Article IV Additional Specific Traffic Regulations

The following speed limits are hereby established:

Name of Street	Speed Limit (mph)	Location
Allen Street	25	Entire length
Broad Street	25	Entire length
Christmas Avenue	25	Entire length
Green Street	25	Entire length
Haidle Avenue	25	Entire length
Keim Street	25	Entire length
Mill Street	25	Entire length
Mulberry Street	25	Entire length
Old Forge Drive	15	Between Creek Road and Northampton Street
Poplar Street	25	Entire length
Washington Street	25	Entire length
West Street	25	Entire length
Wolf Street	25	Entire length

Any person who shall operate a vehicle or tractor at a speed in excess of that established therefore, be sentenced to pay a fine of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and, for exceeding a maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour, shall pay an additional fine of $2 for each mile-per-hour in excess of five miles per hour in excess of the maximum speed limit, and costs of prosecution, or, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than one day for each $10 of the unpaid balance of the fine and costs.

§ 625-18 Traffic signals at certain intersections.

At the following intersections, official traffic signals shall be erected (or if heretofore erected are hereby ratified), and traffic at such intersections shall be directed by such signals:

Intersection
Barrall Avenue and Route 512
Chestnut Street and Northampton Street
Main Street and Walnut Street
Northampton Street and Walnut Street

Be it further enacted and ordained that the Manager is hereby authorized and directed to take all actions necessary or appropriate to assure the erection of a traffic signal at the intersection of Barrall Avenue and Route 512.

Any operator of a vehicle or tractor who shall disobey the directions of any traffic signal shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs of prosecution, or, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than one day for each $10 of the unpaid balance of the fine and costs.

§ 625-19 One-way highways established.

The following are hereby established as one-way highways:

Name of Street	Direction of Travel	From	To
Bank Street	North	Entire length	Entire length
Barber Street	West	Walnut Street	Plymouth Street
Center Street	West	Wabash Avenue	Craig Street
Poplar Street [Added 6-1-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-691]	North	East Main Street	Pearl Street
Siegfried Street	East	345 East Main Street	323 East Main Street
Silk Mill Street	East	Route 512	Route 987
Union Street	North	Entire length	Entire length
Wabash Street	South	Northampton Street	Center Street
Washington Street [Added 6-1-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-691]	North	East Main Street	Penn Street

Any person who shall operate a motor vehicle or tractor upon any highway or portion thereof hereby established as a one-way highway other than in the direction hereby established for traffic thereon shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25 and costs of prosecution, or, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than one day for each $10 of the unpaid balance of the fine and costs.

§ 625-20 Stop intersections established.

The following intersections are hereby established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are hereby confirmed if heretofore erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named highway upon the first-named highway, in the direction or directions hereby indicated. All vehicles and tractors approaching any such intersection upon the first-named highway, in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each case, shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such intersection:

Stop Highway	Direction of Travel	Through Highway
Barber Street	East	Beers Alley
Barber Street	West	Plymouth Street
Barber Street	West	Union Alley
Barrall Avenue	West	Chestnut Street
Barrall Avenue	East	Walnut Street
Broad Street	South	Main Street
Broad Street	North	Northampton Street
Bridge Street	North	West Main Street
Century Drive		Creek Road
Christmas Avenue	South	Northampton Street
Creek Road		Chestnut Street (987)
Green Street	East	Race Street
Green Street [Added 11-8-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-713]	West	Mulberry Street
Haidle Avenue	South	Main Street
Haidle Avenue	North	Penn Street
Horner Street	South	Allen Street
Horner Street	North	Mill Street
James Street	North	Shimoski Way
Keystone Pavilion Parking Lot [Added 11-8-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-713]	North	Green Street
Main Street	West	Chestnut Street
Main Street	East	Race Street
Mill Street	West	Race Street
Mill Street	East	Walnut Street
Mulberry Street	North	Main Street
Mulberry Street [Added 11-8-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-713]	South	Green Street
Northampton Street	West	Main Street
N. Chestnut St	North and south	Barrall Avenue
Old Forge Drive		Creek Road
Penn Street	East and west	Broad Street
Penn Street	West	Washington Street
Poplar Street	South	Main Street
Poplar Street	North	Penn Street
Silk Mill Alley	East	Walnut Street
Sleepy Hollow Road		Walnut Street West
Spruce Street	North	Main Street
Unnamed Gravel Driveway [Added 11-8-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-713]	Northeast	Green Street
Wabash Avenue	South	Penn Street
Washington Street	South	Main Street
Washington Street	North	Northampton Street
West Street	West	Mulberry Street
West Street	East	Race Street
Wolf Street	North	Northampton Street
Wolf Street	South	Penn Street

Any operator of a vehicle or tractor who shall fail to come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any stop intersection, as hereinabove required, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs of prosecution, or, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than one day for each $10 of the unpaid balance of the fine and costs.

§ 625-21 Certain classes of vehicles prohibited on certain highways.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor, except a passenger vehicle (but not including any passenger vehicle drawing any trailer or towing any other vehicle) upon any of the following portions of the highways in the Borough:

Name of Street	Between
Broad Street	Main Street and Northampton Street
Creek Road	Chestnut Street (987) and Century Drive
Green Street	Race Street and Mulberry Street
Mulberry Street	Main Street and Green Street
Old Forge Drive	Northampton Street and Creek Road
Poplar Street	Main Street and Penn Street
Washington Street	Main Street and Northampton Street
West Street	Race Street and Mulberry Street

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 and costs of prosecution, or, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than one day for each $10 of such fine and costs.

Nothing herein shall prohibit the operation of any commercial vehicle or tractor upon any highway or portion thereof listed hereinabove where such operation thereon shall be necessary in order to pick up or deliver any goods, wares, merchandise or material from or to any premises located upon any such highway or portion thereof.

§ 625-22 Vehicle weight limits established.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle or other tractor, trailer or tractor-trailer combination, having a gross weight in excess of that herein respectively prescribed, upon any of the following highways or portions thereof.

Name of Street	Maximum Gross Weight (pounds)	Location
Green Street	12,000	Entire length
Mulberry Street	12,000	Entire length
West Street	12,000	Entire length

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $75 for each 500 pounds, or part thereof, in excess of 3,000 pounds over the maximum allowable weight, plus costs of prosecution, or, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for one day for each $10 of the unpaid balance of the fine and costs.

§ 625-23 Unlawful to operate motor vehicles or tractors on highways closed for construction or repair.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor upon any highway in the Borough that is under construction, resurfacing or repair, in disregard of any official sign, barricade or notice that the same is closed to vehicular traffic. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25 and costs of prosecution, or, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than one day for each $10 of the unpaid balance of the fine and costs.

§ 625-24 Play highways established and authorized.

The following areas upon the highways in the Borough are hereby established as play highways:

Name of Street	Between
Barber Street	Homer Street and Rohr Alley
Green Street	Mulberry Street and Race Street
Homer Street	Allen Street and Barber Street
Keim Street	Entire length
Poplar Street	Entire length

The Mayor is hereby authorized to designate as play highways, whenever he shall deem such action advisable, and for whatever period of time directed by him, any portion of any highway in the Borough whereon sledding and coasting shall be permitted. Such highway shall be set apart for the purpose under the direction of the Mayor.

No person shall operate any motor vehicle or tractor upon any play highway at any time when such highway shall be so designated, except in case of emergency, with special permission of the Mayor or of the police officer in charge, who shall first clear such play highway of all persons using such highway for the purpose for which it was set aside. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $25 and costs of prosecution, or, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than one day for each $10 of the unpaid balance of the fine and costs.

§ 625-25 No-turn-on-red signs established.

No-turn-on-red signs are hereby established and authorized to be erected facing all four approaches at the following intersections within the Borough of Bath:

Intersection
Chestnut Street and Northampton Street
Main Street and Walnut Street
Walnut Street and Northampton Street

§ 625-26 No-right-turn vehicle weight restrictions.

Right-turns are hereby restricted by means of vehicle weight classification and signs indicating as such are authorized to be erected at the following intersections:

Intersection	Restrictions
Union Street and West Main Street (S.R. 3020/S.R. 248)	Vehicles travelling in a northerly direction on the one-way highway designated as "Union Street" and exceeding the vehicle weight classification restriction are prohibited from making right-turns onto West Main Street (S.R. 3020/S.R. 248)

Any combination of vehicle exceeding the weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more is prohibited from negotiating a right-turn at the specified locations in Subsection A.

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty set forth in the Uniform Traffic Regulations of the CRPD (last revised April 20, 2002, and proposed by the CPRD, as amended) and the Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6101 et seq. (1977), as hereafter amended, supplemented, modified or reenacted by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.

§ 625-27 Other special traffic regulations.

Use of brake retarders prohibited. No person shall operate, and no owner shall permit the use of brake retarders on any motor vehicle on any highway which prohibits said use.

Motor vehicles not to be driven on sidewalks. No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any sidewalk in the jurisdiction of the Borough of Bath, except in order to gain access to or egress from a driveway or alley at such locations where the curb, if such sidewalk is curbed, shall have been properly cut down for that purpose.

Operation of motor vehicles as defined under the Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 75 Pa. C.S.A. § 6101 et seq. (1977), as hereafter amended, supplemented, modified or reenacted by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania upon public lands or designated areas. All licensed motor vehicle shall be permitted only in designated parking lots and on designated access roads within public lands. Vehicles shall not park or be driven on grass of public lands unless directed to do so by the Borough or its designees. The Borough and agencies authorized by the Borough is exempt from this provision in the performance of such duties required to enter said areas.

Prohibited vehicles. ATVs (all-terrain vehicles), utility terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, trailbikes, and other similar vehicles shall not be operated on public lands, including without limitation, parks, playgrounds and designated open space, unless such vehicles are authorized by a designated and marked trail for said use or authorized under a sanctioned event by Borough Council.

Public lands as provided for under Subsections C and D above shall be defined as land owned or leased by the Borough of Bath.

Police officers for the Borough of Bath and Bath Code Enforcement Officers are each hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of this section. Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction before a Magisterial District Judge in a summary proceeding, be liable to and shall pay a fine of not more than $100 plus costs for every violation. In addition, court costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Borough in enforcement proceedings shall be assessed against violator and awarded to the Borough.