[Ord. of 12-3-1974]
(a) 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BICYCLE
A device, propelled by foot action upon pedals, having two or more wheels and having a frame size of 12 inches or more. Children's tricycles are excluded.
BIKEWAY
A designated path or portion of a street, so marked by painting and/or signs.
(b) 
Authority of Board of Police Commissioners. The Board of Police Commissioners may establish bikeways within the City and promulgate rules and regulations for the operation of bikeways, subject to final approval of the Board of Aldermen. The Board of Police Commissioners shall determine the type of painting and signs to so identify bikeways.
[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 12-5-1988]
(a) 
No person upon a skateboard shall go upon the grounds of any public property or any public highway as defined by Connecticut General Statutes (including but not limited to streets and sidewalks) in the area bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at the intersection of West Main Street and High Street proceeding south along the west boundary of High Street, including any sidewalks parallel thereto, to its intersection with South Board Street;
THENCE proceeding east along the south boundary of South Board Street, including any sidewalks parallel thereto, to Factory Lane; proceeding south along the west boundary of Factory Lane, including any sidewalks parallel thereto, to its closest point to the Wepawaug River;
THENCE proceeding east across the River to Shipyard Lane, proceeding north on Shipyard Lane along its east boundary, including any sidewalks parallel thereto, to its intersection with New Haven Avenue;
THENCE proceeding west along the north boundary of New Haven Avenue, including any sidewalks parallel thereto, to its intersection with Daniel Street;
THENCE proceeding north along the east boundary of Daniel Street, including any sidewalks parallel thereto, to the intersection of the east side of River Street, including any sidewalks parallel thereto;
THENCE proceeding along River Street to its intersection with West Main Street; proceeding west along West Main Street's north boundary, including any sidewalks parallel thereto, to the point of origin.
A map entitled "Milford, Connecticut, City Map and Street Guide," dated November 28, 1988, depicting said area is on file in the City Clerk's Office.
(b) 
Where skateboarding is permitted, operators or riders of skateboards shall yield the right-of-way to other pedestrians using City sidewalks and crosswalks and shall not otherwise endanger or interfere with normal pedestrian traffic on those sidewalks.
(c) 
Police officers or any other authorized officers may issue a citation for any violation of this section. Persons receiving said citations shall be deemed to have committed an infraction and shall be fined $35.
(d) 
As state law provides, police officers or any other authorized officers may arrest, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 53a-63, when with extreme indifference to human life, the alleged violator recklessly engages in conduct which creates a risk of serious physical injury to another person. Such conduct shall constitute reckless endangerment in the first degree and is a Class A misdemeanor.
(e) 
As state law provides, police officers or any other authorized officers may arrest, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Section 53a-64, when the alleged violator recklessly engages in conduct which creates a risk of physical injury to another person. Such conduct shall constitute reckless endangerment in the second degree and is a Class B misdemeanor.
(f) 
As state law provides, when an arrest is made for alleged reckless endangerment pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Sections 53a-63 and 64, the instrumentalities of the crime may be seized by the arresting officer.
[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.