[Adopted as §§ 14-1-9, 14-1-15, 14-1-16, 14-1-18, 14-1-19 and 14-1-20 of the 1972 Code (Ch. 12, Art. IV, of the 1990 Code of Ordinances)]
A vehicle shall not be parked on any street unless it is drawn close to the right curb or sidewalk line in the direction in which it is headed, unless otherwise provided in this article.
[Amended 10-17-1995 by Ord. No. 95-4]
A vehicle shall not be stopped or permitted to stand within the intersection of any street, or within eight feet of a fire hydrant, within 15 feet of intersecting highways, on a sidewalk, on a crosswalk, in front of any driveway in such a way as to obstruct the use of said driveway by other vehicles; within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of the entrance (when properly sign-posted); on the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; in any properly sign-posted area of public school or Town property designated as reserved, restricted or prohibited as to unauthorized vehicles or personnel, upon any bridge; or in any other place where prohibited by rules and regulations of the Traffic Engineer.
A person owning, possessing or having care of any vehicle of any description shall not store or permit the same to remain unemployed and out of use in any street or part of the highway, and a person shall not repair any vehicle in any street of the Town, except temporarily in case of emergency, and a person shall not allow any motor vehicle to stand or be parked on any street unless it has thereon proper registration plates on front and rear.
[Added 7-19-1988 by Ord. No. 88-6; amended 4-20-1999 by Ord. No. 99-3]
A. 
It shall be unlawful to park any commercial vehicle or trailer or camper or any vehicle that is not registered as a passenger vehicle in excess of two tons' hauling capacity on any street or highway within the Town for a period exceeding 30 minutes except when engaged in active deliveries, construction, repairs or other similar business activities. This section shall not in any event be construed to permit the overnight parking of commercial vehicles, as described in this section, on any public street or highway.
B. 
The fine for a first violation of this section shall be $50; for the second violation within one calendar year, $100; for the third violation within one calendar year, $200.
Any police officer in his discretion may remove or cause to be removed any vehicle left upon any street, and not in the apparent charge of any person, or in violation of any regulation of the Town, to another place on such street, or from such street to some other street, or to a garage which will provide for the same, or to the police station and there leave it, and possession of any such vehicle shall be withheld from any person entitled to possession thereof until any expenses incurred in removal thereof shall have been paid. The violation of any regulation of the Town by the owner or other person having possession of such vehicle with the consent of the owner thereof shall be a consent by the owner of such vehicle to the removal thereof by any police officer and shall be a consent to park such vehicle at the place to which the vehicle is removed.
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 237, Vehicles, Abandoned.
[Added 11-17-1987; amended 11-15-1988 by Ord. No. 88-10; 1-17-1989 by Ord. No. 89-1; 11-21-1995 by Ord. No. 95-6; 4-20-1999 by Ord. No. 99-3; 1-21-2020 by Ord. No. 2019-13]
A. 
When effective. The following parking regulations are effective each year in the Town from December 1 to April 1:
(1) 
Snow routes. No person shall park, abandon or leave any vehicle on any public street within the Town of Lincoln during a snow emergency as proclaimed by the Public Works Director, Police Chief or his/her designee.
B. 
Parking on dead-end streets without culs-de-sac in the Town. Unless otherwise posted, parking will be prohibited on the right side facing into the end of the dead-end street upon declaration of a storm emergency and until such emergency has been declared at an end.
C. 
Declaration of storm emergency. The Director of Public Works and/or the Chief of Police, or his/her designee, is hereby authorized to declare a storm emergency when such weather conditions/forecasts exist to constitute a hazard (in his/her judgment) to the public health and safety. Normal parking regulations will resume when conditions warrant and the storm emergency is at an end.
D. 
Notice of declaration of storm emergency. Notice of a declaration of a storm emergency shall be posted on the Town of Lincoln website and made through public service announcements in the media.
E. 
Violations and penalties. Any vehicle illegally parked, disabled or impeding snow removal which, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, Police Chief, or his/her designee, constitutes a hazard to the public health and safety, may be subject to towing at the expense of the owner. Vehicles parking in violation of this section will be tagged. The fine for a violation upon the first offense during the period of December 1 through April 1 shall be $50. The fine for the second offense shall be $75. The fine for the third offense shall be $100.
[Added 4-22-1977; amended 9-24-1991 by Ord. No. 91-7; 4-20-1999 by Ord. No. 99-3]
A. 
Police Chief authorized to establish; maintenance. The Chief of Police in consultation with the chiefs of the various fire districts is hereby authorized to establish fire lanes on private property devoted to public use. The designation by the Chief of Police of such fire lanes shall never be held to make the Town responsible for maintenance of such fire lanes, but the owner of such property shall continue to be responsible for the maintenance of such area.
B. 
Parking prohibited. Parking of motor vehicles or otherwise obstructing fire lanes shall be prohibited at all times.
C. 
Owner to post signs; specification of signs. Upon the designation of a fire lane pursuant to this section, the Chief of Police shall give notice of such designation to the owner of such area directing the owner to cause signs to be posted at the expense of the owner at designated locations which sign shall state “FIRE LANE — NO PARKING ANYTIME — TOW ZONE.” Such signs shall be of a standard size and color of standard lettering and mounting conforming to specifications established by the Chief of Police and shall contain a notice as to the minimum penalty for violations.
D. 
Official record of designations and locations. The official record of the designation and location of fire lanes shall be kept in the office of the Chief of Police.
E. 
Violations and penalties. It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any motor vehicle to park the same in any area designated as a fire lane. Violators of the provisions of this section shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $30 for each offense. A vehicle illegally parked or disabled in a fire lane may be towed away at the expense of the owner. The fee to be charged shall be the actual cost of the towing.
[Amended 4-20-1999 by Ord. No. 99-3]
A. 
A person charged with a violation of the provisions of this article relating to parking and contained in §§ 240-10 and 240-11 and notified in writing by a police officer of the Town may personally appear at the Police Department within seven days of the violation, instead of before the District Court of the Eleventh Judicial District, admit the truth of the charge and pay to the desk officer the fines for such violation which fines shall be set from time to time by the Town Council, and a schedule of such fines are on file in the Town Clerk's office.
B. 
All persons charged with a violation may pay such fine by mailing the tag and the amount of such violation, within seven days from such violation, by mail postage prepaid addressed to the Chief of Police, Lincoln Police Department, 100 Old River Road, Lincoln, Rhode Island. Failure to respond within such time limits shall be deemed a waiver of the right to appear and to dispose of such charge without personal appearance in the Lincoln Municipal Court. The payment of the fine in the manner provided in this section shall operate as a final disposition of such charge and such proceedings shall not be deemed to be of a criminal nature. The right to dispose of such a charge without personal appearance in court may not be exercised by any person who in any consecutive period of 12 months next preceding such charge has been three or more times in the same period in the aggregate judged guilty by the Municipal Court or has admitted the truth of the charges made against him of violating §§ 240-10 and 240-11 relating to parking.
[Amended 12-19-2006 by Ord. No. 06-14]
C. 
The notice in writing by a police officer shall indicate the offense charged and shall also contain such information as will enable the person charged to take advantage of the provisions relating to personal disposition without a court appearance. The notice may be by way of a parking tag or summons.
D. 
A person charged with violating any provisions of this article, except as provided in Subsections A through C of this section for violations of § 240-10 or 240-11, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $100 and a person so charged shall not be permitted to dispose of such offense other than by a personal court appearance.
E. 
Penalties for other parking violations, including, but not limited to, parking within eight feet of a fire hydrant, parking within 15 feet of a corner, parking with left wheels to curb, parking in prohibited areas, parking in excess of one foot but not more than three feet from curb, double parking, parking to obstruct a driveway, parking on sidewalk, parking on a marked crosswalk or within an intersection, shall be from $20 for the first offense; $30 for the second offense; and $50 for the third offense.
[Added 6-15-1993 by Ord. No. 93-4; 4-20-1999 by Ord. No. 99-3]
It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any motor vehicle to park the same in any area designated for handicapped parking. Violators of this section shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $50 for each offense. A vehicle illegally parked or disabled in a designated handicapped parking area may be towed at the expense of the owner. The fee to be charged shall be the actual cost of towing.