1. By reason of hazardous traffic conditions and other safety factors, by authority granted by §4902(b) of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code, passes this Section to make it unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle or combination in violation of the restrictions prescribed below for those streets.
Street | Between | Restrictions |
Broadway Street | Entire length | 6 tons |
Josephine Street | Entire length | 6 tons |
Park Avenue | Entire length | 6 tons |
School buses, emergency vehicles and vehicles making local deliveries or pick-ups from premises located along these streets, or parts of these streets, are exempted from these restrictions.
2. Any person operating a vehicle or combination upon Broadway Street, Josephine Street and Park Avenue in violation of the weight limit of 6 tons is guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $75, except that any person convicted of operating a vehicle with a gross weight in excess of the posted weight shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $150 plus $150 for each 500 lbs, or part thereof, in excess of 3,000 lbs over the maximum allowable weight.
(Ord. 828, 6/12/2003, §1; as amended by Ord. 903, 11/9/2012)