[Added 9-25-2000 by Order No. 2000-188]
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article or other
traffic ordinance of the City, no person shall allow, permit or suffer
any vehicle, as described below, to stand or park in any street, way,
public way, highway, road or parkway under the control of the City
except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or when
in compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic control
device:
D. A trailer, including but not limited to those used for the transport
of boats, motorcycles, construction equipment, landscaping equipment
and materials, and the transport of goods and wares of any sort;
E. An auto home, camper or mobile home;
J. A bus, motor bus, school bus or school pupil transport vehicle; and
K. A commercial vehicle, meaning any vehicle which is larger than a
one-ton vehicle; any vehicle which has five or more wheels on the
ground; a cargo van; a tow truck or flatbed used for the transport
of vehicles; any vehicle not used exclusively for personal or commuting
purposes; and/or any vehicle used for hire or in connection with any
employment or business, to transport persons, employees or customers,
goods, wares or merchandise.
A list of specific locations where parking is prohibited or
restricted is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
No person shall park a vehicle within 20 feet of either end
of a safety zone which is located within 30 feet of the curb or edge
of the roadway.
No person shall park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop.
No person shall park a bus upon any street within a business
district at any place other than a bus stop, when a nearby bus stop
is available for use.
It is unlawful for any person to park upon a street or highway
any vehicle displayed for sale.
No operator shall stop, stand or park any vehicle except for
the purpose of, or for a period of time longer than is necessary for,
the loading or unloading of passengers, and in no event longer than
three minutes at any curb adjacent to the entrance of a school, church,
theater, hotel, hospital, public building, or any place of public
assemblage, during the hours and between the points designated by
official signs, provided that this regulation shall not apply to the
shipping or service entrances to any such building.
No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle or other conveyance
upon any public way in order to repair, wash or clean such vehicle
or other conveyance or cause it to be repaired, washed or cleaned
in or upon any public way of the City, nor shall any person occupy
any part of any public way as storage room for any vehicle except
that in an emergency temporary repairs may be made.
Vehicles found standing or parked in violation of any of the
provisions of this article may be removed by or under the direction
of any officer and at the expense of the owner to a place where parking
is allowed.
[Amended by Order No. 94-225]
Any vehicle which is left on any street or roadway so that it obstructs the plowing or removal of snow from that street or roadway may be removed from that street or roadway by direction of the Chief of Police or Commissioner of Public Works, provided that temporary signs are erected. Any vehicle which is left on any street or roadway under any of the following conditions shall be subject to established fines for blocking snow removal and may be removed from that street or roadway by direction of the Chief of Police or Commissioner of Public Works. The owner of any vehicle found in violation of any of these provisions shall be liable to the City in the sum of fines and penalties authorized in §
325-85 of this article and to the City's authorized towing company for removal and storage of the vehicle in accordance with MGL c. 40, § 22D.
A. Parking overnight without a resident parking permit authorizing a
vehicle to park in excess of two hours between the hours of 1:00 a.m.
and 7:00 a.m. of any day. Vehicle must bear a distinctive permit issued
by the Quincy Police Department. Said permits shall be valid for one
year from date of issue and shall cost $20. Said permit may be revoked
for cause at any time. Such permit does not allow parking of any vehicle
in violation of any other rule or regulation, including restrictive
parking for street sweeping.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order
No. 2020-012]
B. Parking on the following emergency arteries during a declared snow
emergency, provided that signs are posted:
Adams
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Atlantic
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Beach
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Beale
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Bellevue
|
Billings
|
Brooks Street
|
Brooks Road
|
Burgin Parkway
|
Centre
|
Chestnut
|
Clay
|
Cliveden
|
Coddington
|
Commander Shea Boulevard
|
Common
|
Copeland
|
Cottage
|
DesMoines
|
Dimmock
|
Dorchester
|
East Howard
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East Squantum
|
Elm Street and Avenue
|
Faxon Park
|
Fenno
|
Foster
|
Franklin Street and Avenue
|
Garfield
|
Granite
|
Greenwood
|
Hall
|
Hancock
|
Harvard
|
High
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Holbrook
|
Huckins
|
Independence
|
Kendrick
|
Liberty
|
Maple
|
McGrath
|
Mechanic
|
Newbury
|
Newport
|
Palmer
|
Parkingway
|
Penn
|
Quarry
|
Rawson
|
Revere
|
Robertson
|
Russell
|
School
|
Sea
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South
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Southern Artery
|
Standish
|
Stedman
|
Sumner
|
Temple
|
Washington
|
Water
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West
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West Elm
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West Squantum
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Whitwell
|
Willard
|
Wilson
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C. Parking during a declared snow emergency on any street or roadway where parking is ordinarily prohibited in accordance with §§
325-71 through
325-76 of this article.
D. Parking during a declared snow emergency on the odd-numbered side
of the street in an even-numbered winter year. [Note: A winter year
is the year in which the winter season begins (i.e., the winter year
for the snow season beginning on October 1, 1993, and ending in the
spring of 1994 is 1993). Thus, parking is not allowed on the even-numbered
side of the street during a declared snow emergency for the 1993-1994
winter.]
E. Parking during a declared snow emergency on the even-numbered side
of the street in an odd-numbered winter year. [Note: A winter year
is the year in which the winter season begins (i.e., the winter year
for the snow season beginning on October 1, 1993, and ending in the
spring of 1994 is 1993). Thus, parking is not allowed on the even-numbered
side of the street during a declared snow emergency for the 1993-1994
winter.]
Upon the following private ways, parking is hereby prohibited:
A. Hershey
Place, on both sides.
[Amended by Order No. 97-080; 9-25-2000 by Order No.
2000-189; 9-25-2000 by Order. No. 2000-190; 6-19-2006 by Order No.
2006-019A; 6-1-2020 by Order No. 2020-012]
Pursuant to the provisions of MGL c. 90, § 20A, the
following schedule of fines is enacted:
A. Five-dollar fines. The following offenses shall be subject to a fine
of $5 if paid within 21 days of issue, $10 if paid thereafter but
before the Parking Clerk reports said violation to the Registrar of
Motor Vehicles, and $15 if paid after notification to said Registrar:
(2) Restricted place other than space designated for handicapped.
(5) Right wheels not to curb.
(7) Not fully parked in lines.
(8) Not parked facing curbs in space so designated.
B. Ten-dollar fines. The following offenses shall be subject to a fine
of $10 if paid within 21 days of issue, $15 if paid thereafter but
before the Parking Clerk reports said violation to the Registrar of
Motor Vehicles, and $20 if paid after notification to said Registrar:
(1) Within 10 feet of fire hydrant.
C. Fifteen-dollar fines. The following offenses shall be subject to
a fine of $15 if paid within 21 days of issue, $20 if paid thereafter
but before the Parking Clerk reports said violation to the Registrar
of Motor Vehicles, and $25 if paid after notification to said Registrar:
(1) A vehicle which blocks snow removal.
(4) Nonconforming vehicle parking.
D. One-hundred-dollar fines. A vehicle which parks in a space designated
for handicap plate while not having such handicap plate shall be subject
to a fine of $100 if paid within 21 days of issue, $105 if paid thereafter
but before the Parking Clerk reports said violation to the Registrar
of Motor Vehicles, and an additional $125 if paid after notification
to said Registrar.
E. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each two-hour period during which a violation occurs, or continues to occur, as to all violations set forth in this section, except for a violation under Subsection
C(3).
F. A vehicle which is found in violation of the provisions of §
325-71B of this article shall be subject to a fine of penalty of $25 for the first offense and $50 for each subsequent offense. Each day on which any violation exists shall be deemed to be a separate offense.