[Adopted 5-14-2018 ATM by Art. 20]
It shall be unlawful to obstruct or block a private way with
a vehicle or any other means so as to prevent access by fire apparatus,
fire equipment, ambulance service or police cruisers to any multiple-tenant
building, stores, shopping centers, schools, and places of public
assembly.
It shall be unlawful to obstruct or park a vehicle in any public
safety lane, such public safety lanes to be designated by the Chief
of the Fire Department and the Chief of the Police Department. Said
public safety lanes shall be a distance of 12 feet from the curbing
of a sidewalk in a shopping center, apartment complexes and similar
locations. Where no sidewalk with curbing exists, the distance and
location shall be established by the Chief of the Fire Department
and the Chief of the Police Department and posted as such.
Any object or vehicle obstructing or blocking any public safety
lane or private way may be removed or towed by the Town under the
direction of a police official with the rank of Sergeant or higher
at the expense of the owner and without liability to the Town of Norton.
The owner of record of any building affected by these sections
shall provide and install signs and road markings as provided in this
section. Said signs shall be no less than 12 inches by 18 inches and
shall read "Public Safety Lane - No Parking - Tow Zone."
Any person violating any of the foregoing sections may, for
each offense, be punished by a fine of $25. Each day that such violation
continues shall constitute a separate offense.
