[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Cromwell 9-9-1980. Amendments noted where applicable.]
CHARTER REVISION
Effective with the general election held in November 2013, the Town changed to a Town Council/Town Manager form of government. According to Charter § 11.04, any references in Town ordinances to the "First Selectman" or to the "Board of Selectmen" shall now be deemed to refer to the "Town Manager" or the "Town Council," as appropriate.
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire lanes — See Ch. 130.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 221.
This chapter shall apply to all new and existing nonresidential sites that have a parking area for 20 or more vehicles, including but not limited to shopping centers, office buildings, manufacturing buildings, warehouses, storage buildings, convalescent homes, schools and public buildings. In addition, the Traffic Authority may designate handicapped spaces on Town roads which shall be of such size and location as it may specify.
After establishment of specially marked parking spaces for handicapped persons, no person shall park a motor vehicle in such space unless a handicapped person is either a passenger or occupant of the vehicle and the vehicle contains a designation issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to the General Statutes which shall be visible as per the statute, C.G.S. § 14-253a.
A. 
On each site having parking spaces for at least 20 spaces but not more than 25 spaces, at least one space shall be specially designated and reserved for handicapped parking. Additional spaces for handicapped parking shall be in accordance with the following table:
Total Parking Spaces
Number of Handicapped Spaces
26 to 50
2
51 to 75
3
76 to 100
4
B. 
For all sites having total parking spaces in excess of 100, the number of handicapped spaces shall be determined by the Town Manager.
[Amended TC 6-16-2014]
C. 
Parking spaces for the handicapped shall be located as close as possible to elevators, ramps, walkups and entrances and so located that the handicapped person is not compelled to wheel or walk behind parked vehicles to reach entrances, ramps, walkways and elevators.
D. 
The exact location of the parking spaces shall be designated by the Town Traffic Authority or its designee.
A. 
Each such space designated for handicapped parking shall be not less than 15 feet in width, including three feet of crosshatch, unless the same would create a nonconforming condition, in which event the existing parking stall width shall be permitted.
B. 
Each space shall be designated by signs with white lettering against a blue background and shall bear the words "Handicapped Parking State Permit Required." Such signs shall be erected, installed and maintained by and at the expense of the owner, operator, lessee or tenant of said site. If the signs and markings called for herein are not installed within 30 days after written request by the Town Traffic Authority, the Town may proceed to install the same and impose the costs thereof against the owner of the site.
[Amended BOS 5-19-1993; BOS 6-13-2001; BOS 5-10-2006; TC 6-16-2014]
Whenever any vehicle shall be found parked in violation of this chapter, a Cromwell police officer may issue a municipal citation for such violations, which citation shall provide a fine of $95 payable to the Town Clerk within seven days of the citation date. If any fine is not paid within seven days, a penalty in the amount equal to the fine shall immediately become due and payable in addition to the original fine. The provisions of § 221-7 of this Code and those relevant portions of the Connecticut General Statutes shall apply to this section.
The registered owner of any vehicle parked in violation of this chapter shall be presumed to be the operator at the time of the violation.