[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.
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.
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.
D. Any unauthorized person willfully removing, defacing
or altering any traffic control sign, signal, device, highway fence,
or supports therefor shall be fined $150 and shall be liable for all
costs of repair or replacement.
[Added 4-5-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-1;
amended 6-5-2008]
A. 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:
OPERATOR
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.
PARKING
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.
VEHICLE
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:
(a)
Determine areas where parking shall be prohibited,
limited or restricted.
(b)
Cause signs to be posted in all areas where
such parking is to be prohibited, limited or restricted.
(c)
Establish appropriate fines for violations thereof.
(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.
(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.
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.
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.