[Ord. of 4-6-1976, §§ I-VII]
(a) A "fire zone" is a designated unobstructed passageway sufficient
in size to permit free passage of fire and other emergency equipment
from a public highway to all necessary areas or portions of any private
or public property as hereinafter set forth.
(b) Whenever the Fire Marshal shall determine that the reasonable safety
of persons occupying or using any premises, public or private, having
a capacity of at least 15 persons, requires the establishment of a
fire zone for orderly access of fire and other emergency equipment,
he shall establish such fire zone by written order and cause to be
made public announcement of such fire zone establishment. He shall
cause a copy of such order to be delivered to the owner or owners,
or agents thereof, of any private land on which such fire zone is
established.
(c) Whenever the Fire Marshal establishes a fire zone, he shall file
one copy of his order with the City Clerk and one copy with the Board
of Fire Commissioners. Any person aggrieved by such order may file
with the City Clerk within 15 days after the date of such order, written
notice of appeal, setting forth therein reasons of aggrievement. After
hearing, the Board of Fire Commissioners may affirm, modify or rescind
such order.
(d) Upon establishment of a fire zone, the Fire Marshal shall cause to
be erected or installed adequate signs, markings and other devices
to delineate said fire zone. Signs, markings and other devices erected
or installed on privately owned premises shall be at the cost of the
owner and may be billed for and collected in the same manner as municipal
taxes provided the Fire Marshal causes a notice of lien to be filed
on the land records within 60 days after such erection or installation.
(e) No person shall park or permit to stand a motor vehicle in a fire zone which has been established in accordance with this section except when actually picking up or discharging passengers. Any person violating this section shall be subject to punishment as provided in Section
1-9 of this Code of Ordinances. The registered owner of a motor vehicle shall be presumed to be the operator of such vehicle.
(f) Any motor vehicle found standing in a fire zone which has been established
in accordance with this section may be towed upon the direction of
a police officer to any public or private parking facility, and all
expense of such towing, and any subsequent storage shall be borne
by the registered owner of such vehicle.
(g) Whenever a vehicle is found standing in violation of Subsection
(e) of this section, a police officer shall serve upon the owner or operator of such vehicle or place upon such vehicle a notice directing the owner or operator thereof to appear at the Police Department prior to a time specified in such notice. If any person receiving such notice shall appear as directed, and shall pay an amount as specified in such notice, not exceeding $10, such payment shall bar a prosecution for violation of Subsection
(e) of this section.
[Ord. of 4-1-2002]
Consistent with the provisions contained in General Statutes
§ 14-387, no person except law enforcement and public safety
personnel shall operate a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle as those
vehicles are defined in the Connecticut General Statutes on any land
under the jurisdiction of the City of Milford, including but not limited
to streets, sidewalks, parks, beaches, recreational land of any type,
wooded areas, open space, or any other property owned or leased by
the City of Milford. Police officers may issue a citation for any
violations of the provisions of this section. Persons receiving said
citations shall be deemed to have committed an infraction and shall
be fined $90.