[Adopted 6-26-1997 (Ch. XVIII, Art. 7, of the 1975 Code)]
The First Selectman shall appoint one or more persons, who may
not be persons authorized to issue parking tickets or citations or
otherwise employed by the Town, to serve at the pleasure of the First
Selectman, to conduct parking violations hearings and hearings on
contested citations pursuant to C.G.S. §§ 7-152b and
152c.
Upon the violation of any ordinance or regulation promulgated pursuant to C.G.S. §§ 14-305 through 14-308, inclusive, heretofore or hereafter adopted (specifically including but not limited to Chapter 263, Articles I through V, of the Town Code, any State Trooper or Town Constable may issue a parking ticket to the owner or operator of the motor vehicle in violation by affixing the same prominently to such motor vehicle. The parking ticket, which shall be in a form approved by the Board of Selectmen, shall identify the offending vehicle by its registration number, state the specific violation, set out the date and time of the violation, specify the penalty for the violation, and shall require that the penalty be paid to the Treasurer of the Town by not later than two weeks following the issuance of the parking ticket. If the owner or operator of the vehicle does not pay the penalty within the time specified, the Town shall cause a notice as required by C.G.S. § 7-152b(c) to be sent by first-class mail to the motor vehicle operator, if known, or to the registered owner of the motor vehicle. Thereafter, the procedures for conducting hearings and assessing fines, penalties, costs or fees provided by the applicable ordinances as prescribed in C.G.S. § 7-152b(d) through (f) shall be employed. All such fines, penalties, costs and fees shall be paid to the Town.
Upon the violation of any other ordinance or regulation of the Town for which a fine, penalty, costs or fees are prescribed, heretofore or hereafter adopted (specifically including but not limited to Chapter 229, Peddling and Soliciting; Chapter 55, Parks and Recreation, Article I; Chapter 235, Roads and Highways, Article I), any State Trooper, Town Constable or other Town official employee authorized by the Board of Selectmen may issue a written warning to the person or persons responsible providing notice of the specific violation; and may at any time thereafter issue a citation to the person or persons responsible by delivering the same to such person or persons in hand, by leaving a true and attested copy thereof at such person's place of abode or by mailing a true and attested copy thereof to such person by first-class mail addressed to his or her residence address. The citation, which shall be in a form approved by the Board of Selectmen, shall state the specific violation, set out the date and time of the violation, specify the penalty for the violation, and shall require that the penalty be paid to the Treasurer of the Town by not later than two weeks following the issuance of the citation. If the person responsible does not pay the penalty within the time specified, the Town shall cause a notice as required by C.G.S. § 7-152(c) to be sent by first-class mail to such person or persons. Thereafter the procedures for conducting hearings and assessing fines, penalties, costs or fees provided for by the applicable ordinances as prescribed in C.G.S. § 7-152-c(d) through (f) shall be employed. All such fines, penalties, costs and fees shall be paid to the Town.
[Amended 12-3-2015]
The Zoning Enforcement Officer is authorized to issue citations for violations of the Zoning Regulations to the extent and in the manner provided by § 1-20 of this article. The maximum fine for each violation of a zoning regulation shall be $150 for each day a violation continues, payable to the Treasurer of the Town.
