Town of
Lamoine, Maine
ORDINANCE FOR
CONTROL OF TRAFFIC
Enacted: August 9, 1976
Amended: April 9, 1976
Amended: December 6, 1995
Amended: September 30, 2004
In accordance with Title 30-A, Section 3009, the municipal officers of the Town of Lamoine hereby enact an ordinance which will aid in the control of the movement and stopping of vehicular traffic.
A. Emergency vehicles are not required to adhere to the rules and regulations set forth herewith when in direct line of duty.
B. This ordinance will be enforced by any officer
with police powers. The Town of Lamoine may contract with the Hancock County
Sheriff’s Department to deputize volunteer parking enforcement officers pursuant
to 30-A MRSA § 472.
C. All signs posted must be in compliance with Title 23 § 11201 et seq and Title 29-A § 2051
It is necessary to establish the following regulations:
A. No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle whether attended or unattended on the paved, traveled portion nor within 10 feet from the nearer outside line of the traveled way where posted on Route 204 from Old Schoolhouse Lane to the intersection of the Mud Creek Road on either side of said highway.
B. No person shall park or leave unattended any
vehicle on any way or highway right-of-way which may interfere with snow removal
or the normal movement of traffic. No person shall park or leave unattended
any vehicle within a 15-foot radius of a fire hydrant so marked by the Town
of Lamoine Volunteer Fire Department.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to allow a vehicle to remain parked in Bloomfield Park or the Lamoine Beach Park for the purpose of camping or overnight parking during the time 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.
(a) The Lamoine Beach Park will be closed to all vehicles and persons between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle unattended at the end of Route 184 at the entrance to the Lamoine Beach Park ramp to the furthest entrance to the graveled parking lot of the Lamoine Beach Park. Vehicles with trailers will use the graveled parking area so provided.
E. (added 12/6/95) No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle whether attended or unattended on the paved, traveled portion, where posted, on Route 184 (Douglas Highway) from the intersection of the former Blacksmith Road to the intersection of Route 204 (at the Town Hall), on either side of said highway.
A. Any violation of this ordinance shall be a civil violation.
B. Vehicles not in compliance with this ordinance shall be Prima Facia evidence that the vehicle is in violation.
C. Any officer finding a vehicle standing on a highway in violation of this ordinance may move the vehicle or require the person in charge of said vehicle to move it to a position permitted.
1. Any vehicle moved under the direction of any officer of the town or constable will be moved at the expense of the person in whose name such vehicle is registered.
D. Unlawful parking of a vehicle in violation of this ordinance shall be a violation of the parking ordinance and punishable by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $250.00 for each offense.
This ordinance shall become effective immediately.
Originally Dated at Lamoine the 9th day of August, 1976
Amended this 6th day of December, 1995
signed,
/s/ S. Josephine Cooper
/s/ Glenn Crawford
/s/ Perry Fowler
Selectmen of Lamoine