[Amended 10-23-2017 by Ord. No. 17-14]
Upon those streets or portions of streets which are designated
as one-way streets, vehicular traffic must move only in the indicated
direction when signs indicating the direction of traffic are erected
and maintained at every intersection where movement in the opposite
direction is prohibited.
Stop and go beacons are to be erected and maintained at the
following locations:
B.
At the junctions of:
(1)
Route 1 and Government Street.
(2)
Route 1 and Walker Street.
(3)
Route 1 and Wilson Road.
(4)
Route 1 Maine Outlet Mall and Kittery Outlet Center.
(5)
Route 1, Tidewater Mall, and Tanger II Mall.
(6)
Route 1 and Haley Road.
(7)
Government, Walker and Wentworth Streets.
(8)
Route 1 By-Pass and Gorges Road.
(9)
Route 236 and Martin and Stevenson Roads.
Vehicular traffic may pass through the beacons enumerated in
this section when the lights are green and must stop when the lights
are red.
Anyone failing to observe the traffic signals enumerated in this section is subject to the penalty provisions of Title 1, Chapter 1.3.
The Chief of Police, upon approval of the Town Council, may
designate any intersection as a stop intersection or a yield intersection
when the circumstances, in the Chief's judgment, so require; and stop
signs and/or yield signs must be erected at such intersections.
When, in accordance with this chapter, stop signs are erected
at or near the entrance to any intersection, every driver of a vehicle
must stop such vehicle at such sign, or at a clearly marked stop line,
before entering the intersection, except when directed to proceed
by a police officer or traffic-control signals.
Drivers of all vehicles approaching yield intersections must
yield the right-of-way to vehicles proceeding on the throughway.
Speed limits on all public ways in the Town are set by the State
of Maine and are enforced by the police department under the authority
of Title 29 of Maine Revised Statutes.
It is unlawful to pass or obstruct a fire truck proceeding to
or at the scene of a fire.
It is unlawful for the driver of a vehicle to drive across a
fire hose at the scene of a fire, unless directed by emergency personnel.
[Amended 10-28-2019 by Ord. No. 19-13]
A.
Except for vehicles performing municipal services, through traffic
on:
(1)
Love Lane by buses and heavy trucks having a gross weight in
excess of 10,000 pounds is prohibited on Love Lane.
(2)
Williams Avenue by buses and heavy trucks having a gross weight
in excess of 10,000 pounds is prohibited (except for local deliveries
and pickup) starting at the point where the easterly side of Traip
Academy parking lot and Williams Avenue intersect and continuing around
Williams Avenue to intersection with Whipple Road.
(3)
Maple Avenue by tractor-trailer vehicles is prohibited.
(4)
Commercial Street by buses (as defined in M.R.S. Title 29A)
and heavy trucks having a gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds
are prohibited from the intersection of Government Street to the intersection
of Water Street (except for local deliveries and pickups on Commercial
Street).
(5)
Pleasant Street by buses (as defined in M.R.S. Title 29A) and
heavy trucks having a gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds is prohibited
from the intersection of Government Street to the intersection of
Water Street (except for local deliveries and pickups on Pleasant
Street).
B.
Except for vehicles performing municipal services, it is prohibited
for the operator of a motor vehicle to activate or use a compression
release engine braking system (Jake brake®) within the Town of Kittery between the hours of 9:00 p.m. to 6:00
a.m.
Except when otherwise directed by a police officer, every operator
of a vehicle must observe and comply with any traffic directional
sign including right-turn-only and left-turn-only signs erected at
the direction of the Town Council. This section applies to all existing
right-turn-only and left-turn-only traffic signs and all signs hereinafter
authorized pursuant to this section.
