Every driver of a vehicle in starting, slowing
up, stopping, turning while in motion or backing shall indicate his
or her intention by a timely and appropriate signal.
Every driver of a vehicle, excepting when passing
a vehicle ahead, shall keep to the right and as near the right curb
as possible and shall always proceed in the general direction of traffic.
Every driver of a vehicle meeting another vehicle
shall pass on the right.
Every driver approaching an intersection, crosswalk,
corner or curve not protected by a signal system or police officer
shall proceed in a cautious manner and in such a way as not to cause
damage or injury to other vehicles and pedestrians.
A.
Entering marked crosswalks. No vehicle shall enter
a marked crosswalk not protected by a signal system or police officer
while a pedestrian is passing until such pedestrian has passed beyond
the path of the vehicle.
B.
Entering unmarked crosswalks. No vehicle shall enter
a unmarked crosswalk not protected by a signal system or police officer
when a pedestrian passing through indicates his or her intention to
cross until such pedestrian has passed beyond the path of the vehicle.
C.
Vehicle distance requirements in approaching crosswalks.
No vehicle shall be within five feet of any other vehicle in front
of it when approaching and passing over a crosswalk.
D.
Entering crosswalk obstructed by other vehicles. No
vehicle shall enter any crosswalk not protected by a signal system
or police officer when any other vehicle headed in the same direction
is stopped at such crosswalk.
E.
Vehicles required to stop at intersection. The driver
of a vehicle shall come to a full stop before entering a throughway
or any other intersection deemed necessary by the Board of Selectmen.
Suitable stop signs shall be erected at such intersection.
No vehicle shall enter any portion of a safety
zone.
No vehicle shall enter any sidewalk or footbridge
except for the purpose of passing through driveways.
No vehicle shall be driven over any fire hose
except by consent of the Fire Chief or his or her assistants on duty.
No vehicle shall pass through a funeral procession
when the procession vehicles display their mission.
All vehicles emerging from an alley, driveway,
garage or building shall come to a complete stop before entering a
sidewalk area.
No vehicle shall stop with its left side to
the curb. This section shall not apply to those streets used as one-way
streets.
Upon those streets and portions of streets described and specified in Schedule II (§ 160-39), when designated by the Town Manager and approved by order of the Selectmen, vehicular traffic shall move only in the indicated direction when signs indicating the direction of traffic are erected and maintained at every intersection where movement in the opposite direction is prohibited. Said schedule shall be maintained by the Town Clerk and be available for public inspection at any reasonable hour. Said schedule has been described in Schedule II which is attached to and incorporated as a part of this chapter.
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A.
Designation of seasonal gross vehicle weight limits.
'The Town Manager or Road Commissioner shall provide to the Board
of Selectmen in November of each year a list of ways for seasonal
protection with recommended dates, gross vehicle weights, and other
restrictions as the Town Manager deems appropriate. The Board of Selectmen
shall act on the recommendations. A public notice listing the streets
with seasonal weight limits approved by the Board of Selectmen shall
be posted at the Town Office and published in a local newspaper the
first week of February, and such streets shall be posted for the duration
of the designated restrictions. Said list of streets shall be known
as the "Schedule of Seasonal Gross Vehicle Weight Limits of Streets"
and shall be made available through the Town Clerk for public inspection
during normal business hours.
B.
Standards for weight limit exceptions. The Public Works Director, Road Commissioner or Board of Selectmen may authorize an exception to the gross vehicle weight limits of § 160-49 (Schedule XII: Gross Vehicle Weight Limits of Streets) or the Schedule of Seasonal Gross Vehicle Weight Limits of Streets on file in the Town Clerk's office, based on the following:
(1)
A demonstrated need to travel on the street
or way.
(2)
The total gross weight and weight distribution
of the vehicle upon the surface of the street or way.
(3)
The designated weight limit and moisture content
of the street or way.
(4)
The number of required trips, time of day and
the distance of travel on the street or way.
(5)
Any features or conditions unique to the street
or way.
C.
Exemptions. The following vehicles are exempt from
the provisions of this section: school buses, public utility vehicles,
home fuel/energy delivery vehicles, emergency vehicles or any other
vehicle exempt under 29-A M.R.S.A. § 2395.
A.
No vehicle, unless in an emergency or to allow vehicles
and pedestrians to pass, shall stop in any public way except close
to the curb, and no vehicle shall stop in such a manner as to obstruct
any street or crosswalk.
B.
No vehicle, equipment, or otherwise shall obstruct
vehicle or pedestrian passage on a public way without prior written
approval through the Boothbay Harbor Police Department.
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[Amended 6-12-2006]
No person shall ride on any coaster, skates,
skateboard, skis, roller blades or roller skates upon any street,
sidewalk, park or Town-controlled parking lot.
All public areas must maintain a fifteen-foot
clearance for emergency vehicle access.
A.
No person, cooperation, organization or otherwise
shall allow a vehicle or equipment to deposit mud or any other earthen
hazard(s) upon the streets and roads of Boothbay Harbor without first
providing for the placement of proper safety warning devices and signage.
B.
No person, cooperation, organization or otherwise
shall allow mud or any other earthen hazard(s) to remain on the streets
or roads of Boothbay Harbor any longer than is necessary for the departure
of the vehicle or equipment or at the close of each workday.
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Any person(s), firm or corporation or otherwise
who shall violate any provision of this article shall be subject to
a fine of not less than $100, or a maximum fine of $2,500 per violation.
Each day a violation is allowed to exist or continue shall be a separate
offense or violation.
