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Town AdministrationTown Administration Fiscal Year 2012 Fiscal Year 2012 General Fund Budget General Fund Budget RecommendationsRecommendationsDecember 8, 2010December 8, 2010Board of SelectmenBoard of Selectmen’’s Meetings Meeting
Town Administration Strategy for Town Administration Strategy for FY 2012 Budget & Future YearsFY 2012 Budget & Future Years BOS Goal:BOS Goal: Budget Efficiencies / Improvements for Multiple Year Budget Efficiencies / Improvements for Multiple Year Planning / Government EfficienciesPlanning / Government Efficiencies Five Year Strategy:Five Year Strategy: FY2009: Review service levels of existing departmentsFY2009: Review service levels of existing departments FY2010FY2010--FY2011: Review opportunities to streamline FY2011: Review opportunities to streamline operations and improve efficiencies across multiple operations and improve efficiencies across multiple departmentsdepartments FY2012: Implement program based budgeting and identify FY2012: Implement program based budgeting and identify measurements for Police & Public Works Departmentsmeasurements for Police & Public Works Departments FY2012FY2012--FY2014: Implement cost savings and efficiency FY2014: Implement cost savings and efficiency measures through departmental consolidationsmeasures through departmental consolidations
FY 2012 Budget Process ChangesFY 2012 Budget Process Changes Budget Cycle began in AugustBudget Cycle began in August Methodology for Planning Assumptions Methodology for Planning Assumptions ChangedChanged Forecast to Forecast to ““Live WithinLive Within”” Projected RevenueProjected Revenue Health Insurance Projection for Existing Employee Health Insurance Projection for Existing Employee BaseBase Minimum Capital Funding Requirement = $0Minimum Capital Funding Requirement = $0
Impact of FY 2012 Budget Impact of FY 2012 Budget RecommendationsRecommendations Local Government EfficienciesLocal Government Efficiencies Streamline Organizational StructureStreamline Organizational Structure Operational ImprovementsOperational Improvements Continued Implementation of Central DispatchContinued Implementation of Central Dispatch Consolidations in FY2012 are Phase I of a Consolidations in FY2012 are Phase I of a multimulti--year strategy to improve government year strategy to improve government efficiencies and operations.efficiencies and operations.
General Fund Projection General Fund Projection Revenue AssumptionsRevenue AssumptionsCategoryCategory2011*2011*2012*2012*201320132014201420152015Tax RevenueTax Revenue2.50%2.50%2.50%2.50%2.50%2.50%2.50%2.50%2.50%2.50%New GrowthNew Growth--51.27%51.27%--25.00%25.00%--2.50%2.50%--3.42%3.42%--2.21%2.21%Allowance for AbatementsAllowance for Abatements1.39%1.39%1.50%1.50%1.50%1.50%1.50%1.50%1.50%1.50%State RevenueState Revenue--4.9%4.9%--12.00%12.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%Local RevenueLocal RevenueExcise TaxExcise Tax--9.14%9.14%--0.01%0.01%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%License & PermitsLicense & Permits0.02%0.02%0.50%0.50%0.50%0.50%0.50%0.50%0.50%0.50%Fees, Rentals, InterestFees, Rentals, Interest--39.37%39.37%0.50%0.50%0.50%0.50%0.50%0.50%0.50%0.50%Fines, Forfeits, PenaltiesFines, Forfeits, Penalties--3.32%3.32%1.10%1.10%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%OtherOther43.0%43.0%13.4%13.4%0.50%0.50%0.50%0.50%0.50%0.50%Miscellaneous RecurringMiscellaneous Recurring0.00%0.00%5.30%5.30%5.50%5.50%5.50%5.50%5.25%5.25%Misc NonMisc Non--RecurringRecurring0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%Projected Inc (Dec)Projected Inc (Dec)--2.10%2.10%--0.04%0.04%0.70%0.70%2.10%2.10%2.30%2.30%*Yellow Text Represents pertains to updated assumption since August 18, 2010.
General Fund Projection General Fund Projection Expense Assumptions*Expense Assumptions*CategoryCategory2011*2011*2012*2012*201320132014201420152015Town Salaries*Town Salaries*0.11%0.11%1.18%1.18%0.80%0.80%0.10%0.10%--0.25%0.25%School Salaries**School Salaries**1.22%1.22%1.18%1.18%0.80%0.80%0.10%0.10%--0.25%0.25%Operating ExpenseOperating Expense--1.41%1.41%0.00%0.00%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%Medical Insurance PremiumsMedical Insurance Premiums0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%10.00%10.00%12.00%12.00%12.00%12.00%General Insurance General Insurance 5.62%5.62%11.00%11.00%11.00%11.00%10.63%10.63%10.50%10.50%Barnstable County RetirementBarnstable County Retirement--7.1%7.1%11.00%11.00%11.00%11.00%11.00%11.00%10.50%10.50%Health & Human Svcs Health & Human Svcs ContractsContracts6.71%6.71%0.00%0.00%--5.04%5.04%--9.70%9.70%--9.10%9.10%Capital Imp from RevenueCapital Imp from Revenue0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%General Fund SubsidyGeneral Fund SubsidySolid Waste EnterpriseSolid Waste Enterprise24.45%24.45%1.18%1.18%0.80%0.80%0.10%0.10%--0.25%0.25%Our Island Home EnterpriseOur Island Home EnterpriseN/AN/A1.18%1.18%0.80%0.80%0.10%0.10%--0.25%0.25%Projected Inc (Dec)Projected Inc (Dec)--1.0%1.0%--2.4%2.4%0.65%0.65%2.03%2.03%2.29%2.29%*Does not include Our Island Home or Town Administration Recommendations**Does not include School Committee Recommendations
FY 2012 GENERAL FUND FY 2012 GENERAL FUND PROJECTIONPROJECTIONProjected Uses As of 11/28/10Debt Service13%Other Articles13%Retirement5%Insurance12%Education30%Town Services26%Overlay & Charges1%Projected Sources As of 11/28/10New Growth0%Other Sources1%State Aid2%Local Revenue8%Tax Revenue89%$71,747,832$71,747,832
FY 2012 Town Administration FY 2012 Town Administration Balanced Budget RecommendationBalanced Budget Recommendation BOS Goals:BOS Goals: Evaluate the potential for Evaluate the potential for collaborative or combined collaborative or combined services.services. Description of Service:Description of Service: The purpose of the consolidation The purpose of the consolidation is to streamline operations & is to streamline operations & services related to code services related to code enforcement and permit issuance enforcement and permit issuance for the continued protection of for the continued protection of public health and safety.public health and safety. Reduction in FTEReduction in FTE’’s:s: ((1.75)1.75) Cost Savings:Cost Savings: (($175,945)$175,945)
FY 2012 Town Administration FY 2012 Town Administration Balanced Budget RecommendationBalanced Budget Recommendation BOS Goals:BOS Goals: Evaluate the TownEvaluate the Town’’s provision and s provision and coordination of human services.coordination of human services. Description of Service:Description of Service: The purpose of the consolidation is The purpose of the consolidation is to streamline operations and to streamline operations and improve service delivery systems to improve service delivery systems to the elderly population in Nantucket the elderly population in Nantucket and others in need by addressing and others in need by addressing not only the quality of direct and not only the quality of direct and referral services, but also by referral services, but also by improving coordination among improving coordination among internal and external agencies.internal and external agencies. Reduction in FTEReduction in FTE’’s:s: (1.5)(1.5) Cost Savings:Cost Savings: (($90,170)$90,170)
FY 2012 Town Administration FY 2012 Town Administration Balanced Budget RecommendationBalanced Budget Recommendation BOS Goals:BOS Goals: Evaluate the potential for Evaluate the potential for collaborative or combined collaborative or combined services.services. Description of Service:Description of Service: The purpose of the consolidation The purpose of the consolidation is to provide economies of scale is to provide economies of scale and to streamline parks & and to streamline parks & grounds maintenance programs grounds maintenance programs into one department.into one department. Reduction in FTEReduction in FTE’’s:s: (2.0)(2.0) Cost Savings:Cost Savings: (($129,940)$129,940)
Other Town Reductions:Other Town Reductions: (($279,393)$279,393) Elimination of One FullElimination of One Full--time and Two Parttime and Two Part--time positionstime positions Reduction of Two FullReduction of Two Full--time positions to Parttime positions to Part--time positiontime position Elimination of funding for Mosquito Control ChemicalsElimination of funding for Mosquito Control ChemicalsFY 2012 Town Administration FY 2012 Town Administration Balanced Budget RecommendationBalanced Budget Recommendation
FY 2012 Town Administration FY 2012 Town Administration Balanced Budget RecommendationBalanced Budget RecommendationExpense Increase Requests: Expense Increase Requests: $347,914$347,914 Personnel*Personnel* Operating ExpensesOperating ExpensesContinued Implementation of Central Dispatch: Continued Implementation of Central Dispatch: Central Dispatch Central Dispatch –– Two PositionsTwo PositionsCentral Dispatch Central Dispatch –– Communications SupervisorCommunications Supervisor$128,270$128,270$86,044$86,044Minute Taking PositionMinute Taking Position$ 78,000$ 78,000Additional Personnel CostsAdditional Personnel Costs$292,314$292,314*Personnel cost assumptions include $18,000 Maximum per position for Health InsuranceHealth Department Health Department –– Estuaries Model for Nantucket HarborEstuaries Model for Nantucket Harbor$ 15,000$ 15,000Human Resources Human Resources –– Staffing Review & Increase in EAP ContractStaffing Review & Increase in EAP Contract$ 29,600$ 29,600Information Systems Information Systems –– Increase in Munis Support, Website Streaming, andIncrease in Munis Support, Website Streaming, andOn Demand VideoOn Demand Video$ 11,000$ 11,000Additional Operating CostsAdditional Operating Costs$ 55,600$ 55,600
Summary of FY 2012 Town Balanced Summary of FY 2012 Town Balanced Budget RecommendationBudget RecommendationTownTown’’s Portion of FY2012 Revenue Gap: s Portion of FY2012 Revenue Gap: $327,534$327,534 Core Service Needed Increases:Core Service Needed Increases: Operating ExpensesOperating Expenses $ 55,600$ 55,600 Personnel ExpensesPersonnel Expenses $ 292,314$ 292,314Total Core Service Increases:Total Core Service Increases: $ 347,914$ 347,914 Reductions:Reductions: Operating ExpensesOperating Expenses-- Mosquito Control Chemicals Mosquito Control Chemicals (($ 50,000) $ 50,000) Personnel ExpensesPersonnel Expenses-- Code Enforcement & Regulatory Services Code Enforcement & Regulatory Services (($175,945)$175,945)-- Human & Social ServicesHuman & Social Services (($ 90,170)$ 90,170)-- Public Works & Parks and Recreation Public Works & Parks and Recreation (($129,940)$129,940)-- Other Personnel ReductionsOther Personnel Reductions (($229,393)$229,393)Total Reductions:Total Reductions: ($675,448) ($675,448) Town Projected Budget Variance : Town Projected Budget Variance : $ 0$ 0
FY2012 Projected RevenueFY2012 Projected Revenue (($71,747,832)$71,747,832) FY2012 PROJECTED EXPENSE:FY2012 PROJECTED EXPENSE: TownTown $18,757,581$18,757,581 EducationEducation $21,939,000$21,939,000 Shared ExpensesShared Expenses $11,990,390$11,990,390 Debt ServiceDebt Service $ 9,035,856$ 9,035,856 Our Island Home Enterprise Fund GF SubsidyOur Island Home Enterprise Fund GF Subsidy $ 3,165,920$ 3,165,920 Solid Waste Enterprise Fund OverrideSolid Waste Enterprise Fund Override $2,926,000$2,926,000 Solid Waste Enterprise Fund GF SubsidySolid Waste Enterprise Fund GF Subsidy $ 2,165,085$ 2,165,085 Other Articles & AssessmentsOther Articles & Assessments $ 1,768,000$ 1,768,000 FY2012 General Fund Budget Variance FY2012 General Fund Budget Variance $ 0$ 0Summary of FY 2012 General Summary of FY 2012 General Fund Balanced BudgetFund Balanced Budget
Unfunded Core Service NeedsUnfunded Core Service Needs Public SafetyPublic Safety $ 404,460$ 404,460 Three Police Officers Remain Unfunded Three Police Officers Remain Unfunded One Centralized Dispatch Remains UnfundedOne Centralized Dispatch Remains Unfunded Two Firefighter / EMT Positions Remain UnfundedTwo Firefighter / EMT Positions Remain Unfunded General Government General Government $ 92,488$ 92,488 New IT Technician Position Not FundedNew IT Technician Position Not Funded Total Unfunded FY2012 Core Services Total Unfunded FY2012 Core Services $496,948$496,948
General Fund Personnel HistoryGeneral Fund Personnel History FY 2009 FY 2009 –– 20122012Full Time Full Time Equivalent Equivalent Positions Positions (FTE(FTE’’s)*s)*FY06FY06ActualActualFY07 FY07 ActualActualFY08FY08ActualActualFY09 FY09 ActualActualFY10 FY10 ActualActualFY11 FY11 BudgetBudgetFY12 Projection FY12 Projection As of As of 11/28/10*11/28/10*Town Town Personnel Personnel History **History **176.25176.25213.00213.00199.00199.00202.50202.50189.75189.75186.50186.50182.75182.753.4%3.4%20.9%20.9%--6.6%6.6%1.8%1.8%--6.3%6.3%--1.7%1.7%--2.0%2.0%Education Education Personnel Personnel History***History***288.50288.50263.00263.00291.95291.95279.60279.60258.20258.20244.40244.40(TBD)(TBD)--3.3%3.3%--8.8%8.8%11.0%11.0%--4.2%4.2%--7.7%7.7%--5.3%5.3%(TBD)(TBD)Total FTETotal FTE’’ss464.75464.75476.0476.0490.95490.95482.10482.10447.95447.95430.9430.9(TBD)(TBD)Net Change Net Change in FTEin FTE’’ss--0.9%0.9%2.4%2.4%3.1%3.1%--1.8%1.8%--7.1%7.1%--3.8%3.8%(TBD)(TBD)*Full Time Equivalent Calculation = 33-40 Hrs 1.0; 20-32 Hrs 0.50; Seasonal = 0.25**For comparative purposes, Town Personnel History does not include Our Island Home*** Education Personnel History includes Community School Employees
General Fund Personnel HistoryGeneral Fund Personnel History FY 2009 FY 2009 –– 20122012050100150200250300Full Time Equivalent Positions (FTE's)*2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012Town**Education***Full Time Equivalent Calculation = 33-40 Hrs 1.0; 20-32 Hrs 0.50; Seasonal = 0.25**For comparative purposes, Town Personnel History does not include Our Island Home*** Education Personnel History includes Community School Employees
General Fund FY 2012 Projection General Fund FY 2012 Projection –– Remaining Remaining ““UnknownsUnknowns”” RevenuesRevenues State Local Aid State Local Aid -- Current assumption is a 12% decreaseCurrent assumption is a 12% decrease Chapter 90 Aid Chapter 90 Aid –– On average TON receives $470,089 for On average TON receives $470,089 for Road Improvements Road Improvements Expenses Expenses Barnstable County Retirement Assessment Barnstable County Retirement Assessment –– Current Current assumption is 11% increaseassumption is 11% increase Capital Expenditures Capital Expenditures –– Continued review by Capital Program Continued review by Capital Program CommitteeCommittee
Other Potential Impacts on General Other Potential Impacts on General Fund Operating Budget*Fund Operating Budget* Unfunded Citizen & Other Warrant Articles: Unfunded Citizen & Other Warrant Articles: Article TBD: Financing for Septic System Repairs Article TBD: Financing for Septic System Repairs $ 500,000$ 500,000 New Position: Municipal Grant Writer New Position: Municipal Grant Writer $ (TBD)*$ (TBD)* Plan & Construction for Tom Nevers Bike Path Plan & Construction for Tom Nevers Bike Path $3,400,000$3,400,000 Appropriation for Mosquito Control Appropriation for Mosquito Control $ 100,000$ 100,000 Act relative to William J. Higgins (rounded)Act relative to William J. Higgins (rounded) $$ 29,53929,539 Restore Council on Human Services Coordinator Position Restore Council on Human Services Coordinator Position $ (TBD)*$ (TBD)*Total Unfunded Citizen & Other Warrant Articles Subject to Town Total Unfunded Citizen & Other Warrant Articles Subject to Town Meeting Meeting Approval:Approval: $4,029,539+$4,029,539+*Subject to Town Meeting Approval; not included or funded within the General Fund Budget Projection**Personnel cost assumptions include $18,000 Maximum per position for Health Insurance; Current Employee Salary $96,510 + HealthInsurance
Next StepsNext Steps December 8: Enterprise Fund budget projections dueDecember 8: Enterprise Fund budget projections due December 15: Board of Selectmen begin review of FY 12 December 15: Board of Selectmen begin review of FY 12 budgetbudget December 22: Board of Selectmen continued review of FY 12 December 22: Board of Selectmen continued review of FY 12 budgetbudget December 31: Receive Barnstable County Retirement December 31: Receive Barnstable County Retirement Assessment Projection for FY12Assessment Projection for FY12 January 5: Board of Selectmen public hearing on FY 12 budgetJanuary 5: Board of Selectmen public hearing on FY 12 budget January 12: Review of updated budget projection; Board of January 12: Review of updated budget projection; Board of Selectmen adoption of FY 12 budget recommendationSelectmen adoption of FY 12 budget recommendation January 20: Review of Board of Selectmen FY 12 budget January 20: Review of Board of Selectmen FY 12 budget recommendation with Finance Committeerecommendation with Finance Committee
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CHAPTER 200
TRAFFIC RULES AND REGULATIONS
TOWN OF NANTUCKET
Adopted September 10, 2008
Amended August 18, 2010
The following Traffic Rules and Regulations (“Rules and Regulations”) are adopted
pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40, Section 22 (“M.G.L. c. 40, Section
22”), as amended, M.G.L. c. 85, Section 2, and other applicable laws. The Rules and
Regulations shall not affect any act done, any right accrued, any penalty incurred, or
any suit, prosecution or proceeding pending under the provisions of previous rules and
regulations. In addition, whenever the Rules and Regulations are in conflict with an
official traffic sign, signal, marking or other device, erected and maintained, or caused to
be made, erected and maintained by the Town of Nantucket, no person shall fail to obey
such traffic sign, signal, marking or other device, when operating a vehicle within the
Town of Nantucket.
The Rules and Regulations shall be effective on November 1, 2008, and all previous
rules and regulations of the Board of Selectmen, other than temporary rules, regulations
and signage, are repealed as of said date, subject, however, to the foregoing limitations.
INDEX OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
Section 200.1 DEFINITIONS
Section 200.2 AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF POLICE
200.2.1 Driver's adherence to Police Officers
200.2.2 Police May Temporarily Close Public Way
200.2.3 Police May Temporarily Prohibit Parking
200.2.4 Exemptions
Section 200.3 TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS, MARKINGS, AND DEVICES
200.3.1 Display of Unauthorized Signs, Signals, Markings, or Devices
Prohibited
200.3.2 Interference with Signs, Signals, Markings, or Devices Prohibited
200.3.3 Obedience to Traffic Signs, Signals, Markings, or Devices
200.3.4 Traffic Signs, exceptions
Section 200.4 STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING
200.4.1 General Prohibitions
Section 200.5 STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING PROHIBITED IN
CERTAIN PLACES
Section 200.6 PARKING PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS IN
CERTAIN PLACES
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Section 200.7 ANGLE PARKING
Section 200.8 PARKING OF TRAILERS OR SEMI-TRAILERS
Section 200.9 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES BACK TO CURB
Section 200.10 BUS STOPS
Section 200.11 LOADING ZONES
Section 200.12 PARKING TIME LIMITED
Section 200.13 MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS
Section 200.14 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PARKING
Section 200.15 DUMPSTERS AND ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS
Section 200.16 RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT DISTRICT PERMITS
Section 200.17 INTERPRETATION OF POSTED PARKING
RESTRICTIONS
Section 200.18 MULTIPLE PARKING TICKETS-WHAT CONSTITUTES A
SEPARATE VIOLATION
Section 200.19 ONE-WAY RULES AND REGULATIONS
Section 200.20 ROTARY TRAFFIC
Section 200.21 OPERATION OF VEHICLES
200.21.1 Drive Within Marked Lanes
200.21.2 Drive on Right Side of Street
200.21.3 Keep to the Right of Roadway Division
200.21.4 Overtaking Other Vehicles
200.21.5 Overtake Only When There Is a Space Ahead
200.21.6 Driver to Give Way to Overtaking Vehicle
200.21.7 Obstructing Traffic
200.21.8 Care in Starting, Stopping, Turning, or Backing
200.21.9 Backing Around Corners or Into Intersections Prohibited
200.21.10 Left Turns Prohibited
200.21.11 Only Left Turn Movements Permitted
200.21.12 Right Turns Prohibited
200.21.13 Only Right Turn Movements Permitted
200.21.14 Obedience to Lane Control Devices
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200.21.15 U-Turns Regulated
200.21.16 U Turns Prohibited
200.21.17 Obedience to Isolated Stop Signs
200.21.18 Obedience to Yield Signs
200.21.19 Driving on Sidewalks or Bicycle Paths
200.21.20 Driving Over Traffic Islands Prohibited
200.21.21 Driving Through Safety Zones Prohibited
200.21.22 Emerging from a Private Road or Driveway
200.21.23 Special Speed Rules and Regulations
200.21.24 Rights and Duties in Funeral or Other Processions
200.21.25 Operation of Horse-Drawn Carriages
Section 200.22 EXCLUSION OF VEHICLES
200.22.1 Advertising Vehicles Excluded
200.22.2 Heavy Commercial Vehicles Excluded
200.22.3 Commercial Vehicles Excluded
200.22.4 Exclusion of Vehicles from Public Ways
Section 200.23 PARADES, PROCESSIONS AND FORMATIONS
Section 200.24 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSTING OF TEMPORARY
SIGNS WHICH PROHIBIT PARKING DUE TO
CONSTRUCTION OR SPECIAL EVENTS
200.24.1 Requirements
Section 200.25 EXPERIMENTAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
200.25.1 Authority to Make Temporary Rules
Section 200.26 SCHEDULE OF FINES
200.26.1 Penalties
200.26.2 Parking Violation Notice
200.26.3 Non-Criminal Violation Citation
Section 200.27 SEVERABILITY
Section 200.28 NANTUCKET EXEMPTION
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Section 200.1 DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of the Rules and Regulations, the words and phrases used herein shall
have the following meanings except in those instances where the context clearly
indicates a different meaning.
Authorized Emergency Vehicles
Vehicles of the Fire Department, Police Department, ambulances and emergency
vehicles of federal, state and municipal departments or public service corporations
when the latter are responding to an emergency in relation to the Police or Fire
Department, or any federal, state and municipal vehicle engaged in the repair of a
public way.
Bicycle
Every device propelled by human power upon which any person may ride having no
more than two (2) tandem wheels either of which is fourteen (14) inches or more in
diameter.
Bicycle Path
Any way under the care, custody, or control of the Town of Nantucket, specifically
designated and used for bicycle and/or pedestrian travel whereupon motorized vehicles
of any kind are excluded.
Board
The Nantucket Board of Selectmen.
Bus
Any motor vehicle designed for carrying more than nine (9) passengers and used for the
transportation of persons or any motor vehicle operated upon a public way for the
carriage of passengers for hire in such a manner as to afford a means of transportation
similar to that afforded by a railway company by indiscriminately receiving and
discharging passengers along the route on which the vehicle is operated or may be
running, or for transporting passengers for hire as a business between fixed and regular
termini, or transporting passengers for hire under a charter license, special service or
school service permit issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. When
applicable, the term “bus” shall include school bus.
Bus Stand
An area in the roadway, adjacent to the curb or edge of roadway, set aside for the
long-term (in excess of fifteen (15) minutes) parking of any bus and confined to certain
types of buses as indicated on the posted sign(s).
Bus Stop
An area in the roadway, adjacent to the curb or edge of roadway, set aside for the
parking, boarding of or alighting from buses.
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Commercial Vehicle
Any vehicle being used in the transportation of goods, wares or merchandise for
commercial purposes. All commercial vehicles must permanently display on both sides
of the vehicle (exclusive of windows) the vehicle owner’s name, address and telephone
number on at least three separate lines and bearing commercial license plates.
Core District
The parking district as shown on a map entitled, “Nantucket Parking District Map,” dated
January 19, 1981, as amended and on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
Courtesy Van
Any motor vehicle operated upon a public way which is designed for carrying
passengers and used for the transportation of persons in such a manner as to afford a
means of transportation to a single commercial venture at no cost, fee or charge. Any
vehicle so used shall be operated solely for the benefit of a singular commercial venture
whose principal business is not engaged in the transportation of persons for hire. And
furthermore provided that such transportation is from a single pickup location and
discharge of passengers is at the commercial venture for which the passenger is
patronizing.
Crosswalk
That portion of a roadway ordinarily included within the prolongation or connection of
curb lines and property lines at intersections, or any portion of a roadway indicated for
pedestrian crossing by lines on the road surface or by other markings or signs.
Disabled Veteran (DV) Plate Vehicle
A vehicle bearing a distinctive number plate authorized by M.G.L. c. 90, Section 2.
Driver
A person, who is in actual physical control of an operating vehicle.
Funeral
Any procession of vehicles properly identified as such accompanying the remains of a
human body.
Handicap Placard Vehicle
A vehicle properly displaying a handicap placard issued by the Registry of Motor
Vehicles, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 90, Section 2.
Handicap (HP) Plate Vehicle
A vehicle bearing a distinctive number plate, authorized by M.G.L. c. 90, Section 2.
Heavy Commercial Vehicle
Any commercial vehicle of over two (2) and ½ ton capacity.
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Horse-Drawn Carriage
Any horse-drawn carriage used or kept for hire for the purpose of transporting
passengers as part of sightseeing tours or used in connection with weddings.
Intersecting Way
Any way, which joins another way at an angle whether or not it crosses the other.
Intersection
The area embraced within the extensions of the lateral curb lines, or if none, then the
lateral boundary lines of intersecting ways, including divided highways. The Rules and
Regulations herein contained governing and restricting the movement of Vehicles at
and near intersecting ways shall apply at any place along any way at which drivers are
to be controlled by traffic control signs whether or not such place is an intersection as
herein defined.
Lane
A longitudinal division of a roadway into a strip of sufficient width to accommodate the
passage or parking of a single line of vehicles.
Livery Vehicle
A vehicle used, or designated to be used, for the conveyance of less than sixteen (16)
persons or passengers for hire, from place to place, except a bus, streetcar, taxi or
commercial vehicle.
Loading Zone
That portion of a roadway adjacent to a curb or edge of the pavement reserved for
commercial vehicles, as defined in Section 200.1, during the actual loading or unloading
of materials, or passenger vehicles during the actual receiving or discharging of
passengers, indicated by the presence of at least one (1) regulatory sign marking the
limits of the loading zone as authorized by the Town of Nantucket.
Motorized Bicycle (Moped)
A pedal bicycle which is assisted by a motor, or a non-petal bicycle which has a motor,
with a cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty (50) cubic centimeters, an automatic
transmission, and which is capable of a maximum speed of no more than thirty (30)
miles per hour.
Municipal Parking Lot
A parking lot owned and operated by the Town of Nantucket.
Non-Emergency Repairs
The changing of any vehicle fluid and any other repair, with the exception of minor
safety-related repairs and repairs necessary for the vehicle to operate under its own
power, that can be completed within ninety (90) minutes, such as changing oil, replacing
a tire, replacing a headlight or bulb, or replacing a wiper blade.
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Official Street Marking
Any painted line, legend, marking or marker of any description painted or placed upon
any public way which purports to direct or regulate traffic and which has been
authorized by the Town of Nantucket and which has the written approval of the Highway
Department, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, if required.
Official Time Standard
Whenever certain hours are named herein they shall mean standard time or
daylight-saving time.
Official Traffic Sign
All signs, markings and devices, other than signals, not inconsistent with the Rules and
Regulations, and which conform to the Standards prescribed by the Highway
Department of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and placed or erected by authority
of public body or town official having jurisdiction for the purpose of guiding, directing,
warning, or regulating traffic.
Parking
The stopping or standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when paused for
traffic violation.
Parking District Map
A map of streets in the Town of Nantucket on file in the office of the Town Clerk which
contains the geographical boundaries of the Resident Parking Permit District and the
Core District.
Passenger Vehicle
Any vehicle registered as a passenger vehicle, including livery vehicles, and excluding
buses and commercial vehicles.
Pedestrian
Any person afoot or riding on a conveyance moved by human power, except bicycles.
Person
Any person afoot or riding on a conveyance moving by human muscular power, except
bicycles or tricycles.
Police Officer or Officer
Any officer of the Nantucket Police Department authorized to direct or regulate traffic or
make arrests for violations of the Rules and Regulations.
Posted
Officially posted by the Town of Nantucket.
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Private Way or Driveway
Every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and
those having express or implied permission from the owner.
Public Way
Any road, street, way, highway, improved or unimproved road that is dedicated to public
use.
Resident Parking Permit District
Parking district as shown on a map entitled, “Nantucket Parking District Map,” dated
January 19, 1981, as amended and on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
Roadway
That portion of a public way between the regularly established curb lines or that part,
exclusive of shoulders, improved and intended to be used for vehicular traffic.
Rotary
A road junction formed about a central circle around which traffic moves in one direction
only.
Rotary Traffic
The counter-clockwise operation of one or more vehicles around a rotary.
Safety Zone
The area delineated by traffic cones, barrels or other similar objects which indicate an
area of road construction, hazard or other special event where traffic control is under
direct supervision of a police officer.
School Bus
Any vehicle used for the transporting of pupils and school personnel to and from school,
or for the transportation of children enrolled in a camp or recreational program, while so
used, but not including any such vehicle used for not more than five (5) days in case of
emergency, or a vehicle used for the common carriage of the public under a certificate
and permit issued under M.G.L. c. 159A, Sections 7 and 8.
Semi-Trailer
A trailer so designed and used in combination with a tractor that some part of the weight
of such trailer and that of its load rests upon and is carried by the tractor.
Sidewalk
That portion of a public way set aside for pedestrian travel.
Stand or Standing
The halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, other than for the purpose of, and
while actually engaged in, receiving or discharging passengers.
Stop or Stopping
The halting, even momentarily of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when
necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic.
Taxi
A vehicle used, or designed to be used, for the conveyance of persons or passengers
for hire, from place to place, and licensed by the Town of Nantucket.
Taxi Stand
An area in the roadway in which certain taxicabs are authorized and required to park
while waiting to be engaged.
Temporary or Experimental Rule
Rules of the Town of Nantucket regulating traffic or to test, under actual conditions,
traffic signs, signals, markings, or other devices.
Town
The Town of Nantucket.
Traffic
Pedestrians, herded or ridden animals, vehicles, or other conveyances, either singly or
together, while using any public way for the purpose of travel.
Traffic Island
Any area or space set aside within a public way, which is not intended for use by
vehicles.
Trailer
Any vehicle or object on wheels and having no forward movement power of its own, but
which is drawn by, or used in combination with a vehicle.
U Turn
The turning of a vehicle whereby the direction of such vehicle is reversed.
Vehicle
Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or
drawn upon a public way, including bicycles, when the provisions of the Rules and
Regulations are applicable to them, except non-bicycle devices moved by human
power, or horse-drawn carriages.
Section 200.2 AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF POLICE
It shall be the duty of Police Officers designated by the Chief of Police to enforce the
provisions of the Rules and Regulations. Such officers are hereby authorized to direct
all Traffic either in person or by means of visible or audible signal in conformance with
the provisions of the Rules and Regulations provided that in the event of a fire, other
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emergency, or upon determination by the Chief of Police or his designee, to expedite
Traffic or safeguard pedestrians, Officers of the Police or Fire Department may direct
Traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of the Rules and
Regulations.
200.2.1 Driver’s Adherence to Police Officers
No Driver of any Vehicle shall fail to comply with any lawful order, signal, or direction of
a Police Officer.
200.2.2 Police May Temporarily Close Public Way
The Chief of Police, his designee, or the Board is hereby authorized to close temporarily
any Public Way in an impending or existing emergency, or for any lawful assemblage,
demonstration or procession.
200.2.3 Police May Temporarily Prohibit Parking
The Chief of Police or his designee is hereby authorized to prohibit, temporarily, Parking
on any Public Way or part thereof in an impending or existing emergency or for a lawful
assemblage demonstration or procession. Vehicles parked in places where Parking is
prohibited temporarily may be moved by or under the direction of an Officer.
200.2.4 Exemptions
The provisions of the Rules and Regulations shall not apply to Drivers actually engaged
in work upon a Public Way closed to travel or under construction or repair, to Officers
when engaged in the performance of emergency duties nor to Drivers of Authorized
Emergency Vehicles while operating in an emergency and in performance of
emergency duties when the nature of the work of any of these necessitate a departure
from any part of the Rules and Regulations. These exemptions shall not, however,
protect the Driver of any Vehicle from the consequences of a reckless disregard of the
safety of others.
Section 200.3 TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS, MARKINGS, AND DEVICES
200.3.1 Display of Unauthorized Signs, Signals, Markings, or Devices Prohibited
No Person shall place, maintain, or display, upon or in view of any Public Way, any
unofficial sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be, or is an imitation of, or
resembles an Official Traffic Sign, signal, marking, or device, or which attempts to direct
the movement of Traffic, or which hides from view any Official Traffic Sign, signal,
marking, or device, unless otherwise authorized by the Board. The Chief of Police is
hereby empowered to remove every such prohibited sign, signal, marking or device or
cause it to be removed without notice.
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200.3.2 Interference with Signs, Signals, Markings, or Devices Prohibited
No Person shall willfully deface, damage, move, obstruct, or interfere with any Official
Traffic Sign, signal, marking, or device.
200.3.3 Obedience to Official Traffic Signs, Signals, Markings, or Devices
The Driver of any Vehicle, shall obey the instructions of any Official Traffic Sign, signal,
device, marking, or device, unless otherwise directed by a Police Officer.
200.3.4 Traffic Signs, Exceptions
200.3.4.1 Those provisions of the Rules and Regulations relating to Parking or the
exclusion of Vehicles, shall be effective only during such time as at least one (1) Official
Traffic Sign is installed and maintained upon a Public Way in reasonable proximity to
the area designating the provisions of such Parking or Vehicle exclusions.
200.3.4.2 Those provisions of the Rules and Regulations relating to one-way streets
shall be effective only during such times as at least one (1) Official Traffic Sign is
erected and maintained at each of the exits of each one-way street.
Section 200.4 STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING
200.4.1 General Prohibitions
No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in his/her name
to stop, Stand, or park in any Public Way under the control of the Town in violation of
any provision of these Rules and Regulations. No Driver shall Stop, Stand, or park a
Vehicle in any of the following places, except when necessary to avoid conflict with
other Traffic, Pedestrians, or in compliance with the lawful direction of a Police Officer
or Official Traffic Sign, signal, marking, or device if such Stopping, Standing, or Parking
is the result of an involuntary situation.
200.4.2 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park in within an Intersection, except in those areas
where the Parking or Stopping has been permitted by the Town through the installation
of designated signs or pavement markings.
200.4.3 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Sidewalk or Bicycle Path in such a
manner as to obstruct the passage of Pedestrians.
200.4.4 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Crosswalk.
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200.4.5 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Public Way within twenty (20) feet of an
Intersecting Way.
200.4.6 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to
any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the driveway entrance to any fire
station within seventy-five (75) feet opposite said driveway entrance.
200.4.7 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Roadway within ten (10) feet of a fire
hydrant, the distance to be measured from the point of the edge or curb of said way
nearest said fire hydrant.
200.4.8 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park in front of any driveway.
200.4.9 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any bridge.
200.4.10 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Public Way, unless both wheels on the
side of the Vehicle adjacent to the curb are within one (1) foot of the curb or edge of the
Roadway, except where angle Parking is permitted or Commercial Vehicles, as defined
in Section 200.1 of the Rules and Regulations, are permitted to back to the curb or edge
of the Roadway.
200.4.11 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Public Way where the Parking of a
Vehicle will not leave a clear and unobstructed Lane at least ten (10) feet wide on a
one-way street and twenty (20) feet wide on a two-way street for passing Traffic.
200.4.12 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park in excess of one (1) Vehicle width from the curb or
edge of a Public Way (double park).
200.4.13 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any at any place where at least one (1)
Official Traffic Sign has been placed or erected prohibiting such Stopping, Standing, or
Parking.
200.4.14 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park in any Taxi Stand which has been officially Posted
as such by the Town.
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200.4.15 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Public Way or part thereof, where at
least one (1) sign prohibits Parking for the purpose of facilitating street cleaning or street
maintenance, unless the Vehicle is a passenger Vehicle stopped temporarily during the
actual receiving or discharging of passengers.
200.4.16 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon within a turnaround at the end of any dead
end street, provided at least one (1) official sign is erected.
200.4.17 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Public Way or part thereof, where at
least one (1) sign prohibits Parking for the purpose of facilitating snow removal, unless
the Vehicle is a passenger Vehicle stopped temporarily during the actual receiving or
discharging of passengers or a Commercial Vehicle stopped temporarily during the
loading or unloading of goods.
200.4.18 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Public Way, unless the Vehicle is parked
facing in the direction of Traffic flow on that side of the street, except where angle
Parking is permitted or Commercial Vehicles are permitted to back to the curb or edge
of the Roadway.
200.4.19 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park at any place within the Resident Parking Permit
District in excess of the posted parking restrictions unless the Vehicle properly displays
a valid Resident Parking Permit Sticker.
200.4.20 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Public Way or part thereof, where at
least one (1) sign is erected reserving the space for HP (handicap) or DV (disabled
veteran) plate Vehicles, except for disabled veteran/handicap plate/Handicap Placard
Vehicles, as defined in Section 200.1 of the Rules and Regulations.
200.4.21 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Public Way in front of any curb ramp
designed for use by handicapped Persons.
200.4.22 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle owned or
registered in his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Public Way unless the
Vehicle displays a valid registration plate as required by M.G.L. c. 90.
200.4.23 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle owned or
registered in his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Public Way unless the
Vehicle displays a valid certificate of inspection as required by M.G.L. c. 90.
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200.4.24 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle owned or
registered in his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Public Way for the purpose
of performing Non-Emergency Repairs to a Vehicle.
200.4.25 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle owned or
registered in his/her name to Stop, Stand, or park upon any Public Way where the
Vehicle is being displayed or offered for sale.
200.4.26 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle owned
registered in his/her name to be stored upon any Public Way. A Vehicle is presumed to
be stored if that Vehicle is covered for more than twenty-four (24) hours or the Vehicle
has remained in the same Parking spot for over ninety-six (96) hours.
Section 200.5 STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING PROHIBITED IN
CERTAIN PLACES
200.5.1 No Driver shall stop, Stand, or park a Vehicle, except when necessary to
avoid conflict with other Traffic, Pedestrians, or in compliance with the lawful direction
of a Police Officer or Official Traffic Sign, signal, marking, or device.
200.5.2 No Driver shall Stand or park any Vehicle, on any day during the hours
indicated, provided that the Rules and Regulations shall not apply to passenger
Vehicles stopped temporarily during the receiving or discharging of passengers.
Section 200.6 PARKING PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS IN CERTAIN
PLACES
200.6.1 No Driver shall stop, Stand, or park any Vehicle at any curb adjacent to
the entrances of a school, church, theater, hotel, hospital, ferry terminal, public building,
supermarket, or any place of public assemblage unless otherwise Posted. The
foregoing prohibition shall not apply to passenger Vehicles stopped temporarily during
the actual receiving or discharging of passengers, or commercial deliveries including
that of the postal service while in the process of loading or unloading.
200.6.2 No Driver shall park any Vehicle on any Public Way, or parts thereof, on
any day, during the hours or days indicated where Parking is restricted or prohibited,
provided that the Rules and Regulations shall not apply to:
A. Passenger Vehicles stopped temporarily during the actual receiving or
discharging of passengers.
B. Commercial Vehicles, as defined in Section 200.1 of the Rules and Regulations,
stopped for not more than fifteen (15) minutes, unless otherwise Posted, for the loading
or unloading of materials.
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C. Vehicles owned and bearing the indicia of ownership by the Town, State or
Federal Government.
D. Vehicles involved in an emergency situation.
Section 200.7 ANGLE PARKING
200.7.1 Where Parking is not otherwise prohibited, no Driver shall Stand a Vehicle
except at an angle to the curb or edge of Roadway, with right front wheel to the curb or
edge of Roadway; except that in the left side of one-way Roadways, no Driver shall
Stand a Vehicle except at an angle to the curb or edge of Roadway, with left front wheel
to the curb or edge of Roadway.
200.7.2 Where parallel Parking is allowed, no Driver shall stop, Stand, or park a
Vehicle at an angle to the curb or edge of Roadway unless otherwise Posted.
Section 200.8 PARKING OF TRAILERS OR SEMI-TRAILERS
200.8.1 Except as provided in 200.8.3, no Person shall park or Stand any Trailer
of any kind or Semi-Trailer on any part of any Public Way under the control of the Town,
unless such Trailer or Semi-Trailer is attached to a Vehicle capable of towing it.
200.8.2 Except as provided in 200.8.3, no Person shall park, or shall allow to be
parked, semi-trailer (or tractor), or combination thereof or a Trailer upon any Public Way
for a period of more than four (4) days without approval of the Board.
200.8.3 Any area designated by the Town, upon or adjacent to any Public Way, for
the use of boat trailers may not comply with 200.8.1, but in no case shall exceed the
limitations of 200.8.2.
Section 200.9 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES BACK TO CURB
200.9.1 Unless otherwise prohibited in the Rules and Regulations, the Driver of a
Commercial Vehicle, as defined in Section 200.1 of the Rules and Regulations, may
Stand such Vehicle with both rear wheels to the curb or edge of Roadway or with one
rear wheel to the curb or edge of Roadway and headed in the direction of Traffic, for the
purpose of, and while actually engaged in the expeditious unloading and delivery or
pickup and loading of materials, provided that the nature of these materials require such
rear wheel Parking and, further provided, that such Parking will leave a clear and
unobstructed Roadway at least ten (10) feet wide for moving Traffic on one-way streets
and twenty (20) feet wide for moving Traffic on two-way streets.
Section 200.10 BUS STOPS
200.10.1 No Driver shall stop, Stand, or park any Vehicle other than a Bus in any
area designated by the Town as a Bus Stop.
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Section 200.11 LOADING ZONES
200.11.1 No Driver shall stop, Stand, or park any Vehicle in any Loading Zone with
the following exceptions:
A. Commercial Vehicles, as defined in Section 200.1 of the Rules and Regulations,
stopped for not more than fifteen (15) minutes, unless otherwise Posted, or so required
for a longer period of time, for the actual loading or unloading of materials, except
during the hours when Stopping or Standing is prohibited.
B. Passenger Vehicles stopped temporarily during the actual receiving or
discharging of passengers.
C. Passenger Vehicles stopped temporarily in front of a hotel or guest house, for not
more than ten (10) minutes continuously, or as otherwise Posted, while actually
engaged in receiving or discharging passengers or the expeditious loading or unloading
of baggage, or while arrangements are being made for the removal of such Vehicles,
except during the hours when Stopping or Standing is prohibited.
D. Vehicles owned and bearing indicia of ownership by the Town, State or Federal
Governments.
E. Taxis stopped for a maximum of ten (10) minutes continuously while in the
process of making a pickup or delivery.
F. Vehicles involved in an emergency situation.
Section 200.12 PARKING TIME LIMITED
200.12.1 No Driver shall park or Stand any Vehicle for more than two (2) hours
continuously on any day during the hours indicated on a Posted sign, provided that the
Rules and Regulations shall not apply to Commercial Vehicles, as defined herein,
stopped temporarily during the actual loading or unloading of materials as further
defined herein.
200.12.2 This section of the Rules and Regulations shall not apply to Vehicles
bearing a Resident Parking Permit Sticker while Parking within the Residential Parking
Permit District.
200.12.3 This section of the Rules and Regulations shall not apply to Vehicles
bearing a temporary Guest Parking Permit while Parking within the Core or Residential
Parking Permit District.
200.12.4 This section of the Rules and Regulations shall not apply to Vehicles
bearing a temporary contractor work permit as issued herein as exempted while Parking
within the Core or Residential Parking Permit District.
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200.12.5 No Driver shall park or Stand any Vehicle for more than one (1) hour on
any day during the hours indicated on a Posted sign.
200.12.6 No Driver shall park or Stand any Vehicle for more than thirty (30) minutes
continuously on any day during the hours indicated on a Posted sign.
200.12.7 No Driver shall park or Stand any Vehicle for more than fifteen (15)
minutes continuously on any day during the hours indicated on a Posted sign.
200.12.8 The provisions of Section 200.12 of the Rules and Regulations shall not
apply to any Vehicle owned by a disabled veteran or by a handicapped Person and
bearing a distinctive number plate or placard or handicap placard as issued by the
Town, or owned and bearing indicia of ownership by a foreign diplomatic corps or
consulate.
200.12.9 For the purposes of Section 200.12 of the Rules and Regulations, a
Vehicle shall be deemed to have been parked continuously if the Vehicle has not been
moved at least fifty (50) feet to a different Parking location upon or before the expiration
of the Parking time limit.
200.12.10 The Chief of Police, his designee, or the Board may enact temporary
timed Parking restrictions or relief from any timed Parking restriction pursuant to the
Rules and Regulations.
Section 200.13 MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS
200.13.1 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to park within any Municipal Parking Lot in violation of any Posted
restriction, upon any Traffic Island or any other area not designated as a Parking space.
200.13.2 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to park within any Municipal Parking Lot between the hours of 1:00 AM
and 5:00 AM without a permit issued pursuant to the Rules and Regulations.
200.13.3 No Person shall allow, permit, operate or suffer, any Vehicle registered in
his/her name to park within the designated Town Pier Municipal Parking area spaces
without a valid permit issued pursuant to the Rules and Regulations. Any Vehicle so
parked with a Town Pier Parking permit shall be exempt from the over-night Parking
restriction in Section 200.13.2.
200.13.4 No Driver shall park or Stand a Vehicle of any type having a gross Vehicle
weight in excess of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds within any Municipal Parking Lot.
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Section 200.14 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE PARKING
200.14.1 No Driver shall park or Stand any Commercial Vehicle or Semi-Trailer
having a capacity of one (1) ton or over for more than one (1) hour between the hours of
nine (9:00) PM of one (1) day and eight (8:00) AM of the following day, or at any time on
Sunday, on any part of any Public Way where Parking or Standing a Vehicle is not
otherwise prohibited, provided that this section of the Rules and Regulations shall not
apply during the loading or unloading of materials.
Section 200.15 DUMPSTERS AND ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS
200.15.1 No Person shall park, store or deposit upon any Public Way of the Town a
dumpster or any roll-on/roll-off container used for the collection of refuse, debris, or for
any other purpose without a permit from the Town.
200.15.2 Any dumpster or any roll-on/roll-off container allowed by permit shall be
placed upon the Public Way so that it will leave a clear and unobstructed way at least
ten (10) feet wide for moving Traffic on one-way streets and twenty (20) feet wide for
moving Traffic on two-way streets. During the hours of darkness or during hours
Posted, the outer most edges of such dumpster and/or container shall be clearly
marked with a flashing amber light or be permanently affixed with engineer grade
reflective material which shall be visible from any Public Way.
Section 200.16 RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT DISTRICT PERMITS
200.16.1 Where Stopping, Standing, or Parking is not otherwise prohibited within
the Residential Parking Permit District, permits shall be issued to owners of Vehicles
who own or rent dwellings which front on streets included in the Resident Parking
Permit District or Core District, provided that a fee of $10 for applications submitted
between October 1 and May 31 or $50 for applications submitted between June 1 and
September 30 has been paid to the Town; the applicant shows satisfactory proof that he
or she lives on a Public Way in one of the districts during the period between June 1
and September 30 of the year for which he is seeking a permit by using a tax bill,
executed lease or other acceptable documentation as proof; and a valid registration
card for the Vehicle to be permitted is shown.
200.16.2 Proper display of permits. Such permits shall be in the form of an
adhesive sticker, inscribed with the license plate number of the so-permitted Vehicle,
and shall be affixed to the left rear bumper of the Vehicle so as to be easily seen.
200.16.3 Validity. Such permits shall be valid only for the Vehicle it was originally
issued for. Permits are not transferable from one Vehicle to another under any
circumstances. Permits shall be valid for one (1) summer season only. New permits
must be secured in the same manner as specified above each season. Permits not
properly displayed are invalid.
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200.16.4 Temporary permits for licensed guesthouses and hotels. Licensed
guesthouses and hotels located in the Core District or Resident Parking Permit District
shall be issued, upon application by the owner or his agent and the payment of a fee of
$50 per permit, a fixed number of reusable, transferable Parking permit placards.
Permit placards shall be issued at the rate of one placard for each three (3) guest
rooms, less the number of off-street Parking spaces owned or leased by the guesthouse
or hotel. Each placard shall be numbered and shall bear the name of the
establishment. Placards shall be displayed on the dashboard of the guest Vehicle
above the speedometer while it is parked in the Resident Parking Permit District.
Permit placards issued to the guesthouses and hotels shall only be considered valid
when properly displayed in a Vehicle owned or rented by a guest of the establishment
and shall not be deemed valid when improperly displayed or displayed in Vehicles of
employees or others not temporarily residing in the guesthouse or hotel. Replacement
of lost or stolen guesthouse or hotel placards shall be granted upon payment of a
replacement fee of $10 per placard and upon the reporting of the number of the placard
so lost or stolen.
200.16.5 Temporary Permits for licensed contractors. Licensed contractors who
are engaged in work within the Core District or the Residential Parking Permit District
and require the use of their Vehicle to perform said work may be issued a temporary
Parking permit by the Town.
200.16.6 There must be no unpaid Parking tickets issued to the registration of the
Vehicle for that Vehicle to be eligible to receive any permit issued under section
200.16.5.
Section 200.17 INTERPRETATION OF POSTED PARKING RESTRICTIONS
200.17.1 Parking restrictions indicated by the presence of Official Traffic Signs shall
be interpreted in the following manner:
A. The direction to which a Parking restriction applies may be indicated by the
placing of arrows on the sign(s).
1. On any Public Way a sign without arrows, or a sign on which arrows are placed
which point both to the left and right, shall indicate that the Parking restriction
applies both directions.
2. On a two-way street, a sign with an arrow which points to the left on a sign
indicates that the Parking restriction applies only to the Parking from that point
forward of the sign (forward refers to the direction of Vehicle travel on that side of
the street).
3. On a two-way street, a sign with an arrow which points to the right on a sign
indicates that the Parking restriction applies only to the Parking from that point
backward of the sign (backward refers to the opposite direction of Vehicle travel
on that side of the street).
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4. On the right hand side of a one-way street, a sign with an arrow which points to
the left on a sign indicates that the Parking restriction applies only to the Parking
from that point forward of the sign (forward refers to the direction of Vehicle travel
on that side of the street).
5. On the right hand side of a one-way street, a sign with an arrow which points to
the right on a sign indicates that the Parking restriction applies only to the
Parking from that point backward of the sign (backward refers to the opposite
direction of Vehicle travel on that side of the street).
6. On the left hand side of a one-way street, a sign with an arrow which points to
the left on a sign indicates that the Parking restriction applies only to the Parking
from that point backward of the sign (backward refers to the opposite direction of
Vehicle travel on that side of the street).
7. On the left hand side of a one-way street, a sign with an arrow which points to
the right on a sign indicates that the Parking restriction applies only to the
Parking from that point forward of the sign (forward refers to the direction of
Vehicle travel on that side of the street).
B. A Parking restriction, which is indicated by the placement of an Official Traffic
Sign shall continue in effect until another Parking restriction is indicated by the
placement of an Official Traffic Sign.
C. Official Traffic Signs which indicate the existence of either "Street Cleaning" or
"Snow Emergency" restrictions shall apply to the entire Public Way, regardless of the
existence of other Posted restrictions or valid Parking spaces.
D. Temporary Official Traffic Sign(s) placed on a Public Way for the purposes of
construction or special events shall take precedence over all other Posted Parking
restrictions and metered spaces in the Public Way.
E. The placement of Official Traffic Signs, which would otherwise permit the
Stopping, Standing or Parking of Vehicles, shall not be construed as permission to Stop,
Stand or park a motor Vehicle in violation of any regulation which does not require the
placement of an Official Traffic Sign, including, but not limited to, the following:
1. Parking upon any Crosswalk:
2. Parking within twenty (20) feet of an Intersecting Way:
3. Parking within ten (10) feet of a fire hydrant:
4. Parking in front of any driveway; and
5. Parking in front of a ramp designed for use by handicapped persons.
Section 200.18 MULTIPLE PARKING TICKETS - WHAT CONSTITUTES A
SEPARATE VIOLATION
200.18.1 The lapse of each Posted time restriction shall constitute a separate
offense. In addition, any Vehicle which, while parked or Standing in the same
approximate location, violates a time restriction after having already received two (2)
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successive time restriction violations in a given twenty-four (24) hour period may be
towed and removed by the Nantucket Police Department.
Section 200.19 ONE-WAY RULES AND REGULATIONS
200.19.1 One-Way Streets
On certain Public Ways or parts thereof, Vehicles shall operate only in the direction as
authorized by an Official Traffic Sign. The list of Public Ways or parts thereof where the
direction of Vehicles is restricted and is designated as one-way streets is included in
Appendix A of the Rules and Regulations.
Section 200.20 ROTARY TRAFFIC
200.20.1 All vehicular Traffic shall move in a Rotary only in a counter-clockwise
direction, except when otherwise directed by a Police Officer or an Official Traffic Sign,
signal, marking or other device, erected and maintained, or caused to be made, erected
and maintained by the Town.
Section 200.21 OPERATION OF VEHICLES
200.21.1 Drive Within Marked Lanes
When any Roadway has been divided into Lanes, the Driver of a Vehicle shall not drive
other than entirely within a single Lane, and he/she shall not move from the Lane in
which he/she is driving until he/she has first ascertained if such movement can be made
with safety.
200.21.2 Drive on Right Side of Street
The Driver of a Vehicle shall not drive other than on the right half of the Roadway,
except on one-way streets, where signs have been erected to the contrary, or when
overtaking and passing another Vehicle. The Driver of a slow moving Vehicle shall not
drive other than as closely as possible to the right-hand edge or curb of the Roadway,
unless it is impracticable to travel on such side of a Public Way.
200.21.3 Keep to the Right of Public Way Division
On a Roadway divided by a grass plot, Traffic Island, walk, or other structure, the Driver
of a Vehicle shall not drive other than to the right of such division, except on one-way
streets, or when otherwise directed by a Police Officer, or any official sign, signal,
marking, or device.
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200.21.4 Overtaking Other Vehicles
The Driver of a Vehicle shall not overtake and pass any other Vehicle proceeding in the
same direction at any Intersection of Public Ways, except that this provision shall not
apply at Intersections where Traffic is controlled by a Police Officer.
200.21.5 Overtake Only When There Is a Space Ahead
The Driver of a Vehicle shall not overtake and pass a Vehicle proceeding in the same
direction unless there is sufficient clear space ahead on the right side of the Roadway,
except that on a one-way street Drivers shall not be restricted to the use of the right half
of the Roadway, but may have access to the entire width thereof, to permit the
overtaking to be completed without impeding the safe operation of any Vehicle ahead,
and without causing the Driver of any Vehicle to change his/her speed or alter his/her
course, except as provided in Section 200.21.6 of the Rules and Regulations.
200.21.6 Driver to Give Way to Overtaking Vehicle
The Driver of a Vehicle, when about to be overtaken and passed by another Vehicle
approaching from the rear, shall give way to the right when practicable in favor of the
overtaking Vehicle, and shall not increase the speed of his/her Vehicle until completely
passed by the overtaking Vehicle.
200.21.7 Obstructing Traffic
A. No Person shall drive in such a manner as to unnecessarily obstruct the normal
movement of Traffic on any Public Way.
B. No Driver of any Vehicle shall enter an Intersection or a marked Crosswalk
unless there is sufficient space beyond the Intersection or Crosswalk and on the right
half of the Roadway to accommodate the Vehicle he/she is driving without obstructing
the passage of other Vehicles or Pedestrians.
200.21.8 Care in Starting, Stopping, Turning, or Backing
The Driver of any Vehicle shall not start, stop, turn from a direct line, or back his/her
Vehicle unless such movement can be made safely. If such movement cannot be made
safely, or if it interferes unduly with the normal movement of other Traffic, said Driver
shall wait for a more favorable opportunity to make such movement.
200.21.9 Backing Around Corners or Into Intersections Prohibited
The Driver of any Vehicle shall not back such Vehicle around a corner at an Intersection
or into an Intersection of streets.
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200.21.10 Left Turns Prohibited
No Driver of any Vehicle shall make a left turn, where prohibited by an Official Traffic
Sign, signal, marking or other device, erected and maintained, or caused to be made,
erected and maintained by the Town.
200.21.11 Only Left Turn Movements Permitted
No Driver of any Vehicle shall proceed in any direction other than to the left, at the
points of Intersection, where prohibited by an Official Traffic Sign, signal, marking or
other device, erected and maintained, or caused to be made, erected and maintained
by the Town.
200.21.12 Right Turns Prohibited
No Driver of any Vehicle shall make a right turn, where prohibited by an Official Traffic
Sign, signal, marking or other device, erected and maintained, or caused to be made,
erected and maintained by the Town.
200.21.13 Only Right Turn Movements Permitted
No Driver of any Vehicle shall proceed in any direction other than to the right at the
points of Intersection where prohibited by an Official Traffic Sign, signal, marking or
other device, erected and maintained, or caused to be made, erected and maintained
by the Town.
200.21.14 Obedience to Lane Control Devices
Where official Traffic control devices are erected directing specific Vehicles to use a
designated Lane or Lanes for Traffic moving in a particular direction, regardless of the
center of the Roadway, or to prohibit a turn or to make a required turn at an Intersection
of Roadways, Drivers of Vehicles shall obey the direction of every such device. For
example: Right Lane must turn right and left Lane must turn left.
200.21.15 U-Turns Regulated
No Driver shall turn a Vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction unless such
turn can be made without backing up and without causing any approaching Driver to
decrease speed or change his/her course.
200.21.16 U-Turns Prohibited
No Driver shall make a U turn, where prohibited by an Official Traffic Sign, signal,
marking or other device, erected and maintained, or caused to be made, erected and
maintained by the Town.
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200.21.17 Obedience to Isolated Stop Signs
In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 89, Section 9, as most recently amended,
certain streets are designated as "Stop Streets." The list of streets or parts thereof
where the direction of Vehicles is restricted and is designated as stop streets is included
in Appendix B of the Rules and Regulations.
200.21.18 Obedience to Yield Signs
In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 89, Section 9, as most recently amended,
certain Public Ways are designated as "Yield Streets." The list of streets or parts
thereof where the direction of Vehicles is restricted and is designated as Yield Streets is
included in Appendix C of the Rules and Regulations.
200.21.19 Driving on Sidewalks or Bicycle Paths
The Driver of a Vehicle shall not drive on or over any Sidewalk or Bicycle Path except at
a permanent or temporary driveway or at an intersection of streets. The Driver of a
Vehicle, prior to driving on or over any such driveway, shall yield the right-of-way to any
Pedestrian or Bicycle approaching within five (5) feet of such driveway.
200.21.20 Driving Over Traffic Islands Prohibited
The Driver of a Vehicle shall not drive on or over any Traffic Island unless directed to do
so by a Police Officer.
200.21.21 Driving Through Safety Zones Prohibited
No Driver of any Vehicle shall drive into, over or through a Safety Zone, except on
signal from a Police Officer.
200.21.22 Emerging from a Private Road or Driveway
The Driver of a Vehicle emerging from a Private Way, driveway, or garage, shall stop
such Vehicle immediately prior to driving upon the Sidewalk or Bicycle Path area
extending across the front of such driveway or garage, and where no such Sidewalk
exists, the stop shall be made at the building or property line as the case may be. Upon
entering the Roadway the Driver shall yield the right-of way to approaching Vehicles.
200.21.23 Special Speed Rules and Regulations
A. In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 90, Section 18, special speed
restrictions have been established on certain streets. The list of streets or parts thereof
where the speed of Vehicles is regulated is included in Appendix D of the Rules and
Regulations.
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B. In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 90, Section 17, a special school
zone speed restriction of twenty (20) miles per hour have been established on certain
Public Ways. The list of streets or parts thereof which have been designated as School
Zones are included in Appendix E of the Rules and Regulations.
200.21.24 Rights and Duties in Funeral or Other Processions
A. It shall be the duty of each Driver in a Funeral or other procession to keep as
near to the right edge of the Roadway as is feasible to follow the Vehicle ahead as
closely as is practicable and safe.
B. At an Intersection where a stop sign or yield sign is located, the Driver of the first
Vehicle in a Funeral or other procession shall be the only one governed by the Traffic
signal indication or the stop or yield sign, and after the first vehicle enters the
intersection, all other vehicles in the procession must proceed together in a group.
200.21.25 Operation of Horse-Drawn Carriages
A. No owner of a Horse-Drawn Carriage shall begin operation a Horse-Drawn
Carriage for hire until he/she has obtained the necessary license and paid the required
fee to the Town.
B. The Town may designate and area within the Roadway to serve as a Stand if
such space is available and practicable.
C. Each "Stand" will be designated by a minimum of two (2) signs.
D. No Driver of any Horse-Drawn Carriage shall operate any carriage under his/her
control other than as closely as possible to the right-hand edge or curb of the Roadway.
E. No Driver of any Horse-Drawn Carriage shall operate any carriage under his/her
control in violation of any of the regulations of the Town.
F. No Driver of any Horse-Drawn Carriage shall operate any carriage under his/her
control in certain Public Ways or parts thereof, during the hours indicated. The list of
Public Ways or parts thereof where the operation of horse-drawn carriages is restricted
and/or the hours are regulated is included in Appendix F of the Rules and Regulations.
Section 200.22 EXCLUSION OF VEHICLES
200.22.1 Advertising Vehicles Excluded
No Person shall drive or park any Vehicle designed or used primarily for the purpose of
advertising in the Core District.
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200.22.2 Heavy Commercial Vehicles Excluded
No Heavy Commercial Vehicle shall be operated on certain Public Ways or parts
thereof. This restriction shall not apply to Authorized Emergency Vehicles, as herein
defined in Section 200.1 of the Rules and Regulations, to Vehicles using streets for the
making of deliveries or collections or for the purpose of reaching a regular storage place
located on said streets or parts thereof, to street repair Vehicles of the Town, nor to any
Commercial Vehicle equipped with pneumatic tires with a load capacity not over two
and one-half (2 1/2) tons and without a trailer. The list of Public Ways or parts thereof
designated by the Town as excluding Heavy Commercial Vehicles are included in
Appendix G of the Rules and Regulations.
200.22.3 Commercial Vehicles Excluded
No Commercial Vehicle shall be operated on certain Public Ways or parts thereof. This
restriction shall not apply to Authorized Emergency Vehicles, as herein defined in
Section 200.1 of the Rules and Regulations, to passenger or station wagon-type motor
Vehicles whose gross weight is less than five thousand (5,000) pounds and which are
registered for commercial use, to Vehicles using Public Ways for the making of
deliveries or collections or for the purpose of reaching a regular storage place located
on said Public Ways or parts thereof, nor to street repair Vehicles of the Town. The list
of Public Ways or parts thereof which have been designated as excluding Commercial
Vehicles are included in Appendix H of the Rules and Regulations.
200.22.4 Exclusion of Vehicles from Public Ways
Vehicles are excluded from certain Public Ways. The list of Public Ways or parts
thereof which have been designated by the Town as excluding Vehicles are included in
Appendix I of the Rules and Regulations.
200.23 PARADES, PROCESSIONS AND FORMATIONS
200.23.1 No Person shall take part in any parade, procession or other organized
formation of Persons or Vehicles, other than a Funeral procession or a picket line, in or
upon any Public Way under the control of the Town unless the Town shall have first
issued a permit for such parade, procession, or formation. The Town shall issue such
permit in all cases except where the time, place, and manner are not in conformity with
the provisions set forth below or where the permit would conflict as to time or place with
a permit previously issued.
A. The written request for the permit shall be filed with the Town not more than
twelve (12) months or less than three (3) business days prior to the occurrence and
should include the following:
1. The date and starting time.
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2. The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant and name of the
organization involved.
3. The formation or assembly area and time therefor.
4. The route of the parade or motorcade and what portions of the streets traversed
may be occupied by such parade, procession, or formation.
5. The approximate number of people and vehicles in the parade or motorcade.
B. No permit shall be issued authorizing a parade, procession, or formation under
the following conditions:
1. When the sole purpose is advertising any product, goods, wares, merchandise,
event, or is designed to be held for private profit.
2. Between the hours of 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM in areas that are principally
residential.
C. The Police Chief or his designee may modify the requested route or time of a
parade under the following conditions:
1. When the size of the parade, based upon the expected number of participants
and spectators, cannot be safely accommodated on the proposed route because
of the capacity of the Roadway or other conditions.
2. When the route or time conflicts with another parade or other public event to
such an extent that the public order or safety is threatened. The determination
shall be based upon the inability of the Roadway to safely accommodate the
expected number of participants and spectators; or the inability to develop safe
traffic detours because of the street configuration and traffic congestion in the
area.
3. Any modification of the route or the time shall be narrowly tailored to address the
conditions and shall be done in consultation with the permit applicant unless the
applicant is unavailable or declines to consult with the Police Chief.
4. Any modification to the requested route or time, or any determination by the
Police Chief or his designee, shall be in writing to the applicant and shall set forth
a basis for such determination.
200.24 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSTING OF TEMPORARY SIGNS WHICH
PROHIBIT PARKING DUE TO CONSTRUCTION OR SPECIAL EVENTS
200.24.1 Requirements
The posting of signs which prohibit or restrict Parking due to construction or special
events shall be conducted in the following manner:
A. All signs shall conform to Town specifications. The exact legend on each sign
shall be determined by the Police Chief or his designee.
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B. All signs shall indicate the effective date and estimated completion date of the
construction project or special event.
C. All signs shall be installed at locations as determined by the Police Chief or his
designee.
D. All signs shall indicate the effective hours of the regulation, if the regulation is not
in effect twenty-four (24) hours.
E. All signs shall be installed a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours in commercial
areas and forty-eight (48) hours in residential areas, before the effective date and time
of the restriction.
200.25 EXPERIMENTAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
200.25.1 Authority to Make Temporary Rules
For purposes of trial, the Board may make temporary rules regulating Traffic or test
under actual conditions, Traffic signs, signals, markings, or other devices. No such
Temporary or Experimental Rule regulating Traffic shall remain in effect for a period of
time longer than sixty (60) days.
200.26 SCHEDULE OF FINES
200.26.1 Penalties
Whoever violates any of the provisions of the Rules and Regulations, or whoever
violates any Temporary or Experimental Rule shall be punished by a fine amount set
forth in Appendix J of the Regulation.
200.26.2 Parking Violation Notice
Officers empowered to enforce these Rules and Regulations shall use the Standard
Town Parking Violation Notice for said violation.
200.26.3 Non-Criminal Violation Citation
Officers authorized to enforce the Rules and Regulations may use the Standard Town
Non-Criminal Violation Notice for violations which regulate the movement of Vehicles.
200.27 SEVERABILITY
200.27.1 The provisions of the Rules and Regulations are hereby declared to be
severable; and if any provision of the Rules and Regulations is invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect or impair any other provision hereof.
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200.28 NANTUCKET EXEMPTION
The Town is authorized to regulate the weights of vehicles on Nantucket Island
pursuant to Chapter 372 of the Special Acts of 1954 and the dimensions and number of
certain vehicles driven or operating in the Town pursuant to Chapter 321 the Special
Acts of 1995, as set forth in Appendix K.
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APPENDIX A
OPERATION OF VEHICLES
One-Way Streets
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APPENDIX B
OPERATION OF VEHICLES
Stop Signs
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APPENDIX C
OPERATION OF VEHICLES
Yield Signs
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APPENDIX D
OPERATION OF VEHICLES
Special Speed Rules and Regulations
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APPENDIX E
OPERATION OF VEHICLES
School Zone Speed Restrictions
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APPENDIX F
OPERATION OF VEHICLES
Horse-drawn carriage restrictions
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APPENDIX G
EXCLUSION OF VEHICLES
Heavy Commercial Vehicles Excluded
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APPENDIX H
EXCLUSION OF VEHICLES
Commercial Vehicles Excluded
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APPENDIX I
EXCLUSION OF VEHICLES
Exclusion of Vehicles from Public Ways
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APPENDIX J
SCHEDULE OF FINES
A. The maximum non-criminal penalty shall be three hundred dollars ($300.00) for
any violation of sections:
200.2.1 200.2.2 200.2.3 200.3.1 200.3.2
200.8.1 200.8.2 200.15.1 200.15.2
B. The maximum non-criminal penalty shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00) for
any violation of sections:
200.4.7 200.4.17 200.4.20 200.4.21 200.4.22
200.9.1 200.22.1 200.22.2 200.22.3 200.22.4
200.23.1
C. The maximum non-criminal penalty shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) for any violation
of sections:
200.3.3 200.4.1 200.4.2 200.4.3 200.4.4
200.4.5 200.4.6 200.4.8 200.4.9 200.4.9
200.4.10 200.4.11 200.4.12 200.4.13 200.4.14
200.4.15 200.4.16 200.4.18 200.4.23 200.4.24
200.4.25 200.4.26 200.5.1 200.5.2 200.6.1
200.6.2 200.7.1 200.7.2 200.10.1 200.11.1
200.13.1 200.13.2 200.13.3 200.13.4 200.14.1
200.19.1 200.20.1 200.21.1 200.21.2 200.21.3
200.21.4 200.21.5 200.21.6 200.21.7 200.21.8
200.21.9 200.21.10 200.21.11 200.21.12 200.21.13
200.21.14 200.21.15 200.21.16 200.21.17 200.21.18
200.21.19 200.21.20 200.21.21 200.21.22 200.21.23
200.21.24 200.21.25
D. The maximum non-criminal penalty shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for any
violation of sections:
200.4.19 200.12.1 200.12.5 200.12.6 200.12.7
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APPENDIX K
NANTUCKET EXEMPTION
Chapter 372
An Act Providing For The Regulation Of Weights Of Vehicles On Nantucket
Island.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Subject to the provisions of section two of chapter eighty-five of the
General Laws, but notwithstanding any provision of the general law relative to the
weight of vehicles on public ways, the board of selectmen of the town of Nantucket are
hereby authorized to make regulations governing the weights of vehicles on ways within
their control and fix penalties for the violation thereof, not to exceed twenty dollars for
each offence. Such regulations shall not take effect until they have been published at
least once in a newspaper in said town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 4, 1954.
Chapter 321 An Act Authorizing The Town Of Nantucket To Regulate The
Dimensions And Number Of Certain Motor Vehicles Driven Or
Operating In Said Town.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law
to the contrary, the town of Nantucket is hereby authorized to adopt by-laws
regulating the length, height and width of buses, tour buses, charter buses,
common carriers of passengers by motor vehicles, or other such vehicles of
more than ten passengers being driven or operating within the limits of said town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 11, 1995.