[Ord. 1988-1, 9/12/1988; as amended by Ord. 2009-02, 2/9/2009]
This Part is enacted pursuant to the authority conferred by
the Vehicle Code, Act of 1976, June 17, 1962, No. 81, §1, effective
July 1, 1977, 75 Pa.C.S.A. §101 et seq., as
amended and is intended to include and be subject to all provisions
of Section 4902 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. §4902, and
all Pennsylvania Department of Transportation regulations promulgated
under the Vehicle Code, by way of illustration and not limitation,
under Sections 4902(1) and 6103, 75 Pa.C.S.A. §§4902(f)
and 6103.
[Ord. 1988-1, 9/12/1988; as amended by Ord. 2009-02, 2/9/2009]
The following words when used in this Part shall have the following
meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
A fire department vehicle, police vehicle, ambulance, blood
delivery vehicle, Armed Forces emergency vehicles, one private vehicle
of a fire or police chief or assistant chief or ambulance corps commander
or assistant commander or of a river rescue commander used for answering
emergency calls, or other vehicle designated by the State Police under
Section 6106 of the Vehicle Code (relating to designation of emergency
vehicles by Pennsylvania State Police).
Emergency vehicles and school buses, defined hereinafter,
vehicles and combinations or governmental entities and utilities where
their contractors are engaged in construction or maintenance on a
posted highway or in a location which can be reached only via a posted
highway, and vehicles and combinations going to or coming from a residence
or a farm located on a posted highway or which can be reached only
via a posted highway.
Any vehicle or combination as defined and/or governed by
the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. §101 et seq.,
as amended.
A motor vehicle designated for carrying more than 10 passengers,
exclusive of the driver, and used for the transportation of school
children.
[Ord. 1988-1, 9/12/1988; as amended by Ord. 2009-02, 2/9/2009; and by Ord. 2011-04, 4/11/2011]
The Board of Supervisors has determined and hereby determines
based upon weight and size restrictions based on highway conditions
and studies and otherwise that the roads and bridges on Exhibit “15-3-A,”
attached hereto, would be damaged or destroyed unless the permissible
weight of motor vehicles is restricted to the weight limits listed.
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EXHIBIT 15-3-A
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Route No.
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Road Name
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Between
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Weight Limit
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T110
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Genesee Trail
|
Entire Road
|
10 Tons
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T111
|
Dunwoody Road
|
Entire Road
|
20 Tons
|
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T112
|
Burns Road
|
Entire Road
|
20 Tons
|
|
T115
|
Deavor Road
|
Entire Road
|
15 Tons
|
|
T120
|
Dutchtown Road
|
Entire Road
|
10 Tons
|
|
T130
|
Pine Tree Road
|
Entire Road
|
10 Tons
|
|
T135
|
Lower Rynearson Road
|
Entire Road
|
25 Tons
|
|
T140
|
Horn Hill Road
|
Entire Road
|
20 Tons
|
|
T145
|
Laurel Run Road
|
Entire Road
|
10 Tons
|
|
T150
|
Dibble Road
|
Entire Road
|
20 Tons
|
|
T151
|
Yeagle Road
|
Entire Road
|
25 Tons
|
|
T152
|
Sperry Drive
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T153
|
Francis Drive
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T155
|
Wistar Road
|
Entire Road
|
15 Tons
|
|
T156
|
Shipman Hill Road
|
Entire Road
|
10 Tons
|
|
T157
|
Baker Hill Road
|
Entire Road
|
15 Tons
|
|
T160
|
Bennett Street
|
Entire Road
|
25 Tons
|
|
T165
|
Heidi Gray Road
|
Entire Road
|
25 Tons
|
|
T166
|
Dogwood Lane
|
Entire Road
|
20 Tons
|
|
T190
|
Reservior Road
|
Entire Road
|
25 Tons
|
|
T200
|
Sunrise Drive
|
SR 2073 to Bartlow Dr
|
15 Tons
|
|
T200
|
Sunrise Drive
|
Bartlow Dr to Twp line
|
10 Tons
|
|
T201
|
Taylor Hill Road
|
Entire Road
|
20 Tons
|
|
T202
|
Temple Hill Road
|
Entire Road
|
25 Tons
|
|
T203
|
Spring Road
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T210
|
Bartlow Drive
|
Entire Road
|
15 Tons
|
|
T230
|
Price Lane
|
Entire Road
|
25 Tons
|
|
T250
|
Penn Drive
|
SR 118 to Price Lane
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T250
|
Penn Drive
|
Price Lane to Township line
|
25 Tons
|
|
T270
|
Gregg Run Road
|
Entire Road
|
15 Tons
|
|
T272
|
BrookField Drive
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T273
|
Strawberry Lane
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
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T274
|
Logan Lane
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T275
|
Woodbine Road
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
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T276
|
McConnell Parkway
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T278
|
Aderhold Drive
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T290
|
Race Street
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
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T300
|
Conrad Hill Road
|
Entire Road
|
20 Tons
|
|
T305
|
Hill Lane
|
Entire Road
|
10 Tons
|
|
T307
|
Statie Lane
|
Entire Road
|
10 Tons
|
|
T311
|
Dewald Lane
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T325
|
Beeber Drive
|
Entire Road
|
20 Tons
|
|
T326
|
Linvic Drive
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T327
|
Hunter Drive
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
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T330
|
Country Lane
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T350
|
Buck Hill Road
|
T863 to Beeber Dr
|
25 Tons
|
|
T350
|
Buck Hill Road
|
Beeber Dr to Twp line
|
10 Tons
|
|
T370
|
Bank Farm Road
|
Entire Road
|
10 Tons
|
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T380
|
Sawmill Road
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
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T400
|
Cemetery Drive
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
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T410
|
Cardinal Drive
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T412
|
Rodney Drive
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T420
|
Academy Street
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T425
|
Richard Avenue
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
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T427
|
Effie Avenue
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T428
|
Henry Avenue
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T475
|
Railroad Street Extension
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
T543
|
Woolen Mill Road
|
Entire Road
|
25 Tons
|
|
T826
|
Maple Lane
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
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T857
|
Wolf Run Road
|
Entire Road
|
15 Tons
|
|
T859
|
Boak Avenue
|
Entire Road
|
15 Tons
|
|
T863
|
Clarkstown Road
|
Entire Road
|
10 Tons
|
|
T868
|
Pine Run Road
|
Entire Road
|
15 Tons
|
|
T869
|
Highland Drive
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
|
King Street
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
|
|
|
Trinity Drive
|
Entire Road
|
No Weight Limit
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[Ord. 1988-1, 9/12/1988; as amended by Ord. 2009-02, 2/9/2009]
1.
Pursuant
to the findings in this Part, and by authority of Section 4902 of
the Vehicle Code and regulations promulgated thereunder, no motor
vehicle or combination shall be operated upon any of the roads or
bridges listed in this Part with gross weight in excess of the weight
limits listed for said road or bridge.
2.
Local traffic as defined herein shall be exempt from the restrictions imposed under Subsection 1 above. However, if the Board of Supervisors determines that any local traffic is likely to damage the road, the Board of Supervisors will so notify the registrants of the motor vehicle or combination and will also notify the State Police. After two business days of delivery of the notice, or after five days following mailing of the notice, such local traffic vehicles shall not exceed the weight limits except in accordance with this Part.
[Ord. 1988-1, 9/12/1988; as amended by Ord. 2009-02, 2/9/2009]
1.
Individuals
or entities wishing to operate vehicles in excess of established weight
limits on restricted weight Township roads or bridges may apply for
a permit to do so on a form provided by the Township. Said permit
application will be referred to the Township Roadmaster who shall:
A.
Place
the issue on the agenda for a meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
B.
Consult
with the third party consultant if necessary to determine the amount
of security bond to be posted by the applicant. The amount of security
shall be calculated in accordance with Title 67, Chapter 189, of the
Pennsylvania Code or its equivalent.
C.
Present
a recommendation to the Supervisors to include the amount of security
to be posted by the applicant if the permit is approved.
2.
No permit
will be issued until the application is approved by the Board of Supervisors
at a scheduled public meeting and, if required, security has been
posted with the Township Secretary. The Board of Supervisors may,
by resolution, delegate the authority to approve permits and set security
to the Roadmaster or other official of the Township.
3.
All
actions taken under the authority of this Section shall be taken in
accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, as found in Title 67
of the Pennsylvania Code.
[Ord. 1988-1, 9/12/1988; as amended by Ord. 2009-02, 2/9/2009]
The Township shall erect or cause to be erected and maintained
restriction signs designating the restrictions at the end of the portion
of road or bridge restricted. In the case of a restriction on a road
or bridge which has not begun or ended at an intersection with an
unrestricted highway, the Township shall also place an advance informational
sign at the intersection nearest each end of the restricted portion
of the road or bridge which would allow drivers to avoid the restricted
portion of road or bridge.
[Ord. 1988-1, 9/12/1988; as amended by Ord. 2009-02, 2/9/2009; and by Ord. 2017-05, 11/13/2017]
1.
Any
person operating a motor vehicle or combination upon a road or bridge
in violation of a prohibition or restriction imposed under this Part
shall, upon conviction by a district judge, pay a fine consistent
with the applicable section of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code
in effect at the time of the violation.
2.
The
current applicable section of the Code, Section 4902(g), states:
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(g)
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Penalty.
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(1)
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Any person operating a vehicle or combination upon a highway
or bridge in violation of a prohibition or restriction imposed under
subsection (a) is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction,
be sentenced to pay a fine of $75, except that any person convicted
of operating a vehicle with a gross weight in excess of a posted weight
shall, upon conviction, 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 allowable weight.
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(2)
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Any person operating a vehicle or combination in violation of
a prohibition or restriction imposed under subsection (b) is guilty
of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $500.
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[Ord. 1988-1, 9/12/1988]
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[Ord. 1988-1, 9/12/1988]
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