[Adopted 3-2-2004 by Bylaw No. 2004-1]
In accordance with RSA 47:17, By-Laws and Ordinances, Section
VII, Use of Public Ways, and Section VIII, Traffic Devices and Signals,
RSA 265:60, Basic Rule and Maximum Limits, Subsection II-a, and as
warranted in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Part 7, Traffic
Controls for School Areas, the following school zone posting procedure
is promulgated, meaning and intending to provide guidance for the
establishment of school zones on the Town-maintained road system.
School zones shall only be established for schools which meet
the following:
A.
School zones will only be established for schools that have at least
two grade levels between kindergarten and grade 12.
B.
Schools must be listed in the NH Department of Education Directory.
C.
NH approved nonpublic schools must enroll a minimum of 75 students
and/or generate a minimum of 100 turns in/out of the school during
peak hours, as determined by a traffic study that shall be provided
by the school. The driveway permit for the facility must reflect the
current usage of the property.
D.
School zones will not be established for colleges.
E.
Schools that currently do not meet this guideline but have established
school zones shall have the school zones traffic control devices removed
when the devices are no longer serviceable upon notification to the
school.
F.
The property line of the school shall be used to determined measurement
for sign locations.
School speed limits will only be established for schools that
require student pedestrians to cross the Town roadway to attend regular
sessions and/or have significant school bus activity, upon written
request from school officials with support from Selectmen. School
speed limits will only be considered for schools whose usable property
abuts the Town roadway.
School zone signs shall meet the following:
A.
Fluorescent yellow green background color shall be used for school
zone warning signs, supplemental warning plaques, and the "SCHOOL"
portion of the S4-1 sign.
