[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Selectmen 9-16-2015. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the safety and
welfare of residents and property owners of the Town of Simsbury by
requiring that the owner, agent of the owner or the occupant of any
property which has a public or private fire hydrant located on or
adjacent to that property shall eliminate any obstructions around
such fire hydrants and/or automatic fire sprinkler equipment.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any item, including but not limited to snow, vegetation,
ground cover, fences, mailboxes or such that would impede any use
or maintenance by Simsbury Fire District personnel.
Fire hydrants, to include all automatic fire sprinkler controls,
which are owned by private entities but in the case of emergency will
be used by Simsbury Fire District personnel.
Fire hydrants owned by the Simsbury Fire District, Avon Water
Company or Tariffville Fire District that are located along a public
roadway.
The owner, agent of the owner or the occupant of any property
which has a public or private fire hydrant located on or adjacent
to it shall remove, clear away or cause removal or clearing of any
obstructions:
A.
It shall be the duty of the Police Department, under direction of
the Chief of Police, or his or her designee, to enforce this chapter
upon notification by the Fire Marshal, Fire Chief or his/her designees,
of a violation. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police or his
or her designee to provide notice of all violations to the offending
party, which shall set forth the nature of the violation and order
of immediate correction thereof.
B.
Any owner, agent of the owner or the occupant of any property which
has a public or private fire hydrant located on or adjacent to that
property who fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter following
notification shall be issued a Town ordinance violation ticket for
each day that the violation remains unabated after the date of the
notification. Each Town ordinance violation ticket shall subject the
owner, agent of the owner or the occupant to a fine of $90 for each
ticket issued, or the maximum penalty provided by the Connecticut
General Statutes Section 5l -164p.
C.
The Town of Simsbury may, at any time after the issuance of the notice
of violation and failure to comply by the owner, agent of the owner
or the occupant of any property, cause the removal of the obstruction
and recover its cost to remove the obstruction in any fashion permitted
by law, including the filing of a lien against the subject property,
pursuant to the provisions of Connecticut General Statutes Section
7-148(c)(6)(C)(v).