The City Council of the City of Springfield finds and declares
that the provisions of this article are enacted for the following
reasons:
A. To protect the designated residential streets or districts from polluted
air, excessive noise, and litter caused by the entry of vehicles parked
by persons not residing within the residential streets or districts;
B. To reduce hazardous traffic congestion, and the danger of obstruction
of fire lanes, fire hydrants, and access required by emergency vehicles;
C. To encourage the use of public transportation;
D. To protect the residents of the designated residential streets or
districts from unreasonable burdens in gaining access to their homes;
E. To preserve the value of property in the designated residential streets
or districts; and
F. To promote the peace, comfort, convenience, and welfare of all inhabitants
of the City.
[Amended 1-14-1991]
The following words, as used in this article shall, unless the
context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:
APPLICANT
A natural person who has a principal place of residence within
a restricted residential parking street or district or who owns a
residence therein; in the case of businesses, the legal entity or
person who or which has a principal place of business within such
street or district.
HOLDER
An applicant to whom a residential parking permit has been
issued.
RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT
The permit issued by the Parking Clerk to residents of restricted
residential parking streets or districts for their vehicles and the
vehicles of their visitors and for visitors of business establishments
with said streets or districts, as described herein.
RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT FEE
The residential parking permit fee shall be $100. Any individual
65 years old or older shall be entitled to a permit parking fee reduction
of 15% for each residential parking permit; provided, however, that
the individual has a principal place of residence within a restricted
parking street or district.
No person shall park a motor vehicle at any time upon any street
or portion thereof designated by the City Council as a restricted
residential parking street or district without a residential or visitor
parking permit for that street or district.
Notwithstanding §
385-28 above, the following motor vehicles may be parked within a restricted residential parking street or district without a residential parking permit:
A. Emergency vehicles, including ambulances and Police and Fire Department
vehicles.
B. Delivery vehicles and service vehicles while the operator is actually
engaged in business within the restricted residential parking street
or district.
C. Disabled veterans or handicapped persons whose vehicle bears the
distinctive plates, or displays the special parking identification
plate authorized by MGL c. 90, § 2, or bears the official
identification of handicapped persons issued by other states or any
Canadian province.
D. Vehicles of contractors with commercial registration plates or clearly
marked with the name of the contractor or contracting company while
the operator is in fact working within the restricted residential
parking street or district.
E. Such other vehicles as may be described in the order designating
the residential parking street or district.