[Amended 5-30-1972]
Upon such roadways as are divided by a parkway, grass plot,
reservation, viaduct, subway or by any structure or area, a driver
shall keep to the right of such a division except when otherwise directed
by an officer, signs, signals or markings.
[As amended through 7-11-2000; subsequent amendments noted where applicable]
Upon the following streets or parts of streets vehicular traffic
shall move only in the direction indicated as follows:
Name of Street
|
Direction of Travel
|
Location
|
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Bow Street
|
North
|
From Weir Street to High Street
|
Broadway Arcade
|
East
|
From Broadway to School Street
|
Cohannet Street
|
West
|
From Porter Street to Winthrop Street
|
Dean Avenue
|
West
|
From Presbrey Avenue to Broadway
|
Governor Street [Amended 1-24-2017]
|
West
|
From Broadway to Washington Street
|
Leonard Court
|
South
|
From Main Street to Allan's Avenue
|
Mason Street
|
East
|
From Porter Street to Cohannet Street
|
Presbrey Avenue
|
Northeast
|
From Leonard Street to Dean Avenue
|
Route 140
|
South
|
From north side of Taunton Green to south side of Taunton Green
|
Taunton Green, east side
|
North
|
From Weir Street to Broadway
|
Taunton Green, north side
|
West
|
From Route 138 to Route 140
|
Taunton Green, south side
|
East
|
From Route 140 to Route 138
|
Taunton High School roadway
|
Clockwise
|
Around the high school building
|
Union Street
|
Northeast
|
From Main Street to Fruit Street
|
[Amended 3-28-1978; 7-2-1984]
A. The way connecting Pole School property to County Street shall be
and hereby is designated as one-way, and traffic shall only move in
a southwesterly direction from Pole School exiting on County Street.
One-way signs shall be posted at said exit, and it shall be illegal
to turn onto said way from County Street.
B. The main entrance to Taunton High School on Williams Street is hereby
designated one-way toward the high school building. The exit on Williams
Street adjoining property now or formerly of the Taunton Art Association
is hereby designated as one-way, with traffic flowing onto Williams
Street. The entrance to Taunton High School from the Honorable Gordon
M. Owen Riverway shall accommodate two-way traffic, except as directed
by the Chief of Police.
C. Violation of this section shall be punishable in accordance with
the provisions of MGL c. 90, § 20, as amended.
[Amended 5-30-1972]
The driver of a vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more
closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the
speed of such vehicle and the traffic upon and condition of the street
or highway.
[Amended 5-30-1972]
Upon roadways less than 27 feet wide and upon which vehicular
traffic is permitted to operate in both directions, the driver of
any slow moving vehicle when traveling outside of a business or residential
district shall not follow another slow moving vehicle within 200 feet,
but this shall not be construed to prevent such slow moving vehicle
from overtaking and passing another slow moving vehicle. This section
shall not apply to funerals or other lawful processions.
[Amended 5-30-1972]
No person shall drive in such manner as to obstruct unnecessarily
the normal movement of traffic upon any street or highway. Officers
are authorized to require any driver who fails to comply with this
section to drive to the side of the roadway and wait until such traffic
as has been delayed has passed.
[Amended 5-30-1972; 7-11-2000]
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk
unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection
or crosswalk and on the right half of the roadway to accommodate the
vehicle he/she is operating without obstructing the passage of other
vehicles or pedestrians, regardless of any traffic control signal
indication to proceed.
[Amended 5-30-1972; 6-26-1984]
No operator shall back or turn a vehicle so as to proceed in
the direction opposite to that in which such vehicle is headed or
traveling on the following streets and ways:
A. Broadway,
from Taunton Green to St. Mary's Square.
B. Main Street,
from School Street to Union Street.
[As amended through 7-20-2004; subsequent amendments noted where applicable]
No person shall make a left turn at the following designated
places:
Broadway onto Church Street
|
Leonard Street onto Broadway
|
Main Street onto Cedar Street
|
North Pleasant Street approaching Washington Street, 3:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m.
|
St. Mary's School, 90 Washington Street, onto Washington Street [Added 4-15-2014]
|
School Street onto Main Street
|
Trescott Street onto Main Street
|
Washington Street, easterly, approaching North Pleasant Street,
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
|
Washington Street, westerly, approaching Pleasant Street, 3:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
|
Williams Street and County Street, sign posted on the north
side of County Street
|
Winthrop Street onto Cohannet Street (in the vicinity of Post
Office Square)
|
[Amended 5-30-1972; 5-17-1998]
A. In accordance with the provisions of MGL c. 89, § 9, the
following ways or parts of ways are hereby designated as through ways:
|
Name of Street
|
Location
|
---|
|
Broadway
|
From the north side of Jackson Street southerly to the south
side of Leonard Street
|
|
Somerset Avenue
|
From a point 50 feet southerly of the intersection with Weir
Street southerly to the south side of Presbrey Court
|
|
Tremont Street
|
From Alfred Lord Boulevard to the Rehobeth town line
|
|
Tremont Street
|
From Washington Street and Oak Street to Alfred Lord Boulevard
|
|
Weir Street
|
From the south side of Main Street southerly to a point 50 feet
south of the intersection with Somerset Avenue
|
|
Winthrop Street
|
From Taunton Green southwesterly to the southwest side of Fairview
Avenue
|
B. Violations of the provisions of this section shall be punished by
a fine not to exceed $20.
[Amended 5-30-1972]
The driver of a vehicle shall give an audible warning with his/her
horn or other suitable warning device whenever necessary to ensure
safe operation.
[Amended 5-30-1972]
No operator shall enter upon the road surface of any street
or highway or section thereof when, by reason of construction, surface
treatment, maintenance or the like, or because of some unprotected
hazard, such road surface is closed to travel and one or more signs,
lights or signals have been erected to indicate that all or part of
the road surface of the street or highway is not to be used, or when
so advised by an officer, watchman, member of a street or highway
crew or employee of the City, either audibly or by signals.
[Amended 5-30-1972]
The driver of a vehicle shall not drive upon any sidewalk except
at a permanent or temporary driveway.
[Amended 5-30-1972]
It shall be unlawful for the driver of a vehicle, except on
signal from a police officer, to drive the same over or through a
safety zone.
A. Two and one-half tons. No person shall operate a vehicle which, with
or without its load, weighs more than 2 1/2 tons upon any of
the following streets or parts of streets during the times hereinafter
designated:
[Amended 3-27-1973; 5-26-1992]
(1) Fairview
Avenue at all times.
(2) Harrison
Street from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
(3) Highland
Street from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
(4) Spring
Street from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
B. Ten thousand pounds.
[Amended 4-3-1979; 8-8-2000]
(1) From
Broadway to School Street, it shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle
on Broadway Arcade entering from Broadway when the gross weight on
the surface of the road exceeds 10,000 pounds. It shall further be
unlawful to operate any tractor trailer or truck of over 10,000 pounds
on said street.
(2) Violations
of this subsection shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100
for each violation.
[Amended 11-14-1978; 7-27-1982; 12-15-1987; 11-10-1997; 9-18-2000; 11-4-2002]
A. Authorization. In accordance with the provisions of MGL c. 90, § 18,
the following special speed regulations are hereby adopted.
B. Speed limits established. The following speed limits are established
at which motor vehicles may be operated in the areas described:
|
Name of Street
|
Speed Limit
(mph)
|
Location
|
---|
|
Adams Street
|
20
|
150 feet east and west of Hamilton Street intersection, school
zone between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and
3:00 p.m. during school hours
|
|
Barnum Street [Added 7-31-2012]
|
20
|
From a point 155 feet east of Harrison Avenue 90 feet easterly,
school zone, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and 2:45
p.m. and 3:45 p.m. during school hours
|
|
Clifford Street [Added 7-31-2012]
|
20
|
From a point 600 feet north of Shores Street northerly 900 feet,
school zone, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and 2:00
p.m. and 3:00 p.m. during school hours
|
|
Dighton Avenue
|
30
|
Entire length
|
|
Hamilton Street
|
20
|
From the intersection of Adams Street 150 feet northerly and
southerly, school zone, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
and 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. during school hours
|
|
Hopewell Street
|
20
|
Entire length
|
|
Longmeadow Road
|
40
|
Entire length
|
|
Monroe Street [Added 7-31-2012]
|
20
|
From a point 230 feet east of Bay Street easterly 260 feet,
school zone, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and 2:45
p.m. and 3:45 p.m. during school hours
|
|
Norton Avenue
|
30
|
Entire length, both sides
|
|
School Street, in a northerly direction
|
25
|
From 109 School Street north a distance of 252 feet to 119 School
Street
|
|
School Street, in a northerly direction
|
20
|
From 119 School Street north a distance of 850 feet to 145 School
Street
|
|
School Street, in a southerly direction
|
25
|
From 166 School Street south a distance of 700 feet to 142 School
Street
|
|
School Street, in a southerly direction
|
20
|
From 142 School Street south a distance of 762 feet to 118 School
Street
|
|
Winter Street
|
30
|
Entire length
|
C. Special Speed Regulation No. 7915 MA DOT.
[Added 10-16-2012]
(1) Joseph E. Warner Boulevard, northbound: beginning at the Dighton
town line, thence northerly on Joseph E. Warner Boulevard 1.20 miles
at 45 miles per hour; 0.34 mile at 35 miles per hour ending at the
junction of Route 44 (Winthrop Street); the total distance being 1.54
miles.
(2) Joseph E. Warner Boulevard, southbound: beginning at the junction
of Route 44 (Winthrop Street), thence southerly on Joseph E. Warner
Boulevard 0.27 mile at 35 miles per hour; 1.27 miles at 45 miles per
hour ending at the Dighton town line; the total distance being 1.54
miles.
D. Penalty for violation. Violations of this section shall be subject
to a fine as follows:
(1) For the first offense: $25.
(2) For the second offense: $25 to $50.
(3) For subsequent offenses during a twelve-month period: $50 to $100.
[Added 7-27-1982]
Automobiles travelling in the left lane as designated must make
a left turn at the following locations:
A. South lane of Taunton Green, northerly side, travelling westerly
into Post Office Square in front of the post office building.
B. North lane of Taunton Green on the southerly side travelling easterly
onto Taunton Green east side.
C. East lane of Taunton Green in front of the post office building travelling
southerly onto Taunton Green southerly side.
[Added 7-27-1982; amended 6-4-1991; 12-8-1992]
Automobiles travelling in the right lane as designated must
make a right turn at the following locations:
A. Broadway,
southbound to Washington Street.
B. North
lane of Taunton Green, north side travelling westerly onto Court Street.
C. South
lane of Taunton Green, south side travelling easterly onto Weir Street.
D. Washington
Street, eastbound to Broadway.
E. West lane
of Taunton Green, in front of the post office, travelling southerly
onto Cohannet Street.
[Added 5-1-1984]
A. No motor vehicle, as defined by MGL c. 90, § 1, shall be
driven, towed or pushed upon a frozen surface of any pond, lake, river,
brook, stream or other permanent or semipermanent body of water to
which the public has a right of access and which is situated within
the boundary lines of the City of Taunton without first obtaining
a permit from the Municipal Council. Any owner or operator of such
vehicle refusing to remove such vehicle from such frozen surface after
being ordered to do so by a police officer shall be subject to immediate
arrest without a warrant and said vehicle shall be towed therefrom
at the expense of the owner.
B. Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding
$200.
C. This section shall not apply to such vehicles as shall be designated
by the Mayor, Municipal Council, Police Chief, Fire Chief or Commissioner
of Public Works as emergency vehicles when operated by duly authorized
personnel in the course of an official emergency operation.
[Added 10-26-2021]
A. Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms
shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them except in those
instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
HAZARDOUS OPERATION
The operation of a recreational vehicle upon any way or place in which the public has a right of access, any place to which members of the public have access as invitees or licensees or any privately owned property upon which an operator has the permission of the landowner to enter upon in the City, in a manner so that the lives or safety of the operator, any passenger or the general public might be endangered. Prohibited hazardous operation shall include but not be limited to those examples set forth in Subsection
C(3)(a) through
(j).
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
(1)
Any wheeled device used to carry persons or property which is
powered by any means other than muscular power alone and which is
designated or modified for use over unimproved terrain for recreation
or pleasure, including, but not limited to, all-terrain vehicles,
off-highway motorcycles, dirt bikes, and recreation utility vehicles
as defined in MGL c. 90B, § 20.
(2)
Recreational vehicle shall not, however, include any wheelchair
operated by a person with physical disabilities or any similar mobility-assisting
device used by a person whose ambulatory mobility has been impaired
by age, illness or physical ailment; nor shall it include the operation
of any electric vehicle not capable of speeds in excess of 12.5 miles
per hour on any paved sidewalk or marked pedestrian crosswalk; nor
any vehicle owned or leased or operated by any government entity,
including the City and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Also excluded
from the definition of recreational vehicle are recreation utility
vehicles as defined in MGL c. 90B, § 20, if being used exclusively
for agricultural, forestry, lumbering or construction purposes.
B. Registration. Pursuant to MGL c. 90B, § 22, no recreational
vehicle, as defined by MGL c. 90B, § 20, may be operated
in the commonwealth unless it is registered with the boat, recreation
vehicle and snowmobile registration bureau of the Massachusetts Environmental
State Police and a valid registration number is displayed on the vehicle.
C. Prohibited acts.
(1)
Unregistered vehicles. No person shall place, store, or keep
more than four unregistered recreational vehicles that, in order to
be operated, are required to be registered under the laws or regulations
of the commonwealth, including, but not limited to, MGL c. 90B, upon
public or private land, including any buildings thereon, zoned or
used for residential purposes. This subsection shall not apply to
vehicles stored in compliance with the City zoning ordinance or to
vehicles stored, parked, or displayed on property duly licensed in
accordance with MGL c. 140, §§ 57 through 69.
(2)
Public property/property of another. No person shall operate,
maintain or possess a recreational vehicle upon the property of another
without written permission of the landowner on their person. For purposes
of this subsection, "property of another" shall include any property
owned or leased by the City, including any City public school property,
playgrounds, parks or conservation areas, or any land in which the
City holds any conservation restriction.
(3)
Prohibited hazardous operation. No person shall engage in the
hazardous operation of a recreational vehicle. The hazardous operation
shall include but not be limited to the following examples:
(a)
An operator of any recreational vehicle shall not cause such
vehicle to ride with its front wheel or wheels raised from the surface
of the road or ground while operated in any public space.
(b)
An operator of any recreational vehicle shall not cause such
vehicle to ride with its rear wheel or wheels raised from the surface
of the road or ground while operated in any public space.
(c)
An operator of any recreational vehicle shall not cause any
side wheels of such vehicle to rise from the surface of the road or
ground while operated in any public space.
(d)
An operator of any recreational vehicle shall not ride such
vehicles with his or her feet or knees planted on the seat while operating
in any public space.
(e)
An operator of any recreational vehicle shall not operate such
vehicle in a manner commonly associated with trick or stunt riding.
(f)
An operator of any recreational vehicle shall not operate such
vehicle with a passenger if designed for a single rider.
(g)
No passenger shall ride upon any recreational vehicle that is
designed for a single rider.
(h)
An operator of any recreational vehicle shall not operate such
vehicle with a passenger sitting or riding upon the handlebars or
forward of the operator.
(i)
No person shall operate any recreational vehicle wearing a facial
mask between March 15 and November 15 of any year or any other time
when the ambient air temperature is 45° or greater measured on
the Fahrenheit scale.
(j)
No person shall operate a recreational vehicle in any manner
which violates the provisions of the City Code of Ordinances.
(4)
Flammable fluids. No person under the age of 18 years shall
cause gasoline or other flammable or volatile fluid to be loaded into
any recreational vehicle, on any public or private street of the City
or at any location which is open to the public. Any person in charge
of any gasoline or filling station shall not allow any person under
the age of 18 years to cause gasoline or other flammable or volatile
fluid to be loaded into any recreational vehicle.
(5)
Gas station. No person shall cause gasoline or other flammable
or volatile fluid to be loaded into any recreational vehicle at any
filling station unless said recreational vehicle is loaded on a trailer
or truck. It shall be a violation for any filling station to allow
a recreational vehicle to be filled at any station that is in conflict
with this provision.
D. Enforcement; penalties.
(1)
Penalties. A violation of any provision of this section shall
be subject to a fine of $300 and, when applicable, with each day constituting
a separate offense. This fine shall also apply to any filing station
that allows a vehicle to be filled with fuel in violation of this
section.
(2)
Enforcement. The City Police Department shall have the authority
to enforce any provision of this section and to promulgate rules and
regulations necessary to implement and enforce this section. The City
Fire Department shall have the authority to enforce the provisions
of this section, or any statute, regulation or code as relates to
this section, involving the storage or use of flammable fluids. Nothing
herein shall prevent any City official, agency, department, board
or commission with care, custody and control of any public property
from enforcing any provision of this section or from promulgating
rules and regulations necessary to implement and enforce any provision
of this section as it may relate to any such property. The provisions
of MGL c. 40, § 21D, may be used to punish violations of
this section.
(3)
Impoundment.
(a)
The City Police Department shall have the authority to impound
any recreational vehicle found in violation of this section if said
recreational vehicle is required to be registered pursuant to MGL
c. 90B, § 22, and is not so registered, incident to an arrest
of the operator or owner, if the recreational vehicle impedes traffic,
threatens public safety or there is a danger of vandalism and/or property
damage to the recreational vehicle. No such impounded vehicle shall
be released until final disposition of all criminal and/or civil charges
relating to the operation or storage of any recreational vehicle,
nor until proof of ownership and proper registration under MGL c.
90B, § 22 (if applicable), is verified and applicable towing
and storage charges are paid. The City Police Department shall have
the authority to obtain warrants authorizing entry upon private lands
and into private buildings, whether or not covered by water, to enforce
this section. Further, if any such impounded recreational vehicle
is not subject to registration in accord with the provisions of MGL
c. 90B, § 22, said recreational vehicle shall not be released
unless the owner demonstrates an ability to safely transport the recreational
vehicle from its place of impoundment without operating the recreational
vehicle upon any public way in the City.
(b)
Towing and storage fees for vehicles impounded pursuant to this
section by either the City or a private towing company shall be at
the maximum rates permitted by law.
E. Applicability. If any provision of this section imposes greater restrictions
or obligations than those imposed by any other general law, special
law, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, or policy, then the provisions
of this section shall control.
Violations of the provisions of any section within this chapter
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $50 unless otherwise specified.