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Town of East Longmeadow, MA
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2023-05-09
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The Code
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Division 2: Rules and Regulations
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Chapter 580 Traffic Rules and Regulations
Home Rule Charter
Ch C
Home Rule Charter
The Code
Division 1: Bylaws
Part I: Administrative
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 37
Town Elections and Town Council
Ch 40
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Part II: Departments
Ch 55
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Ch 65
East Longmeadow Cable Access Television
Ch 69
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Ch 74
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Ch 78
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Ch 83
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Ch 92
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Ch 97
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Ch 115
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Ch 119
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Ch 126
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Ch 131
School Department
Ch 135
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Part III: Multiple-Member Bodies
Ch 150
Multiple-Member Bodies: General Provisions
Ch 155
Board of Appeals
Ch 160
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Ch 165
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Ch 170
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Ch 175
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Ch 177
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Ch 180
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Ch 185
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Ch 187
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Ch 190
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Ch 200
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Ch 225
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Ch 230
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Ch 245
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Ch 250
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Ch 255
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Ch 260
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Part IV: General Legislation
Ch 305
Alarm Systems
Ch 310
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 315
Animal Control
Ch 319
Building Construction
Ch 321
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 330
Fees and Charges
Ch 335
(Reserved)
Ch 342
Hawkers and Peddlers
Ch 354
Licenses and Permits
Ch 359
Marijuana: Public Use and Consumption
Ch 360
Marijuana: Prohibited Uses and Facilities
Ch 363
Noise
Ch 371
Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 373
Petroleum Products
Ch 376
Property Maintenance
Ch 379
Public Entertainment
Ch 388
Secondhand and Junk Dealers
Ch 393
Solicitors
Ch 395
Solid Waste
Ch 402
Stormwater Management
Ch 407
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 416
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 421
Water
Ch 424
Wetlands Protection
Ch 450
Zoning
Part V: Fee Schedule
Ch 500
Fee Schedule
Division 2: Rules and Regulations
Ch 580
Traffic Rules and Regulations
Ch 580 Art I
Definitions
§ 580-1.1
Terms defined.
Ch 580 Art II
Authority and Duties of Police
§ 580-2.1
Police to direct traffic.
§ 580-2.2
Police may temporarily close streets.
§ 580-2.3
Police may temporarily prohibit parking.
§ 580-2.4
Exemptions.
§ 580-2.5
Holding or posting of signs or objects.
Ch 580 Art III
Traffic Signs, Signals, Markings and Zones
§ 580-3.1
Bus stop, taxicab stand and service zone locations.
§ 580-3.2
Interference with signs, signals and markings prohibited.
§ 580-3.3
Obedience to traffic signs, signals and markings.
§ 580-3.4
Traffic signs and signals.
§ 580-3.5
Display of unauthorized signs, signals and markings prohibited.
§ 580-3.6
Temporary regulations.
Ch 580 Art IV
Zones of Quiet
§ 580-4.1
Establishment and designation.
Ch 580 Art V
Stopping, Standing and Parking
§ 580-5.1
General prohibitions.
§ 580-5.2
Service zones.
§ 580-5.3
Diagonal parking.
§ 580-5.4
Parking vehicles for sale prohibited.
§ 580-5.5
Severe weather emergencies.
§ 580-5.6
Specific parking restrictions and prohibitions.
§ 580-5.7
(Reserved)
§ 580-5.8
Safety zones.
§ 580-5.9
Bus stops.
§ 580-5.10
Taxicab stands.
§ 580-5.11
Fire lanes.
§ 580-5.12
Handicap zones.
§ 580-5.13
Public schools.
Ch 580 Art VI
One-Way Streets
§ 580-6.1
Designation of one-way streets.
§ 580-6.2
Rotary traffic.
Ch 580 Art VII
Operation of Vehicles
§ 580-7.1
Overtaking other vehicles.
§ 580-7.2
(Reserved)
§ 580-7.3
Obstructing traffic.
§ 580-7.4
Following too closely.
§ 580-7.5
Clinging to moving vehicles.
§ 580-7.6
Care in starting, stopping, turning or backing.
§ 580-7.7
Prohibited and mandatory turning movements.
§ 580-7.8
Emerging from alley or private driveway.
§ 580-7.9
Obedience to traffic control signals.
§ 580-7.10
U-turns prohibited.
§ 580-7.11
Stop signs, yield signs and through ways.
§ 580-7.12
Keep to right of roadway division.
§ 580-7.13
Operation on under- or overpasses at intersections with islands.
§ 580-7.14
Driving on road surfaces under construction or repair.
§ 580-7.15
No driving on sidewalks.
§ 580-7.16
No driving through safety zones.
§ 580-7.17
(Reserved)
§ 580-7.18
Right and duties of drivers in funerals or other processions.
§ 580-7.19
Unlawful riding.
§ 580-7.20
Operation of heavy commercial vehicles.
§ 580-7.21
Special speed regulations.
§ 580-7.22
Stopping for school buses.
Ch 580 Art VIIA
Pedestrian Control Regulations
§ 580-7A.1
Pedestrians crossing ways or roadways.
§ 580-7A.2
Pedestrian actuation.
§ 580-7A.3
Pedestrian obedience to traffic control signals.
§ 580-7A.4
Pedestrian crossings and use of roadways.
§ 580-7A.5
Operators to exercise due care.
§ 580-7A.6
Officers to enforce pedestrian regulations.
§ 580-7A.7
Exemptions.
§ 580-7A.8
Violations and penalties.
§ 580-7A.9
Effect of regulation.
Ch 580 Art VIII
Accident Reports
§ 580-8.1
Drivers must report accidents.
Ch 580 Art IX
Penalties and Repeals
§ 580-9.1
Violations and penalties.
§ 580-9.2
Repeal.
§ 580-9.3
(Reserved)
§ 580-9.4
Owner prima facie responsible for violations.
Ch 580 Art X
Tow-Away Zone Regulations
§ 580-10.1
Authority and enactment.
§ 580-10.2
Authorization of police.
§ 580-10.3
Fees.
§ 580-10.4
Liability for damage during removal or storage.
§ 580-10.5
General prohibition towing zones.
§ 580-10.6
Specific parking prohibition towing zones.
§ 580-10.7
Official traffic signs.
§ 580-10.8
Police to keep record of towed vehicles.
Appendix
Ch A600
General Law Acceptances and Special Acts
Ch A605
Town Council Rules
Derivation Table
Ch DT
Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 580
Traffic Rules and Regulations
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of East Longmeadow
5-28-1938
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[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Appendix III, Non-Regulatory Signs
Attachment 2 - Appendix IV, Zones of Quiet
Attachment 3 - Appendix V, Stopping, Standing, Parking
Attachment 4 - Appendix VI, One-Way Streets
Attachment 5 - Appendix VII, Operation of Vehicles
Attachment 6 - Appendix VIIA, Pedestrian Control Regulations
Attachment 6 - Appendix IX, Parking Fines
[1]
Editor's Note: The recodified traffic regulations were approved by the Town Council 4-12-2022.
Article I
Definitions
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§ 580-1.1
Terms defined.
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Article II
Authority and Duties of Police
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§ 580-2.1
Police to direct traffic.
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§ 580-2.2
Police may temporarily close streets.
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§ 580-2.3
Police may temporarily prohibit parking.
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§ 580-2.4
Exemptions.
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§ 580-2.5
Holding or posting of signs or objects.
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Article III
Traffic Signs, Signals, Markings and Zones
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§ 580-3.1
Bus stop, taxicab stand and service zone locations.
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§ 580-3.2
Interference with signs, signals and markings prohibited.
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§ 580-3.3
Obedience to traffic signs, signals and markings.
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§ 580-3.4
Traffic signs and signals.
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§ 580-3.5
Display of unauthorized signs, signals and markings prohibited.
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§ 580-3.6
Temporary regulations.
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Article IV
Zones of Quiet
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§ 580-4.1
Establishment and designation.
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Article V
Stopping, Standing and Parking
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§ 580-5.1
General prohibitions.
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§ 580-5.2
Service zones.
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§ 580-5.3
Diagonal parking.
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§ 580-5.4
Parking vehicles for sale prohibited.
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§ 580-5.5
Severe weather emergencies.
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§ 580-5.6
Specific parking restrictions and prohibitions.
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§ 580-5.7
(Reserved)
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§ 580-5.8
Safety zones.
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§ 580-5.9
Bus stops.
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§ 580-5.10
Taxicab stands.
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§ 580-5.11
Fire lanes.
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§ 580-5.12
Handicap zones.
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§ 580-5.13
Public schools.
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Article VI
One-Way Streets
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§ 580-6.1
Designation of one-way streets.
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§ 580-6.2
Rotary traffic.
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Article VII
Operation of Vehicles
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§ 580-7.1
Overtaking other vehicles.
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§ 580-7.2
(Reserved)
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§ 580-7.3
Obstructing traffic.
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§ 580-7.4
Following too closely.
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§ 580-7.5
Clinging to moving vehicles.
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§ 580-7.6
Care in starting, stopping, turning or backing.
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§ 580-7.7
Prohibited and mandatory turning movements.
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§ 580-7.8
Emerging from alley or private driveway.
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§ 580-7.9
Obedience to traffic control signals.
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§ 580-7.10
U-turns prohibited.
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§ 580-7.11
Stop signs, yield signs and through ways.
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§ 580-7.12
Keep to right of roadway division.
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§ 580-7.13
Operation on under- or overpasses at intersections with islands.
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§ 580-7.14
Driving on road surfaces under construction or repair.
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§ 580-7.15
No driving on sidewalks.
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§ 580-7.16
No driving through safety zones.
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§ 580-7.17
(Reserved)
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§ 580-7.18
Right and duties of drivers in funerals or other processions.
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§ 580-7.19
Unlawful riding.
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§ 580-7.20
Operation of heavy commercial vehicles.
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§ 580-7.21
Special speed regulations.
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§ 580-7.22
Stopping for school buses.
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Article VIIA
Pedestrian Control Regulations
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§ 580-7A.1
Pedestrians crossing ways or roadways.
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§ 580-7A.2
Pedestrian actuation.
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§ 580-7A.3
Pedestrian obedience to traffic control signals.
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§ 580-7A.4
Pedestrian crossings and use of roadways.
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§ 580-7A.5
Operators to exercise due care.
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§ 580-7A.6
Officers to enforce pedestrian regulations.
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§ 580-7A.7
Exemptions.
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§ 580-7A.8
Violations and penalties.
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§ 580-7A.9
Effect of regulation.
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Article VIII
Accident Reports
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§ 580-8.1
Drivers must report accidents.
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Article IX
Penalties and Repeals
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§ 580-9.1
Violations and penalties.
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§ 580-9.2
Repeal.
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§ 580-9.3
(Reserved)
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§ 580-9.4
Owner prima facie responsible for violations.
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Article X
Tow-Away Zone Regulations
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§ 580-10.1
Authority and enactment.
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§ 580-10.2
Authorization of police.
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§ 580-10.3
Fees.
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§ 580-10.4
Liability for damage during removal or storage.
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§ 580-10.5
General prohibition towing zones.
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§ 580-10.6
Specific parking prohibition towing zones.
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§ 580-10.7
Official traffic signs.
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§ 580-10.8
Police to keep record of towed vehicles.
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