It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle
to stop, stand or park such vehicle in any of the following places,
except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance
with the direction of a police officer or traffic sign or signal:
A.
Within an intersection.
B.
On a crosswalk.
C.
In front of a private driveway.
D.
Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
E.
Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon,
stop signs or traffic control signal located at the side of the roadway,
the same to be designated by official signs.
F.
Within 15 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire
station, the same to be designated by official signs.
H.
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction
when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic.
A.
The Selectmen shall have the authority to determine
the location of necessary zones and loading zones and shall erect
and maintain or cause to be maintained appropriate signs indicating
the same.
B.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle
to stop, stand or park said vehicle for a period of time longer than
is necessary for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers
in any place marked as a passenger zone.
C.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of a vehicle
to stop, stand or park said vehicle for a period of time longer than
is necessary for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers
or for the unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials
in any place marked as a loading zone.
D.
In no case shall the stop for loading and for unloading
of materials exceed 30 minutes.
The Selectmen are hereby authorized to establish
bus stops and taxicab stands on such public streets in such places
and in such number as they shall determine to be of the greatest benefit
and convenience to the public, and every bus stop and taxicab stand
shall be designated by appropriate signs.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any
vehicle other than a bus to stand or park in any official designated
bus stop or any vehicle other than a taxicab to stand or park in an
official designated taxicab stand, except that the operator of any
passenger vehicle may temporarily stop in any such stop or stand for
the purpose of and while actually engaged in the loading or unloading
of passengers.
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any
bus or taxicab to park upon any street in any business district at
any place other than at a bus stop or taxicab stand, except that this
provision shall not prevent the operator of any such vehicle from
temporarily stopping in accordance with other parking regulations
at any place for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading
or unloading passengers.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any operator to stop, stand
or park any vehicle upon a street, other than an alley, in such a
manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than 18
feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic,
except that an operator may stop temporarily during the actual loading
or unloading of passengers or when necessary in obedience to traffic
regulations or traffic signs or signals of a police officer.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any operator to park a vehicle
within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave
available less than 10 feet of the width of the roadway for the free
movement of vehicular traffic.
A.
One-hour parking. The operator of a motor vehicle
shall not park such vehicles for longer than one hour at any time
in the following designated districts:
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Adams Avenue
|
Easterly
|
From a point 100 feet south of the entrance
to the Adams Library southerly for a distance of 100 feet
| |
|
Central Square
|
Easterly
|
40 feet southerly from the line of Billerica
Street to the Boston Road
| |
|
Central Square
|
Westerly
|
50 feet from the Acton Road to the railroad
location of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, except
that distance from Cushing Place to a point in front of property at
Numbers 15-16 Central Square, for an approximate distance of 129 feet
| |
|
Central Square Park
|
Northerly
|
—
| |
|
Groton Road
|
Westerly
|
Commencing at the intersection of Newfield Street
and Groton Road and ending at the intersection of Groton Road and
Adams Street, from Monday through Saturday, between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
| |
|
North Road
|
Easterly
|
In front of the Old Town Hall, 1A North Road,
from a point commencing at the driveway adjacent to the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad to a point of 300 feet, from Monday
through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
|
B.
Thirty-minute parking. The operator of a motor vehicle
shall not park such vehicle for longer than 30 minutes at any time
in the following designated districts:
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
| |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Central Square
|
Easterly
|
From a point commencing at the exit of the Stop
& Shop Parking Lot, 16-20 Boston Road, 430 feet to a point northerly
100 feet from the intersection of Billerica Road and Boston Road
| |
|
Central Square
|
Northerly
|
At a point at the intersection of Chelmsford
Street and the Penn Central Railroad property, a total distance of
152 feet
| |
|
Central Square
|
Westerly
|
From Cushing Place to a point in front of property
at Numbers 15-16 Central Square, for an approximate distance of 129
feet, such area to be used for parallel parking
| |
|
Dunstable Road
|
Easterly
|
From a point 60 feet northerly of its intersection
with Tyngsboro Road to a point 140 feet northerly of the point of
beginning
|
The operator of a motor vehicle shall not park
such vehicle at the following designated areas:
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
|---|---|---|
|
Acton Road
|
Both
|
From the intersection of Bartlett Street to
a point beyond the 9-13 Acton Road, a total distance of 600 feet
|
|
Acton Road
|
South
|
Beginning at Proctor Road and running in a westerly
direction on Acton Road for a distance of 400 feet
|
|
Adams Avenue
|
East
|
From a point 200 feet south of the driveway
of the Adams Library to the intersection of Adams Avenue and Boston
Road
|
|
Adams Avenue
|
West
|
From the intersection of Adams Avenue and Bartlett
Street to the intersection of Adams Avenue and Boston Road, a total
distance of 500 feet
|
|
Adams Street
|
North
|
Westerly 100 feet from the westerly line of
Groton Road
|
|
Adams Street
|
South
|
From a point at the intersection of Adams Street
and Grant Street to a point at the intersection of Adams Street and
Sherman Street, a total distance of 250 feet
|
|
Bartlett Street
|
Both
|
From the intersection of Bartlett Street and
Acton Road a total distance of 450 feet, commencing at a point adjacent
to Bartlett Park
|
|
Boston Road
|
East
|
Commencing in front of 6 Boston Road (a.k.a.
34 Central Square) northerly to intersection of Billerica Road (Rte.
129)
|
|
Boston Road
|
East
|
Commencing at the northerly side of Summer Street,
in a northerly direction for a distance of 675 feet to the boundary
of the property of Stop & Shop, 16-20 Boston Road and 6 Boston
Road
|
|
Boston Road
|
West
|
From the intersection of Adams Avenue and Boston
Road northerly for a distance of 676 feet to the property of the Mobil
Gas Station (30 Central)
|
|
Boston Road
|
West (between signs)
|
In front of the Adams Library, from the intersection
of Boston Road and Adams Avenue northerly for a distance of 50 feet
|
|
Byam Road
|
East and west
|
From a point beginning at the intersection of
Byam Road and Acton Road northerly to the intersection of Byam Road
and Barton Hill Road, a total distance of 1,700 feet
|
|
Carlisle Street
|
Right-hand side
|
In a northwesterly direction, from a point in
front of Number 74 Carlisle Street to the corner of the intersection
of Albina Street and Carlisle Street
|
|
Carlisle Street
|
West
|
Commencing at a point at the intersection of
Carlisle Street and Marshall Street, 540 feet southerly
|
|
Central Square
|
North
|
Northerly 50 feet from the northerly line of
Chelmsford Street
|
|
Central Square
|
North
|
Southerly 50 feet from the railroad location
of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
|
|
Central Square Park
|
East and west
|
One-hour parking
|
|
Chelmsford Street
|
North
|
From a point at the driveway of Number 8 Chelmsford
Street to Central Square, a total distance of 50 feet
|
|
Chelmsford Street
|
North
|
Opposite Number 89 Chelmsford Street for a distance
of 1,035 feet to a point opposite the intersection of Wilson Street
and Chelmsford Street
|
|
Chelmsford Street
|
South
|
Commencing at the intersection of Billerica
Road for a distance of 1,056 feet ending at the intersection of Wilson
Street and Chelmsford Street
|
|
Chelmsford Street
|
South
|
Commencing at the intersection of Wilson Street
and Chelmsford Street for a distance of 1,035 feet to a point beyond
a little league field at entrance to property of Number 89 Chelmsford
Street
|
|
Church Street
|
North
|
From Middlesex Street to Quigley Avenue
|
|
Crooked Spring Road
|
East
|
From a point at the intersection of Richardson
Road northerly to the rear entrance of the Parker School, a total
distance of 330 feet
|
|
Crooked Spring Road
|
West
|
From a point at the intersection of Richardson
Road northerly to the rear entrance of the Parker School, a total
distance of 330 feet
|
|
Crosby Lane
|
North
|
On the easterly side of North Road 55 feet northerly
|
|
Davis Road
|
East
|
From a point at the intersection of Davis Road
and Old Westford Road to a point at the intersection of Davis Road
and Graniteville Road, a total distance of 392 feet
|
|
Drum Hill Road
|
Both
|
From a point at the blinking yellow traffic
light at the entrance to the Route 3 rotary to the town line at Parkhurst
Road, a total distance of 1,590 feet
|
|
Fletcher Street
|
North
|
From a point at the entrance of St. Mary's parking
lot westerly to the intersection of North Road and Fletcher Street,
a distance of 185 feet
|
|
Fletcher Street
|
North
|
On the easterly side of North Road 611 feet
northerly to the southern point of Crosby Lane
|
|
Fletcher Street
|
South
|
Commencing at the intersection of North Road
and Fletcher Street, easterly for a distance of 980 feet
|
|
Gay Street
|
South
|
Between Middlesex Street and Princeton Street
|
|
Glen Avenue
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|
Within 50 feet on either side of Pole #12 on
Glen Avenue
|
|
Graniteville Road
|
Both
|
From a point at the intersection of Richardson
Road to the second entrance to the Parker School property, a total
distance of 1,500 feet
|
|
Graniteville Road
|
North
|
From a point at the intersection of Old Westford
Road and Graniteville Road in a northerly direction a total distance
of 192 feet
|
|
Graniteville Road
|
South
|
From a point at the intersection of Davis Road
and Graniteville Road to a point at the intersection of Graniteville
Road and Old Westford Road, a total distance of 900 feet
|
|
Grant Street
|
East
|
From a point at the intersection of Grant Street
and Washington Street to a point at the intersection of Grant Street
and Adams Street, a total distance of 795 feet
|
|
Larcom Square
|
All
|
At the intersection of Boston Road and Adams
Avenue
|
|
Littleton Road
|
South
|
From State Highway Survey Station 100 x 50 in
103 x 40
|
|
North Road
|
East
|
Southerly 500 feet from the southerly line of
Fletcher Street
|
|
North Road
|
—
|
At main entrance to the Old Town Hall, 1A North
Road, as amended by § 203-26A
|
|
North Road
|
West
|
635 feet northerly from the entrance to Westford
Street to the northern point of Fletcher Street
|
|
North Road
|
West
|
Northerly 500 feet from the intersection of
Fletcher Street with North Road
|
|
Old Westford Road
|
North
|
From a point at the intersection of Old Westford
Road and Graniteville Road to a point at the intersection of Old Westford
Road and Davis Road, a total distance of 821 feet
|
|
Parkerville Road
|
East
|
Commencing at the intersection of Parkerville
Road and Pond Street, northerly for a distance of 750 feet to the
intersection of Parkerville Road and Maple Road
|
|
Parkerville Road
|
West
|
Commencing at the intersection of Maple Road
and Parkerville Road southerly for a distance of 750 feet to the intersection
of Pond Street and Parkerville Road
|
|
Pond Street
|
North
|
From the intersection of Pond Street and Parkerville
Road to the intersection of Pond Street and Acton Road, a total distance
of 1,156 feet, effective June 15 to September 15 inclusive, yearly
|
|
Pond Street
|
South
|
From the intersection of Pond Street and Parkerville
Road easterly for a distance of 385 feet, effective June 15 to September
15 inclusive, yearly
|
|
Princeton Street
|
—
|
The main entrance to the North Town Hall, 31
Princeton Street
|
|
Princeton Street
|
East
|
From Mt. Pleasant Street to Gay Street
|
|
Princeton Street
|
West
|
From its intersection with Mt. Pleasant Street
northerly to the entrance of 73-77 Princeton Street
|
|
Princeton Street
|
West
|
From the southerly line of Shaw Street to the
southerly end of the driveway at No. 1 Princeton Street, a total distance
of 90 feet
|
|
Proctor Road
|
East and west
|
Beginning at a point 510 feet in from the intersection
of Proctor and Acton Road southerly for a distance of 310 feet
|
|
Quigley Avenue
|
East
|
From the intersection of Quigley Avenue and
Mt. Pleasant Street to the intersection of Quigley Avenue and Middlesex
Street, a total distance of 700 feet
|
|
Richardson Road
|
East
|
From a point at the intersection of Graniteville
Road southerly to the entrance of the high school (opposite Crooked
Spring Road), a total distance of 345 feet
|
|
Richardson Road
|
West
|
From a point at the intersection of Graniteville
Road to the intersection of Crooked Spring Road, a total distance
of 545 feet
|
|
Sherman Street
|
East
|
From a point at the intersection of Sherman
Street and Adams Street to the intersection of Sherman Street and
Varney Avenue, a distance of 1,120 feet
|
|
Street extending from Worthern Street along
Fletcher Park
|
South
|
For a distance of 114 feet to the westerly side
of North Road
|
|
Washington Street
|
North
|
From here to corner from the intersection of
Princeton Street and Washington Street, a total distance of 20 feet
|
|
Washington Street
|
South
|
From the intersection of Washington Street and
Princeton Street to the end of the Fire Department property, a total
distance of 250 feet
|
|
Wellman Avenue
|
—
|
Within the cul-de-sac area
|
|
Wellman Avenue
|
North and south
|
From a point at the intersection of Wellman
Avenue and Tyngsboro Road westerly 210 feet to the Boston and Maine
Railroad tracks
|
|
Westford Street
|
West
|
From a point commencing at the parking lot of
the Unitarian Church southerly for a distance of 295 feet, except
for church services
|
|
Wilson Street
|
East
|
From the intersection of Wilson Street and Billerica
Road to the intersection of Wilson Street and Chelmsford Street, a
total distance of 550 feet
|
|
Worthern Street
|
East
|
1,000 feet from the northern point of the intersection
of North Road and Worthern Street southerly to Westford Street
|
[Added 5-11-1987 STM by Art. 9[1]]
A.
The Board of Selectmen shall have the authority to
declare a snow emergency.
B.
Upon the declaration of a snow emergency, it shall
be unlawful to park any vehicle upon any street, and all such vehicles
shall forthwith be removed.
[1]
Editor's Note: This article also deleted former
Section 27, All-night parking prohibited.
A.
Except when necessary in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals, the operator of a vehicle shall not stop, stand or park such vehicle in a roadway other than parallel to the edge of the roadway and with the right curbside wheels of the vehicle within six inches of the edge of the roadway, except as provided in the following Subsection A(1) and (2):
(1)
Upon those streets which have been marked or signed
for angle parking, a vehicle shall be parked at the angle to the curb
indicated by such marks or sign.
(2)
In places where, and at hours when, stopping for the
loading or unloading of merchandise or materials is permitted, vehicles
used for the transportation of merchandise or materials may back into
the curb or take on or discharge loads when the owner of such vehicle
holds a permit granting the owner such special privilege, and provided
further that such permit shall be either in the possession of the
operator or on the vehicle at the time such vehicle is backed against
the curb to take on or discharge a load, and it shall be unlawful
for any such owner or operator to violate any of the special terms
or conditions of any such special permit.
B.
The Selectmen shall determine upon what streets angle
parking shall be permitted and shall mark or sign such streets or
cause the same to be marked or signed.
C.
The Selectmen are hereby authorized to issue to any
owner of a vehicle used to transport merchandise or materials a special
permit, renewable annually, and to state therein the terms and conditions
thereof, allowing the operator of such vehicle the privilege of loading
and unloading while the vehicle is backed against the curb, if in
the opinion of the Selectmen such privilege is reasonably necessary
in the conduct of the owner's business and will not seriously interfere
with traffic.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park
upon a street any vehicle displayed for sale.
Penalty charges are established as follows:
|
Violation
|
Penalty
|
|---|---|
|
Overtime parking
|
$10.00
|
|
Parking in wrong direction
|
$10.00
|
|
Parking more than one foot from curb
|
$10.00
|
|
Parking in taxi stand
|
$10.00
|
|
Violation of snow emergency
|
$10.00
|
|
Parking in restricted area
|
$20.00
|
|
Parking within 10 feet of hydrant
|
$20.00
|
|
Parking to block driveway of private way
|
$20.00
|
|
Parking within 20 feet of intersection
|
$20.00
|
|
Parking in bus stop
|
$20.00
|
|
Double parking
|
$25.00
|
|
Parking on crosswalk
|
$25.00
|
|
Parking on sidewalk
|
$25.00
|
|
Parking in a street, other than an alley, so
as not to leave 18 feet of unobstructed travel
|
$25.00
|
|
Parking in an alley so as not to leave 10 feet
of unobstructed travel
|
$25.00
|
|
Parking to block snow removal
|
$25.00
|
|
Parking in front of fire station
|
$25.00
|
|
Parking across from fire station when posted
|
$25.00
|
|
Parking in fire lane
|
$25.00
|
|
Parking in handicapped space
|
$100.00
|
|
Illegal use of handicapped placard
|
$100.00
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