Wherever a space shall be marked off on any
street for the parking of an individual vehicle, every vehicle there
parked shall be parked within the lines bounding such space.
[Amended 4-26-2000 by Ord. No. 126; 10-12-2004 by Ord. No.
157]
A. Parking is prohibited in all areas throughout the
Town of Manchester as marked by signage and/or painted curb.
B. Parking will be allowed only on the streets as described
below:
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Name of Street
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Side
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Location
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Beaver Street
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North and south
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Charmil Drive
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North and south
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Main Street to Southwestern Boulevard
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Chestnut Street
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South
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Oak Street to Grafton Street
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Church Street
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South
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Long Lane to York Street
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Church Street
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West
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Marked spaces only
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Grafton Street
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East
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From York Street (96 feet south) to Town limits
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Grafton Street
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West
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Chestnut Street to Town limits
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Locust Street
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East
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York Street to Town limits
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Main Street
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East and west
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Town limits to Town limits
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Maple Avenue
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North
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Locust Street to Grafton Street
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Monroe Street
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East and west
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Beaver Street to end of street
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New Street
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North
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Maiden Lane to Wertz Avenue
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Oak Street
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East and west
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Maple Street to Town limits
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Wertz Avenue
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East and west
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New Street to High Street
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York Street
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North
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At Town office
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York Street
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North
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Wilhelm Lane to Town limits
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No person shall stop or stand a vehicle at any
time upon any of the streets or parts of streets described below:
Name of Street
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Side
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Location
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Main Street
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East
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From Beaver Street to city limits
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Main Street [Amended 4-8-1980 by Ord. No. 18]
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East
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From Wood Drive to city limits
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Main Street
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West
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From Maiden Lane to city limits
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Main Street
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West
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From New Street to city limits
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Park Avenue
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South
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From Westminster Street to city limits
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Westminster Street
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North
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From Main Street to city limits
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Westminster Street
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South
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From Main Street to city limits
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York Street [Amended 4-8-1980 by Ord. No. 18]
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North
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From Main Street to Long Lane
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York Street [Amended 4-8-1980 by Ord. No. 18]
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South
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From Main Street to Long Lane
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No person shall park a vehicle between the hours
specified below, on any day except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays,
upon any of the streets or parts of streets described below:
Name of Street
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Side
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Hours
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Location
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(Reserved)
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[Amended 4-8-1980 by Ord. No. 18; 8-12-1980 by Ord. No.
19; 12-10-1991 by Ord. No. 70; 10-12-2004 by Ord. No. 157]
No person shall park a vehicle or allow the
same to remain parked upon any of the streets or parts of the streets
described below, between the hours specified, for longer than the
time indicated below:
Name of Street
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Side
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Time Limit; Hours
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Location
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Main Street
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East
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2 hours; 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except Sunday
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New Street to 75 feet south of Maiden Lane
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Main Street
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West
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2 hours; 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except Sunday
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Beaver Street to 75 feet south of Maiden Lane
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Park Avenue
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North
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Only during church services
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Westminster Street to Coachman Way
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York Street
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North
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10 minutes; except Sunday
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From Long Lane east 100 feet
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[Added 11-25-1986 by Ord. No. 39]
No person shall park a vehicle or allow a vehicle
to remain parked upon any street or parking area within the corporate
limits of the Town during hours other than the hours specified or
for longer than the time indicated on any official sign posted for
said street or parking area.
[Added 11-8-1994 by Ord. No. 92]
A. It shall be unlawful to park a motor vehicle which is not displaying currently valid registration plates or is displaying registration plates of another vehicle on any public road, highway, street, avenue or alley in the Town of Manchester. The operator of such vehicle shall be subject to the penalty set forth in §
220-25 of this chapter. In the absence of the operator, the registered owner of the vehicle shall be conclusively presumed to be the operator. Any such vehicle which has remained on such public property for more than 48 hours shall be deemed to be an abandoned vehicle and may be impounded and disposed of by the Police Department as provided herein.
[Amended 1-11-2022 by Ord. No. 248]
B. Whenever the Police Department is authorized to impound a vehicle under Subsection
A hereof, it may take possession of and remove any such motor vehicle and may cause such vehicle to be stored upon private property by suitable contract. The cost of removing or towing any such vehicle and of storing the same must be paid by the owner before such vehicle may be repossessed by the owner, and such charges will be in addition to any fine or other penalty imposed for violation of this section. If the owner fails to repossess such vehicle within 30 days after it is impounded, such vehicle may be sold by the Town at public auction and the proceeds of such sale, after payment of the cost thereof, shall be applied first to reimbursing the Town for the cost of removing or towing the vehicle and of storing the same; second, to the payment of all liens on the same and the balance to be paid to the owner if claimed by the owner within six months from the date of sale. If the owner fails to claim such balance within such period of time it shall be forfeited and paid into the Town treasury.
[Added 7-14-2009 by Ord.
No. 196]
The Mayor and Council are hereby authorized and empowered to
make and adopt such rules and regulations as they may deem proper
and necessary for the creation and administration of special residential
parking districts.
A. Purpose. The health, safety and welfare of many residents are affected
adversely by burdens placed on residents by virtue of the existence
of major public facilities and programs. Frequently, the use of streets
within residential areas for the parking of vehicles by persons using
adjacent governmental, commercial, industrial and educational facilities
and programs results in hazardous traffic conditions, the overburdening
of existing streets, roads and other facilities, air and noise pollution,
and the inability of residents of certain areas to obtain adequate
parking adjacent to or close by their places of residence and to secure
ease of access to their places of residence. In order to reduce, to
the extent possible, the conditions described in this section and
to promote the safety, peace, good order, comfort, convenience, health
and welfare of the residents of the Town, it is essential that the
parking permit authorization provided for in this chapter be enacted.
B. Parking restrictions within district.
(1) A residential parking district authorizes a resident of that district,
whose vehicle displays a valid residential parking permit for that
district, to park all day on the designated streets within that district.
(2) A resident is only eligible for a residential parking permit when
the resident's address is located on one of the streets identified
to be within a residential parking district.
C. Considerations for creation, alteration or elimination. The creation,
alteration or elimination of a residential parking district shall
take into account, among other things:
(1) The effect on the safety of residents of the area under consideration
from intensive use by nonresidents for parking of vehicles.
(2) The need of the residents of the area to obtain adequate on-street
parking adjacent to or close by their places of residence.
(3) The difficulty or inability of residents of the area to secure adequate
on-street parking adjacent to or close by their places of residence
because of widespread use of available parking spaces in that area
by nonresident transient motorists.
(4) The impact of major public facilities and programs on the health,
safety and welfare of the residents of the area and any unreasonable
burdens placed on those residents in securing adequate on-street parking
and gaining access to their places of residence by virtue of such
facilities and programs.
(5) The likelihood of alleviating, by the creation, alteration or elimination
of a residential parking district, any problem of nonavailability
of residential parking spaces.
(6) The desire of the residents in the area for the creation, alteration
or elimination of a residential parking district, and the willingness
of those residents to bear the administrative costs incidental to
the issuance of permits authorized.
(7) The need for some parking spaces to be available in the area under
consideration for use by visitors and the general public.
(8) Such other factors as are deemed relevant.
D. Public hearing.
(1) In order to determine whether a residential parking district should
be created, altered or eliminated, the Council shall conduct a public
hearing with regard to the proposed determination.
(2) The hearing shall be held only after notice has been published in
a newspaper of general circulation. The notice shall state the purpose
of the hearing, the exact location and boundaries of the area under
consideration and the permit fees.
E. Establishment, alteration or elimination by ordinance; posting. Following
the public hearing, the Council shall act upon the recommendation
to create, alter or eliminate a residential parking district. The
action shall be by ordinance. Following the creation or alteration
of a residential parking district, signs shall be posted indicating
the times, locations and conditions under which parking is limited
by permit.
F. Permit, application.
(1) An application for a residential parking district permit shall be
made by a resident of a district to any Town office designated by
the Town Administrator, on forms as are prescribed by the Town Administrator
or his/her designee.
(2) The application for a permit shall contain information to verify
that the applicant is a bona fide resident of the district for which
application has been made and has legal title to or the right to possession
of the motor vehicle to be registered. The information shall include,
but not be limited to, the following:
(a)
Name and address of owner of motor vehicle;
(c)
The make, model, color, state of registration, and license number
of the motor vehicle;
(d)
The principal driver's name, operator's permit number, and state
of issuance;
(e)
Applicant's operator's permit number and state of issuance;
and
(f)
The motor vehicle registration, operator's permit and any other
relevant documents.
(3) A parking permit may not be issued or renewed for any motor vehicle
for which one or more citations issued by the Town for parking violations
remain unpaid.
(4) The Town Administrator or designee shall issue the parking permit,
upon finding that the applicant meets the requirements specified in
this section. The Town Administrator or his/her designee shall prepare
the application form and may require the applicant to provide such
additional information as may be necessary to determine eligibility
for a parking permit.
G. Resident status.
(1) Resident status for purposes of obtaining a resident parking permit
for a motor vehicle is established by meeting the criteria of any
of the enumerated items:
(a)
Applicant has a current Maryland vehicle registration and current
Maryland driver's license with an address in the parking district;
(b)
Applicant is owner and occupant of residential property which
is in parking district. Ownership can be established by records of
Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation. Occupancy may be
demonstrated by current utility bills or some other means acceptable
to the Town;
(c)
Applicant is lessee of residential property which is in parking
district and licensed as rental unit. Applicant must submit copy of
lease. The parking permit expires with date of termination of the
lease; or
(d)
Applicant is on active military status and resides in parking
district as reflected in documents issued by United States military
authorities.
(2) The determination of whether an applicant has established resident
status shall be made by the Town Administrator or his/her designee.
H. Permit expiration. A permit expires and is void when the licensee
no longer resides within the district, as defined in this chapter.
A licensee shall remove a permit sticker from any vehicle registered
to park within the district upon its expiration or upon moving outside
of the district. Permits shall be transferred from one vehicle to
another during the permit year solely in accordance with regulations
governing such transfers.
I. Permit fee; renewal.
(1) The fee for a residential parking permit in special residential parking
districts shall be established by resolution of the Council.
(2) The fee shall be payable at the time of the submission of the application
for the permit. The permit year shall commence on July 1 and terminate
on June 30. Residential parking permits may be renewed from year to
year by qualified residents upon the payment of the annual fee on
or before June 30 of each year. Residential parking permits may be
renewed via mail by sending the completed and signed application form,
copies of all required documents and the renewal fee. The fee shall
be prorated based on the number of months that a resident requires
the permit from the date of issue to the end of the fiscal year based
on the number of months that a resident requires a permit. However,
the Town shall not refund any permit issued due to disuse.
J. Display of permit. The permit shall be affixed to the vehicle as
prescribed in the regulations. The design and content of the permit
shall be prescribed in the regulations.
K. Permit replacement. When a vehicle to which a permit is affixed is
sold, transferred, demolished, or in any other manner rendered unusable
to the licensee, the licensee shall remove the permit from the vehicle
and may request the issuance of a replacement permit. The licensee
shall notify the Town Administrator or his/her designee of the change
in status of the vehicle. An application for a replacement permit
shall be in accordance with the provisions for an application for
an original or renewal permit. The replacement permit shall be issued
and be valid for the unexpired term of the original permit, except
that a replacement permit may not be issued for any motor vehicle
for which one or more citations issued by the Town for parking violations
remain unpaid. The original permit, upon the issuance of the replacement
permit, is void. If evidence of the destruction of the original permit
is not presented at the time the application for a replacement permit
is made, the application shall be treated as though it is for an original
permit.
L. Temporary permit. The Town Administrator or his/her designee shall
prepare an application form for the issuance of temporary residential
parking permits for use by a bona fide visitor to or a person having
business at a residence within a residential parking district.
M. Permit for commercial facilities. The Town Administrator or his/her
designee shall issue a residential parking permit for use by a bona
fide business or commercial enterprise having business in or adjoining
a residential parking district upon a demonstrated need for parking
vehicles within the district. An application for a commercial permit
shall be made by a business owner of a district on a form as shall
be prescribed by the Town Administrator. The fee for a such a commercial
parking permit shall be established by resolution of the Council.
N. Special Residential Parking District No. 1.
(1) There is created a Special Residential Parking District No. 1, which
is comprised of the full length of Beaver Street (from Main Street
to the end of the street) and the full length of Monroe Street (from
Beaver Street to the end of the street).
(2) Parking is restricted in the Special Residential Parking District
No. 1 to only vehicles that display the special residential parking
permit.
O. Violations and penalties. The parking of any vehicle or the use of any parking permit in a manner contrary to the residential parking provisions established in this chapter is prohibited, and the same is declared to be unlawful and a misdemeanor. Any person violating the same shall, whether the violation is adjudicated or uncontested, be subject to a fine as established by §
220-25 of this chapter. Moreover, upon four violations within one year, a vehicle which is operated by a violator is subject to being towed as otherwise prescribed by law.
[Amended 3-8-1983 by Ord. No. 22; 9-28-1988 by Ord. No.
58; 12-10-1991 by Ord. No. 70]
A. Fire hydrants. Parking is prohibited within 15 feet
of all fire hydrants.
B. Manner of parking. Every vehicle parked or stopped
shall do so with the right-hand wheels parallel to and within 12 inches
of the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
C. Double parking. Double parking is prohibited on all
Town streets except for necessary home deliveries or emergency vehicles.
D. Commercial vehicles and other oversized vehicles and/or
trailers. It shall be unlawful for any owner, operator, lessee or
possessor of any truck, trailer, semitrailer, tractor, bus, other
commercial vehicle, recreational vehicles (RVs), mobile homes or trailers,
campers, utility trailers, box trailers, car dollies, and towing vehicles
or devices of any kind to:
[Amended 1-11-2022 by Ord. No. 248]
(1) Park the same on any road, lane, street or avenue
in Town for a continuous space of time of more than 30 minutes.
(2) Park the same in any public parking lot between 9:00
p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except in case of emergency.
E. Stopping, standing or parking is prohibited:
(1) In front of or in any way blocking a public or private
driveway.
(2) On a crosswalk or sidewalk.
(4) Along side of or opposite any street excavations or
obstructions when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct
traffic.
(5) At any place where an official sign of the State of
Maryland or of the Town of Manchester prohibits parking, stopping
or standing.
[Amended 1-11-2022 by Ord. No. 248]
(6) Within any area designated as a fire lane.
(7) Within any area designated for handicapped parking
unless the vehicle so stopping, standing or parking displays a handicapped
registration plate duly issued to said vehicle.
(8) Parking in any manner that obstructs the normal flow
of traffic.