[Amended 12-8-2015 by Bill No. 2015-081]
A.
The Amesbury Traffic and Transportation Commission shall consist
of seven members appointed as follows:
(1)
Four members appointed by the City Council. Of these four members,
one shall be a member of the City Council, one shall be a representative
of the Amesbury Police Department, one shall be a representative of
the Amesbury Department of Public Works, and one shall be a representative
of the Amesbury Fire Department.
(2)
Three members appointed by the Mayor. Two of these members shall
be representatives of the general public, and one of these members
shall be an appointee chosen at the Mayor's discretion. These
members shall be appointed in accordance with Section 2-3 of the Amesbury
Home Rule Charter.
B.
The members of the Amesbury Traffic and Transportation Commission
shall serve three-year terms arranged as defined by the Amesbury Home
Rule Charter, Section 9-5(a).
C.
The Amesbury Traffic and Transportation Commission shall be subject
to all provisions of the Amesbury Home Rule Charter with specific
attention to Section 9-5, and to all state statutes and City ordinances
and regulations which deal with boards, committees, and commissions
and the activities related thereto.
It shall be the responsibility of the Amesbury Traffic and Transportation
Commission to adopt regulations for the safe and efficient movement
of traffic of all types and configurations throughout the City of
Amesbury. The Traffic and Transportation Commission shall regularly
update and publish the Code of Traffic Regulations for said City.
A.
The authority to order traffic and transportation alterations of
all forms consistent with Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90 and
the Amesbury Traffic and Parking Code as well as any other duties
prescribed to it by the Municipal Council, bylaws and ordinances of
the City of Amesbury, by administrative order from the office of Mayor
of the City of Amesbury, or by regulation by any other authority having
competent jurisdiction.
B.
The power to review all plans for the improvement to any and all
roadways and highways in the City of Amesbury prior to final design
and shall make written recommendations to the appropriate authorities.
Said recommendations shall be binding and shall be incorporated into
the final designs and implemented.
The periodic review and update of the traffic and parking element
of the Master Plan of the City of Amesbury and make recommendations
and/or revisions. Said revisions shall identify obsolete or inadequate
roadways, record all alterations, define necessary improvements and
additions to the roadways to facilitate local and regional traffic
demands. The Commission shall also assess the impact of traffic flow
volumes, patterns, and levels of service resulting from new project
development.
The Commission shall be responsible for the approval of all
signage relating to traffic controls within the City including but
not limited to regulatory signs, informational signs, directional
and cautionary signs.[1]
