[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen (now Select Board)
of the Town of Nantucket 9-10-2008, effective 11-1-2008. Amendments noted where applicable.[1]]
TOWN CODE REFERENCES
Buses — See Ch. 27.
Vehicles on beaches — See Ch. 56.
Bicycles and mopeds — See Ch. 57.
Motorized passenger devices — See Ch. 98.
Abandoned vehicles — See Ch. 104.
TOWN REGULATIONS REFERENCES
Pedicabs — See Ch. 316.
Taxicabs, charter, limousine and tour vehicles — See Ch. 367.
Appendix A, One-Way Streets
Appendix B, Stop SignsAppendix C, Yield SignsAppendix D, Special Speed Rules and RegulationsAppendix E, School Zone Speed RestrictionsAppendix F, Horse-Drawn Carriage RestrictionsAppendix G, Heavy Commercial Vehicles ExcludedAppendix H, Commercial Vehicles ExcludedAppendix I, Exclusion of Vehicles from Public WaysAppendix J, Schedule of FinesAppendix K, Nantucket ExemptionAppendix L, Nantucket Parking District Map
Appendix B, Stop SignsAppendix C, Yield SignsAppendix D, Special Speed Rules and RegulationsAppendix E, School Zone Speed RestrictionsAppendix F, Horse-Drawn Carriage RestrictionsAppendix G, Heavy Commercial Vehicles ExcludedAppendix H, Commercial Vehicles ExcludedAppendix I, Exclusion of Vehicles from Public WaysAppendix J, Schedule of FinesAppendix K, Nantucket ExemptionAppendix L, Nantucket Parking District Map[1]
Editor's Note: The Select Board approved the codification
of its regulations, as revised, 4-13-2022.
For the purpose of these rules and regulations, the words and
phrases used herein shall have the following meanings except in those
instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Vehicles of the Fire Department, Police Department, ambulances
and emergency vehicles of federal, state and municipal departments
or public service corporations when the latter are responding to an
emergency in relation to the Police or Fire Department, or any federal,
state and municipal vehicle engaged in the repair of a public way.
Every device propelled by human power upon which any person
may ride, having no more than two tandem wheels, either of which is
14 inches or more in diameter.
Any way under the care, custody, or control of the Town of
Nantucket, specifically designated and used for bicycle and/or pedestrian
travel, whereupon motorized vehicles of any kind are excluded.
The Nantucket Select Board.
Any motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 10 passengers
and used for the transportation of persons or any motor vehicle operated
upon a public way for the carriage of passengers for hire in such
a manner as to afford a means of transportation similar to that afforded
by a railway company by indiscriminately receiving and discharging
passengers along the route on which the vehicle is operated or may
be running, or for transporting passengers for hire as a business
between fixed and regular termini, or transporting passengers for
hire under a charter license, special service or school service permit
issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. When applicable, the
term "bus" shall include a school bus.
An area in the roadway, adjacent to the curb or edge of roadway,
set aside for the long-term (in excess of 15 minutes) parking of any
bus and confined to certain types of buses as indicated on the posted
sign(s).
An area in the roadway, adjacent to the curb or edge of roadway,
set aside for parking of, boarding of or alighting from buses.
The parking district as shown on a map entitled "Nantucket
Parking Districts Map," dated May 21, 2014, as amended, and on file
in the office of the Town Clerk.
Any vehicle being used in the transportation of goods, wares
or merchandise for commercial purposes. All commercial vehicles must
permanently display on both sides of the vehicle (exclusive of windows)
the vehicle owner's name, address and telephone number on at least
three separate lines and bearing commercial license plates.
Any vehicle bearing commercial license plates.
The parking district as shown on a map entitled "Nantucket
Parking Districts Map," dated May 21, 2014, as amended, and on file
in the office of the Town Clerk.[1]
A vehicle owned, operated or hired by a commercial enterprise,
to be used, or designated to be used, for the conveyance of passengers
to and from the commercial enterprise without payment of a direct
fee for said conveyance.
That portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the
prolongation or connection of curblines and property lines at intersections,
or any portion of a roadway indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines
on the road surface or by other markings or signs.
A vehicle bearing a distinctive number plate authorized by
MGL c. 90, § 2.
A person who is in actual physical control of an operating
vehicle.
Any procession of vehicles properly identified as such accompanying
the remains of a human body.
A vehicle bearing a distinctive number plate authorized by
MGL c. 90, § 2.
A vehicle properly displaying a handicap placard issued by
the Registry of Motor Vehicles, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, pursuant
to MGL c. 90, § 2.
Any commercial vehicle of over 2-1/2-ton capacity.
Any horse-drawn carriage used or kept for hire for the purpose
of transporting passengers as part of sightseeing tours or used in
connection with weddings.
Any way which joins another way at an angle, whether or not
it crosses the other.
The area embraced within the extensions of the lateral curblines,
or if none, then the lateral boundary lines of intersecting ways,
including divided highways. The rules and regulations herein contained
governing and restricting the movement of vehicles at and near intersecting
ways shall apply at any place along any way at which drivers are to
be controlled by traffic control signs, whether or not such place
is an intersection as herein defined.
A longitudinal division of a roadway into a strip of sufficient
width to accommodate the passage or parking of a single line of vehicles.
A vehicle used, or designated to be used, for the conveyance
of fewer than 16 persons or passengers for hire, from place to place,
except a bus, streetcar, taxi or commercial vehicle.
That portion of a roadway adjacent to a curb or edge of the
pavement reserved for commercial vehicles, as defined in this section,
during the actual loading or unloading of materials, or passenger
vehicles during the actual receiving or discharging of passengers,
indicated by the presence of at least one regulatory sign marking
the limits of the loading zone as authorized by the Town of Nantucket.
A pedal bicycle which is assisted by a motor, or a nonpedal
bicycle which has a motor, with a cylinder capacity not exceeding
50 cubic centimeters, an automatic transmission, and which is capable
of a maximum speed of no more than 30 miles per hour.
A parking lot owned and operated by the Town of Nantucket.
The changing of any vehicle fluid and any other repair, with
the exception of minor safety-related repairs and repairs necessary
for the vehicle to operate under its own power, that can be completed
within 90 minutes, such as changing oil, replacing a tire, replacing
a headlight or bulb, or replacing a wiper blade.
Any painted line, legend, marking or marker of any description
painted or placed upon any public way which purports to direct or
regulate traffic and which has been authorized by the Town of Nantucket
and which has the written approval of the Department of Transportation,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, if required.
Whenever certain hours are named herein they shall mean standard
time or daylight-saving time.
All signs, markings and devices, other than signals, not
inconsistent with these rules and regulations, and which conform to
the standards prescribed by the Department of Transportation of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and placed or erected by authority
of public body or Town official having jurisdiction for the purpose
of guiding, directing, warning, or regulating traffic.
The stopping or standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or
not, except when paused in compliance with the law or directions of
a police officer or official traffic control device.
A map of streets in the Town of Nantucket on file in the
office of the Town Clerk which contains the geographical boundaries
of the Resident Parking Permit District, the Commercial Parking District,
and the Core District.
Any vehicle registered as a passenger vehicle, including
livery vehicles, and excluding buses and commercial vehicles.
Any person afoot or riding on a conveyance moved by human
power, except bicycles.
Any person afoot or riding on a conveyance moving by human
muscular power, except bicycles or tricycles.
Any officer of the Nantucket Police Department authorized
to direct or regulate traffic or make arrests for violations of these
rules and regulations.
Officially posted by the Town of Nantucket.
Every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular
travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission
from the owner.
Any road, street, way, highway, improved or unimproved road
that is dedicated to public use.
A parking district as shown on a map entitled "Nantucket
Parking Districts Map," dated May 21, 2014, as amended, and on file
in the office of the Town Clerk.
That portion of a public way between the regularly established
curblines or that part, exclusive of shoulders, improved and intended
to be used for vehicular traffic.
A road junction formed about a central circle around which
traffic moves in one direction only.
The counter-clockwise operation of one or more vehicles around
a rotary.
The area delineated by traffic cones, barrels or other similar
objects which indicate an area of road construction, hazard or other
special event where traffic control is under the direct supervision
of a police officer.
Any vehicle used for the transporting of pupils and school
personnel to and from school, or for the transportation of children
enrolled in a camp or recreational program, while so used, but not
including any such vehicle used for not more than five days in case
of emergency, or a vehicle used for the common carriage of the public
under a certificate and permit issued under MGL c. 159A, § 7
and § 8.
A trailer so designed and used in combination with a tractor
that some part of the weight of such trailer and that of its load
rests upon and is carried by the tractor.
That portion of a public way set aside for pedestrian travel.
The halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, other
than for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, receiving
or discharging passengers.
The halting, even momentarily, of a vehicle, whether occupied
or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic.
A vehicle used, or designed to be used, for the conveyance
of persons or passengers for hire, from place to place, and licensed
by the Town of Nantucket.
An area in the roadway in which certain taxicabs are authorized
and required to park while waiting to be engaged.
Rules of the Town of Nantucket regulating traffic or to test,
under actual conditions, traffic signs, signals, markings, or other
devices.
The Town of Nantucket.
A motor vehicle with or without a carrying capacity of its
own but which is primarily designed and used for drawing another vehicle
or for industrial or agricultural purposes.
Pedestrians, herded or ridden animals, vehicles, or other
conveyances, either singly or together, while using any public way
for the purpose of travel.
Any area or space set aside within a public way, which is
not intended for use by vehicles.
Any vehicle or object on wheels and having no forward movement
power of its own, but which is drawn by or used in combination with
a vehicle.
The turning of a vehicle whereby the direction of such vehicle
is reversed.
Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a public way, including bicycles,
when the provisions of these rules and regulations are applicable
to them, except non-bicycle devices moved by human power, or horse-drawn
carriages.
[1]
Editor's Note: The definition of "courtesy van," which followed
this definition, was repealed during codification.
It shall be the duty of police officers designated by the Chief
of Police to enforce the provisions of these rules and regulations.
Such officers are hereby authorized to direct all traffic either in
person or by means of visible or audible signal in conformance with
the provisions of these rules and regulations, provided that in the
event of a fire, other emergency, or upon determination by the Chief
of Police or designee, to expedite traffic or safeguard pedestrians,
officers of the Police or Fire Department may direct traffic as conditions
may require, notwithstanding the provisions of these rules and regulations.
A.
Driver adherence to police officers. No driver of any vehicle shall
fail to comply with any lawful order, signal, or direction of a police
officer.
B.
Police may temporarily close public way. The Chief of Police, his/her
designee, or the Board is hereby authorized to close temporarily any
public way in an impending or existing emergency, or for any lawful
assemblage, demonstration or procession.
C.
Police may temporarily prohibit parking. The Chief of Police or designee
is hereby authorized to prohibit, temporarily, parking on any public
way or part thereof in an impending or existing emergency or for a
lawful assemblage, demonstration or procession. Vehicles parked in
places where parking is prohibited temporarily may be moved by or
under the direction of an officer.
D.
Exemptions. The provisions of these rules and regulations shall not
apply to drivers actually engaged in work upon a public way closed
to travel or under construction or repair, to officers when engaged
in the performance of emergency duties nor to drivers of authorized
emergency vehicles while operating in an emergency and in performance
of emergency duties when the nature of the work of any of these necessitate
a departure from any part of these rules and regulations. These exemptions
shall not, however, protect the driver of any vehicle from the consequences
of a reckless disregard of the safety of others.
E.
Removal of vehicles; liability for costs. The Police Department may
remove or cause to be removed to some convenient place, including
in such term a public garage, any vehicle interfering with the removal
of snow or roadway maintenance, and the owner of such vehicle shall
be liable for the cost of such removal and for the storage charges,
if any, resulting therefrom.
A.
Display of unauthorized signs, signals, markings, or devices prohibited.
No person shall place, maintain, or display, upon or in view of any
public way, any unofficial sign, signal, marking, or device which
purports to be, or is an imitation of, or resembles an official traffic
sign, signal, marking, or device, or which attempts to direct the
movement of traffic, or which hides from view any official traffic
sign, signal, marking, or device, unless otherwise authorized by the
Board. The Chief of Police is hereby empowered to remove every such
prohibited sign, signal, marking or device or cause it to be removed
without notice.
B.
Interference with signs, signals, markings, or devices prohibited.
No person shall willfully deface, damage, move, obstruct, or interfere
with any official traffic sign, signal, marking, or device.
C.
Obedience to official traffic signs, signals, markings, or devices.
The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official
traffic sign, signal, device, marking, or device, unless otherwise
directed by a police officer.
D.
Traffic signs, exceptions.
(1)
Those provisions of these rules and regulations relating to parking
or the exclusion of vehicles shall be effective only during such time
as at least one official traffic sign is installed and maintained
upon a public way in reasonable proximity to the area designating
the provisions of such parking or vehicle exclusions.
(2)
Those provisions of these rules and regulations relating to one-way
streets shall be effective only during such times as at least one
official traffic sign is erected and maintained at each of the exits
of each one-way street.
A.
General prohibitions. No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer
any vehicle registered in his/her name to stop, stand, or park in
any public way under the control of the Town in violation of any provision
of these rules and regulations. No driver shall stop, stand, or park
a vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to
avoid conflict with other traffic, pedestrians, or in compliance with
the lawful direction of a police officer or official traffic sign,
signal, marking, or device if such stopping, standing, or parking
is the result of an involuntary situation.
B.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park within an intersection, except
in those areas where the parking or stopping has been permitted by
the Town through the installation of designated signs or pavement
markings.
C.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any sidewalk or bicycle
path in such a manner as to obstruct the passage of pedestrians.
D.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any crosswalk.
E.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any public way within
20 feet of an intersecting way.
F.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park within 20 feet of the driveway
entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite
the driveway entrance to any fire station within 75 feet opposite
said driveway entrance.
G.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any roadway within 10
feet of a fire hydrant, the distance to be measured from the point
of the edge or curb of said way nearest said fire hydrant.
H.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park in front of any driveway.
I.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any bridge.
J.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any public way, unless both wheels on the side of the vehicle adjacent to the curb are within one foot of the curb or edge of the roadway, except where angle parking is permitted or commercial vehicles, as defined in § 375-1 of these rules and regulations, are permitted to back to the curb or edge of the roadway.
K.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any public way where
the parking of a vehicle will not leave a clear and unobstructed lane
for passing traffic at least 10 feet wide on a one-way street and
20 feet wide on a two-way street.
L.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park in excess of one vehicle width
from the curb or edge of a public way (double park).
M.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park at any place where at least
one official traffic sign has been placed or erected prohibiting such
stopping, standing, or parking.
N.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park in any taxi stand which has
been officially posted as such by the Town.
O.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any public way or part
thereof where at least one sign prohibits parking for the purpose
of facilitating street cleaning or street maintenance, unless the
vehicle is a passenger vehicle stopped temporarily during the actual
receiving or discharging of passengers.
P.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park within a turnaround at the
end of any dead-end street, provided at least one official sign is
erected.
Q.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any public way or part
thereof where at least one sign prohibits parking for the purpose
of facilitating snow removal, unless the vehicle is a passenger vehicle
stopped temporarily during the actual receiving or discharging of
passengers or a commercial vehicle stopped temporarily during the
loading or unloading of goods.
R.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any public way unless
the vehicle is parked facing in the direction of traffic flow on that
side of the street, except where angle parking is permitted or commercial
vehicles are permitted to back to the curb or edge of the roadway.
S.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park at any place within the Resident
Parking Permit District in excess of the posted parking restrictions
unless the vehicle properly displays a valid resident parking permit
sticker.
T.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any public way or part thereof where at least one sign is erected reserving the space for HP (handicap) or DV (disabled veteran) plate vehicles, except for disabled veteran/handicap plate/handicap placard vehicles, as defined in § 375-1 of these rules and regulations.
U.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any public way in front
of any curb ramp designed for use by handicapped persons.
V.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle owned
or registered in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any public
way unless the vehicle displays a valid registration plate as required
by MGL c. 90.
W.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle owned
or registered in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any public
way unless the vehicle displays a valid certificate of inspection
as required by MGL.
X.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle owned
or registered in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any public
way for the purpose of performing nonemergency repairs to a vehicle.
Y.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle owned
or registered in his/her name to stop, stand, or park upon any public
way where the vehicle is being displayed or offered for sale.
Z.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle owned
or registered in his/her name to be stored upon any public way. A
vehicle is presumed to be stored if that vehicle is covered for more
than 24 hours or the vehicle has remained in the same parking spot
for over 96 hours.
AA.
No person shall park or allow a motor vehicle to stand in an area
which has been clearly marked with visible signs and pavement markings
indicating that the area is a fire lane. Vehicles in violation of
this subsection may be subject to a fine and removed by any police
officer of the Town of Nantucket in accordance with MGL c. 266, § 120D,
MGL c. 40, § 22, or any other enabling authority.
A.
No driver shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary
to avoid conflict with other traffic, pedestrians, or in compliance
with the lawful direction of a police officer or official traffic
sign, signal, marking, or device.
B.
No driver shall stand or park any vehicle where signs are posted
restricting parking to certain days and/or times, on any day during
the hours indicated, provided that the rules and regulations shall
not apply to passenger vehicles stopped temporarily during the receiving
or discharging of passengers.
C.
No driver of a courtesy vehicle shall stand or park a courtesy vehicle
in any designated parking space, loading zone, or space specifically
designated as a loading area for courtesy vehicles without first having
obtained a courtesy vehicle permit from the Town.
A.
No driver shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle at any curb adjacent
to the entrances of a school, church, theater, hotel, hospital, ferry
terminal, public building, supermarket, or any place of public assemblage
unless otherwise posted. The foregoing prohibition shall not apply
to passenger vehicles stopped temporarily during the actual receiving
or discharging of passengers or for commercial deliveries, including
those of the Postal Service while in the process of loading or unloading.
B.
No driver shall park any vehicle on any public way, or parts thereof,
on any day, during the hours or days indicated, where parking is restricted
or prohibited, provided that these rules and regulations shall not
apply to:
(1)
Passenger vehicles stopped temporarily during the actual receiving
or discharging of passengers.
(2)
Commercial vehicles, as defined in § 375-1 of these rules and regulations, stopped for no more than 15 minutes, unless otherwise posted, for the loading or unloading of materials.
(3)
Vehicles owned and bearing the indicia of ownership by the Town,
state or federal government.
(4)
Vehicles involved in an emergency situation.
C.
Establishment of parking districts; map.
(1)
For
purposes of these regulations, there are hereby established three
parking districts, which are shown on a map entitled "Nantucket Parking
Districts Map," dated May 21, 2014, as amended, attached hereto and
on file in the office of the Town Clerk. The Nantucket Parking Districts
Map, together with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby made
a part of these regulations as Appendix L.[1] The three parking districts shown on the map include a
Resident Parking Permit District, a Core Parking District and a Commercial
Parking District.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix L is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(2)
Amendments to map.
(a)
Authority. The Select Board has the authority to amend the Parking
Districts Map by its own initiative or after having been presented
with a petition including 51% of the owners of property located on
the street or streets seeking to be added to or deleted from a parking
district.
(b)
Public hearing. In order to adopt such an amendment to the map,
the Select Board shall hold a public hearing after having published
a notice of the hearing in the newspaper of general circulation in
the Town at least 21 days in advance of the hearing, and after having
notified, by certified mail, all record owners of property abutting
the named street or streets by advising said abutters as to the time,
date, place and subject of the public hearing.
(c)
Required findings. In order to adopt an amendment to the Parking
Districts Map, the Select Board shall make the following findings
as part of its decision:
[1]
That the street is directly connected to a street which is already
part of a district.
[2]
That, in the case of additions to the Resident Parking Permit
District, the street in question is used regularly for parking by
significant numbers of persons who do not live in the immediate neighborhood,
which causes a parking hardship for those living on the street during
the summer.
[3]
That the adoption of the amendment will further the purposes
of the goals established by the Select Board as they relate to parking
and the control of traffic.
(d)
Notice to residents affected. In amendments involving changes
to the Resident Parking Permit District, at least 15 days prior to
becoming effective, notice shall be sent to each owner of property
abutting the street or streets so affected, stating the occupants
of that household are required to obtain a permit for each vehicle
parking in excess of the posted time limit in the designated district
and notifying the resident of the date that parking restrictions will
become effective.
A.
Where parking is not otherwise prohibited, no driver shall stand
a vehicle except at an angle to the curb or edge of roadway, with
the right front wheel to the curb or edge of roadway; except that
in the left side of one-way roadways, no driver shall stand a vehicle
except at an angle to the curb or edge of roadway, with the left front
wheel to the curb or edge of roadway.
B.
Where parallel parking is allowed, no driver shall stop, stand, or
park a vehicle at an angle to the curb or edge of roadway unless otherwise
posted.
A.
Except as provided in Subsection C, no person shall park or stand any trailer of any kind or semi-trailer on any part of any public way under the control of the Town, unless such trailer or semi-trailer is attached to a vehicle capable of towing it.
B.
Except as provided in Subsection C, no person shall park, or shall allow to be parked, a semi-trailer (or tractor), or combination thereof, or a trailer upon any public way for a period of more than four days without approval of the Board.
D.
No person shall park or stand any trailer of any kind or semi-trailer
on any part of any designated municipal parking lot under the control
of the Town except in an area designated by the Town.
Unless otherwise prohibited in these rules and regulations, the driver of a commercial vehicle, as defined in § 375-1 of these rules and regulations, may stand such vehicle with both rear wheels to the curb or edge of roadway, or with one rear wheel to the curb or edge of roadway and headed in the direction of traffic, for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials, provided that the nature of these materials requires such rear wheel parking; and further provided that such parking will leave a clear and unobstructed roadway at least 10 feet wide for moving traffic on one-way streets and 20 feet wide for moving traffic on two-way streets.
No driver shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle other than
a bus in any area designated by the Town as a bus stop.
No driver shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle in any loading
zone, with the following exceptions:
A.
Commercial vehicles, as defined in § 375-1 of these rules and regulations, stopped for no more than 15 minutes, unless otherwise posted, or as required for a longer period of time, for the actual loading or unloading of materials, except during the hours when stopping or standing is prohibited.
B.
Passenger vehicles stopped temporarily during the actual receiving
or discharging of passengers.
C.
Passenger vehicles stopped temporarily in front of a hotel or guesthouse,
for not more than 10 minutes continuously, or as otherwise posted,
while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers or the
expeditious loading or unloading of baggage, or while arrangements
are being made for the removal of such vehicles, except during the
hours when stopping or standing is prohibited.
D.
Vehicles owned and bearing indicia of ownership by the Town, state
or federal governments.
E.
Taxis stopped for a maximum of 10 minutes continuously while in the
process of making a pickup or delivery.
F.
Vehicles involved in an emergency situation.
A.
No driver shall park or stand any vehicle for more than two hours
continuously on any day during the hours indicated on a posted sign,
provided that these rules and regulations shall not apply to commercial
vehicles, as defined herein, stopped temporarily during the actual
loading or unloading of materials as further defined herein.
B.
This section of these rules and regulations shall not apply to vehicles
bearing a resident parking permit sticker while parking within the
Resident Parking Permit District.
C.
This section of these rules and regulations shall not apply to vehicles
bearing a temporary guest parking permit while parking within the
Resident Parking Permit District.
D.
This section of these rules and regulations shall not apply to vehicles
bearing a temporary contractor work permit as issued herein as exempted
while parking within the Core District or Resident Parking Permit
District.
E.
No driver shall park or stand any vehicle for more than one hour
on any day during the hours indicated on a posted sign.
F.
No driver shall park or stand any vehicle for more than 30 minutes
continuously on any day during the hours indicated on a posted sign.
G.
No driver shall park or stand any vehicle for more than 15 minutes
continuously on any day during the hours indicated on a posted sign.
H.
The provisions of § 375-12 of these rules and regulations shall not apply to any vehicle owned by a disabled veteran or by a handicapped person and bearing a distinctive number plate or placard or handicap placard as issued by the Town, or owned and bearing indicia of ownership by a foreign diplomatic corps or consulate.
I.
For the purposes of § 375-12 of these rules and regulations, a vehicle shall be deemed to have been parked continuously if the vehicle has not been moved at least 50 feet to a different parking location upon or before the expiration of the parking time limit.
J.
The Chief of Police, his/her designee, or the Board may enact temporary
timed parking restrictions or relief from any timed parking restriction
pursuant to these rules and regulations.
A.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered
in his/her name to park within any municipal parking lot in violation
of any posted restriction, upon any traffic island or any other area
not designated as a parking space.
B.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any commercially
registered vehicle registered in his/her name to park within any municipal
parking lot between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. without a
permit issued pursuant to these rules and regulations.
C.
No person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any vehicle registered in his/her name to park within the designated Town Pier municipal parking area spaces in violation of any posted restriction without a valid permit, when required, issued pursuant to these rules and regulations. Any vehicle so parked with a Town Pier parking permit shall be exempt from the overnight parking restriction in Subsection B.
D.
No driver shall park or stand within any municipal parking lot a
vehicle of any type having a gross vehicle weight in excess of 12,000
pounds.
E.
Except as otherwise provided in Subsection F, no person shall allow or permit any vehicle registered in his/her name to park within any designated municipal parking lot for a period of time in excess of seven consecutive days (168 hours).
F.
Between the time period from the second Tuesday in October (Tuesday
after Columbus Day), through the third Friday in May (Friday before
Memorial Day), parking shall be allowed for a period of up to 30 consecutive
days in the municipal parking lot located at the rear of 2 Fairgrounds
Road, provided that a valid long-term parking permit is properly displayed.
However, any vehicle so parked must be properly registered, insured
and inspected.
G.
No person shall allow or permit any vehicle longer than 30 feet in
total length to park within any municipal parking lot except in spaces
designated and posted for such vehicles.
A.
No driver shall park or stand any commercial vehicle or semi-trailer
having a capacity of one ton or more for more than one hour between
the hours of 9:00 p.m. of one day and 8:00 a.m. of the following day,
or at any time on Sunday, on any part of any public way where parking
or standing a vehicle is not otherwise prohibited, provided that this
subsection of these rules and regulations shall not apply during the
loading or unloading of materials.
B.
Parking of commercially registered vehicles is prohibited in the
Commercial Parking District between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 4:00
a.m., except by permit, on any part of the way where parking or standing
a vehicle is not otherwise prohibited, provided that this subsection
of these rules and regulations shall not apply during the loading
or unloading of materials.
A.
No person shall park, store or deposit upon any public way of the
Town a dumpster or any roll-on/roll-off container used for the collection
of refuse, debris, or for any other purpose without a permit from
the Town.
B.
Any dumpster or any roll-on/roll-off container allowed by permit
shall be placed upon the public way so that it will leave a clear
and unobstructed way at least 10 feet wide for moving traffic on one-way
streets and 20 feet wide for moving traffic on two-way streets. During
the hours of darkness or during hours posted, the outermost edges
of such dumpster and/or container shall be clearly marked with a flashing
amber light or be permanently affixed with engineer-grade reflective
material which shall be visible from any public way.
A.
The Police Department shall issue, upon submission of a proper application,
submission of appropriate fees, satisfactory demonstration of qualification
and after having made a determination of eligibility, the following
permits:
[Amended 1-21-2009; 5-21-2014; 10-22-2014; 12-17-2014; 2-17-2016; 3-16-2016; 6-22-2016]
(1)
Residential parking permit. Where stopping, standing or parking is
not otherwise prohibited within the Resident Parking Permit District,
up to two permits shall be issued to owners of vehicles who own or
rent dwellings which front on streets included in the Resident Parking
Permit District or Core District, provided that fees in amounts set
from time to time by the Select Board have been paid to the Town for
applications submitted between January 1 and May 31 or for applications
submitted between June 1 and December 31; the applicant shows satisfactory
proof that he or she lives on a public way in one of the districts
during the period between June 1 and September 30 of the year for
which he/she is seeking a permit by using a tax bill, executed lease
with a term greater than 90 days or other acceptable documentation
as proof; and a valid registration card for the vehicle to be permitted
is shown. Applicants who require additional permits may be issued
a permit upon completion of an application as follows: For additional
permits purchased between January 1 and January 31 by a resident of
the Town who is shown as a resident of the Town upon the street where
such additional permits are requested as determined by the Official
Street List maintained by the Nantucket Town Clerk, the fee or any
such additional permit shall be set from time to time by the Select
Board; for additional permits by persons who do not appear on the
Official Street List of the Town, and such additional permits are
purchased between January 1 and May 31, the fee for each additional
permit shall be set from time to time by the Select Board; for any
additional permit purchased between June 1 and December 31, the fee
shall be set from time to time by the Select Board for each permit.
Vehicles which are owned by a corporate entity may be issued one residential
parking permit when the vehicle being registered is owned by a corporate
entity rather than the applicant. Corporate vehicle owners are not
eligible for any additional parking permits under this section. Denial
of permits for corporate vehicles can be appealed to the Select Board.
(2)
Commercially registered vehicle permit. Owners of commercially registered vehicles, registered to a Nantucket address, not a post office box, who provide satisfactory proof that they are actively engaged in work between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. within the Commercial Parking District and require the use of their vehicle to perform said work may be issued a permit that allows a commercially registered vehicle to be parked in violation of § 375-14B of these rules and regulations, upon application by the owner or his/her agent and the payment of a fee set from time to time by the Select Board for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 5,300 pounds or less, or a fee set from time to time by the Select Board for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of more than 5,300 pounds. Vehicles that have been issued a valid residential parking permit under Subsection A(1) of this section or a valid live-aboard parking permit under Subsection A(11) that otherwise qualify for a commercially registered vehicle permit shall have the fee waived for the commercially registered vehicle parking permit. Commercially registered vehicle permits shall be valid for the year in which they are issued only.
[Amended 12-20-2017]
(3)
Town Pier parking permit. Owners of vehicles that are awarded a slip
on the Town Pier shall be eligible for a Town Pier parking permit.
There shall be a limit of one permit per slip or one permit per family.
In order to qualify for said permit, the applicant must present a
completed application and a valid registration for the vehicle to
which the permit will be affixed. All Town Pier rental fees must be
fully paid prior to the issuance of the parking permit. The Town Pier
parking permit shall be valid for the year in which it was issued.
A new permit is required each subsequent year.
(4)
Commercial vehicle Town lot permit. Owners of vehicles not otherwise qualified for a permit under Subsection A(2) of this section, registered to an off-Island address, shall be eligible for a commercial vehicle Town lot permit upon submission of an application and valid vehicle registration and payment of a fee set from time to time by the Select Board. Said permit is valid from the Monday after Christmas Stroll to the Friday before Daffodil Weekend. Said permit allows the vehicle to be parked overnight in the municipal parking lots located at 37 Washington Street and Silver Street in compliance with § 375-13E of these rules and regulations.
[Amended 12-20-2017]
(5)
Silver Street parking permit. Owners of vehicles not otherwise qualified for a permit under Subsection A(1) who own or rent dwellings which front on West Dover Street are eligible for a permit for the purpose of parking in the Silver Street parking lot. Any vehicle so parked with a valid Silver Street parking permit shall be exempt from the overnight parking restrictions in § 375-13B.
(6)
Guesthouse and hotel parking permit. Licensed guesthouses and hotels
located in the Core District or Resident Parking Permit District may
be issued, upon application by the owner or its agent and the payment
of a fee set from time to time by the Select Board, a fixed number
of reusable, transferable parking permit placards. Permit placards
shall be issued at the rate of one placard for each three guest rooms,
less the number of off-street parking spaces owned or leased by the
guesthouse or hotel. Each placard shall be numbered and shall bear
the name of the establishment. Placards shall be displayed on the
dashboard of the guest vehicle above the speedometer while it is parked
in the Resident Parking Permit District. Permit placards issued to
the guesthouses and hotels shall only be considered valid when properly
displayed in a vehicle owned or rented by a guest of the establishment
and shall not be deemed valid when improperly displayed or displayed
in vehicles of employees or others not temporarily residing in the
guesthouse or hotel. Replacement of lost or stolen guesthouse or hotel
placards shall be granted upon payment of a replacement fee set from
time to time by the Select Board and upon the reporting of the number
of the placard so lost or stolen.
(7)
Temporary licensed contractor parking permit. Licensed contractors
who are engaged in work within the Core District or the Resident Parking
Permit District and who require the use of their vehicles to perform
said work may be issued a temporary parking permit by the Town, provided
that a fee set from time to time by the Select Board has been paid
to the Town.
(8)
Temporary residential parking permit. Operators of rented vehicles
who own or rent dwellings which front on streets included in the Resident
Parking Permit District or the Core District, and owners of vehicles
who rent or hold a short-term lease for dwellings which front on streets
included in the Resident Parking Permit District, may be issued a
temporary residential parking permit for a period of time indicated
on the permit, provided that a fee set from time to time by the Select
Board has been paid to the Town; the applicant shows satisfactory
proof that he/she owns or rents and resides in a dwelling which fronts
on a public way in one of the districts during the period between
June 1 and September 30 of the year for which the applicant is seeking
a temporary permit by using a tax bill, an executed short-term lease
with a term of 90 days or less, or other acceptable documentation
as proof; and a valid vehicle rental/lease agreement or a valid registration
card for the vehicle to be permitted is shown.
(9)
Long-term parking permit. Owners of vehicles that desire to park
a vehicle for longer than seven days may make application providing
such information as the Town requires, for a permit to allow the long-term
parking of a vehicle within a municipal parking lot where such long-term
parking is permitted. The fee for this permit shall be set from time
to time by the Select Board, commencing upon the eighth day that the
vehicle is permitted to park (no charge for days one through seven).
A long-term parking permit shall not be valid beyond 30 days.
(10)
Courtesy vehicle permit.
(a)
Where stopping, standing or parking is not otherwise prohibited,
permits may be, upon application, issued or reinstated to owners or
operators of courtesy vehicles, subject to the following:
(b)
The annual fee (January 1 through December 31) for a courtesy vehicle permit shall be set from time to time by the Select Board. Permits so issued shall be displayed pursuant to Subsection B(2). If the permit is lost or suspended pursuant to Subsection F, a replacement/reinstatement fee set from time to time by the Select Board shall apply.
(11)
Live-aboard parking permit. Owners of vehicles who live full-time
aboard a vessel moored on a Town-licensed mooring shall be eligible
for up to three "live-aboard" parking permits under this section,
provided that a fee set from time to time by the Select Board has
been paid to the Town; the applicant shows satisfactory proof that
he/she lives full-time on a vessel moored within the Nantucket Harbor
anchorage for a minimum of 10 consecutive weeks and that the vessel
is properly documented by the U.S. Coast Guard or properly registered
by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and tied to a permitted mooring
during the period between June 1 and September 30 of the year for
which the applicant is seeking a permit and that a valid motor vehicle
registration is shown for each vehicle. The signature of the Harbormaster
is required to verify proof of full-time live-aboard status. Said
permit is valid only for the municipal parking lot at 37 Washington
Street.
B.
Proper display of permits.
(1)
Adhesive stickers shall be inscribed with the license plate number
of the so-permitted vehicle and shall be affixed to the left rear
bumper of the vehicle so as to be easily seen.
(2)
Placard permits shall be inscribed with the license plate number
of the so-permitted vehicle or the name of the business or organization
to which the permit is issued. Any conditions imposed on the use of
the permit by the permit-issuing authority shall be clearly indicated
on the permit. Said permits shall be clearly displayed on the dashboard
of the vehicle above the speedometer while it is parked in the area
requiring a permit. Copies of placard permits shall not be considered
valid.
C.
Validity. Such permits shall be valid only for the vehicle for which
or organization to which it was originally issued. Permits are not
transferable from one vehicle to another under any circumstances.
Permits shall only be valid for the period of time indicated on the
permit.
E.
Misuse of parking permits. It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly represent that he/she is entitled to a parking permit issued under this section when he/she is not so entitled. It shall also be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle displaying such permit in the Resident Parking Permit District or the Commercial Parking District when the holder of such permit is not entitled to hold it. Whenever the conditions which qualified a resident for a resident parking permit no longer exist, the owner of the vehicle so permitted shall immediately cross out his/her permit sticker with a heavy black marker so as to invalidate the permit. Whenever the conditions which qualified a holder of a temporary permit no longer exist, the permit shall be removed from the vehicle. After having crossed out or removed the permit in this manner, the vehicle may be parked in the Resident Parking Permit District or the Commercial Parking District lawfully subject to the time limits in place. Any of the above-mentioned misuse violations shall be punishable by a fine as set forth in Appendix J, Schedule of Fines,[1] each day of violation being considered a separate offense.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix J is included as an attachment to this chapter.
F.
Courtesy vehicle operation. Operators of courtesy vehicles shall adhere to all traffic laws and regulations pertaining to the operation of motor vehicles. Such operators shall present a clean and neat appearance and not be smoking. For violations of this subsection, in addition to any penalty specified under law or these regulations, the courtesy vehicle permit may be suspended by the Police Chief or designee until payment of the reinstatement fee under Subsection A(10).
Parking restrictions indicated by the presence of official traffic
signs shall be interpreted in the following manner:
A.
The direction to which a parking restriction applies may be indicated
by the placing of arrows on the sign(s).
(1)
On any public way, a sign without arrows, or a sign on which arrows
are placed which point both to the left and right, shall indicate
that the parking restriction applies in both directions.
(2)
On a two-way street, a sign with an arrow which points to the left
indicates that the parking restriction applies only to the parking
from that point forward of the sign ("forward" refers to the direction
of vehicle travel on that side of the street).
(3)
On a two-way street, a sign with an arrow which points to the right
indicates that the parking restriction applies only to the parking
from that point backward of the sign ("backward" refers to the opposite
direction of vehicle travel on that side of the street).
(4)
On the right-hand side of a one-way street, a sign with an arrow
which points to the left indicates that the parking restriction applies
only to the parking from that point forward of the sign ("forward"
refers to the direction of vehicle travel on that side of the street).
(5)
On the right-hand side of a one-way street, a sign with an arrow
which points to the right indicates that the parking restriction applies
only to the parking from that point backward of the sign ("backward"
refers to the opposite direction of vehicle travel on that side of
the street).
(6)
On the left-hand side of a one-way street, a sign with an arrow which
points to the left indicates that the parking restriction applies
only to the parking from that point backward of the sign ("backward"
refers to the opposite direction of vehicle travel on that side of
the street).
(7)
On the left-hand side of a one-way street, a sign with an arrow which
points to the right indicates that the parking restriction applies
only to the parking from that point forward of the sign ("forward"
refers to the direction of vehicle travel on that side of the street).
B.
A parking restriction which is indicated by the placement of an official
traffic sign shall continue in effect until another parking restriction
is indicated by the placement of an official traffic sign.
C.
Official traffic signs which indicate the existence of either "Street
Cleaning" or "Snow Emergency" restrictions shall apply to the entire
public way, regardless of the existence of other posted restrictions
or valid parking spaces.
D.
Temporary official traffic signs placed on a public way for the purposes
of construction or special events shall take precedence over all other
posted parking restrictions and metered spaces in the public way.
E.
The placement of official traffic signs which would otherwise permit
the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles shall not be construed
as permission to stop, stand or park a motor vehicle in violation
of any regulation which does not require the placement of an official
traffic sign, including, but not limited to, the following:
The lapse of each posted time restriction shall constitute a
separate offense. In addition, any vehicle which, while parked or
standing in the same approximate location, violates a time restriction
after having already received two successive time restriction violations
in a given twenty-four-hour period may be towed and removed by the
Nantucket Police Department.
On certain public ways or parts thereof, vehicles shall operate
only in the direction as authorized by an official traffic sign. The
list of public ways or parts thereof where the direction of vehicles
is restricted and are designated as "one-way streets" is included
in Appendix A of these rules and regulations.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
All vehicular traffic shall move in a rotary only in a counter-clockwise
direction, except when otherwise directed by a police officer or an
official traffic sign, signal, marking or other device, erected and
maintained, or caused to be made, erected and maintained by the Town.
A.
Drive within marked lanes. When any roadway has been divided into
lanes, the driver of a vehicle shall not drive other than entirely
within a single lane, and he/she shall not move from the lane in which
he/she is driving until he/she has first ascertained if such movement
can be made with safety.
B.
Drive on right side of street. The driver of a vehicle shall not
drive other than on the right half of the roadway, except on one-way
streets, where signs have been erected to the contrary, or when overtaking
and passing another vehicle or when preparing for a left turn. The
driver of a slow-moving vehicle shall not drive other than as closely
as possible to the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway, unless
it is impracticable to travel on such side of a public way.
C.
Keep to the right of public way division. On a roadway divided by
a grass plot, traffic island, walk, or other structure, the driver
of a vehicle shall not drive other than to the right of such division,
except on one-way streets, or when otherwise directed by a police
officer or any official sign, signal, marking, or device.
D.
Overtaking other vehicles. The driver of a vehicle shall not overtake
and pass any other vehicle proceeding in the same direction at any
intersection of public ways, except that this provision shall not
apply at intersections where traffic is controlled by a police officer.
E.
Overtake only when there is a space ahead. The driver of a vehicle shall not overtake and pass a vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless there is sufficient clear space ahead on the right side of the roadway, except that on a one-way street drivers shall not be restricted to the use of the right half of the roadway, but may have access to the entire width thereof, to permit the overtaking to be completed without impeding the safe operation of any vehicle ahead, and without causing the driver of any vehicle to change his/her speed or alter his/her course, except as provided in Subsection F of this section.
F.
Driver to give way to overtaking vehicle. Except when overtaking
and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of a vehicle, when
about to be overtaken and passed by another vehicle approaching from
the rear, shall give way to the right when practicable in favor of
the overtaking vehicle, and shall not increase the speed of his/her
vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle.
G.
Obstructing traffic.
(1)
No person shall drive in such a manner as to unnecessarily obstruct
the normal movement of traffic on any public way.
(2)
No driver of any vehicle shall enter an intersection or a marked
crosswalk unless there is sufficient space beyond the intersection
or crosswalk and on the right half of the roadway to accommodate the
vehicle he/she is driving without obstructing the passage of other
vehicles or pedestrians.
H.
Care in starting, stopping, turning, or backing. The driver of any
vehicle shall not start, stop, turn from a direct line, or back his/her
vehicle unless such movement can be made safely. If such movement
cannot be made safely, or if it interferes unduly with the normal
movement of other traffic, said driver shall wait for a more favorable
opportunity to make such movement.
I.
Backing around corners or into intersections prohibited. The driver
of any vehicle shall not back such vehicle around a corner at an intersection
or into an intersection of streets.
J.
Left turns prohibited. No driver of any vehicle shall make a left
turn where prohibited by an official traffic sign, signal, marking
or other device erected and maintained, or caused to be made, erected
and maintained, by the Town.
K.
Only left turn movements permitted. No driver of any vehicle shall
proceed in any direction other than to the left, at the points of
intersection, where prohibited by an official traffic sign, signal,
marking or other device erected and maintained, or caused to be made,
erected and maintained, by the Town.
L.
Right turns prohibited. No driver of any vehicle shall make a right
turn where prohibited by an official traffic sign, signal, marking
or other device erected and maintained, or caused to be made, erected
and maintained, by the Town.
M.
Only right turn movements permitted. No driver of any vehicle shall
proceed in any direction other than to the right, at the points of
intersection, where prohibited by an official traffic sign, signal,
marking or other device erected and maintained, or caused to be made,
erected and maintained, by the Town.
N.
Obedience to lane control devices. Where official traffic control
devices are erected directing specific vehicles to use a designated
lane or lanes for traffic moving in a particular direction, regardless
of the center of the roadway, or to prohibit a turn or to make a required
turn at an intersection of roadways, drivers of vehicles shall obey
the direction of every such device. For example: "Right Lane Must
Turn Right" and "Left Lane Must Turn Left."
O.
U-turns regulated. No driver shall turn a vehicle so as to proceed
in the opposite direction unless such turn can be made without backing
up and without causing any approaching driver to decrease speed or
change his/her course.
P.
U-turns prohibited. No driver shall make a U-turn where prohibited
by an official traffic sign, signal, marking or other device erected
and maintained, or caused to be made, erected and maintained, by the
Town.
Q.
Obedience to isolated stop signs. In accordance with the provisions
of MGL c. 89, § 9, as most recently amended, certain streets
are designated as "stop streets." The list of streets or parts thereof
where the direction of vehicles is restricted and are designated as
"stop streets" is included in Appendix B of these rules and regulations.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix B is included as an attachment to this chapter.
R.
Obedience to yield signs. In accordance with the provisions of MGL
c. 89, § 9, as most recently amended, certain public ways
are designated as "yield streets." The list of streets or parts thereof
where the direction of vehicles is restricted and are designated as
"yield streets" is included in Appendix C of these rules and regulations.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix C is included as an attachment to this chapter.
S.
Driving on sidewalks or bicycle paths. The driver of a vehicle shall
not drive on or over any sidewalk or bicycle path except at a permanent
or temporary driveway or at an intersection of streets. The driver
of a vehicle, prior to driving on or over any such driveway, shall
yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian or bicycle approaching within
five feet of such driveway.
T.
Driving over traffic islands prohibited. The driver of a vehicle
shall not drive on or over any traffic island unless directed to do
so by a police officer.
U.
Driving through safety zones prohibited. No driver of any vehicle
shall drive into, over or through a safety zone, except on signal
from a police officer.
V.
Emerging from a private road or driveway. The driver of a vehicle
emerging from a private way, driveway, or garage shall stop such vehicle
immediately prior to driving upon the sidewalk or bicycle path area
extending across the front of such driveway or garage, and where no
such sidewalk exists, the stop shall be made at the building or property
line as the case may be. Upon entering the roadway, the driver shall
yield the right-of-way to approaching vehicles.
W.
Special speed rules and regulations.
(1)
In accordance with the provisions of MGL c. 90, § 18, special
speed restrictions have been established on certain streets. The list
of streets or parts thereof where the speed of vehicles is regulated
is included in Appendix D of these rules and regulations.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Appendix D is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(2)
In accordance with the provisions of MGL c. 90, § 17, a
special school zone speed restriction of 20 miles per hour has been
established on certain public ways. The list of streets or parts thereof
which have been designated as "school zones" is included in Appendix
E of these rules and regulations.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Appendix E is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(3)
In accordance with the provisions of MGL c. 90, § 17C,
the Town has established 25 miles per hour as the speed limit inside
thickly settled or business district areas in the Town, as defined
in MGL c. 90, § 1.
[Added 12-20-2017]
X.
Rights and duties in funeral or other processions.
(1)
It shall be the duty of each driver in a funeral or other procession
to keep as near to the right edge of the roadway as is feasible to
follow the vehicle ahead as closely as is practicable and safe.
(2)
At an intersection where a stop sign or yield sign is located, the
driver of the first vehicle in a funeral or other procession shall
be the only one governed by the traffic signal indication or the stop
or yield sign, and after the first vehicle enters the intersection,
all other vehicles in the procession must proceed together in a group.
Y.
Operation of horse-drawn carriages.
(1)
No owner of a horse-drawn carriage shall begin operating a horse-drawn
carriage for hire until he/she has obtained the necessary license
and paid the required fee to the Town.
(2)
The Town may designate an area within the roadway to serve as a stand
if such space is available and practicable.
(3)
Each "stand" will be designated by a minimum of two signs.
(4)
No driver of any horse-drawn carriage shall operate any carriage
under his/her control other than as closely as possible to the right-hand
edge or curb of the roadway.
(5)
No driver of any horse-drawn carriage shall operate any carriage
under his/her control in violation of any of the regulations of the
Town.
(6)
No driver of any horse-drawn carriage shall operate any carriage
under his/her control in certain public ways or parts thereof, during
the hours indicated. The list of public ways or parts thereof where
the operation of horse-drawn carriages is restricted and/or the hours
are regulated is included in Appendix F of these rules and regulations.[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: Appendix F is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
Advertising vehicles excluded. No person shall drive or park in the
Core District any vehicle designed or used primarily for the purpose
of advertising.
B.
Heavy commercial vehicles excluded. No heavy commercial vehicle shall be operated on certain public ways or parts thereof. This restriction shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles, as herein defined in § 375-1 of these rules and regulations, to vehicles using streets for the making of deliveries or collections or for the purpose of reaching a regular storage place located on said streets or parts thereof, to street repair vehicles of the Town, nor to any commercial vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires with a load capacity not over 2 1/2 tons and without a trailer. The list of public ways or parts thereof designated by the Town as excluding heavy commercial vehicles is included in Appendix G of these rules and regulations.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix G is included as an attachment to this chapter.
C.
Commercial vehicles excluded. No commercial vehicle shall be operated on certain public ways or parts thereof. This restriction shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles, as herein defined in § 375-1 of the rules and regulations, to passenger vehicles whose gross weight is less than 5,000 pounds and which are registered for commercial use, to vehicles using public ways for the making of deliveries or collections or for the purpose of reaching a regular storage place located on said public ways or parts thereof, nor to street repair vehicles of the Town. The list of public ways or parts thereof which have been designated as excluding commercial vehicles is included in Appendix H of the rules and regulations.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix H is included as an attachment to this chapter.
D.
Exclusion of vehicles from public ways. Vehicles are excluded from
certain public ways. The list of public ways or parts thereof which
have been designated by the Town as excluding vehicles is included
in Appendix I of these rules and regulations.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Appendix I is included as an attachment to this chapter.
No person shall take part in any parade, procession or other
organized formation of persons or vehicles, other than a funeral procession
or a picket line, in or upon any public way under the control of the
Town unless the Town shall have first issued a permit for such parade,
procession, or formation. The Town shall issue such permit in all
cases except where the time, place, and manner are not in conformity
with the provisions set forth below or where the permit would conflict
as to time or place with a permit previously issued.
A.
The written request for the permit shall be filed with the Town not
more than 12 months or less than three business days prior to the
occurrence and should include the following:
(1)
The date and starting time.
(2)
The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant and name
of the organization involved.
(3)
The formation or assembly area and time therefor.
(4)
The route of the parade or motorcade and what portions of the streets
traversed may be occupied by such parade, procession, or formation.
(5)
The approximate number of people and vehicles in the parade or motorcade.
B.
No permit shall be issued authorizing a parade, procession, or formation
under the following conditions:
C.
The Police Chief or designee may modify the requested route or time
of a parade under the following conditions:
(1)
When the size of the parade, based upon the expected number of participants
and spectators, cannot be safely accommodated on the proposed route
because of the capacity of the roadway or other conditions.
(2)
When the route or time conflicts with another parade or other public
event to such an extent that public order or safety is threatened.
The determination shall be based upon the inability of the roadway
to safely accommodate the expected number of participants and spectators;
or the inability to develop safe traffic detours because of the street
configuration and traffic congestion in the area.
(3)
Any modification of the route or the time shall be narrowly tailored
to address the conditions and shall be done in consultation with the
permit applicant unless the applicant is unavailable or declines to
consult with the Police Chief.
(4)
Any modification to the requested route or time, or any determination
by the Police Chief or designee, shall be in writing to the applicant
and shall set forth a basis for such determination.
The posting of signs which prohibit or restrict parking due
to construction or special events shall be conducted in the following
manner:
A.
All signs shall conform to Town specifications. The exact legend
on each sign shall be determined by the Police Chief or designee.
B.
All signs shall indicate the effective date and estimated completion
date of the construction project or special event.
C.
All signs shall be installed at locations as determined by the Police
Chief or designee.
D.
All signs shall indicate the effective hours of the regulation, if
the regulation is not in effect 24 hours.
E.
All signs shall be installed a minimum of 24 hours in commercial
areas and 48 hours in residential areas before the effective date
and time of the restriction.
For purposes of trial, the Board may make temporary rules regulating
traffic or test under actual conditions traffic signs, signals, markings,
or other devices. No such temporary or experimental rule regulating
traffic shall remain in effect for a period of time longer than 60
days.
A.
Penalties. Whoever violates any of the provisions of these rules
and regulations, or whoever violates any temporary or experimental
rule, shall be punished by a fine amount set forth in Appendix J of
these rules and regulations.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix J is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
Parking violation notice. Officers empowered to enforce these rules
and regulations shall use the standard town parking violation notice
for said violation.
C.
Noncriminal violation citation. Officers authorized to enforce these
rules and regulations may use the standard Town noncriminal violation
notice for violations which regulate the movement of vehicles.
The provisions of these rules and regulations are hereby declared
to be severable; and if any provision of these rules and regulations
is invalid, such invalidity shall not affect or impair any other provision
hereof.
The Town is authorized to regulate the weights of vehicles on
Nantucket Island pursuant to Chapter 372 of the Special Acts of 1954
and the dimensions and number of certain vehicles driven or operating
in the Town pursuant to Chapter 321 of the Special Acts of 1995, as
set forth in Appendix K.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix K is included as an attachment to this chapter.
