No person shall park any vehicle upon a street or alley in such
a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than
12 feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular
traffic.
[Amended 12-6-2005]
A.
Between November 1 and May 1 no person shall park any vehicle in
any municipal parking lot or on any public street when a snow emergency
has been declared by the City of Rochester Commissioner of Public
Works or his/her designee. In declaring a snow emergency, the City
shall notify the local media and use other means that may be appropriate
to alert the public not less than six hours prior to such emergency
taking effect. When called, such emergency shall remain in force until
such time as declared by the Commissioner or his/her designee.
[Amended 12-6-2005]
There shall be free parking in marked areas in all City-owned
parking lots. Any vehicle left for a period of 24 hours or more shall
be towed to a public garage for storage at the owner's risk and expense.
It shall be unlawful to park or leave standing any motor vehicle in
an unmarked area of any municipal parking lot for any purpose except
loading or unloading.
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall
park a vehicle between the hours designated thereon, on any day, upon
any street so marked by signs.
A.
When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall park
a vehicle for longer than the time stated on such signs.
B.
The application of time restrictions as described in the foregoing
subsection shall mean that no driver of a vehicle shall be permitted
to park within any one limited area for more than the time allowed
in that area, on any one day, whether such time is used in a single
period of parking or accumulated in two or more periods.
C.
Exception. The Chief of Police may permit plumbers, electricians
or other contractors to park or leave standing vehicles in front of
buildings for a longer period of time than is provided for in this
chapter provided it is essential for the work being carried on in
said building.
A.
The driver of a bus or taxicab shall not park upon any street at
any place other than a bus stop or taxicab stand, respectively, for
the purpose of inviting or soliciting business or while in the act
of inviting or soliciting business.
B.
No person shall park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stand, or
other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand, when such stand has been
officially designated.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway for the principal
purpose of:
No person shall park on any street a vehicle for the primary
purpose of advertising, except upon written permit from the Chief
of Police.
The Chief of Police may restrict or prohibit parking or travel
on any public street whenever the ordinary uses of the same become
hazardous because of snow accumulation, existence of some emergency
condition, or to facilitate the removal of snow or other hazards.
Said restriction or prohibition shall be effective when suitable signs
have been erected at intervals of not more than 100 feet.
When signs are erected and the road surface is clearly marked
giving notice thereof, no person shall park a vehicle at any time
upon any way marked as a fire lane.
The Chief of Police may establish loading and unloading zones
which shall be marked by appropriate signs. It shall be unlawful for
the owner of any vehicle or any person having custody of any vehicle
to park said vehicle or permit the same to be parked in any zone designated
as a loading zone unless actually engaged in loading or unloading.
All parking of motor vehicles upon City streets or parking lots
shall be within the marks placed upon the streets which indicate the
place and manner for parking.
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic,
or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or
official traffic control device, no person, except a person driving
an emergency vehicle, shall:
A.
Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
(1)
On a roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or
curb of a street.
(2)
On a sidewalk.
(3)
Within an intersection.
(4)
On a crosswalk.
(5)
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping,
standing or parking would obstruct traffic.
(6)
Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a way or within
a highway tunnel.
(7)
On any railroad tracks.
(8)
At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
(9)
In any parking place, whether on public or private property, specially
designated for a person with a walking disability by means of a sign
as required by RSA 265:73-a stating that the space is reserved for
a person with a walking disability or displaying the international
accessibility symbol, unless that person has special number plates,
decals, or a card issued pursuant to RSA 261:86, 261:87, or 261:88,
or a similar license plate, decal, or card issued by another state
or country displaying the international accessibility symbol and the
person who qualifies for the plate, decal, or card is being transported
to or from the parking place.
(10)
On any controlled access highway.
(11)
In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including
crossovers.
B.
Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily
to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:
(1)
In front of a public or private driveway.
(2)
Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant.
(3)
Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign,
or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway.
(4)
Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on
the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within
75 feet of said entrance when properly signposted.
(5)
At any place where official signs prohibit standing.
C.
Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the
purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise
or passengers:
(1)
At any place where official signs prohibit parking. No person shall
move a vehicle not lawfully under his/her control into any such prohibited
area or away from a curb such a distance as is unlawful.
A.
Upon any way outside of a business or residence district no person
shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or
unattended, upon the paved or main traveled part of the way when it
is practicable to stop, park or leave such vehicle off such part of
said way, but in every event an unobstructed width of the way opposite
a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles
and clear view of such stopped vehicles shall be available from a
distance of 200 feet in each direction upon such way.
B.
This section shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is
disabled while on the paved or main traveled portion of a way in such
manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping
and temporarily leaving such disabled vehicle in such position.
[Amended 1-5-2021]
No person driving or in charge of a vehicle shall permit it
to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the
ignition, removing the key, and effectively setting the brake thereon
and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the
curb of the way. Unless a vehicle has been started by remote control
car starter, the doors shall remain locked until the operator is at
the vehicle.
A.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped
or parked upon a roadway where there are adjacent curbs shall be so
stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels of such vehicle parallel
to the right-hand curb, or, if upon a roadway where there are no curbs,
said vehicle shall be so stopped or parked with the right-hand wheels
of such vehicle parallel to the right-hand side of the traveled portion
of the way.
B.
Except when otherwise provided by local ordinance, every vehicle
stopped or parked upon a one-way roadway shall be so stopped or parked
parallel to the curb or edge of the roadway, in the direction of authorized
traffic movement, with its right-hand wheels within 12 inches of the
right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, or its left-hand wheels within
12 inches of the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
C.
The City Council may by ordinance permit angle parking on any roadway,
except that angle parking shall not be permitted on any federal aid
or state way unless authorized by the Commissioner of Transportation.
Any motor vehicle carrying special number plates issued to paraplegic,
amputee, or blind war veterans pursuant to RSA 261:86 and 261:87,
and any motor vehicle used for a purpose, or by a person, designated
by a City Council or town meeting, shall be allowed free parking time
in the City of Rochester so long as said motor vehicle is under the
direct control of the owner. The provisions of this section shall
apply to a veteran who suffers a disability incurred in or aggravated
by such service, upon satisfactory proof that the veteran has been
evaluated by the United States Veterans Administration to be permanently
and totally disabled from such service-connected disability.
[Amended 9-2-1997; 6-5-2001]
Thirty-five marked parking spaces shall be designated for student
parking only on Yeagley Way between Wakefield Street and the Technology
Center. During normal school hours when school is in session, the
Rochester School Department shall have full authority to control said
35 spaces which shall be subject to the requirements of the School
Department's permit and enforcement system.
[Amended 4-2-2002]
The parking lot constructed along Columbus Avenue beginning near its intersection with Winter Street and extending to, and abutting, Lot 319 on Rochester Tax Map 120 is intended, in part, to facilitate the effective use of Lot 1 on Rochester Tax Map 125. This lot, in whole or in part, as recommended by the Chief of Police and with the approval of the City Manager, shall be designated "Permit Parking Only" during certain designated hours and on certain designated days. When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person without an authorized permit shall park in any parking space designated for "Permit Parking Only" during the hours and/or on the days indicated on such signs. Except with respect to spaces designated for "Permit Parking Only" the use of this parking lot shall be governed by the provisions of § 254-15 hereof.
