City of Gardner, MA
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2023-06-20
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 600 Vehicles and Traffic
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Article IV Zones of Quiet
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 13 Aging, Council on
- Ch 22 Assessing Department
- Ch 31 Building Department
- Ch 34 Capital Improvement Planning Committee
- Ch 39 Cemetery Commission
- Ch 45 City Council
- Ch 50 Community Development and Planning Department
- Ch 62 Disability Commission
- Ch 75 Emergency Management
- Ch 87 Fire Department
- Ch 92 Flags
- Ch 106 Historical Commission
- Ch 110 Holidays
- Ch 113 Human Resources Department
- Ch 118 Information Technology Department
- Ch 140 Law Department
- Ch 152 Municipal Golf Course Commission
- Ch 156 Municipal Grounds Commission
- Ch 160 Officers and Employees
- Ch 171 Personnel
- Ch 182 Planning Board
- Ch 193 Police Department
- Ch 217 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 221 Purchasing/Civil Enforcement Department
- Ch 252 Seal
- Ch 264 Survey Department
- Ch 275 Traffic Commission
- Ch 290 Youth Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 298 Airport
- Ch 302 Alarm Systems
- Ch 306 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 312 Animals
- Ch 318 (Reserved)
- Ch 330 Bicycles and Play Vehicles
- Ch 341 Boats and Boating
- Ch 352 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 357 (Reserved)
- Ch 369 Curfew
- Ch 390 Fees
- Ch 396 Fire Prevention
- Ch 400 Fireworks
- Ch 420 Graffiti
- Ch 423 Hackney and Other Carriages
- Ch 428 Hawkers and Peddlers
- Ch 432 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 450 Junk Dealers and Dealers in Secondhand Articles
- Ch 464 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 477 Mobile Homes and Trailers
- Ch 493 (Reserved)
- Ch 500 Nuisances: Vacant, Blighted, and Abandoned Properties
- Ch 501 Outdoor Restaurant Seating and Services
- Ch 502 Mobile Food Operations
- Ch 503 Litter and Handbills
- Ch 508 Parades and Public Speaking
- Ch 512 Parking
- Ch 516 Parks and Municipal Facilities
- Ch 525 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 548 Seasonal Homes
- Ch 553 Sewers
- Ch 560 Solid Waste
- Ch 564 Storage Units, Temporary
- Ch 565 Stormwater Management
- Ch 567 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 582 Theatrical Exhibitions and Public Shows
- Ch 600 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 600 Art IV Zones of Quiet
- § 600-11 Hospitals.
- § 600-12 Temporary zone of quiet for serious illness.
- § 600-13 Prohibited noises.
- Ch 606 Vehicles, Secondhand
- Ch 610 Vehicles, Wrecked and Abandoned
- Ch 614 Vehicle Weight Limits
- Ch 625 Water
- Ch 632 Watershed Lands
- Ch 636 Water Use Restrictions
- Ch 643 Wells and Cellar Holes
- Ch 650 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 664 Yard Sales
- Ch 675 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A700 Acts and Resolves
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
All of the territory within 200 feet of the premises of each
hospital in this City is hereby created and established as a zone
of quiet. The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to erect and maintain
in a conspicuous manner within this area such signs and markings as
are necessary to designate it as a zone of quiet.
The Chief of Police may temporarily establish a zone of quiet
upon any street where a person is seriously ill. Said temporary zone
of quiet shall embrace all territory within a radius of 200 feet of
the building occupied by the sick person. Said temporary zones of
quiet shall be designated by the Chief of Police by placing at a conspicuous
place in the street a sign or marker bearing the words "Illness Quiet
Zone."
No person operating a vehicle within any designated and posted
zone of quiet shall sound a horn or other warning device on said vehicle
or make any loud or unusual noise in such a zone except in an emergency.
