No person shall operate a motor vehicle or tractor upon any sidewalk in the Town of Manchester, nor shall any person operate a motor vehicle upon or across any sidewalk except in order to gain access to or egress from a driveway or alley at such locations where the curb, if such sidewalk is curbed, shall be properly cut down for the purpose.
[Amended 6-24-1987 by Ord. No. 47; 9-30-1996 by Ord. No. 104A; 4-8-1997 by Ord. No. 107; 12-9-1997 by Ord. No. 109; 7-28-2003 by Ord. No. 152; 9-11-2007 by Ord. No. 180; 1-11-2022 by Ord. No. 248]
Operators of motor vehicles and tractors operated upon any highway or street in the Town shall obey the posted speed limit and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Transportation Article of the Maryland Code as applicable to vehicle speed. In absence of a posted speed limit governing a highway or street in the Town, the speed limit shall be 15 miles per hour.
[Amended 1-11-2022 by Ord. No. 248]
Whenever in the judgment of the Town Council it is necessary for the safety or control of vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic at an intersection of one or more public roads by means of traffic control signals, the Town may erect traffic control signals in such a position so as to face traffic that is to be controlled by the traffic control signals. All vehicles, tractors and/or pedestrians approaching any traffic control signal facing them, including those governing traffic on state and/or county roads in the Town, shall obey the signal in accordance with the requirements of the Transportation Article of the Maryland Code.
[Amended 4-8-1980 by Ord. No. 18; 10-8-2002 by Ord. No. 145]
The streets or parts of streets described below are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated:
Name of Street
Direction of Travel
Limits
Carr Alley
West
From Long Lane to Main Street
Church Street
East and north
From Main Street to York Street
Graffie Lane
West
From Main Street to Maiden Lane
High Street
East
From Maiden Lane to Main Street
Wood Alley
East
From Maiden Lane to Long Lane
It shall be unlawful for the operator of a motor vehicle or tractor to make a U-turn on any of the streets or parts thereof described below:
Name of Street
Location
Main Street
At firehouse
[Amended 3-11-2008 by Ord. No. 181; 1-11-2022 by Ord. No. 248]
A. 
No person shall make a turn of the kind designated (left, right, all) at any of the intersections described below, except motorists going to or coming from home whose vehicles display a permit described in Subsection B below exempting them from this section:
Name of Street
Direction
of Travel
Prohibited
Turn
Days; Hours
At Intersection of
Augusta Road
South
All
Weekdays; between 6:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. with the exception of school buses
Fridinger Mill Road
Millie Way
South
All
Weekdays; between 6:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. with the exception of school buses
Fridinger Mill Road
B. 
A motorist residing in the 3300 and 3400 blocks of Augusta Road, the 3300 block of Janet Court, the 2700-2800 block of Rachele Court and the 3400 block of Millie Way may apply for and obtain from the Town a permit exempting him or her from the restrictions set forth in this section for travel from or to home (i.e., not through traffic) to be prominently displayed on his or her vehicle(s).
(1) 
Upon application, the applicant shall provide sufficient proof of residency, such as a government-issued identification, tax bill, water or other utility bill or other proof deemed acceptable to the Town.
(2) 
A permit issued pursuant to this subsection shall expire upon the earlier of the termination of the applicant's residency in the aforementioned blocks of Augusta Road or Millie Way or two years from issuance.
(3) 
A permit issued pursuant to this subsection may be renewed every two years for the period set forth in Subsection B(2) above with sufficient proof of residency as required in Subsection B(1) above.
[Amended 4-8-1980 by Ord. No. 18; 3-8-1983 by Ord. No. 23; 12-10-1991 by Ord. No. 68; 5-27-1992 by Ord. No. 73; 12-4-1995 by Ord. No. 100; 9-29-2003 by Ord. No. 153; 10-10-2006 by Ord. No. 175; 4-14-2009 by Ord. No. 192; 6-9-2009 by Ord. No. 195; 12-14-2010 by Ord. No. 199; 1-11-2022 by Ord. No. 248]
Whenever in the judgment of the Town Council it is necessary for the safety or control of vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic at an intersection of one or more public roads by means of stop sign(s), the Town may erect official stop signs in such a position so as to face traffic that is to be controlled by the stop sign. All vehicles and tractors approaching any such stop sign facing them shall come to a full stop before entering any such intersection and shall otherwise observe the requirements of the Transportation Article of the Maryland Code as they apply to intersections governed by stop signs, including stop signs erected on state and/or county roads in the Town.
[Amended 6-12-1979; 4-8-1980 by Ord. No. 18; 7-12-1983 by Ord. No. 27; 2-10-2009 by Ord. No. 191; 10-10-2017 by Ord. No. 230]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any commercial vehicle or other tractor, trailer or tractor-trailer combination having a maximum registered weight in excess of 10,000 pounds upon any of the streets or portions thereof of the Town, except for emergency vehicles, school buses, solid waste and recycling vehicles, government vehicles, service vehicles, such as, but not limited to, electric, gas, phone, CATV, or for the purpose of making local deliveries on that street; provided, however, that vehicles in excess of such maximum registered weight shall be permitted to use the streets or parts thereof described below:
Name of Street
Location
Bert Fowler Road
Entire length
Hallie Avenue
From MD Route 30 to MD Route 86
Main Street
Entire length
Park Avenue
Entire length
Westminster Street
From MD Route 30 to MD Route 27
York Street
Entire length[1]
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Editor's Note: Original § 96-11.1, Special weight limitation established, added 12-10-1991 by Ord. No. 69, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 2-10-2009 by Ord. No. 191.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor upon any street in the Town of Manchester that is under construction, resurfacing or repair in disregard of any official sign, barricade or notice that the same is closed to vehicular traffic. It shall also be unlawful to park or remain parked on a closed street.