[Code 1969, § 8-31; Ord. No. 159, 5-4-1982; Ord. No. 162, 11-2-1982; Ord. No. 166, 8-16-1983; Ord. No. 222, 10-5-1993; Ord. No. 287, 4-3-2018]
(a) 
Legislative finding. The operation of motor vehicles of the bus type in livery service for the purpose of conducting commercial tours on any of the enumerated public streets or highways, which streets or highways are narrow, without adequate sidewalks, and frequently congested, endangers the safety of pedestrians and other travelers on such streets or highways, especially children and the elderly, and constitutes a noisome, unreasonable and unnecessary invasion of the property and privacy rights of residents and property owners.
(b) 
Definitions. The term "motor vehicle of the bus type in livery service" means and includes every motor vehicle with a seating capacity of ten or more passengers which is used for the transportation of passengers for hire with the exceptions noted in C.G.S. § 13b-101.
(c) 
Acts prohibited. No person shall operate a motor vehicle of the bus type in livery service on any of the following public streets or highways:
Academy Lane
Bank Street
Burrows Street
Clift Street
Eldridge Street
Elm Street (Mystic)
Fort Rachel Place
Front Street
Gravel Street
Grove Avenue
High Street (Noank)
High Street, Mystic from Noank Road (Route #215) north to Cow Hill Road/Allyn Street connector
Library Street
Military Highway between Grove Avenue and Crystal Lake Road
Palmer Court (Noank)
Park Place
Pearl Street (Mystic)
Pearl Street (Noank)
Riverview Avenue (Noank)
Starr Street
Ward Avenue
West Mystic Avenue
(d) 
Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than $250.00 for each offense.
[Code 1969, § 8-32; Ord. No. 178, 9-3-1985]
(a) 
The purpose of this section is to set minimum public liability insurance requirements for school bus operators doing business for or in the town. A school bus operator is any person in the business of supplying transportation by school bus, whether gratuitously or for monetary payment, of pupils to and from school or school activities.
(b) 
All school bus operators doing business for or in the town shall maintain a motor vehicle liability policy reflecting liability insurance coverage with a combined single limit of not less than $10,000,000.00 for each occurrence involving either bodily injury or property damage.
(c) 
A certificate of insurance complying with the requirements of this section shall be filed with the town clerk on or before July 1 of each year. The certificate must be issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the state. The certificate of insurance shall indicate that the town shall receive 30 days' notice prior to any material change or cancellation of the insurance coverage.
(d) 
Notwithstanding the provisions hereof, the town shall not be liable in any matter or to any person whatsoever for the failure of any school bus operator to be in compliance herewith.