Town of Westerly, RI
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2024-02-12
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 238 Vehicles and Traffic
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 10 Comprehensive Plan
- Ch 15 Court, Municipal
- Ch 17 Development Services Department
- Ch 20 Eminent Domain
- Ch 21 (Reserved)
- Ch 22 Finance and Fiscal Affairs
- Ch 30 Municipal Land Trust
- Ch 34 Officers and Employees
- Ch 37 Ordinances
- Ch 41 Personnel Regulations
- Ch 45 Police Department
- Ch 49 Procurements
- Ch 53 Seal and Logos
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 64 Alarms
- Ch 68 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 72 Amusements
- Ch 76 Animals
- Ch 81 Beaches
- Ch 86 Boats, Waterways and Harbor Management
- Ch 90 Building Construction
- Ch 94 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 95 Commercial and Residential Properties, Real Estate Nonutilization Tax for
- Ch 115 Entertainment
- Ch 121 Fee Schedule
- Ch 125 Fire Lanes
- Ch 126 Flea Markets
- Ch 127 Floodplain Management
- Ch 137 Historic Site Preservation
- Ch 141 Hotels, Motels and Guesthouses
- Ch 145 Housing Standards
- Ch 150 Junkyards
- Ch 158 Licensing
- Ch 162 Littering
- Ch 167 Mobile Home and Trailer Parks
- Ch 171 Noise
- Ch 177 Parking
- Ch 179 Parks and Public Areas
- Ch 182 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 186 Peddlers and Street Vendors
- Ch 190 Pool Tables
- Ch 198 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 202 Retail Sales
- Ch 206 Sewers
- Ch 210 Signs
- Ch 212 Single-Use Plastic Bag Regulations
- Ch 217 Solid Waste
- Ch 221 Special One-Time Events
- Ch 223 Storm Sewers
- Ch 224 Stormwater Management
- Ch 225 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 229 Taxation
- Ch 238 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 238 Art I Definitions and General Regulations
- § 238-1 Definitions.
- § 238-2 Noise suppression; mufflers; violations and penalties.
- § 238-2.1 Noise from vehicle stereos; violations and penalties.
- § 238-3 Unnecessary use of signaling device.
- § 238-4 Attaching bicycles and toy vehicles to another vehicle.
- § 238-5 (Reserved)
- § 238-6 Bicycles and skateboards or similar device on sidewalks and private property prohibited.
- § 238-7 (Reserved)
- § 238-8 (Reserved)
- § 238-9 Playing on streets.
- Ch 238 Art II Speed Limits
- § 238-10 Reasonable and prudent speeds.
- § 238-11 Prima facie limits.
- § 238-12 Conditions requiring reduced speed.
- § 238-13 Reduction by Town Council of speed limits at local intersections and streets within business or residence districts.
- § 238-14 Increase by Town Council of speed limits in business and residence districts.
- § 238-15 Reduction by Town Council of speed limits outside business or residence districts.
- Ch 238 Art III Enforcement
- § 238-16 Payment without personal appearance; parking tickets.
- § 238-17 Method of payment.
- § 238-18 Violations and penalties.
- § 238-19 Failure to act.
- § 238-20 Forms.
- § 238-21 Duties and authority of police.
- § 238-22 Obedience to police by operators and pedestrians.
- § 238-23 Moving vehicle to avoid compliance prohibited.
- § 238-24 (Reserved)
- § 238-25 Attaching notice to vehicle or delivering to owner or operator.
- § 238-26 (Reserved)
- § 238-27 Contents of notice; failure to pay within time limit; trial and punishment.
- § 238-28 Towing of illegally parked vehicles.
- § 238-29 Deadline for payment of fine; fine for failure to pay.
- § 238-30 Towing by authorized vehicle only; storage location record.
- § 238-31 Presumption of violation from registration.
- § 238-32 Proof of penalty payment required for release of vehicle.
- § 238-33 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 238 Art IV Parking Fine Payment by Mail
- § 238-34 System established.
- § 238-35 Payment by mail authorized in lieu of appearance.
- § 238-36 Fines for parking violations.
- § 238-37 To whom payment addressed.
- § 238-38 Designation of collecting agency.
- § 238-39 Cash, check or money order authorized.
- § 238-40 Additional penalty for issuing bad check.
- § 238-41 Affixing notice to vehicle required.
- § 238-42 Information.
- § 238-43 Time limitation.
- § 238-44 Late fee.
- Ch 238 Art V Traffic Control Signs, Signals, Markings and Devices
- § 238-45 Obedience to signs and devices required.
- § 238-45.1 Emergency traffic control devices.
- § 238-46 Display of unauthorized signs and signals prohibited.
- § 238-47 Interference with signs and signals prohibited.
- § 238-48 Chief of Police authorized to designate crosswalks.
- § 238-49 Chief of Police authorized to mark street lanes.
- § 238-50 Obedience to stop signs.
- Ch 238 Art VI Operation of Vehicles
- § 238-51 (Reserved)
- § 238-52 Driving on streets closed to traffic; violations and penalties.
- § 238-53 Turning restrictions at certain streets.
- § 238-54 Driving on Park Avenue Bus Loop during school year.
- § 238-55 Operation of heavy commercial vehicles.
- § 238-56 Right-of-way in absence of signs or signals; crosswalks; crossing between intersections.
- § 238-57 Funeral processions.
- § 238-58 Following fire apparatus; crossing fire hose.
- § 238-59 Throwing debris on highway; snow removal.
- § 238-60 Prevention of leakage of load; fastening of load or covering; projecting loads.
- § 238-61 Coasting prohibited.
- § 238-62 Times when lights required; illumination of rear registration plate; wiring of rear lights in connection with head lamps.
- § 238-63 Overtaking and passing.
- Ch 238 Art VII Stopping, Standing and Parking
- § 238-64 Parking vehicle for sale prohibited.
- § 238-65 Stopping, standing and parking restrictions.
- § 238-66 Parking prohibited or restricted in designated areas.
- § 238-67 Tow zones described.
- § 238-68 Posting notice.
- § 238-69 Towing of certain vehicles authorized.
- § 238-70 Towing by authorized vehicle only; storage location record.
- § 238-71 Presumption of violation from registration.
- § 238-72 Proof of penalty payment required for release of vehicle.
- § 238-73 Overtime parking fines; late fee.
- § 238-74 Parking during snowstorm emergency.
- § 238-75 Parking of trailers prohibited; tow zone.
- Ch 238 Art VIII (Reserved)
- § 238-76 through § 238-92. (Reserved)
- Ch 238 Art IX (Reserved)
- § 238-93 through § 238-107. (Reserved)
- Ch 242 Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 247 Victualing Houses
- Ch 251 Water
- Ch 256 Yard Sales
- Ch 260 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A261 Land Development and Subdivision Regulations
- Ch A262 Home Rule Act
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Westerly 8-13-1991 by Ch. No. 14 of the 1991 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
