15 enclosed within the envelope provided within 10 days, that act will save on the violator from prosecution from payment of the fine prescribed in §
173-26C of this article.
C. Any person who violates any provision of this part of this article, with the exception of §
173-21, and who fails to pay the fine set forth in §
173-26B, shall be cited within 10 days of the violation and, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine not less than $15 nor more than $50 and costs.
D. Any person who violates any provision of §
173-21 of this article, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 in costs and, in default of payment of fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
A. Any person sentenced to pay a fine under §
173-23,
173-24, or
173-25, hereof, who fails to pay said fine as required by law may be prosecuted further as provided for under the Vehicle Code.
B. In addition to, or as an alternative to, the provision of §
173-27A hereof, any person sentenced to pay a fine under §
173-24,
173-25, or
173-26, hereof, who fails to pay said fine within 30 days of sentencing unless an appropriate appeal is taken which stays sentencing, is guilty of an additional violation of this article and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to undergo imprisonment in the Schuylkill County prison for a period not to exceed 15 days, or, alternatively, to pay the original fine, original costs of suit, additional costs of suit for enforcement of this provision, and an additional fine of $10.
All future traffic and all future parking regulations or any
other future regulations dealing with the subject matter contained
herein, when such is of a permanent nature and in addition to the
Vehicle Code as it is now or may be amended, shall be enacted as an
ordinance, or as an amendment to this article, of the Borough of Pine
Grove.
A. The Mayor shall have the following power to regulate traffic and
parking temporarily and in times of emergency:
(1) In the case of flood, fire, 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
case of the conduct of processions, parades or public events, to restrict
or prohibit traffic or parking in limited areas for periods of not
more than 72 hours.
B. In special or emergency situations, provisions hereof may be temporarily
suspended by the Chief of Police, or the acting head of the police,
and he may prescribe temporarily such other rules and regulations
as traffic conditions may require; provided, however, that no such
action shall be for a period of greater than 12 hours unless confirmed
within that time by the Mayor.
[Amended 7-21-1983 by Ord. No. 275; 3-14-2002 by Ord. No. 353; 3-12-2009 by Ord. No. 388]
The Police Officers of the Borough are hereby specifically given
authority to enforce the provisions of this article.
[Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
A. Regulations.
(1)
Except as provided in Subsection
A(3),
(4) and
(5) of this section, all vehicles are prohibited from traveling on all Borough streets carrying in excess of 12 tons maximum gross weight.
(2)
Except as provided in Subsection
A(3),
(4) and
(5) of this section, all vehicles making non-local deliveries are prohibited from traveling on all Borough streets.
(3)
The above prohibitions shall not apply to SR 125, SR 443 and
SR 895.
(4)
The above prohibitions shall not apply when a vehicle is making
a delivery on, or has its origin or destination located within an
area on, a prohibited street; and the prohibitions shall not apply
to service trucks.
(5)
The above prohibitions shall not apply to all vehicles owned
by the Borough of Pine Grove when being operated on duly authorized
business of the Borough.
B. Penalties pursuant to violations of Subsection
A.
(1)
All fines provided for in this section shall be in addition
to cost.
(2)
Any person violating Subsection
A(1) hereof, is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and shall pay an additional fine of $1 per each 2,000 pounds in excess of 12 tons.
(3)
Any person violating Subsection
A(2) hereof, is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay of fine of $35.
[Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
A. Mandatory requirements.
(1)
It shall be mandatory for contractor(s) to post a bond for the
following procedures:
(a)
The excavation and the replacement of streets; and
(b)
The excavation and the replacement of sidewalks; and
(c)
The removal and replacement of trees (if the number of trees
exceed the number determined allowable by the Tree Commission).
(2)
The amount of bond in all cases pursuant to Subsection
A shall be equal to the replacement value of all work to be performed by contractor(s).
B. Penalties pursuant to violations of Subsection
A.
(1)
All fines provided for in this section shall be in addition
to costs.
(2)
Any person violating Subsection
A, hereof, is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $50.
[Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
A. Requirements.
(1)
The yellow lines on the Borough streets shall be extended as
follows:
(a)
The yellow line that runs on South Tulpehocken Street shall
be extended from the Wood Street Intersection to the end of the Kurt
Wessner property; approximately 376 feet.
(b)
The yellow line that runs on East Pottsville Street from East
to West shall be extended from its existing location at the bridge
on SR 443 to the Intersection at Mill Race and Pottsville Streets.
(c)
The yellow line that runs from West to East on the southeast
corner of Maple and Peach Streets shall be extended approximately
15 feet.
[Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which violates any of
the provisions of this article or fails to comply with the provisions
of this article shall, as a first offense, receive a warning by the
Pine Grove Borough Police Department. Any person, firm or corporation
who or which violates any of the provisions of this article or fails
to comply with the provisions of this article shall, as a second offense,
upon conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge, be fined
not more than $25, plus costs of prosecution, and in default of payment
of such fines and costs be imprisoned for not more than 30 days. Any
person, firm or corporation who or which violates any of the provisions
of this article or fails to comply with the provisions of this article
shall, as a third or subsequent offense, upon conviction thereof before
a Magisterial District Judge, be fined not more than $50, plus costs
of prosecution, and in default of payment of such fines and costs
be imprisoned for not more than 30 days.
[Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
Upon the failure of any person, persons, firm or corporation to comply with the provisions of this article, the Borough shall forthwith cause said snow or ice to be removed from the full width of the paved surface of said sidewalk and the owner or occupier so offending shall be liable for the costs thereof plus the penalty of 10% for the use of the Borough, said costs and penalties be recoverable before a Magisterial District Judge as such debts are by law recoverable, provided that such costs and penalties shall be collected in addition to any fine or imprisonment imposed under the provisions of §
173-30.6 of this article.
[Added 3-14-2002 by Ord.
No. 353]
At any time Borough Council desires to amend the amount of violations
and penalties, it may do so by resolution of Pine Grove Borough Council
and without the requirement of adoption of another ordinance.