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Lamar Township, PA Code of Ordinances
CODE OF ORDINANCES of the TOWNSHIP OF LAMAR
OFFICIALS of the TOWNSHIP OF LAMAR
FEE SCHEDULE
CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 2 ANIMALS
CHAPTER 3 BICYCLES
CHAPTER 4 BUILDINGS
CHAPTER 5 CODE ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 6 CONDUCT
CHAPTER 7 FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE PROTECTION
CHAPTER 8 FLOODPLAINS
CHAPTER 9 GRADING AND EXCAVATING
CHAPTER 10 HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 11 HOUSING
CHAPTER 12 LIBRARIES
CHAPTER 13 LICENSES, PERMITS AND GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 14 MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS
CHAPTER 15 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 16 PARKS AND RECREATION
CHAPTER 17 PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 18 SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER 19 SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS
CHAPTER 20 SOLID WASTE
CHAPTER 21 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 22 SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 23 SWIMMING POOLS
CHAPTER 24 TAXATION, SPECIAL
CHAPTER 25 TREES
CHAPTER 26 WATER
CHAPTER 27 ZONING
APPENDIX
KEY TO THE DISPOSITION OF ALL ORDINANCES
KEY TO SIGNIFICANT RESOLUTIONS
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§ 15-102. Manner of Adopting Permanent Traffic and Parking Regulations.
All traffic and parking regulations of a permanent nature shall be enacted as ordinances, as parts of ordinances, as amendments to ordinances, or as amendments to this Chapter, except where the law specifically authorizes less formal action.
(Ord. 12/10/2001)
§ 15-103. Provisions to be Continuation of Existing Regulations.
The provisions of this Chapter, so far as they are the same as those of ordinances and regulations in force immediately before the enactment of this Chapter, are intended as a continuation of those earlier ordinances and regulations, and not as new enactments. Nothing in this Chapter shall affect any act done or liability incurred, or any suit or prosecution pending or to be instituted under any of those repealed or superseded ordinances or regulations.
(Ord. 12 / 10 /2001)
§ 15-104. Temporary and Emergency Regulations.
   1.   The on-duty police officer or Emergency Management Director shall have the following powers to regulate traffic and parking temporarily and in time of emergency:
      A.   In the case of fire, flood, storm or other emergency, to establish temporary traffic and/or parking regulations; and,
      B.   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.
   2.   Such temporary and emergency regulations shall be enforced by 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 regulations, or who shall move, remove, destroy, injure or deface any sign or marking erected, posted or made to give notice of any such regulation, shall upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty set forth in the law or elsewhere in this Chapter 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 Chapter, to a fine of not more than $25 together with costs of prosecution.
(Ord.12/10/2001)
§ 15-105. Experimental Regulations.
The Board of Supervisors may, from time to time by ordinance, designate places upon and along the highways in the Township 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 as if they had been specified in this Chapter. No person shall operate and no person shall move, remove, destroy or deface any sign or marking erected, posted or made by authority of this Section. Any person who shall violate any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty set forth in the law or elsewhere in this Chapter 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 Chapter, to a fine of not more than $25 together with costs of prosecution; provided, 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 Township relative to traffic and parking.
(Ord.12/10/2001)
§ 15-106. Traffic on Streets Closed or Restricted for Construction, Maintenance or Special Events.
   1.   The Board of Supervisors shall have authority to close any street or specific part of a street to vehicular traffic and to place barriers or station police officers at each end of the closed portion, while construction or maintenance work is under way or a special event is being conducted on the closed portion. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle upon any such closed portion.
   2.   The Board of Supervisors shall have authority to establish a restricted traffic area upon any street where construction or maintenance work is underway and to station flagmen at each end of the restricted portion. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle upon any such restricted traffic area at any time when the flagman is displaying a sign directing that vehicle to stop, or is signaling that vehicle, by a flag or other device, not to proceed.
   3.   Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
(Ord. 12/10/2001)
§ 15-107. Use of Streets by Processions and Assemblages.
   1.   For the purpose of this Section, the words "assemblage" and "procession" shall have the following meanings:
   ASSEMBLAGE - a gathering of people without vehicles, which interferes with the movement of pedestrian or vehicular traffic on any street.
   PROCESSION - a group of individuals, vehicles, animals and/or objects moving along a street in a way that interferes with the normal movement of traffic. A procession shall not include a funeral caravan or military convoy.
   2.   It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or participate in any assemblage unless the person organizing or conducting the assemblage first obtains a permit from the Board of Supervisors, which shall be issued without fee. Application for the permit shall be made at least72 hours in advance of the day on which the assemblage is proposed to be held, but in any case where a State-designated highway is proposed to be used, application shall be made at least 3 weeks in advance of the proposed date. The permit shall state the place where and the date when the assemblage is to be held, the hour when the assemblage may convene and the hour by which it shall have been completely dispersed. It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or to participate in any assemblage unless the permit has been granted, or at any time or place other than that authorized by the permit. Failure to file an application 72 hours in advance will not result in automatic denial of the permit, provided that the applicant shows reasonable grounds why the application could not be filed 72 hours in advance.
   3.   It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or participate in any procession unless the person organizing or conducting the procession first obtains a permit from the Board of Supervisors, which shall be issued without fee. Application for the permit shall be made at least 72 hours in advance of the day when the procession is proposed to be held, but in any case where the State-designated highway is proposed to be used, application shall be made at least 3 weeks in advance of the proposed date. The permit shall specify the date on which the procession is to be held, the route to be followed by the procession, the hour when and place where participants may commence to assemble and form before the procession is under way, the time when the procession may commence to move along its route, and the time by which the end of the procession shall have been disbanded. It shall be unlawful for any person to hold or to participate in any procession unless the permit shall have been granted, or under any conditions as to time or route or otherwise than those stated in the permit. Failure to file an application 72 hours in advance will not result in automatic denial of the permit, provided that the applicant shows reasonable grounds why the application could not be filed 72 hours in advance.
   4.   Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs.
(Ord.12/10/2001)
§ 15-108. Authority of Police Officers.
The police officers of the Township are hereby authorized to direct traffic on the highways of the Township and at intersections thereof and to otherwise enforce the provisions of this Chapter.
(Ord.12/10/2001)
§ 15-109. Authorization for Use of Speed Timing Devices.
   1.   The Township Police Department is hereby authorized to use all speed timing devices for the determination of speed of a motor vehicle as are approved or will be approved by the Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in accordance with Title 75, Pa. C.S.A. § 3368.
   2.   This Section authorizes the use of said devices upon all highways within the Township be they Township, County or State highways, and does also hereby elect to exercise all powers granted to "local authorities" under the Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 75 Pa. C.S.A. § 6101 et seq., (1977), as hereafter amended, supplemented, modified or reenacted by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.
(Ord.12/10/2001)
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
Between
Maximum Speed Limit
Street
Between
Maximum Speed Limit
Airstrip Drive (T.R. 358)
Entire length
25 m.p.h.
Beagle Road
From S.R. 0477 to T.R. 359
35 m.p.h.
Belle Springs Road
From S.R. 2004 to thedead end
35 m.p.h.
Burrel Road
From T.R. 359 to Castanea Township line
35 m.p.h.
Duck Run Road (T-353)
From L.R. 18007 to L.R. 18007
25 m.p.h.
Eisenhower Crossroad
From T.R. 353 to T.R. 359
35 m.p.h.
End Mountain Road, East
The dirt portion only from Green Township
25 m.p.h.
End Mountain Road, East
From S.R. 0477 to the end of the pavement
35 m.p.h.
Haven Pines Road
From S.R. 0477 to T.R. 353
35 m.p.h.
Hill Street (T.R. 522)
Entire length
35 m.p.h.
Kryder Road
From S.R. 0064 to Porter Township line
35 m.p.h.
Rag Valley Road
From S.R. 2004 to the dead end
35 m.p.h.
Rag Valley Road (T-354)
From L.R. 18007 to T-555
30 m.p.h.
Ridge Road (T.R. 357)
Entire length
35 m.p.h.
T.R. 359
L. 58 Spur to T.R. 364
35 m.p.h.
T.R. 364
T.R. 353 to L. 58 Spur
35 m.p.h.
T.R. 382
Entire length
35 m.p.h.
T.R. 383
Entire length
35 m.p.h.
T.R. 384
Entire length
35 m.p.h.
 
   2.   Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $35. 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.12/10/2001)
§ 15-202. 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. 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.12/10/2001)
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