[Amended 6-15-1978; 8-17-1978; 10-5-1978; 10-15-1981; 12-17-1981; 2-17-1983; 5-7-1987; 12-18-1997; 6-17-1999; 5-17-2001]
A. 
Any person violating any provision of any rule, regulation or order regulating the parking of motor vehicles made by anybody authorized to make same shall be subject to the provisions of MGL c. 90, § 20A 1/2, and the penalties outlined below, and any person violating any of the rules and regulations applicable to state highways made by the Department of Public Works, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, under the authority of MGL c. 85, § 2, shall be subject to the penalty provided in said rules and regulations. Any person convicted of a violation of any rule, regulation or order made hereunder, except as otherwise provided, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $50 for each offense.
B. 
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter relative to parking shall be subject to the following penalties made under authority of MGL c. 40, § 22A, and MGL c. 90, § 20A 1/2:
[Amended 12-15-2005; 5-21-2009; 7-7-2011; 11-6-2014]
(1) 
Group A: fine $25.
01
Sidewalk
02
Crosswalk
03
Within 10 feet of a hydrant
04
Within an intersection
05
Prohibited zone
06
Between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. April 1 to December 1 Main Street (Downtown Northampton only). Between 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., northerly side odd days; southerly side even days.
18
Over five minutes in alley
24
Tow away
24.A
Fire lane
27
Bike lane
(2) 
Group B: fine $15.
[Amended 3-17-2022 by Ord. No. 21.355]
07
Front of theater, hotel, fire station or concert hall
08
Double
09
20 feet from a corner
10
Right wheels not at curb
11
Taxi zone
13
Private road or driveway
14
Less than 12 feet of clearance
15
Over 12 inches from curb
16
Vehicle displaying advertising
17
Vehicle for sale
19
Grass plot
20
Overtime
21
Meter space
22
Angle space
23
Meter violation
(3) 
Group C: fine $25.
06.2
Between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. December 1 to April 1 Main Street (Downtown Northampton only), between 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(4) 
Group D: fine: as prescribed by Massachusetts General Laws.
25
Handicapped plate only or other official identification of a handicapped person only ($150)
25B
Bus stops ($100)
(5) 
Group E: fine $50.
26
Bikeways
C. 
Any person who fails to pay the above described penalty within 21 days of issuance of a ticket shall be subject to an additional penalty of $10. Failure to pay within 60 days of the issuance of the ticket shall result in notification by the Parking Clerk to the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Upon such notification, another penalty of $10 shall be added in addition to any Registry surcharge.
[Amended 8-13-2015]
If any vehicle is found upon any street or highway in violation of any provisions of this chapter and the identity of the driver cannot be determined, the owner or the person in whose name such a vehicle is registered shall be prima facie responsible for such violation.
A. 
The provisions of this chapter are adopted with the intent that each of them shall have force and effect separately and independently of each other except insofar as by express reference or necessary implication any rule or any part of a rule is made dependent upon another rule or part thereof.
B. 
All official signs, lights, markings, signal systems or devices erected or installed under prior rules or regulations and necessary to the enforcement of these regulations shall be deemed to have been lawfully erected or installed hereunder, provided that the same were erected or installed with the permission and approval of the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and insofar as the same are necessary as aforesaid for the enforcement of these regulations they shall be deemed continuing hereunder but in all other respects all prior rules, orders and regulations made by the City Council for the regulation of vehicles are hereby expressly repealed. This repeal, however, shall not affect any punishment or penalty imposed or any complaint or prosecution pending at the time of the passage hereof for any offense committed under such prior rules, orders or regulations hereby repealed, nor shall such repeal be effective unless and until these rules and regulations have been approved and published as required by law.