The provisions of the Connecticut General Statutes
concerning vehicles, traffic, use of highways by vehicles, rules of
the road, definitions of terms and penalties for violations of said
statutory provisions shall apply to all highways within the Town of
Wilton and shall supplement but not supersede the other provisions
of this ordinance.
The Police Commission of the Town of Wilton
shall have the authority to post speed limit signs, traffic control
signs and signs prohibiting or restricting parking on the highways
and upon Town owned property in the Town of Wilton to such an extent
and in such locations as it determines to be necessary and proper
to protect the public safety and Town property, the regulations provided
by said posted signs to be enforced by the Wilton Police Department.
[Amended 7-16-2001]
The Wilton Police Department shall have the
authority to enforce all parking restrictions established pursuant
to Title 14 of the Connecticut General Statutes, and any amendments
and/or modifications thereto, in accordance with the procedure set
forth in this chapter. All Title 14 restrictions shall be construed
as restrictions under this chapter. Additionally, the Wilton Police
Department shall enforce the following restrictions, pursuant to the
procedure set forth in this chapter:
A. No vehicle shall be permitted to remain stationary
within the limits of a highway in such a manner as to be a traffic
hazard, obstruct the free movement of traffic thereon, obstruct the
use of a fire hydrant or obstruct the movement of an emergency vehicle.
B. No vehicle shall be permitted to park, stand, stop
or remain stationary upon the traveled portion of any highway or within
the lines constituting the right-of-way of any highway within the
Town of Wilton or upon any property owned by the Town, contrary to:
(1) The direction of signs posted on said highway or property
by the Police Commission; or
(2) Any restrictions on parking, standing, stopping or
remaining stationary set forth in Title 14 of the Connecticut General
Statutes, and any amendments and/or modifications thereto.
C. A vehicle which has become disabled to such an extent that it is impossible or impractical for the occupants to move it may be permitted to so remain for a reasonable time, under the circumstances then existing, but in no event more than 24 hours, for the purpose of making repairs thereto or obtaining sufficient assistance to remove it. In the case of a vehicle constituting a hazard or obstruction under §
27-3A above, such reasonable time shall be no longer than the minimum time required to obtain assistance to remove the vehicle.
No vehicle shall be parked or otherwise caused
or permitted to remain stationary upon a highway in front of or so
as to obstruct or interfere with the ingress into or egress from any
private driveway, except with the permission of the owner of such
driveway. No vehicle shall be parked or otherwise caused or permitted
to remain stationary upon a highway in front of or so as to obstruct
or interfere with the ingress into or egress from any private road
serving two or more buildings.
No person shall park or cause or permit to be
parked or otherwise remain stationary any commercial vehicle of more
than one-and-one-fourth-ton rated capacity upon any highway in the
Town of Wilton in excess of two hours.
The Police Commission shall have the authority to print parking tickets to be issued for violations of §§
27-3,
27-4 and
27-5 of this ordinance which may provide for specific fines for the various offenses covered by such sections of this ordinance. Said parking tickets may provide that the specific fine for a violation may be paid in person or by mail at a location specified on the parking ticket for a specified period of time after issuance of the ticket. Fines not paid within 15 days shall be doubled. Any fines so collected shall go into the general fund of the Town of Wilton. The final period for the uncontested payment of fines and penalties for any violation of the ordinance shall be 60 days from the date on which the parking ticket was issued.
When a vehicle is or otherwise left stationary in violation of §
27-3,
27-4 or
27-5 of this ordinance, its registered ownership shall be considered prima facie proof that such person was in control of the vehicle at the time of such parking or other such violation.
If a hearing is requested within the time limits stated in §
27-10. a parking violation hearing officer shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 7-152b(e) of the Connecticut General Statutes. At the end of the hearings, if the hearing officer determines that the person is not liable, he shall dismiss the matter and enter his determination, in writing, accordingly. If the hearing officer determines the person is liable for the violation, he shall enter and assess the fines and penalties against such person, as provided in this ordinance, and if such assessment is not paid, the Town shall collect the fines and penalties as provided in Section 7152b(f) of the Connecticut General Statutes.