TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
TOWN OF GRAND ISLE, VERMONT
Pursuant to the provisions of Title 23, Vermont Statutes Annotated, Section 1007 and 1008, and Title 24, Vermont Statutes Annotated Section 1971 and 2291(1)(4) and (5), and such other general enactments as may be material hereto, it is hereby ordained that the Board of Selectman of the Town of Grand Isle that the following Traffic Ordinance is adopted for the Town of Grand Isle, Vermont.
The definitions of Title 23, Vermont Statutes Annotated, Section 4 are incorporated by reference.
SCOPE
The ordinance established special traffic regulations on public highways within the Town of Grand Isle, Vermont.
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to disobey the direction of a traffic control device except in response to the direction of a law enforcement officer.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally remove, injure, obstruct, deface, alter, or tamper with any traffic control device.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to install any sign or device that may
resemble or be mistaken for an official traffic control device without prior
approval of the Town of Grand Isle Board of Selectmen.
On the basis of engineering and traffic studies, the following speed limits are hereby established:
TH # 2 (Hyde Rd.) - A maximum speed of 30 m.p.h. from the intersection
with US 2 to the Fire Department/Town Garage, then a
maximum speed of 45mph to the intersection of Adams
School Rd (TH #5).
TH # 20 (Hodgkins Place) - A maximum speed of 25 m.p.h. for its entire length.
TH # 13 & 14 (Hansen Lane) - A maximum speed of 25 m.p.h. for its entire length.
On the basis of being duly adopted and posted speed limits for more than 10 years, the following speed limits are continued:
30 MPH:
East Shore North
Donaldson School Road
Bell Hill Rd.
Town Line Rd.
Allen Rd.
35 MPH:
East Shore South ( South of Mill Pond)
Quaker Rd.
Adams School Rd. – North of Quaker Rd.
Sims Point Rd.
Mocassin Avenue
Faywood Rd.
West Shore Rd. – North of Quaker to Mocassin Ave.
40 MPH:
Pearl St.
East Shore South – North of Mill Pond
Griswold Rd.
Adams School Rd. – South of Quaker Rd.
West Shore Rd. – Quaker Rd. to VT 314
45 MPH:
Reynolds Rd.
East Shore South.
The maximum speed limit permitted for any vehicular traffic on US Route 2 and VT 314 within the Town of Grand Isle shall be the same as those limits established and posted by the State of Vermont.
The above speed limits shall be posted in accordance with the standards set forth in the Millennium Edition of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and shall be in effect when so posted.
STOP AND YIELD INTERSECTIONS
Section 1. The following intersections shall be designated as STOP intersections and shall be so signed:
- East Shore North Rd./US Route 2 - Folsom Harbor Rd./East Shore South Rd.
- Lover’s Lane/East Shore North Rd. - Donaldson Rd./East Shore South Rd.
- Lover’s Lane/Faywood Rd. - Donaldson Rd./US Route 2
- Faywood Rd/ US Route 2 - East Shore South Rd./US Route 2
- East Shore South Rd./State Park Rd. - Pearl St./US Route 2
- Hansen Lane/Pearl St. - Bell Hill Rd./Pearl St.
- Bell Hill Rd./VT Route 314(Allen Rd.) - Pearl St./VT Route 314(Allen Rd.)
- Adam School Rd./VT Route 314 (Allen Rd.) - Quaker Rd./Adam School Rd.
- Hyde Rd./Adam School Rd. - Hyde Rd./Adam School Rd.
- Adam School Rd./Moccasin Avenue - Quaker Rd./West Shore Rd.
- West Shore Rd./VT Route 314 (Allen St.) - Allen Rd./VT Route 314
- Allen Rd./West Shore Rd. - Adam’s Landing/West Shore Rd.
- Adam’s Landing/Moccasin Avenue - Moccasin Avenue/Reynolds Rd.
- Simms Point Rd./Griswold Rd. - Griswold Rd./US Route 2
- Reynolds Rd./Hyde Rd. - Reynold Rd./VT Route 314(Allen Rd.)
- Hyde Rd./US Route 2
Section 2. The following intersections shall be designated as YIELD intersections and shall be so signed:
- East Shore North Rd./Faywood Rd.
PARKING REGULATIONS
· Simms Point Road from the Veterinary Clinic to the Northerly end
· East Shore North adjacent to Marycrest Beach
· Folsom Harbor Road
· Hodgkins Place
· No overnight parking around any Town Building
· In front of dry or pressured fire hydrants
· In front of the firestation
The parking of any motor vehicle within any intersection, on a crosswalk, within ten (10) feet of a fire hydrant, in front of a private driveway, on a bridge, viaduct, causeway, or the approach thereto, on a sidewalk, or within any area wherein parking is prohibited or otherwise restricted by permit only is prohibited.
No person shall; between the hours of twelve o’clock midnight and eight o’clock am., including Sundays and legal holidays, during the period from December 1 of each year to April 1 of the following year, park any vehicle within the limits of any public highway in the Town in such a manner as to interfere with the prompt and orderly removal or plowing of snow, removal of ice, or sanding or salting of highway.
The Road Foreman shall conspicuously place suitable marking signs in and near the areas affected by the parking regulations of this chapter.
Rules for parking within the confines of the Town Recreation Areas are contained in the Ordinance entitled “ORDINANCE REGULATING CONDUCT IN TOWN RECREATION AREAS”
The Chairman of the Selectboard with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, may regulate the manner of parking any vehicle in places where parking is permitted by this chapter, by causing parking spaces for vehicles to be marked off or painted on the pavement of the street in the area affected, and “No Parking” signs to be placed in places where such spaces are marked off or painted.
Section 2. Any vehicle parked in violations of the provisions of this Article may be summarily removed at the owner’s expense, by order of any law enforcement officer (constable, sheriff and state police), road commissioner, or selectman.
The local law enforcement officer and/or agency and the owner of any public garage to which such vehicle is removed shall keep a record of each vehicle so removed, using manufacturer’s trade name or make, registration number or motor number if the vehicle is not registered, registered owner if the vehicle bears a Vermont registration, such other descriptive matter as may he necessary to identify such vehicle, and the name and address
of any claimant thereof. The law enforcement officer and/or agency shall, in addition, keep a record showing date of such removal, place to which such removal is made, and the reason for such removal. All such records shall be open to public inspection during regular business hours. If any towed vehicle remains unclaimed for a period of five (5) days, the Town Clerk must send written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested,
to the last known address of the registered owner of any towed vehicle, if the vehicle is registered. If the vehicle is not registered, the Town Clerk will publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town information identifying the unclaimed vehicle.
Section 3. If the owner of a vehicle summarily removed under section 5 hereof does not claim such vehicle and pay all towing and storage expenses within thirty (30) days of the date of such removal, the title to such vehicle shall escheat to the Town and the vehicle may be sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with Title 27, Vermont Statutes Annotated, Section 11.
Before the owner shall be permitted to reclaim a vehicle which has been removed pursuant to Article VII, he or she must:
· Furnish satisfactory evidence to the law enforcement officer or agency and to the owner or person in charge of such public garage of his or her identity and of his or her ownership of such vehicle.
· Pay to the law enforcement officer or agency all charges for removing said vehicle and all charges for the storing or parking thereof, and for publication of record of removal.
· Sign a written receipt acknowledging delivery of said vehicle.
Section 4. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to make unlawful vehicular stops in obedience to the direction of a law enforcement officer or for causes beyond the control of the operator.
loaded so as to prevent its contents from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping
therefrom.
Section 1. Separate Offenses:
Each violation of a provision of this ordinance shall be deemed a separate
offense.
A. This shall be a civil ordinance, which shall be enforced in accordance with the provision of 24 VSA, Chapter 59 or through any Vermont court having proper jurisdiction.
B. The penalty for violation of the above speed limit shall be set by the Schedule of Fines established by the State of Vermont.
Section 4. Enforcement Officials:
This ordinance may be enforced by the Grand Isle County Sheriff and/or the Vermont State Police who are properly qualified law enforcement officers in the state of Vermont.
The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable and if any provision
hereof be adjudged invalid such argument shall not affect the validity of any other
provision.
This ordinance may be referred to as the Grand Isle Traffic Ordinance and in a
prosecution hereunder a copy of such ordinance, certified by the Town Clerk shall
be prima facie evidence thereof. An allegation that the act constituting the offense
charged is contrary to a specified provision of this ordinance shall be a sufficient
reference hereto.
This ordinance shall become effective 60 days after the adoption date shown below.
Adopted this _______ day of ___________ 2006
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Attest:_____________________________
Cheryl Vantine, Town Clerk