Ch. 15 Part 2

Part 2
Traffic Regulations

§15-201 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	Location	Maximum Speed Limit
Broad Street	From University Avenue to Pennsylvania State Route 522 except that from a point 72 feet south of the southern right-of-way line of Sherman Street to a point 200 feet south of the southern right-of-way line of Spruce Street, between the hours of 7:35 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. and between 3 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. Monday through Friday, while school is in session, the speed limit shall be 15 miles per hour.	25
Eighteenth Street	From University Avenue to Pennsylvania State Route 522,except that from the southern line of Melody Lane to a point 265 feet from the southern corner of the entrance to the Selinsgrove Area School District Intermediate Elementary School between the hours of 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and between 3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, while school is in session, the speed limit shall be 15 miles per hour.	25
Front Street	From Chestnut Street to the south Borough line	25
High Street, South	From Sassafras Street to Sand Hill Road	25
Magnolia Avenue	Entire length, except that, from 200 feet south of the southern right-of-way line of Snyder Street north to the terminus of Magnolia Avenue at the beginning of the private street of the Selinsgrove Area School District, a total length of 660 feet, between the hours of 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. and between 3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, while school is in session, the speed limit shall be 15 miles per hour	25
Market Street	Northbound from Sand Hill Road to 900 feet north of Stauffer Street	25
Market Street	Northbound from 900 feet north of Stauffer Street to 55 feet south of Penn Street	25
Market Street	Northbound from 55 feet south of Penn Street to north Borough line	25
Market Street	Southbound from north Borough line to 120 feet south of Penn Street	25
Market Street	Southbound from 120 feet south of Penn Street to 1,015 feet north of Stauffer Street	25
Market Street	Southbound from 1,015 feet north of Stauffer Street to Sand Hill Road	25
Mill Street	From Market Street to Broad Street	25
Orange Street	Entire length	25
Pine Street, East	From Market Street to Front Street	25
Pine Street, West	From Market Street to Eighteenth Street	25
Route 522	From Market Street to the west Borough line	35
Sandhill Road	From Market Street to the west Borough line	25
Sassafras Street	From Market Street to a point 2,580 feet west thereof	35
University Avenue	From Market Street to Pine Street	25

2. Any person who violates any provision of this Section, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $35 and costs. Any person exceeding the maximum speed limit by more than 5 miles per hour shall pay an additional fine of $2 per mile for each mile in excess of 5 miles per hour over the maximum speed limit.

(Ord. 825, 10/3/2016, §§4(A), 5(A); as amended by Ord. 833, 2/5/2018, §3)

§15-202 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:

Intersection	Direction
Market and Mill Streets	All
Market and Pine Streets	All
Market Street and University Avenue/Walnut Street	All
Broad Street and State Route 522	All

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

(Ord. 825, 10/3/2016, §§4(A), 5(A))

§15-203 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:

Vehicles Traveling On	Direction of Travel	Not To Make Right Turn Into or Travel Straight Across
Broad Street	east	Pennsylvania State Route 522
Broad Street	north	Pennsylvania State Route 522
Market Street	north	Pine Street
Market Street	north	University Avenue
Market Street	south	Pine Street
Market Street	south	University Avenue
Pine Street	east	Market Street
Pine Street	west	Market Street
University Avenue	east	Market Street
University Avenue	west	Market Street

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

(Ord. 825, 10/3/2016, §§4(A), 5(A))

§15-204 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
Bough Street	South High Street	Liberty Alley	west
Gelnett Way	High Street	Union Alley	west to east
Liberty Alley	University Avenue	Sassafras Street	south
Ninth Street Circle			east to west
Snyder Street, East	Market Street	Water Street	east
Snyder Street, West	Orange Street	Broad Street	west
Stauffer Avenue	High Street	Market Street	east
Strawberry Alley	Pine Street	Walnut Street	south
Union Alley	Pine Street	Chestnut Street	north
Union Alley	Pine Street	University Avenue	south
Union Alley	University Avenue	Bough Street	south

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

(Ord. 825, 10/3/2016, §§4(A), 5(A); as amended by Ord. 831, 12/4/2017, §3)

§15-205 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	At Intersection of	When	Type of Vehicle Applicable To
Exit from parking area of Sharon Lutheran Church	east	left	Market Street
Gelnett Way	east	right	Union Alley
Pear Street	east	left	Market Street

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

(Ord. 825, 10/3/2016, §§4(A), 5(A))

§15-206 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

PA State Route 522

north

Mon–Fri

7 a.m.–9 a.m.

3 p.m.–5 p.m.

Broad Street

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

(Ord. 825, 10/3/2016, §§4(A), 5(A))

§15-207 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, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.

(Ord. 825, 10/3/2016, §§4(A), 5(A))

§15-208 Stop Intersections Established.

1. The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by §15-212) 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
Alice Circle	Sherman Street, West	north
Alley connecting Orange Street, North and Spruce Street, West	Orange Street, North with Spruce Street, West	north and south
Blackberry Alley, East	East Pine Street	south
Blueberry Alley	Mill Street, West	north
Blueberry Alley	Route 522	north
Blueberry Alley	Mill Street, West	south
Blueberry Alley	Route 522	south
Bogar Circle	Vine Street, West	south
Bough Street, East	Front Street, South	east
Bough Street, East	Water Street, South	east
Bough Street, East	Market Street, South	west
Bough Street, West	High Street, South	east and west
Bough Street, West	Market Street, South	east
Broad Street	Pine Street	north and south
Charles Avenue	Spruce Street, West	north
Charles Avenue	Chestnut Street, West	north and south
Charles Avenue	Snyder Street, West	north and south
Charles Avenue	Pine Street, West	south
Chestnut Street, East	Front Street, North	east
Chestnut Street, East	Water Street, North	east and west
Chestnut Street, East	Market Street, North	west
Chestnut Street, East	Second Street, North	west
Chestnut Street, West	Market Street, North	east
Chestnut Street, West	Orange Street, North	east
Chestnut Street, West	Broad Street, West	east and west
Chestnut Street, West	High Street, North	west
Chestnut Street, West	Susquehanna Avenue	west
Eighteenth Street	Route 522	north
Eighteenth Street	Pine Street, West	south
Eighth Street	Mill Street, West	north and south
Eighth Street	Snyder Street, West	south
Eighth Street, North	Bridge Street	north
Eighth Street, North	Penn Street, West	north and south
Eighth Street, North	Route 522	north and south
Eighth Street, North	Vine Street, West	north and south
Elderberry Alley	Bridge Street	north
Elderberry Alley	Mill Street, West	north
Elderberry Alley	Pa. State Route 522	north
Elderberry Alley	Mill Street, West	south
Elderberry Alley	Pa. State Route 522	south
Elm Street	High Street, North	east
Elm Street	Orange Street, North	west
Front Street	Bough Street	north and south
Gelnett Way	Union Alley	east
High Street, North	Bridge Street	north
High Street, North	Mill Street, West	north and south
High Street, North	Penn Street, West	north and south
High Street, North	Vine Street, West	north and south
High Street, North	Pine Street, West	south
High Street, North	Spruce Street, West	south
High Street, South	Pine Street, West	north
High Street, South	Sassafras Street, West	north and south
High Street, South	University Avenue	north and south
High Street, South	Sand Hill Road	south
Independence Street	Orange Street, North	east
Independence Street	Broad Street, North	east and west
Independence Street	Charles Avenue	east and west
Independence Street	Rhoads Avenue	east and west
Industrial Park Road	Sassafras Street	north
Industrial Park Road	Sand Hill Road	south
Liberty Alley	Bough Street, West	south
Liberty Alley, South	Sassafras Street, West	south
Liberty Alley, South	University Avenue, West	south
Linda Lane	Route 522	north
Magnolia Avenue	Independence Street	north and south
Magnolia Avenue	West Spruce Street	north
Mill Street	Broad Street	west
Mill Street, West	Eighth Street	east
Mill Street, West	Eighth Street	west
Ninth Street	Bridge Street	north
Ninth Street	Pear Street, West	north
Ninth Street	Mill Street, West	north and south
Ninth Street	Sherman Street, West	north and south
Ninth Street	Sugar Maple Street, West	south
Ninth Street	Spruce Street, West	south
Ninth Street Circle	Pear Street, West	south
Orange Street, North	Bridge Street	north
Orange Street, North	Pear Street, West	north and south
Orange Street, North	Mill Street, West	north and south
Orange Street, North	Route 522	north and south
Orange Street, North	Sherman Street, West	north and south
Orange Street, North	Spruce Street, West	north and south
Orange Street, North	Pine Street, West	south
Pear Street, West	Market Street, West	east
Pear Street, West	Eighth Street, North	east and west
Pear Street, West	High Street, North	east and west
Penn Street, East	Market Street, North	west
Penn Street, West	Market Street, North	east
Penn Street, West	Ninth Street, North	east and west
Penn Street, West	Orange Street, North	east and west
Penn Street, West	Broad Street, North	west
Pine Street	Broad Street	east and west
Pine Street, West	Eighteenth Street	east
Rhoads Avenue	Spruce Street, West	north
Rhoads Avenue	Snyder Street, West	north and south
River Alley, South	Pine Street, East	north
Sand Hill Road	Market Street, South	east
Sassafras Street, East	Market Street, South	west
Sassafras Street, West	Market Street, South	east
Second Street, North	Pine Street, East	south
Second Street, South	Pine Street, East	north
Second Street, South	Bough Street, East	south
Sherman Street, East	Market Street, North	west
Sherman Street, West	Market Street, North	east
Sherman Street, West	Eighth Street, North	east and west
Sherman Street, West	High Street, North	east and west
Sherman Street, West	Tenth Street, North	east and west
Sherman Street, West	Broad Street, North	west
Snyder Street, East	Market Street, North	west
Snyder Street, East	Water Street, North	west
Snyder Street, West	Market Street, North	east
Snyder Street, West	Broad Street, North	east and west
Snyder Street, West	Susquehanna Avenue	east and west
Snyder Street, West	Magnolia Avenue	west
Spruce Street	Water Street	west
Spruce Street, East	Water Street, North	east
Spruce Street, East	Market Street, North	west
Spruce Street, West	Market Street, North	east
Spruce Street, West	Broad Street, North	east and west
Spruce Street, West	Eighth Street, North	east and west
Spruce Street, West	Orange Street, North	east and west
Spruce Street, West	Magnolia Avenue	west
Stauffer Avenue, West	Market Street, South	east
Stauffer Avenue, West	High Street, South	east and west
Strawberry Alley, North	Chestnut Street, East	south
Strawberry Alley, North	Mill Street, East	north and south
Strawberry Alley, North	Chestnut Street, East	south
Strawberry Alley, North	Pine Street, East	south
Strawberry Alley, South	Walnut Street	south
Sugar Maple Street	High Street, North	east
Sugar Maple Street	Eighth Street, North	east and west
Sugar Maple Street	Orange Street, North	east and west
Sugar Maple Street	Route 522	east and west
Sunset Drive	Bridge Street	north
Sunset Drive	Sugar Maple Street	south
Susquehanna Avenue, North	Spruce Street, West	north
Susquehanna Avenue, North	Independence Street	north and south
Susquehanna Avenue, North	Pine Street, West	south
Susquehanna Avenue, South	Pine Street, West	north
Susquehanna Avenue, South	University Avenue	south
Tenth Street	Penn Street, West	north and south
Tenth Street	Vine Street, West	north and south
Tenth Street	Mill Street, West	south
Third Street, South	Pine Street, East	north
Union Alley	Chestnut Street	north
Union Alley	Bough Street	south
Union Alley, North	Mill Street, West	north
Union Alley, North	Snyder Street, West	north
Union Alley, North	Chestnut Street, West	south
Union Alley, North	Mill Street, West	south
Union Alley, South	Market Street, South	east
Union Alley, South	Bough Street, West	north
Union Alley, South	Sassafras Street, West	north
Union Alley, South	Sassafras Street, West	south
Union Alley, South	University Avenue	north and south
University Avenue	High Street	east and west
University Avenue	Eighteenth Street	west
University Avenue	Pine Street, West	west
Vine Street, East	Market Street, North	west
Vine Street, West	Market Street, North	east
Vine Street, West	Ninth Street	east and west
Vine Street, West	Orange Street, North	east and west
Walnut Street	Second Street, South	east and west
Walnut Street, East	Front Street, South	east
Walnut Street, East	Water Street, South	east
Walnut Street, East	Third Street, South	west
Water Street, North	Mill Street, East	north
Water Street, North	Snyder Street, East	north and south
Water Street, North	Pine Street, East	south
Water Street, South	Pine Street, East	north
Water Street, South	Walnut Street, East	north
Woodruff Avenue	Sherman Street, West	south

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

(Ord. 825, 10/3/2016, §§4(A), 5(A); as amended by Ord. 833, 2/5/2018, §4; and by Ord. 856, 9/7/2021, §4(A))

§15-209 Yield Right-of-Way Intersections and Designated Crosswalks.

1. The following intersections (in addition to intersections with the through highways established by §15-212) 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
[Reserved]

2. Designated Crosswalks.

A. The portions of streets described below are hereby established as crosswalks, and official lines or other markings shall be placed on the surface of the streets, and official signs shall be erected along the named streets as to face approaching traffic to the designated crosswalks.

Name of Street Travel	Location of Crosswalk	Pedestrian Direction of
18th Street	South side of intersection of entrances to Selinsgrove Area Middle School and Harris Development	east and west
University Avenue	West side of intersection of main entrance to Susquehanna University and University Avenue	north and south
University Avenue	East side of intersection of main entrance to Susquehanna University and University Avenue	north and south
University Avenue	At a point located 865 feet west of Susquehanna Avenue (coincident with portion of existing sidewalk from North Hall to Seibert Hall)	north and south
University Avenue	At a point located 1,140 feet west of Susquehanna Avenue (coincident with portion of existing sidewalk from New Science Building to Fisher Science Hall)	north and south
University Avenue	At a point located 1,600 feet west of Susquehanna Avenue (coincident with portion of existing sidewalk located along west side of Weber Way)	north and south

B. Vehicles and pedestrians at such crosswalks shall abide by the rules of the road as set forth in the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code. This Section shall in no way affect, or shall be deemed to affect, the general law that the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing a street within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.

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

(Ord. 825, 10/3/2016, §§4(A), 5(A))

§15-210 Closing of Certain Highways to Certain Vehicles.

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor, except a passenger vehicle (but not including any passenger vehicle drawing any trailer or towing any other vehicle) upon any of the portions of the highways described below; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit the operation of any commercial vehicle or tractor upon any highway or portion thereof listed below where such operation thereon shall be necessary in order to pick up or deliver any goods, wares, merchandise or material from or to any premises located upon any such highway or portion thereof.

Name of Highway	Limits
Gelnett Way	No commercial vehicle, tractor, trailer, or tractor-trailer combination. Way limited to passenger vehicles only.

(Ord. 825, 10/3/2016, §§4(A), 5(A))

§15-211 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 Borough Manager of the Borough.

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

(Ord. 825, 10/3/2016, §§4(A), 5(A))

Part 2Traffic Regulations

§15-201 Maximum Speed Limits Established on Certain Streets.

§15-202 Traffic Signals at Certain Locations.

§15-203 Intersections Where Turn Prohibited on Red Signal.

§15-204 One-Way Roadways Established.

§15-205 Turning at Certain Intersections Prohibited or Restricted.

§15-206 Right Turns Prohibited at Certain Intersections.

§15-207 Through Highways Established.

§15-208 Stop Intersections Established.

§15-209 Yield Right-of-Way Intersections and Designated Crosswalks.

§15-210 Closing of Certain Highways to Certain Vehicles.

§15-211 Operation of Motor Vehicles Restricted on Public Lands.

Part 2
Traffic Regulations