A.
Emergency vehicles only. The streets or parts of streets indicated in Schedule E (§ 141-44) shall be restricted to be used only by emergency vehicles as defined in RSA 259:28.
B.
Commercial vehicle travel restricted.
(1)
General.
(a)
No vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds
(26 K GVWR) or higher shall utilize any City street for travel in
or through the City, unless said street has been designated as a commercial
vehicle route. However, said vehicles are permitted to travel on City
streets for the purpose of delivering or receiving goods and services
to a specific, identifiable destination. If travel on a restricted
street is necessary for the purpose of delivering or receiving goods
or services, vehicles shall exit a commercial vehicle route at the
intersection nearest to the end destination in order to minimize the
use of restricted streets. If originating from a restricted street,
vehicles shall proceed to the nearest intersecting commercial vehicle
route.
(2)
Designated commercial vehicle routes.
(a)
All state numbered routes and nonnumbered, state-maintained
roadways are designated commercial vehicle routes in the City of Dover.
Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds (26 K
GVWR) or higher shall be permitted to utilize these designated commercial
vehicle routes as a means of travel through the City of Dover. These
include:
[Amended 4-25-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.04.11-003]
[1]
Spaulding Turnpike (NH Route 16) and associated interchanges.
[2]
Boston Harbor Road (US Route 4) from NH 16 to Durham town line.
[3]
Durham Road (NH Route 108).
[4]
Central Avenue (NH Route 108).
[5]
Main Street (NH Route 108).
[6]
Washington Street (NH Route 108) from Central Avenue to Main Street.
[7]
New Rochester Road (NH Route 108).
[8]
Knox Marsh Road (NH Route 155).
[9]
Littleworth Road (NH Route 9).
[10]
Silver Street (NH Route 9).
[11]
Portland Avenue (NH Route 4).
[12]
Dover Point Road.
[13]
Gulf Road.
(b)
In addition to all state numbered routes and nonnumbered, state-maintained
roadways, certain City streets shall be designated as commercial vehicle
routes. These streets include:
[Amended 4-25-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.04.11-003]
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Name of Street
|
Location
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|---|---|
|
Broadway
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From Oak Street to Pierce Street
|
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Indian Brook Drive
|
Entire length
|
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Jenness Street
|
Entire length
|
|
Oak Street
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From Atlantic Avenue to Portland Avenue
|
|
Oak Street
|
From Central Avenue to Broadway
|
|
Old Rochester Road
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From Long Hill Road to Somersworth City line
|
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Pierce Street
|
From Central Avenue to Broadway
|
|
Sixth Street
|
From Central Avenue to Rochester City line
|
|
Stark Avenue
|
Entire length
|
(c)
Commercial vehicle routes shall be designated by signage in
accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, latest
edition, applicable laws and safety policies.
(d)
Temporary revisions to the designated commercial vehicle routes
may be presented to the Transportation Advisory Commission by written
petition. The Transportation Advisory Commission may require a traffic
study and other supporting evidence to consider the petition. The
Transportation Advisory Commission shall provide a recommendation
to the City Manager or his designee. The City Manager or designee
may post a current list of designated commercial vehicle routes in
the office of the City Clerk, Community Services Department, and the
Police Department.
[Amended 4-25-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.04.11-003]
(e)
The City Manager, upon the recommendation of the Community Services
Director, may designate temporary, specific construction/haul routes
over noncommercial vehicle routes for specific projects with appropriate
time limitations on the temporary designation.
C.
No person shall operate a motor vehicle, off-highway recreational
vehicle (OHRV), or tracked or other motorized vehicle upon any City
owned or controlled property except upon ways designed and designated
for public access. Government owned vehicles and vehicles authorized
by the Chief of Police are exempt.
The streets or parts of streets described in Schedule A (§ 141-40) are hereby designated as one-way streets, and vehicles shall proceed along those streets or parts of streets only in the direction indicated.
The intersections described in Schedule C (§ 141-42) are hereby designated as stop intersections, and stop signs shall be erected as indicated. Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event that there is no crosswalk, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at a point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway, and shall remain stopped until such time as he can safely enter the intersection.
The intersections described in Schedule D (§ 141-43) are hereby designated as yield intersections, and yield signs shall be erected as indicated. The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign, if required for safety to stop, shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event that there is no crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then at the point nearest the intersection roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway.
No person shall operate any vehicle within the City of Dover
so as to make excessive noise by any of the following means:
A.
Misuse of power, acceleration or traction so as to spin the wheels
in the manner commonly known as "laying rubber."
B.
Misuse of brake and stopping power in the deceleration of a motor
vehicle where no emergency exists.
C.
Misuse of power, acceleration or traction by means of rapid upshift
of transmission gears.
D.
Misuse of stopping or deceleration by means of rapid downshift of
transmission gears.
E.
Racing of engine by means of the accelerator, carburetor, or gear
selector, when the motor vehicle is either in motion or stationary.
No person shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, any ice or
snow which has been removed from private property in or upon any street,
sidewalk or public place in the City, or deposit or cause to be deposited
any ice or snow on private property in such manner as to obstruct
the normal and reasonable flow of traffic in or upon any street, sidewalk
or public place within the City.
[Amended 10-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.09.27; 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001]
A violation of any provision in this chapter shall be punishable
by a fine as set forth in the Fine Schedule as adopted by City Council.
