[Added 7-25-1983]
[Amended 11-16-2021 STM by Art. 4]
In accordance with the provisions of MGL C.
40, § 22D, the Select Board of the Town of Westminster hereby
enacts the following regulations authorizing the removal to a convenient
place of vehicles parked or standing in such manner, or in such areas
as are hereinafter described on any way under the control of the Town
of Westminster. Vehicles specifically exempt by MGL C. 40, § 22D
shall not, however, by subject to such removal.
The moving or towing of any vehicle under the
provisions of this Article shall be by and at the direction of the
Chief of Police or such other officer of the rank of sergeant or higher,
as he may from time to time designate.
[Amended 11-16-2021 STM by Art. 4]
The Select Board hereby imposes upon the owner
of any vehicle moved or towed to a convenient place, under the provisions
of this Article, the following fees:
The contractor shall be liable to the owner
for any damage arising out of negligence caused to a vehicle in the
course of removal and storage.
No person shall stand or park or allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name to stand or park in any of the following places. Vehicles found in violation of the provisions of this section, except those specifically exempt by law, shall be removed to a convenient place under the direction of an officer of the Police Department, and the owner of the vehicle so removed or towed away shall be liable to the cost of such removal and storage, if any, as set forth in § 219-20 of this Article. The owner of any vehicle removed or towed away under the provisions of this section shall also be subject to the penalties as authorized by MGL C. 90, § 20A 1/2.
A.
Parking on sidewalks or crosswalks.
B.
Parking in front of driveways or private ways.
C.
Parking in restricted or no parking areas.
D.
Parking within ten (10) feet of a fire hydrant.
E.
Parking within twenty (20) feet of an intersection.
F.
Interfering with the free flow of traffic.
G.
Parking in an area reserved for the handicapped.
No person shall stand or park or allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name to stand or park on any of the ways or parts of ways, hereinafter described and during the periods of time set forth. Vehicles found in violation of the provisions of this section except those specifically exempted by law shall be removed to a convenient place under the direction of an officer of the Police Department, and the owner of the vehicle so removed or towed away shall be liable to the cost of such removal and storage, if any, as set forth in § 219-20 of this Article. The owner of any vehicle removed or towed away under the provisions of this section shall also be subject to the penalties as authorized by MGL C. 90, § 20A 1/2.
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Name of Street
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Side
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Location
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|---|---|---|
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Bathrick Road
[Added 10-29-1990] |
Both
|
Beginning at the intersection of Route 2A (State
Road East) and continuing northerly for a distance of 200 feet
|
|
Bolton Road
[Added 1-7-1987] |
Both
|
Beginning at the intersection of Mile Hill Road
and continuing westerly for a distance of 2,500 feet (from November
15 to April 15)
|
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Church Street
[Added 10-1-1990] |
East
|
Beginning at the intersection of Main Street
(Route 2A) and continuing southerly for a distance of 40 feet
|
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Church Street
[Added 10-1-1990] |
West
|
Beginning at the intersection of Main Street
(Route 2A) and continuing southerly for a distance of 800 feet
|
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Depot Road
[Added 10-29-1990] |
Both
|
Beginning at the intersection of Route 2A(State
Road East) and continuing southerly for a distance of 200 feet
|
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East Road
[Added 1-7-1987] |
Both
|
Beginning at the intersection of Worcester Road
(Route 140) and continuing northeasterly for a distance of 5,000 feet
(from November 15 to April 15)
|
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Gatehouse Road
[Added 1-7-1987] |
Both
|
From the intersection of Worcester Road (Route
140) easterly to its junction with East Road (from November 15 to
April 15)
|
|
Mile Hill Road
|
Both
|
From the Princeton Town line northerly for a
distance of 2,500 feet
|
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Needham Road
[Added 7-18-1988] |
Both
|
From the intersection of South Ashburnham Road
and continuing westerly for a distance of 600 feet
|
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Nichols Street
[Added 10-1-1990] |
West
|
Beginning at the intersection of Main Street
(Route 2A) and continuing southerly for a distance of 375 feet
|
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Pleasant Street
[Added 10-1-1990] |
Southwest
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Beginning at the intersection of Main Street
(Route 2A) and continuing northwest for a distance of 475 feet
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Route 31 (Fitchburg Road)
[Added 7-18-1988] |
Both
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Beginning at the Westminster-Princeton Town
line and continuing for a distance of 2,000 feet
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South Ashburnham Road
|
Both
|
Beginning at a point 300 feet north of the intersection
of Pierce Road and continuing northerly for a distance of 3,100 feet
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Wachusett Drive
[Added 1-7-1987] |
Both
|
From the intersection of Gatehouse Road northerly
for its entire length (from November 15 to April 15)
|
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Worcester Road (Route 140)
[Added 1-7-1987] |
Both
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Beginning at the town line of the Town of Princeton
and continuing northerly for a distance of 6,000 feet (from November
15 to April 15)
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The provisions of § 219-23 shall be effective only during such time as a sufficient number of official traffic signs bearing the legend "Tow-Away Zone" are installed, erected, maintained and located so as to be visible to approaching drivers. Said signs to be appended above or incorporated into the legend of parking prohibition signs.
The Police Department shall keep a record of
all vehicles towed or removed under the provisions of this Article.
Such record shall be retained for one (1) year and shall contain the
following information.
