ARTICLE I. - IN GENERAL
ARTICLE II. - MOVING VEHICLES
ARTICLE III. - PARKING, STANDING, AND STOPPING
ARTICLE IV. - PEDESTRIANS
ARTICLE V. - BICYCLISTS
FOOTNOTE(S):
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Cross reference— Buildings and building regulations, Ch. 4; fire protection and prevention, Ch. 7; on-site sewage disposal and potable water supply regulations, Ch. 8; sewers, Ch. 10; peddling on Town highways, § 11-9. (Back)
Sec. 12-3. Violation; penalty.
Sec. 12-4. Clinging to vehicles.
Sec. 12-5. Duty to drive on right.
Sec. 12-6. Stops at intersections.
Sec. 12-7. Yield right-of-way.
Sec. 12-8. Following fire apparatus and driving over fire hose.
Sec. 12-9. Stop when traffic obstructed—Do not block intersection.
Sec. 12-10. Signal of intention to change lanes required.
Sec. 12-11. Obedience to lane markings required.
Sec. 12-12. Traffic control signals legend and regulations.
Sec. 12-14. Signs, signals, markings and devices.
This ordinance is enacted to provide certain regulations for the use of motor vehicles on town highways which promote public safety and provide for the orderly and efficient flow of motor vehicles on the town highways. The Police Department shall have authority to regulate vehicular traffic on all public streets. The Chief of Police or his/her designee in regulating traffic may depart temporarily as far as may be necessary from the traffic regulations of this ordinance.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)
Suitable signs shall be posted conspicuously by the Town within the highway limits, a reasonable distance from a point where such regulations become effective.
(Ord. of 7-23-62)
The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to automotive emergency vehicles when responding to an emergency.
Sec. 12-3. Violation; penalty.
(a) Any person who violates any regulations set forth in this ordinance, unless otherwise specified, shall be subject to the penalties as provided in Title 23, V.S.A., Chapter 13.
(b) A Town of Colchester Police Court is hereby established with jurisdiction over parking ordinances of the Town pursuant to Title 23, V.S.A., Chapter 19. The Chief of Police shall be the Judge of the Police Court and shall adjudicate the receiving of waivers of service of process and trial, admission of violation, and fines from violations of the parking ordinance.
(c) Provisions of this ordinance that constitute violations shall be enforced by the Town police department and any other law enforcement agency authorized by the Vermont legislature to enforce vehicular laws.
(d) Any person who violates a provision of this ordinance may receive a Vermont Civil Violation Complaint or Vermont Municipal Ordinance ticket, as appropriate. Appeals, payment and adjudication of said tickets are handled by the Vermont Judicial Bureau. The schedule of fines for Municipal Ordinance violations shall be approved by the Selectboard.
(Ord. of 3-6-79; Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. 11-13-18)
Sec. 12-4. Clinging to vehicles.
No person riding upon a sleigh, wagon, board, scooter, coaster, or other item or vehicle shall attach him/herself or such item or vehicle to any vehicle while upon a public highway as defined in 23 V.S.A. Chapter 4.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-5. Duty to drive on right.
Operators of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall exercise due care and shall keep to the right of the center of the highway so as to pass without interference with other highway users.
(Ord. No. 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-6. Stops at intersections.
(a) When stop signs are erected at or near the entrance to any intersection, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign or signal shall stop at or before a clearly marked stop line; or if there is no stop line, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection. If no stop line is marked, then drivers shall stop at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection, except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control-signal.
(b) After the driver of a vehicle has stopped in obedience to a stop sign at an intersection where a stop sign is erected at one (1) or more entrances thereto, such driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which is approaching so closely on said highway as to constitute an immediate hazard, but said driver having so yielded may proceed and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle so proceeding.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-7. Yield right-of-way.
The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall in obedience to such sign slow down to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions, or shall stop if necessary, and shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian legally crossing the roadway, and to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another highway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-8. Following fire apparatus & driving over fire hose.
(a) No operator of a motor vehicle other than an authorized emergency vehicle shall follow any fire apparatus traveling to an emergency closer than five hundred (500) feet, or in such a manner as to interfere with the suppression of a fire or the handling of such emergency, or so as to endanger the life of any occupant of such fire apparatus, or thereafter park a vehicle so as to interfere with the suppression of a fire or the handling of such emergency.
(b) No motor vehicle shall be operated over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private driveway or roadway, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command or a law enforcement officer.
(Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. of 11-13-18)
Sec. 12-9. Stop when traffic obstructed—Do not block intersection.
No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to allow the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians without obstruction from any direction, notwithstanding any traffic control signal indication to proceed.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-10. Signal of intention to change lanes required.
The operator of any vehicle upon any public highway shall, before turning his/her vehicle from one traffic lane into another traffic lane, indicate by hand signal or directional light his/her intention to do so.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-11. Obedience to lane markings required.
Where traffic lanes are so marked as to indicate their use for right turn only, left turn only, through traffic only, or a combination of the same, no person shall operate a motor vehicle except in the direction indicated by such markings.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-12. Traffic control signals legend and regulations.
Whenever traffic is controlled by a traffic-control signal exhibiting different colored lights successively one (1) at a time, or with arrows, the following colors only shall be used and the terms and light shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles, except when otherwise directed by a police officer, and subject to the right-of-way of emergency vehicles, consistent with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
(a) Green alone: Vehicular traffic facing the signal may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless a sign or pavement marking prohibits either turn. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles lawfully within the intersection when the signal is exhibited.
(b) Steady yellow alone: Vehicular traffic facing the signal is thereby warned that the red or "Stop" signal will be exhibited immediately thereafter and the vehicular traffic, except such vehicles lawfully within the intersection, shall not enter or be crossing the intersection when the red or "Stop" signal is exhibited.
(c) Steady red alone: Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop at or before a clearly marked stop line; or if there is no stop line, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering the intersection and shall remain standing until green is shown alone.
(d) Steady red with green arrow: Vehicular traffic facing the signal may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by the arrow and shall yield to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
(e) Turn on red after stop: Unless a sign is in place prohibiting a right turn on red or a steady red arrow, vehicular traffic facing a steady red signal may cautiously enter the intersection to make the turn after stopping as required by subsection (c). Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within the adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.
(Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. of 11-13-18)
Whenever an illuminated flashing red or yellow signal is used in a traffic sign or signal it shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows:
(a) Flashing red (stop signal): When a red lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at a stop line when marked, or, if none, then before entering the intersection, and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.
(b) Flashing yellow (caution signal): When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed only with caution.
(Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. of 11-13-18)
Sec. 12-14. Signs, signals, markings and devices.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to deface, injure, move or obstruct or interfere with any official traffic sign, signal, marking or device.
(b) No person shall place, maintain or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal; or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic; or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal; and no person shall place or maintain, nor shall there be permitted upon any highway, any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising. This shall not be deemed to prohibit the erection, upon private property adjacent to highways, of signs giving useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official signs.
(c) Every such prohibited sign, signal or marking is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and the chief of police is empowered to remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice.
(Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. of 11-13-18)
Sec. 12-17. Traffic-control light locations.
Sec. 12-18. School speed zone.
Sec. 12-20. Abandoned vehicles.
Sec. 12-21. Turning prohibitions.
Sec. 12-22. Stopping in roadway prohibited.
Sec. 12-23. Authority to prohibit use of streets by trucks.
The maximum speed limit on the streets and highways shall be as follows:
Class 2 Highways:
Bay Road: 35 mph
Barnes Avenue:
• From Route 15 to Winchester Place: 25 mph
Church Road: 35 mph
Colchester Pond Road:
• From Depot Road to Sand Road (0.15 miles): 35 mph
Depot Road: 35 mph
East Road
• From US Route 2A intersection to north (0.50 miles): 30 mph
• Continued to Town of Milton Line (2.46 miles): 40 mph
East Lakeshore Drive: 25 mph
Farnsworth Road: 40 mph
Jasper Mine Road:
• From the east intersection of U.S. Route 2 to Mayo Road (0.35 miles): 40 mph
Johnson Avenue: 25 mph
Lime Kiln Road: 25 mph
Mallets Bay Avenue:
• From the Winooski city limits to the Thibault Farm (so called) for a distance of approximately 1.4 miles: 30 mph
• From the Thibault Farm (so called) to the Blakely Road intersection (a distance of approximately 1.51 miles): 35 mph
Mayo Road: 40 mph
Porters Point Road:
• From the east intersection with Prim Road to Church Road (0.15 miles): 35 mph
Route 127 Including Heineberg Drive, Prim Road, West Lakeshore Drive (Prim Road to East Lakeshore Drive only), and Blakely Road
• From Burlington city line to the Prim Road and West Lakeshore Drive intersection (2.20 miles): 35 mph
• From Prim Road and West Lakeshore Drive intersection to the East Lakeshore and Blakely Road intersection (1.01 miles): 25 mph
• From the intersection of East Lakeshore Drive and Blakely Road for approximately 2.73 miles to the intersection of Blakely Road and Roosevelt Hwy. (U.S. 2/7): 35 mph
Severance Road: 35 mph
Vt. National Guard Road: 25 mph
West Lakeshore Drive from Prim Road to Church Road: 35 mph
Winchester Place: 25 mph
Class 3 Highways:
Abigail Drive: 25 mph
Acorn Lane: 25 mph
Aikey Lane: 25 mph
Al-Shir Road: 25 mph
Andrea Lane: 25 mph
Anna’s Court: 25 mph
Arbor Lane: 25 mph
Aurielle Drive: 25 mph
Austin House Road: 30 mph
Barbara Terrace: 25 mph
Barnes Avenue:
• From Winchester Place to Camp Johnson: 25 mph
Bay View Road: 25 mph
Bean Road: 35 mph
Belair Drive: 25 mph
Belwood Avenue: 25 mph
Birch Drive: 25 mph
Birchwood Drive: 25 mph
Biscayne Heights: 25 mph
Bissette Drive: 25 mph
Blackberry Circle: 25 mph
Bloomfield Drive: 25 mph
Bluebird Drive: 25 mph
Bonanza Park: 25 mph
Braeloch Road: 30 mph
Brentwood Drive: 25 mph
Brickyard Road: 25 mph
Brigham Hill Road 25 mph
Brooke Lane: 25 mph
Brosseau Lane: 25 mph
Buckingham Drive: 25 mph
Burnham Lane: 25 mph
Caleb Court: 25 mph
Camp Kiniya Road: 25 mph
Canyon Road: 25 mph
Canyon Estates Drive: 25 mph
Carriage Way: 25 mph
Casey Lane: 25 mph
Cedar Creek Road: 25 mph
Cedar Ridge Drive: 25 mph
Champlain Drive: 25 mph
Chestnut Lane: 25 mph
Chimney Hill Drive: 25 mph
Churchill Lane: 25 mph
Clay Point Road: 30 mph
Cobbleview Drive: 25 mph
Colchester Point Road:
• From Porters Point Road intersection west for approximately 1.0 mile: 35 mph
• For remaining section to Mills Point Road: 30 mph
Colchester Pond Road:
• From Sand Road intersection to end of public portion (0.70 miles): 25 mph
Colonial Drive: 25 mph
Conquest Circle: 25 mph
Colden Road: 25 mph
Collins Farm Road: 25 mph
Coon Hill Road: 25 mph
Country Meadows: 25 mph
Creek Farm Road:
• From the intersection of U.S. Routes 2 and 7 for 1.31 miles north: 35 mph
Creek Glen: 25 mph
Crossfield Drive: 25 mph
Curve Hill Road:
• From Colchester Pond Road intersection south for a distance of 1,600’ one thousand six hundred (1,600) feet: 25 mph
• For remaining distance to Town of Essex (approximately 1,500 feet): 30 mph
Dalton Drive: 25 mph
Deer Lane: 25 mph
Depot Road: 35 mph
Don-Mar Terrace: 25 mph
Dunlop Way: 25 mph
Eagle Park Drive: 25 mph
Edgewood Drive: 25 mph
Emmas Way: 25 mph
Ethan Allen Avenue: 25 mph
Everbreeze Drive: 25 mph
Fastnet Circle: 25 mph
Fern Court: 25 mph
Fieldgreen Drive: 25 mph
Ford Lane: 25 mph
Forman Drive: 25 mph
Fox Run: 25 mph
Galvin Hill Road: 25 mph
Giffin Court: 25 mph
Goodsell Point Road: 35 mph
Granite Creek Drive: 25 mph
Greenwood Drive: 25 mph
Gregg Lane: 25 mph
Grey Birch Drive: 25 mph
Hawkes Way: 25 mph
Hegeman Avenue: 25 mph
Hercules Drive: 30 mph
Heritage Lane: 25 mph
Hillcrest Lane: 25 mph
Hidden Oaks Drive: 25 mph
Hilltop Court: 25 mph
Holbrook Court: 25 mph
Hollow Creek: 25 mph
Holy Cross Road: 35 mph
Horizon View Drive: 25 mph
Hummingbird Drive: 25 mph
Indian Circle: 25 mph
Ira Allen Court: 25 mph
Jason Drive: 25 mph
Jasper Mine Road:
• From Mayo Road intersection west to road end: 40 mph
Jeffrey Drive: 25 mph
Jen Barry Lane: 25 mph
Jocelyn Court: 25 mph
Joey Drive: 25 mph
Julie Drive: 25 mph
Juniper Drive: 25 mph
Justin Morgan Drive: 25 mph
Kathleen Lane: 25 mph
Kylies Way: 25 mph
Lakewood Court: 25 mph
Landing Avenue: 25 mph
Laura Lane: 25 mph
Lavigne Road: 35 mph
Lawrence J. Drive: 25 mph
Leclair Drive: 25 mph
Leoray Court: 25 mph
Liberty Lane: 25 mph
Lily Lane: 25 mph
Lindale Drive: 25 mph
Logan Drive: 25 mph
Lois Lane: 25 mph
Lomartire Drive: 25 mph
Longwood Circle: 25 mph
Lower Mountain View Drive: 25 mph
Macrae Road: 35 mph
Mainiere Lane: 25 mph
Mallard Drive: 25 mph
Maple Ridge Drive: 25 mph
Marble Island Road (public portion): 25 mph
Marcou Lane: 25 mph
Mariner Heights: 25 mph
Mazza Court: 25 mph
Meadow Drive: 25 mph
Mercier Drive: 25 mph
Middle Road: 30 mph
Midnight Pass: 25 mph
Mill Pond Road: 35 mph
Mills Point Road: 30 mph
Morellen Lane: 25 mph
Morehouse Drive: 25 mph
Mountain View Drive: 30 mph
New England Avenue: 25 mph
Nice Way: 25 mph
North Harbor Road: 25 mph
Northland Court: 25 mph
Norway Drive: 25 mph
Nottingham Court: 25 mph
Oak Circle: 25 mph
Oak Ridge Drive: 25 mph
Old Saw Mill Road: 25 mph
Orchard Circle: 25 mph
Orchard Drive: 25 mph
Orion Drive: 25 mph
Overlake Drive: 25 mph
Parkwood Drive: 25 mph
Parsons Road: 25 mph
Pebble Beach Road: 25 mph
Pine Lane: 25 mph
Pine Island Road: 35 mph
Pine Meadow Drive: 25 mph
Ponderosa Drive: 25 mph
Poor Farm Road: 25 mph
Porters Point Road:
• From Church Road intersection to Holy Cross intersection: 35 mph
• From Holy Cross Road to end of Porters Point Road: 25 mph
Pretty Road: 25 mph
Prim Road: 35 mph
Princess Anne: 25 mph
Rathe Road:
• Public portion: 0.19 miles beginning at Roosevelt Highway (U.S. Route 2/7) to Mountain View Drive: 30 mph
Raymond Road: 25 mph
Red Oak Drive: 25 mph
Renkin Drive: 25 mph
Reynolds Drive: 25 mph
Richfield Lane: 25 mph
River Road: 25 mph
Robin Road: 25 mph
Rudgate Road: 25 mph
Ryan Place: 25 mph
Sand Road:
• From the Colchester Pond Road intersection (Town Hwy. 6) to the Essex town line: 35 mph
Shady Lane: 25 mph
Shetland Lane: 25 mph
Shore Acres Drive: 25 mph
South Bay Circle: 25 mph
South Oak Circle: 25 mph
South Park Drive: 30 mph
Spauldings Bay: 25 mph
Stone Drive: 25 mph
Sunderland Woods Road: 25 mph
Sunset Road: 25 mph
Tanglewood Drive: 25 mph
Thayer Bay Circle: 25 mph
Thayer Bay Road: 25 mph
Thibault Drive: 25 mph
Thomas Drive: 25 mph
Timberlake Drive: 25 mph
Tower Ridge: 25 mph
Troy Avenue: 25 mph
Turquoise Drive: 25 mph
Valleyfield Drive: 25 mph
Village Drive: 25 mph
Vincenza Way: 25 mph
Wall Street: 25 mph
Walnut Grove: 25 mph
Water Tower Circle: 25 mph
Waterlefe Way: 25 mph
Watkins Road: 35 mph
West View Road: 25 mph
Waybury Road: 25 mph
Westward Drive: 25 mph
Wheatley Court: 25 mph
Wildflower Lane: 25 mph
Wildlife Loop: 25 mph
Williams Road: 35 mph
Windemere Way: 25 mph
Wintergreen Drive: 25 mph
Woodrose Lane: 25 mph
Woodside Drive: 25 mph
Young Street: 25 mph
Other:
Laker Lane (High School Road): 25 mph
U.S. Route 2A (Main Street):
• Beginning at the Colchester/Essex Town Line 1.17 miles north to 0.3 miles south of Mill Pond Road: 40 mph
• From 0.3 miles south of East Road to the intersection of US Routes 2 and 7: 35 mph
U.S. Route 2/U.S. Route 7 (Roosevelt Highway):
• Beginning at the Winooski city line, .35 miles north to .26 miles south of Hercules Drive: 30 mph
• From .26 miles south of Hercules Drive to .02 miles north of Rathe Road: 40 mph
• From five hundred (500) feet south of Bay Road intersection to five hundred (500) feet north of Creek Road intersection: 35 mph
• For 0.2 miles on the south end and 0.1 miles on the north end: transitional: 40 mph
U.S. Route 15 (College Parkway):
• From the Town of Essex Line to the entrance of Camp Johnson: 45 mph
• From the Camp Johnson entrance to the Winooski city line: 35 mph
(Ord. of 11-11-14; Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. of 10-25-16; Ord. of 1-10-17; Ord. of 3-28-17; Ord. of 12-12-17; Ords. of 10-23-18(2); Ord. of 11-13-18; Ord. of 1-12-21; Ord. of 4-12-22)
Sec. 12-17. Traffic-control light locations.
Traffic-control light signals are hereby established at the following locations:
(1) Heineburg Drive, Porters Point Road, Prim Road, Macrae Road.
(2) Blakely Road and Lakeshore Drive.
(3) Blakely Road at the school/pedestrian crossing.
(4) U.S. Route 2 at I-89 south on ramp.
(5) U.S. Route 2 at I-89 north on ramp.
(6) U.S. Route 2 at U.S. Route 7.
(7) U.S. Route 7 at Severance Road.
(8) U.S. Route 7 at Rathe Road.
(9) U.S. Route 7 at Hercules Drive.
(10) U.S. Route 7 at Mountain View Drive.
(11) U.S. Route 7 at I-89 north on ramp.
(12) U.S. Route 7 at I-89 south on ramp.
(13) U.S. Route 7 at South Park Drive.
(14) U.S. Route 15 at Camp Johnson.
(15) U.S. Route 15 at Barnes Avenue.
(16) U.S. Route 15 at Fanny Allen Hospital.
(17) U.S. Route 15 at St. Michaels College Main Entrance.
(18) U.S. Route 15 at Lime Kiln Road.
(19) U.S. Route 15 at St. Michaels College South Entrance.
(20) U.S. Route 2A (Main Street) at Mill Pond and East Roads.
(Ord. of 1-7-75; Ord. of 8-23-77; Ord. of 12-5-78; Ord. of 10-27-81; Ord. of 1-5-82; Ord. of 7-6-82; Ord. of 10-11-83; Ord. of 6-23-87; Ord. of 4-12-88; Ord. of 6-12-90; Ord. of 9-10-91; Ord. of 10-8-91; Ord. of 6-22-93; Ord. of 2-27-96; Ord. of 10-14-97; Ord. of 8-11-98; Ord. of 2-23-99; Ord. of 6-1-99; Ord. of 9-28-99; Ord. of 11-23-99; Ord. of 1-31-01; Ord. of 9-25-01; Ord. of 3-12-02; Ord. of 10-22-02; Ord. of 2-11-03; Amend. of 12-16-03; Ord. of 6-22-04; Ord. of 7-27-04; Ord. of 4-24-07(1); Ord. of 4-14-08(1); Amend. of 8-25-09; Amend. of 9-8-09; Amend. of 1-12-10; Amend. of 3-23-10; Ord. of 1-25-11; Ord. of 2-22-11; Ord. of 1-10-12; Ord. of 2-12-13; Ords. of 8-13-13; Ord. of 11-11-14; Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. of 11-13-18)
Sec. 12-18. School speed zone.
A speed limit of twenty-five (25) miles per hour shall apply on the following roads when school is in session and warning lights are flashing.
(1) On Malletts Bay Avenue, from Blakely Road intersection south three hundred (300) feet.
(2) On Blakely Road beginning three hundred (300) feet west of Laker Lane to two hundred (200) feet east of Quinn Lane.
(3) On Porters Point Road, beginning three hundred sixteen (316) feet south and two hundred thirty-six (236) feet north of the school property.
(4) On Main Street, beginning .09 miles south of Middle Road for .26 miles to .19 miles south of U.S. Route 7.
(Ord. of 4-22-97; Ord. of 6-8-04; Ord. of 6-22-04; Ord. of 8-9-16)
One-way traffic shall be designated at the following locations:
(1) Along the public access south of the Burnham Memorial Library, beginning at the east boundary of Town-owned land, west to the access drive/U.S. Route 2A (Main Street) intersection where "Do Not Enter" signs shall be placed facing U.S. Route 2A.
(Ord. of 3-14-00; Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-20. Abandoned vehicles.
(a) Definitions. As used in this section, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
(1) Street or highway shall mean the entire width between property lines of every way available for public use for vehicular or pedestrian travel, and designated for such public use by a municipal legislative body, or the appropriate agency of the State of Vermont, or laid out pursuant to Title 19, Vermont Statutes Annotated.
(2) Vehicle shall mean a machine propelled by other than muscular power designed to travel along the ground by use of wheels, treads, runners or slides, and transport persons or property, pull machinery or be pulled by machinery and shall include, but not be limited to, automobiles, trucks, trailers, motorcycles, tractors and wagons.
(b) Leaving dismantled, nonoperating or unregistered vehicles on streets prohibited. No person shall leave any partially dismantled, nonoperative, wrecked, junked or unregistered vehicle on any street or highway within the Town.
(c) Authority to remove vehicles.
(1) The Chief of Police, or any Colchester Police Officer, is hereby authorized to remove or have removed any vehicles left at any place within the Town which reasonably appear to be in violation of this section.
(2) Any vehicle removed by the Chief of Police or his/her agent for violating this section shall be impounded until lawfully claimed by the owner thereof or legally disposed of.
(3) The costs of impounding and storing any vehicle in violation of this section shall be the responsibility of the owner of the vehicle.
(Ord. of 9-25-01, § 12-30; Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-21. Turning prohibitions.
(a) Left turns shall be prohibited for westbound traffic on Blakely Road at Severance Green (a private road).
(b) Left turns shall be prohibited for southbound traffic on Heineberg Drive at the entrance of 49 Heineberg Drive.
(c) No operator shall turn right on red after stop where signage indicates that it is not allowed.
(Ord. of 8-13-13; Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. of 11-13-18)
Sec. 12-22. Stopping in roadway prohibited.
No driver shall stop his/her vehicle in the traveled portion of a roadway in a manner that interferes with the flow of traffic for the purpose of solicitation, or any purpose other than temporarily to engage in loading or unloading mail, refuse/recycling, merchandise, or passengers.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-23. Authority to prohibit use of streets by trucks.
(a) Trucks as further described in this section shall be prohibited from using the following streets:
• Thomas Drive
(b) "Truck" defined. The term "truck" as used in this section, shall mean and include any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles, at least one of which shall be motorized, which vehicle or combination of vehicles has a total vehicle weight in excess of sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds. Total vehicle weight shall be computed as required by 23 V.S.A., Chapter 7, Section 367.
(c) This section shall not apply to trucks making deliveries to or from properties located on such streets, municipal maintenance vehicles, or emergency vehicles. This exemption shall also apply to motor vehicles originating from properties located on such streets.
(Ord. of 11-13-18)
ARTICLE III. PARKING, STANDING, AND STOPPING
Sec. 12-32. Parking without authorization on public grounds—Snow removal.
Sec. 12-33. Parking ban for emergencies and special events.
Sec. 12-34. Stop signs required.
Sec. 12-35. Yield signs required.
Sec. 12-36. Fire hydrant and fire lane parking prohibited.
(a) Designation. There shall be no parking on the following streets and publicly owned land:
There shall be no parking within twenty (20) feet of the intersection of two (2) or more public roads or within twenty (20) feet of the intersection of a public road and private road or drive when signs indicating these prohibitions are provided.
Anna's Court: No parking along the sidewalk (north) side (inner side of loop).
All school property: There shall be no parking in the fire lanes.
Bayside Park: In and along the south and northwest sides of West Lakeshore Drive, from the entrance of Bayside Park to Hazelett Strip Casting Corporation.
Bellwood Avenue: There shall be no parking on the north and south sides of Bellwood Avenue for a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the intersection of Church Road.
Blakely Road: There shall be no parking on the southerly side of Blakely Road within twenty (20) feet of either side of the crosswalk located between the entrances of Colchester Middle School and Colchester High School.
Brooke Lane: No parking along the sidewalk side (east side).
Brosseau Lane: No parking on the west (sidewalk) side of the street.
Caleb Court: No parking on the south side of the street.
Churchill Lane: No parking on both sides of street.
Colchester Point Road: On either side for the distance that it abuts the Town-owned property of Airport Park.
Colchester Pond Road: There shall be no parking on either side of Colchester Pond Road for a distance of three hundred (300) feet on the north side and five hundred (500) feet on the south side of the entrance drive to the parking lot access to Colchester Pond.
Collins Farm Road: No parking on either side of the street.
Church Road: There shall be no parking on the west side of Church Road in front of Holy Cross Church beginning twenty (20) feet south of the south entrance to the property and north to the end of the no parking zone.
Dalton Drive: No parking on the south side of the street.
Eagle Park Drive: There shall be no parking on either side of Eagle Park Drive (Town Hwy 96) for a distance of eighty-five (85) feet from the Severance Road (Town Hwy 7) intersection.
Emmas Way: No parking on the west side of the street.
Ethan Allen Avenue: No parking on the south side of the street.
Ethan Allen Avenue: No parking in bus loading zones as identified by signs.
Fox Run: No parking on the north side of the street.
Granite Creek Road: There shall be no parking on the west side of the street.
Hegeman Avenue: No parking on the south side of the street.
Hegeman Avenue: No parking in bus loading zones as identified by signs.
Heineberg Drive: There shall be no parking on either side of Heineberg Drive from Porters Point Road (Town Hwy. 30) intersection to the Burlington city line.
Jen Barry Lane: No parking on eastern side of street.
Johnson Avenue: There shall be no parking in front of the Handy Apartments on the right side of Johnson Avenue.
Kathleen Lane: No parking on the west side of the street.
Leoray Court: No parking along the south side of the street.
Lily Lane: No parking on the north side of the street.
Lomartire Drive: No parking along sidewalk (North/East) side of the street.
Marina District: No parking beginning at Mazza's General Store and continuing along both sides of W. Lakeshore Drive to Bayside Park.
Mills Point Road: There shall be no parking on either side of Mills Point Road from its intersection with the Causeway Bike Path south for a distance of three hundred (300) feet.
Morehouse Drive: No parking on the north side of the street.
Nourses Beach: There shall be no parking on either side of Goodsell Point Road (Town Hwy. 41) for two hundred fifty (250) feet. There shall be no parking on Town Hwy. 1, Bay Road, and Lakeshore Drive on either side of the highway for two hundred fifty (250) feet from the Goodsell Point Road intersection.
Old Sawmill Road: On-street parking shall be limited to residents and guests only.
U.S. Route 2A (Main Street)—Village: There shall be no parking along either side of U.S. Route 2A (Main Street) for a distance of four hundred (400) feet near Our Lady of Grace Church.
South Bay Circle: No parking on the first one hundred sixty-five (165) feet of South Bay Circle on the east/north (sidewalk) side of the street.
Stone Drive: There shall be no parking on the inside of the street from its intersections with Granite Creek Road.
Troy Avenue: No parking on either side of the street.
Vincenza Way: No parking on both sides of street.
Wall Street: No parking on the north side of the street from the southern intersection with Severance Road for a distance of 0.2 miles.
Walnut Grove: No parking on the west side of the street.
Waterlefe Way: No parking on the west/north (sidewalk) side of the street.
Westview Drive: There shall be no parking on either side of the street.
Wildlife Loop: No parking along the sidewalk (South/West) side of the street.
Williams Road: There shall be no parking on the south side of the street beginning at the Williams Road/E. Lakeshore Drive intersection for a distance of four hundred (400) feet.
Young Street: No parking along either side of Young Street from Malletts Bay Avenue to the intersection of Colonial Drive, a distance of 0.2 of a mile.
(b) Penalty. Any motor vehicle parked in violation of subsection (a) shall be ticketed, which ticket shall constitute a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first violation. The penalty shall increase to fifty dollars ($50.00) for the second or subsequent violation within thirty (30) days of a previous violation; said ticket is to be payable within three (3) days of the offense as provided for in Title 13, V.S.A., Chapter 19. The Ticketing Officer shall have the option of having the motor vehicle parked in violation of subsection (a) towed away at the expense of the owner, which expense shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00). The Officer may have the vehicle towed if, in the Officer's judgment, said vehicle constitutes a traffic hazard or if the vehicle appears to have been abandoned, or if, in the Officer's judgment, the vehicle in that location shall constitute a hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Town.
(c) [Loading and unloading zone.] There shall be no parking on the following streets and publicly owned land except for the purpose of loading and unloading passengers from vehicles:
Ethan Allen Avenue: A loading and unloading zone is established on the north side of the street, beginning at the Ethan Allen Avenue/Doyle Street intersection west for one hundred eighty (180) feet. At no time shall vehicles be parked unattended within this zone.
(Ord. of 7-16-68; Ord. of 7-23-68; Ord. of 9-6-77; Ord. of 8-1-78; Ord. of 3-6-79; Ord. of 12-30-80; Ord. of 6-16-81; Ord. of 10-27-81; Ord. of 12-13-88; Ord. of 6-18-91; Ord. of 6-22-93; Ord. of 2-25-97; Ord. of 8-10-99; Ord. of 2-22-00; Ord. of 10-18-00; Ord. of 1-2-01; Ord. of 4-24-01; Ord. of 3-12-02; Ord. of 7-23-02; Ord. of 4-14-08; Ord. of 1-12-10; Ord. of 2-22-11; Ord. of 1-10-12; Ord. of 12-11-12; Ord. of 1-8-13; Ord. of 2-12-13; Ord. of 8-13-13; Ord. of 11-11-14; Ord. of 9-22-15; Ord. of 10-13-15; Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. of 1-10-17; Ords. of 3-28-17(2); Ord. of 12-12-17; Ords. of 10-23-18(2); Ord. 11-13-18; Ord. of 12-10-19; Ord. of 1-12-21)
Sec. 12-32. Parking without authorization on public grounds—Snow removal.
(a) Designation of areas. No automobile shall be parked without authorization on publicly owned land within the Town and including, by way of illustration and not limitation, public and municipal parking lots, drives and ways, including the highways of the said Town, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. from the 15th day of November in each year until the following 15th day of March. The Chief of Police or the Director of Public Works may declare a parking ban for weather related emergencies at other times to facilitate efficient snow removal or roadway maintenance.
(b) Penalty. Any motor vehicle parked in violation of subsection (a) shall be ticketed, which ticket shall constitute a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first violation. The penalty shall increase to fifty dollars ($50.00) for the second or subsequent violation within thirty (30) days of previous violation; said ticket is payable within three (3) days of the offense as provided for in Title 23, V.S.A. Section 1746. Any police officer of the Town and the Town Manager are hereby authorized to cause vehicles parked in violation of this section to be removed and the owner of any vehicle so removed shall be required to pay a reasonable towing charge not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) for such removal as well as storage charges not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) a day and there is hereby imposed a lien against such vehicle so removed for the payment of the said towing and storage charges.
(Ord. of 3-6-79; Ord. of 11-10-92; Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-33. Parking ban for emergencies and special events.
(a) General prohibition. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle within any designated town right-of-way anytime of the year during a declared parking ban.
(b) Authority to declare parking ban. Those listed below may have the authority to declare a parking ban, given that there is a demonstrated need for street maintenance, a hazardous weather event, special events or when situations exist which may threaten public health, safety, or welfare.
(1) The Director of Public Works or his/her designee has full authority in declaring a parking ban.
(2) The Town Manager may declare a parking ban after consultation with the Director of Public Works.
(3) The Chief of Police or his/her designee has full authority in declaring a parking ban.
(c) With as much advanced warning as practical, the Town shall make reasonable efforts to notify the public of the parking ban. For non-emergency matters such as a special event or planned street maintenance, the Town shall post "no parking" signs twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the parking ban. The temporary no parking signs must state the time during which the parking prohibition is in effect.
(d) Signage declaring a parking ban shall be of such size and material as approved by the Director of Public Works or his/her designee.
(e) Vehicles in violation of the no parking ban may be ticketed or towed at the owner's expense.
(Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. of 11-13-18)
Editor's note— An ordinance adopted Aug. 6, 2016, enacted provisions designated as § 12-33 and renumbered §§ 12-33, 12-34 as §§ 12-34, 12-35.
Sec. 12-34. Stop signs required.
(a) Designation. Stop signs shall be erected at the following locations:
Abigail Drive at Malletts Bay Aveune
Abigail Drive at Carriage Way (west)
Abigail Drive at Carriage Way (east)
Acorn Lane and Oak Circle
Aikey Lane at Watkins Road
Al-Shir Road and Bellwood Avenue
Anna’s Court at Anna’s Court (where the road reconnects to itself and forms a "T" intersection).
Anna’s Court at Malletts Bay Avenue
Aurielle Drive and Porters Point Road
Austin House Road and East Road
Barbara Terrace and Holy Cross Road
Bay Road at Roosevelt Highway
Bay Road Extension at Roosevelt Highway
Bay View Road and Williams Road
Bean Road and MacRae Road
Bean Road and Prim Road
Belair Drive at Church Road
Belwood Avenue at Church Road
Birch Drive and Prim Road
Birchwood Drive and U.S. Route 2A (Main Street)
Birchwood Drive at Canyon Estates Drive and Canyon Road
Biscayne Heights and Colchester Point Road
Biscayne Heights at Windemere Way
Bissette Drive and Al-Shir Road
Bissette Drive at Porters Point
Blackberry Circle at Fox Run (east)
Blackberry Circle at Fox Run (west)
Blear Drive at Church Road
Bloomfield Drive at Porters Point Road
Bluebird Drive and Porters Point Road
Bonanza Pk. at Heineburg Drive (Route 127)
Braelock Road and Clay Point Road
Brentwood Drive at U.S. Route 7
Brooke Lane at Macrae Road
Brosseau Lane at Jasper Mine Road
Buckingham Drive at Colchester Point Road
Burnham Lane at Nice Way (north)
Burnham Lane at Nice Way (south)
Caleb Court and Church Road
Camp Kiniya Road and Clay Point Road
Canyon Estates Drive at Canyon Road and Birchwood Drive
Canyon Road and U.S. Route 2A (Main Street)
Canyon Road at Canyon Estates and Birchwood Drive
Carriage Way at Colonial Drive
Carriage Way at Abigail Drive
Casey Lane at Porters Point Road
Casey Lane at Pretty Road
Chestnut Lane and Justin Morgan Drive
Chimney Hill Drive at Mayo Road
Churchill Lane at East Lakeshore Drive
Church Road and Holy Cross Road
Church Road and Porters Point Road
Clay Point Road and U.S. Route 2
Clay Point Road at Jasper Mine Road
Cobbleview Drive and U.S. Route 2A
Colchester Point Road and Porters Point Road
Colden Road and Niquette Bay Road
Collins Farm Road at Roosevelt Highway
Conquest Circle and Timberlake Drive
Coon Hill Road and U.S. Route 7
Creek Farm Road and U.S. Route 7
Creek Glen Road at Deer Lane
Crossfield Drive at Porters Point Road (east)
Crossfield Drive at Porters Point Road (west)
Dalton Drive at Barnes Street
Deer Lane at Creek Farm Road
Depot Road and East Road
Depot Road and Sand Road Extension
Doyle Street at Ethan Allen Avenue
Doyle Street at Hegeman Avenue
Eagle Park Drive and Severance Road
Edgewood Drive at Blakely Road (east)
Edgewood Drive at Blakely Road (west)
Emmas Way and Porters Point Road
Ethan Allen Avenue at Barnes Street
Exit from the circle in front of Colchester High School and the high school service road
Exit from the Colchester Middle School and Blakely Road
Everbreeze Drive at Williams Road (north)
Everbreeze Drive at Williams Road (south)
Farnsworth Road and East Road
Fastnet Circle at North Harbor Road
Fern Court at Mercier Drive
Fern Court at Bean Road
Ford Lane at Bean Road
Forman Drive at Severance Road
Fox Run at Williams Road
Giffin Court at Severance Road
Granite Creek Road at Bay Road
Greenwood Drive and Porters Point Road
Gregg Lane at Al-Shir Road
Grey Birch Drive and River Road
Hawkes Way at Edgewood Drive
Hegeman Avenue at Barnes Avenue
Hegeman Avenue at Ethan Allen Avenue
Hegeman Avenue at VT National Guard Road
Hercules Drive and U.S. Route 7
Hercules Drive Eastbound at Hercules Drive
Hercules Drive Westbound at Hercules Drive
Hercules Drive Northbound at Hercules Drive
Hercules Drive Southbound at Hercules Drive
Heritage Lane and U.S. Route 2A
Hidden Oaks Drive at Severance Road
Holbrook Court and Heineberg Drive
Hollow Creek Road at Justin Morgan Drive
Hollow Creek Road at LeClair Road
Holy Cross Road and Porters Point Road
Hummingbird Drive at Malletts Bay Avenue
Indian Circle at Creek Glen
Ira Allen Court at Bean Road
Jason Drive and Williams Road
Jasper Mine Road at U.S. Route 2
Jeffrey Drive at Williams Road
Jen Barry Lane at Holy Cross Road
Jocelyn Court at U.S. Route 2A
Joey Drive at Williams Road
Johnson Avenue at U.S. Route 15
Johnson Avenue at Vt. National Guard Road
Julie Drive at Williams Road
Justin Morgan Drive at Creek Farm Road
Kathleen Lane at Severance Road
King Street at Dalton Drive
King Street at Ethan Allen Avenue
Kylies Way at Wall Street
Laker Lane at Blakely Road
Lakewood Court at Holy Cross Road
Lamoille Bluff at North Harbor Road
Lavigne Road and Blakely Road
Lavigne Road and Mallets Bay Avenue
Lawrence J. Drive at Porters Point Road
LeClair Drive at Creek Farm Road
Leoray Court at Heineburg Drive
Liberty Lane at Severance Road
Liberty Lane at Hidden Oaks Drive
Lily Lane at Main Street
Logan Drive at U.S. Route 2A (Main Street)
Lois Lane at Porters Point Road
Lomartire Drive at Malletts Bay Ave
Lomartire Drive at Annas Court
Lone Pine Road at Bay Road
Mallard Drive and Porters Point Road
Malletts Bay Avenue and Blakely Road
Mallets Bay Club Road at Marble Island Road
Malletts Head Road at Marble Island Road
Mangum Avenue at Hegeman Avenue
Maple Ridge Drive at Princess Anne Drive
Marble Island Road at W. Lakeshore Drive
Marcou Lane at Jasper Mine Road
Mariner Heights at Marble Island Road
Mayo Road at Jasper Mine Road
Mazza Ct. and Malletts Bay Avenue
Meadow Drive and Prim Road
Meadow Drive and Prim Road
Mercier Drive at Macrae Road
Middle Road and U.S. Route 2A
Midnight Pass at Williams Road
Mill Pond Road and Severance Road
Morehouse Drive at Malletts Bay Avenue
Morellen Lane at Williams Road
Munson Road at Bay Road
Nice Way at Blakely Road
Nice Way at Lavigne Road
Niquette Bay Road at U.S. Route 2
North Harbor Road at Watkins Road (both locations)
Norway Drive and Porters Pt. Road
Nottingham Court at Church Road
Oak Circle and Rathe Road
Oak Circle and Sunderland Woods Road
Old Saw Mill Road and Blakely Road
Orchard Circle at Orchard Drive
Orchard Drive and U.S. Route 7
Orion Drive at Hercules Drive
Overlake Drive at Holy Cross Road
Parkwood Drive at Hidden Oaks Drive
Parkwood Drive at Liberty Lane
Parsons Road at Macrae Road
Pebble Beach Road at Marble Island Road
Pet Way at the west bound approach of Pet Way at the Pet Way and South Park Drive intersection
Pine Island Road and Malletts Bay Avenue
Pine Lane and Porters Point Road
Pine Meadow Drive and Airport Road
Pine Meadow Drive and Porters Point Road
Poor Farm Road and Blakely Road
Poor Farm Road and U.S. Route 7
Porters Point Road and Colchester Point Road
Porters Point Road and Holy Cross Road
Pretty Road at Porters Point Road
Prim Road at W. Lakeshore Drive
Princess Anne Drive and Porters Point Road
Queen Street at Dalton Drive
Queen Street at Ethan Allen Avenue (east side of VT ETV)
Rathe Road and U.S. Route 7
Raymond Road and U.S. Route 2
Raymond Road at Jasper Mine Road
Red Oak Drive and Colchester Point Road
Richfield Lane at Crossfield Drive (east)
Richfield Lane at Crossfield Drive (west)
River Road and Porters Pt. Road
Ryan Place at Crossfield Drive
Sand Road and Lost Nation Road
Shady Lane and Porters Point Road
Shetland Lane at Justin Morgan Drive
Shore Acres Drive at W. Lakeshore Drive
South Bay Circle at E. Lakeshore Drive
South Bay Circle at South Bay Circle (westbound approach)
South Oak Circle at Sunderland Woods Road
South Oak Circle at Rathe Road
South Park Drive at the east bound approach of South Park Drive and Pet Way Intersection
Stone Drive at Granite Creek Road (north)
Sunderland Woods Road and U.S. Route 7
Tanglewood Drive and Colchester Point Road
Tanglewood Drive (north and south bound approaches), Waybury Road and Rudgate Road
Thayer Bay Road at Holy Cross Road
Thibault Drive at Porters Point Road
Thomas Drive and Blakely Road
Thomas Drive and Mallets Bay Avenue
Timberlake Drive at Church Road
Timberlake Drive at W. Lakeshore Drive
Troy Avenue at Barnes Street
Troy Avenue at Hegeman Avenue
Troy Avenue at Mangum Street (sign each side for Champlain in Sheltered Workshop)
Turquoise Drive at W. Lakeshore Drive
Valleyfield Drive at Malletts Bay Avenue
Village Drive and U.S. Route 2A (Main Street)
Vincenza Way at Windermere Way
Vt. National Guard Road at Camp Johnson exit
Wall Street at Severance Road
Walnut Grove at Jasper Mine Road
Waterlefe Way and Blackberry Circle
Waterlefe Way and Fox Run
Water Tower Circle at Mountain View Drive
Watkins Road at Jasper Mine Road
West View Road at Mountain View Drive
Westward Drive and Village Drive
Wheatley Court at River Road
Wildflower Lane at Raymond Road
Wildlife Loop at Lomartire Drive (East End)
Wildlife Loop at Lomartire Drive (West End)
Williams Road and Blakely Road
Williams Road at E. Lakeshore Drive
Windermere Way and Airport Road
Windermere Way at Biscayne Heights (northbound)
Windermere Way at Biscayne Heights (southbound)
Windswept Drive at Orchard Drive
Wintergreen Drive at Creek Farm Road (east)
Wintergreen Drive at Creek Farm Road (west)
Woodrose Lane at Hidden Oaks Drive
Woodrose Lane at Severance Road
Woodside Drive and Bean Road
Young Street and Malletts Bay Avenue
(b) Full stop required. Wherever a stop sign is erected at the location described above, it shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle, as defined by the laws of the State, to proceed into said intersection without first coming to a full stop.
(c) Penalty. The penalty for not observing a stop sign as provided in Title 23, V.S.A., Section 1008.
(Ord. of 8-23-77; Ord. of 3-14-78; Ord. of 4-17-79; Ord. of 7-8-80; Ord. of 6-16-81; Ord. of 9-1-81; Ord. of 10-27-81; Ord. of 10-11-83; Ord. of 4-12-88; Ord. of 10-8-91; Ord. of 6-22-93; Ord. of 1-23-96; Ord. of 7-23-96; Ord. of 2-25-97; Ord. of 10-14-97; Ord. of 1-12-99; Ord. of 9-14-99; Ord. of 11-23-99; Ord. of 4-3-01; Ord. of 3-12-02; Ord. of 9-13-05(2); Ord. of 8-22-06(1); Ord. No. 4-24-07(2); Ord. of 4-14-08(3); Amd. of 8-25-09; Amd. of 9-8-09; Amd. of 1-12-10; Amd. of 1-12-10; Ord. of 1-25-11; Ord. of 2-22-11; Ord. of 6-14-11; Ord. of 1-10-12; Ord. of 1-8-13; Ord. of 2-12-13; Ord. of 8-13-13; Ord. of 11-11-14; Ord. of 12-8-15; Ord. of 8-6-16; Ord. of 1-10-17; Ord. of 3-28-17; Ord. of 12-12-17; Ords. of 10-23-18(2), Ord. of 1-12-21; Ord. of 9-28-21; Ord. of 10-18-22)
Editor's note— See editor's note following § 12-33.
Sec. 12-35. Yield signs required.
(a) Designations. Yield signs shall be erected at the following locations:
Fieldgreen Drive and Orchard Drive.
Kathleen Lane at Giffin Court
Rathe Road eastbound at Mountain View Drive.
(Ord. of 10-8-91; Ord. of 1-23-96; Ord. of 1-10-12; Ord. of 8-9-16)
Editor's note— See editor's note following § 12-33.
Sec. 12-36. Fire hydrant and fire lane parking prohibited.
No vehicle shall be parked within six (6) feet of a fire hydrant or within a designated fire lane.
Penalty: Fifty dollars ($50.00) for first violation, one hundred dollars ($100.00) for second or subsequent within thirty (30) days.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-40. Obedience to directions and signals.
Sec. 12-41. Manner of crossing the street.
Sec. 12-42. Vehicles to yield to pedestrians crossing in crosswalk.
Sec. 12-43. Vehicles not to pass another stopped for pedestrians.
Sec. 12-44. Duty of drivers to exercise due care.
Sec. 12-40. Obedience to directions and signals.
All pedestrians shall be subject to and comply with any direction of any member of the police department and directions of all official traffic-control signs. Where such devices are not installed pedestrians shall be granted those rights and be subject to the regulations as set out in this article.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-41. Manner of crossing the street.
(a) Wherever a crosswalk is provided, pedestrians are required to use the crosswalk when crossing a roadway.
(b) No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any point other than by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb, except in a crosswalk.
(c) Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of the crosswalk.
(d) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield safely.
(Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. of 11-13-18)
Sec. 12-42. Vehicles to yield to pedestrians crossing in crosswalk.
When traffic-control signals are not in place or not in operation or do not provide an exclusive pedestrian walk phase, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-43. Vehicles not to pass another stopped for pedestrians.
Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-44. Duty of drivers to exercise due care.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any pedestrian, child, bicyclist, or animal upon a roadway.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-50. General bicycle regulations.
Sec. 12-51. Riding on sidewalks, bicycle and pedestrian pathways.
Sec. 12-52. Riding on bicycles.
Sec. 12-53. Clinging to motor vehicles.
Sec. 12-54. Bicycles to be in good mechanical condition and properly equipped.
Sec. 12-55. Dissemination of information.
Sec. 12-50. General bicycle regulations.
(a) Bicycle defined. A bicycle shall be defined for the purposes of this section as any non- motorized wheeled vehicle that is propelled manually by pedals.
(b) Obedience to traffic regulations. Every person riding a bicycle upon the streets, alleys and highways within the Town shall observe and comply with all signals, signs and ordinances regulating the operation of traffic not inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance.
(c) Safe operation. Notwithstanding the following specific violations, every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway, sidewalk or recreational path within the Town shall operate in a safe and prudent manner.
(Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. of 11-13-18)
Sec. 12-51. Riding on sidewalks, bicycle and pedestrian pathways.
(a) Persons riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk or bicycle and pedestrian pathway shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian.
(b) Persons riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk or bicycle and pedestrian pathway shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian or another bicycle.
(c) Persons operating a bicycle on a sidewalk, in areas where such operation is not otherwise prohibited by this ordinance, shall exercise due care, which includes operating the bicycle at a speed reasonable for the existing conditions.
(d) Persons operating a bicycle on a sidewalk, in areas where such operation is not otherwise prohibited by this ordinance, shall come to a complete stop prior to crossing all street crossings.
(Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. of 11-13-18)
Sec. 12-52. Riding on bicycles.
(a) No person propelling a bicycle may ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.
(b) No person may use a bicycle to carry more persons at any one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
(c) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway may not ride more than two (2) abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles or except as otherwise permitted by the Commissioner of Public Safety in connection with a public sporting event in which case the Commissioner shall be authorized to adopt such rules as the public good requires. Persons riding two (2) abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.
(d) Riders shall maintain one (1) hand on the handlebars of a bicycle at all times while operating on a roadway, sidewalk or recreational path.
(Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. of 11-13-18)
Sec. 12-53. Clinging to motor vehicles.
No person, while riding or operating a bicycle on any roadway, sidewalk or recreational path in the Town, shall attach his/her bicycle or him/herself to any other moving vehicle; nor shall the operator of any other vehicle permit any person riding a bicycle to attach to his/her moving vehicle.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)
Sec. 12-54. Bicycles to be in good mechanical condition and properly equipped.
(a) No bicycle shall be operated unless it is in good mechanical condition.
(b) No bicycle shall be operated unless it is equipped with an adequate braking device.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a bicycle on any roadway, sidewalk or recreational path within the Town during the period from one-half (½) hour after sunset to one-half (½) hour before sunrise unless said bicycle or bicyclist shall be equipped with a lamp on the front exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the front, with a lamp on the rear of the bicycle or bicyclist which emits a flashing or steady red light visible at least three hundred (300) feet to the rear, and with a red reflector on the rear.
(Ord. of 8-9-16; Ord. of 11-13-18)
Sec. 12-55. Dissemination of information.
Every person or business engaged in the sale, rental or dissemination of bicycles shall inform each purchaser/renter/borrower of local ordinances and state law governing the operation of bicycles.
(Ord. of 8-9-16)