[Adopted as Secs. 16-51 to 16-63 of the 1996 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes, but is not limited to, those areas marked "no parking"
and shall include the area of the streets, roadways, and parking lots
covered by line marker paint to designate proper parking spaces.
The person operating or in control of a vehicle on a public
highway or upon a municipally owned or operated municipal parking
area or upon a private roadway open to and meant for the use of the
general public.
The standing of a vehicle whether occupied or not upon a
highway or municipality owned or operated off-street parking area
or private roadway open to the general public or upon a private parking
area with 20 parking spaces or more, otherwise than temporarily for
the purposes of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging
passengers or loading or unloading merchandise or when stopped for
any traffic regulations, traffic sign or signal.
An area marked off by lines or markers placed upon the surface
and designed to accommodate a vehicle within the lines.
A same zone violation is defined as the movement of a vehicle
from one parking space to another within a defined parking zone to
avoid an overtime parking violation in that parking zone.
[Added 9-4-2007]
Any device used for conveyance, drawing or other transportation
of any person or property whether on wheels or runners or otherwise.
This article shall apply to any travelled way
within the Town which is paved, plowed and otherwise maintained by
the Town, even though it may never have been formally accepted as
a public highway by the Town.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed
as a limitation on the power of the state courts to impose penalties
as provided in the General Statutes of the state.
The Chief of Police of the Town shall have the power and authority to make such further parking regulations as he deems necessary and proper to regulate parking on any of such travelled ways, the same as he has such power and authority relative to the public highways of the Town, and the power and authority to make such further regulations as he deems necessary and proper to efficiently carry out the provisions of §§ 307-3 and 307-4.
The Chief of Police shall create a vehicle pound to which automobiles and other vehicles may be removed by a police officer, or under the direction of a police officer, as provided in § 307-3. Such pound or pounds shall be such storage garage or garages, or such other appropriate place as may be designated by the Chief of Police. Before any such garage or place shall be designated as a vehicle pound, the operator thereof shall furnish to the Chief of Police satisfactory evidence of insurance coverage to make the Town whole for any claims for damages paid by the Town to any persons arising from the towing or storage of any impounded vehicle.
[Amended 9-4-2007; 4-7-2015]
A.
In all locations in the Town of Manchester outside of the boundaries
of the Downtown Special Services District, it shall be unlawful to
park a vehicle in an otherwise proper parking space for a longer period
of time without removing said vehicle within the time limit as designated
on a parking sign approved by the Chief of Police for the authorized
parking area. The penalty for violating this section shall be $25,
and all monies collected from a violation of this section shall be
deposited into the General Fund.
B.
Within the boundaries of the Downtown Special Services District,
it shall be unlawful to park a vehicle in an otherwise proper parking
space for a longer period of time without removing said vehicle within
the time limit as designated on a parking sign approved by the Chief
of Police for the authorized parking area. The penalty for violating
this section shall be $25, and all monies collected from a violation
of this section shall accrue to the Downtown Special Services District.
C.
Within the boundaries of the Downtown Special Services District,
it shall be unlawful to park a vehicle in a manner that constitutes
a same zone violation between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
The penalty for violating this section shall be $30, and all monies
collected from a violation of this section shall accrue to the Downtown
Special Services District.
It shall be unlawful to park more than 12 inches
from the curb; or within 10 feet of a hydrant; or in a loading and
unloading zone; or obstructing a driveway; or on the sidewalk; or
on the wrong side of the street; or within 25 feet of a corner; or
within 25 feet of a stop sign; or to park over the lines placed on
the pavement to designate parking spaces; or in a no-parking area
so marked; or in an area marked as a bus stop; or in an intersection;
or to double-park. The penalty for violating this section shall be
$15.
[Amended 12-11-2001]
There shall be no parking on any public highway
or designated municipally owned, leased or operated off-street parking
area or lot in the Town between the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
from December 1 through April 1.
It shall be unlawful to park in any area that
is marked out and posted as a fire lane, as required by the Fire Marshal,
for any length of time. Such areas may include privately owned parking
lots. The penalty for violating this section shall be $25.
Whenever because of traffic conditions the parking
of vehicles on any public street or part thereof or on any designated
municipally owned, leased or operating parking area or lot cannot
in the opinion of the Chief of Police as the Traffic Authority of
the Town be adequately, safely and efficiently regulated and controlled,
the Chief of Police as Traffic Authority may authorize the designation
of parking zones and spaces, fix the parking fee, if any, and the
legal parking time in such zones and spaces, and, in accordance therewith,
shall cause lines or markers to be placed upon the curb or pavement
of the street or lot.
[Amended 11-13-2018]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, business, firm or corporation
to park or cause to be parked on any public right-of-way, street or
Town-owned property any vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating
of 16,001 pounds or more, or any trailer, defined by state statute
as any rubber-tired vehicle without motive power drawn or propelled
by a motor vehicle, or any boat, except under the following circumstances:
(1)
During the process of loading or unloading such vehicle, which loading
or unloading shall be done as expeditiously as possible.
(2)
During the time such vehicle is being used to perform routine or
emergency maintenance to public utilities; street construction; or
repairs or maintenance to public or private property.
(3)
During work or maintenance being performed at the direction of a
general government or regulatory agency.
B.
Any person, business, firm or corporation may apply to the Chief
of Police, or his or her designee, for a waiver from the provisions
of this section for a limited and specific time period based upon
a showing of good cause. The application for a waiver shall be submitted
in writing to the Chief of Police, or his or her designee, setting
forth in detail the circumstances which demonstrate a justifiable
need for the waiver. The Chief of Police, or his or her designee,
after reviewing the application, may grant a waiver in his or her
sole discretion and, if granted, the waiver shall be issued in writing
with any conditions that may apply, and the waiver shall be for a
specific time period not to exceed 72 hours.
C.
Any person, business, firm or corporation violating any provision
of this section shall be fined $90. Each twenty-four-hour period shall
constitute a separate violation.
In any prosecution or proceeding hereunder,
the fact that a person is the owner of the vehicle as determined from
the registration plate displayed on the vehicle shall be prima facie
evidence that such owner was the person who parked the vehicle in
violation of this chapter.
[Added 10-2-2001]
A.
For the purposes of this section, the term "truck"
means a motor vehicle having a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or more
designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property
or persons, and includes tractors capable of drawing one or more trailers
and tractors drawing one or more trailers and buses.
B.
No person shall operate any truck, as defined at Subsection A above, on North School Street between the intersections with Oakland Street and North Main Street, unless such person is engaged on a trip with a point of origin or point of destination located on North School Street between the intersections with Oakland Street and North Main Street or on Union Court, Buckland Alley or Edward Street.
C.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to
trucks owned and operated by the Town of Manchester or any of its
departments, or to trucks and buses owned by the Manchester Board
of Education, or to trucks and buses operated by private contractors
for the benefit of the Town of Manchester, the Manchester Board of
Education, or the Eighth Utilities District.
D.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to
public transit vehicles.
E.
Any violation of the provisions of this section shall
subject the violator to a fine of not more than $99 for each offense.
