The provisions of this chapter relating to the
driving, parking, movement and restrictions of vehicles, pedalcycles
and pedestrians apply to the highways and streets, and to other locations
specified herein, within the boundaries of the Township of Dallas.
A.
Words and phrases, when used in this chapter, except
for sections or articles to which different or additional definitions
apply, 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, except that, in this chapter, the word "street"
shall mean "Any highway and right-of-way within the Township of Dallas
when maintained by the Township of Dallas."
[Amended 7-3-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-4]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101
et seq.
B.
The term "legal holiday" as used in this chapter shall
mean and include New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence
Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
C.
In this chapter, the singular shall include the plural,
the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include
the feminine.
D.
Although the streets in the Township of Dallas run
generally in a northeast-southwest and a northwest-southeast direction,
for the purpose of this chapter, Pennsylvania Route 309 and Pennsylvania
Route 415 and the streets running parallel or generally parallel to
Pennsylvania Route 309 and Pennsylvania Route 415 shall be deemed
to run in a north-south direction, and the streets which are perpendicular
or generally perpendicular to Pennsylvania Route 309 and Pennsylvania
Route 415 shall be deemed to run in an east-west direction.
The police officers of the Township of Dallas
and the police officers of other jurisdictions under the authority
of the Act of June 15, 1982 (Act No. 141 of 1982),[1] shall have authority to direct traffic on the streets
in Dallas Township, at intersections, in public and in other places
where the Vehicle Code (the Act of June 17, 1976, P.L. 162 No. 81,
as amended)[2] or this chapter applies.[3]
In accordance with § 6301 of the Vehicle
Code[1] (the Act of June 17, 1976, P.L. 162 No. 81, as amended)
except for parking violations, when the same conduct is proscribed
under the Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania and this chapter, the charge
shall be brought under the Vehicle Code (the Act of June 17, 1976,
P.L. 162 No. 81, as amended) and not this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6301.
All traffic and parking regulations of a permanent
nature shall be enacted as ordinances or parts of ordinances or as
amendments to ordinances of the Township of Dallas, except where the
laws of the commonwealth specifically authorize less formal action.
A.
The Chief of Police or the Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors of the Township of Dallas shall have the following powers
to regulate traffic and parking temporarily and in time of emergency:
(1)
In the case of fire, flood, storm or other emergency,
to establish temporary traffic and/or parking regulations; and
(2)
In the case of emergency public works or public events
of limited scope or duration, to restrict or prohibit traffic and/or
parking in limited areas for periods of not more than 72 hours.
B.
These temporary and emergency regulations shall be
enforced by the Police Department of Dallas Township in the same manner
as permanent regulations. Any person who drives, operates or parks
a vehicle in violation of such regulations shall be guilty of a violation
and, upon conviction, shall be liable to the penalty set out in the
law or elsewhere in this chapter for a violation of that nature, and,
in the case of a violation for which no specific penalty is set out
in the law or elsewhere in this chapter, to a fine of $25 and costs.
The Dallas Township Board of Supervisors may,
from time to time, designate places upon and along the streets and
highways in the Township of Dallas where, for a period of not more
than 90 days, specific traffic and/or parking regulations, prohibitions
and restrictions shall be in force and effect, and shall designate
those locations by proper signs and markings. Those regulations, prohibitions
and restrictions shall be effective just as if they had been specified
in this chapter. No person shall drive, operate or park a vehicle
in violation of any such regulation, prohibition or restriction, and
no person shall move, remove, destroy or deface any sign or marking
erected, posted or made by authority of this section. Any person who
violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be
guilty of a summary offense and be liable to the penalty set out in
the law or elsewhere in this chapter for a violation of that nature,
and, in case of a violation for which no specific penalty is set out
in the law or elsewhere in this chapter, to a fine of $25 and costs;
provided that the purpose of this section is to allow for test and
experimental determination of the feasibility and desirability of
permanent changes in the ordinances of the Township of Dallas relative
to traffic and parking.
A.
The Dallas Township Board of Supervisors shall have
authority to close any street or specific part of a street to vehicular,
pedalcycle, and pedestrian traffic and to place barriers or station
police officers, flagmen or other authorized persons at each end of
the closed street or portion thereof while construction or maintenance
work is underway or a special event is being conducted on the closed
street or portion thereof. It shall be unlawful for any person to
drive a vehicle or pedalcycle upon any such closed street or portion
thereof.
B.
The Dallas Township Board of Supervisors shall have
authority to establish a restricted traffic area upon any street where
construction or maintenance work is under way and to station flagmen
at each end of the restricted portion. It shall be unlawful for any
person to drive a vehicle upon any such restricted traffic area at
any time when the flagman is displaying a sign directing that vehicle
to stop, or is signaling that vehicle, by flag or other device, not
to proceed.
C.
Any person who violates any provision of this section
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a summary offense and be sentenced
to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
A.
ASSEMBLAGE
PROCESSION
For the purpose of this section, the words "assemblage"
and "procession" shall have the following meanings:
A gathering of people without vehicles which interferes with
the movement of pedestrians or vehicular traffic on any street.
A group of individuals, vehicles, animals and/or objects
moving along a street in a way that interferes with the normal movement
of traffic. A procession shall not include a funeral caravan or a
military convoy.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or participate
in any assemblage unless the person organizing or conducting the assemblage
first obtains a permit from the Dallas Township Board of Supervisors
or its designee, which shall be issued without fee. However, the person
organizing or conducting the assemblage may be required to pay to
the Township of Dallas the actual expenses incurred by the Township
to provide the necessary police protection for the assemblage and
detour of traffic. Application for the permit shall be made to the
Chief of Police or the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors at least
one week in advance of the day on which the assemblage is proposed
to be held, but in any case where a state designated highway is proposed
to be used, the application shall be made at least 30 days in advance
of the proposed date. The application shall state the street where
and the date when the assemblage is to be held, the hour when the
assemblage may convene and the hour by which it shall have been completely
dispersed. The application shall also contain the name of the person,
estimated number of participants, and the purpose of the assemblage.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or to participate in any
assemblage unless the permit has been granted, or at any time or place
other than that authorized by the permit.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or participate
in any procession unless the person organizing or conducting the procession
first obtains a permit from the Dallas Township Board of Supervisors
or their designee, which shall be issued without fee. However, the
person organizing or conducting the procession may be required to
pay to the Township to provide the necessary escort police protection
and detour of other traffic for the procession. Application for the
permit shall be made to the Chief of Police or Chairman of the Board
of Supervisors at least 15 days in advance of the day when the procession
is proposed to be held, but in any case where a state-designated highway
is proposed to be used, application shall be made at least 30 days
in advance of the proposed date. The application shall specify the
date on which the procession is to be held, the route or routes to
be followed by the procession, the hour when and place where participants
may commence to assemble and form before the procession is under way,
the time when the procession may commence to move along its route,
the time by which the end of the procession shall have reached the
end of the route of the procession and the procession shall have been
disbanded, along with the name of the person organizing or conducting
the procession, and the number of estimated individuals, vehicles,
animals and/or objects participating in the procession. It shall be
unlawful for any person to hold or to participate in any procession
unless the permit shall have been granted, or under any conditions
as to time, date, or route or otherwise than those stated in the permit.
