[Adopted 7-3-1984 by Ord. No. 123]
A. 
Words and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Vehicle Code (the Act of June 17, 1976, P.L. 162 No. 81),[1] as amended.
[1]
Editor's Note: 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
B. 
In this article, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and masculine shall include the feminine.
A. 
By reason of hazardous traffic conditions and other safety factors, by authority granted by Section 4902(b) of the Vehicle Code,[1] it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle, except passenger cars and other vehicles on said streets in excess of the following maximum weights:
Name of Street or Bridge
Max. Gross Weight
Location
Indian Run Road
[Added 9-5-1989 by Ord. No. 143]
8 tons
Entire length
Second Avenue
2,000 pounds
Between Pennsylvania Avenue and Pomeroy Avenue
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 4902(b).
B. 
Any person or persons who violate this article shall be prosecuted under Sections 4902(a) and/or (b) and 4902(g)(1) and/or (2) of the Vehicle Code and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $150, plus $150 for each 500 pounds, or part thereof, in excess of 3,000 pounds over the maximum weight allowed above and costs if found guilty of violating Section 4902(a); and sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $100 and costs if found guilty of violating Section 4902(b).
[Amended 9-5-1989 by Ord. No. 143; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
C. 
School buses, emergency vehicles, and vehicles making local deliveries or pickups within the Borough of Avondale, are exempted from the weight restrictions imposed by this article.
[Added 9-5-1989 by Ord. No. 143]