No person shall allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name to stand or park in any street, way, highway, road or parkway under the control of the Town of Southborough in violation of any of the traffic rules or orders adopted by the Select Board and, in particular, in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or traffic sign or signal:
A. 
Within an intersection, except within those intersections where the installation of parking meters has been specifically approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Works.[1]
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Editor's Note: Now the Department of Transportation.
B. 
Upon any sidewalk.
C. 
Upon any crosswalk.
D. 
Upon the roadway in a rural or sparsely settled district.
E. 
Upon the roadway where parking is permitted, unless both wheels on the right side of the vehicle are within 12 inches of the curb or edge of the roadway, except upon those streets which are designated as one-way streets. On such one-way streets, vehicles shall be parked in the direction in which said vehicle is moving and with both wheels within 12 inches of the curb. This shall not apply to streets or parts of streets where angle parking is required by these regulations.
F. 
Upon any roadway where the parking of a vehicle will not leave a clear and unobstructed lane at least 10 feet wide for passing traffic.
G. 
Upon any street or highway within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
H. 
In front of any private road or driveway.
I. 
Upon any street or highway within 20 feet of an intersecting way, except alleys.
J. 
Within 15 feet of the wall of a fire station or directly across the street from such fire station, provided that signs are erected acquainting the driver of such restriction.
K. 
Alongside or opposite any street, excavation or obstruction when such stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic.
L. 
Within 25 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing when there are no gates at such crossing, or otherwise, within five feet from the gate.
M. 
On a bridge and the approach thereto.
No person shall park a vehicle upon any street in any service zone for a period of time longer than 30 minutes and except while actually engaged in loading or unloading.
A. 
The Select Board shall determine the streets upon which diagonal parking will be permitted and shall cause said streets to be designated by signs and the surfaces thereof to be marked as directed by the Chief of Police.
B. 
Diagonal parking is permitted upon certain sections of a number of streets as designated in Schedule I, hereto appended, to which reference is made, and which Schedule I, relative to diagonal parking, is herewith specifically incorporated in this section.[1] Where such diagonal parking is permitted, vehicles shall be parked with one wheel within 12 inches of the curb and at the angle to the curb indicated by official marks and signs. The vehicle shall be parked so that all four wheels thereof shall be placed wholly within the area indicated for parking and headed to the curb.
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Editor's Note: Schedule I is included as an attachment to this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park upon a street or highway any vehicle displayed for sale.
No person shall allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name, other than one acting in an emergency, to be parked on any street for a period of time longer than one-hour between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of any day.
Parking is prohibited, restricted or limited as to time, space and streets in accordance with a schedule of streets designated as Schedule I, hereto appended, to which reference is made, and which Schedule I is specifically incorporated in this section.[1] No operator shall park a vehicle in the designated prohibited locations or in the restricted locations for a period longer than is designated in Schedule I, except as otherwise provided in this Schedule I or where there is a time limit as to parking.
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Editor's Note: Schedule I is included as an attachment to this chapter.
No person shall park a vehicle within 20 feet of either end of a safety zone which is located within 30 feet of the curb or edge of the roadway.
A. 
No person shall stop or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop.
B. 
No person shall park a bus upon any street within a business district at any place other than a bus stop when a nearby bus stop is available for use.
A. 
No person shall park a vehicle other than a taxicab upon any street within a business district in any taxicab stand.
B. 
No person shall park a taxicab upon any street within a business district at any place other than the taxicab stand or stands designated for the use of his taxicab or taxicabs.