SECTION 801.  PARKING:
There shall be no parking of motor vehicles, of any kind, within the public right-of- way on either side of the following named public streets and described areas:

• Brickyard Road from Main Street in an easterly direction for a distance of 225 feet to Sugartree Lane and from the east entrance of East Creek Condominiums to the east entrance of #60 Brickyard Road.

• Crestview Road from Main Street in a westerly direction for a distance of 100 feet.IBM entry road off of Park Street.

• Hillcrest Road - from its intersection with Prospect Street for a distance of 90 feet in a southerly direction (1/28/03).

• Iroquois Avenue - westward 60 feet from Park Street.Lincoln Street - from the 5 corners northeasterly for 150 feet.

• Lincoln Terrace - its entire length.

• Main Street - From Five Corners northeasterly for 100 feet; Southwesterly of the railroad tracks for a distance of 100 feet; northeasterly of the railroad tracks for a distance of 290 feet; 25 feet west of Pleasant Street to the Village limits. In the pass-through between Main Street and Lincoln Street, (between the ABanknorth property and Memorial Park).Maple Street - its entire length.

• Park Street- on the west side from the Five Corners to the most southerly railroad tracks, on the east side of Park Street from the Five Corners to the northerly railroad tracks, on the east side between the north and south railroad tracks. (adopted 4/10/90)(Amended 1/12/93)

• Park Terrace - its entire length.Pearl Street - its entire length.

• Prospect Street - westward 200 feet from Lincoln Street.

• River Street - its entire length.

• Rivendell Drive - within 200' of Maple Street.

• South Summit Street - from Pearl to the railroad tracks.

• Summit Street - north of Pearl on the west side and on the easterly side from the main entrance of Summit Street School to the driveway of #19 Summit Street (amended 4/27/99).

SECTION 802. 
There shall be no parking of motor vehicles, of any kind, within the public right-of-way on the side of the street so designated on the following streets:

• Beech Street – on the west side of the street extending 20’ on either side of the private drive leading to the property owned by William and Maryjean Kalanges per Land Use Permit Amendment #4C0593-6-EB, dated 3/4/05.

• Church Street - on the east side, beginning at the church driveway and extending northerly to Main Street.

• Church Street - on the west side from Main Street in a southerly direction for a distance of 100 feet.

• Grove Street - on the westerly side between Central and Main Street.

• Hiawatha Avenue - on the west side from Owaissa to Nahma, and on the east side from the north property line of 26 Hiawatha to the fire hydrant in front of Hiawatha School, between the hours of 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m. when school is in session.  The School Department has the authority to post this area as a no parking zone during evening assemblies.  Residents of the west side of Hiawatha are exempt from this ordinance. (adopted Jan. 12, 1993, amended 8/28/07)

• Lincoln Street - on the west side from the 5 corners to Lincoln Terrace.

• Lincoln Street - on the west side from Prospect Street to a point northerly for a distant of 75 feet.

• Lincoln Street - on the west side for a distance of twenty-five feet north of the driveway at 44 Lincoln Street.

• Maplewood Lane - on the westerly side of within 500 feet of its intersection with Maple Street.

• Park Street - on the west side for a distance of 87 feet at the corner of Iroquois Avenue in front of 47 Park Street.(adopted 10/27/92)

• Prospect Street - on the north side from Hillcrest to Lincoln Street and on the south side from the intersection of Summit Street to the westerly end of the property line for 36 Prospect Street, between the hours of 2PM and 3:30 PM Monday through Friday from August 15^th through June 30^th of the following year (Amended 1/28/03).

• Railroad Street - on the east side.

• School Street - north of Pearl Street on the east side. From Pearl Street in a northerly direction on the west side for a distance of 200 feet between the hours of  7-9 a.m. and 2:30 - 6 P.M., on the south side of Pearl Street on the east side from Pearl Street to Park Terrace and south of Pearl Street on the west side for a distance of 70 feet.

• South Street - on the north side from West Street to Nahma Avenue.

SECTION 803.  LIMITED TIME PARKING:

• Central Street:  There shall be a fifteen (15) minute parking limit between Lincoln Street and the railroad tracks (Amended 10/28/03).

• Lincoln Place:  There shall be a parking limit of 1 hour on both sides of Lincoln Place from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and a parking limit of 2 hours on both sides of Lincoln Place from 5:01 p.m. to 7:59 a.m. with the exception of 1 parking space at the curb cut on the north side behind 22 Railroad Avenue, and the 9 parking spaces on the North side east of Lincoln Street and the driveway between the Federal Building and 22 Railroad Avenue.

• Main Street:  There shall be a parking limit of one hour on both sides of Main Street from Pearl Street, northeast to the railroad tracks.  In addition to the above 1 hour limit, the two parallel parking spaces located south of the ABanknorth@ entrance on Main Street shall be designated "No Parking Midnight to 9 A.M.".(amended 11/09/93 & 5/14/02)Park Street:  There shall be a one hour parking limit on the westerly side between Iroquois Avenue and the driveway opening for 37 & 39 Park Street. (added 9/26/06)

• Railroad Avenue:  There shall be a parking limit of 1 hour on both sides of Railroad Avenue from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and a parking limit of 2 hours on both sides of Railroad Avenue from 5:01 p.m. to 7:59 a.m.  This ordinance shall apply to all sections of Railroad Avenue between Central Street and Main Street, with the following exceptions:   
  (1)  There will be No Parking on the eastern side of Railroad Avenue from Central Street south for a distance of 140'; this area shall be for "Bus Parking Only", and;
  (2)  For that portion of Railroad Avenue located on the eastern side of Railroad Avenue which lies between the Railroad Station and a point which is 185' north of Main Street there shall be no parking restrictions. 
  (3)  Commercial Exemption:  Those businesses on Railroad Avenue which can demonstrate that the nature of their business requires that heavy items be moved from a business vehicle to the store throughout the day can apply to the Trustees for a maximum of one permit which would exempt them from the one hour day time parking limit on Railroad Avenue.  This permit would be good for one year and would be subject to revocation by the Village Manager for cause.

• Summit Street:  There shall be a 15 minute parking limit on the easterly side from the Summit Street School`s southerly driveway to the main entrance of Summit Street School during the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, from September 1 through June 15. (amended April 27, 1999)

SECTION 804.  RESIDENT ONLY PARKING:
No person shall park any vehicle except vehicles with a valid residential parking permit and clearly identifiable service or delivery vehicles on any street designated as Aresidential parking.@ 

(a)      Streets designated as residential parking at all times include:

1. Old Colchester Road (from North Street to the Town of Essex line)

(b)      Streets designated as residential parking Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, September 1^st through July 1^st include:

1. Drury Drive

2. Drury Drive Extension;

3. Upland Road;

4. Meadow Terrace;

5. Brookside Avenue;

6. Crestview Road;

7. Grove Street (between North Street and Central Street);

8. 8.  North Street.

(c)        The Village Clerk shall annually issue two residential parking permits for each dwelling unit on a designated street. ADwelling Unit@ shall mean a dwelling structure, or portion thereof, designed, constructed or used as living quarters for one family, and which includes facilities for food preparation, sleeping and sanitation.

(d)        Residential parking permits shall be displayed on the left hand side of the dashboard of any vehicle parked in the street during the time period listed in subsection (a).

(e)      Vehicles parked as permitted under this section shall be subject to all other parking requirements of the Village of Essex Junction Municipal Code.

Section 804 adopted by Trustees October 13, 1998, amended 10/25/00, and 7/11/06.

SECTION 810.  OTHER PARKING RESTRICTIONS:

(a)        There shall be no parking at any time on any street within the 20 feet of an intersection with another street or designated crosswalk unless otherwise provided.

(b)        There shall be no parking at any time within 6 feet of any Village fire hydrant. 

(c)        There shall be no parking at any time so as to block any portion of a public sidewalk.

(d)        There shall be no parking, on any Village street, in any manner, so that the parked vehicle would prevent the passage of Village fire trucks, rescue or other emergency vehicles.

(e)        There shall be no parking at any time within any public street wherein the driver's side of the vehicle is next to the property, sidewalk, curb, or road edge, except on one-way streets.

(f)         There shall be no parking, at any time, on any Village street blocking any designated driveway or part thereof.

(g)        No person shall park or leave unattended a vehicle of any type in any designated fire lane or bike lane.  

SECTION 815.  WINTER PARKING BAN:
No person shall park or leave unattended a vehicle of any type on any street, road, or right-of-way in the Village of Essex Junction during the period December 1 through April 1 of the next year between the hours of 12 midnight and 7:00 a.m.

SECTION 818.  VILLAGE PARKING LOTS:

The following regulations shall apply to parking lots operated by the Village:

(a)        The Village Trustees may, by resolutions, designate not more than 50% of the parking spaces in any lot as "Reserved" and establish fees for the use of RESERVED parking spaces.

(b)        Any parking space designated as "Reserved" will be clearly marked and will be unavailable for public parking at all times.  "Reserved" spaces shall not be sublet.

(c)        The Village Trustees, or their designate, may authorize the use of RESERVED parking spaces by specific individuals upon payment to the Village of the established fee.  Such individuals must display a parking permit issued by the Village when using a RESERVED parking space.

(d)        No parking shall be permitted in Village parking lots between the hours of Midnight and 6 a.m. The Trustees may exempt designated spaces from this limitation. (Adopted 10/12/93)

SECTION 825.  VIOLATION DEEMED NUISANCE – NOTICE, TOWING & CHARGES:

 (a)       The parking or leaving any vehicle in violation of this chapter is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.

(b)        The fact that a vehicle which is illegally parked is registered in the name of the person, rental agency or company shall be prima facie proof that such person, rental agency or company was in control of the automobile at the time of such notice.

(c)        It shall be sufficient notice of violation for a law enforcement officer to leave written notice on an official form securely on the vehicle indicating the violation, the time and date of the violation, the location of the violation, and the registration number of the vehicle, and such other information as seems appropriate.

(d)        "Parking," for these purposes, shall mean leaving a vehicle at rest with or without an operator in attendance unless otherwise provided.

(e)        Any vehicle parked in violation of this chapter may be removed by a commercial towing service upon the orders of any lawful police official of the State of Vermont, Essex Junction Fire Department or Public Works Department.

(f)         A vehicle so towed away to storage under the provisions of this chapter may be redeemed by the owner of the vehicle upon the payment of all towing charges, storage charges, or other expenses incurred in the moving of the vehicle, except that the charge of towing each vehicle shall not exceed an amount as established by the Village Manager. The operator of the commercial towing service may hold such vehicle until such charges have been paid.  In addition, any vehicle towed due to three or more outstanding violations shall be required to pay all fines prior to their vehicles being released to them by the commercial towing service.

(g)        Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter may be ticketed for such offense by any lawful police official of the state of Vermont as listed below:

                        Twenty-five dollars per violation

(h)        The Public Works Department, the Fire Department of the Village of Essex Junction, or any lawful police official of the State of Vermont, are hereby authorized to remove and tow away, or have removed and towed away, by commercial towing service, any vehicle illegally parked in any place where such parked vehicle violates this chapter, creates or constitutes a public nuisance, creates or constitutes a traffic hazard, blocks the use of fire hydrants, obstructs or may obstruct the movement of emergency vehicles, or interferes with the free flow of traffic, or has three or more unpaid violations.  In addition to towing, a police officer may issue a ticket in accordance with Section g.

(i)         The provisions of this chapter are declared to be separable in that any provision declared to be invalid shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.

SECTION 830.  ONE WAY STREETS:

(a)                Operation of any type of vehicle, motorcycle, or other form of common conveyance in an easterly direction on the road between Lincoln Street and Main Street in front of Banknorth shall be prohibited.

(b)               Operation of any type of vehicle, motorcycle, or other form of common conveyance in an easterly direction on River Street shall be prohibited between the hours of 3:00 P.M. and 5:30 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.  At all other times, two-way traffic is authorized. (Amended 1/9/01)

(c)                Operation of any type of vehicle, motorcycle, or other form of common conveyance in a southerly direction on Summit Street is hereby prohibited.

(d)               Operation of any type of vehicle, motorcycle, or other form of common conveyance in a westerly direction on Prospect Street between Lincoln and Summit Streets is hereby prohibited.

(e)                Operation of any type of vehicle, motorcycle, or other form of common conveyance in a northerly direction on School Street, north of Pearl Street between Pearl Street and Lincoln Terrace, is hereby prohibited.

(f)                 Operation of any type of vehicle, motorcycle, or other form of common conveyance in an easterly direction on Lincoln Place between Railroad Street and Lincoln Street is hereby prohibited. (amended 3/14/06)

(g)                Operation of any type of vehicle, motorcycle, or other form of common conveyance in an easterly direction on Park Terrace from School Street to the westerly driveway of the Chittenden Bank is prohibited. (adopted 4/10/90)

(h)                Operation of any type of vehicle, motorcycle, or other form       of common conveyance in a westerly direction on Mill Street is hereby prohibited. (adopted Nov. 24, 1993)

(i)                  Operation of any type of vehicle, motorcycle or other form        of common conveyance in a southerly direction on Ivy Lane between Main Street and Central Street is hereby prohibited. (Adopted on Nov. 9, 1993, amended 6/24/03)

On the streets of Essex Junction designated as one way streets and on those streets where, by appropriate pavement or street markings, more than one lane of traffic is designated in the same direction, it shall become lawful to overtake and pass said vehicle proceeding in the same direction on either side thereof.  The operator of any such vehicle, upon any such street shall, before turning his vehicle from one traffic lane into another traffic lane, indicate by hand signal or directional light, his intentions so to do, and shall turn into the other lane only after using due care and caution to avoid accidents.  When traffic lanes are so marked to indicate their use for a right turn only, left turn only, through traffic only, or a combination of the above of same, no person shall operate a vehicle except in the direction so indicated by such markings. Proper notice on the streets as indicated above shall be accomplished so that the operator of any vehicle, motorcycle, or other form of common conveyance, may be aware of the provisions of this Ordinance. 

SECTION 835: BICYCLE PATH
No motorized  vehicle of any type shall operate on any bicycle lane or path, trail or sidewalk or municipal open space, except for a vehicle entering or exiting a driveway on Main Street between its intersection with Brickyard Road and Fairview Drive (with the understanding that motorists shall yield to pedestrians or bicyclists using the bike path). (Amended 11/14/00, 10/23/01 & 6/10/03)

SECTION 840: PROHIBITED RIGHT-HAND TURNS

(a)        No Vehicle of any type, motorcycle or other form of common conveyance shall make a right-hand turn at any time at the following locations:

(1)  the stop bar at the Five Corners from Main Street onto Lincoln Street. (adopted June 22, 1993).

(2) From River Street onto Stanton Drive.

(b)               No Vehicle of any type, motorcycle or other form of common conveyance shall make a right hand turn at times when an illuminated sign indicating NO TURN ON RED is displayed to drivers at the following locations:

(1) from Pearl Street onto Park Street (at the Five Corners Intersection)

(2) from Park Street onto Maple Street (at the Five Corners Intersection)

(3) from Maple Street onto Main Street (at the Five Corners Intersection)

(4) from Lincoln Street onto Pearl Street (at the Five Corners Intersection)

(5) from South Summit Street onto Pearl Street

(6) from Pearl Street onto South Summit Street

(Subsection b, 1-6 adopted 3/14/00)

(c)                No Vehicle of any type, motorcycle or other form of common conveyance shall make a right-hand turn during the times indicated at the following intersections:

(1) from the driveway at the Riverview Apartments onto River Street between the hours of 2:45 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. (Adopted 5/22/90).

SECTION 841: PROHIBITED LEFT-HAND TURNS:

(a)                No Vehicle of any type, motorcycle or other form of common conveyance shall make a left-hand turn at any time at the following locations:

(1) from the westbound lane of Pearl Street between the A5 Corners@ (intersection of Routes 15, 2A & 117) and a point 155 feet westerly of the intersection of Pearl and Park Streets.

(2) from Main Street into the Howard Bank driveway on Main St. (adopted 4/10/90)

(3) at the Five Corners from Main Street onto Maple Street. (Adopted 4/10/90)

(4) from 1 Maple Street onto Park Street. (Adopted 12/9/97)

(b)               No Vehicle of any type, motorcycle or other form of common conveyance shall make a left-hand turn during the times indicated at the following intersections:

(1) from Stanton Drive onto River Street between the hours of 2:45 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. (Adopted 5/22/90)

SECTION 846: SPEED LIMITS
No vehicle of any type, motorcycle or other form of common conveyance shall be operated at a speed in excess of that listed below and posted on the streets named. The speed limit on the following streets shall be 25 mph with exceptions noted with an asterisk*:

 

* Lincoln Street., from the five corners the limit shall be 25 mph, from North Street to the Village limit, the limit shall be posted by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. 

** Main Street, from the Five Corners to the Indian Brook, the limit shall be 25 mph, from Indian Brook to the Village limits the limit shall be 30 mph. (amended April 14, 1998)

*** Pearl Street, from the Five Corners to the main entryway of the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds, the limit shall be 25 mph. From the Fairgrounds' main entryway to Susie Wilson Road, the limits shall be posted by the Vt. agency of transportation.

**** River Street,. the limit shall be 35 mph.

SECTION 847:
Emergency vehicles while in the performance of an emergency are exempt from the provisions of this Ordinance.

SECTION 848: STOP SIGNS
The operator of any vehicle, motorcycle, or other form of common conveyance shall come to a full stop before entering any intersection from any street, avenue or road upon which there is a stop sign facing in his/her direction.  The operator shall not proceed until the intersection is clear.
Stop signs shall be erected on the street, avenues and roads at intersections listed below:

On Abnaki Avenue (on both sides)	@South Summit St.
On Algonquin Avenue (on both sides)	@ Iroquois Ave.
On Athens Drive	@ Main St.
On Beech Street (on both sides)	@ Countryside Drive
On Briar Lane (westerly intersection)	@ Rosewood Lane
On Brickyard Road	@ Main St. and @ Corduroy Rd.
On Brooks Avenue	@ Villa Drive and @ Warner Ave.
On Brownell Drive	@ West St.
On Camp Street	@ Maple St.
On Cascade Court	@ Cascade St.
On Cascade Street	@ Park Street and
At Cascade Street	On  road from Wastewater Treatment Plant.
On Central Street	@ Lincoln Street and @ Educational Ctr Dr.
On Central Street (on both sides)	@ Grove Street
On Cherokee Avenue (on both sides)	@ South Summit St.
On Cherry Street (on both sides)	@ South Summit St.
On Cherry Street	@ the Merchants Bank Driveway
On Church Street	@ Main St. and @ East St.
On Clems Drive	@ West St.
On Corduroy Road	@ Beech St. and @ Briar Lane.
On Countryside Drive	@ Brickyard Rd.
On Crestview Road	@ Drury Drive and @ Main St.
On Curtis Avenue	@ Pearl St.
On Densmore Drive	@ Main St. and @ Brickyard Rd.
On Doon Way	@ South St.
On Drury Drive	@ Educational Center Drive
On East Street	@ Maple St. and @ Pleasant St.
On Educational Center access road	@ Old Colchester Rd.; Main St.; Drury Dr; and Central St.
On Elm Street	@ Maple Street
On Fairview Drive	@ Main Street
On Grant Street	@ Maple St. and @ Jackson St.
On Greenwood Avenue	@ Cascade Ct.
On Grove Street (on both sides)	@ Central St.
On Grove Street	@ North St. and @ Main St.
On Hawthorn Circle (both intersections)	@ Fairview Drive
On Hayden Street	@ West Street
On Hayden Street	@ the southerly intersection of Wilkinson Dr
On Hiawatha Avenue	@ West Street
On Hillcrest  Road	@ Pearl St. and @ Prospect St.
On Hubbell=s Falls Road	@ Beech Street and @ Juniper Ridge Road
On Huron Avenue	@ West Street and @ Mohawk Avenue
On Iroquois Avenue	@ South Summit St.
On Jackson Street	@ exit from public Works Complex
On Juniper Ridge Road	@ Fairview Drive
On Killoran Drive	@ West St.
On Kings Court	@ Maple St.
On Lamoille Street	@ East St.
On Lincoln Place	@ Railroad Ave.
On Lincoln Terrace	@ Lincoln St. and @ School St.
On Locust Lane	@ Hubbell=s Falls Drive
On Main Street	@ Ivy Lane Parking Lot.
On Mansfield Avenue	@ Maple St. and @ Brickyard Rd.
On Maplewood Lane	@ Maple St.
On MacGregor Street	@ Jackson St.
On Mohawk Avenue	@ South Summit St.
On Nahma Avenue	@ South St.
On North Street	@ Central St., Lincoln St., and Grove St.
On North Hillcrest Road	@ Hillcrest Rd.
On Oak Street	@ Maple St.
On Old Colchester Road	@ North Street.
On Orchard Terrace	@ South St.; @ Iroquois from either direction.
On Owaissa Avenue	@ Hiawatha Avenue
On Park Avenue	@ Pleasant Street.
On Park Terrace	@ Park St. and @ School St.
On Pleasant Street	@ Main St. and @ Mansfield Ave.
On Prospect Street	@ Lincoln St.
On Railroad Avenue	@ Central St. and @  Main Street
At  Railroad Avenue	On  the fire lane at the rear of the Brownell Block between  4 & 8 Railroad Ave.
On Railroad Street	@ Maple St. and @ Main Street
On Redwood Terrace	@ at Cascade Court
On Rivendell Drive	@ Maple St. and @ Briar Lane