City of Bradford, PA Traffic and Parking Regulations

Words and phrases, when used in this Article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Vehicle Code of Pennsylvania,[1] as now in force or as hereafter amended, enacted or reenacted, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.

[1]

Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.

In this Article, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine.

§ 210-2 Manner of adopting permanent traffic and parking regulations.

All traffic and parking regulations of a permanent nature shall be enacted as ordinances or as parts of ordinances or as amendments to ordinances of the City of Bradford.

§ 210-3 Temporary and emergency regulations. [1]

The City Council or its authorized representative 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.

(2)

In the case of emergency or to facilitate public works or in the conduct of parades, processions or public events, to restrict or prohibit traffic and/or parking in limited areas for periods of not more than 72 hours.

Such temporary and emergency regulations shall be enforced by the City Council or its authorized representative and the Police Department in the same manner as permanent regulations. Any person who shall operate or park a vehicle or tractor in violation of any such regulation or who shall move, remove, destroy, injure or deface any sign erected or posted to give notice of any such regulation shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty set forth in the law or elsewhere in this Article for a violation of such nature and, in case of a violation for which no specific penalty is set forth in the law or elsewhere in this Article, to a fine of not more than $50 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 10 days.

[1]

Editor's Note: Amended during codification; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II.

§ 210-4 Experimental regulations.

The City Council may, from time to time, designate places upon and along the streets and alleys in the City 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 such locations by proper signs and markings. Such regulations, prohibitions and restrictions shall be effective just as if they had been specified in this Article. No person shall operate or park a vehicle or tractor in violation of any such regulation, prohibition or restriction, and no person shall move, remove, destroy or deface any sign or marking erected or made by authority of this section.

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty set forth in the law or elsewhere in this Article for a violation of such nature and, in case of a violation for which no specific penalty is set forth in the law or elsewhere in this Article, to a fine of not more than $10 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than five days, provided that the purpose of this section is to allow for the test and experimental determination of the feasibility and desirability of permanent changes in the ordinances of the City relative to traffic and parking.

§ 210-5 Authority of peace officers.

The peace officers of the City are hereby given authority to direct traffic on the highways of the City and at intersections thereof.

§ 210-5.1 School crossing guards.

[Added 1-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2947.61]

Pursuant to 53 P.S. § 37010(b), the Bradford Area School District is hereby granted authority to assume the hiring and/or contracting and oversight of crossing guards. The City of Bradford Police Department shall provide at least annual training of the crossing guards before the beginning of each school year.

The Bradford Area School District shall be in charge of the hiring and/or contracting and oversight of the crossing guards and shall maintain a list of current school crossing guards and supply this list to the Chief of Police. The school district further shall provide notification to the City when any new crossing guard(s) is hired and/or contracted to ensure that all guards hired and/or contracted by the school district undergo training.

The crossing guards shall be allowed to assume their duties after being hired and/or contracted by the school district and after the City of Bradford has provided the school district proof that the crossing guard(s) has (have) received the training prescribed by the City of Bradford to be a crossing guard.

Any crossing guard employed and/or contracted by the school district under this provision shall have the authority to cross students at any intersection whereat the school district and the City of Bradford Police Department determine that students need the assistance of crossing guards. Crossing guards shall also have the authority to direct traffic at any such intersections. Furthermore, the crossing guards shall be authorized to provide traffic assistance at any intersections near to school district property when extracurricular or other events are being conducted on school district property.

The crossing guards shall be attired in safety apparel approved by the City of Bradford Police Department.

§ 210-6 Speed-timing devices.

[Added 4-24-1984 by Ord. No. 3067]

This section shall be known as the "Speed Enforcement Ordinance."

Authority. This section is enacted pursuant to the authority set out in the Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as set forth in said Code at 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq., particularly at 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6102(b).

Timing rate of speed.

(1)

Pursuant to the terms of 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3368, the speed of any vehicle using any street or highway in the City of Bradford may be timed as follows: the rate of speed of any vehicle may be timed on any street or highway in the City of Bradford by a Bradford City police officer by use of mechanical or electrical speed-timing devices.

(2)

Warning signs shall be erected on all public streets or highways at the point of entrance into the City of Bradford advising that speed is enforced through use of electrical or mechanical devices pursuant to this section.

§ 210-7 Operation of motor vehicles on sidewalks prohibited.

No person shall operate any motor vehicle longitudinally upon any sidewalk in the City, nor shall any person operate any motor vehicle upon or across any sidewalk except in order to gain access to or egress from a driveway or alley at such locations where the curb, if such sidewalk is curbed, shall have been properly cut down for the purpose. Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 10 days.

§ 210-8 Speed limit established.

[Amended 8-28-1984 by Ord. No. 3068; 10-8-1991 by Ord. No. 2947.11]

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle on Jackson Avenue between the junction of Mill Street and the intersection of Seaward Avenue at a speed in excess of 35 miles per hour. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour for both directions of travel on Bon Air Avenue for its entire length and on Brook Street for its entire length. On all other streets or alleys in the City of Bradford, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 25 miles per hour, except where a lower speed limit is fixed by law. Any person who shall operate a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of that hereby established therefor shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $10 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than five days.

§ 210-9 Traffic signals at certain intersections; right turns on red signal.

[Amended 7-12-1977 by Ord. No. 2988]

At the following intersections, official traffic signals shall be erected (or if heretofore erected are hereby ratified), and traffic at such intersections shall be directed by such signals:

	Intersection
	Congress Street and East Corydon Street
	East Main Street and Kendall Avenue
	East Main Street and Mill Street
	High Street and Elm Street
	High Street and Main Street and East Main Street
	Kennedy Street and Boylston Street
	Main Street and Congress Street
	Main Street and Davis Street
	Main Street and Mechanic Street
	Mechanic Street and Washington Street
	South Avenue and Corydon Street
	West Washington Street and Center Street
	West Washington Street and Interstate Parkway

Unless a sign is in place prohibiting a turn, vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal may enter the intersection to turn right after stopping as required by the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.[1] Signs prohibiting such a turn shall be erected as specified at the following intersections:

	Intersection	Approach
	Congress Street and Corydon Street	North approach Congress Street
	Kendall Avenue and East Main Street	North approach Kendall Avenue
	Main Street and Davis Street	West approach Main Street
	South Avenue and Corydon Street	North approach South Avenue
	South Avenue and Corydon Street	South approach South Avenue
	South Avenue - Mechanic Street and Main Street	East approach Main Street
	Washington Street and Mechanic Street	All approaches

[1]

Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.

The City Council or its authorized representative is hereby authorized to erect such signs at intersections for a period not exceeding 90 days to alleviate temporary traffic problems.[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Amended during codification; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II.

Any operator of a vehicle or tractor who shall disobey the directions of any traffic signal shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to a fine of $5 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than five days.

§ 210-10 One-way highways.

[Amended 8-22-1978 by Ord. No. 2992; 8-28-1979 by Ord. No. 3003; 11-10-1980 by Ord. No. 3015; 2-10-1987 by Ord. No. 3015.3; 2-23-1988 by Ord. No. 2947.3; 10-24-1989 by Ord. No. 2947.5; 9-25-1990 by Ord. No. 2947.10]

The following are hereby established as one-way highways:

Highway	From	To	Direction of Travel
Amm Street	Bishop Street	Davis Street	East
Barry Place	Belleview Avenue	Jackson Avenu	South
Belleview Place	Jackson Avenue	John Street	East
Brennan Street	Elm Strret	North Street	North
Chambers Street	Main Strret	Corydon Street	South
Clarence Street	Pike Street	Sherman Street	South
Clark Street	Seaward Avenue	Jackson Avenue	South
Cole Avenue	Bennett Street	North Center Street	East
Congress Place [Repealed 7-24-2018 by Ord. No. 2947.63]
Congress Place [Added 7-24-2018 by Ord. No. 2947.63]	Chestnut Street	Congress Street	West
Corydon Street [Added 11-27-2001 by Ord. No. 2947.47]	Webster Street	Chestnut Street	West
East Avenue	East Main Street	Slocum Street	South
Edwards Street	West Washington Street	Bennett Street	East and north
Florence Street	Boylston Street	Amm Street	North
Florence Street	Forman Strret	Amm Street	North
Forman Street	Davis Street	Bishop Street	West
Homestead Avenue [Repealed 3-24-1998 by Ord. No. 2947.27]
Howard Street	West Washington Street	State Street	North
John Street	Belleview Avenue	Jackson Avenue	South
Kennedy Street [Added 9-14-2010 by Ord. No. 2947.59; amended 8-13-2019 by Ord. No. 2947.64]	Main Street	Boylston Street	North
Leland Avenue	Congress Street	Jefferson Street	East
Main Street	Pine Street	Mechanic Street	West
Merrow Avenue	West Washington Street	State Street	North
Miller Street	Davis Street	Kennedy Street	West
Parker Place	South Avenue	Main Street	East and north
Pleasant Street [Added 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]	Jackson Avenue	North Bennett Street	West
Pleasant Street [Repealed 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]
Pleasant Street [Repealed 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]
Race Street	South Avenue	Congress Street	East
School Street [Repealed 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]
State Street [Added 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]	Pearl Street	North Bennett Street	West
Summer Street	Bennett Street	Jackson Avenue	East
Tibbits Avenue	South Avenue	Congress Street	East
Walker Avenue	Mechanic Street	Kennedy Street	East
Webster Street	Main Street	Corydon Street	South
York Street	East Main Street	Mill Street	East

Any person who shall operate a vehicle or tractor upon any highway or portion thereof hereby established as a one-way highway other than in the direction hereby established for vehicular traffic shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 10 days.

§ 210-11 Through highways.

The following highways or portions thereof are hereby established as through highways, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are hereby confirmed if heretofore erected) on all highways at their intersections with such through highways (except for such intersections where traffic shall be controlled by official traffic signals). All vehicles and tractors approaching any through highway upon any intersecting highway on which an official stop sign shall have been erected shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering such through highway:

	Highway	Between
	Davis Street	Main Street and Elm Street
	East Main Street	Main Street and City line
	High Street	Main Street and City line
	Interstate Parkway	West Washington Street and City line
	Main Street	High Street and Mechanic Street
	Mechanic Street	Main Street and Washington Street
	North Kendall Avenue	East Main Street and Seaward Avenue
	Seaward Avenue	Jackson Avenue and Bolivar Drive
	South Avenue	Main Street and City line
	South Kendall Avenue	East Main Street and City line
	West Corydon Street	South Avenue and City line
	West Washington Street	Mechanic Street and City line

Any operator of a vehicle or tractor who shall fail to come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such through highway shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than three days.

§ 210-12 Stop intersections.

[Amended 12-11-1976 by Ord. No. 3006; 11-10-1980 by Ord. No. 3015; 12-16-1980 by Ord. No. 3018; 11-14-1989 by Ord. No. 2947.6; 4-24-1990 by Ord. No. 2947.7; 7-24-1990 by Ord. No. 2947.9; 7-24-1990 by Ord. No. 2947.11; 6-8-1993 by Ord. No. 2947.12]

The following intersections located in the City of Bradford are hereby declared to be stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are hereby confirmed if heretofore erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named highway upon the first-named highway, in the direction or directions hereby indicated. All vehicles and tractors approaching any such intersection upon the first-named highway, in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each case, shall come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering such intersection:

[Amended 3-27-2007 by Ord. No. 2947.54]

Stop Sign on	At Intersection of	Direction of Travel
Abbott Road [Added 7-25-1995 by Ord. No. 2947.16]	North Bennett Street	East and west
Amm Street	Davis Street	East and west
Amm Street	Kennedy Street	East
Avenue B	Elm Street	North
Bank Street	Center Street	West
Bank Street	Mechanic Street	East
Bank Street	Pearl Street	East
Barbour Street	Bennett Street	East and west
Barbour Street	Harding Avenue	East and west
Barbour Street	Hobson Place	East and west
Barbour Street [Amended 6-26-2001 by Ord. No. 2947.46]	Marion Avenue	East and west
Barbour Street [Added 1-26-2010 by Ord. No. 2947.58]	Onofrio Street	West
Bennett Street	Barbour Street	North and south
Bennett Street	Pleasant Street	South
Bennett Street [Amended 7-25-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.40]	School Street	South and north
Blaisdell Avenue	Congress Street	West
Bon Air Avenue	Brook Street	South
Boylston Street	Davis Street	East
Brennan Street	Elm Street	South
Brennan Street	North Street	North
Brook Street	Bon Air Avenue	West
Bushnell Street	Barbour Street	North
Center Street	Barbour Street	South
Center Street	Pleasant Street	North and south
Center Street	School Street	North and south
Chambers Street	Corydon Street	South
Chautaugua Place	Bushnell Street	West
Cherry Street	Congress Street	West
Chestnut Street	Corydon Street	North and south
Chestnut Street	Elm Street	North and south
Clarence Street	Sherman Street	North and south
Clark Street	Jackson Avenue	South
Clinton Street	Congress Street	East and west
Cole Avenue	Bennett Street	West
Cole Avenue	Center Street	East
Congress Place	Chestnut Street	East
Congress Street	Elm Street	North and south
Congress Street	Sherman Street	North and south
Congress Street	Thompson Avenue	North and south
Constitution Avenue	Laurel Drive	East
Constitution Avenue	Seaward Avenue	East
Corydon Street	Chestnut Street	East and west
Davis Street	Boylston Street	North and south
Davis Street	Elm Street	South
Davis Street	Jackson Avenue	North
Davis Street	Williams Street	North and south
Delaware Avenue	Jackson Avenue	East
Elm Street	Chestnut Street	East and west
Elm Street	Congress Street	East and west
Elm Street	High Street	East
Euclid Avenue	Fisher Avenue	West
Euclid Avenue	North Kendall Avenue	East and west
Fiske Avenue	Parkway Lane	West
Fiske Avenue	Stone Avenue	East and west
Forman Street	Bishop Street	West
Forman Street	Davis Street	West
Forman Street	Kennedy Street	West
Grove Street	High Street	West
Harding Avenue	Barbour Street	North and south
Harding Avenue	Lowell Street	North and south
Holley Avenue	North Kendall Avenue	West
Homestead Avenue	Fisher Avenue	East
Homestead Avenue	Mill Street	West
Jackson Avenue [Added 3-27-2007 by Ord. No. 2947.54]	Davis Street and Petrolia Street	East and west
Jackson Avenue	Kennedy Street	East and west
Jackson Avenue	Mechanic Street	West
Jackson Avenue	Seaward Avenue	East
Jefferson Street	Leland Avenue	North and south
Jefferson Street	Park Street	North
Jefferson Street	Thompson Avenue	South
John Street	Jackson Avenue	East
Keating Avenue	Constitution Avenue	North
Kennedy Street	Jackson Avenue	North and south
Kingsbury Avenue [Added 8-10-1999 by Ord. No. 2947.31]	Euclid Avenue	North and south
King Street	High Street	West
Leland Avenue	Jefferson Street	East
Lowell Street	Harding Street	East and west
Marilyn Horne Way [Added 7-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2947.67]	Main Street	North
McClellan Street	Cole Avenue	North and south
McClellan Street	School Street	North
McClellan Street	State Street	South
Miller Street	Kennedy Street	West
Mill Street	Jackson Avenue	North
Newell Place	Webster Street	West
North Gate Drive	Meadow Brook Court	North and south
North Gate Drive	Valley Brook Drive	North and south
North Street	High Street	East
Oakwood Avenue	Jerome Avenue	East and west
Oakwood Avenue	Oxford Street	East and west
Orchard Place	Stome Avenue	West
Park Street	Chestnut Street	East
Park Street	Congress Street	West
Pearl Street	School Street	North and south
Penn Avenue	Euclid Avenue	North and south
Petrolia Street	Jackson Avenue	South
Pike Street	Congress Street	East
Pine Street	Boylston Street	North
Pleasant Street [Amended 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]	Bennett Street	West
Pleasant Street [Repealed 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]
Pleasant Street [Added 7-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2947.53]	North Center Street	West
Pleasant Street [Amended 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]	Pearl Street	West
Potter Street	Congress Street	East
Race Street	Congress Street	East
Roberts Street	High Street	North
Rockland Avenue	Jerome Avenue	East and west
Rockland Avenue	Lincoln Avenue	West
Rockland Avenue	Oxford Avenue	East and west
Rosedale Avenue	Jackson Avenue	North
Rosedale Avenue	Williams Street	South
Sanford Street	Jackson Avenue	South
School Street	Bennett Street	East and west
School Street [Added 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]	Interstate Parkway	West
School Street	Mechanic Street	East
School Street [Added 4-23-2002 by Ord. No. 2947.48; amended 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]	North Center Street	East and west
School Street [Added 7-25-1995 by Ord. No. 2947.16; amended 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]	Pearl Street	East and west
Seaward Avenue	Jackson Avenue	South
Sherman Street	Congress Street	East and west
Slocum Street	High Street	West
St. Francis Drive	Lorana Avenue	North
State Street	Bennett Street	West
State Street [Amended 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]	Center Street	West
State Street [Repealed 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]
Summer Street	Center Street	East
Summer Street	Jackson Avenue	West
Thompson Avenue	Congress Street	East and west
Tibbits Avenue	Congress Street	East
Walker Avenue	Kennedy Street	East
Walker Avenue	Mechanic Street	West
Webster Street	Corydon Street	South
Willard Avenue	Poplin Avenue	West
Williams Street	Davis Street	East and west
Williams Street	Kennedy Street	West
Williams Street	Mill Street	East
Williams Street	Rosedale Avenue	East and west
Winter Street	Bennett Street	West
York Street	Mill Street	East

Any operator of a vehicle or tractor who shall fail to come to a full stop, within a reasonable distance, before entering any such stop intersection, as hereinabove required, shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than three days.

§ 210-13 Left and/or right turns prohibited at certain intersections.

It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle or tractor traveling upon the first-named highway at any of the following intersections, in the direction or directions hereby indicated in each case, to make a left turn and/or a right turn at said intersection, as hereby indicated:

Name of Street	Direction of Travel	Intersection	Prohibited Turn
Bishop Street	North	Forman Street	Right turn
Chestnut Street	North	Congress Place	Left turn
Chestnut Street	South	Congress Place	Right turn
Corydon Street	East	Webster Street	Right turn
Congress Street	North	Tibbits Avenue	Left turn
Congress Street	South	Tibbits Avenue	Right turn
Jackson Avenue	East	John Street	Left turn
Jackson Avenue	North	Clark Street	Left turn
Jackson Avenue	South	Clark Street	Right turn
Jackson Avenue	West	John Street	Right turn
Jefferson Street	East	Leland Avenue	Left turn
Jefferson Street	West	Leland Aveune	Right turn
Kennedy Street	North	Amm Street	Left turn
Kennedy Street	North	Forman Street	Right turn
Kennedy Street	South	Amm Street	Right turn
Kennedy Street	South	Forman Street	Left turn
Main Street	West	Parker Place	Left turn
Mechanic Street	North	Main Street	Right turn
Mechanic Street	South	Main Street	Left turn
Mill Street	East	Homestead Avenue	Left turn
Mill Street	West	York Street	Right turn
North Street	East	Brennan Streeet	Right turn
North Street	West	Brennan Street	Left turn
Pine Street [Added 3-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2947.60]	North	Boylston Street	Left turn
Race Street [Added 12-10-1996 by Ord. No. 2947.20]	West	South Avenue	Right turn and left turn
Slocum Street	East	East Avenue	Left turn
State Street	East	Howard Street	Right turn
State Street	East	Merrow Avenue	Right turn
State Street	West	Howard Street	Left turn
State Street	West	Merrow Avenue	Left turn

Any person who shall violate any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than five days.

§ 210-14 Left turns prohibited at certain intersections at certain times.

It shall be unlawful for the operator of any vehicle or tractor traveling upon the first-named highway at any of the following intersections to make a left turn and/or a right turn at said intersection during the times as hereby indicated:

	Name of Street	Direction of Trave	Prohibited Turn	At Intersection of
	Kennedy Street	South	Left turn onto Main Street	11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
	Mechanic Street	North	Left turn onto Barbour Street	11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

§ 210-15 Play highways authorized.

[Amended 12-19-1995 by Ord. No. 3164]

The City Council or its authorized representative is hereby authorized to designate as "play highways," whenever it or he shall deem such action advisable and for whatever period of time directed by it or him, any portion of any highway in the City whereon sledding and coasting shall be permitted. No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any play highway at any time when such highway shall be so designated, except in case of emergency, with special permission of the City Council or its authorized representative or of the police officer in charge, who shall first clear such highway of all persons using such highway for the purpose for which it was set aside. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than five days.

§ 210-16 Reports of accidents required.

The operator of any motor vehicle involved in an accident in the City of Bradford and required by law to report such accident to any department or agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any other person required to make such report shall, at the time of making such report to the commonwealth, make a written report to the Police Department of the City containing the same information. Any person failing to make such report as hereby required shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $10 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than five days.

§ 210-17 Use of highways closed for construction or repair prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor upon any highway in the City 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 not more than $25 and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than 10 days.

§ 210-18 Weight restrictions.

[Added 8-12-1986 by Ord. No. 3086; amended 11-12-1996 by Ord. No. 3086.1; 8-10-1999 by Ord. No. 3086.2; 6-13-2000 by Ord. No. 3086.3; 9-11-2001 by Ord. No. 3086.4]

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor, which exceeds the posted total gross weight, over or upon any properly posted bridge within the corporate limits of the City of Bradford.

Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, 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 posted total gross weight.

It is directed that the appropriate officials post City bridges for the correct weight limit restriction as may be required by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation order or regulation.

§ 210-18.1 Operation of tractor-trailers, certain commercial vehicles, buses, motor homes and trailers prohibited at all times in designated locations.

[Added 9-14-2004 by Ord. No. 2947.50]

Prohibition.

(1)

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate on certain designated streets in the City of Bradford any of the following motor vehicles:

(a)

Any truck, truck tractor or combination vehicle with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of 17,000 pounds or more (motor carrier vehicle).

(b)

Any kind or type of trailer with a GVW of 10,000 pounds or more.

(2)

Prohibition shall not apply to, or include, any commercial vehicle making local deliveries or picking up materials or merchandise on any street designated in § 210-18.1C.

Signage. The Department of Public Works shall conspicuously post notices of this prohibition at all entrances to streets designated in § 210.18.1C.

The following streets located in the City of Bradford are hereby designated to prohibit the operation of certain motor vehicles, as referenced in § 210.18.1A(1)(a) and (b):

	Highway	Between
	Willis Avenue	Entire length

§ 210-19 Parking without lights authorized.

The boundary limits of the City of Bradford are hereby established as a zone in which motor vehicles may remain standing without lights, and all highways within such boundary limits are hereby designated as highways where motor vehicles may remain standing without lights.

§ 210-20 Vehicles to be parked within marked spaces.

Wherever a space shall be marked off on any highway for the parking of an individual vehicle, every vehicle there parked shall be parked within the lines bounding such space.

§ 210-21 Parking prohibited on all alleys.

It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle or tractor on any alley in the City of Bradford.

§ 210-22 Angle parking required on portions of certain highways.

Only angle parking shall be permitted on the following portions of the highways:

	Highway	Side	Between
	Chambers Street	East	Main Street and East Corydon Street

On all highways or portions thereof where angle parking is now or shall hereafter be authorized, all vehicles parked thereon shall be parked with the front thereof nearest the curb.

§ 210-23 Parking prohibited at all times in certain locations.

[Amended 5-29-1979 by Ord. No. 3000; 6-9-1981 by Ord. No. 3023; 3-9-1982 by Ord. No. 3037; 2-8-1983 by Ord. No. 3051; 7-10-1990 by Ord. No. 2947.8; 9-25-1990 by Ord. No. 2947.10; 7-12-1994 by Ord. No. 2947.15 10-28-1997 by Ord. No. 2947.22; 10-28-1997 by Ord. No. 2947.23; 1-27-1998 by Ord. No. 2947.25; 10-27-1998 by Ord. No. 2947.29; 12-8-1998 by Ord. No. 2947.30; 8-10-1999 by Ord. No. 2947.33; 8-24-1999 by Ord. No. 2947.34; 4-25-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.38; 12-12-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.42; 12-26-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.43; 6-12-2001 by Ord. No. 2947.45; 12-21-2004 by Ord. No. 2947.51]

Parking shall be prohibited at all times in the following locations:

Highway	Side	Between
Abbott Road [Added 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]	Both	Interstate Parkway and Burke Avenue
Avenue B	North	Rochester Street and Archibald Court
Barry Place	Both	Jackson Avenue and Belleview Avenue
Belleview Avenue	North	Jackson Avenue and John Street
Belleview Avenue	South	Jackson Avenue and top of hill
Boylston Street	South	East Washington Street and Davis Street
Brook Street	Both	Interstate Parkway and Bon Air Avenue
Burke Avenue	Both	Calvin Court and Abbott Road
Chestnut Street	Both	Elm Street and Cherry Street
Clinton Street	Both	Congress Street and Clarence Street
Davis Street	Both	Erie Railroad siding (Bisett's) and Main Street (subject to the special purpose requirements listed in § 210-26)
Davis Street	Both	Main Street and Elm Street
East Avenue	Both	East Main Street and top of hill
East Corydon Street	North	Congress Street and South Avenue
East Corydon Street	South	South Avenue and 14 East Corydon Street
East Washington Street	North	Charlotte Avenue and Mechanic Street
Elm Street	Both	High Street and Tunungwant Creek
Festival Way	Both	Main Street and East Corydon Street
Forest Street	Both	South Avenue and Maplewood Avenue
High Street	Both	Grove Street and the City line
Jackson Avenue	North	North Kendall Avenue and Mill Street
John Street	Both	Jackson Avenue and Belleview Avenue
Kennedy Street [Added 2-24-2009 by Ord. No. 2947.57]	West	Main Street and the alley adjacent to Old City Hall
Kennedy Street	West	Williams Street and Miller Street
King Street	Both	High Street and eastern terminus of King Street
Leigh Street [Added 3-11-2014 by Ord. No. 2947.62]	South	39 Leigh Street and Sanford Street
Maplewood Avenue	West	Venango Street and Forest Avenue
Mechanic Street	East	Walker Avenue and Jackson Avenue
Mechanic Street	West	Bank Street and School Street
Mechanic Street	West	West Washington Street and Saint James Place
Mill Street	Both	Jackson Avenue and East Main Street
North Bennett Street [Added 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]	Both	School Street and Summer Street
North Kendall Avenue	Both	East Main Street and Euclid Avenue
North Kendall Avenue	Both	Tunungwant Creek and Jackson Avenue
Pearl Street	Both	Pleasant Street and Summer Street on both sides of park
Penn Avenue	Both	Euclid Avenue and East Main Street
Roberts Street	West	High Street and North Street
Seaward Avenue	Both	North Kendall Avenue and the City line
Slocum Street	Both	High Street and East Avenue
South Avenue	Both	Corydon Street and Elm Street
South Avenue	Both	Sherman Street and the City line
South Kendall Avenue	Both	Lorana Avenue and the City line
Venango Street	Both	Maplewood Avenue and South Avenue
West Washington Street	Both	Mechanic Street and the City line
Willard Avenue	Both	Bennett Brook Bridge and the easterly line of properties at 61 and 62 Willard Avenue

§ 210-23.1 Parking of truck tractors, certain commercial vehicles, buses, motor homes and trailers prohibited at all times.

[Added 4-11-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.37]

Prohibition.

(1)

It shall be unlawful for any person to park, or to allow to remain parked, on any street or parts of streets in the City of Bradford except as provided for in 75 Pa. C.S.A. § 102 (see below), any of the following:

(a)

Any truck tractor or commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of 17,000 pounds or more (motor carrier vehicle);

(b)

Any dual-wheel bus;

(c)

Any dual-wheel motor home;

(d)

Any kind or type of trailer with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of 10,000 pounds or more; and

(e)

Any kind or type of trailer irrespective of weight which is not connected to its towing vehicle.

(2)

When prohibited, means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers.

The Department of Public Works will conspicuously post notices of this prohibited parking at all highways and streets entering the City of Bradford.

§ 210-24 Parking prohibited in certain locations during certain days and hours.

[Amended 11-10-1980 by Ord. No. 3015; 9-13-1983 by Ord. No. 3055]

Parking shall be prohibited in the following locations at all times and on the days and between the hours herein indicated:

Highway	Side	Between	Days	Hours
All metered highways [Added 12-8-1998 by Ord. No. 2947.30; amended 9-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2947.53; repealed 5-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2947.66]
Barbour Street [Repealed 2-22-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.35]
Barbour Street [Repealed 2-22-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.35]
Boylston Street [Repealed 3-27-2001 by Ord. No. 2947.44]
Bushnell Street	East	Barbour Street and West Corydon Street	Monday	2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Bushnell Street	West	Barbour Street and West Corydon Street	Thursday	2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Chatauqua Place [Amended 11-2-1995 by Ord. No. 2947.16]	Both	Bushnell Street and South Avenue	Monday	6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
Chestnut Street [Added 9-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2947.65]	Both	Congress Place and entire length to end of Chestnut Street	Monday through Sunday	All hours
Chestnut Street [Added 9-22-1998 by Ord. No. 2947.28]	Both	Elm Street to Howard Place	Tuesdays and Saturdays	All hours
Chestnut Street [Added 9-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2947.65]	West	Elm Street and Congress Place	Monday through Sunday	11:00 p.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Clarence Street	Both	Pike Street and southern terminus of Clarence Street	Thursday	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Congress Street [Repealed 9-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2947.53]
Congress Street [Added 10-10-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.41; repealed 9-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2947.53]
Davis Street	East	Forman Street and Boylston Street, with parking prohibited at all times on the west side of Davis Street between Forman Street and Boylston Street	All	2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
East Avenue	Both	East Main Street and Slocum	Thursday	2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
East Main Street	Both	Main Street and Raub Street; Bagley Avenue and Euclid Avenue	Wednesday	2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
East Main Street [Added 3-11-1997 by Ord. No. 2947.21]	Both	Main Street and York Street	Thursday	9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Edna Avenue	Both	Jackson Avenue and Williams Street	Thursday	7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Euclid Avenue [Repealed 3-27-2001 by Ord. No. 2947.44]
High Street [Amended 8-13-1996 by Ord. No. 2947.19]	Both	Main Street and Grove Street	Thursday	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Jackson Avenue	Both	Pleasant Street and Mill Street	Tuesday	2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Lorana Avenue [Added 8-10-2021 by Ord. No. 2947.68]		St. Francis Drive to Hawthorne Road	Monday through Friday	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Moorehouse Place [Amended 2-22-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.35]	Both	East Corydon Street and terminus of Moorehouse Place	Monday	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
North Center Street [Added 8-10-2021 by Ord. No. 2947.68]		School Street to Pleasant Street	Monday through Friday	6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
School Street [Added 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]	South	North Center Street and 65 School Street	Monday through Friday	8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
South Avenue [Amended 2-22-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.35; 12-12-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.42]	Both	Elm Street and Sherman Street	Monday	8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Tibbits Avenue	Both	Entire extent	Monday	2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
West Corydon Street [Added 10-28-1997 by Ord. No. 2947.22; repealed 12-26-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.43]

§ 210-25 Alternate-side parking required in certain locations.

[Amended 11-13-1979 by Ord. No. 3004; 10-12-1982 by Ord. No. 3039; 2-8-1983 by Ord. No. 3051; 9-13-1983 by Ord. No. 3054]

Alternate-side parking shall be required on the following streets or portions thereof, at the times indicated:

Parking on even side from 6:00 p.m. Monday through 6:00 p.m. Sunday; on odd side from 6:00 p.m. Sunday to 6:00 p.m. Monday:

	Highway	Portion
	Barbour Street [Amended 2-22-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.36]	Between Center Street and Marion Avenue
	Bennett Street	Between Washington Street and Barbour Street
	Bishop Street	Entire length
	Catalpa Street	Entire length
	Center Street	Between West Washington Street and Barbour Street
	Charlotte Avenue	Entire length
	Chestnut Street [Repealed 10-27-1998 by Ord. No. 2947.29]
	Clinton Street	Between Bedford Street and Congress Street
	Congress Street [Amended 9-26-2006 by Ord. No. 2947.53]	Between East Corydon Street and City line
	Davis Street	Between Forman Street and Jackson Avenue
	Elm Street	Between South Avenue and bridge
	Florence Street	Entire length
	Forman Street	Entire length
	Harding Avenue	Entire length
	Hilton Street	Entire length
	Hobson Place	Entire length
	Jefferson Street	Entire length
	Kane Street	Entire length
	Kennedy Street	Between Boylston Street and Leigh Street
	Leland Avenue	Entire length
	Lowell Avenue	Entire length
	Maplewood Avenue	Between Forest Street and Venango Street
	Marion Avenue	Entire length
	Miller Street	South side, except 6:00 p.m. Sunday to 6:00 p.m. Monday
	Onofrio Street	Entire length
	Park Street	Entire length
	Petrolia Street	Entire length
	Pike Street	Entire length
	Potter Street	Entire length
	Sherman Street	Entire length
	Thompson Avenue	Entire length

Parking on even side from 6:00 p.m. Tuesday through 6:00 p.m. Monday; on odd side from 6:00 p.m. Monday to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday:

	Highway	Portion
	Abbott Road	Entire length
	Bank Street	Entire length
	Belleview Avenue	Entire length
	Bennett Street	Between Summer Street and West Washington Street
	Bon Air Avenue	Entire length
	Brook Street [Repealed 12-8-1998 by Ord. No. 2947.30]
	Calvin Court	Entire length
	Center Street	Between Summer Street and West Washington Street
	Clark Street	Entire length
	Cole Avenue	Entire length
	Edna Avenue	Entire length
	Edward Place	Entire length
	Edward Street	Entire length
	Fiske Avenue	Entire length
	Holley Avenue	Entire length
	Howard Avenue	Entire length
	Interstate Parkway	Except as posted
	Jackson Avenue	Between Mechanic Street and Mill Street
	Lawrence Avenue	Entire length
	McClellan Street	Entire length
	Merrow Avenue	Entire length
	Orchard Street	Entire length
	Pearl Street	Between Pleasant Street and West Washington Street
	Pleasant Street	Between Jackson Avenue and Bennett Street
	Rosedale Avenue	Entire length
	Sanford Street	Entire length
	Seaward Avenue	Between Clark Street and City line
	State Street [Repealed 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]
	Stone Avenue	Entire length
	Summer Street	Between Jackson Avenue and top of hill
	Vista Circle [Repealed 8-22-2023 by Ord. No. 2947.69]
	Vista Street	Entire length
	Walker Avenue	Entire length
	West Washington Street [Amended 8-10-1999 by Ord. No. 2947.33; repealed 6-12-2001 by Ord. No. 2947.45]
	Willard Avenue	Entire length
	Williams Street	Entire length

Parking on even side from 6:00 p.m. Wednesday through 6:00 p.m. Tuesday; on odd side from 6:00 p.m. Tuesday to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday:

Highway	Portion
Burnside Avenue	Entire length
Chamberlain Avenue	Entire length
Cornen Street	Entire length
East Main Street	Between Euclid Avenue and City line
East Main Street	Between Raub Street and Bagley Alley (Avenue)
Euclid Avenue	Entire length
Fisher Avenue	Entire length
Hawthorne Road	Entire length
Homestead Avenue	Entire length
Jerome Avenue	Entire length
Lorana Avenue	Between South Kendall Avenue and Melvin Avenue
Lorana Avenue	Between St. Francis Drive and Hawthorne Road
Melvin Avenue	Entire length
North Kendall Avenue	Between Euclid Avenue and Tunungwant Creek
Oakwood Avenue	Entire length
Oxford Street	Entire length
River Street	Entire length
Rochester Street	Entire length
Rockland Avenue	Between Jerome Avenue and Burnside Avenue
South Kendall Avenue [Amended 12-12-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.42]	Between East Main Street and Lorana Avenue
St. Francis Drive	Entire length
Welch Avenue	Entire length
York Street	Entire length

Odd-side parking from 6:00 p.m. Wednesday to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday; even-side parking from 6:00 p.m. Tuesday to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday:

Highway	Portion
Brennan Street	Entire length
North Street	Entire length
Roberts Street	Entire length

[1] Odd-side parking from 6:00 p.m. Monday to 6:00 p.m. Sunday; even-side parking from 6:00 p.m. Sunday to 6:00 p.m. Monday:

[Added 12-26-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.43]

Highway	Portion
West Corydon Street	Between South Avenue and City line

[1]

Editor's Note: Former Subsection E, pertaining to odd-side parking from Monday to Sunday, was repealed 10-28-1997 by Ord. No. 2947.22.

Odd-side parking from 6:00 p.m. Tuesday through 6:00 p.m. Monday; even-side from parking 6:00 p.m. Monday to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday:

Highway	Portion
Constitution Avenue	Entire length
School Street	Entire length
State Street [Added 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. 2947.52]	Entire length
Vista Circle [Added 8-22-2023 by Ord. No. 2947.69]	Entire length

Odd-side parking from 6:00 p.m. Wednesday through 6:00 p.m. Tuesday; even-side parking from 6:00 p.m. Tuesday to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday:

	Highway	Portion
	Avenue B [Amended 4-25-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.38]	Elm Street to Rochester Street
	Grove Street	Between Rochester Street and High Street

Alternate-side parking shall be required on the following streets or portions thereof. Parking is allowed within the City's Historic District on the streets listed below. Parking on even-street number side from 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. on even days of the month; parking on odd-street number side 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. on odd days of the month. Metered parking zone designation still applies as per Chapter 210, Article II, Metered Parking.

[Added 5-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2947.66]

Highway	Portion
Chambers Street	Between Main Street and East Corydon Street
Chestnut Street	Between Main Street and East Corydon Street
Congress Street	Between Main Street and East Corydon Street
Kennedy Street	Between Main Street and Boylston Street
Main Street	Entire length
Pine Street	Between Main Street and Boylston Street

§ 210-26 Special purpose parking zones established; parking otherwise prohibited.

[Amended 11-14-1978 by Ord. No. 2994; 11-24-1981 by Ord. No. 3029; 7-12-1988 by Ord. No. 2947.4]

The following are hereby established as special purpose parking zones, and it shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle or tractor, or to allow the same to remain parked, except as specifically provided for such zone:

Zone	Authorized Purpose
Any parking space designated from time to time by the City Council or its authorized representative as parking for the handicapped and posted as such in a distinctive manner [Amended 11-28-1995 by Ord. No. 3163]	Parking for vehicles bearing current authorized identification as a vehicle for transportation of handicapped persons and actually being used for such purpose
Any parking space designated from time to time by the City Clerk as parking for a taxicab and posted as such in a distinctive manner	Parking for taxicabs bearing authorized identification as a taxicab and being properly licensed by the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission and/or the City of Bradford
The north side of Chautauqua Place, in the recessed area along the side of the adjoining property known as “Emery Towers” [Added 3-11-2008 by Ord. No. 2947.55]	Establishes a 30-minute parking zone for vehicles under 10,000 pounds' gross vehicle weight for pickup, delivery or visitation of residents of Emery Towers
The east side of Davis Street on the side of the adjoining property known as "Pembroke Properties, Inc." [Added 10-27-1998 by Ord. No. 2947.29]	Establishes a 30-minute loading and unloading zone for vehicles under 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight only for the purpose of delivering merchandise or removing merchandise from any retail business located at said property

§ 210-27 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 3-23-1982 by Ord. No. 3038; 12-13-1983 by Ord. No. 3060; 12-19-1986 by Ord. No. 2747.1; 8-24-1993 by Ord. No. 2947.13; 2-8-1994 by Ord. No. 2947.14; 10-28-1997 by Ord. No. 2947.22]

Any person who shall violate §§ 210-18 through 210-21 of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 if paid within seven days of the time of the violation and, in default of payment after seven days, to pay a fine of $40, plus costs of prosecution, where applicable.

Any person who shall violate §§ 210-22 through 210-29.1 (exclusive of § 210-23.1) of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $15 if said penalty is paid to the City Treasurer within 72 hours of the time said violation occurs and a fine of $30, plus costs of prosecution, if paid thereafter.

[Amended 12-8-1998 by Ord. No. 2947.30; 4-25-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.39; 12-9-2008 by Ord. No. 2947.56]

Any person who shall violate § 210-23.1 shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $50 if paid within 72 hours of the time of the violation or, if not paid within 72 hours, to pay a fine of $75 plus costs of prosecution.

[Added 4-25-2000 by Ord. No. 2947.39]

§ 210-28 Parking on streets on hills.

[Amended 3-10-1987 by Ord. No. 2947.2]

Parking will be permitted with the vehicle's left wheels next to the curb or the side of the roadway on all hill streets due to winter conditions:

Highway	Portion
High Street	Between Main Street and Elm Street
Maplewood Avenue	Between Forest Street and Venango Street
State Street	--

§ 210-29 Continuation of existing regulations.

The provisions of this article, so far as they are the same as those of ordinances and regulations in force immediately prior to the enactment of this article, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances and not as new enactments. The provisions of this article shall not affect any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted to enforce any of those repealed ordinances or regulations.

§ 210-29.1 Stopping, standing and parking prohibited in specified places.

[Added 12-8-1998 by Ord. No. 2947.30]

General rule. Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to protect the safety of any person or vehicle or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall:

(1)

Stop, stand or park a vehicle on a sidewalk.

(2)

Stand or park a vehicle:

(a)

Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.

(b)

Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway.

(c)

Facing the wrong way (i.e., against the flow of traffic).

(d)

In front of a public or private driveway.

(e)

At any place where official signs prohibit standing or parking.