[Amended 4-12-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.03.22-004]
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or
in compliance with law or the direction of a police officer or official
traffic control device, no person shall:
A. Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
(1) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge
or curb of a street.
(2) On or over a sidewalk except for bicycles.
[Amended 10-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.09.27]
(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 highway or within
a highway tunnel, unless a parking space is specifically provided.
(8) Within 20 feet of the corner of any intersecting street, unless a
parking space is specifically provided.
(9) It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any motor vehicle to park or allow to be parked any motor vehicle for any length of time in a designated fire lane. Violators will be subject to Table B fines under §
141-23 as set forth in the Fine Schedule as adopted by City Council.
[Amended 10-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.09.27; 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001]
(10)
At any place where official signs prohibit parking.
(11)
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 a special
number plate, decal, 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 persons who qualifies for the plate, decal or card is being
transported to or from the vehicle.
[Amended 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.07.08-005]
(12)
In or overlapping into any access aisle. "Access aisle" shall mean a designated space for maneuvering a wheelchair or other mobility device when entering or exiting a vehicle, that is immediately adjacent to a properly designated parking space for persons with a walking disability, whether public or private property. Access aisles shall be so marked as to discourage parking in them. Violators will be subject to Table B fines under §
141-23 as set forth in the Fine Schedule as adopted by City Council.
[Amended 10-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.09.27; 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001]
(13) At any place that has been posted for “Permit Parking Only”
without displaying a valid permit authorized by the Chief of Police
and displayed so that it is clearly visible.
[Added 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.07.08-005]
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 or within five feet of the edge of a public or private
driveway.
(2) Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
(3) Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection.
(4) Within 20 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign
or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway.
(5) 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.
(6) Adjacent to any curb painted yellow or along any curb where there
is a yellow line along the pavement adjacent to said curb.
(7) Within 20 feet of the entrance to any multifamily complex consisting
of five or more units.
C. Stand or park a vehicle in a roadway, other than parallel to the
edge of the roadway, headed in the direction of traffic, and with
the right side of the vehicle within 12 inches of the edge of the
roadway, except as provided in the following subsections:
(1) In locations where the Police Department shall have marked or cause
to be marked off individual parking spaces on the public streets,
public parking areas or highways of the City, in which case it shall
be unlawful to park any vehicle in such a way that said vehicle shall
not be entirely within the spaces so designated, unless such vehicle
is too large to be confined to one such space and the vehicle is not
extending into any restricted area or travel lane.
[Amended 10-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.09.27]
(2) When a vehicle, truck, trailer or tractor-trailer is backed to the
curb for the purpose of loading or unloading merchandise, in which
case the vehicle, truck, trailer or tractor-trailer shall be turned
so as to stand as near parallel to the curb as possible, and a person
shall not stand or park a vehicle so as to obstruct the view of any
traffic control device of other drivers traveling upon such a street.
D. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection
C, allow or permit a motor vehicle to stand unattended on any public highway within the City of Dover without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition and removing the key from the vehicle. Violators will be subject to Table B fines under §
141-23 as set forth in the Fine Schedule as adopted by City Council.
[Amended 10-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.09.27; 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001]
E. Display a disability placard issued pursuant to RSA 261:86, 261:87
or 261:88 or a similar placard issued by another state or country
displaying the international accessibility symbol while parked in
a metered or time-limited parking area unless the person who qualifies
for the placard is being transported to or from the vehicle.
[Amended 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.07.08-005]
[Amended 5-25-2016 by Ord. No. 2016.05.11-007; 4-12-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.03.22-004]
A. Parking in the City Hall parking lots shall be restricted to one-hour
parking, and only while the driver or passenger is conducting business
at City Hall, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,
except for City-owned vehicles.
B. The McConnell Center/Library parking lot shall be restricted to a
three-hour parking limit each day, between the hours of 8 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and the aforesaid lot may only be used
on those designated days and times where the driver or a passenger
is visiting the Dover Library, Dover City Hall, McConnell Center or
the State of New Hampshire Circuit Court, 7th Circuit, District Division.
City employees, as well as any vehicle displaying a permit authorized
by the Chief of Police, shall be exempt from this provision.
[Amended 8-22-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.08.08-008; 10-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2023.09.27-11]
C. The Dover School Department is authorized to sell and distribute
parking passes for parking motor vehicles in the Bellamy Parking Lot
between August 25 and June 20, Monday through Friday or on school
days, as set by the Dover School District Calendar, between the hours
of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Parking rules and rates for permits shall
be determined by the Dover School Department. Except for five spaces,
which shall be marked with appropriate signs and reserved for Bellamy
Park users only, no motor vehicle shall be parked in the Bellamy Lot
during this time period without the benefit of a permit issued by
the School Department. Any vehicle found in violation of this subsection
may be towed from the lot and stored, the expenses of both to be paid
by the registered owner of the vehicle. The Dover School Department
shall have the authority to enforce parking rules in the Bellamy Parking
Lot in accordance with the requirements of RSA 262:40-a and shall
be responsible for maintenance and snow removal in the lot.
[Amended 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 2015.01.28-002; 12-9-2015 by Ord. No. 2015.10.28-022; 10-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.09.27; 8-22-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.08.08-008]
A. The Community Services Director shall have the authority, after consultation
with the Chief of Police, to declare a parking ban affecting some
or all City streets, adjacent parking areas, sidewalks and parking
lots to facilitate municipal snow removal operations. Public notification
requirements approved by City Council shall be posted on the City
of Dover website and available at the Parking Bureau and Community
Services offices. No person shall, during the declared parking ban
hours, park or allow to be parked any vehicle on any street or sidewalk
within the City of Dover or declared areas thereof. Any vehicle which
is parked on a public way during a parking ban time period and which
is interfering with municipal snow removal operations may be towed
from its place and stored. The expenses of both towing and storage
shall be paid by the owner of the vehicle before reacquiring the same.
B. The Chief of Police shall have the authority to post specific areas within City-controlled parking lots as no parking during a parking ban set forth in Subsection
A or other time period. Any vehicle parked in any City-controlled parking lot contrary to the provisions of this section may be towed from its place and stored as directed by the Police Department. The expenses of both towing and storage shall be paid by the owner of the vehicle before reacquiring the same.
The parking of vehicles is prohibited at all times in those streets or parts of streets described in Schedule I (§
141-48).
[Amended 4-15-2015 by Ord. No. 2015.03.25-010; 12-9-2015 by Ord. No. 2015.10.28-023; 5-25-2016 by Ord. No. 2016.05.11-007; 12-26-2016 by Ord. No. 2016.10.12-013; 10-11-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017.09.27; 8-22-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.08.08-008; 10-10-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.09.26-010; 5-22-2019 by Ord. No. 2019.05.08-009; 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.07.08-005]
A. The Police Department is authorized to sell and distribute parking
permits for residents of downtown who reside within 200 feet of an
authorized residential parking area. Permits shall be valid for such
periods of time, location and under such conditions as provided by
the Police Department on or with such permits.
B. A maximum of one residential parking permit may be issued per legal
residential unit upon certification that on-site parking is unavailable.
Permits shall be assigned to specific vehicles owned by occupants
of such residential unit. Permits are only valid for the nearest parking
area designated by the Police Department for a particular residential
unit.
C. The City has discontinued issuance of residential parking permits
for certain locations previously set forth in this subparagraph, with
transition provisions as follows. Tenants who were previously issued
and hold residential permits as of March 9, 2022 for use in the metered
parking garage, City-controlled parking lots, or for use on Main Street,
St. John Street, or School Street (angled spaces only), may continue
to use those permits until the expiration or surrender of those permits;
no new residential permits shall be issued for use in these aforesaid
locations. Tenants who were previously issued and hold residential
parking permits on First or Second Street as of November 1, 2021 may
continue to use those permits until the expiration or surrender of
such permits and not thereafter; no new residential parking permits
shall be issued for First Street or Second Street.
[Amended 11-10-2021 by Ord. No. 2021.10.13-009; 3-9-2022 by Ord. No. O-2022.02.23-003]
D. Residential parking permits are not intended for long-term storage
of vehicles, and any vehicle remaining in the same space or the same
parking garage for more than five consecutive days without notification
to and the approval of the Police Department shall have its permit
revoked, and the vehicle may be towed at the owner's expense. Notice
of this requirement shall be provided with each residential parking
permit issued.
E. The Police Department, on a yearly basis, shall verify the residential
status of each permit holder and require a signed statement from the
applicant as to his/her qualifications to obtain a residential parking
permit.
F. Accepted documentation to qualify for a residential permit is a lease
or utility bill in the applicant's name demonstrating a qualified
address, and absent either of those two, a vehicle registered to a
qualified address and verification by the property owner.
G. Any misrepresentation regarding the application for or use of a residential
parking permit, any unauthorized transfer of the permit, or any other
misuse of the permit shall be cause for its revocation by the Police
Department.
H. This section does not authorize resident parking permits for residential
developments that have insufficient on-site parking and were approved
as "commercial ventures" by the Planning Board.
I. The rate for the permits shall be set and/or adjusted by the City
Council during the annual Fee Schedule adoption.
The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited in the locations described in Schedule J (§
141-49) for a longer period of time than that designated, during the hours indicated.
[Added 5-25-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016.05.11-007]
A. The Police Department is authorized to sell and distribute monthly parking permits for the parking of vehicles in any business parking permit zone listed in §
141-52, Schedule M.
B. Permits shall be valid for such periods of time, location and under
such conditions as provided by the Police Department on or with such
permits.
[Amended 10-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.09.27]
C. Parking permits are not intended for long-term storage of vehicles,
and any vehicle remaining in the same space or parking garage for
more than five consecutive days without notification to and the approval
of the Police Department shall have its permit revoked, and the vehicle
may be towed at the owner's expense.
[Amended 7-22-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.07.08-005]
D. The rate for the permits shall be set and/or adjusted by the City
Council during the annual Fee Schedule adoption.
E. Business parking permit zones in the City of Dover shall be set forth in §
141-52, Schedule M, Business Parking Permit Zones, unless otherwise posted.
Any police officer observing a violation of §§
141-13 through
141-19 of this chapter shall issue a parking ticket, the copy of which shall be considered his report of the violation. The report shall contain information as follows:
A. The location of the vehicle in violation of this chapter.
B. The state license plate number of the vehicle in violation.
C. The time and date such vehicle is parked in violation.
D. Any other pertinent facts which are necessary for a thorough understanding
of the circumstances of the violation.
[Amended 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 2015.01.28-003; 3-11-2015 by Ord. No. 2015.02.25-009; 4-12-2017 by Ord. No. 2017.03.22-004]
A. Late notice. If the fine indicated for the initial violation is not
paid within 10 days, the Chief of Police shall send a late notice
to the owner of the vehicle. Such notice shall be sent to the primary
owner as listed with the motor vehicle department of the state in
which the vehicle is registered. The late notice shall be sent by
first class mail and shall instruct the vehicle owner that he/she
may avoid further prosecution and fine by paying the City of Dover
the amount in the applicable payment schedule for that violation.
B. All parking violations enumerated in §§
141-13 through
141-38 shall be Table A violations as set forth in the Fine Schedule as adopted by City Council, except as follows:
[Amended 8-22-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.08.08-008; 10-10-2018 by Ord. No. 2018.09.26-010; 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001]
(1) Violations of §§
141-13E(1),
141-13E(6) and
F,
141-14A(9) and
(12) and
E,
141-16A and 141-31A(3)(a)(4) shall be Table B violations as set forth in the Fine Schedule as adopted by City Council.
[Amended 12-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.11.18-014]
(2) Violations of §§
141-13E(5) shall be subject to the specific fine amount set forth in the Fine Schedule as adopted by City Council.
[Added 10-11-2023 by Ord. No. 2023.09.27-11]
(3) Violations of §§
141-14A(11) and F, and §
141-31E shall be Table C violations as set forth in the Fine Schedule as adopted by City Council.
[Amended 9-28-2022 by Ord. No. 2022.09.14-011]
C. Parking violation Tables A, B, and C fines shall be as set forth
in the Fine Schedule adopted by City Council.
[Amended 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001]
Such payment as outlined in §§
141-23 and
141-24 of this chapter shall not constitute an admission of guilt nor a determination of guilt.