The following terms, when used in this article,
shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning clearly
appears from the context:
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.
Any municipally controlled property or structure designated
for the parking of motor vehicles, whether for a fee or at no charge.
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]
Any restricted street, parking garage or parking lot upon
which parking meters are installed and in operation.
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.
Any device in, upon or by which any person or property may
be or is transported upon a highway.
A.
The purpose of this article is to assure the general
public a free use of the City's streets by regulating and enforcing
the privilege of parking and thereby hastening the departure of parked
vehicles on restricted streets and to aid parking enforcement and
the police in enforcing regulations governing the parking of vehicles.
[Amended 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. O-18-023]
B.
Parking a vehicle within a parking zone for a period
of time not longer than the established time limit shall be permitted
only upon the payment of a fee, as designated on the parking meter.
[Amended 11-22-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-88]
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[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection
B(4) as Subsection B(6).
(6)
The Committee shall also have a nonvoting Aldermanic liaison
and alternate who shall be appointed by the President of the Board
of Aldermen.
A.
This article shall not apply to the Police Department
or Fire Department of the City.
B.
The Chief of Police, upon due cause shown, may permit
the use of the restricted area free from any cost to the user.
C.
Aldermen shall be entitled to receive a parking sticker
or placard for their vehicle which entitles them to park in parking
meter spaces for free while they are conducting City business.
[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.
A.
The parking fee for all public metered parking lots, garages and
metered on-street parking shall be as follows:
[Amended 6-28-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-71]
(1)
In Zone I, $0.25 per 15 minutes.
(2)
In Zone II, $0.25 per 20 minutes.
(3)
In Zone III, $0.25 per 30 minutes.
(a)
The parking fees in Subsection A(3) above, which includes the metered spaces in the Elm Street and High Street parking garages, shall not be enforced from December 6, 2021, through January 1, 2022.
[Added 11-12-2014 by Ord. No. O-14-008; amended 9-22-2015 by Ord. No. O-15-054; 12-13-2016 by Ord.
No. O-16-023; 11-28-2017 by Ord. No. O-17-052; 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. O-18-022; 9-10-2019 by Ord. No. O-19-049; 11-10-2020 by Ord. No. O-20-035; 11-9-2021 by Ord. No. O-21-072]
B.
Multi-day parking permits can be purchased for metered
spaces in the Elm Street parking garage at a cost of $10 per day.
Prepaid monthly permitted garage spaces shall be $30 per month for
rooftop spaces or $45 per month for street- or middle-level spaces.
City Hall employees shall be provided free parking on the second and
third levels of the Elm Street parking garage. The foregoing notwithstanding,
the monthly fee for persons aged 62 and greater residing within 300
feet of either the High Street or Elm Street parking garage shall
be $25 per month. The Parking Department Manager, or a person designated
by said Manager shall maintain a record and validate the name, address
and age of those persons who are eligible as indicated in this section.
The daily time limit for which all of these reserved parking spaces
are leased shall be from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. The reserved
parking space regulations shall not apply on Saturdays, Sundays and
legal holidays.
[Amended 1-26-2010 by Ord. No. O-10-04; 6-28-2011 by Ord. No.
O-11-71; 9-9-2015 by Ord. No. O-15-058; 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. O-18-023; 9-10-2019 by Ord. No. O-19-050]
C.
Issuance of permits.
(1)
The Aldermanic Infrastructure Committee may, upon
request by owners or tenants of property or employers of businesses
located within a reasonable distance of Temple Street, Riverside Park,
Library, Water Street, Pearson Avenue, Maple Street, High Street (behind
55 taxi stand), Spring Street, Factory Street, and Crown Street Park
and Ride municipal parking lots, authorize the issuance of reserved
parking permits, provided that an ample number of unused spaces are
available on a regular basis to accommodate such reserved spaces.
The fee for each parking space shall be $50 per month, payable on
a quarterly basis if issued to a business or corporation and on a
monthly basis if issued to an individual. The daily time limit for
which these reserved parking spaces are leased shall be from 7:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. The reserved parking space regulations shall
not apply on Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.
[Amended 9-12-2018 by Ord. No. O-18-021]
(2)
Requests for such reserved spaces shall be made to
the Parking Department Manager, or a person designated by said Manager,
who shall forward the request to the Infrastructure Committee. If
the Infrastructure Committee determines that adequate unused spaces
exist, then it may authorize the issuance of permits by the Parking
Department Manager, or a person designated by said Manager.
[Amended 1-26-2010 by Ord. No. O-10-04; 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. O-18-023]
(3)
Once approved by the Infrastructure Committee and
payment of the permit fee is made, the person making the request shall
obtain a permit from the Parking Department Manager, or a person designated
by said Manager. The permit fee shall be paid in advance of the permit
period. The applicant shall complete an application form, which shall
indicate the applicant's name, business and residence address and
telephone numbers for which the permit is to be issued, the expiration
date, and the name of the parking lot for which the permit issued.
The City will provide a card or other device identifying the location
of the parking lot for which the permit is issued, the name of the
company leasing the parking space, and the date of expiration of the
permit.
[Amended 1-26-2010 by Ord. No. O-10-04; 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. O-18-023]
(4)
Parking permits shall be displayed on the driver's
side of the dashboard of the vehicle for which the permit is issued
and shall be positioned so as to be easily seen through the windshield
of the vehicle. Vehicles may only be parked in spaces designated for
reserved parking and only within the area specified on their permit
and on the posted signing.
(5)
Permits are not transferable, and the permit holder
is responsible for ensuring a timely renewal of the permit. Permits
may be revoked by the Parking Department Manager, or a person designated
by said Manager, upon the giving of sufficient notice to the permit
holder.
[Amended 1-26-2010 by Ord. No. O-10-04; 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. O-18-023]
(6)
Vehicles which do not properly display a valid permit
shall be subject to the penalties of this chapter.
D.
The Parking Department Manager, or a person designated
by said Manager, is authorized to issue meter bags or traffic cones
to the owners/operators of downtown businesses for the purpose of
facilitating construction renovation or weddings. Unless used by the
City or for funerals or weddings, each meter bag or traffic cone shall
cost $10 per day, per space, paid in advance. The person using the
meter bag or traffic cone shall remove it after the authorized period
of use has expired and return them to the Parking Department Manager.
No meter bag shall be issued for a period longer than two weeks, at
which time a business may apply for an extension of time. No more
than four parking spaces for no more than two hours may be reserved
per wedding.
[Amended 1-26-2010 by Ord. No. O-10-04; 6-28-2011 by Ord. No.
O-11-71; 11-24-2015 by Ord. No. O-15-060; 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. O-18-023]
E.
Upon authorization by the Infrastructure Committee, the City may
lease parking lots or spaces to non-City entities at a rate approved
by the Infrastructure Committee. In addition, the City has authorized
the following:
[Amended 9-10-2019 by Ord. No. O-19-050]
(1)
The City leases 100 parking spaces to the Senior Activity Center
for free.
(2)
Dalianis House may obtain up to eight prepaid yearly parking permits
for one of the metered parking spaces under the Water Street Bridge
for $10 per permit per year for residents of Dalianis House. The daily
time limit for which these reserved parking spaces are leased shall
be from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. The reserved parking space regulations
shall not apply on Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays.
G.
Agreements for reserved parking spaces in City-owned
parking lots and garages shall be subject to the following conditions:
H.
In addition to revocation of reserved-space parking permits by the Aldermanic Infrastructure Committee, owners and operators of motor vehicles parked in violation of Subsection G shall be subject to fine under § 1-12 of the Code of the City of Nashua, and such vehicles shall be subject to towing at the owner's expense.
I.
Anyone eligible for a Nashua Library card who has a valid, current
high school or college identification card may be allowed to park
in the Library parking lot at no cost for a period of time not to
exceed three hours while using the Nashua Public Library. Students
may check out and use one of a fixed number of available parking passes
by presenting a valid, current high school or college identification
card at the library information desk. The total number of parking
passes available at one time will not exceed 20 passes, and the total
number available will be set and adjusted based on usage. The student
will need to properly place the parking pass in their vehicle. When
the parking pass is returned to the library information desk, the
student will get their identification card back. This program will
operate as a pilot program with an expiration date of June 16, 2020.
However, 60 days prior to expiration a report by the Youth Advisory
Committee, along with the Nashua Library and the Economic Development
Committee, will be made to the Board of Aldermen to review the outcome
of this pilot program and consider continuation.
[Added 9-10-2019 by Ord.
No. O-19-051]
[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.
[1]Zone II.
(1)
Railroad Square parking lot.
(2)
Le Parc de Notre Renaissance Francaise parking lot.
(3)
Pearson Avenue parking lot.
(4)
Spring Street parking lot.
(5)
Library parking lot (west half of lot).
(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.
[Added 11-26-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-063]
A.
Time limits in parking lots shall be as follows:
[Amended 6-28-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-71]
(1)
[1]In Zone II, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., daily, except
for Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, with a one-hundred-twenty-minute
time limit.
[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 7:00 p.m., daily, except for Saturdays,
Sundays, and legal holidays, with no time limit.
[Amended 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-81; 10-8-2013 by Ord. No.
O-13-053]
B.
Overnight parking of private passenger vehicles shall
be permitted in all public parking lots between the hours of 8:00
p.m. and 9:00 a.m.
[Amended 10-8-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-053]
[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:
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.
[1]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.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C, which listed an
exception to parking meter regulations on a certain portion of Main
Street, on election days only, was repealed 9-12-2012 by Ord. No.
O-12-020. This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former
Subsection D as Subsection C.
[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
|
A.
The fact that time has expired on any parking meter
shall be presumptive evidence that the person who parked the vehicle
then found standing in the parking space controlled by the meter failed
to pay a fee as required therein; and the indication by the meter
of illegal parking shall be presumptive evidence of overtime parking.
[Amended 11-22-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-88]
B.
Any overtime parking violation under this article
shall raise the presumption that the vehicle involved was operated
by the person in whose name the vehicle is registered.
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.
