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.
A. 
Fire lanes, as established by the Fire Marshal, shall be the driving portions of the vehicle parking area and/or walkways designated to accommodate emergency equipment on said premises.
B. 
Notice of establishment of fire lanes in accordance with § 157-11 shall be served on the property owner, the Police Chief of the Town of Wethersfield and the Traffic Authority of the Town of Wethersfield. Such fire lanes, as established in accordance with § 157-11, shall be posted by the owner of the property involved within 60 days of said notice and in accordance with the instructions of the Fire Marshal.
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.
A. 
The penalty for unlawful parking in a fire lane shall be a fine of not more than $50.
[Amended 6-18-1990]
B. 
Each person who violates § 157-14 shall, within five days of the time when such notice was attached to such vehicle, pay to the Tax Collector of the Town the penalty for and in full satisfaction of such violation. The failure of such person to make such payment within such time limit shall render such person subject to prosecution, and such person may be fined not to exceed $100.