[Amended 10-12-1993 by Doc. 127; 3-28-1995 by Doc. 24-G; 8-22-1995 by Doc. 24-K; 12-14-2004 by Doc. 86]
A.
Any person who violates any parking provisions of
this chapter shall be subject to the penalties authorized by MGL c.
90, §§ 20A 1/2 and 20D, and Chapter 105 of the Acts
of 2004, and any other violations shall be punishable as may be provided
by law.
B.
Except as otherwise provided, whoever violates any
of the provisions of this chapter relating to the parking of motor
vehicles shall be punished by a penalty of not less than $1 nor more
than $25 as authorized by MGL c. 90, § 20A 1/2, as amended,
and Chapter 105 of the Acts of 2004. Effective January 1, 2005, as
authorized by said § 20A 1/2 and Chapter 105 of the Acts
of 2004, the following schedule for fines for offenses subject to
this section committed within this City are hereby established:
[Amended 12-14-2004 by Doc. 11-J; 1-11-2005 by Doc. 86-BB/04]
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Offense
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Fine
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Group M
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$25.00*
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11.
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Overtime parking
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12.
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All-night parking (where restricted)
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13.
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Not parking within marked spaces
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14.
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In front of any public building, school and
churches (where restricted)
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15.
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Parking in restricted area where posted
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16.
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Parking in wrong direction (left of way)
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17.
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Parking more than 12 inches from curb
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18.
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Parking in bus stop, taxi or ambulance stand
and service zones
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19.
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Parking other than at designated times
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20.
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Double parking
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21.
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Stopping or standing in a traveled lane obstructing
the normal flow of traffic
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22.
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Parking on crosswalk
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23.
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Parking within 20 feet of an intersection
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24.
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Parking in front of private road or driveway
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25.
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Parking within an intersection
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26.
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Parking on sidewalk
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27.
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Parking so as not to leave 10 feet of unobstructed
lane
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28.
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Parking within 25 feet of any fire station entrance
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29.
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Parking across the street from any fire station
(when posted)
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30.
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Parking within fire lines
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31.
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Obstructive parking during snow emergency or
removal
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32.
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Parking of commercial vehicles in residential
districts
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Group N (municipal parking areas)
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$25.00*
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33.
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Meter violation
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34.
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Pay and display violation
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35.
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Parking permit violation
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36.
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Violation of alternate-side parking ordinances
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Group P
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$100.00
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37.
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Parking in handicapped area
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38.
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Parking within 10 feet of a fire hydrant
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* Effective July 1, 2005, $35 if paid after
21 days but before the parking clerk reports the violation to the
Registrar of Motor Vehicles, and $50 after the violation has been
reported to the Registrar.
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A.
These rules are adopted with the intent that each
of them shall have force and effect separately and independently of
every other except insofar as by express reference or necessary implication
any rule or any part of a rule is made dependent upon another rule
or part thereof.
B.
All official signs, lights, markings, signal systems
or devices erected or installed under prior rules or regulations and
necessary to the enforcement of these regulations shall be deemed
to have been lawfully erected or installed hereunder, provided that
the same were erected or installed with the permission and approval
of the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
and insofar as the same are necessary as aforesaid for the enforcement
of these regulations, they shall be deemed continuing hereunder, but
in all other respects, all prior rules, orders and regulations made
by the City of Haverhill for the regulation of vehicles are hereby
expressly repealed. This repeal, however, shall not affect any punishment
or penalty imposed or any complaint or prosecution pending at the
time of the passage hereof for any offense committed under said prior
rules, orders or regulations hereby repealed, nor shall said repeal
be effective unless and until these rules and regulations have been
approved and published as required by law.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause
or phrase of these rules and orders is for any reason held unconstitutional
or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portion of these rules and orders. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have passed these regulations and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be
declared unconstitutional or invalid.
If any vehicle is found upon any street or highway
in violation of any provision of this chapter and the identity of
the driver cannot be determined, the owner or the person in whose
name such a vehicle is registered shall be held prima facie responsible
for such violations.
