Article 2
Traffic Regulations

§7-201 Maximum Speed Limits Established on Certain Streets.

1.    Maximum speed limits are established on portions of specified streets, as follows, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any part of a street where a maximum speed limit applies at a higher speed than the maximum prescribed for that part of the street:

Street

Between

Maximum Speed Limit

Ash Lane

Aspen Lane to Hickory Drive

40 mph

Aspen Lane

Spring Hill Lane to its terminus

40 mph

Boyd Road

Route 419 south through Millers Village

25 mph

Burd Coleman Road

Route 419 to Ironmaster Road

25 mph

Furnace Street

Cornwall Road west to North Cornwall Road

25 mph

Hemlock Lane

Spring Hill Lane to Ash Lane

40 mph

Hickory Drive

Aspen Lane to Larch Circle

40 mph

Holly Lane

Entire length between its intersections with Aspen Lane

40 mph

Ironmaster Road

Burd Coleman Road south to Pa. Route 117

25 mph

Larch Circle

Hickory Drive to its terminus

40 mph

Lynch Drive

Entire length

25 mph

Maple Lane

North Cornwall Road south to Route 419

25 mph

Palmer Street

Entire length

25 mph

Rexmont Road

Entire extent from Boyd Street to the South Lebanon Township line

25 mph

Rexmont Road Bridge

 

25 mph

Spring Hill Lane

SR 72 to its terminus at Hemlock Lane

40 mph

Store Lane

Rexmont Road north to the north Borough line

25 mph

Tice Lane

North Cornwall Road to Cornwall Pike

25 mph

Walker Street

Entire length

25 mph

Zinns Mill Road

Pa. Route 72 to Cornwall Road

35 mph

2.    Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and costs. Any person exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour shall pay an additional fine of $2 per mile for each mile in excess of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009; as amended by Ord. 2019-7, 12/9/2019, §1)

§7-202 Maximum Speed Limits Established on Certain Bridges and Elevated Structures.

1.    Maximum speed limits are established, as follows, on certain bridges and elevated structures, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any such bridge or elevated structure at a higher speed than the maximum prescribed for that bridge or elevated structure:

Bridge or

Elevated Structure

Location

Maximum Speed Limit

[Reserved]

2.    Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and costs. Any person exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour shall pay an additional fine of $2 per mile for each mile in excess of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-203 Maximum Speed Limits Established for Certain Vehicles on Hazardous Grades.

1.    The following are declared to be hazardous grades and, upon any such hazardous grade, no person shall drive a vehicle, having a gross weight in excess of that referred to for that grade, in the direction stated for that grade, at a speed in excess of that established in this Section for that grade, and, if so stated for a particular grade, the driver of every such vehicle shall stop the vehicle before proceeding downhill:

Street

Between

Direction of Travel

Maximum Gross Weight

Maximum Speed

Limit

Required to Stop Before Proceeding Downhill

[Reserved]

2.    Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and costs. Any person exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour shall pay an additional fine of $2 for each mile in excess of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-204 Maximum Speed Limits Established in Parks.

1.    A speed limit of 15 miles per hour is established on all streets and roadways in the public parks maintained and operated by the Borough, except in the following locations, where the lower maximums, as specified, shall apply:

Park

Street

Location

Maximum Speed Limit

[Reserved]

2.    Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and costs. Any person exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than five miles per hour shall pay an additional fine of $2 per mile for each mile in excess of five miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-205 Traffic Signals at Certain Locations.

1.    At the following locations traffic signals as indicated below shall be erected (or are ratified if previously erected), and traffic at those locations shall be directed by those signals:

Location

Type of Signal

[Reserved]

2.    Any driver of a vehicle who disobeys the directions of any traffic signal shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-206 Intersections Where Turn Prohibited on Red Signal.

1.    The following are established as intersections where drivers of vehicles headed in the direction or directions indicated are prohibited from making a right turn (or a left turn from a one-way street into another one-way street) on a steady red signal:

Intersection

Vehicles Traveling On

Facing

[Reserved]

2.    Any driver of a vehicle who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-207 One-Way Roadways Established.

1.    The following are established as one-way roadways, and it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle on any one-way street other than in the direction established for traffic on that street:

Street

From

To

Direction of Travel

[Reserved]

2.    Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-208 Turning at Certain Intersections Prohibited or Restricted.

1.    It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle of the type indicated traveling upon the first-named street at any of the following intersections, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, to make a left turn and/or a right turn into the second-named street, as indicated, at any time when such a turn is prohibited by this Section:

Vehicles Traveling On

Direction of Travel

Not to Make Turn

Into

When

Type of Vehicle Applicable To

[Reserved]

2.    Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-209 Right Turns Prohibited at Certain Intersections.

1.    It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle traveling upon the first-named street at any of the following intersections, in the direction or directions indicated in each case, to make other than a left turn, at any time stated, both right turns and straight-across traffic being prohibited:

Vehicles Traveling On

Direction of Travel

Times

Not To Make Right Turn Into or Travel Straight Across

[Reserved]

2.    Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-210 U-turns Prohibited at Certain Locations.

1.    It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle traveling upon any of the following portions of streets, in the direction or directions indicated for that street, to make a U-turn:

Street

Portion

Direction of Travel

[Reserved]

2.    Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-211 No Passing Zones Established.

1.    The following are established as no passing zones, and it shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to overtake or pass another vehicle or to drive on the left side of the roadway in any no passing zone:

Street

Direction of Travel

Between

 

 

 

2.    Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-212 Through Highways Established.

1.    The following highways are established as through highways, thus authorizing stop or yield signs to be erected facing traffic approaching every intersection with the through highway except for those intersections with traffic signals, or with exceptions or modifications as indicated below. Every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop or yield sign authorized by this Section shall stop the vehicle or yield right-of-way as required by 75 Pa.C.S.A. §§3323(b), 3323(c) of the Vehicle Code, as the case may be, and shall not proceed into or across the through highway until he has followed all applicable requirements of that Section of the law:

Highway

Between

[Reserved]

2.    Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-213 Stop Intersections Established.

1.    The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by §7-212) are established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected (or are ratified if previously erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named street (the intersecting or through street) on the first-named street (the stop street) in the direction or directions indicated for that intersection. Every driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection on the first-named or stop street, in the direction indicated in each case, shall stop the vehicle as required by of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. §§3323(b), and shall not proceed into or across the second-named or intersecting or through street until he has followed all applicable requirements of that Section of the law.

Stop Street

Intersecting or Through Street

Direction of Travel

Alden Street

Route 419

West

Anthracite Road

Boyd Street

Southwest

Ash Lane

Aspen Lane

Northwest

Ash Lane

Hickory Drive

East

Aspen Lane

Spring Hill Lane

Northwest

Bayberry Court

Ash Lane

West

Beech Drive

Ash Lane

South

Beech Drive

Holly Lane

North

Boyd Street

Rexmont Road

North

Boyd Street

Route 322

East

Boyd Street

Route 419

North

Burd Coleman Road [Ord. 5-2014]

Alden Street

South

Cedar Street

Cornwall Pike

West

Cherry Avenue

Schaeffer Road

South

Cottonwood Drive

Aspen Lane

South

Cottonwood Drive

Spring Hill Lane

North

Culver Street

Cornwall Pike

West

Dogwood Drive

Hemlock Lane

North

Dogwood Drive

Spring Hill Lane

South

Dohner Street

Rexmont Road

South

Douglas Fir Drive

Douglas Fire Cove

East

Douglas Fir Drive

Ash Lane

South

Fairlane Drive

Norway Lane

West

Gold Road

Boyd Road

South

Hematite Lane

Palmer Street

East

Hemlock Lane

Ash Lane

South

Hemlock Lane

Aspen Lane

North and South

Hemlock Lane

Spring Hill Lane

North and South

Hickory Drive

Aspen Lane

Northwest

Hillside Road

Furnace Street

Southeast

Hillside Street

Furnace Street

South

Hillside Street

Karinch Street

North and South

Hillside Street

Park Street

North and South

Holly Lane

Aspen Lane

Northeast

Juniper Street

Cornwall Pike

West

Karinch Street

Furnace Road

Southeast

Karinch Street

Hillside Street

Northeast and Southwest

Karinch Street

Park Street

North and South

Lackawanna Drive

Hillside Street

 

Lynch Drive

Rexmont Road

South

Lynch Drive [Ord. 2009-2]

Palmer Street

 

Magnetite Lane

Palmer Street

East

Magnolia Lane

Aspen Lane

South

Maple Lane

North Cornwall Road

West

Maple Lane

Route 419

South

Maple Street

Cedar Street

North and South

Maple Street

Juniper Street

North

Maple Street

Pine Street

North and South

North Cornwall Road

Cornwall Pike

East

North Cornwall Road

Furnace Street

North

North Cornwall Road

Route 72

West

Norway Lane

Fairlane Drive

South

Oak Street

Cedar Street

Southbound

Oak Street

Juniper Street

North

Palmer Street

Anthracite Road

South

Palmer Street

Walker Street

North

Palmer Street

Walker Street

West

Park Street

Hillside Street

East

Pine Street

Cornwall Pike

West

Race Street

North Cornwall Pike

East

Rex Street

Dohner Street

North and South

Rexmont Road

Boyd Road

West

Rexmont Road

Burd Coleman Road

 

Rexmont Road

Lynch Street

South

Sand Street

Rexmont Road

North

Shirk Street

Boyd Road

North and South

Spring Street

Hillside Street

East

Spring Hill Lane

Hemlock Lane

East

Spring Hill Lane

Route 72

West

Spruce Street

Cornwall Pike

West

Sycamore Drive

Ash Lane

South

Sycamore Drive

Aspen Lane

North

Store Lane

Rexmont Road

South

Tice Lane

Cornwall Pike

East

Tice Lane

North Cornwall Road

West

Tulip Tree Drive

Hemlock Lane

East and West

Walker Street

Anthracite Road

Southwest

Walker Street

Rexmont Road

North

Wenger Street

Rexmont Road

South

Willow Road

Anthracite Road

Southeast

Willow Street

Schaeffer Road

North

Zinns Mill Road

Cornwall Pike

East and West

Zinns Mill Road

Route 72

East and West

2.    Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009; as amended by Ord. 2009-2, 8/10/2009, §1; Ord. 5-2014, 11/10/2014, §1; Ord. 2019-7, 12/9/2019, §§2, 3; and by Ord. 2021-1, 6/14/2021, §1)

§7-214 Yield Intersections Established.

1.    The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by §7-212) are established as yield intersections, and official yield signs shall be erected (or are ratified if previously erected) in such a position as to face traffic approaching the second-named street (the through street) on the first-named street (the yield street) in the direction or directions indicated for that intersection. Every driver of a vehicle approaching the intersection on the first-named or yield street, in the direction indicated in each case, shall slow down or stop the vehicle as required by 75 Pa.C.S.A. §§3323(c) of the Vehicle Code, and then yield the right-of-way as required by that subsection of the Vehicle Code.

Yield Street

Through Street

Direction of Travel

Aspen Street

Aspen Lane

Southeast

Burd Coleman Road

Alden Street

West

Dohner Street

Rex Street

South

Larch Circle

Larch Circle

South

Rexmont Road

Anthracite Road

East and West

Rexmont Road

Boyd Street

East

Rexmont Road

Burd Coleman Road

West

Whitman Road

Zinns Mill Road

North

2.    Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-215 Operation of Motor Vehicles Restricted on Public Lands.

1.    No motor vehicle including a motorcycle, pedalcycle or minibike shall be operated on any property owned by the Borough or any other public agency or instrumentality within the Borough without the permission of the property owner and a permit from the Chief of Police of the Borough.

2.    Any person who violates an provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-216 Rotary Traffic Islands Established.

1.    The following locations are designated as rotary traffic islands, and every vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the right of the island:

Location

[Reserved]

2.    Any person who drives a vehicle otherwise than to the right of any rotary traffic island shall be guilty of a violation of this Section, and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-217 Play Highways Established and Authorized.

1.    The following areas upon the streets in the Borough are established as play highways:

Street

Between

Days

Hours

 

 

 

 

2.    The Chief of Police is authorized to designate as play highways, whenever he deems that action advisable, and for whatever period of time directed by him, any part of any street in the Borough where sledding and coasting shall be permitted. That play highway shall be set apart for the purpose under the direction of the Chief of Police.

3.    No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon any play highway at any time when that street shall be designated as a play highway, except in case of emergency, with special permission of the Chief of Police or of the police officer in charge, who shall first clear that play highway of all persons using it for the purpose for which it was set aside. Any person who violates any provision of this subsection shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)

§7-218 Snowmobile Roads Designated.

1.    The following roads and streets within the Borough are designated as special snowmobile roads:

Street or Road

Between

Used by Snow-mobiles Only When

Closed to Vehicular Traffic

Shared With

Vehicular Traffic

[Reserved]

2.    It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a snowmobile on any highway, street or road in the Borough other than as provided above. Provided, nothing in this Section shall prohibit any person from operating a snowmobile on any other street in the Borough:

A.    As authorized by the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. §7721, for emergency and bridge crossings and for direct crossing of streets or two-lane highways.

B.    For special snowmobile events where authorized in advance and the street is blocked off as provided in the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. §7723. Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in §7752(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. §7752 (a).

(Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)