Borough of West Chester, PA
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2024-03-20
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 104 Vehicles and Traffic
- The Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter of the Borough of West Chester and Its Government
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administrative Code
- Ch 4 Award of Public Contracts
- Ch 5 Business Improvement Authority and District
- Ch 7 Fire Department
- Ch 8 Firemen's Relief Association
- Ch 9 Franchises for Use of Public Rights-Of-Way
- Ch 11 Health Department
- Ch 12 Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreements
- Ch 15 Liens and Claims, Municipal
- Ch 16 Manager, Borough
- Ch 17 Map, Official
- Ch 18 (Reserved)
- Ch 20 Officers and Employees
- Ch 23 Planning Commission
- Ch 24 Police Cooperation Agreements
- Ch 25 Police Department
- Ch 26 (Reserved)
- Ch 28 (Reserved)
- Ch 28A Redevelopment Authority
- Ch 29 Refuse Disposal Authority
- Ch 31 Retirement Benefits
- Ch 33 Seal; Borough Flag
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 36 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 37 Animals
- Ch 37A Antidiscrimination
- Ch 38 Automatic Protection Devices
- Ch 39 Bicycles, Skateboards and Rollerblades
- Ch 41 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 43 Building Construction
- Ch 44 Existing Buildings Standards
- Ch 45 Residential Standards for One- and Two-Family Dwellings
- Ch 46 Curfew
- Ch 53 Emergency Communications Systems
- Ch 53A Emergency Services Reimbursement
- Ch 54 Electrical Standards
- Ch 55 Energy Conservation
- Ch 56 Firearms
- Ch 57 Fire Prevention
- Ch 58 Fire Insurance
- Ch 60 Fuel Gas Standards
- Ch 62 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 66 Housing and Property Maintenance
- Ch 68 Interments
- Ch 69 Liquor License Transfer
- Ch 72 Mechanical Standards
- Ch 73 Noise Disturbance
- Ch 74 Nuclear-Free Zone
- Ch 75 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 76 Offenses, Miscellaneous.
- Ch 77 Parking Program, Residential
- Ch 78 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 79 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 80 Peddling and Soliciting; Handbills and Posters; Street Performing
- Ch 81 Plastic Bag and Plastic Straw Regulations
- Ch 82 Plumbing
- Ch 84 Public Nuisances
- Ch 85 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 86 Rental Occupancy Reports
- Ch 87 Sales
- Ch 89 Sewers
- Ch 90 Public Indecency
- Ch 90A Restaurant-Cafes
- Ch 90B Restaurant – BYOB
- Ch 91 Shows, Carnivals and Parades
- Ch 92 Small Wireless Facilities
- Ch 94 Stormwater Management
- Ch 94A Stream Protection Fee
- Ch 95 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 97 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 99 Taxation
- Ch 100 Taxicabs
- Ch 102 Trees
- Ch 103 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 104 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 104 Art I General Regulations
- § 104-1 Definitions and interpretation.
- § 104-2 Manner of adopting permanent traffic and parking regulations.
- § 104-3 Temporary and emergency regulations.
- § 104-4 Experimental regulations.
- § 104-5 Authority of police officers.
- § 104-5.1 Use of speed-timing devices.
- Ch 104 Art II Traffic Regulations
- § 104-6 Motor vehicles not to be driven on sidewalks.
- § 104-7 (Reserved)
- § 104-8 Traffic signals at certain intersections.
- § 104-9 One-way highways established.
- § 104-10 Speed limit zones established.
- § 104-11 U-turns prohibited.
- § 104-12 (Reserved)
- § 104-13 (Reserved)
- § 104-14 (Reserved)
- § 104-15 (Reserved)
- § 104-16 Stop intersections established.
- § 104-17 Yield right-of-way intersections established.
- § 104-18 Traffic lane restrictions.
- § 104-19 Blocking certain intersections prohibited.
- § 104-20 Certain classes of vehicles prohibited on certain highways.
- § 104-21 (Reserved)
- § 104-22 Unlawful to operate motor vehicles or tractors on highways closed for construction or repair.
- § 104-23 (Reserved)
- § 104-24 Accident reports required.
- Ch 104 Art III Parking Regulations
- § 104-25 Standing without lights authorized.
- § 104-26 Vehicles to be parked within marked spaces.
- § 104-27 Truck parking prohibited at all times in certain locations.
- § 104-28 (Reserved)
- § 104-29 Parking prohibited at all times in certain locations.
- § 104-29.1 Parking prohibited at all times in certain locations; signs designating tow-away zone.
- § 104-29.2 (Reserved)
- § 104-30 Parking prohibited in named and unnamed alleys between signs.
- § 104-31 Parking prohibited in certain locations during school hours.
- § 104-32 Parking prohibited during certain hours.
- § 104-33 Parking time limited at certain locations.
- § 104-34 Parking limited to doctors' patients at certain locations.
- § 104-34.1 Electric vehicle charging station.
- § 104-35 (Reserved)
- § 104-35.1 (Reserved)
- § 104-35.2 (Reserved)
- § 104-35.3 (Reserved)
- § 104-35.4 (Reserved)
- § 104-35.5 (Reserved)
- § 104-35.6 (Reserved)
- § 104-36 (Reserved)
- § 104-36.1 (Reserved)
- § 104-36.2 (Reserved)
- § 104-36.3 (Reserved)
- § 104-37 (Reserved)
- § 104-38 (Reserved)
- § 104-39 Oversized vehicles.
- § 104-40 School bus parking.
- § 104-41 Parking prohibited on private property.
- § 104-42 Designation of bus stops; parking otherwise prohibited.
- § 104-43 Designation of loading zones; parking otherwise prohibited.
- § 104-44 Designation of taxi zones and car share zones; parking otherwise prohibited.
- § 104-45 Special purpose parking zones established; parking otherwise prohibited.
- § 104-46 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 104 Art IV On-Street Metered Parking
- § 104-47 Parking meter zones established.
- § 104-48 Placement and characteristics of parking meters.
- § 104-49 Parked vehicles to be wholly within marked spaces.
- § 104-50 Manner of parking at meter.
- § 104-51 Overtime parking unlawful.
- § 104-52 (Reserved)
- § 104-52.1 Deposit of coins and failure to operate meter.
- § 104-53 (Reserved)
- § 104-54 Suspension of metered parking on first Fridays from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.
- § 104-55 Unlawful to tamper with meter.
- § 104-55.1 Unlawful operation of business.
- § 104-56 Duty of police officers and parking enforcement officers.
- § 104-57 Purpose of levying and assessing parking meter deposits.
- § 104-58 Violations and penalties.
- § 104-59 Purchase and installation of parking meters authorized.
- § 104-60 Provisions not to affect other parking prohibitions.
- Ch 104 Art V (Reserved)
- § 104-61 through § 104-65. (Reserved)
- Ch 104 Art VI Metered Off-Street Parking
- § 104-66 Metered or leased parking lots established.
- § 104-67 Parking time limits, charges and hours of operation for various parking lots.
- § 104-68 Placement and characteristics of meters.
- § 104-69 Parked vehicles to be within individual parking spaces.
- § 104-70 Manner of parking at meters.
- § 104-71 Unlawful operation of business.
- § 104-72 Coin deposit in meter required; overtime parking unlawful.
- § 104-72.1 Deposit of coins and failure to operate meter.
- § 104-72.2 Parking meter and multicompartment parking control device.
- § 104-73 Unlawful to tamper with meters.
- § 104-74 Duty of police officers and parking enforcement officers.
- § 104-75 Revision of rates and charges authorized.
- § 104-76 Use of revenues received.
- § 104-77 Violations and penalties.
- § 104-78 Contracts for lease or purchase of meters authorized.
- Ch 104 Art VII Snow and Ice Emergency
- § 104-79 Declaration of emergency; automatic emergency.
- § 104-80 Parking prohibited on specific highways during emergency; restrictions on operation of motor vehicles and tractors on such streets.
- § 104-81 Placement of signs along highways affected: information on existence of emergency.
- § 104-82 Highways affected.
- § 104-83 Violations and penalties.
- § 104-84 Use of off-street parking lots during emergencies.
- § 104-85 Removal of vehicles during emergencies.
- Ch 104 Art VIII Removal and Impounding of Illegally Parked Vehicles
- § 104-86 Authority to remove and impound illegally parked vehicles.
- § 104-87 Approved storage garages designated.
- § 104-88 Garages to provide certificates of insurance.
- § 104-89 Towing and storage charges fixed.
- § 104-90 Notification of removal and impounding.
- § 104-91 Effect of payment of towing and impounding charges without protest.
- § 104-92 Effect of payment of charges under protest.
- § 104-93 Records of vehicles removed and impounded.
- § 104-94 Liability of owner or operator of vehicle for fine or penalty.
- § 104-95 Restrictions upon removal of vehicles.
- § 104-95.1 "No parking" posting required for private commercial properties.
- Ch 104 Art IX Additional Parking Violations and Penalties
- § 104-96 Parking restrictions at sidewalks, crosswalks, bridges and beyond curb in nondesignated parking spaces.
- § 104-97 Parking restrictions at curblines, railroad crossings and traffic control devices and near intersections.
- § 104-98 Parking restrictions within intersections and at excavations, driveways or fire hydrants.
- § 104-99 Stopping and/or standing of vehicles/double parking prohibited on any public street or public alley.
- Ch 104 Art X Interpretation
- § 104-100 Continuation of existing regulations.
- Ch 104 Art XI Immobilizing Vehicles
- § 104-101 Boot installation.
- § 104-102 Notice of booting.
- § 104-103 Removal of boot.
- § 104-104 Immobilization hearing.
- § 104-105 Towing and storage of immobilized vehicles.
- § 104-106 Booting fee.
- § 104-107 Tampering with boot prohibited.
- Ch 104 Art XII Valet Parking
- § 104-108 Scope.
- § 104-109 Definitions.
- § 104-110 Valet parking application.
- § 104-111 Fees.
- § 104-112 Use of public parking garage or surface lot.
- § 104-113 Prohibited activities.
- § 104-114 Insurance.
- § 104-115 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 106 Vendors and Vending Machines
- Ch 107 Water
- Ch 109 Weapons
- Ch 112 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A114 Street Ordinances
- Ch A115 Water System Conveyance
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Borough
of West Chester 6-13-1973. Amendments noted where applicable.]
