No person shall operate or park a vehicle on any street or highway
for the sole purpose of displaying advertising signs.
[Amended 4-17-2018 by Ord. No. 049]
A. Any event
or activity, including, but not limited to, a parade, demonstration,
block party, rally, road race, or walk-a-thon, or similar event that
is expected to and/or may impede or interfere with pedestrian sidewalk
traffic, vehicular traffic, or cause pedestrian overflow from the
sidewalk into the public street, or require road closures, shall not
occupy, be held or proceed upon any sidewalk or public street except
in accordance with a permit approved by the Chief of Police or the
Police Chief’s designee.
B. Permit
applications shall be made available through the appropriate City
department and shall be completed and submitted to the Chief of Police
or the Chief’s designee.
C. The City
may charge for the actual costs of any such parade, demonstration,
block party, rally, road race, or walk-a-thon, or similar event, including
but not limited to the costs of processing permits, cleanup costs,
and/or traffic control, and also may impose narrow insurance requirements.
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting
in the injury or death of any person or property damage to an apparent
total extent in excess of $1,000 or more to any one vehicle or other
property shall report such accident to the Registrar of Vehicles and
to the City Police Department in conformance with the requirements
of MGL c. 90, § 26.
Witnesses and all persons involved in any traffic accident shall,
upon the request of an officer, furnish their names and addresses
and such other information relevant to such traffic accident as they
possess.
If any vehicle is found upon any street or highway in violation
of any provision of this chapter and the identity of the driver cannot
be determined, the owner or the person in whose name such vehicle
is registered shall be held prima facie responsible for such violation.
[Amended 9-18-1989 by Ord. No. 30; 11-6-2017 by Ord. No. 482]
Except as otherwise provided, any person convicted of a violation
of any provision of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not
more than $25 for the first offense and not more than $35 for each
subsequent offense of a like nature committed during any period of
one year.
[Amended 5-2-1988 by Ord. No. 259]
A. No person shall park a vehicle on any of the roads or ways located
on any property under control of the Harbor Management Authority when
prohibited to do so by designated signs.
B. No person shall operate a vehicle on any of the roads or ways above
the speed of eight miles per hour.
C. The Police Department shall enforce all provisions of this section
as well as ensuring compliance with posted parking, pedestrian and
vehicular directions in order to eliminate hazardous conditions.