Borough of Ephrata, PA Vehicles and Traffic

Borough of Ephrata, PA

Lancaster County

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Part I, Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 4 Appeals Board
Ch 7 Auditor
Ch 11 Authorities, Municipal
Ch 21 Depositories
Ch 29 Fire Department
Ch 37 Health Officer
Ch 43 Intergovernmental Agreements
Ch 51 Library
Ch 57 Manager, Borough
Ch 65 Pensions
Ch 69 Planning Commission
Ch 73 Police Department
Ch 83 Salaries and Compensation
Ch 87 Shade Tree Commission
Ch 95 Unemployment Compensation Fund
Ch 101 Wards
Part II, General Legislation
Ch 111 Abandoned Vehicles and Property
Ch 115 Alarm Devices
Ch 119 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 123 Animals
Ch 129 Brush, Grass and Weeds
Ch 135 (Reserved)
Ch 141 Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 147 Burning, Open
Ch 152 Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 155 Curfew
Ch 165 Electricity
Ch 173 Firearms
Ch 177 (Reserved)
Ch 183 Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 189 Garage and Yard Sales
Ch 190 Hotels, Motels and Inns
Ch 193 Littering
Ch 197 Pawnbrokers and Antique, Secondhand and Junk Dealers
Ch 207 (Reserved)
Ch 211 Municipal Claims
Ch 214 Noise Control
Ch 217 Nuisances
Ch 218 Nuisance Properties
Ch 221 Parks and Recreation
Ch 222 Parks, Skate
Ch 227 Peace and Good Order
Ch 233 Plumbing
Ch 239 Poles and Wires
Ch 245 Property Maintenance
Ch 253 Rental Property
Ch 259 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Ch 265 Skateboards, Pedalcycles and Human-Powered Devices
Ch 271 Solid Waste
Ch 275 Stormwater Management
Ch 277 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 281 Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 287 Taxation
Ch 290 Tobacco Products
Ch 293 Transient Retail Businesses
Ch 297 Trees
Ch 305 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 305 Art I General Regulations
§ 305-1 Definitions and word usage.
§ 305-2 Manner of adopting regulations.
§ 305-3 Continuation of existing regulations.
§ 305-4 Temporary and emergency regulations.
§ 305-5 Experimental regulations.
§ 305-6 Streets closed or restricted for construction, maintenance or special events.
§ 305-7 Processions and assemblages.
§ 305-8 Authority of police officers.
§ 305-8.1 Responsibility of registered owner.
Ch 305 Art II Traffic Regulations
§ 305-9 Speed limits.
§ 305-10 Speed limits on bridges and elevated structures.
§ 305-11 Traffic signals.
§ 305-12 Turns prohibited on red signal.
§ 305-13 One-way streets.
§ 305-14 Turning at certain intersections prohibited or restricted.
§ 305-15 Lane use restrictions.
§ 305-16 U-turns prohibited.
§ 305-17 No-passing zones.
§ 305-18 Through highways.
§ 305-19 Stop intersections.
§ 305-20 Yield intersections.
§ 305-21 Operation of vehicles restricted on public lands.
Ch 305 Art III Size, Weight and Type of Vehicle and Load
§ 305-22 Vehicle weight limits.
§ 305-23 Size of vehicles.
§ 305-24 Hazardous traffic conditions and other safety factors.
§ 305-25 Truck traffic.
Ch 305 Art IV Parking Regulations
§ 305-26 Vehicles to be parked within marked spaces.
§ 305-27 Parking prohibited at all times.
§ 305-28 Parking prohibited certain days and hours.
§ 305-29 Parking of trucks, buses and certain other vehicles.
§ 305-30 Parking time limited.
§ 305-31 Special purpose parking zones.
§ 305-32 Standing or parking on roadway for loading or unloading.
§ 305-33 Angle parking.
§ 305-33.1 No-parking zones.
§ 305-34 Violations and penalties.
Ch 305 Art V On-Street Metered Parking
§ 305-35 Parking meter zones.
§ 305-36 Days and hours parking meters in operation and parking time limits apply.
§ 305-37 Placement and characteristics of parking meters.
§ 305-38 Parked vehicles to be wholly within marked spaces.
§ 305-39 Coin deposit in meter; overtime parking unlawful.
§ 305-40 Deposit of substitute for coin in meter.
§ 305-41 Deposit of coin in meter to extend parking time beyond legal limit.
§ 305-42 Unlawful to remain parked at meter showing violation.
§ 305-43 Tampering with meters.
§ 305-44 Ticketing of unlawfully parked vehicles; payment of fine within time limit; fines.
§ 305-45 Violations and penalties.
§ 305-46 Exceptions.
Ch 305 Art VI Off-Street Unmetered Parking
§ 305-47 Unmetered parking lots.
§ 305-48 Handicapped parking.
§ 305-49 Unlawful to park overtime or when lot closed.
§ 305-50 Unmetered lots for certain types of vehicles.
§ 305-51 Manner of parking.
§ 305-52 Violations and penalties.
Ch 305 Art VII Removal and Impoundment of Illegally Parked Vehicles
§ 305-53 Applicability; scope.
§ 305-54 Authority to remove and impound.
§ 305-55 Tow-away zones.
§ 305-56 Storage garages; bonding; towing and storage.
§ 305-57 Payment of towing and storage charges.
§ 305-58 Reclamation costs.
§ 305-59 Records of vehicles removed and impounded.
§ 305-60 Vehicles not to be removed if owner present.
§ 305-61 Violations and penalties.
§ 305-62 Unclaimed vehicles.
Ch 305 Art VIII Snow and Ice Emergency
§ 305-63 Declaration of snow and ice emergency.
§ 305-64 Restrictions on snow emergency routes.
§ 305-65 Snow emergency routes designated.
§ 305-66 Violations and penalties.
Ch 305 Art IX Pedalcycles and Nonmotorized Vehicles
§ 305-67 Riding and parking of pedalcycles.
§ 305-68 Pushcarts.
§ 305-69 Licensing of pedalcycles of residents.
§ 305-70 Licensing of pedalcycles of nonresidents.
§ 305-71 Pedalcycle license plates.
§ 305-72 Transferability of license plates.
§ 305-73 Attachment of license plate to pedalcycle.
§ 305-74 Replacement of lost or illegible license plates.
§ 305-75 Renewal of pedalcycle license.
§ 305-76 Transfer of ownership or dismantling of pedalcycle.
§ 305-77 Rental agencies.
§ 305-78 Violations and penalties.
Ch 305 Art X Pedestrian Regulations
§ 305-79 Pedestrians to obey traffic control signs.
§ 305-80 Pedestrian control signal locations.
§ 305-81 Locations where pedestrian crossing in unmarked crosswalks restricted.
§ 305-82 Locations where pedestrians may cross only in crosswalk.
§ 305-83 Violations and penalties.
Ch 305 Art XI Schedules
§ 305-84 Schedule I: Maximum Speed Limits.
§ 305-85 Schedule II: Maximum Speed Limits on Bridges and Elevated Structures.
§ 305-86 Schedule III: Traffic Signals.
§ 305-87 Schedule IV: Turns Prohibited on Red Signal.
§ 305-88 Schedule V: One-Way Streets.
§ 305-89 Schedule VI: Turning at Certain Intersections.
§ 305-90 Schedule VII: Lane Use Restrictions.
§ 305-91 Schedule VIII: U-Turns Prohibited.
§ 305-92 Schedule IX: No-Passing Zones.
§ 305-93 Schedule X: Through Highways.
§ 305-94 Schedule XI: Stop Intersections.
§ 305-95 Schedule XII: Yield Intersection.
§ 305-96 Schedule XIII: Vehicle Weight Limits.
§ 305-97 Schedule XIV: Size of Vehicles.
§ 305-98 Schedule XV: Hazardous Traffic Conditions and Other Safety Factors.
§ 305-99 Schedule XVI: Truck Traffic.
§ 305-100 Schedule XVII: Parking Prohibited At All Times.
§ 305-101 Schedule XVIII: Parking Prohibited Certain Days and Hours.
§ 305-102 Schedule XIX: Parking Time Limited.
§ 305-103 Schedule XX: Special Purpose Parking Zones.
§ 305-104 Schedule XXI: Standing or Parking for Loading or Unloading.
§ 305-105 Schedule XXII: Angle Parking.
§ 305-106 Schedule XXIII: Parking Meter Zones.
§ 305-107 Schedule XXIV: Unmetered Parking Lots.
§ 305-108 Schedule XXV: Tow-Away Zones.
§ 305-109 Schedule XXVI: Snow Emergency Routes.
§ 305-110 Schedule XXVII: Riding and Parking of Pedalcycles.
§ 305-111 Schedule XXVIII: Pedestrian Control Signals.
§ 305-112 Schedule XXIX: Pedestrian Crossing in Unmarked Crosswalks.
§ 305-113 Schedule XXX: Pedestrian Crossing in Crosswalks.
§ 305-113.1 Schedule XXXI: School Zones.
Ch 305 Art XII Motor Vehicle Noise Nuisances
§ 305-114 Short title.
§ 305-115 Legislative intent.
§ 305-116 Engine brakes prohibited.
§ 305-117 Emergency situations.
§ 305-118 Emergency vehicles.
§ 305-119 Violations and penalties.
Ch 311 Water
Ch 319 Zoning
Appendix
Ch A329 Cable Television Franchise
Ch A333 Curb and Sidewalk Construction Specifications
Ch A343 Telephone Franchise
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

Public Documents

Chapter 305: Vehicles and Traffic

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Ephrata 11-13-1989 by Ord. No. 1184. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Abandoned vehicles and property — See Ch. 111.

Parks and recreation — See Ch. 221.

Skateboards, pedalcycles and human-powered devices — See Ch. 265.

Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 277.

Chapter 305 : Vehicles and Traffic

Article I General Regulations

§ 305-1 Definitions and word usage.

§ 305-2 Manner of adopting regulations.

§ 305-3 Continuation of existing regulations.

§ 305-4 Temporary and emergency regulations.

§ 305-5 Experimental regulations.

§ 305-6 Streets closed or restricted for construction, maintenance or special events.

§ 305-7 Processions and assemblages.

§ 305-8 Authority of police officers.

§ 305-8.1 Responsibility of registered owner.

Article II Traffic Regulations

§ 305-9 Speed limits.

§ 305-10 Speed limits on bridges and elevated structures.

§ 305-11 Traffic signals.

§ 305-12 Turns prohibited on red signal.

§ 305-13 One-way streets.

§ 305-14 Turning at certain intersections prohibited or restricted.

§ 305-15 Lane use restrictions.

§ 305-16 U-turns prohibited.

§ 305-17 No-passing zones.

§ 305-18 Through highways.

§ 305-19 Stop intersections.

§ 305-20 Yield intersections.

§ 305-21 Operation of vehicles restricted on public lands.

Article III Size, Weight and Type of Vehicle and Load

§ 305-22 Vehicle weight limits.

§ 305-23 Size of vehicles.

§ 305-24 Hazardous traffic conditions and other safety factors.

§ 305-25 Truck traffic.

Article IV Parking Regulations

§ 305-26 Vehicles to be parked within marked spaces.

§ 305-27 Parking prohibited at all times.

§ 305-28 Parking prohibited certain days and hours.

§ 305-29 Parking of trucks, buses and certain other vehicles.

§ 305-30 Parking time limited.

§ 305-31 Special purpose parking zones.

§ 305-32 Standing or parking on roadway for loading or unloading.

§ 305-33 Angle parking.

§ 305-33.1 No-parking zones.

§ 305-34 Violations and penalties.

Article V On-Street Metered Parking

§ 305-35 Parking meter zones.

§ 305-36 Days and hours parking meters in operation and parking time limits apply.

§ 305-37 Placement and characteristics of parking meters.

§ 305-38 Parked vehicles to be wholly within marked spaces.

§ 305-39 Coin deposit in meter; overtime parking unlawful.

§ 305-40 Deposit of substitute for coin in meter.

§ 305-41 Deposit of coin in meter to extend parking time beyond legal limit.

§ 305-42 Unlawful to remain parked at meter showing violation.

§ 305-43 Tampering with meters.

§ 305-44 Ticketing of unlawfully parked vehicles; payment of fine within time limit; fines.

§ 305-45 Violations and penalties.

§ 305-46 Exceptions.

Article VI Off-Street Unmetered Parking

§ 305-47 Unmetered parking lots.

§ 305-48 Handicapped parking.

§ 305-49 Unlawful to park overtime or when lot closed.

§ 305-50 Unmetered lots for certain types of vehicles.

§ 305-51 Manner of parking.

§ 305-52 Violations and penalties.

Article VII Removal and Impoundment of Illegally Parked Vehicles

§ 305-53 Applicability; scope.

§ 305-54 Authority to remove and impound.

§ 305-55 Tow-away zones.

§ 305-56 Storage garages; bonding; towing and storage.

§ 305-57 Payment of towing and storage charges.

§ 305-58 Reclamation costs.

§ 305-59 Records of vehicles removed and impounded.

§ 305-60 Vehicles not to be removed if owner present.

§ 305-61 Violations and penalties.

§ 305-62 Unclaimed vehicles.

Article VIII Snow and Ice Emergency

§ 305-63 Declaration of snow and ice emergency.

§ 305-64 Restrictions on snow emergency routes.

§ 305-65 Snow emergency routes designated.

§ 305-66 Violations and penalties.

Article IX Pedalcycles and Nonmotorized Vehicles

§ 305-67 Riding and parking of pedalcycles.

§ 305-68 Pushcarts.

§ 305-69 Licensing of pedalcycles of residents.

§ 305-70 Licensing of pedalcycles of nonresidents.

§ 305-71 Pedalcycle license plates.

§ 305-72 Transferability of license plates.

§ 305-73 Attachment of license plate to pedalcycle.

§ 305-74 Replacement of lost or illegible license plates.

§ 305-75 Renewal of pedalcycle license.

§ 305-76 Transfer of ownership or dismantling of pedalcycle.

§ 305-77 Rental agencies.

§ 305-78 Violations and penalties.

Article X Pedestrian Regulations

§ 305-79 Pedestrians to obey traffic control signs.

§ 305-80 Pedestrian control signal locations.

§ 305-81 Locations where pedestrian crossing in unmarked crosswalks restricted.

§ 305-82 Locations where pedestrians may cross only in crosswalk.

§ 305-83 Violations and penalties.

Article XI Schedules

§ 305-84 Schedule I: Maximum Speed Limits.

§ 305-85 Schedule II: Maximum Speed Limits on Bridges and Elevated Structures.

§ 305-86 Schedule III: Traffic Signals.

§ 305-87 Schedule IV: Turns Prohibited on Red Signal.

§ 305-88 Schedule V: One-Way Streets.

§ 305-89 Schedule VI: Turning at Certain Intersections.

§ 305-90 Schedule VII: Lane Use Restrictions.

§ 305-91 Schedule VIII: U-Turns Prohibited.

§ 305-92 Schedule IX: No-Passing Zones.

§ 305-93 Schedule X: Through Highways.

§ 305-94 Schedule XI: Stop Intersections.

§ 305-95 Schedule XII: Yield Intersection.

§ 305-96 Schedule XIII: Vehicle Weight Limits.

§ 305-97 Schedule XIV: Size of Vehicles.

§ 305-98 Schedule XV: Hazardous Traffic Conditions and Other Safety Factors.

§ 305-99 Schedule XVI: Truck Traffic.

§ 305-100 Schedule XVII: Parking Prohibited At All Times.

§ 305-101 Schedule XVIII: Parking Prohibited Certain Days and Hours.

§ 305-102 Schedule XIX: Parking Time Limited.

§ 305-103 Schedule XX: Special Purpose Parking Zones.

§ 305-104 Schedule XXI: Standing or Parking for Loading or Unloading.

§ 305-105 Schedule XXII: Angle Parking.

§ 305-106 Schedule XXIII: Parking Meter Zones.

§ 305-107 Schedule XXIV: Unmetered Parking Lots.

§ 305-108 Schedule XXV: Tow-Away Zones.

§ 305-109 Schedule XXVI: Snow Emergency Routes.

§ 305-110 Schedule XXVII: Riding and Parking of Pedalcycles.

§ 305-111 Schedule XXVIII: Pedestrian Control Signals.

§ 305-112 Schedule XXIX: Pedestrian Crossing in Unmarked Crosswalks.

§ 305-113 Schedule XXX: Pedestrian Crossing in Crosswalks.

§ 305-113.1 Schedule XXXI: School Zones.

Article XII Motor Vehicle Noise Nuisances

§ 305-114 Short title.

§ 305-115 Legislative intent.

§ 305-116 Engine brakes prohibited.

§ 305-117 Emergency situations.

§ 305-118 Emergency vehicles.

§ 305-119 Violations and penalties.