[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Marlborough as indicated
in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as § H.4 of the Town Code]
No person shall operate any motorcycle, minibike, moped, snowmobile
or other such motorized vehicle on Town property without first obtaining
a permit for said use or operation from the First Selectman or the
Resident State Trooper.
Such permit shall be in writing, on a form prescribed by the
First Selectman. The permittee shall carry such permit on his person
at all times while operating on Town property.
Any person violating any of the provision of this article shall
be subject to a fine of not less that $2 nor more than $25 for each
offense and by impoundment of such unauthorized vehicle until the
payment of the aforesaid fine, together with an impoundment fee of
$5, has been made.
If any such impounded vehicle is not redeemed within 30 days
as aforesaid, the Town reserves the right to sell such vehicle and
apply proceeds to the fine, impoundment fee and costs of sale.
[Adopted effective 1-7-1984 (§ H.5 of the Town Code)]
In order to ensure the reasonable safety of persons occupying
or using any premises in the Town of Marlborough, all premises which
the volunteer fire company may be called upon to protect in case of
fire or other emergency, and which in the opinion of the Town Fire
Marshal, after recommendation by the Fire Commission and/or Traffic
Safety Commission, are not readily accessible from public roads, shall
be provided with suitable fire lanes so that all buildings on the
premises are accessible to fire apparatus.
Fire lanes shall not be required for access to any one- or two-family
residential structures used principally for agricultural purposes.
The designation and maintenance of fire lanes or other access
provisions on private property shall be accomplished as specified
by the Town Fire Marshal, after recommendation by the Fire Commission
and/or the Traffic Safety Commission, who may make reasonable requirements
as to the establishment of fire lanes within the Town for the orderly
access of fire and other emergency equipment on premises of new and
existing buildings and facilities to ensure the reasonable safety
of persons occupying or using said premises.
Fire lanes may be required for all buildings any portion of
which is set back more than 150 feet from a Town road, or which exceed
30 feet in height and any portion of which is set back over 50 feet
from a Town road.
Fire lanes may be the driving portions of the vehicle parking
area and/or walkways and shall be at least 20 feet in width and extend
to a point at least within 10 feet from a building. Any dead-end fire
lane more than 300 feet long shall be provided with a turnaround at
the closed end at least 90 feet in diameter.
Notice of the establishment of fire lanes in accordance with
this article, after recommendation by the Fire Commission and/or the
Traffic Safety Commission, shall be given by the Town Fire Marshal
in writing to the property owner, the First Selectman and the Resident
State Trooper for the Town of Marlborough. Such fire lanes, as established
by the Town Fire Marshal, shall be posted by the owner of the property
involved within 60 days of said notice and in accordance with the
instructions of the Fire Marshal.
Any property owner who fails to comply with the requirements
and instructions of the Fire Marshal as to fire lanes within the time
allotted shall be fined $100 and shall suffer a penalty of $10 for
each day thereafter until compliance is made.
No vehicle shall be parked or standing within an established
fire lane.
A.
Whenever
any vehicle is found parked or standing in an established fire lane,
a constable or state trooper shall attach to such a vehicle a parking
violation notice to the owner or operator thereof setting forth that
such vehicle has been parked unlawfully; provided, however, that in
an emergency such unlawful parking constitutes a hazard or impedes
the orderly access of emergency equipment, the Constable, State Trooper
or the Chief Fire Officer in charge may have the vehicle towed to
another portion of the lot or area which is not within a fire lane,
all at the expense of the owner of said vehicle.
B.
In any
prosecution or proceeding for unlawful parking in a fire lane, the
registered owner of the vehicle so parked shall be presumed to be
the operator thereof.
C.
The penalty
for unlawful parking in a fire lane shall be a fine of $10.
D.
Each person who violates this section shall, within five days of the time when such notice was attached to such vehicle, pay to the Town of Marlborough the penalty for and in full satisfaction of such violation. The failure of such persons to make such payment within such time limit shall render such person subject to double the penalty provided by Subsection C.
