In addition to the terms defined in Chapters
91 and
95 and unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meanings of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows:
PARKING
Leaving a motor vehicle, occupied or not occupied, or any
other vehicle in a stationary position within the limits of a public
street, highway or off-street parking facility otherwise than for
the purpose of and while actually engaged in the loading or unloading
of merchandise or receiving or discharging passengers.
SNOW EMERGENCY
A situation wherein the Mayor has declared an emergency due
to an expected or actual accumulation of snowfall or icing conditions
such that effective and efficient removal and sanding and salting
is necessary to ensure public safety.
SNOW EMERGENCY ROUTES
A City street that has been designated by a resolution of
the Traffic Authority as a snow emergency route. The Traffic Authority
shall consider classifying as snow emergency routes major or minor
arterial streets within the regulations entitled "City of Norwalk
Department of Public Works Roadway Standards," as amended and supplemented
and other streets or portions of streets at the discretion of the
Traffic Authority.
STANDING
Leaving a motor vehicle, occupied or not occupied, or any
other vehicle in a stationary position within the limits of a public
street, highway or off-street parking facility otherwise than for
the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging
passengers.
Whenever a vehicle becomes stalled for any reason on any part
of a snow emergency route during an emergency parking prohibition,
the person operating such vehicle shall take immediate action to have
the vehicle towed or pushed off the traveled way of such snow emergency
route, either onto the first cross street which is not a snow emergency
route or onto that portion of a nearby driveway which lies within
the right-of-way. No person shall abandon or leave his vehicle in
the traveled way of a snow emergency route, regardless of whether
he indicates, by raising the hood or otherwise, that the vehicle is
stalled, except for the purpose of securing assistance in the immediate
removal of such vehicle, and such person shall thereafter promptly
return to the stalled vehicle. Violations of this section shall constitute
a public nuisance.
Such snow emergency shall continue in effect until rescinded
by the Mayor.
Upon the Traffic Authority's designating a street or a
portion thereof as a snow emergency route, the Director of Public
Works shall cause to be erected or installed signs with the wording
"Emergency Snow Route. No Parking When Declared Tow-Away Zone" along
a street designated as a snow emergency route. These signs shall be
plainly visible to persons traveling in vehicles on the street or
highway.
The provisions of Chapter
98, Vehicle and Traffic, shall apply in the removal, impounding and return of vehicle in violation of this chapter, except that vehicles in violation of §
99-4, Stalled vehicles on snow emergency route, hereof may be towed without prior notice to the owner thereof at the owner's expense.
Any person violating the terms of this chapter shall be subject to a fine for each such violation. The registered owner of any such vehicle shall prima facie be presumed to have parked or to have authorized the parking of said vehicle. If a vehicle determined to be in violation of this chapter is registered in the name of a partnership, firm, corporation or other business entity, it shall be presumed that the operator was acting within the scope of his authority as the agent, servant or employee of said partnership, firm, corporation or business entity. The amount of the fine shall be established in accordance with the provisions of §
90-4, Approval of rates and fees.
If any provision, clause or phrase of this Chapter
99 is adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or if the applicability thereof to any persons or circumstances is held invalid, such judgment shall not invalidate the remainder, and the applicability thereof to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.