ARTICLE III. - PARKING, STOPPING AND STANDING

FOOTNOTE(S):

--- (3) --- refcharter or refcross or refstatelaw State Law reference— Stopping, standing and parking, G.L. 1956, § 31-21-1 et seq.; violation of parking regulations, G.L. 1956, § 12-14-12; payment of fines, G.L. 1956, § 45-6.1-1 et seq.

Sec. 7-46. - Penalty for certain violations.#

(a)

Any person violating any part of section 7-52 of this article shall be fined five dollars ($5.00).

(b)

Any person violating section 7-53 or section 7-52.1 shall be fined two dollars ($2.00).

(c)

Any person violating section 7-48 shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 6-9-77(1), § VI)

Sec. 7-47. - Address for payment of fines.#

Payment of fines may be by mail addressed to the Chief of Police, Scituate, Rhode Island or in person at Scituate Police Headquarters, 92 Main Street, Hope, Rhode Island.

Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 6-9-77(1), § VII)

Sec. 7-48. - Notice to remove vehicles.#

No person shall permit a motor vehicle to remain upon any highway in the town after being notified by a police officer to remove such vehicle. Such notification shall be valid during a snowstorm and to facilitate the plowing of snow. The police officer is authorized to order the removal of such vehicle to a towing firm and such vehicle owner shall be responsible for towing fee, storage and imposed fine.

Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 6-9-77(1), § IV)

Sec. 7-49. - Notice of violation.#

A notice of a violation of the provisions of this article shall be affixed to the motor vehicle which is the cause of such violation. Such notice shall state the specific violation, the schedule of fines, the time within which the violation must be paid and the location or manner in which the fine may be paid.

Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 6-9-77(1), § V)

Sec. 7-50. - Proximity to curb.#

It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any motor vehicle to park or allow to stand such motor vehicle more than one (1) foot from any curb in any highway of the town.

Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 4-15-65, § 3)

Sec. 7-51. - Double parking.#

It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any motor vehicle to park or allow to stand such motor vehicle on any highway alongside another motor vehicle which shall be parked on the untravelled portion of any highway, when the operator shall be parked or allowing to stand on the regular travelled portion of the highway.

Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 4-15-65, § 4)

Sec. 7-52. - Prohibited in specified places.#

No person shall stop, stand or park a motor vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the direction of a police officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places: (1)

Upon any sidewalk;

(2)

In front of any driveway, public or private;

(3)

Within an intersection;

(4)

Within twenty-five (25) feet of an intersection;

(5)

On any traffic island;

(6)

Within eight (8) feet of a fire hydrant;

(7)

On a marked crosswalk;

(8)

On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of any street;

(9)

At any place where official signs prohibit parking;

(10)

The southerly side of Main Street in the village of Hope from Mill Street to Jackson Flat Road;

(11)

The westerly side of Main Street in the village of Hope from the Coventry Scituate town line to North Road;

(12)

The easterly side of Colvin St. from Jackson Flat Road to the Coventry Scituate town line;

(13)

Both sides of Institute Lane from West Greenville Road to a point 25 feet east of the driveway to the parking lot of the North Scituate Elementary School, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on days when school is in session;

(14)

The southerly side of High Street from North Road to Harrington Avenue;

(15)

The easterly side of Hill Street from Main Street in the village of Hope to High Street.

(16)

The southerly side of High Street from North Road to Hill Street;

(17)

The northerly side of High Street to Harrington Avenue.

Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 6-9-77(1), § 1; Ord. of 12-11-80; Ord. of 4-9-98)

Sec. 7-52.1. - Restricted to one hour.#

No person shall park a motor vehicle for a consecutive period of more than one hour on any of the highways herein mentioned in the town between the hours of 6:00 a.m. of any day and 1:00 a.m. of the following day. Northerly side of Main Street in the village of Hope.

Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 6-9-77(1), § III)

Sec. 7-53. - Restricted to two hours.#

No person shall park or permit to be parked on any street or highway in the town a motor vehicle for a period of time longer than two (2) hours between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.

Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 6-9-77(1), § II)

Sec. 7-54. - Erection of signs.#

The police department shall cause to be erected and maintained adequate signs giving notice to the public of the provisions of this article.

Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 4-15-65, § 4)

Sec. 7-55. - Emergency snow removal restrictions.#

(a)

The town council president, or in his absence the town council vice-president, is hereby empowered to declare a temporary parking ban for such periods of time as is deemed advisable for the purpose of expediting the removal of snow from the public highways of the town and to facilitate the flow of traffic over such highways.

(b)

During such ban it shall be unlawful for any owner, operator or custodian of any vehicle to park such vehicle on the public highways of the town.

(c)

The town council president, or vice-president, shall take all reasonable steps to post and convey the parking ban to the residents of the town by notifying the police department and local radio and television stations of such ban.

(d)

Any police officer may remove or cause to be removed any vehicle left on the public highways of the town in violation of this section to some designated place where it shall be surrendered to its owner upon payment of any authorized charges as set forth in section 31-22-14 of the General Laws and such vehicle shall be subject to the lien set forth in section 31-22-15 of the General Laws.

(e)

Any person violating this section shall be subject to fine, which as required by section 45-6.1-1 of the General Laws and shall be payable by mail in accordance with the following schedule:

First offense .....$ 25.00

Second offense .....50.00

Each subsequent offense .....100.00

As provided in section 45-6.1-3 of the General Laws fines shall be made payable to "Town of Scituate" and mailed to: Chief of Police, Scituate Police Department, Hope, Rhode Island 02831. Furthermore, as provided in section 45-6.1-4 of the General Laws the privilege of paying by mail must be exercised by at least ten (10) days from the date of the offense to the date of depositing of the payment of the fine in a depository maintained by the United States post office department for the collection of mails and the postage cancellation shall be prima facie evidence of the time of deposit. An additional penalty as provided in section 45-6.1-5 of the General Laws of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be assessed where payment is attempted by mail with a check written against insufficient funds. As required by section 45-6.1-6 of the General Laws notice of a violation of this section shall be affixed to the motor vehicle which is the cause of the violation.

Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 4-27-89(1))

Sec. 7-56. - Handicapped parking.#

(a)

This section is enacted pursuant to General Laws 31-28-7.

(b)

Any person, other than a person issued a special plate pursuant to section 31-28-7 of the General Laws, or a person transporting such person and displaying the special portable plate who unlawfully parks a vehicle in a parking space designated for the handicapped, shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a first violation, seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for a second violation and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a third or subsequent violation.

(c)

Fines for violations of this section may, as required by section 45-6.1-1 of the General Laws be paid by mail and as provided by section 45-6.1-3 of the General Laws such fines shall be made payable to "Town of Scituate" and mailed to: Chief of Police, Scituate Police Department, Hope, Rhode Island 02831. Furthermore, as provided in section 45-6.1-4 of the General Laws the privilege of paying by mail must be exercised by at least ten (10) days from the date of the offense to the date of depositing of the payment of the fine in a depository maintained by the United States post office department for the collection of mails and the postage cancellation shall be prima facie evidence of the deposit. An additional penalty as provided in section 45-6.1-5 of the General Laws of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be assessed where payment is attempted by mail with a check written against insufficient funds.

Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 4-27-89(2))

Sec. 7-57. - Fire lanes.#

(a)

The town council may, from time to time, for the purpose of providing access in emergencies designate fire lanes on private property devoted to commercial or industrial use.

(b)

Designation of a fire lane shall not make the town responsible for the maintenance of such fire lane and the owner of the property shall be responsible for the maintenance of such area.

(c)

Parking of a motor vehicle within any portion of a fire lane or otherwise obstructing a fire lane shall be a violation of this section.

(d)

Upon designation of a fire lane by the town council the owner of the premises shall, at the owner's expense, cause signs to be posted at locations designated by the chief of police as follows:

"FIRE LANE—NO PARKING ANYTIME—TOW ZONE"

Such signs shall be of a standard size and color with standard lettering and mounting conforming to specifications established by the chief of police. The owner shall also cause such fire lane to be designated by stripes and the words "FIRE LANE" shall be painted thereon in accordance with specifications established by the chief of police.

(e)

Any person violating this section shall be fined twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a first violation, seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for a second violation and one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a third or subsequent violation.

(f)

Any police officer may remove or cause to be removed any vehicle parked in violation of this section to some designated place where it shall be surrendered to its owner upon payment of any authorized charges as set forth in section 31-22-15 of the General Laws.

(g)

Fines for violations of this section may, as required by section 45-6.1-1 of the General Laws, be paid by mail and as provided by section 45-6.1-3 of the General Laws such fines shall be made payable to "Town of Scituate" and mailed to: Chief of Police, Scituate Police Department, Hope, Rhode Island 02831. Furthermore, as provided in section 45-6.1-4 of the General Laws the privilege of paying by mail must be exercised by at least ten (10) days from the date of the offense to the date of depositing of the payment of the fine in a depository maintained by the United States post office department for the collection of mails and the postage cancellation shall be prima facie evidence of the deposit. An additional penalty as provided in section 45-6.1-5 of the General Laws of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be assessed where payment is attempted by mail with a check written against insufficient funds.

(h)

As required by section 45-6.1-6 of the General Laws notice of violation of this section shall be affixed to the motor vehicle which is the cause of the violation.

Comment Text (parent not a footnote)(Ord. of 4-27-89(3))

Cross reference— Comment Text (parent not a footnote)Fire prevention and protection, Ch. 5.