No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle,
except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance
with the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device,
in any of the following places:
A. On a sidewalk, bridge or crosswalk, bicycle lane or
bicycle and pedestrian lane.
B. In front of any public or private driveway; nor within
ten (10) feet on either side of any driveway.
D. Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant.
E. Within twenty (20) feet of the near corner of the
curbs at an intersection, unless otherwise designated.
F. Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance of
any fire station and on the side of the street opposite the entrance
of any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of that entrance.
G. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction
when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic.
H. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked
at the edge or curb of the street or "double parked," so-called.
I. At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.
J. Within ten (10) feet of a railroad track.
K. On any street or highway that is the traveled portion
of said street or highway.
L. On any street or highway where parking is allowed,
with the vehicle heading in the opposite direction.
The municipal officers may establish passenger
zones and freight loading zones and place and maintain appropriate
signs indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions
of this chapter are applicable.
The municipal officers may establish and then
erect and maintain signs indicating that no parking is permitted on
the side of said street.
[Amended 1-17-2008]
No person shall park a vehicle at any time on
any public way so as to interfere with plowing or the removal of snow
from it by the Town. The Chief of Police, or his or her designee,
may remove any such vehicle and place it in a suitable parking space,
at the expense of the owner. For the purpose of facilitating snow
removal, the Public Works Director may place temporary signs along
any public way from which the snow is about to be removed, indicating
that parking a vehicle is prohibited. A person shall not park a vehicle
within the area indicated by the signs.
Double parking shall not be permitted on any
street or way within the Town of Topsham.
Whenever any time limit parking is imposed,
except when specifically exempted, the municipal officers shall erect
appropriate signs giving notice thereof.
When, in the best judgment of the municipal
officers or the Chief of Police an emergency exists or is about to
exist, because of snow, ice, hurricane or other weather hazard or
because of a large gathering such as a fair or concert, the municipal
officers or the Chief of Police may, notwithstanding any other provision
of this chapter, determine and designate, by proper emergency signs,
streets or portions of streets on which no stopping or parking of
vehicles may be permitted and also to determine and designate, by
proper emergency signs, streets or portions of streets on which no
vehicular traffic may be permitted or on which vehicular traffic may
move only in one (1) direction.