No person operating or in charge of a vehicle shall disobey
the order of a police officer when that officer is acting in his official
capacity.
No person operating or in charge of any vehicle shall disobey
the instructions displayed upon any official traffic sign or device
on any roadway in the Town, unless directed to do so by a police officer.
These signs and devices shall include the regulation of speed, stopping,
parking, and direction of traffic, the prohibition of trucks, and
the closing of roadways.
[Amended 11-8-2022 by Ord. No. 22-O-08]
B.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, no person
may operate a motor vehicle in excess of 20 miles per hour between
the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, on a
street located in a designated school zone, unless otherwise posted.
The Town Council is hereby authorized to designate school zones by
resolution. This section is intended only to set the speed limit and
does not limit the ability of the Town to operate a speed monitoring
system on a highway in a residential district with a maximum posted
speed limit of 35 miles per hour on any Town street.
A.
Prohibitions.
(1)
Stopping, standing, or parking. Except under the direction of a police
officer, no person shall stop, stand, or park his vehicle:
(a)
On any approach to a bridge or viaduct, or on any bridge, viaduct,
crosswalk, sidewalk, or the area between the curb and adjacent property
lines.
(b)
Along any curb painted yellow and marked "No Parking" or in
front of any official sign closing a roadway.
(c)
Within three feet of a stopped vehicle, or the entrance to a
private driveway.
(d)
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or designated bus stop.
(e)
Within 30 feet of a stop sign on the approach side of the street,
or marker officially designating an arterial highway, or any sign
prohibiting parking during an emergency, unless the sign states otherwise.
(f)
Within 30 feet of any vehicle-activated traffic control device,
or any other electric traffic control signal.
(g)
Within 15 feet of the curbline of an intersecting street or,
if no curb exists, where it would extend except on those streets intersecting
U.S. Route 1, East-West Highway, Adelphi Road, or Queens Chapel Road
where the prohibition shall apply within 35 feet of the curbline of
those streets.
(h)
Upon any Town roadway in such manner as to obstruct passage
along that roadway or entrance onto it from a private drive so as
to prevent the passage of vehicles along it.
(i)
Within any intersection.
(j)
Within any parking space or area painted with a handicap symbol
and signed "Handicap Parking", unless that vehicle prominently displays
a handicap parking sticker issued by the appropriate authority.
[Effective 2-12-1991]
(2)
Parking. No person shall park any vehicle at any time in the specified
places on the following streets:
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
i.
|
40th Avenue
|
East
|
From Queens Chapel Road to Tennyson Road and the entire park
turnaround
|
|
ii.
|
41st Avenue
|
East
|
From Queens Chapel Road to Tennyson Road and the entire park
turnaround
|
|
iii.
|
42nd Avenue
|
Both
|
From Queens Chapel Road to Sheridan Street
|
|
iv.
|
43rd Avenue
[Added 7-10-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-O-05] |
East
|
Within 100 feet of its intersection with Route 410, East-West
Highway
|
|
v.
|
44th Avenue
[Added 7-10-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-O-05] |
East
|
Within 100 feet of its intersection with Route 410, East-West
Highway
|
|
vi.
|
44th Avenue
|
West
|
From Queens Chapel Road to Wells Parkway
|
|
vii.
|
Adelphi Road
|
East
|
From the park to Beechwood Road
|
|
viii.
|
Beechwood Road
[Revised 2-21-1993] |
North
|
From U.S. Route 1 to Pineway
|
|
ix.
|
Intersection of Beechwood Road, College Heights Drive, and 40th
Avenue
|
—
|
On the triangle park
|
|
x.
|
Clagett Road
[Effective 1-25-1982] |
East
|
From Queens Chapel Road to Clagett-Pineway
|
|
xi.
|
Clagett-Pineway
[Added 1-17-2023 by Ord. No. 23-O-01] |
South
|
From Woodberry Street to Clagett Road
|
|
xii.
|
Oakridge Road
|
East
|
From Beechwood Road to Pineway
|
|
xiii.
|
Pineway
|
North
|
From Queens Chapel Road to Beechwood Road
|
|
xiv.
|
Pineway
|
North
|
Within 73 feet of its intersection with U.S. Route 1
|
|
xv.
|
Pineway
|
South
|
Within 100 feet from intersections with Queens Chapel Road and
U.S. Route 1, and at the Northern intersection with U.S. Route 1
|
|
xvi.
|
Pineway
[Effective 5-25-2006] |
South
|
Within 75 feet of its intersection with U.S. Route 1
|
|
xvii.
|
Public right-of-way of the alley running south and west from
Pineway to Oakridge Road
[Effective 1-25-1982] |
East
|
From a point beginning at the north end of lot 12 and proceeding
south to the north lot line of lot 43, then proceeding west to Oakridge
Road in Block A College Heights
|
|
xviii.
|
Public right-of-way of the alley running south and west from
Pineway to Oakridge Road
|
West
|
—
|
|
xix.
|
Queens Chapel Road
[Effective, 10-14-2002] |
—
|
Within the turnaround located at the south end of the road,
at its intersection with Adelphi Road and East-West Highway, as signed
|
|
xx.
|
Sheridan Street
|
South
|
From Queens Chapel Road to U.S. Route 1
|
|
xxi.
|
Tennyson Road
|
North
|
From the east side of the alley entrance for a distance of 30
feet east toward 41st Avenue from the line of the curvature at its
intersection with 40th Avenue for a distance of 29 feet west toward
Adelphi Road
[Added 11-2-2020 by Ord. No. 20-O-10] |
|
South
|
From Adelphi Road to 40th Avenue and the entire park turnaround
| ||
|
South
|
From the east side of the driveway apron at 4011 Tennyson for
a distance of 32 feet east toward 41st Avenue
[Added 11-2-2020 by Ord. No. 20-O-10] | ||
|
xxii.
|
Tuckerman Street
|
South
|
From Queens Chapel Road to U.S. Route 1
|
|
xxiii.
|
Underwood Street
|
North
|
From Adelphi Road to 40th Avenue
[Added 2-25-2022 by Ord. No. 22-O-02] |
|
North
|
From U.S. Route 1 to Queens Chapel Road
| ||
|
xxiv.
|
U.S. Route 1
|
West
|
Within the Town boundaries
|
|
xxv.
|
Van Buren Street
|
—
|
From Beechwood Road to College Heights Drive
|
|
xxvi.
|
Van Buren Street
|
North
|
From Queens Chapel Road to U.S. Route 1
|
|
xxvii.
|
Van Buren Street
[Amended 11-7-2014 by Ord. No. 14-O-10] |
South
|
Within 100 feet of its intersection with U.S. Route 1, and from
Beechwood Road to College Heights Drive
|
|
xxviii.
|
Wells Parkway
|
—
|
Within its easterly turnaround proximate to the University Park
Elementary School
|
|
xxix.
|
Wells Parkway
|
Both
|
From Adelphi Road to Calverton Drive
|
|
xxx.
|
Wells Parkway
[Revised 11-7-1990; amended
by Ord. No. 13-O-07] |
South
|
From Calverton Drive to Eversfield Drive
|
|
xxxi.
|
Wells Parkway East
[Added 9-12-2023 by Ord. No. 23-O-06] |
West
|
From Beechwood Road to the dead end at the school
|
|
xxxii.
|
Wells Parkway West
[Added 9-12-2023 by Ord. No. 23-O-06] |
East
|
From Beechwood Road to the park turnaround
|
B.
Limitations.
(1)
Limited Parking. No person shall park any vehicle for more than two
hours at any one place between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, on any of the following streets:
[Revised 2-11-2007]
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
i.
|
40th Avenue
|
Both
|
From Calverton Drive to College Heights Drive and from the park
turnaround to Tennyson Road
|
|
ii.
|
40th Avenue
[Amended 5-9-1999; 11-24-2005] |
West
|
From Tennyson Road to Queens Chapel Road
|
|
iii.
|
41st Avenue
[Effective 10-10-1977; amended 5-9-1999; 11-24-2005] |
Both
|
From Tennyson Road to the park turnaround and from College Heights
Drive to Underwood Street
|
|
iv.
|
41st Avenue
|
West
|
From Tennyson Road to Queens Chapel Road
|
|
v.
|
Adelphi Road
|
East
|
From Beechwood Road to Underwood Street and from Queen's Chapel
Road to the Park Bridge
|
|
vi.
|
Beechwood Road
|
Both
|
From Adelphi Road to Wells Parkway
|
|
vii.
|
Beechwood Road
[Effective 2-11-2007;
amended 2-22-2009] |
South
|
From Pineway to Route 1, Baltimore Boulevard
|
|
viii.
|
Calverton Drive
[2-11-2007] |
—
|
From Adelphi Road to Wells Parkway
|
|
ix.
|
Clagett Pineway
[Effective 2-22-2009] |
Both
|
From Pineway to Clagett Road
|
|
x.
|
College Heights Drive
[Effective 10-10-1977] |
Both
|
From 40th Avenue to Wells Parkway
|
|
xi.
|
Forest Hill Drive
|
Both
|
From Underwood Street to College Heights Drive
|
|
xii.
|
Holly Hill Road
[Effective 2-22-2009] |
Both
|
From Oakridge to Pineway
|
|
xiii.
|
Oakridge
[Effective 6-6-2005;
amended 2-11-2007; 2-22-2009] |
West
|
From Pineway to Beechwood Road
|
|
xiv.
|
Pineway
[Effective 6-6-2005;
amended 2-22-2009] |
North
|
From Beechwood Road to 75 feet from the northern intersection
with Route 1
|
|
xv.
|
Pineway
|
South
|
From 100 feet from intersection with Queens Chapel Road and
Route 1 to any point more than 75 feet from the northern intersection
with Route 1
|
|
xvi.
|
Queens Chapel Road
[Effective 12-26-1993; 11-24-2005; 2-11-2007] |
Both
|
From Adelphi Road to 41st Avenue
|
|
xvii.
|
Sheridan Street
[Effective 12-12-1977] |
North
|
From 43rd Avenue to 42nd Avenue
|
|
xviii.
|
Tennyson Road
[Effective 11-24-2005; 2-11-2007] |
North
|
From Adelphi Road to 40th Avenue and both sides from 40th Avenue
to 41st Avenue
|
|
xix.
|
Underwood Street
[Effective 10-10-1977; amended 2-25-2022 by Ord. No. 22-O-02] |
South
|
From Adelphi Road to 40th Avenue
|
|
xx.
|
Van Buren Street
[Effective 10-10-1977] |
Both
|
From 40th Avenue to Forest Hill Drive
|
|
xxi.
|
Wells Parkway
|
—
|
From Calverton Drive to Chansory Lane
|
(2)
School parking.
(a)
No person shall park any vehicle from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.,
except as otherwise noted, on school days on any of the following
streets:
[Amended 5-10-2004; 2-11-2007; 6-3-2019 by Ord. No. 19-O-04; 2-3-2020 by Ord. No. 20-O-01]
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
i.
|
Adelphi Road
|
East
|
From Van Buren Street to Calverton Drive
|
|
ii.
|
Adelphi Road
|
East
|
Between Calverton Drive and Wells Parkway
|
|
iii.
|
Adelphi Road
|
East
|
Between Underwood Street and Van Buren Street
|
|
iv.
|
Queens Chapel Road
|
East
|
North from its intersection with Underwood Street for a distance
of 95 feet between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
|
|
v.
|
Queens Chapel Road
|
West
|
From its intersection with Underwood Street to the driveway
of the University Park Elementary School Parking Lot, which area shall
be utilized as a student loading zone, between the hours of 7:30 a.m.
and 8:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
|
|
vi.
|
Underwood Street
|
South
|
East from its intersection with Queens Chapel Road for a distance
of 93 feet between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.
|
|
vii.
|
Underwood Street
|
South
|
West from its intersection with Queens Chapel Road for a distance
of 470 feet, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
|
|
viii.
|
Van Buren Street
|
Both
|
From Adelphi Road to 40th Avenue
|
(3)
Specific times. No person shall park any vehicle at any time in the
specified places on the following streets between November 1 through
January 15 in each year.
[Added 11-2-2020 by Ord.
No. 20-O-10]
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|
|
40th Avenue
|
East
|
From the line of curvature of the circle for a distance of 25
feet south toward Tennyson Road
|
|
41st Avenue
|
East
|
From the line of curvature of the circle for a distance of 28
feet south toward Tennyson Road
|
|
Tennyson Road
|
North
|
From the west side of the alley entrance for a distance of 20
feet west toward 40th Avenue
|
|
South
|
From the line of curvature of the circle for a distance of 25
feet west toward 41st Avenue
|
(4)
No
person shall park any vehicle at any time on the east side of Wells
Parkway East between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. without a parking permit.
[Added 9-12-2023 by Ord. No. 23-O-06]
(5)
Electric
vehicle charging stations.
[Added 9-12-2023 by Ord. No. 23-O-06]
(a)
PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE CHARGING SPACE
In this section the following words have the meanings indicated:
A motor vehicle:
That is made by a manufacturer;
That is propelled to a significant extent by an electric motor
that draws electricity from a battery that can be recharged from an
external source of electricity;
For which the external source of electricity is unable to be
connected to the motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is in motion;
and
That is properly registered.
A parking space that provides access to charging equipment
that transfers electrical energy to a plug-in electric drive vehicle.
(b)
Unless the vehicle is a plug-in electric drive vehicle that is plugged
into charging equipment, a person may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle
in a designated plug-in electric drive vehicle charging space.
(d)
A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty
of $100.
C.
Parking Permits.
(1)
In order to provide certain persons with the opportunity to enjoy the use of their property, including the use of the public street to park their vehicles along the time-limited parking areas, and to provide for greater safety, the Mayor and Council authorize the Mayor and designated Town administrative personnel to issue permits for the parking of all properly registered operative vehicles owned or regularly operated by persons residing at the given address or owned or regularly operated by the owner of the property at the given address for an appropriate period of time as circumstances require within an area in which parking is limited by Subsections B(1), (2) (3) and (4) of this section where said designee(s) determines that the applicant for such permits:
[Revised 3-23-1994; 7-30-2001; 2-11-2007]
(2)
The application for permit shall contain the name of the owner of the motor vehicle, residential address, and make of the motor vehicle, model, and serial number. Permits shall be issued without charge to the applicants. Details of the format, placement and effective dates of any permits issued under this § 9-104 shall be determined by the Mayor.
[Revised 12-6-1992; 2-11-2007]
D.
Visitor permits in certain areas.
(1)
Each residence abutting that portion of a street on which parking
is limited by this section is entitled to two visitor parking permits,
upon application by a resident accompanied by proof of residence.
(2)
Visitor permits, shall be used on a temporary basis only by guests
of eligible residents.
E.
Emergency authority of the Mayor. Whenever emergencies require, the
Mayor, or in his absence, the Chief of Police, may prohibit parking
on portions of the Town roadways. Signs prohibiting such parking shall
be prominently displayed in the affected areas.
[Effective 10-10-1977, amended 10-3-1999; 2-11-2007]
F.
Parking
fines. The parking fines for parking violations of the Town Code are
the same as those adopted through the State of Maryland for parking
violations, except as otherwise set out in this Code.
[Added 9-12-2023 by Ord. No. 23-O-06]
[Effective 10-10-1977]
No person driving a vehicle shall park it without first bringing
the wheels of the curb side to within six inches of the curb, stopping
the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key, and setting the
brake.
A.
No person shall operate a motor vehicle on Underwood Street between
Forest Hill Drive and Adelphi Road except in a westbound direction,
nor shall any person operate a motor vehicle on Underwood Street between
Beechwood Road and the northern end of the circular driveway at the
University Park Elementary School, except in a southbound direction,
nor shall any person operate a motor vehicle onto Underwood Street
in an eastbound direction from its intersection with Queens Chapel
Road between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., Monday through Friday.
[Effective 10-17-1995; amended 2-3-2020 by Ord. No. 20-O-01]
B.
No person operating a motor vehicle shall turn left onto Tennyson
Street from its intersection with Adelphi Road between 6:30 a.m. and
9:30 a.m., Monday through Friday.
[Revised 11-30-1992]
C.
No person operating a motor vehicle shall enter onto Sheridan Street
westbound from route 1, Baltimore Avenue, between the hours of 6:30
a.m. and 9:30 a.m., Monday through Friday.
[Revised 1-11-1993; 2-11-2007]
D.
No person operating a motor vehicle shall enter onto Tuckerman Street
westbound from Route 1, Baltimore Avenue, between the hours of 6:30
a.m. and 9:30 a.m., Monday through Friday.
[Revised 1-11-1993]
E.
No person operating a motor vehicle shall enter onto the southern
extension of Wells Parkway westbound from Route 1, Baltimore Avenue,
between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., Monday through Friday.
[Revised 1-11-1993; 2-11-2007]
F.
No person operating a motor vehicle shall enter onto or exit from
Queens Chapel Road at its Southern end, at the intersection with Route
410, East-West Highway, and Adelphi Road, except for emergency vehicles.
[Effective 11-30-1992]
G.
No person operating a motor vehicle shall enter onto Queens Chapel
Road at its northern end, at the intersection with Route 1, Baltimore
Avenue, at any time, except for emergency vehicles and school buses.
Motor vehicles may exit from Queens Chapel Road at its northern end
using the northeast lane of travel only. The southwest lane of travel
on Queen's Chapel Road, between its intersection with Route 1 and
its intersection with Clagett/44th Avenue, shall be for use of emergency
vehicles and school buses only, and shall be marked with yellow stripes
for this purpose.
[Effective 11-7-1992]
H.
No person operating a motor vehicle shall exit Sheridan Street eastbound
at its intersection with Route 1, Baltimore Avenue, except by making
a right turn.
[Effective 2-11-2007]
I.
No person operating a motor vehicle shall enter onto 44th Avenue
Northbound at its intersection with Sheridan Street, between the hours
of 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
[Effective 2-11-2007]
A.
No person shall operate any truck on the streets of University Park.
This provision shall not apply to any recreational or van-type vehicle
or pick-up truck with a 3/4 ton or less manufacturer's rated capacity
without regard to the license tag designation of the vehicle, which
is owned by residents of the Town of University Park, is used primarily
for personal transportation, and does not display commercial advertising
on the body of or affixed to the vehicle. These provisions shall not
apply to trucks used in connection with a service call or delivery
to a resident of the Town of University Park.
[Effective 12-30-1987]
A.
Hitchhiking. No person shall personally solicit a ride from any private
vehicle traveling on Town roads.
B.
Hitchriding. No person traveling on any motorcycle, bicycle, or other
self-propelled vehicle shall attach himself or his vehicle to any
other moving vehicle.
C.
Bicycles. No person shall ride a bicycle on any sidewalk in the Town.
This provision shall exclude light toy vehicles.
D.
Sound trucks. No person operating a vehicle shall broadcast sound
from that vehicle within the Town limits without the express approval
of the Council.
E.
Curbs and sidewalks. No person shall drive any vehicle over any curb
or sidewalk, except on driveways, without securing a permit authorized
by the Chairman of the Street Maintenance and Safety Committee, or
in his absence, the Mayor. The Town may require the posting of a bond
as a condition of permit approval to insure against damage to Town
property.
[Effective 10-10-1977]
[Amended 9-14-2020 by Ord. No. 20-O-08; 11-15-2021 by Ord. No. 21-O-07]
A.
The Town
and its police department are authorized to operate a speed-monitoring
system to enforce the speed limit pursuant to § 21-809,
Transportation Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended, in
school zones, within 1/2 mile of an institution of higher education,
and on highways in residential districts with a maximum posted speed
limit of 35 miles per hour.
B.
Before activating a speed-monitoring system, the Town shall:
(1)
Publish notice of the location of the speed-monitoring system on
its website and in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town.
(2)
Ensure that each speed limit sign approaching and within an institute
of higher education zone, or on a highway in a residential district
with a maximum posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour, and each speed
limit sign that designates a school zone is proximate to a sign that:
(a)
Indicates that speed-monitoring systems are in use in the school,
highway, or institute of higher education zone; and
(b)
Is in accordance with the manual for and the specifications
for a uniform system of traffic control devices adopted by the State
Highway Administration under § 25-104 of the Transportation
Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.
C.
A speed monitoring system in a school zone may operate only Monday
through Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. A speed monitoring
system in a zone within 1/2 mile of an institution of higher education
or on a highway in a residential district with a maximum posted speed
limit of 35 miles per hour may operate 24 hours per day, seven days
per week.
D.
For a period of at least 30 days after the first speed-monitoring
system is placed in the Town, a violation recorded by any speed-monitoring
system may be enforced only by issuance of a warning. Thereafter,
if the Town moves or places a mobile or stationary speed-monitoring
system where a speed-monitoring system has not previously been placed,
the Town may not issue a citation for a violation recorded by that
speed-monitoring system:
E.
The Town Council is hereby authorized to designate school speed enforcement
zones, highway zones and zones within 1/2 mile of an institution of
higher education consistent with this section by resolution.
