[Amended 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001]
As used in this article the following terms mean:[2]
A portion of a public highway consisting of a section of
a public right-of-way in which the parking of a vehicle is controlled
by a parking meter.
A portion of a public highway consisting of a parking garage,
deck or structure in which the parking of a vehicle is controlled
by a parking meter.
A portion of a public highway consisting of a parking lot
in which the parking of a vehicle is controlled by a parking meter.
A parking meter that controls vehicle parking for more than
one space in a parking meter zone.
A mechanical device located upon a public highway or sidewalk
in a place regularly designated as a parking meter zone, as hereinafter
defined, which shall record a certain number of minutes by the use
of a clock mechanism determining the period of time for which parking
privileges may be extended to the person so depositing a coin, or
any device that produces a ticket upon which the amount of time parking
privileges are extended may be printed.
Any designated section of the public highway within which
a vehicle may be temporarily parked and allowed to remain for such
period of time as indicated upon the parking meter or multi-space
parking meter attached therein.
A telephone or other electronic application to pay for parking.
[Added 12-8-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.11.10-011]
A.
The rules and regulations herein contained pertaining to the control
of vehicle traffic and parking areas shall apply to any person.
B.
The City Council of the City of Dover may, by resolution, suspend
the operation of this article for temporary periods in cases of emergency,
for the public good or for other reasons which, to it, appear to justify
such suspension. If any section or part of a section of this article
is held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality
shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or part thereof.
The City of Dover shall provide for the installation, regulation
and operation of parking meters and provide curb- and street-marking
lines therefor. Parking meters shall be placed upon the curb in relation
to the individual parking spaces or, in the case of a so-called "multi-space"
parking meter, shall be placed at a designated location to be controlled
by said multi-space parking meter, and shall be constructed so as
to show the limit of legal parking upon deposit of payment and to
provide some signal, ticket or some other mechanical device showing
the expiration of said parking.
[Amended 4-12-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.03.22-004; 11-8-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.10.25]
A.
Paid parking shall be required daily between the hours of 9:00 a.m.
and 8:00 p.m., except on Sundays, with the exception of:
[Amended 2-14-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.01.10; 10-10-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.09.26-010; 7-24-2019 by Ord. No. 2019.07.10-11]
(1)
The Orchard Street Parking Garage where designated as metered or
paid parking shall also be required as paid parking at all times,
24 hours a day and seven days a week.
[Amended 12-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.11.18-014]
(2)
The following holidays: January 1; the third Monday in January, known
as Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Day; the third Monday in February,
known as Washington's Birthday; the last Monday in May, known as Memorial
Day, or on a date to coincide with the federal observance if it is
held on a different day; July 4; the first Monday in September, known
as Labor Day; the second Monday in October, known in Dover as Indigenous
People's Day; November 11, known as Veterans Day; Thanksgiving Day;
the Friday after Thanksgiving; and Christmas Day. When one of the
listed holidays falls on a Sunday, the Monday after shall be observed
as a holiday.
[Amended 7-14-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.06.23-005]
(3)
Any
vehicle bearing the following special New Hampshire license plates
and in use by the person qualifying for said special plates shall
be entitled to free parking in metered spaces for no more than three
hours each day: Purple Heart (including Purple Heart-Vanity), Gold
Star, Prisoner of War, and Pearl Harbor Survivor (including Pearl
Harbor Survivor-Vanity). Any vehicle with license plates from another
state or United States territory bearing substantially equivalent
governmental license plates shall, provided the vehicle is in use
by the person qualifying for said special license plates, likewise
be entitled to no more than three hours each day of free parking in
metered spaces.
[Added 12-8-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.11.10-011]
B.
Parking meter rates shall be set forth in the annual Fee Schedule
adopted by the City Council.
C.
For good
cause, the Chief of Police, upon recommendation of the Parking Commission,
shall have the authority to temporarily suspend the provisions of
this section for specified dates and times.
D.
Free parking
permitted for persons with a walking disability under RSA 265:74 shall
be limited to a maximum of three hours.
[Added 11-10-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.10.13-009]
[Amended 8-24-2015 by Ord. No. 2015.07.08-014; 11-11-2015 by Ord. No. 2015.10.28-024; 4-12-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.03.22-004]
A.
The following shall be considered violations of this article:
(1)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to park or allow any vehicle registered
in his/her name to be parked in a parking meter zone so that the vehicle
is not entirely within the area designated or delineated by lines
or markings.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or allow any vehicle registered in his/her name to be parked in excess of 19 feet in overall length in a multi-space parking meter zone except as provided in § 141-32.
(3)
Multi-space
parking meters.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or allow any vehicle
registered in his/her name to be parked or left standing in any area
where parking is controlled by a multi-space parking meter:
[1]
Without purchasing a timed parking session from said multi-space
parking meter for such parking or standing time, which timed parking
sessions shall only authorize the specific vehicle and license plate
entered into the meter to use and occupy the parking.
[Amended 9-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.09.14-011]
[2]
For parking areas in the City that lack any form of pay-by-plate
meters or capabilities, without displaying any receipt so purchased
from a multi-space parking meter in a position on the dashboard of
the vehicle in order that the time printed on said receipt is clearly
visible from outside the vehicle. This subsection shall not apply
to metered parking garages or other metered areas when the proper
space number is entered into the pay-by-space parking meter or pay-by-plate
meters or capabilities.
[Amended 9-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.09.14-011]
[3]
After parking or standing time which has been purchased has expired.
[4]
For parking areas that require the use of displayed receipts, displaying an altered or falsified receipt or any receipt that has not been purchased from the multi-space parking meter controlling the parking space in which the vehicle displaying the receipt is parked. Violators will be subject to Table B fines under § 141-23 as set forth in the Fine Schedule as adopted by City Council.
[Amended 10-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.09.27; 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001; 9-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.09.14-011]
[5]
In excess of the posted time limits.
(b)
Exception. No multi-space parking meter receipt is required for a
vehicle parked in a parking meter zone for less than 15 minutes; this
exception does not apply to metered parking lots or a metered parking
garage.
(c)
Each violation of the acts described in Subsection A(3)(a)[1] to [5] shall constitute a separate violation and additional violation.
(d)
Use of a pay-by-plate application to pay for parking is permitted notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A(3)(a)[1] under the following conditions:
[Added 12-8-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.11.10-011]
[1]
The pay-by-plate application is authorized for use in the City of
Dover by the Chief of Police or designee.
[Amended 9-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.09.14-011]
[2]
The pay-by-plate application is activated for the proper zone the
vehicle is parked in.
[3]
The fee has been paid for the specific vehicle and license plate
using or occupying the parking.
(4)
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or allow any vehicle registered in his/her name to remain parked in a parking meter zone when time purchased on the parking meter for that vehicle and plate number has expired, except as provided in § 141-30.
[Amended 9-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.09.14-011]
(5)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to park or allow any vehicle registered
in his/her name to be parked or left standing on any public highway
or part of a public highway within the City in a parking meter zone
without conforming to the provisions of this article.
(6)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to park in a metered on-street parking
space without purchasing a parking session for the specific vehicle
and plate number occupying the parking, or with a receipt from a multi-space
parking meter in a metered parking lot or a metered parking garage.
[Amended 9-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.09.14-011]
(7)
The City’s print-at-home permit program provides permits specific to the single vehicle associated with each such permit. It shall be unlawful for any person to forge, falsify, or print multiple copies of print-at-home permits for use by others, or in any other way assist, facilitate, aid, or abet the use of a print-at-home permit by or for any other vehicle other than the permitted vehicle. Violators will be subject to Table B fines under § 141-23 as set forth in the Fine Schedule as adopted by City Council.
[Added 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.07.08-005]
B.
Where a violation of this article is found, each additional one hour
that a vehicle is so parked in violation shall constitute a separate
additional violation.
C.
The previous provisions of this article shall not apply to City-owned
vehicles or to persons who are disabled and have obtained permission
to park from the Chief of Police.
D.
Chronic offenders. Any person with five violations of any subsection of § 141-31A(3), (4) and (6) or § 141-37 in a calendar year for any metered on-street parking space shall be fined as set forth in the Fine Schedule as adopted by City Council for each subsequent offense.
[Amended 10-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.09.27; 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001]
E.
Displaying
an altered or falsified parking permit, or parts thereof. Violations
will be subject to a fine as set forth in the Fine Schedule as adopted
by City Council. The violator’s permit may also be revoked and
no refund will be issued.
[Amended 9-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.09.14-011]
[Amended 10-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.09.27]
Vehicles over 19 feet in overall length, with permission of
the Chief of Police, or designee, may stop and unload merchandise
in a multi-space parking meter zone, but under no circumstances shall
any vehicle obstruct or impede the free flow of traffic.
[Amended 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.07.08-005]
A.
The Chief
of Police, or designee, may permit plumbers, electricians, or other
such workers or contractors to reserve a parking space(s) upon payment
of a fee established in the Schedule of Fees adopted by City Council,
provided that it is essential for work being done in the immediate
area.
B.
In addition
to the fee referenced in the paragraph (A) above, contractors shall
also be required to pay any metered parking fees, per space, in effect
in that location.
C.
Contractors
not needing a space reserved shall only be responsible for the metered
parking fees, per space, in effect in that location.
D.
Fees established
in the Schedule of Fees for non-metered spaces are per space.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 141-34, Time limits, added 4-22-2015 by Ord. No. 2015.04.22-011, as amended, was repealed 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.07.08-005.
The provisions of RSA 231:130-a, Notification of Unpaid Fines,
are hereby adopted by the City of Dover, New Hampshire.
A.
Pursuant to the adoption of RSA 231:130-a, the Tax Collector shall:
(1)
Maintain
a record in the office of the Tax Collector which shall contain a
listing of all residents of the City of Dover who have outstanding
parking violations incurred in municipalities that have adopted the
provisions of this section.
(2)
Notify
the Town or City Clerk of any other municipality that has adopted
the provisions of this section of any outstanding parking violations
incurred by residents of such municipality within the limits of the
notifying municipality.
(3)
Notify
the Town or City Clerk of any municipality that has adopted the provisions
of this section of the payment of any outstanding parking violations
incurred by residents of such municipality within the limits of the
notifying municipality. Such action shall be taken within 10 days
of the payment of the outstanding violation.
B.
The Tax Collector shall update and keep readily available the records
required by RSA 231:30-a, I(a), in order that such records may be
consulted at such time as residents of such municipalities apply for
permits for the registration of vehicles pursuant to RSA 261:148.
C.
Furthermore, no resident in the City of Dover shall be allowed to
register a vehicle until all outstanding parking violations have been
paid to the City of Dover or to any other municipality that has adopted
the provisions of RSA 231:130-a.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 141-37, In-vehicle parking
meters, as amended 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.07.08-005, was repealed 10-11-2023 by Ord. No.
2023.09.27-11.
[Added 4-22-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015.04.22-011]
Parking meter zones in the City of Dover shall be set forth in § 141-51, Schedule L, unless otherwise posted.
