(Rev. Ords. 1976, T.O. Art. I; amended as part of October 2021 update)
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(a) 
Bus stop means an area in the roadway set aside for the boarding of or alighting from and the parking of buses.
(b) 
Crosswalk means that portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the prolongation or connection of curb lines and property lines at intersections or at any portion of a roadway clearly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines on the road surface or by other markings or signs.
(c) 
Emergency vehicle means vehicles of the fire department, police vehicles, ambulance and emergency vehicles of federal, state and municipal departments or public service corporations when the latter are responding to an emergency in relation to the police or fire departments.
(d) 
Funeral means any procession of mourners, properly identified as such, accompanying the remains of a human body.
(e) 
Heavy commercial vehicle means a vehicle having a carrying capacity of more than two (2) tons.
(f) 
Intersection means the area embraced within the extensions of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines, of intersecting ways as defined in section 1 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, including divided ways. The provisions of this chapter governing and restricting the movement of vehicles at and near intersecting ways shall apply at any place along any way at which drivers are to be controlled by traffic control signals, whether or not such place is an intersection as herein defined.
(g) 
Lane means a longitudinal division of a roadway into a strip of sufficient width to accommodate the passage of a single line of vehicles.
(h) 
Officer means any person who has police powers to act within the jurisdiction of the city.
(i) 
Official street marking means any painted line, marking or marker placed in or upon any way by authority of these ordinances and which complies with the standards of the state department of public works.
(j) 
Official traffic signals means all signals, conforming to the standards as prescribed by the state department of public works.
(k) 
Official traffic signs means all signs, markings and devices, other than signals, not inconsistent with these ordinances, and which conform to the standards prescribed by the state department of public works.
(l) 
Parking means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading, or in obedience to an officer or traffic signs or signals, or while making emergency repairs or, if disabled, while arrangements are being made to move such vehicle.
(m) 
Pedestrian means any person afoot or riding on a conveyance by human power, except bicycles or tricycles.
(n) 
Railroad crossing means any intersection of ways with a railroad right-of-way.
(o) 
Roadway means that portion of a street or highway between the regularly established curb lines or that part, exclusive of shoulders, improved and intended to be used for vehicular traffic.
(p) 
Rotary traffic means the counter-clockwise operation of a vehicle around an object or structure.
(q) 
Safety zone means any area or space set aside within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which has been indicated by signs, lines or markings, conforming to the standards of the state department of public works.
(r) 
Service zone means an area in the roadway set aside for the accommodation of commercial and transient vehicular traffic.
(s) 
Sidewalk means that portion of a street or highway set aside for pedestrian travel.
(t) 
Street or highway means the entire width between property lines of every way open to the use of the public for purposes of travel.
(u) 
Taxicab stands means an area in the roadway in which certain taxicabs are required to park while waiting to be engaged.
(v) 
Traffic means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, or other conveyances either single or together, while using any street or highway for the purpose of travel.
(w) 
Traffic control area means any area along any way, other than an intersecting way, at which drivers are to be controlled by traffic control signals.
(x) 
Traffic control signal means any device using colored lights which conforms to the standards as prescribed by the state department of public works, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which traffic may be alternately directed to stop and to proceed.
(y) 
Traffic island means any area or space set aside, within a roadway, which is not intended for use by vehicular traffic.
(z) 
U-turn means the turning of a vehicle by means of a continuous left turn whereby the direction of such vehicle is reversed.
(aa) 
Vehicle means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including bicycles when the provisions of these rules are applicable to them, except other devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks and devices which derive their power for operation from stationary overhead wires.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, T.O. Art. IX, § 2)
If any vehicle is found upon any street or highway in violation of any provisions of this chapter and the identity of the driver cannot be readily determined, the owner or the person in whose name such vehicle is registered shall be held prima facie responsible for such violations.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, T.O. Art. IX, § 3)
Any person convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter or order made hereunder, except as otherwise provided, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, T.O. Art. X, §1)
It shall be the duty of the chief of police to enforce the provisions of this chapter. Such officers as may be designated by him are hereby authorized to direct all traffic either in person or by means of visible or audible signals in conformance with the provisions of these ordinances, provided that in the event of a fire or other emergency to expedite traffic or safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police or fire departments may direct traffic, as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, T.O. Art. X, § 2)
The chief of police is hereby authorized to close, temporarily, any street or highway in an impending or existing emergency, or for any lawful assemblage, demonstration or procession, provided there is reasonable justification for the closing of such street.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, T.O. Art. X, § 4)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to persons actually engaged in work upon a street or highway closed to travel, or under construction or repair, to officers when engaged in the performance of public duties, nor to drivers of emergency vehicles while operating in an emergency and in performance of public duties when the nature of the work of any of these necessitates a departure from any part of this chapter. These exemptions shall not, however, protect the driver of any vehicle from the consequences of a reckless disregard of the safety of others.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, T.O. Art. X, § 5)
Drivers of vehicles shall comply with any lawful or reasonable order, signal or direction of any police officer.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 17, § 37)
No person shall drive a motor vehicle, other than a wheelchair of a disabled person, on any sidewalk nor any part of any public way commonly used for foot travel, except when crossing at a permanent or temporary driveway.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 17, § 38; amended as part of October 2021 update)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent driving across any sidewalk for the purpose of delivering or receiving materials; provided, that where it becomes necessary to drive over an un-lowered edgestone, the person so driving shall furnish plank or other protection so as to prevent injury to the edgestone and sidewalk. No person shall drive, under any circumstances, any vehicle over or across any edgestones or sidewalk, except where the edgestone is lowered, with a load exceeding five thousand (5,000) pounds.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 17, § 50)
(a) 
No person shall abandon on any public or private way, public or private land, a motor vehicle, tank or other receptacle which contains or has contained petroleum or any of its by-products that might endanger the life or property of others.
(b) 
Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be fined in accordance with section 1-8.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, T.O. Art. IV, § 2; A0173-12)
(a) 
All of the territory within two hundred (200) feet of the premises of each hospital in this city is hereby created and established as a zone of quiet. The city services commission is authorized to erect and maintain in a conspicuous manner within this area such signs and markings as are necessary to designate it as a zone of quiet.
(b) 
The city services commission may temporarily establish a zone of quiet upon any street where a person is seriously ill, if requested to do so by the written statement of a registered physician certifying to its necessity. Such temporary zone of quiet shall embrace all territory within a radius of two hundred (200) feet of the building occupied by the person named in the request of such physician. Such temporary zone of quiet shall be identified by the city services commission by placing at a conspicuous place in the street a sign or marker bearing the words “Zone of Quiet.”
(c) 
No person operating a motor vehicle within any designated and posted zone of quiet shall sound the horn or other warning device of such vehicle except in an emergency.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, T.O. Art. VI, §§ 2, 3; Ord. of 6-19-2001; A0519-06; A0150-09; amended as part of October 2021 update. Formerly 18-182; A0173-12)
(a) 
No vehicles used or designed for the transportation of goods, wares or merchandise shall enter or pass over any of certain designated streets or parts of streets. The schedule of such streets is on file in the city clerk’s office.
(b) 
The restrictions contained in subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to:
(1) 
Emergency vehicles such as vehicles of the fire and police departments, ambulances, emergency vehicles of federal, state and municipal departments and emergency vehicles of public service corporations when responding to an emergency.
(2) 
Vehicles for the collection or delivery of goods, wares or merchandise from or to premises on such streets or on connecting streets not otherwise accessible.
(3) 
Vehicles used in connection with the construction, reconstruction, or repair of such streets, the water supply system, the sewers or drains, or the lines, pipes or conduits of any telephone, telegraph, gas or electric company therein.
(4) 
Any motor vehicle which, with its load, if any, weighs less than 13 tons and has no trailer attached.
(c) 
Procedure.
(1) 
Any member of the city council may introduce no heavy trucking legislation to their body where it shall be immediately referred to the traffic commission.
(2) 
The traffic commission shall refer the legislation to the following departments for the designated reports mentioned hereafter; said reports shall be submitted to the traffic commission no later than 60 days from the date of the request:
a. 
Police Department.
The chief of police shall produce a report indicating a traffic count of all vehicles using the street in question.
1. 
The count shall consist of 1-hour segments indicating a count of commercial vehicles with a carrying capacity of 2.5 tons or more, and all other vehicles.
2. 
The count although preferred to be a consecutive 24-hour count, may consist of several 2-hour segments totaling 8 hours.
b. 
Engineering Department.
The engineering department shall:
1. 
Produce a map of the area showing the excluded route marked in red and the alternate route marked in green;
2. 
Report on the proximity of probable alternate route or routes to the proposed excluded route; and
3. 
Indicate the additional distance to be traveled by excluded vehicles using the alternative route or routes.
c. 
City Services Department.
The city services department shall issue a report indicating the physical characteristics; i.e., length, width, type and condition of surface and sidewalks.
d. 
Building Department.
The building department shall prepare a report indicating the types of buildings or property abutting the excluded streets and alternate routes.
e. 
Wire Department.
The wire department shall prepare a report indicating all types of traffic controls existing on the proposed excluded street and the alternate routes.
(3) 
The traffic commission shall produce a written statement as to the need for such exclusion in the city of Everett and shall forward the same along with all reports and surveys to the local Massachusetts Highway Department and the city clerk.
(Ordinance of 12-04-2006; C0398-06; amended as part of October 2021 update. Formerly 18-184)
(a) 
No person, other than employees of the city of Everett or of a contractor acting for the city of Everett while engaged in public work for the city of Everett, shall transport or carry waste matter, originating outside the city of Everett, in, upon or through any street in the city of Everett.
(b) 
The phrase “waste matter,” as used in this section, shall be construed to include raw sewage, catch basin waste, industrial wastes, and any other waste that is the result of the processing of hazardous materials or the collection, treatment or disposal of sewage.
(c) 
Violation of this section shall result in a fine of three hundred dollars ($300.00) and each incident shall constitute a distinct and separate violation.