In accordance with the provisions of MGL c. 40, § 22D, the Town of Lunenburg hereby enacts the regulations of this article authorizing the removal to a convenient place of vehicles parked or standing in such manner, or in such areas as are hereinafter described on any way under the control of the Town. Vehicles specifically exempt by MGL c. 40, § 22D, shall not however be subject to such removal.
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Authority of the Police to remove or tow vehicles. The moving or towing of any vehicle under the provisions of this article shall be by and at the direction of the Chief of Police or such other officers of the rank of Sergeant or higher as he may from time to time designate.
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General prohibitions. No person shall stand or park or allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name to stand or park in any of the following places as described in Subsection B(1) through (24) below except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of an officer or traffic sign or signal. Vehicles found in violation of the provisions of this section, except those specifically exempt by law, shall be removed to a convenient place under the direction of an officer of the Police Department pursuant to MGL c. 159B, § 6B, or for trespass pursuant to MGL c. 266, § 120D, and the owner of the vehicle so removed or towed away shall be liable for the cost of such removal and storage, if any, as set forth in 220 CMR 272.00. The owner of any vehicle removed or towed away under the provisions of this section shall also be subject to the penalties provided in § 332-9.1 of Article IX of this chapter.
(1) 
Within an intersection except within those intersections where the installation of parking meters has been specifically approved by the Department;
(2) 
No-parking zone;
(3) 
Overtime parking;
(4) 
Improper angle parking;
(5) 
Blocking a wheelchair ramp;
(6) 
Within a bus stop;
(7) 
Upon any sidewalk;
(8) 
Upon any crosswalk;
(9) 
Upon the roadway in a rural or sparsely settled district;
(10) 
Upon a roadway where parking is permitted unless both wheels on the right side of the vehicle are within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the roadway, except upon those streets which are designated as one-way streets. On such one-way streets vehicles shall be parked in the direction in which said vehicle is moving and with both wheels within 12 inches of the curb. This shall not apply to streets or parts of streets where angle parking is required by these regulations;
(11) 
Interfering with snow removal;
(12) 
Upon any roadway where the parking of a vehicle will not leave a clear and unobstructed lane at least 10 feet wide for passing traffic;
(13) 
Upon any street or highway within 10 feet of fire hydrant;
(14) 
Within a fire lane;
(15) 
Within a taxi stand;
(16) 
Meter violation;
(17) 
Within a loading/unloading zone;
(18) 
Parked in the wrong direction;
(19) 
In front of any private road or driveway;
(20) 
Upon any street or highway within 20 feet of an intersecting way, except alleys;
(21) 
Within 15 feet of the wall of a fire station or directly across the street from such fire station provided signs are erected acquainting the driver of such restriction;
(22) 
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
(23) 
Within 25 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing when there are no gates at such crossing, or otherwise within five feet from the gate;
(24) 
On a bridge and the approach thereto.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any street in any service zone for a period of time longer than 30 minutes and except while actually engaged in loading or unloading.
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No person shall park a vehicle upon any street, highway, or Town parking lot unless the vehicle displays a valid registration plate as required by Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws; or upon any street, highway, or Town parking lot unless the vehicle displays a valid certificate of inspection as required by Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws.
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Pursuant to MGL c. 90, § 9, any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100 for each offense.
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The Board of Selectmen shall determine the street upon which diagonal parking will be permitted and shall cause said streets to be designated by signs and the surfaces thereof to be marked as directed by the Chief of Police.
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Upon the streets or parts of streets which may hereafter be designated by rules and orders and marked and signed for diagonal parking, vehicles shall be parked with one wheel within 12 inches of the curb and at the angle to the curb indicated by official marks and signs. The vehicle shall be parked so that all four wheels thereof shall be placed wholly within the area indicated for parking, and headed to the curb.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park upon a street or highway any vehicle displayed for sale.
No person shall allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name, other than one acting in an emergency, to be parked on any way or in any municipal off-street parking area during a declared snow emergency as declared by the Chief of Police, the DPW Director, or other authorized ruling body.
Parking is prohibited, restricted or limited as to time, space and streets in accordance with a schedule of streets designated as Schedule I of these Traffic Rules and Orders, and municipal off-street parking areas designated as Schedule I-A of these Traffic Rules and Orders, hereto appended to which reference is made and which Schedule I and Schedule I-A are specifically incorporated in this section. No operator shall park a vehicle in the designated prohibited locations or in the restricted locations for a period longer than is designated in Schedule I and Schedule I-A, except as otherwise provided in those schedules, or where there is a time limit as to parking.
No person shall park a vehicle within 20 feet of either end of a safety zone which is located within 30 feet of the curb or edge of the roadway.
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No person shall stop or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop.
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No person shall park a bus upon any street within a business district at any place other than a bus stop when a nearby bus stop is available for use.
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No person shall park a vehicle other than a taxicab upon any street within a business district in any taxicab stand.
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No person shall park a taxicab upon any street within a business district at any place other than the taxicab stand or stands designated for the use of a taxicab or taxicabs.
No person shall, upon or on the streets or ways or portions thereof designated in Schedule I of these Traffic Rules and Orders or in municipal off-street parking areas or portions thereof as designated in Schedule I-A of these Traffic Rules and Orders, or upon any way or in any place to which the public has a right of access, or upon any way or in any place to which the public has access as invitees or licensees, park in spaces designated as handicapped parking spaces unless displaying a distinguishing registration number, registration plate, or handicapped placard issued by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to handicapped drivers or to nondrivers who are handicapped persons.