City of Easton, PA Article VIII Commercial Vehicles

§ 560-27 Classification of commercial vehicles.

[Amended 10-11-1972 by Ord. No. 2167; 6-13-1984 by Ord. No. 2763]

The kinds and classes of commercial motor vehicles subject to the regulations and prohibitions of this article are designated and defined as follows:

A. All buses and commercial motor vehicles transporting passengers for pay or hire, except where the principal routes thereof lie within the limits of the City, or those serving the suburban areas immediately adjacent to the City and operating under Public Utility Commission authority.

B. All trucks, trailers, semitrailers and other commercial motor vehicles not having a destination within the limits of the Third Ward of the City for the purpose of loading or unloading.

C. All trucks, trailers, semitrailers and other commercial motor vehicles not having a destination within the limits of the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and/or Twelfth Wards of the City for the purposes of loading or unloading, and also for the purpose of leaving such destinations.

D. Excepted from the aforesaid designations and definitions of commercial vehicles shall be any and all pickup trucks and/or vans having a gross weight capacity not exceeding 14,000 pounds, and any vehicles of any size or weight utilized by or on behalf of the City for its general municipal purposes.

§ 560-28 Vehicle operation restricted in Third Ward.

[Amended 10-11-1972 by Ord. No. 2167]

No person shall drive or operate any commercial motor vehicle as defined and classified in § 560-27A and B over and upon the following streets and highways and portions of streets and highways in the City:

Name of Street	Location
Cattell Street	Between Raub Street and College Avenue
College Avenue	Between Cattell Street and 3rd Street
Dietrich Road	Between Bushkill Drive and Pierce Street
Knox Avenue	Between the City line and Cattell Street
Lafayette Street	Between North Delaware River Drive and 13th Street
McCartney Street	Between Knox Avenue and College Avenue
Raub Street	Between Knox Avenue and Cattell Street
Sullivan Road	Between Bushkill Drive and High Street
Taylor Avenue	Between North Delaware River Drive and Mixsell Street

§ 560-29 Vehicle operation restricted in Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Wards.

[Amended 6-13-1984 by Ord. No. 2763]

No person shall drive or operate any commercial motor vehicle as defined in § 560-27 over and upon any street or highway and/or portions of streets and/or highways in the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh or Twelfth Wards of the City of Easton, excepting South Delaware Drive (U.S. 611).

§ 560-30 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 10-11-1972 by Ord. No. 2167]

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $300 and, in default of payment of fine and costs, imprisoned not more than 90 days.