The following terms, when used in this article,
shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning clearly
appears from the context:
PARKING
The stopping of a vehicle upon a restricted street otherwise
than in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals
for a period longer than reasonably necessary to load or unload passengers
or freight.
PARKING LOT
Any municipally controlled property or structure designated
for the parking of motor vehicles, whether for a fee or at no charge.
PARKING METER
That mechanism having a fee-receiving and a fee-actuating
mechanism all enclosed and mounted on top of a post, including electrical
and/or mechanical devices designed to indicate entrance or expiration
time to a parking space. Any use of the term "parking meter" or "metered"
in this article can also mean a parking pay station as the mechanism
to pay for the use of a parking space for a period of time.
[Amended 11-22-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-88]
PARKING METER ZONE
Any restricted street, parking garage or parking lot upon
which parking meters are installed and in operation.
RESTRICTED STREET
That part of any public street, avenue, road, boulevard,
highway or other public place established for the use of vehicles
within the City and with parking restricted to a limited period only.
VEHICLE
Any device in, upon or by which any person or property may
be or is transported upon a highway.
The revenue derived from the use of meters shall
be expended to finance the purchase, maintenance and policing of such
meters, or to maintain and improve streets and highways, or to acquire,
construct, improve, maintain and manage public parking areas and public
transportation systems, or for any combination of the foregoing purposes,
but for no purpose not expressly authorized in this section.
[Added 8-9-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-76]
A. Starting
with the FY2013 budget, an amount equivalent to the sum of any parking
revenue received over and above $728,000 shall be appropriated annually
in the budget to be used for the purpose of improving the Downtown
- 1 zoning district. Uses of these funds shall include, but not be
limited to, improvements to infrastructure, beautification, and marketing
and promotion. The time frame for the calculation of the amount shall
be January 1 to December 31. Beginning in 2013, if at the end of the
year the parking revenue shall fall below $1,128,000 or exceed $1,378,000,
the Board of Aldermen shall review the amount of $728,000 above, and
adjust that amount as necessary.
B. Notwithstanding Subsection
A above, for the calendar year of 2021, and fiscal year budget 2022, an amount equivalent to the sum of parking revenue of $100,000 shall be appropriated in the FY 2022 budget for the purpose of improving the Downtown-1 Zoning District. In calendar year 2022, and fiscal budget year 2023, the funding shall resume as stated in Subsection
A, above.
[Added 3-9-2021 by Ord. No. O-21-047]
[Added 8-9-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-76]
A. There shall be a Downtown Improvements Committee consisting of 11
members and two alternates, who shall advise the Mayor as to how to
appropriate the funding for downtown improvements. The final determination
of what purpose or purposes the funding shall be used for shall be
determined by the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen through the regular
budget process. The Committee shall also provide recommendations on
matters impacting downtown.
[Amended 10-24-2017 by Ord. No. O-17-041]
B. The members of the Committee appointed by the Mayor shall serve for
three-year terms. The initial appointments shall be made for terms
of one, two, and three years so that the members' terms will be staggered.
The members of the Committee shall be as follows:
(1)
The Economic Development Director, whose term shall be commensurate
with his or her employment with the City.
(2)
The Mayor shall appoint and the Board of Aldermen shall confirm
four members who shall be City residents, and at least one of those
four residents shall live within the Downtown - 1 zoning district.
(3)
The Mayor shall appoint and the Board of Aldermen shall confirm
four members who shall be any of the following: consumers of businesses
or nonprofits located within the Downtown -1 zoning district; business
owners or employees of businesses located within the Downtown - 1
zoning district; nonprofit employees or volunteers doing work within
the Downtown - 1 zoning district; owners of property located within
the Downtown - 1 zoning district; or residents that live within the
Downtown - 1 zoning district.
(4)
The Mayor shall appoint and the Board of Aldermen shall confirm
two additional members who are either a City resident who lives within
the Downtown - 1 zoning district or a business owner of a business
located within the Downtown - 1 zoning district.
[Added 10-24-2017 by Ord.
No. O-17-041]
(5)
The Mayor shall appoint and the Board of Aldermen shall confirm two alternates to the Committee, one who meets the requirements of Subsection
B(2) and one who meets the requirements of Subsection
B(3).
[Added 10-24-2017 by Ord.
No. O-17-041]
(6)
The Committee shall also have a nonvoting Aldermanic liaison
and alternate who shall be appointed by the President of the Board
of Aldermen.
[Amended 11-22-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-88; 9-12-2012 by Ord. No.
O-12-020]
Parking meters shall be installed, operated, maintained, policed
and supervised on the restricted streets, lots and garages as designated
in this chapter. Such parking meters shall be so devised and regulated
as to provide for parking periods not in excess of the legal time
limit within the restricted streets, lots and garages.
Each parking meter installed shall indicate
by proper legend the legal parking time.
[Amended 6-28-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-71]
The following described areas lying within the corporate limits
of the City are designated as public parking areas and shall constitute
parking meter lots in the listed zones:
A. Zone II.
(1) Railroad Square parking lot.
(3) Pearson Avenue parking lot.
(4) Spring Street parking lot.
(5) Library parking lot (west half of lot).
(6) City Hall parking lot (west and south of City Hall, north of Nashua
Heritage Rail Trail).
(7) Garden Street parking lot (north and east of Elm Street parking garage).
[Added 11-26-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-063]
(8) Factory Street parking lot.
[Added 11-26-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-063]
(9) High Street parking lot.
[Added 11-26-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-063]
(10)
Water Street parking lot, with the exception of any space or
spaces with approved leases.
[Added 11-26-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-063; amended 2-28-2023 by Ord. No. O-22-042]
B. Zone III.
(1) Maple Street parking lot.
(2) School Street parking lot.
(3) Library parking lot (east half of lot).
(4) Elm Street parking garage (street level only).
[Added 11-22-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-88]
(5) High Street parking garage (street level only).
[Added 11-22-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-88]
[Amended 6-28-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-71]
A. Except as otherwise provided, the time limit during which the parking
meter regulations shall be effective in streets shall be as follows:
(1) In Zone I and Zone II: from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily.
[Amended 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-81; 10-8-2013 by Ord. No.
O-13-053]
(2) In Zone III: from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily.
[Amended 10-8-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-053]
B. In Zone I, the parking meter regulations shall not apply on Sundays
and legal holidays, and no deposit shall be required in the meter.
In Zone II and Zone III, the parking meter regulations shall not apply
on Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, and no deposit shall be
required in the meter.
[Amended 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-81]
C. The parking time limit on all parking meter streets shall
be as follows:
(1) In Zone I: ninety-minute time limit.
(2) In Zone II: one-hundred-twenty-minute time limit.
(3) In Zone III: no time limit.
[Amended 11-25-2008 by Ord. No. O-08-47; 6-28-2011 by Ord. No.
O-11-71; 11-22-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-88]
The following streets are designated as parking
meter streets in the listed zones, and authority is hereby granted
to install and maintain parking meters on these streets in appropriate
locations:
A. Zone I.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
---|
|
East Pearl Street
|
Both
|
Between Main Street and Spring Street
|
|
Factory Street
|
South
|
From the Factory Street parking lot to the High Street parking
garage
|
|
Garden Street [Amended 12-22-2015 by Ord. No. O-15-078]
|
West
|
Adjacent to the Elm Street Parking Garage, excluding spaces
reserved for use of the transit system
|
|
High Street
|
Both
|
Between Walnut Street and Main Street
|
|
Main Street
|
Both
|
Between East and West Hollis Streets and Franklin and Canal
Streets, with the exception of that portion of the west side of Main
Street commencing at the south line of the premises at 221 Main Street,
and extending north a distance of 25 feet
|
|
Spring Street
|
East
|
Between East Pearl Street and Eldridge Street
|
|
Temple Street
|
Both
|
Between Main Street and Spring Street
|
|
West Pearl Street
|
Both
|
Between Main Street and Elm Street
|
B. Zone II.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
---|
|
Court Street
|
Both
|
Between Temple Street and Park Street
|
|
Elm Street
|
Both
|
Between West Pearl Street and Pleasant Street
|
|
Factory Street
|
South
|
From Water Street to the Factory Street parking lot
|
|
Franklin Street
|
South
|
Between Main Street and Front Street
|
|
Main Street
|
Both
|
Between Franklin and Canal Streets and Amherst Street
|
|
Railroad Square
|
North
|
From Main Street east to the exit from the Railroad Square parking
lot
|
|
Railroad Square
|
South
|
From Main Street to the west line of Orange Street projected
|
|
Railroad Square and Deschenes Oval
|
Both
|
Between Canal Street and Clinton Street
|
|
School Street
|
North and west
|
Between Walnut Street and High Street
|
|
Spring Street
|
Both
|
Between Temple Street and East Pearl Street
|
|
Spring Street
|
East
|
Between the south and north entrances to the United States Post
Office
|
|
Water Street
|
South
|
Between Main Street and Factory Street
|
|
West Hollis Street
|
Both
|
Between Main Street and Maple Street
|
|
West Pearl Street
|
Both
|
Between Elm Street and Walnut Street
|
C. Zone III.
|
Name of Street
|
Side
|
Location
|
---|
|
Canal Street
|
South
|
Between the west line of Orange Street projected and the west
line of the west portion of Nashua Drive
|
|
Church Street
|
Both
|
Between Cottage Street and Court Street
|
|
Clinton Street
|
Both
|
Between Lowell Street and Railroad Square
|
|
Cottage Street [Repealed 11-28-2017 by Ord. No. O-17-049]
|
|
|
|
Cottage Street [Repealed 11-28-2017 by Ord. No. O-17-049]
|
|
|
|
East Hollis Street [Amended 3-9-2015 by Ord.
No. O-15-041]
|
North
|
Between Spring Street and Main Street
|
|
East Hollis Street
|
North
|
Between Quincy Street and Mason Street
|
|
East Pearl Street
|
North
|
Between Spring Street and Holmes Street
|
|
East Pearl Street
|
South
|
Between Spring Street and Quincy Street
|
|
Elm Street
|
Both
|
Between Pleasant Street and Mulberry Street
|
|
Factory Street
|
South
|
From Walnut Street to Water Street
|
|
Lowell Street
|
Both
|
Between Main Street and Clinton Street
|
|
Quincy Street [Repealed 12-23-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-058]
|
|
|
|
Temple Street [Amended 11-22-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-89]
|
Both
|
Between Spring Street and Cottage Street
|
|
West Hollis Street
|
Both
|
Between Maple Street and Beech Street
|
Any designated parking meter space may be used
by more than one but not to exceed three motorcycles, mopeds or similar
motor vehicles, provided that the meter fee is paid in accordance
with this article, and provided that no vehicle using the space extends
outside the space designated.