[Ord. No. 2002.81, 9-3-2002]
The police chief, upon application, may issue a placard to an
organization or agency, to include but not limited to, visiting nurse
services, that provides in home medical services. The placard may
only be used when the authorized person is in the actual performance
of a medical visit to a subscribing in home patient. When used, the
placard must be displayed by hanging it from the rear view mirror
so that it may be viewed from the front and rear when the vehicle
is occupying a parking space that is designated as "No Parking" or
which otherwise prohibits vehicles from utilizing the space.
A vehicle displaying a placard in accordance with this Section
is exempt from the parking restrictions imposed under the provisions
of this chapter. Except that a vehicle shall not remain in a designated
"No Parking" zone for longer than one hour, or parked in an area that
would otherwise create a traffic hazard or a risk to public safety.
[Code 1975, § 14-48.1; Ord. of 11-4-1992, § 14-48.1;
Ord. of 8-15-1995; Ord. of 9-20-1995; Ord. of 12-15-1998(3); Ord. of 12-15-1998(4); Ord. No. 2001.28, 4-17-2001; Ord. No. 2006.105, 12-5-2006]
Any vehicle parked, or standing, whether attended or unattended, in a duly marked and designated disability parking space, without displaying the required disability plate or placards, in accordance with 29-A M.R.S.A. § 521, shall be in violation of the City's parking ordinances and assessed a penalty as provided in Section 42-64.
[Code 1975, § 14-40]
No vehicle shall stop and double park a vehicle lengthwise on
any public street except in case of accident or emergency.
[Code 1975, § 14-41]
All vehicles shall be parked within 12 inches of the curb. Except
on streets where parking is permitted only on the lefthand side thereof,
no vehicle shall be parked with its left side to the curb.
[Code 1975, § 14-49]
It shall be unlawful and a violation of the provisions of this
article for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle
registered in the name of or operated by such person to be parked
across any line or marking of a parking space or in such position
that such vehicle shall not be entirely within the limits of such
parking space.
[Code 1975, § 14-29; Ord. of 6-7-1994, § 14-29]
Conditioned upon the payment of all license fees and other use charges as provided in this Code, and such further rules and regulations relative to such use as the Mayor and City Council shall promulgate, all operators of motor vehicles of common carriers of passengers shall park, except between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., such vehicles only within the designated areas set forth in Section 42-94. Nothing in this section shall restrict any public automobile from parking on any public way while actually hired or employed. No public automobile, while awaiting hire or employment, shall be left unattended by its owner or his servants for a longer period than 1/2 hour. No other vehicle shall park on any of the streets designated as public auto stands.
[Ord. of 8-4-1992, § 14-67; amended 9-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.100]
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[Code 1975, § 14-5; Ord. of 10-3-1995; amended 8-19-2014 by Ord. No.
2014.71]
(a)
No truck
tractor or trailer shall be parked on any of the streets in the City
between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(b)
No person
shall park any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles on any public
street, public way, or publicly owned property which exceeds 23 feet
in length in any area zoned residential pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance,
unless such vehicle is engaged in making a delivery, accepting or
discharging passengers, loading or unloading cargo, or providing governmental,
utility, emergency or other services to abutting properties. This
prohibition does not apply to vehicles engaged in the construction,
repair, or maintenance of public streets, public ways or publicly
owned property.
(c)
No person
shall park any camper, recreational vehicle, trailer, or similar vehicle
whether attached or not attached to another vehicle, upon any public
street for more than 24 hours in any seven-calendar-day period.
[Code 1975, § 14-42; Ord. of 10-15-1991, § 1(14-42)]
Between November 1 and April 1, no vehicle may remain parked
on any public way for more than 48 hours. Any vehicle remaining parked
in violation of this section shall be subject to being towed at the
owner's expense.
[Ord. of 10-15-1991, § 2(14-42.1); amended by Ord. of 2-16-1999(3); by Ord. No. 2006.105, 12-5-2006; 1-16-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.6; 9-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.101; 12-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.149; 6-15-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.46]
The following provisions shall apply during snow emergencies
as declared by the Director of Public Works:
(1)
When the Director of Public Works deems it necessary to allow for
the safe and efficient removal of snow and ice from the public ways
within the City, the Director may declare that a snow emergency exists.
The Director of Public Works will announce the snow emergency by notifying
the local radio and television media and request that they make periodic
announcements of the parking ban. The Director will state in his notice
that, during the hours of the emergency, parking of motor vehicles
is prohibited on any way or municipal parking lot within the jurisdiction
of the City, except that the municipal parking lots at the Community
Center (Myrtle Street side only), Clifford Park East Biddeford Little
League parking lot (on Hill Street), and Public Access parking lot
(on Pool Street) are open for parking during the period of the emergency
at no fee.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.119]
(2)
A vehicle parked in violation of the declared snow emergency may
be towed at the owner's expense.
[Amended 12-21-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.119]
(3)
Vehicles parked in the Clifford Park, Community Center, or municipal
parking lots as authorized by this section must be removed prior to
7:00 a.m. on the day of the end of the snow emergency, and these municipal
parking lots may not be used until they have been cleared of snow.
[Code 1975, § 14-44]
No vehicle shall be allowed to remain backed up to the curb
except when actually loading or unloading, and then only for a reasonable
time, not exceeding 10 minutes.
[Code 1975, § 14-47; amended 8-19-2014 by Ord. No.
2014.72]
(a)
No dealer
or seller of a motor vehicle or owner, lessee or tenant of any garage
used for the storage or repairing of motor vehicles shall be allowed
or permitted to occupy any part of the public way for the purpose
of display, or for sale or exchange, or to repair any motor vehicle,
and shall not use any public way or street for parking of motor vehicles
used in or connected with his business.
(b)
No person
shall stop, stand or park a vehicle upon any street for the principal
purpose of:
[Code 1975, § 14-62; as amended by Ord. of 7-16-1991; Ord. of 12-17-1996; Ord. of 5-5-1998(1); Ord. of 7-21-1998(1); Ord. of 8-4-1998(2); Ord. of 12-15-1998(4); Ord.
of 12-15-1998(5); Ord. of 2-16-1999(3); Ord. No. 2002.65, 7-2-2002; Ord. No. 2003.35, 3-4-2003; Ord. No. 2005.25, 4-19-2005; Ord. No. 2006.105, 12-5-2006; Ord. No. 2007.47, 6-2-2007; Ord.
No. 2008.61, 9-2-2008; 5-21-2013 by Ord. No.
2013.39; 8-7-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.76; 9-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.102; 11-26-2018; 1-10-2019; 2-19-2019 by Ord. No.
2019.5; 8-27-2019 by Ord. No. DC2019.10; 10-8-2019 by Ord. No. DC2019.14; 11-21-2019 by Ord. No. DC2019.16; 6-15-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.46]
The following is a list of the municipal parking lots along
with a description of their location and authorized use. For the purposes
of this chapter, all municipal parking lots are considered as public
ways as defined in M.R.S.A. § 29-A. No vehicle shall remain
parked in a municipal public parking lot for more than 48 consecutive
hours. A vehicle parked in violation of this section may be towed
at the owner's expense.
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Alfred Street Parking Lot is bordered by Alfred Street, Foss
Street, and the property line at 1 Pool Street and further described
as Map 38, Lot 404.
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(1)
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Row 1, which is adjacent to, and is parallel to, the police
station, is reserved for police parking only. The first two spaces
in Row 1 are reserved for, and shall be posted and clearly marked
as, disability parking.
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City Hall Parking Lot shall be designated as the ways and parking
spaces bordered by City Hall from Adams Street thence southerly along
City Hall, thence westerly along the rear of City Hall and City Theater,
thence westerly along properties identified as Map 38, Lots 134 and
134-1, thence easterly along property identified as Map 38, Lot 194,
thence easterly along South Street to the Civil War Memorial traffic
island, thence easterly on the northerly edge of the Civil War Memorial
traffic island, thence northerly on the westerly edge of the Civil
War Memorial traffic island, thence northerly along Adams Street to
City Hall.
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(1)
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No vehicle shall be parked in the area designated as the City
Hall Parking Lot between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday
and Tuesday and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Wednesday
and Thursday, excepting federal or state holidays unless such vehicle
displays an official parking pass issued by the City Clerk, and displayed
in a manner determined by the Clerk.
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(2)
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The City Clerk may issue official parking passes to municipal
officials and employees.
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(3)
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Two spaces shall be posted and clearly marked and reserved for
disability parking. One of the spaces shall be van accessible.
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(4)
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The area of the City Hall Parking Lot that is immediately adjacent
to the Civil War Memorial, and is bordered by South Street, shall
have one space marked and reserved for the City Clerk; one space marked
and reserved for the City Manager; one space marked and reserved for
the Mayor; with the remaining parking spaces reserved for municipal
vehicles only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Thursday.
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(5)
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The area of the City Hall Parking Lot that is immediately adjacent
to the City Hall building, and that is bordered by Adams Street, shall
be designated and marked as follows: two spaces reserved for municipal
vehicles only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Thursday, with the remaining spaces as one-hour parking for
use by the general public to conduct business at City Hall between
the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, excepting
federal or state holidays.
[Amended 8-2-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.57] |
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(6)
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The three parking stalls in the area of the City Hall parking
lot that is closest to the rear entrance to the City Hall building,
and to City Theater, shall be limited to one-hour parking and reserved
for City business only between the hours of between the hours of 7:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, excepting federal or state
holidays.
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Clifford Park Parking Lot is a City public parking lot that
is located on Pool Street and is further identified as Map 39, Lot
334, with a physical address of 130 Pool Street.
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(1)
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One space shall be posted and clearly marked as reserved for
disability parking.
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(2)
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No vehicle shall remain parked in this parking lot longer than
24 consecutive hours.
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Community Center parking lots refers to the City public parking
lots at the J. Richard Martin Community Center, located at 189 Alfred
Street as identified on Map 34, Lot 228, and further described as
the parking lot which is adjacent and parallel to the Community Center,
and Myrtle Street on the east side; and the parking lot which is adjacent
and parallel to the Community Center, and Clark Street on the west
side.
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(1)
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Two spaces shall be posted and clearly marked as handicap parking,
located on the Clark Street side, at or near the handicap ramp, which
is located at the northwest corner of the Community Center building.
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(2)
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Two spaces shall be posted and clearly marked as handicap parking,
located on the Myrtle Street side, at or near the rear of the Community
Center building on the southeast corner.
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(3)
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Two spaces shall be posted and clearly marked as ten-minute
limited parking from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
for YMCA day care, one located on the left side of the main entrance
to the day care 10 feet from the concrete curb, and one located on
right side of the main entrance to the day care.
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Lincoln Street Parking Lot, a parcel of land located at the
northeast section of the intersection with Pearl Street, and further
described as the former Maine Energy Executive Parking Lot at 3-11
Lincoln Street, having the dimensions of 74 feet ± in width
(measured west to east) and 180 feet ± in length (measured
south to north).
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[Added 6-4-2013 by Ord. No. 2013.48]
In order to accommodate and facilitate the removal of household
solid waste and qualified recycling material at roadside, the Director
of Public Works may designate streets or areas as "No Parking" for
certain designated hours during Monday through Friday for the purpose
of household solid waste removal and the pickup of qualified recycling
material. Those areas so designated shall be posted with the restricted
parking, and violators may be towed.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Sec. 42-63, Parking by permit only,
added 8-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010.83, was repealed 5-21-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013.37.
[Code 1975, § 14-51; Ord. No. 11-17-1997(1); Ord. of 7-7-1998(1); Ord. No. 2006.98, 11-21-2006]
(a)
Fees for parking violations shall be set as follows:
[Amended 6-6-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017.50]
(1)
Parking in snow removal or plowing area: $40.
(2)
Parking in fire lane: $40.
(3)
Overtime parking: $25.
(4)
Parking in a truck zone and/or loading/unloading zone: $30.
(5)
Double parking: $40.
(6)
Parking in no parking, etc., area: $40.
(7)
Parking in front of fire hydrant: $40.
(8)
Blocking driveway (upon complaint): $40.
(9)
Parking on sidewalks: $35.
(10)
Parking facing traffic: $25.
(11)
Parking in a permit-only zone: $35.
[Amended 2-5-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019.2]
(12)
Parking in a disability-designated area: traffic infraction.
(13)
All other violations within this chapter not specifically listed
above: $25.[1]
[Added 7-20-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.61]
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All parking fines left unpaid after 30 days shall be doubled.
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[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection (a)(13), which listed the
fee for failure to purchase a permit for permit-required municipal
lots, was repealed 2-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019.2.
(b)
A vehicle with three or more outstanding parking violations issued
by the Police Department, and found to be in violation of any of the
City parking ordinances, will be subject to towing or immobilized
by the use of an auto boot. The vehicle will not be released to the
owner or agent of the owner until the violations and tow charges are
paid.
(c)
It will be prima facie evidence that the registered owner of the
vehicle committed the parking violation.
(d)
The maximum fee that may be charged by a towing company for a vehicle
requested to be towed by the Police Department will be at the direction
of the Chief of Police.
[Ord. No. 2001.21, 3-20-2001]
The Biddeford School Committee shall by resolve, designate parking areas that are in or on the property owned by the City, and under the jurisdiction and control of the Biddeford School Department, as "No Parking" or "No Parking Tow Zone" or "Parking by Permit Only" or "Restricted Parking" or any other similar restriction so imposed, and deemed necessary for the control of vehicle parking on school grounds. All areas so designated must be clearly marked and posted, and shall be enforced by the Police Department in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Violators are subject to fines in accordance with Section 42-64.
[Added 8-5-2014 by Ord. No. 2014.70]
In order to assure that the residents of the City shall have
access to the beaches of Biddeford, that those beaches and the adjacent
areas shall not become overcrowded, and in order to preserve the health
and safety of the beach areas for the residents of those parts of
the City, it is established that:
(1)
Parking at those areas designated by Subsection (9) during the period from June 15 to Labor Day and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. shall be by permit only. There shall be no parking in the aforementioned areas after 9:00 p.m. and until 5:00 a.m.
(2)
For the purpose of this section, the word "resident" shall meet one
of the following criteria:
(a)
Person who pays real estate property taxes to the City;
(b)
Person who is a registered voter in the City;
(c)
Person who can provide a vehicle registered both in the City
and the State of Maine. All residents of the City may obtain parking
permits for compliance with this section for a fee of $35 for the
first vehicle, $20 per additional vehicle registered at the same address,
$20 for residents 65 and older, payable to the City Clerk. Proof of
eligibility will be the burden of the applicant.
[Amended 12-2-2014 by Ord. No. 2014.114; 6-6-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.53; 7-2-2019 by Ord. No. 2019.64; 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 2021.132]
(3)
Persons ineligible under Subsection (2) may obtain a parking permit to be in compliance with this section for a fee of $245 for a season permit; $140 for a seven-day permit; $75 for a three-day permit; and $35 for a one-day permit from either the office of the City Clerk or from parking kiosks. The seven-day and three-day permits are valid in consecutive days only, and are not transferable from one vehicle to another.
[Amended 6-6-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017.53; 9-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.104; 7-2-2019 by Ord. No. 2019.64; 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 2021.132]
(4)
For residents, after presenting the registration of the vehicle upon
which the permit is to be applied, permits issued under this section
shall be recorded and shall be registered by the owner's name and
vehicle registration plate number. These permits shall read in part,
"All Parking At Your Own Risk."
Season permits shall be valid from June 15 to Labor Day; seven-day
and three-day permits shall be valid only for the consecutive dates
specified on the permits.
[Amended 9-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.104]
(5)
The form of permit to be displayed shall be the license plate referenced
on the valid vehicle registration, appropriately recorded during the
permitting process, and properly attached to the vehicle.
[Amended 9-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.104]
(6)
Permits obtained by fraudulent means are invalid. Invalidation of
a permit sticker may lead to further liability as provided by this
section.
[Amended 9-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.104]
(7)
Violations of the provisions of this section shall be punished by
a fine of $50 for each separate offense. Failure to obtain a permit
and illegal parking are separate offenses. Vehicles illegally parked
will be towed at the owner's expense.
[Amended 9-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.104]
(8)
No vehicle shall be eligible for a parking permit under this section
if that vehicle is greater than seven feet in height and/or 20 feet
in length. The length of a vehicle shall include any attached appurtenances
such as trailers. Permits issued under this section shall apply to
motorized vehicles only.
[Amended 9-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.104]
(9)
Those areas of the City of Biddeford to be restricted by this section
are as follows:
[Amended 4-18-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.29; 9-18-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.104]
(a)
Biddeford Pool Bathhouse Parking Lot (Gilbert Boucher Memorial
Park): On the lower portion of the parking lot, parking is restricted
for holders of resident parking permits only from 8:00 a.m. until
12:00 noon; anyone holding a nonresident permit is permitted to park
at those locations after 12:00 noon. The holders of resident or nonresident
parking permits may park in the upper portion of the parking lot during
those times that a beach permit is required.
(b)
Middle
Beach Lot (across from Bridge Road): Parking is restricted for holders
of resident parking permits only from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon;
anyone holding a nonresident permit is permitted to park at those
locations after 12:00 noon.
(c)
Curbside parking on Fortunes Rocks Road along Etherington's
Pond as follows:
1. Ocean side: westerly from a point 50 feet westerly of pole
J30 to a point 20 feet westerly of pole J37.
(10)
Persons
renting seasonal sites at a tent and trailer park shall be considered
nonresidents.
