It shall be unlawful to operate or cause to be operated upon any of the highways of the Borough, except upon designated truck routes, any motor vehicle having a gross weight, including chassis, body and load, of more than 10,000 pounds GVW rating. The Borough Manager or the Chief of Police may issue permits for excessive weights as authorized by the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, 75 P.S. § 4961, upon good cause shown and upon application as therein provided, subject to payment of fees for hauling permits as provided by said Vehicle Code, 75 P.S. § 4942. The provisions of this section shall not exclude from such highways the use and operation of hook-and-ladder trucks and other fire-fighting apparatus.
[Amended 12-21-2020 by Ord. No. O2-2020]
For the purposes of this article, "through truck traffic" is hereby defined as the driving of a truck through the Borough on a trip which does not originate or end in the Borough. It shall be unlawful to operate, or cause to be operated, upon any of the streets of the Borough, except Allegheny Avenue, Hulton Road and Plum Street, any motor truck engaged in through truck traffic as defined above. This section shall not exclude the use of any appropriate firefighting apparatus on any Borough streets. Nor shall this section exclude vehicles traveling on any Borough street for the purpose of delivering or picking up materials or merchandise, but such delivery traffic must follow posted weight limits and truck routes, entering streets at the intersection nearest the destination of the vehicle and proceeding thereon no farther than the nearest intersection thereafter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to move steam or gasoline shovels and other such pieces of machinery on the streets of the Borough unless a permit is obtained for this. At the time of application for permit, the route and time should be given.
It shall be unlawful for any person, without first having secured a permit therefor, to:
A. 
Operate any vehicle or equipment upon the roads and streets of the Borough when such vehicle or equipment has attached to the periphery of its wheels or the traction of such vehicle any metal or metalclad cleat, block, stud, flange or other similar protuberance, including metal wheels or metal treads.
B. 
Move any such vehicle or equipment to or from a job site or from one job site to another where such movement would require passage over easements or right-of-way having underground utility installations located therein.
Applications for a permit to operate any vehicle or equipment, as specified in § 195-28, shall be made to the Borough Manager and a permit shall be granted only after such application shall have been referred to and approved by the Chief of Police and the Borough Manager.
The fee for a permit required by § 195-28 shall be $5.[1] It shall be a condition for the issuance of such permit that the person applying therefore shall agree in writing to repair and restore any damage caused by the movement of such vehicle or equipment to the surface of any road or street or any underground utility installation.
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Editor's Note: For current fees, fines and/or penalties, refer to the Borough's Fee Schedule.
The permit required by § 195-28 shall specify the route to be followed in the movement of such vehicle or equipment and it shall be unlawful to deviate from the specified route. In the case of movement of such vehicle or equipment on the streets or roads of the Borough, the moving shall be done either by means of a conveyance equipped with pneumatic rubber tires or, if deemed satisfactory, wood planks or other sufficient protection for the streets or roads shall be provided and placed upon the street or road and the vehicle or equipment shall be run upon such planks or other protective material when this method of movement is approved.
The provisions of §§ 195-28 through 195-31 shall not apply to vehicles equipped with pneumatic rubber tires using tire chains or metalclad cleat, block, stud, flange or other similar protuberance when required for safety because of snow, ice or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to slide or skid.
Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be subject to the following fines, together with the costs of prosecution:[1]
Section
Description
Fine
195-25
Maximum weights permissible
Summary offense, fine of $75 plus $75 for each 500 pounds in excess
195-26
Truck route
Not less than $10 nor more than $25
195-27
Heavy equipment on streets
Not less than $10 nor more than $25
195-28 and 195-31
Permits for vehicles having cleats, etc
Not less than $25 nor more than $100 and the cost of any damage done to the streets, roads, or underground utility installations and upon default of payment of such fine, costs or damages, may be committed to the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days
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Editor's Note: For current fees, fines and/or penalties, refer to the Borough's Fee Schedule.