No person shall coast on or across any public
sidewalk or street of the town except at such times and in such places
as may from time to time be designated by the Select Board.
No person shall ride a bicycle, ride or drive
a horse or any other animal or operate a motor vehicle on any public
sidewalk of the town, unless authorized by the Select Board.
[Added 3-3-1997 STM by Art. 28]
A.
No person shall park a motor vehicle on Route 21 from
the intersection of Route 202 for a distance of 4,415 feet and ending
at the intersection of Chauncey Walker Street and Turkey Hill Road.
B.
[1]No person shall park a motor vehicle on the westerly side
of North Main Street from the intersection of Jackson Street and North
Main Street for a distance northerly of 500 feet.
[Added 5-11-2009 by Art. 26]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, concerning
the west side of North Main Street at Jackson Street, was repealed
1-14-2008 ATM by Art. 5.
C.
No person shall park a motor vehicle on Gold Street
from the intersection of Knight Street for a distance southerly of
1,800 feet.
[Added 5-8-2006 ATM by Art. 30]
D.
No person shall park a motor vehicle on Gold Street
from the intersection of Knight Street for a distance westerly of
1,200 feet.
[Added 5-8-2006 ATM by Art. 30]
E.
No person shall park a motor vehicle on Knight Street
from the intersection of Gold Street for a distance easterly of 200
feet.
[Added 5-8-2006 ATM by Art. 30]
F.
No person
shall park a motor vehicle in front of the following properties identified
as Assessors Map 102, Lots 1, 2, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69
and 71; and Assessors Map 103, Lots 33, 35 and 37, all of which are
located at the triangle intersection of Metacomet Street and Federal
Street.
[Added 5-10-2010 ATM by Art. 15]
G.
No person
shall park a motor vehicle on the Town-controlled portion of State
Street from Maple Street to the intersection of Route 21.
[Added 5-10-2010 ATM by Art. 16]
H.
Starting
at State Street and going for a distance of 100 yards, limit parking
to the west side of Stadler Street.
[Added 5-14-2012 ATM
by Art. 24]
A.
The entrance to and exit from the town parking area
as now established on the southerly end of the Common shall be at
locations to be established by order of the Select Board after a public
hearing, and they shall be clearly designated by signs.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a motor
vehicle into or out of said parking area by any route or way other
than the entrance or exit established and designated by order of the
Select Board.
C.
The operator of a motor vehicle about to enter said
parking area shall proceed at a speed that is reasonable under the
circumstances, but in no event at more than eight miles per hour.
D.
The operator of a motor vehicle about to leave said
parking area shall stop his vehicle before passing through the exit
into the public highway, unless otherwise ordered by a police officer.
E.
The operator of a motor vehicle within the parking
area shall proceed at a speed that is reasonable under the circumstances,
but in no event over eight miles per hour.
F.
The operator of a motor vehicle within the parking
area shall park his vehicle in one of several spaces designated on
the ground and/or indicated by signs to be posted by order of the
Select Board.
G.
The Select Board is authorized and empowered to close
said parking area, or any part thereof, to public use, if such action
is deemed necessary or expedient in the making of repairs or improvements
thereon.
H.
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, deposit
or leave any waste, rubbish or other similar materials within said
parking area or on any public way or Common adjacent thereto.
[Added 6-12-2021 ATM by Art. 15]
A.
Equine
riders utilizing public roadways 1/2 hour prior to sunset until 1/2
hour after dawn must wear, in a conspicuous manner on chest, back,
and on said equine, a minimum of 500 square inches of reflective material.
This reflective material shall be properly displayed on both horse
and rider and visible from all four sides.
B.
In addition
to any other enforcement method authorized by law, this bylaw may
be enforced by any police officer of the Town of Belchertown through
the noncriminal disposition procedure set forth in MGL c. 40, § 21D,
and the Town's Noncriminal Disposition Bylaw.[1] If noncriminal disposition is elected, violations of the
foregoing section shall be punishable by a warning for first offense,
fine of $100 second offense, $250 third offense, and $300 for fourth
and subsequent offenses.
