[Amended 12-23-2008]
The Parking Director shall have and exercise, in accordance with the provisions of this article, the management and control of all public parking areas owned or controlled by the City and shall cause the same to be kept clean and orderly. He shall cause suitable signs to be erected setting forth the rules for parking in each area as prescribed in § 266-111.
[Amended 12-23-2008]
The Parking Director shall establish a general
overall parking plan or pattern for each parking area and shall provide
for entrances and departure ways into and out of the same, together
with avenues or ways for reaching individual parking spaces. He shall
also provide for individual parking spaces for motor vehicles within
such areas and shall see that markings or painted lines, visible to
the naked eye, shall be made on the ground surface of such areas designating
the entrances and departure ways as well as the avenues or ways within
such areas and the individual parking spaces therein. Such markings
or lines shall be renewed from time to time as needed so that the
same shall be plainly visible at all times.
[Amended 12-23-2008]
Upon the establishment of such overall parking
plan, a permanent tracing thereof shall be made and delivered to the
City Clerk, who shall file and preserve the same with the records
of his office. Thereafter, no change shall be made in such overall
parking plan except by and under the direction of the Parking Director,
who shall cause an amendment to be made to the tracing in the office
of the City Clerk, and such change in the overall parking plan shall
not be effective unless and until such amendment is filed with the
City Clerk.
From and after the date the overall parking plan or any amendment thereto affecting any particular parking area is filed with the City Clerk and the erection of appropriate signs as provided in § 266-108, it shall be unlawful to:
A.
Park within the parking area except when the vehicle
parked is wholly within an individual parking space.
B.
Operate a vehicle within a parking area in a direction
on any avenue or way of such parking area contrary to the direction
established for entrance or departure to or from such parking area
or to clean, repair or store a vehicle within such parking area.
C.
Park within the parking area for a period of time
more than 24 consecutive hours.
D.
Abandon, discard or throw away any refuse or other
material, regardless of its nature, within the parking areas.
E.
Distribute handbills or other advertising material,
or memoranda of any nature, by attaching such handbills, advertising
material or other memoranda to vehicles parked within the parking
area or otherwise distributing such material.
[Amended 12-23-2008]
Off-street public parking areas are hereby established
and shall be known and designated as hereinafter set forth:
A.
Dutton Street off-street public parking area.
B.
Davidson Street off-street public parking area.
(1)
Lot A shall consist of the area westerly of Davidson
Street as existing and as the westerly line thereof is extended southerly
to existing concrete wall and fence as shown on a plan titled "Davidson
Street Parking Lot, Lowell, Mass., Scale 50 feet to an inch, January
1956, Whitman & Howard, Engineers, 89 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.,"
whereon are located individual parking spaces numbered 1 through 56.
(2)
Lot B shall consist of the area easterly of the easterly
line of Davidson Street as extended to existing concrete wall and
fence and southerly of Davidson Street and the southerly end of Howe
Street, as shown on the plan of Davidson Street parking lot aforementioned.
C.
Gershom Avenue off-street metered parking area.
E.
369-377 Bridge Street off-street public parking area at intersection
with Third Street.
[Added 3-26-2013]
[Amended 12-23-2008]
For the purpose of regulating parking in the off-street public parking areas hereinafter designated, and the time whereon parking is permitted, the Parking Director, under the direction of the chief executive officer of the City, is hereby authorized and directed to establish a general overall parking plan or pattern for each off-street public parking area hereinafter designated and provided for in § 266-112. Upon the establishment of the overall parking plan for such area the Parking Director is hereby authorized and directed to install parking meters, or cause the same to be installed, and when so installed, to maintain the same in good workable order and condition. Such meters shall be placed at such positions within the off-street public parking area as are designated on the overall parking plan for such area, sufficiently far apart as will enable parking of a motor vehicle. Each such position shall be thereafter designated a parking meter space and shall be indicated by white markings or painted lines upon the surface of the off-street public parking area. The parking meter installed at each parking meter space shall be so constructed as to display a signal showing a legal parking time upon the deposit therein of the proper coin or coins of the United States as indicated by instructions on the meter. Such signal shall, at all times, indicate the balance of legal parking time and remain in evidence until the expiration of the parking time designated, at which time the dropping of a signal, automatically or by other mechanical operation, shall indicate the expiration of the legal parking period.
Whenever any vehicle shall be parked adjacent
to a parking meter in an off-street public parking area, it shall
be parked so as to be wholly within the parking meter space provided,
and upon entering such parking meter space the owner or operator shall
immediately deposit or cause to be deposited in such parking meter
the required coin or coins of the United States for the maximum legal
parking period as indicated or shown on the parking meter, or for
such proportionate period thereof as indicated in the instructions
on the meter.
[Amended 10-16-1990; 12-16-2003]
Parking at parking meters shall be subject to
the attached list of rates for the streets and open lots listed thereon.
Parking meter rates shall be applicable between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on any day, except Sundays and holidays. The new
parking meter rates as set forth on the list attached as "A" and made
a part hereof shall be effective January 1, 2004.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The list of parking meter rates is included as an attachment to this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow
his vehicle to remain in a parking space in the off-street public
parking areas between the hours above designated, on any day except
Sundays and holidays, without having deposited the proper coin or
coins in the parking meter adjacent to such space, or to allow his
vehicle to remain beyond the parking time purchased when the parking
meter for such space designates the elapse of parking meter time so
purchased.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park
a vehicle within a parking meter space unless such vehicle is wholly
within the painted lines adjacent to such meter.
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person
to tamper with, break, injure or destroy any parking meter or parts
which support such meter, or to deposit or cause to be deposited in
such meter any slug, device or other substance or any substitute for
the coins required for the purchase of parking time.
A.
The Parking Director or someone designated by him
is hereby designated as the person authorized to collect the money
deposited in parking meters and, upon such collection, such money
shall be turned over forthwith to the City Treasurer, who shall give
the Parking Director the proper receipt therefor, and the City Treasurer
shall deposit the same in a separate account to be known as the "City
Off-Street Parking Meter Account."
[Amended 12-23-2008]
[Added 12-16-2003; amended 12-23-2008; 6-12-2018]
The schedules of parking rates at the Davidson Street Lot for
monthly pass card holders and transient (hourly) rate parking, effective
July 1, 2018, shall be amended as follows:
A.
Monthly pass card rates.
(1)
Individual pass card: $87, market rate.
(2)
Pass cards, group billing (20 or more): $71, 81% of market rate.
(3)
Residents of central business district: $66, 75% of market rate.
(4)
Persons 62 years of age and over residing in downtown Lowell and
handicapped or disabled persons residing in downtown Lowell shall
pay $36 per month per space.
B.
Transient (hourly) rates.
|
Hours
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Up to 1 hour
|
$1.50
|
|
Up to 2 hours
|
$3
|
|
Up to 3 hours
|
$4.50
|
|
Up to 4 hours
|
$6
|
|
Up to 5 hours
|
$7.50
|
|
Up to 6 hours
|
$9
|
|
6 to 24 hours
|
$11
|
C.
CPI adjustment. All parking rates in this section shall be adjusted
upward (but not downward) annually based on the consumer price index
each July 1. Adjustments shall be rounded to the nearest quarter.
[Amended 8-27-1991; 5-19-1992; 12-16-2003; 12-23-2008]
A.
Rules and regulations generally. The Joseph Downes
Parking Garage shall be regulated by an automated parking system.
(2)
Entrance to and exit from the garage shall be on John
Street only.
(3)
There shall be placed at the entrance and exit of
the parking garage on John Street a pay station, a ticket dispenser,
or other like equipment, and upon entering the garage the operator
of a vehicle shall take a ticket from the dispenser, upon which shall
appear the exact time the vehicle enters the parking garage, and thereafter
the operator of such vehicle shall personally park the same in any
vacant space he desires to park, within the marked lanes. Before any
person shall remove a parked vehicle from the parking garage, he shall
go to the pay station to pay the ticket by cash or credit card or
pay the ticket at the exit lane by credit card.
B.
Parking rates. The schedules of parking rates at the Joseph Downes
Parking Garage for monthly pass card holders and transient (hourly)
rate parking, effective July 1, 2018, shall be amended as follows:
[Amended 6-12-2018]
(1)
Monthly pass card rates.
(a)
Individual pass card: $87, market rate.
(b)
Pass cards, group billing (20 or more): $71, 81% of market rate.
(c)
Residents of the central business district: $66, 75% of market
rate.
(d)
Persons 62 years of age and over residing in downtown Lowell
and handicapped or disabled persons residing in downtown Lowell shall
pay $36 per space per month.
(2)
Transient (hourly) rates.
|
Hours
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Up to 1 hour
|
$1.50
|
|
Up to 2 hours
|
$3
|
|
Up to 3 hours
|
$4.50
|
|
Up to 4 hours
|
$6
|
|
Up to 5 hours
|
$7.50
|
|
Up to 6 hours
|
$9
|
|
6 to 24 hours
|
$11
|
C.
CPI adjustment. All parking rates in this section shall be adjusted
upward (but not downward) annually based on the consumer price index
each July 1. Adjustments shall be rounded to the nearest quarter.
[Added 6-12-2018]
D.
Hours of operation. The Joseph Downes Parking Garage
shall be open for use by the public, for paid parking, and these restrictions
and regulations shall apply 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
E.
Records and reports of City Treasurer. The City Treasurer
shall keep a complete record of all collections under this section
and shall make a report thereof to the chief executive officer of
the City once a month.
[Amended 8-27-1991; 5-19-1992; 12-16-2003; 12-23-2008; 6-12-2018]
The schedules of parking rates at the Leo A. Roy Parking Garage
for monthly pass card holders and transient (hourly) rate parking,
effective July 1, 2018, shall be amended as follows:
A.
Monthly pass card rates.
(1)
Individual pass card: $87, market rate.
(2)
Pass cards, group billing (20 or more): $71, 81% of market rate.
(3)
Residents of the central business district: $66, 75% of market rate.
(4)
Persons 62 years of age and over residing in downtown Lowell and
handicapped or disabled persons residing in downtown Lowell shall
pay $36 per space per month.
B.
Transient (hourly) rates.
|
Hours
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Up to 1 hour
|
$1.50
|
|
Up to 2 hours
|
$3
|
|
Up to 3 hours
|
$4.50
|
|
Up to 4 hours
|
$6
|
|
Up to 5 hours
|
$7.50
|
|
Up to 6 hours
|
$9
|
|
6 to 24 hours
|
$11
|
C.
CPI adjustment. All parking rates in this section shall be adjusted
upward (but not downward) annually based on the consumer price index
each July 1. Adjustments shall be rounded to the nearest quarter.
[Amended 8-27-1991; 5-19-1992; 12-16-2003; 12-23-2008; 6-12-2018]
The schedules of parking rates at the Lower Locks Parking Facility
for monthly pass card holders and transient (hourly) rate parking,
effective July 1, 2018, shall be amended as follows:
A.
Monthly pass card rates.
(1)
Individual pass card: $87, market rate.
(2)
Pass cards, group billing (20 or more): $71, 81% of market rate.
(3)
Residents of the central business district: $66, 75% of market rate.
(4)
Persons 62 years of age and over residing in downtown Lowell and
handicapped or disabled persons residing in downtown Lowell shall
pay $36 per space per month.
B.
Transient (hourly) rates.
|
Hours
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Up to 1 hour
|
$1.50
|
|
Up to 2 hours
|
$3
|
|
Up to 3 hours
|
$4.50
|
|
Up to 4 hours
|
$6
|
|
Up to 5 hours
|
$7.50
|
|
Up to 6 hours
|
$9
|
|
6 to 24 hours
|
$11
|
C.
CPI adjustment. All parking rates in this section shall be adjusted
upward (but not downward) annually based on the consumer price index
each July 1. Adjustments shall be rounded to the nearest quarter.
[Amended 2-27-1990; 8-27-1991; 5-19-1992; 12-16-2003; 12-23-2008; 6-12-2018]
The schedules of parking rates at the George A. Ayotte Parking
Facility for monthly pass card holders and transient (hourly) rate
parking, effective July 1, 2018, shall be amended as follows:
A.
Monthly pass card rates.
(1)
Individual pass card: $87, market rate.
(2)
Pass cards, group billing (20 or more): $71, 81% of market rate.
(3)
Residents of the central business district: $66, 75% of market rate.
(4)
All students within the City of Lowell public school system shall
pay $24 per month per space. Persons 62 years of age and over residing
in downtown Lowell and handicapped or disabled persons residing in
downtown Lowell shall pay $36 per space per month.
(5)
Seven hundred fifty spaces shall be provided to the Wannalancit Tech
Center at the rate of $16.75 per month as adjusted annually based
on the consumer price index.
B.
Transient (hourly) rates.
|
Hours
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Up to 1 hour
|
$1.50
|
|
Up to 2 hours
|
$3
|
|
Up to 3 hours
|
$4.50
|
|
Up to 4 hours
|
$6
|
|
Up to 5 hours
|
$7.50
|
|
Up to 6 hours
|
$9
|
|
6 to 24 hours
|
$11
|
C.
CPI adjustment. All parking rates in this section shall be adjusted
upward (but not downward) annually based on the consumer price index
each July 1. Adjustments shall be rounded to the nearest quarter.
[Added 12-23-2008]
A.
Rules and regulations generally. The Edward J. Early,
Jr. Parking Garage shall be regulated by an automated parking system.
(2)
Entrance to and exit from the garage shall be
at the east end of the garage.
(3)
There shall be placed at the entrance and exit
of the parking garage a pay station, a ticket dispenser, or other
like equipment, and upon entering the garage the operator of a vehicle
shall take a ticket from the dispenser, upon which shall appear the
exact time the vehicle enters the parking garage, and thereafter the
operator of such vehicle shall personally park the same in any vacant
space he desires to park, within the marked lanes. Before any person
shall remove a parked vehicle from the parking garage, he shall go
to the pay station to pay the ticket by cash or credit card or pay
the ticket at the exit lane by credit card.
B.
Parking rates. The schedules of parking rates at the Edward J. Early
Parking Garage for monthly pass card holders and transient (hourly)
rate parking, effective July 1, 2018, shall be amended as follows:
[Amended 6-12-2018]
(1)
Monthly pass card rates.
(a)
Individual pass card: $87, market rate.
(b)
Pass cards, group billing (20 or more): $71, 81% of market rate.
(c)
Residents of the central business district: $66, 75% of market
rate.
(d)
Persons 62 years of age and over residing in downtown Lowell
and handicapped or disabled persons residing in downtown Lowell shall
pay $36 per space per month.
(2)
Transient (hourly) rates.
|
Hours
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Up to 1 hour
|
$1.50
|
|
Up to 2 hours
|
$3
|
|
Up to 3 hours
|
$4.50
|
|
Up to 4 hours
|
$6
|
|
Up to 5 hours
|
$7.50
|
|
Up to 6 hours
|
$9
|
|
6 to 24 hours
|
$11
|
C.
Hours of operation. The Edward J. Early, Jr. Parking
Garage shall be open for use by the public, for paid parking, and
these restrictions and regulations shall apply 24 hours a day, seven
days a week.
D.
Records and reports of City Treasurer. The City Treasurer
shall keep a complete record of all collections under this section
and shall make a report thereof to the chief executive officer of
the City once a month.
E.
CPI adjustment. All parking rates in this section shall be adjusted
upward (but not downward) annually based on the consumer price index
each July 1. Adjustments shall be rounded to the nearest quarter.
[Added 6-12-2018]
[Added 7-12-2022]
A.
Rules and regulations generally. The Hamilton Canal Innovation District
(HCID) Parking Garage shall be regulated by an automated parking system.
(2)
Entrance to and exit from the garage shall be at the north end
of the garage.
(3)
There shall be placed at the entrance and exit of the parking
garage a pay station, a ticket dispenser, or other like equipment,
and upon entering the garage the operator of a vehicle shall take
a ticket from the dispenser, upon which shall appear the exact time
the vehicle enters the parking garage, and thereafter the operator
of such vehicle shall personally park the same in any vacant space
he desires to park, within the marked lanes. Before any person shall
remove a parked vehicle from the parking garage, he shall go to the
pay station to pay the ticket by cash or credit card or pay the ticket
at the exit lane by credit card.
B.
Parking rates. The schedules of parking rates at the HCID Parking
Garage for monthly pass card holders and transient (hourly) rate parking,
effective July 1, 2018, shall be amended as follows:
(1)
Monthly pass card rates.
(a)
Individual pass card: $87, market rate.
(b)
Pass cards, group billing (20 or more): $71, 81% of market rate.
(c)
Residents of the Central Business District: $66, 75% of market
rate.
(d)
Persons 62 years of age and over residing in downtown Lowell
and handicapped or disabled persons residing in downtown Lowell shall
pay $36 per space per month.
(2)
Transient (hourly) rates.
|
Hours
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Up to 1 hour
|
$1.50
|
|
Up to 2 hours
|
$3
|
|
Up to 3 hours
|
$4.50
|
|
Up to 4 hours
|
$6
|
|
Up to 5 hours
|
$7.50
|
|
Up to 6 hours
|
$9
|
|
6 to 24 hours
|
$11
|
C.
Hours of operation. The HCID Parking Garage shall be open for use
by the public, for paid parking, and these restrictions and regulations
shall apply 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
D.
Records and reports of City Treasurer. The City Treasurer shall keep
a complete record of all collections under this section and shall
make a report thereof to the Chief Executive Officer of the City once
a month.
E.
CPI adjustment. All parking rates in this section shall be adjusted
upward (but not downward) annually based on the consumer price index
each July 1 or by a separate rate-increase determination by the City
Council. Adjustments shall be rounded to the nearest quarter.
