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[Amended 5-30-1972]
No person shall park a vehicle within a parking meter space unless such vehicle is wholly within the painted lines adjacent to such meter.
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Editor's Note: Original § 13-107, Definitions, which immediately preceded this section, as amended 12-13-2011, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II). See § 405-1, Definitions.
[Amended 12-13-2011]
Whenever any vehicle shall be parking adjacent to a parking meter or within a parking meter zone, the owner or operator of such vehicle shall park within the space designated, upon entering such space shall immediately deposit in such meter/kiosk the required amount of United States currency or credit for the maximum legal parking period both as indicated or shown on the meter/kiosk and, if required, set the mechanism in motion.
No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited in a parking meter any coin for the purpose of permitting the vehicle of which the person is in charge to remain in a parking space beyond the maximum period of time allowed in a particular space or zone.
[Amended 12-13-2011]
No person shall tamper with, break, injure or destroy any parking meter or kiosk, or deposit or cause to be deposited in such meter/kiosk any slug, device or metallic substance or any other substitute for the currency or credit required.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original § 13-123, Fifteen-minute parking, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 6-26-1984. See now § 405-57.
[Amended 5-31-1983; 8-23-1983]
No person shall park a vehicle between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on any of the streets hereinafter designated on any day for a period of time exceeding that assigned to its designated zone by the following section. This restriction shall not apply on Sundays or legal holidays.
[As amended through 9-25-2007; subsequent amendments noted where applicable]
Parking meters shall be placed in the following streets or parts of streets:
A. 
Fifteen-minute meter zones.
Name of Street
Side
Location
Cohannet Street
[Repealed 5-2-2017]
Main Street
North
In front of the premises now or formerly designated as Nos. 16, 58, 20 and 22 Main Street
Weir Street
West
In front of No. 55
B. 
Thirty-minute meter zones.
Name of Street
Side
Location
Broadway
[Repealed 5-24-2011]
Post Office Square
West
Adjacent to Taunton Daily Gazette, 30-minute maximum parking for a distance of 110 feet northerly from a point 20 feet north of the Cohannet Street intersection
C. 
One-hour meter zones.
Name of Street
Side
Location
Broadway
[Added 12-13-2011; amended 6-6-2016]
East
From Taunton Green to Leonard Street
Broadway
[Added 12-13-2011; amended 6-6-2016]
West
From Taunton Green to Pleasant Street
Broadway
[Repealed 5-24-2011]
Cohannet Street
North
From Post Office Square to Martin Boulevard
Cohannet Street
[Amended 5-2-2017]
South
From Cohannet Court to western property line of 58 Cohannet Street
Court Street
West
Between Taunton Green and the northerly line of the building at 30 Court Street
Frederick Martin Parkway
[Repealed 5-2-2017]
Post Office Square (north)
North
From Taunton Green to No. 7 Post Office Square
Summer Street
South
From Main Street to a point 20 feet westerly from the entrance to the parking facility on the premises now or formerly of Aetna Insurance Company adjacent to City Hall
Taunton Green (north)
North
From Broadway to Court Street, excepting such areas as shall be designated for handicapped persons
Weir Street
East
From the bridge at Mill River southerly for a distance of 250 feet.
Weir Street
West
From a point 22 feet north of the Mill River to Hill Street
D. 
Two-hour meter zones.
Name of Street
Side
Location
Broadway
[Added 5-24-2011; repealed 12-13-2011]
Broadway
[Added 5-24-2011; repealed 12-13-2011]
Broadway
[Added 5-24-2011]
East
From in front of the premises known and designated as No. 49 Broadway northerly to Dean Avenue
Broadway
[Added 5-24-2011]
East
From Dean Avenue for a distance of 295 feet
Broadway
[Added 5-24-2011]
West
From Governor Street to Washington Street
Broadway
[Added 5-24-2011]
West
From Pleasant Street to Governor Street
Cedar Street
East
From Main Street to the north line of the American Legion property
Cedar Street
West
From Main Street to north line of building No. 8 1/2 Cedar Street
Church Green
Both
From Main Street to end of First Parish Church property
Cohannet Street
[Repealed 5-2-2017]
Cohannet Street and Porter Street intersection
[Repealed 5-2-2017]
Dean Avenue
[Added 5-24-2011]
North
From Presbrey Avenue to Broadway
Fruit Street
[Added 5-24-2011]
3 spaces directly in front of 22 Fruit Street
Governor Street
[Added 5-24-2011]
North
From Broadway to Washington Street
Governor Street
[Added 5-24-2011]
South
From Washington Street to Broadway
High Street
[Repealed 5-2-2017]
Main Street
North
From Taunton Green to Church Green, except in front of the premises now or formerly designated as Nos. 16, 18, 20 and 22 Main Street
Main Street
South
From Taunton Green to Summer Street
Pleasant Street
[Added 5-24-2011]
North
From Broadway to Washington Street
Presbrey Avenue
[Added 5-24-2011]
East
From Leonard Street to Dean Street
School Street
West
From Main Street to Broadway Arcade
Summer Street
North
From Main Street to Spring Street
Summer Street
South
In front of the premises now or formerly known as Marion Manor
Taunton Green (east)
West
Adjacent to Common, from Main Street to Broadway
Taunton Green (north)
South
From Broadway to Court Street
Taunton Green (south)
South
From Lincoln Street to Winthrop Street
Trescott Street
West
From Main Street to north line of building at 116 Trescott Street
Weir Street
East
From Main Street to Mill River
Weir Street
West
From Main Street to Mechanics Lane
Winthrop Street
Both
From Cohannet Street to Mill River
Winthrop Street
South
From a point 9 feet west of the Mill River bridge westerly for a distance of 66 feet.
[Amended 12-13-2011]
The Chief of Police shall install meters or parking kiosks within the areas described in this article or cause the same to be installed. Meters shall be placed at intervals of not less than 20 feet apart and not less than 12 nor more than 24 inches from the face of the curb adjacent to individual meter spaces. Kiosks shall be installed with each on-street kiosk configured for no more than 12 spaces per kiosk.
[Amended 12-13-2011]
A. 
The Chief of Police shall establish metered spaces in such parking meter/kiosk zones as are herein specified, or as may be hereafter fixed by ordinance, and shall indicate the same by white markings upon the surface of the highway.
B. 
Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit the Municipal Council from making provisions for bus stops, taxicab stands, and service and loading zones as authorized by other sections of this chapter on any street or portion of a street which has been or may be hereafter designated herein as a parking meter/kiosk zone.
[Amended 10-3-1989; 6-17-2008; 10-28-2008; 5-24-2011; 12-13-2011; 9-8-2015]
The fee for the maximum parking time shall be $0.25 for every interval of 20 minutes or any portion thereof. All credit card transactions will require a minimum purchase of $1.
[Amended 3-22-1977]
A. 
Operators of commercial vehicles may park in a metered space without depositing a coin for an unlimited period of time while actually performing services in a nearby establishment. This exemption for such vehicles shall apply only when the operator is performing such services.
B. 
A prior permit authorizing this exemption must be obtained from the Chief of Police.
[Amended 1-14-2003; 12-13-2011]
The Chief of Police shall collect money deposited in parking meters/kiosks or cause the same to be collected. Such money shall be deposited forthwith with the City Treasurer/Collector in a separate account to be known as the "City of Taunton Parking Meter Account."
[Amended 1-14-2003; 12-13-2011]
All fees received by the City Treasurer/Collector from the operation of parking meters/kiosks shall be used as authorized by MGL c. 40.
[Amended 8-7-1979; 10-21-1980; 6-16-1981; 8-23-1983; 8-8-2000; 12-6-2022]
A. 
The City of Taunton Parking Commission shall establish rules for off-street parking for all municipally owned parking lots and facilities, to include parking passes and hours of operation.
B. 
The City of Taunton Parking Commission shall set rates for parking and electric charging stations at all municipally owned parking lots in the City of Taunton, subject to approval of the Municipal Council.
C. 
Vehicles illegally parked in a permitted location within a municipally owned parking lot or facility will be subject to a fine and towing at the owner's expense.
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Editor's Note: Former §§ 405-84, Parking limitations in off-street parking areas, and 405-85, Parking fees; monthly and annual parking permits, as amended, were repealed 12-6-2022.
Parking in excess of the time limit allowed in the respective off-street parking areas shall be deemed a violation of the provisions of this article.
The Chief of Police is designated as the person authorized to collect money deposited in parking meters or to cause the same to be collected. Such money shall be deposited forthwith with the City Treasurer/Collector in a separate account to be known as the "City of Taunton Off-Street Parking Meter Account."
[Amended 1-14-2003]
All fees received by the City Treasurer/Collector from the operation and use of off-street parking meters shall be used as authorized by MGL c. 40.