City of Watertown, MA
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2024-03-28
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Title VII: Traffic Regulations
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Chapter 73 Traffic Rules and Orders
- Watertown Home Rule Charter
- Ch C Watertown Home Rule Charter
- Title I: General Provisions
- Ch 10 General Provisions
- Title III: Administration
- Ch 30 City Officials and Employees
- Ch 31 Boards, Commissions and Departments
- Ch 32 Finances
- Ch 33 Taxation
- Ch 34 Purchasing Procedures
- Ch 35 Code Enforcement
- Ch 36 Committees
- Ch 37 Municipal Housing Trust
- Ch 38 Administrative Policies
- Ch 39 Watertown Square Cultural District
- Title V: Public Works
- Ch 50 General Provisions
- Ch 51 Electricity
- Ch 52 Garbage and Refuse
- Ch 53 Sewers
- Ch 54 Water
- Ch 55 Curbs and Sidewalks
- Title VII: Traffic Regulations
- Ch 70 Traffic Commission
- Ch 71 Parking and Stopping Regulations
- Ch 72 Transportation Demand Management Programs
- Ch 73 Traffic Rules and Orders
- Ch 73 Art I Definitions
- § 73-101 Terms defined.
- Ch 73 Art II Authority and Duties of Police
- § 73-201 Direction of traffic.
- § 73-202 Temporary street closings.
- § 73-203 Temporary prohibition of parking.
- § 73-204 Exemptions.
- Ch 73 Art III Traffic Signs, Signals, Markings and Zones
- § 73-301 Location of bus stops, taxicab stands and service zones.
- § 73-302 Interference with signs, signals and markings.
- § 73-303 Obedience to traffic signs, signals and markings.
- § 73-304 Placement and maintenance; required for sections to be in effect.
- § 73-305 Unauthorized signs, signals and markings.
- § 73-306 Experimental regulations.
- Ch 73 Art IV Zones of Quiet
- § 73-401 Temporary establishment.
- Ch 73 Art V Stopping, Standing and Parking
- § 73-501 General prohibitions.
- § 73-501.A Meters at intersections.
- § 73-502 Service zones.
- § 73-503 Diagonal parking.
- § 73-504 Parking of vehicles for sale.
- § 73-505 All-night parking.
- § 73-506 Parking locations and prohibitions.
- § 73-506.A Parking meter locations and regulations.
- § 73-507 Parking at safety zones.
- § 73-508 Bus stops.
- § 73-509 Taxicab stands.
- § 73-510 Curbs adjacent to public buildings and places of public assemblage.
- § 73-511 Weather emergency regulations.
- § 73-512 Handicap parking.
- § 73-513 Electric vehicle parking.
- Ch 73 Art VA Tow-Away Zone Regulations
- § 73-5A01 Statutory authority; exemptions.
- § 73-5A02 Authority of police.
- § 73-5A03 Fees.
- § 73-5A04 Liability for damage during removal or storage.
- § 73-5A05 General prohibition towing zones.
- § 73-5A06 Parking and standing within tow-away zones.
- § 73-5A07 Official traffic signs required.
- § 73-5A08 Police to keep record of towed vehicles.
- Ch 73 Art VI One-Way Streets
- § 73-601 Establishment.
- Ch 73 Art VII Operation of Motor Vehciles
- § 73-701 Driving within marked lanes.
- § 73-702 Use of right lane.
- § 73-703 Overtake only when sufficient space ahead.
- § 73-704 Driver to give way to overtaking vehicle.
- § 73-705 Obstructing traffic.
- § 73-706 Following too closely.
- § 73-707 Clinging to moving vehicles.
- § 73-708 Care in starting, stopping, turning, or backing.
- § 73-709 Stopping and turning signals.
- § 73-710 Left or right turns prohibited.
- § 73-711 Emerging from alley or private driveway.
- § 73-712 Obedience to traffic control signals.
- § 73-713 U-turns prohibited in certain locations.
- § 73-714 Stop signs.
- § 73-715 Keep to right of roadway divisions.
- § 73-716 Operation at separated roadway grades and at intersections with islands.
- § 73-717 Driving on road surfaces under construction or repair.
- § 73-718 No driving on sidewalks.
- § 73-719 (Reserved)
- § 73-720 No driving through safety zones.
- § 73-721 Funerals to be properly identified.
- § 73-722 Rights and duties of drivers in funerals or other processions.
- § 73-722.A Disturbance of funerals.
- § 73-723 Meaning of whistles.
- § 73-724 Unlawful riding.
- § 73-725 Operation of heavy commercial vehicles; transportation of hazardous materials.
- § 73-726 Do-not-enter streets.
- § 73-727 Special speed regulations.
- § 73-728 Placing snow or ice on public ways.
- Ch 73 Art VIIA Pedestrian Control Regulations
- § 73-7A01 Crossing of ways or roadways.
- § 73-7A02 Pedestrian actuation.
- § 73-7A03 Pedestrian obedience to traffic control signals.
- § 73-7A04 Vehicle operation at crosswalks.
- § 73-7A05 Pedestrian crossing and use of roadways.
- § 73-7A06 Crossing at nonsignalized locations.
- § 73-7A07 Operators to exercise due care.
- § 73-7A08 Pedestrians soliciting rides or business.
- § 73-7A09 Officers to enforce pedestrian regulations.
- § 73-7A10 Exemptions.
- § 73-7A11 Violations and penalties.
- § 73-7A12 Effect of regulations; severability.
- Ch 73 Art VIII Penalties and Repeals
- § 73-801 Violations and penalties.
- § 73-802 Repealer.
- § 73-803 Severability.
- Ch 73 Art IX Schedules
- § 73-901 Schedule I, Parking Regulations.
- § 73-902 Schedule I-A, Parking Meter Zones.
- § 73-903 Schedule I-B, Tow-Away Zones.
- § 73-904 (Reserved)
- § 73-905 Schedule III, One-Way Streets.
- § 73-906 Schedule IV, Isolated Stop Signs.
- § 73-907 Schedule V, Established Parking Penalties.
- § 73-908 Schedule VI, Speed Regulations.
- § 73-909 Schedule VII, Turn Right on Red Prohibited.
- § 73-910 Schedule VIII, Must Turn Right or Left.
- § 73-911 Schedule IX, Yield Signs.
- § 73-912 Schedule X, Four-Way Stop Signs.
- Title IX: General Regulations
- Ch 90 Abandoned Vehicles
- Ch 91 Animals
- Ch 92 Fire Prevention
- Ch 93 Health and Safety
- Ch 94 Newsracks
- Ch 95 Noise Regulations
- Ch 96 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 97 Stormwater Regulations
- Ch 98 Stormwater Management and Erosion Control
- Title XI: Business Regulations
- Ch 110 General Provisions
- Ch 111 Junk and Second-Hand Dealers
- Ch 112 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 113 Retail Food Stores
- Ch 114 Service Stations
- Ch 115 Single-Use Plastic Bag Reduction
- Ch 116 Bring Your Own Bottle Regulations
- Ch 117 Closed Captioning Activation
- Title XIII: General Offenses
- Ch 130 General Offenses
- Title XV: Land Usage
- Ch 150 Building Regulations
- Ch 151 Planning and Development
- Ch 152 Historic Districts
- Ch 153 Demolition of Historic Buildings
- Ch 154 Wetlands
- Ch 155 Zoning Code
- Ch 156 Historic Landmarks
- Table of Special Ordinances
- Ch TSO Table of Special Ordinances
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Street Directory
Attachment 2 - Appendix 1, Cautionary Informational SignsAttachment 3 - Appendix 2, Children SignsAttachment 4 - Appendix 3, Miscellaneous SignsAttachment 5 - Appendix 3, Miscellaneous SignsAttachment 6 - Appendix 5, TRO Fire LanesAttachment 7 - Appendix 6, HP Parking ZonesAttachment 8 - Appendix 7, No Parking Here to CornerAttachment 9 - Appendix 8, School Zone SignsAttachment 10 - Appendix 9, Traffic SignalsAttachment 11 - Appendix 10, Crosswalks Approved
