Town of Abington, MA
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2021-05-24
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The Code
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Part I: General Bylaws
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Chapter 159 Vehicles and Traffic
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Article II Obstruction of Fire Lanes
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: General Bylaws
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 11 Animals
- Ch 17 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 18 Affordable Housing Trust
- Ch 25 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 29 (Reserved)
- Ch 35 Condominium Conversions
- Ch 40 Council on Aging
- Ch 44 Deeds of Release and Redeemed Real Estate
- Ch 49 Dumping
- Ch 53 Elections
- Ch 59 Fees
- Ch 63 Fences
- Ch 67 Finance Committee
- Ch 69 Fire Alarm Systems
- Ch 71 Firearms and Explosives
- Ch 75 Fire Prevention
- Ch 81 Garages, Commercial
- Ch 84 Gas Installations
- Ch 89 Historical Commission
- Ch 94 Junk Dealers
- Ch 98 Land Use
- Ch 102 Licensing
- Ch 106 Marijuana
- Ch 111 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 113 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 117 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 119 Personnel Administration
- Ch 122 Property Maintenance
- Ch 124 Revolving Funds
- Ch 126 Saving Abington With Green Energy ("S.a.G.E.") Committee
- Ch 127 Plastic Bag Ban
- Ch 128 Sewers
- Ch 134 Soil Removal
- Ch 138 Solid Waste
- Ch 140 Stormwater Management
- Ch 142 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 145 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 152 Town Meetings
- Ch 155 Town Offices
- Ch 159 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 159 Art II Obstruction of Fire Lanes
- § 159-4 Obstruction of access of fire equipment.
- § 159-5 Parking in fire lanes; measurement.
- § 159-6 Removal of offending vehicles or objects.
- § 159-7 Signs and road markings.
- § 159-8 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 163 Vehicles, Junked
- Ch 164 Vehicles, Sale of
- Ch 167 Water
- Ch 171 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 175 Zoning
- Part II: Rules and Regulations
- Ch 200 Subdivision Rules and Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch A300 General Law Acceptances
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
No person or persons shall obstruct by any means a private way so as
to prevent access by fire apparatus or equipment to any multiple family building,
stores, shopping centers, schools and places of public assembly.
No person or persons shall park a vehicle in a fire lane designated
by the Fire Chief and so posted. Said fire lanes shall be a distance of 18
feet from the curbing of a sidewalk in a shopping center, apartment complexes
and similar locations. Where no sidewalk or curbing exists, the distance and
location shall be established by the Fire Chief.
Any object or vehicle obstructing or blocking a fire lane or private
way may be removed or towed by the Town, under the direction of a police officer,
at the expense of the owner and without liability to the Town.
The owner of record of any building required to maintain a fire lane
shall provide and install signs and road markings as required by 527 CMR 10.00.
Said signs shall be no less than 12 inches by 18 inches and shall read "Fire
Lane — No Parking — Tow Zone - $250 Fine".
Any persons found in violation of the foregoing provisions shall, for
each offense, be punished by a fine of up to $250. Each day that such violation
continues shall constitute a separate offense.
