City of Nashua, NH Vehicles and Traffic

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City of Nashua, NH

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Table of Contents

Part I, Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 5 Administration of Government
Ch 12 Boards, Committees and Commissions
Ch 23 Elections and Campaigns
Ch 30 Funds
Ch 45 Pension and Retirement Systems
Ch 50 Personnel
Ch 55 Police Department
Ch 66 Seal
Part II, General Legislation
Ch 72 Abutter Notification
Ch 74 Administrative Enforcement
Ch 78 Alarm Systems
Ch 83 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 88 Amusements
Ch 93 Animals
Ch 98 Bicycles, Skateboards and Roller Blades
Ch 105 Building Construction
Ch 110 Burning, Open
Ch 116 Checks, Returned
Ch 123 Communication Towers and Antennas
Ch 128 Construction and Demolition Work
Ch 134 Curfew
Ch 140 Drug-Free Zones
Ch 150 Fences
Ch 156 Fire Prevention
Ch 160 Fireworks
Ch 164 Flag
Ch 170 Food-Service Establishments
Ch 182 Housing Standards
Ch 190 Land Use
Ch 195 Littering
Ch 201 Noise
Ch 208 Ozone-Depleting Compounds
Ch 215 Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 220 Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers
Ch 225 Peace and Good Order
Ch 231 Peddling, Soliciting and Vending
Ch 248 Refrigerators, Abandoned
Ch 255 Sewage Disposal
Ch 270 Solid Waste
Ch 280 Street and Building Identification
Ch 285 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 290 Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs
Ch 295 Taxation
Ch 300 Taxicabs
Ch 306 Towing
Ch 315 Vehicles, Abandoned
Ch 320 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 320 Art I General Provisions
§ 320-1 Definitions.
Ch 320 Art II Traffic Signals
§ 320-2 Traffic signal indications.
§ 320-3 Traffic signals.
Ch 320 Art III Stop and Yield Intersections
§ 320-4 Stop intersections.
§ 320-5 Yield intersections.
§ 320-6 Fire station signals.
§ 320-7 City-maintained yield right-of-way signs.
§ 320-8 City-maintained flashing beacons.
§ 320-9 Other signs in street rights-of-way.
§ 320-10 Traffic calming.
§ 320-11 Streets with traffic-calming measures.
Ch 320 Art IV Turning Movements
§ 320-12 U-turns.
§ 320-13 Left turn prohibited at all times.
§ 320-14 Left turn prohibited at specified times.
§ 320-15 Crossing streets.
§ 320-16 Right turn on red prohibited.
§ 320-17 Right lane for right turn only.
§ 320-18 Left lane for left turn only.
Ch 320 Art V Crosswalks
§ 320-19 Pedestrian right-of-way.
§ 320-20 No passing.
§ 320-21 Signs.
§ 320-22 Violations and penalties.
Ch 320 Art VI Speed Limits
§ 320-23 Speed limit signs.
§ 320-24 School safety zones.
§ 320-25 Elderly area safety zones.
§ 320-26 School speed limits when flashing.
Ch 320 Art VII One-Way Streets
§ 320-27 One-way streets at all times.
§ 320-28 One-way streets at specified times.
Ch 320 Art VIII Certain Classes of Traffic on Certain Streets
§ 320-29 Truck traffic prohibited.
§ 320-30 Vehicle weight limits.
§ 320-30.1 No through traffic.
Ch 320 Art IX Motor Vehicle Specifications
§ 320-31 Emergency lights on snow-removal vehicles.
§ 320-32 Violations and penalties.
Ch 320 Art X Parking Time Limits in Non-Parking-Lot Areas
§ 320-33 Ten-minute parking.
§ 320-34 (Reserved)
§ 320-35 Fifteen-minute parking.
§ 320-36 Thirty-minute parking.
§ 320-37 One-hour parking.
§ 320-38 Two-hour parking.
§ 320-39 (Reserved)
§ 320-40 Twenty-four-hour parking.
Ch 320 Art XI Parking Meters
§ 320-41 Definitions.
§ 320-42 Purpose; operation of meters.
§ 320-43 Use of fees.
§ 320-43.1 Funding for downtown improvements.
§ 320-43.2 Downtown Improvements Committee.
§ 320-44 Exceptions.
§ 320-45 Installation and maintenance of meters.
§ 320-46 Meter specifications.
§ 320-47 Parking meter and reserved space fees; permits; meter bags.
§ 320-48 Parking meter lots.
§ 320-49 Time limits in parking lots.
§ 320-50 Parking time limits on streets.
§ 320-51 Parking meter streets.
§ 320-52 Presumptions.
§ 320-53 Use by multiple vehicles.
Ch 320 Art XII Parking, Stopping and Standing
§ 320-54 Parking on sidewalks.
§ 320-55 Parking by authorized vehicles only in designated areas.
§ 320-56 Parking in front of private driveways.
§ 320-57 Safety zones.
§ 320-58 Emergency lanes.
§ 320-59 Parking near fire hydrants.
§ 320-60 Parking near stop signs.
§ 320-61 Parking in school zones.
§ 320-61.1 Parking on school property.
§ 320-62 No parking between signs where indicated.
§ 320-63 Parking at bus stops.
§ 320-64 Parking near polling places.
§ 320-65 Parking near street corners.
§ 320-66 Obstructing traffic.
§ 320-67 Parking during snow emergency or snow-removal operations; snow-removal schedules; towing and storage fees.
§ 320-68 No parking or stopping on certain streets and no on-street student dropoff or pick-up on certain streets.
§ 320-69 No parking on certain streets.
§ 320-70 No parking certain hours and days.
§ 320-71 Loading zones.
§ 320-72 Handicapped parking.
§ 320-73 Parking of tractor-trailer-trucks on certain streets.
§ 320-74 No parking in leased parking spaces in City parking lots.
§ 320-75 Parking limited in certain City parking lots.
§ 320-76 Parking on private roads adjacent to City-owned land.
§ 320-77 Unregistered vehicles.
§ 320-77.1 Parking of motor vehicles for sale, lease or rent on public streets or in City-owned public parking lots by any vehicle sales, lease or rental business.
Ch 320 Art XIII Night Parking
§ 320-78 Parking time limits.
§ 320-78.1 Overnight on-street parking program in designated downtown areas.
§ 320-79 Idling of large vehicles in residential districts.
Ch 320 Art XIV Manner of Parking
§ 320-80 Forty-five-degree angle.
§ 320-81 Left side of vehicle to curb.
§ 320-82 Parallel parking.
§ 320-83 Distance from curb.
§ 320-84 Leaving room for traffic.
§ 320-85 Direction of parking.
§ 320-85.1 No parking in striped areas.
§ 320-86 Exceptions for commercial vehicles.
Ch 320 Art XV Violations and Penalties
§ 320-87 Stopping, standing or parking violations.
§ 320-88 Violations not otherwise provided for.
§ 320-89 Unpaid non-moving violations.
Ch 320 Art XVI Motor Vehicle Registration Fee Exemptions
§ 320-90 Former prisoners of war.
§ 320-91 Documentation.
Ch 320 Attachment 1 Vehicles and Traffic Historical Information
Ch 325 Vehicles, Off-Highway
Appendix
Ch A400 General Assistance Guidelines
Ch A401 Statutory Reference Table
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter 320 Vehicles and Traffic

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New Laws

Title	Adopted	Subject	Affects
Ord. No. O-22-008 pdf	2022-03-22	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-22-021 pdf	2022-08-09	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-22-026 pdf	2022-11-09	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-22-029 pdf	2022-11-09	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-22-032 pdf	2022-12-13	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-22-033 pdf	2022-12-13	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-22-034 pdf	2022-12-13	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-22-035 pdf	2022-12-13	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-22-037 pdf	2022-12-13	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-22-038 pdf	2022-12-27	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-22-041 pdf	2023-02-28	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-22-042 pdf	2023-02-28	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-23-046 pdf	2023-03-15	Vehicles and Traffic: Stop and Yield Intersections Amendment	Ch 320 Art III
Ord. No. O-23-049 pdf	2023-04-25	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-23-058 pdf	2023-09-13	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-23-060 pdf	2023-10-10	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-23-061 pdf	2023-11-14	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-23-063 pdf	2023-11-14	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-23-067 pdf	2023-12-26	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320
Ord. No. O-23-068 pdf	2023-12-26	Vehicles and Traffic Amendment	Ch 320

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Nashua NRO 1975, T. 12 (Ch. 13 of the 1987 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.[1]]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Drinking alcoholic beverages while operating vehicles — See Ch. 83, Art. III.

Bicycles, skateboards and roller blades — See Ch. 98.

Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 285.

Taxicabs — See Ch. 300.

Towing — See Ch. 306.

Abandoned vehicles — See Ch. 315.

Off-highway recreational vehicles — See Ch. 325.

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Editor's Note: A listing of the amendments made to this chapter prior to the adoption of the 2008 Code on 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. O-08-07 is included as "320 Attachment 1, Vehicles and Traffic Historical Information," which can be found at the end of this chapter. Amendments adopted by Ord. No. O-08-07 and any amendments adopted thereafter are noted in the text of this chapter.