No person shall stand or park and no person shall allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name to stand or park in any street, way, highway, road or parkway under the control of the City of Amesbury in violation of any of the traffic rules or orders adopted by the Municipal Council and in particular in any of the following places except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic sign or signal:
A. 
Within an intersection.
B. 
Upon any sidewalk.
C. 
Upon any crosswalk.
D. 
Upon the roadway in a rural or sparsely settled district.
E. 
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 that 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.
F. 
Upon any roadway where the parking of a vehicle will not leave a clear and unobstructed lane at least 12 feet wide for passing traffic.
G. 
Upon any street or highway within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
H. 
In front of or within five feet of the lateral edges of a private road or driveway.
I. 
Upon any street or highway within 20 feet of an intersecting way, except alleys.
J. 
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.
K. 
Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic, including pedestrian turnouts in the Central Business District.
L. 
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.
M. 
On a bridge or boat ramp and the approach thereto.
A. 
Service and loading zones shall not infringe/obstruct the normal lane or lanes of travel.
B. 
No person shall park a vehicle upon any street in any loading zone for a period of time longer than 30 minutes and except while actually engaged in loading or unloading, and no person shall engage in loading or unloading within the Central Business District (CBD) as defined in the City of Amesbury Zoning Bylaw during any restricted hours established by the Municipal Council and incorporated by reference in this document.
C. 
No person shall park a vehicle in any service zone within the Central Business District (CBD) as defined in the City of Amesbury Zoning Bylaw except while actually engaged in providing a repair service. Service vehicle must be clearly marked as a service vehicle and the location where service is being provided must be clearly identifiable from outside of the vehicle.
D. 
Violation of any part of this section shall be liable to a penalty of $100 for each and every offense.
A. 
The Traffic and Transportation Commission 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.
B. 
Where such diagonal parking is permitted, 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.
[Amended 10-15-2019 by Bill No. 2019-074]
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 street during a declared snow emergency.
Parking is prohibited, restricted or limited as to time, space and streets in accordance with a schedule of streets designated as Schedule No. I,[1] hereto appended to which reference is made, and which Schedule No. I is 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 No. I, except as otherwise provided in this schedule, or where there is a time limit as to parking.
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Editor's Note: See § 439-86, Schedule I: Parking.
No person shall operate, push, tow or park a motor vehicle, motorized bicycle or other nonpowered recreational device including skateboards, roller skates and similar devices within a designated pedestrian mall area. Recreational sport such as ball playing and similar activity shall also be prohibited.
A. 
All public property and property controlled by easement in the Millyard Park as bounded by Main Street, High Street, Pond Street and City of Amesbury municipal lot shall be a designated pedestrian mall area.
B. 
Within the mall area there shall be an emergency access lane from Main Street to a distance 386 feet into the Millyard. Any vehicle parked or stopped on the access lane shall be ticketed and towed under the direction of a police officer.
C. 
Within the mall area there shall be a service zone from High Street to a distance of 165 feet into the mall area. The express purpose of this zone is for delivery and pickup service to the Millyard businesses and there shall be no parking in this area. Maximum time for service delivery shall be within the limits as defined in § 439-22.
D. 
Prohibited at safety zones. 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.
A. 
No person shall stop or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop (Schedule II[1]).
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 439-87, Schedule II: Handicapped Parking; Bus Stops; Taxi Stands.
B. 
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.
A. 
No person shall park a vehicle other than a taxicab upon any street within a business district in any taxicab stand (Schedule II[1]).
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 439-87, Schedule II: Handicapped Parking; Bus Stops; Taxi Stands.
B. 
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 his taxicab or taxicabs.
A. 
The Traffic and Transportation Commission may, upon request of any bona fide museum or upon request of the Amesbury Historical Commission, designate no more than two parking spaces on any public way adjacent to a museum or historic site for use by visitors to the museum or historic site.
B. 
The museum/historic site parking spaces shall be restricted to museum or historic site visitors' use during the months of May through October and during the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
C. 
The parking space(s) shall be so designated by a traffic sign approved by the Traffic Commission and purchased and installed at the expense of the requestor.
A. 
Every house of worship in the City of Amesbury may request that the Traffic Commission designate up to four parking spaces on any adjacent way to the house of worship for wedding/funeral parking.
B. 
These spaces shall be so designated by a traffic sign approved by the Traffic Commission and purchased and installed at the expense of the house of worship. The house of worship may use temporary signage to designate said space(s), provided said temporary signage is approved by the Traffic and Transportation Commission.
C. 
The house of worship shall notify the Police Department at least 24 hours in advance of a wedding or funeral that the spaces will be needed for said wedding or funeral, and shall also place notification on any vehicles then occupying the spaces. The notification shall clearly designate the date and time for which said spaces shall be reserved for wedding or funeral parking.