[Adopted as Art. 10, § 31, of the Town Bylaws]
A penalty for failure to reserve such parking spaces in said
off-street parking areas as provided above will be imposed in the
amount of $300 per offense.
No vehicle shall be removed from any parking spaces designated
as reserved under the above provisions unless the person who has lawful
control of such property has notified the Sharon Chief of Police or
his/her designee. Such notification shall be made before any such
vehicle shall be removed, and shall be in writing unless otherwise
specified by the Chief of Police and shall include the address from
which the vehicle is to be removed, the address to which the vehicle
is to be removed, the registration number of the vehicle, the name
of the person in lawful control of the property from which such vehicle
is being removed and the name of the person or company or other business
entity removing the vehicle. Vehicles so removed shall be stored in
a convenient location. Neither the Town nor the Chief of Police shall
be liable for any damages incurred during the removal or storage of
any such vehicle removed under this bylaw.
No person shall leave an unauthorized vehicle within parking
spaces designated for use by disabled veterans or handicapped persons
as authorized above or in such manner as to obstruct a curb ramp designed
for use by handicapped persons as a means of egress to a street or
public way.
The penalty for violation of the foregoing §§
248-4 and/or
248-5 shall be $50 for each offense. Each day shall be a separate offense; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the removal, in accordance with the provisions of MGL c. 266, § 120D, of any vehicle which is in violation of this bylaw, and provided, further, that nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the enforcement of any of the foregoing sections pursuant to Chapter
1, Article
I, §
1-2, of the General Bylaws and the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 21D.
[Adopted as Art. 10, § 32, of the Town Bylaws]
It shall be unlawful to obstruct or block a private way with
a vehicle or any other means so as to prevent access by fire apparatus,
fire equipment, ambulance service or police cruisers to any multiple-family
building, stores, shopping centers, schools and places of public assembly.
It shall be unlawful to obstruct or park a vehicle in any public
safety lane, such public safety lanes to be designated by the Chief
of the Fire Department and the Chief of Police and posted as such.
Said public safety lanes shall be a distance of 12 feet from the curbing
of a sidewalk in a shopping center, apartment complexes and similar
locations. Where no sidewalk with curbing exists, the distance and
locations shall be established by the Chief of the Fire Department
and the Chief of the Police Department.
Any object or vehicle obstructing or blocking any public safety
lane or private way may be removed or towed by the Town under the
direction of a police officer at the expense of the owner and without
liability on the part of either the Town or its Chief of Police or
his designee; provided that in the case of the removal of a vehicle,
such removal shall take place only after there has been compliance
with the provisions of MGL c. 266, § 120D, as the same may
hereafter be amended.
The owner of record of any building affected by these sections shall provide and install signs and road markings as provided in §
248-8 of this article. Said signs shall be no less than 12 inches by 18 inches and shall read "Public Safety Lane - No Parking-Tow Zone."
Any person violating any of the provisions of this bylaw shall
be punished by a fine, established under the provisions of MGL c.
90, § 20A 1/2, $50 if paid to the Town's Parking Clerk
within 21 days, $55 if paid thereafter but before the Parking Clerk
reports to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles as provided in MGL c. 90,
§ 20A 1/2, and $75 if paid thereafter.