[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Hebron 11-9-1987 as Title IX,
§ B of the 1987 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
A fire lane is a designated passageway of sufficient
size and location to permit the unobstructed free passage of fire
and other emergency equipment from a public highway to all necessary
areas or portions of any private or public property. A fire lane may
be designated to assure access to any public or private premises having
a capacity of 15 or more persons, or in any parking lot having the
capacity of 10 or more vehicles, or any water hole or hydrant maintained
for fire protection purposes.[1]
B.
The Fire Marshal shall have the authority to designate
such fire lanes as are reasonably required for the protection of persons
and property and to give effect to this section. The Fire Marshal
shall establish such fire lane by written order, which shall be delivered
in person or by certified mail to the record owner or agent of the
owner of the private land, or to the responsible authority in the
case of public premises. A copy of said order shall be filed with
the Town Clerk, Resident State Trooper, Fire Chief and the Town Manager.
Any person aggrieved by such order may file a written notice of appeal
with the Town Manager within 15 days after the date of said order.
The notice of appeal shall state the reasons for aggrievement. The
Board of Selectmen shall conduct a hearing on said appeal within 30
days and may affirm, modify or rescind such order.[2]
C.
Within 15 days of the establishment of a fire lane,
the owner of the property (or the responsible public agency) shall
cause to be erected and installed adequate signs, markings or other
devices to delineate said fire lanes and shall thereafter maintain
such delineation so as to give reasonable notice to the public of
the existence of such fire lane. The signs, markings or other devices
shall be erected, installed and maintained under the direction and
approval of the Fire Marshal or his designee. If the owner of the
property fails to delineate the fire lane, the Town shall cause the
same to be erected and the cost of the same shall be billed and collected
as a municipal fee or assessment in the same manner as municipal taxes.
D.
No person shall park or permit to stand a motor vehicle
in a fire lane established in accordance with this section except
when the operator remains in the vehicle and is in the actual process
of picking up or discharging passengers. Any person violating this
section shall be fined not more than $99. The registered owner of
the motor vehicle shall be presumed to be the operator. In addition,
any motor vehicle parked or illegally standing in a fire lane may,
under the direction of the Town Manager, any police officer, the Fire
Chief, or the Fire Marshal, be towed to any public or private facility,
and all expense for such towing and any subsequent storage shall be
borne by the registered owner of such motor vehicle.[3]
E.
Fire lanes established pursuant to this section shall
be kept free of ice and snow by the owner of the property.
G.
Whenever a vehicle is found standing in violation of Subsection D of this section, a police officer shall serve upon the owner or operator of such vehicle a notice directing the owner or operator thereof to appear before the Town Manager prior to a time specified in said notice. If any person receiving said notice shall appear as directed and shall pay an amount as specified in said notice, not exceeding $20, such payment shall bar a prosecution for violation of Subsection D.[4]
[Added 3-19-1992 by Ord. No. 92-1]
A.
The powers to control municipal streets; to regulate
and prohibit traffic and the operation of motor vehicles thereon;
to otherwise regulate the use of municipal streets; to promulgate
traffic rules for all vehicles thereon; and to place and maintain
thereon traffic control signals, signs, markings and other safety
devices vested in the municipality pursuant to General Statutes §§ 7-148(c)(6)(C)(i),
(7)(B)(i) and (H)(xii) and (10)(A), 14-162 and 14-298 are hereby vested
in the Town Manager of the Town, who is hereby constituted as the
Local Traffic Authority, subject to the power of the Board of Selectmen
to revoke or amend such regulations as the Town Manager may promulgate
hereunder.[1]
B.
The Town Manager shall promulgate such regulations
hereunder as he deems advisable for public safety and convenience
after consultation with the Traffic Safety Committee and shall report
the promulgation of any such regulations to the Board of Selectmen
at its next regular meeting.[2]
C.
Regulations promulgated hereunder shall be effective
upon notice thereof by the placing of suitable traffic control signs
or markings on the municipal street or streets affected. A violation
of any regulations promulgated hereunder shall be an infraction and
shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $90.
[Added 4-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-1;
amended 6-5-2008]
A.
OPERATOR
PARKING
VEHICLE
Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases,
when used in this section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in this subsection, except where the text clearly indicates a different
meaning:
The person operating or in control of a vehicle on a public
highway, or private road on which a speed limit has been established,
or a parking lot for 10 or more vehicles.
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon
a highway, a private road or parking area for 10 or more cars upon
which a speed limit has been established in accordance with General
Statutes § 14-218a, or Town-owned property, except that
it shall not include the temporary standing of a vehicle for the purposes
of and while engaged in receiving or discharging passengers or loading
or unloading merchandise or while in obedience to traffic regulations
or traffic signs or signals.
Any device used for conveyance or other transportation of
persons or cargo, whether on wheels or runners or other, when used
on a public highway, private road on which a speed limit has been
established, or a parking lot for 10 cars or more, except those which
are propelled or drawn by human power or devices used exclusively
on tracks.
B.
Power to regulate parking.
(1)
Pursuant to General Statutes § 14-297(6),
the Board of Selectmen, may, by regulation, as the same may from time
to time be amended:
(2)
While not obligated to do so, the Board of Selectmen
may hold public hearings on proposed regulations before such determinations
can be made. Notice of such public hearings shall be given as directed
by the Board of Selectmen.
C.
Areas to be regulated. The following areas have been
determined by the Board of Selectmen to be subject to parking prohibitions,
limitations and restrictions: all public highways, private roads and
parking areas for 10 or more cars upon which a speed limit has been
established in accordance with General Statutes § 14-218a,
Town-owned property, and fire lanes and zones in the Town of Hebron.
D.
Promulgation and enforcement of parking regulations.
(1)
Upon the promulgation and adoption of any parking regulations by the Board of Selectmen, the filing of the same in the office of the Town Clerk and, where appropriate, the erection of signs designating the time or terms of any prohibition or restriction, any member of the Connecticut state police or any Town policeman may affix to any vehicle in violation of any such regulation a citation, in a form to be approved by the Board of Selectmen, requiring the owner or operator of such vehicle to pay over to the Town Revenue Collector the penalty for such violation. If the penalty prescribed is not paid as required by the citation within 14 days of its issuance, the matter shall be proceeded with in accordance with Chapter 21, Citations, of the Town Code, as the same may be from time to time amended.[1]
(2)
In the event that any prosecution for the violation
ensues because of the failure of the owner or operator to pay the
penalty prescribed in the citation, the violation shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding $99.
E.
Removal of vehicle. The Board of Selectmen or, in
an emergency situation, the Local Traffic Authority is hereby authorized
to direct the removal from the public highway or property of the Town
of Hebron of any vehicles parked in violation of said regulations
according to the provisions of General Statutes § 14-307
in accordance with procedures set out in regulations promulgated by
the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Upon such removal the owner of
such vehicles shall, in addition to any fines or penalties imposed,
be required to pay the cost of said removal.[2]
F.
Restrictions during emergencies. The Local Traffic
Authority may, in cases of emergency, restrict or forbid parking on
any street or portion of a street in the Town. When practical, during
such emergency periods, signs shall be posted designating such restrictions,
and the police shall enforce such emergency restrictions in the same
manner as the established ordinances of the Town of Hebron.[3]
G.
Right to appeal parking regulations. Any person aggrieved
by any regulation relating to parking restrictions has the right to
appeal such regulation to the Board of Selectmen or Superior Court.
