[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983]
No person shall drive any vehicle except a human powered vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983]
The following speed limits are hereby established:
Street
Between
Speed Limit
1.
Lancaster Street
North Borough line to south Borough line
35 miles per hour
2.
Market Street
[Amended by Ord. No. 2017-1, 2/7/2017]
Borough boundary line with Swatara Township west to the Borough boundary line with Union Township
25 miles per hour
3.
All other streets in the Borough
25 miles per hour
Any person who shall operate a vehicle at a speed in excess of that established therefor, upon any highway or portion thereof as specified in 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 over the maximum speed limit.
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983]
At the following intersections, official traffic signals shall be erected (or are hereby ratified if heretofore erected), and traffic at such intersections shall be directed by such signals:
Any driver of a vehicle who shall disobey the directions of any traffic signal shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983]
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle traveling on the first- named street at any of the following intersections, in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each case to make a right turn when his or her vehicle is facing a steady red traffic signal:
Street
Intersecting Street
Direction of Travel
 
 
 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983; as amended by Ord. 1996-1, 8/6/1996; and by Ord. 2008-5, 12/2/20087]
The following intersections are hereby established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are hereby ratified if heretofore erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named street upon the first-named street, in the direction or directions hereby indicated. It shall be unlawful for all vehicles approaching any such intersection upon the first-named street, in the direction or directions hereby indicated, to not come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such intersection:
Stop Street
Through Street
Direction of Travel
Broad Street
Market Street
North and south
Chestnut Street
Fisher Street
West
Chestnut Street
North Lancaster Street
East and west
East Blackberry Street
South King Street
East and west
East Blackberry Street
South Mill Street
East
East Chestnut Street
North King Street
East and west
East Chestnut Street
North Mill Street
East
East Hazel Street
South King Street
East and west
East Hazel Street
South Mill Street
East
East Martin Street
North King Street
East and west
East Martin Street
North Mill Street
East
East Oak Street
North King Street
East and west
East Oak Street
North Mill Street
East
East Queen Street
South King Street
East and west
East Queen Street
South Mill Street
East
Esther Avenue
North King Street
West
Esther Avenue
North Mill Street
East
Fisher Street
Chestnut Street
North and south
Fisher Street
Hill Street
North and south
Fisher Street
Market Street
South and north
Fisher Street
Swatara Drive
North and south
Fortna Street
South Broad Street
West
Fortna Street
South Lancaster Street
East
Hazel Street
Park Entrance
East
Hazel Street
Jonestown Elementary School North Parking Lot
East
Hill Street
North King Street
East
Hill Street
Fisher Street
West
Hill Street
Highland Drive
East
Hill Street
North Lancaster Street
East
Highland Drive
W. Chestnut Street
South
King Street
Market Street
North and south
King Street
North Lancaster Street
North
Lancaster Street
Market Street
North and south
Lesher Street
Market Street
North
Martin Street
North Lancaster Street
East and west
Mill Street
Queen Street
South (exc. right turn)
Mill Street
Market Street
North and south
Mulberry Street
Blackberry Street
North and south
Mulberry Street
Market Street
North and south
North Mulberry Street
East Chestnut Street
North and south
North Mulberry Street
East Martin Street
North and south
North Strawberry Street
West Chestnut Street
North and south
North Strawberry Street
West Martin Street
North and south
Oak Street
North Lancaster Street
West
Queen Street
South Lancaster Street
East and west
Rose Lane
North Lancaster Street
East
Rose Lane
West Swatara Drive
South
South Mulberry Street
East Hazel Street
South
South Mulberry Street
East Queen Street
North and south
South Strawberry Street
West Queen Street
North and south
Swatara Drive
North Broad Street
East and west
Swatara Drive
Highland Drive
East and west
Swatara Drive
Fisher Street
West
Swatara Drive
Lancaster Street
East and west
Swatara Drive
King Street
East and west
Swatara Drive
Mill Street
East
Strawberry Street
Market Street
North and south
Spring Street
Highland Drive
East
Walnut Street
Market Street
North and south
Water Street
Market Street
North and south
West Blackberry Street
South Broad Street
East and west
West Blackberry Street
South Lancaster Street
East and west
West Blackberry Street
South Strawberry Street
East and west
West Blackberry Street
South Water Street
East and west
West Blackberry Street
South Walnut Street
East and west
West Chestnut Street
North Broad Street
East and west
West Creek Street
South Lancaster Street
West
West Hazel Street
South Broad Street
West
West Martin Street
North Broad Street
East and west
West Martin Street
North Walnut Street
East and west
West Martin Street
North Water Street
East and west
West Plum Street
North Broad Street
West
West Oak Street
North Broad Street
West
West Queen Street
South Broad Street
East and west
Any driver of a vehicle who shall violate any provision of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983]
The following intersections are hereby established as yield-right-of-way intersections and official yield signs shall be erected (or are hereby ratified if heretofore erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named street upon the first-named street. All vehicles approaching any such intersection upon the first-named street shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on the second-named street so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time that the driver of such vehicle is moving across or within such intersection:
Yield Highway
Through Highway
Direction of Travel
(Reserved for future enactments)
Any driver of a vehicle who shall violate any provision of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983]
The following streets are hereby established as through streets, and the driver of a vehicle upon approaching any such street at any intersection thereof (except for intersections where there are now or shall hereafter be located official traffic control signals) shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such through street:
Street
Between
 
 
Any driver of a vehicle who shall violate any provision of this section, shall upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983; as amended by Ord. 2006-1, 2/7/2006; and by Ord. 2008-5, 12/2/20088]
The following are hereby established as one-way streets with operation of vehicles thereupon to be in the direction hereby indicated:
Streets
From
To
Direction of Travel
Fisher Street
Martin Street
Market Street
South
Hazel Street[1]
Lancaster Street
Mill Street
East
Water Street
Market Street
Martin Street
North
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs of prosecution.
[1]
Editor's Note: The portion of Hazel Street from the east driveway of Jonestown Elementary School to Mill Street was designated as a two-way street by Ord. No. 2014-4, 9/2/2014]
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983]
All vehicular traffic shall keep to the right of the following structures or barriers located in the center of the specified intersections:
Structure
Intersection
 
 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983]
It shall be unlawful for the driver of a motor vehicle to make a U-turn on any of the following streets or portions of streets:
Street
Between
 
 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983]
The following weight limits are hereby established, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive any motor vehicle or other vehicle, trailer or tractor-trailer combination having a gross weight in excess of that herein prescribed, upon any of the following streets or portions thereof where such streets or portions thereof have been posted with notice of such maximum weight:
Street
Between
Maximum Gross Weight
 
 
 
Provided: the aforesaid weight limit shall not apply to any motor vehicle or other vehicle, trailer or tractor-trailer combination making deliveries or picking up goods, wares, material or merchandise at or on premises located in any such street or portion thereof, listed above, or any motor vehicle or other vehicle, or trailer or tractor-trailer combination for which a special permit to operate on any such street or portion thereof shall have been issued by the Chief of Police. Provided further: the provisions of this section shall not apply to the driving of vehicles hauling food or household goods, public utility vehicles, fire-fighting equipment, garbage and rubbish vehicles, or school and public transportation buses.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $75 plus $75 for each 500 pounds, or part thereof, in excess of 3,000 pounds over the maximum allowable weight limit, together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any truck, which shall mean a motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, freight, or merchandise, upon any of the following streets, or portions thereof, as herein designated:
Street
Between
 
 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution; provided, nothing in this section shall make it unlawful to operate a truck upon any street or portion thereof, listed above for delivery and pickup of goods, wares, material or merchandise, at or on premises located at any such street or portion thereof.
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983]
All trucks are to use low gear when traveling on the following streets or portions thereof:
Street
Between
 
 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983]
The following streets or portions of streets are hereby designated as being for local traffic only:
Street
Between
 
 
Any person who shall use as a through street, the streets or portions thereof hereby designated as being for local traffic only shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 together with costs of prosecution; provided, local traffic, as used herein, shall mean access to and egress from properties and businesses or parking facilities located along said streets.
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle upon any street 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 $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 85, 9/13/1983]
The Mayor is hereby authorized to designate as play streets, whenever and for whatever period of time he shall deem advisable, any portion of any street whereon sledding and coasting shall be permitted. Such street shall be set apart for this purpose under the direction of the Mayor.
No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any play street at any time when such street shall be so designated, except in case of emergency, with special permission of the Police Officer in charge, who shall first clear such play street of all persons using such street 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 $25 together with costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 1998-1, 12/1/1998; as amended by Ord. 2006-3, 11/7/2006]
1. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or let stand a Class 5 or higher class truck, as classified and defined by 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1916(a)(1), as that statute may be amended or supplemented, with or without a trailer or semi-trailer, or any semi-trailer or trailer, on any highway, street, alley, lane, roadway, berm (paved or unpaved), shoulder, trafficway, or other public right-of-way within the Borough.
2. 
The following are exceptions to the restrictions set forth in Subsection 1 above:
A. 
Any vehicle described in this section may legally park for the purposes of delivering goods, picking up goods or rendering services, provided that the parking of said vehicle shall be terminated upon the conclusion of delivering goods, picking up goods or rendering services and the vehicle does not substantially impede the flow of vehicular traffic while delivering goods, picking up goods or rendering services.
B. 
Any vehicle described in this section may legally park for the purposes of providing emergency services.
3. 
Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of up to $300 per day of violation together with cost of prosecution including reasonable attorneys' fees.