No person shall stand or park a vehicle in any
of the following places, and vehicles found parked in violation of
the provisions of this section may be moved by or under the direction
of an officer and at the expense of the owner to a place where parking
is permitted.
A.
Within an intersection, except within those intersections
where the installation of parking meters has been specifically approved
by the Department of Public Works, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
B.
Upon any sidewalk.
C.
Upon a way within five feet of a marked crosswalk.
[Amended 4-21-2009 by Ord. No. 09-85]
D.
Upon the roadway in a rural or sparsely settled district.
E.
Upon a roadway where parking is permitted unless both
wheels on the right side of the vehicle are within 12 inches of the
curb or edge of the roadway, except upon those streets which are designated
as one-way streets. On such one-way streets, vehicles shall be parked
in the direction in which said vehicle is moving and with both wheels
within 12 inches of the curb. This shall not apply to streets or parts
of streets where angle parking is required by these regulations.
F.
Upon any roadway where the parking of a vehicle will
not leave a clear and unobstructed lane at least 10 feet wide for
passing traffic.
G.
Upon any street or highway within 10 feet of a fire
hydrant.
H.
Upon or in front of any private road or driveway.
I.
Upon any street or highway within 20 feet of an intersecting
way, except alleys.
J.
Within 15 feet of the wall of a fire station or directly
across the street from such fire station, provided that signs are
erected acquainting the driver of such restriction.
K.
On a bridge and the approach thereto.
L.
Within five feet of either side of a driveway.
M.
On City-owned
tree belts, medians and traffic islands.
[Added 9-18-2008 by Ord. No. 08-37; amended 4-19-2016 by Ord. No. 16-15]
A.
The City Council shall determine the streets upon
which diagonal parking will be permitted and shall cause said streets
to be designated by signs and the surfaces thereof to be marked as
directed by the Chief of Police.
B.
Diagonal parking is permitted upon certain sections of a number of streets as designated in § 260-60, hereto appended, to which reference is made and which § 260-60 relative to diagonal parking is herewith specifically incorporated in this section. Where such diagonal parking is permitted, vehicles shall be parked with one wheel within 12 inches of the curb and at the angle to the curb indicated by official marks and signs. The vehicle shall be parked so that all four wheels thereof shall be placed wholly within the area indicated for parking and headed to the curb.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any street
in any service zone for a period of time longer than 15 minutes, except
while actually engaged in loading or unloading, provided that such
loading and unloading does not exceed a period of time longer than
1/2 hour.
[Amended 2-16-2010 by Ord. No. 10-02; 2-15-2022 by Ord. No. 22-3]
A.
No driver
shall stop, stand or park any vehicle, except that passenger vehicles
may stop for not more than five minutes continuously for the receiving
or discharging of passengers, at any curb adjacent to the reservation
side of a parkway, the entrances of a school, church, theater, hotel,
hospital, railroad station, railway station, public building or any
place of public assemblage, provided that this regulation shall not
apply to the service entrances to any such building. Nonmotorized
vehicles (e.g., boats, trailers, campers) may not park on public streets
for more than 48 hours.
B.
No driver
shall park or stand any recreational motor vehicle and/or recreational
motor vehicle attachment having a gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds
or more, exceeding 20 feet in length or designed or constructed for
overnight occupancy for more than eight hours on any day, on any part
of any street, way, highway, road or parkway under the control of
the City of Chicopee where parking or standing a vehicle is not otherwise
prohibited, provided that this regulation shall not apply during actual
service or delivery or in the case of an emergency. Motor vehicles,
regardless of size, owned or operated by the City of Chicopee, the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the United States of America are
hereby exempt from these regulations. Each day in which a motor vehicle
is in violation of this provision shall constitute a separate offense.
No person shall park a vehicle within 20 feet
of either end of a safety zone which is located within 30 feet of
the curb or edge of the roadway.
[Amended 9-1-2009]
The location of all bus stops, taxicab stands
and service zones shall be specified by the City Council, and, in
the case of taxicab stands, the City Council shall designate who may
use them as such.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park
upon a street or highway any vehicle displayed for sale.
A.
No person shall park or leave a vehicle within the
limits of private ways furnishing means of access for fire apparatus
to any building and the City Council is authorized, with the concurrence
of the Chief of the Fire Department, to establish fire lanes on governmental
property devoted to governmental use for the purpose of protecting
access there for fire protection purposes.
[Amended 9-1-2009]
B.
The fine for such unlawful act shall be $50, and the
towing of said vehicle shall be at the owner's expense. Signs displaying
the fine and towing will be properly posted in designated fire lanes
and enforcement of the same shall be by the police.
[Amended 3-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-13]
A.
No person shall park a vehicle on any street or parts thereof, or in any municipal off-street parking area or parts thereof, as listed in § 260-68 of this chapter, except those vehicles which bear the distinctive "HP" or "DV" number plates or plates with the international symbol for the handicapped or a paratransit vehicle equipped for the handicapped and bearing the international symbol for the handicapped.
[Amended 5-17-2011 by Ord. No. 11-13]
B.
Any person convicted of a violation of this section,
except as may be otherwise provided, shall have his or her vehicle
towed as well as a fine of $100 for each offense.
[Amended 2-15-2005 by Ord. No. 05-118]
[Amended 2-20-1996 by Ord. No. 96-6; 9-21-2010 by Ord. No.
10-37; 9-6-2016 by Ord. No. 16-45]
A.
No driver
shall park or stand any motor vehicle and/or motor vehicle attachment
(excluding recreational vehicles) having a gross vehicle weight of
26,001 pounds or more or exceeding 24 feet in length for more than
one hour on any day, or at any time on Sunday, on any part of any
street, way, highway, road or parkway under the control of the City
of Chicopee where parking or standing a vehicle is not otherwise prohibited,
provided that this regulation shall not apply during actual service
or delivery or in the case of an emergency. Motor vehicles, regardless
of size, owned or operated by the City of Chicopee, the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts or the United States of America are hereby exempt
from these regulations. Each day in which a motor vehicle is in violation
of this provision shall constitute a separate offense.
B.
No driver
shall park or stand any motor vehicle and/or motor vehicle attachment
(excluding recreational vehicles) having a gross vehicle weight of
26,001 pounds or more or exceeding 24 feet in length on private property
in any residential zone for more than three calendar days during any
calendar month. Motor vehicles, regardless of size, owned or operated
by the City of Chicopee, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the
United States of America are hereby exempt from these regulations.
Each day in which a motor vehicle is in violation of this provision
shall constitute a separate offense.
C.
More than
three unpaid violations within a twelve-month period will cause the
vehicle(s) to be towed and impounded at the owner's expense.
[Amended 3-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14; 12-15-2015 by Ord. No. 15-62]
B.
Severe weather parking regulations shall be in effect only when announced by the Mayor, at the request of the Superintendent of Streets. While in effect, parking shall be allowed only on the even side of the street in even-numbered years and only on the odd side of the street in odd-numbered years, 24 hours a day. This section is applicable to all streets except those listed in § 260-69.
C.
Severe weather parking regulations shall be deemed to have been announced
when publicized by a daily newspaper or radio or television station,
notifying the public that severe weather conditions have been forecasted
and may exist and that emergency winter parking regulations are in
effect. Said declaration shall remain in force as long as conditions
warrant such retention and shall be lifted only by the Mayor, by a
consensus of the following departments: Fire Chief, Police Chief or
Superintendent of Streets, and publicized as above stated. "Severe
weather" means any weather condition and/or including, but not limited
to, snow, ice, hail, excessive wind or rain which may, in the judgment
of the Superintendent of Streets, cause roads and ways in the City
to become or continue to be unsafe for travel and dangerous to the
public.
E.
Any person who violates a provision of the severe weather parking
regulations set forth in this section shall be towed and subjected
to a fine of $15.
F.
Whenever possible, reverse plowing will occur the next day beginning
as soon as possible upon conclusion of the initial storm cleanup at
the discretion of the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works.
Prior to authorizing reverse plowing, the Superintendent of the Department
of Public Works shall declare a reverse parking ban and shall advertise
this parking ban in the same manner as is the case with other severe
weather parking regulations.
[Added 12-3-2019 by Ord. No. 19-65]
The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to
prohibit, temporarily, parking on any street or highway or part thereof
in an impending or existing emergency or for a lawful assemblage,
demonstration or procession, provided that there is reasonable justification
for such prohibition. Vehicles parked in places where parking is prohibited
temporarily may be moved by or under the direction of an officer.
[Added 6-18-1996 by Ord. No. 96-38]
[Added 5-21-2019 by Ord.
No. 19-33]
A.
Classes. Municipal owned and/or controlled parking areas shall be
divided into five classes known as follows:
(1)
Public parking. In public parking designated parking areas,
only members of the general public having business within the adjacent
or nearby municipal building are to use public parking areas except
in emergency situations.
(2)
Staff parking. In staff parking designated parking areas, only
those person(s) whose name or department is designated upon the space
provided may park in the staff parking areas.
(3)
Employee parking. In employee parking designated parking areas,
only those employees of the City having offices or business within
the adjacent or nearby municipal building are to use the employee
parking area.
(4)
No parking-tow away parking. No person may park a motor vehicle
in those areas designated as "no parking-tow away." Any motor vehicle
parked in a no parking-tow away designated area shall be towed from
such no parking tow area at the expense of the owner of such motor
vehicle.
(5)
Handicapped parking. In those parking areas designated as "handicapped
parking," only those persons with the proper handicapped credentials
shall park in these designated spaces.
B.
Plan. The five classes defined above are depicted on a plan entitled
"Municipal Parking-Chicopee Center, Chicopee Massachusetts" and dated
March 2019 or as hereinafter amended. Said plan is hereby adopted
and made part of this section together with all explanatory matter
thereon. Said plan may be amended by the City Council from time to
time and a current copy of said plan shall be maintained on file with
the office of the City Clerk.
C.
Rules and regulations. In order to facilitate the efficient administration
of municipal business, the following regulations are hereby adopted
relative to hereinabove defined municipally owned and/or controlled
parking areas.
(1)
These parking regulations shall be in effect between the hours
of 7:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. on all business days of the City except
that handicapped parking shall be in effect for all hours of each
and every day.
(2)
Any vehicle parked in a no parking-tow away zone, in addition
to the monetary fine defined below, shall be towed and any expense
incurred by the City shall be paid by the owner of said vehicle.
(3)
No employee of the City shall park a vehicle in an area designated
as public parking.
(4)
A copy of the current plan shall be displayed in a conspicuous
manner within the adjacent or nearby municipal building(s).
E.
The City of Chicopee Police Department or their designee shall enforce
this section.
[Added 5-3-2022 by Ord. No. 22-10]
Any person or entity that receives two parking citations for
the same violation in a seven-day period will be subject to towing
on the third violation for the same instance.
