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Rangeley committee opens line-by-line review of Chapter 35 traffic ordinance
Summary
The ordinance committee began a comprehensive review of Chapter 35 (traffic), focusing on traffic calming language, enforcement practicality, and where definitions and signage belong in the document. Members agreed to work section-by-section and to return with edits.
The Town of Rangeley Ordinance Committee opened a line-by-line review of Chapter 35 (traffic) on Aug. 5, reviewing proposed language added after direction from the board of selectmen on July 20.
Chair explained the package is meant to incorporate traffic-calming language while preserving local officials' authority: "It's really more to give them the opportunity to address it when it's brought before them," the Chair said, describing the committee's intention to enable action without unduly constraining staff or the board of selectmen. Members debated whether traffic calming is an operational matter for the police or a policy-level ordinance task, and agreed to proceed through the text from the start and to flag items that require legal review or additional staff input.
The committee agreed to add a definitions section (for terms such as 'parked' and 'traffic calming') early in the ordinance to avoid scattering definitions throughout the text and to improve clarity for enforcement and the public.
