The Fire Marshal of the Town of Wethersfield
may establish fire lanes within his jurisdiction for the orderly access
of fire and other emergency equipment on premises of new and existing
buildings and facilities to ensure the reasonable safety of persons
occupying or using said premises.
Any property owner who fails to comply within the allotted time designated in §
157-12 shall be fined $200 and shall suffer a penalty of $10 a day for each day thereafter until the lane is posted.
No vehicle shall be parked or standing within
any established fire lane.
Whenever any vehicle is found unattended or
standing disabled in an established fire lane, a police officer shall
attach to such vehicle a notice to the owner or operator thereof,
setting forth that such vehicle has been parked unlawfully; provided,
however, that in an emergency, if such unlawful parking constitutes
a hazard or impedes the orderly access of emergency equipment, the
police officer or the chief fire officer in charge may have the vehicle
towed to another portion of the lot or area which is not within a
fire lane, all at the expense of the owner of such vehicle.
In any prosecution or proceeding for unlawful
parking in a fire lane, the registered owner of the vehicle so parked
shall be presumed to be the operator thereof.