[Amended 1-27-2003]
The Town of Old Lyme, acting herein by authority
of Chapter 97 of the Connecticut General Statutes, hereby establishes
this article concerning traffic and parking regulations for off-street
parking on private property situated in the Town of Old Lyme for the
purpose of protecting and promoting the safety, health and general
welfare of the community; for the purpose of lessening the congestion
in the streets and property; for the purpose of preventing the overcrowding
of land; for the purpose of regulating and providing for the safe
flow of traffic to and from Town roads and streets from and to private
property; and for the purpose of preventing fire, panic and disastrous
conditions created by the parking of vehicles in close proximity to
each other and near buildings or other structures.
Whenever in this article the following terms
are used, they shall have the meanings ascribed to them as herein
set forth and, without limiting their generality, shall mean:
PARKING AREA
Any lot or area located within the Town of Old Lyme and designated
as a parking lot for which a permit from the First Selectman or his
designee has been issued to the owner, lessee or permittee thereof
and for which the owner, lessee or permittee charges a fee, the substantial
consideration of which is the right to park vehicles at said area.
The First Selectman or his designee shall decide whether the right
to park is in substantial consideration of the fee charge, based upon
the amount of the fee; the consideration received in addition to the
right to park; and the similarity between the area in question and
areas wherein a fee is charged specifically for parking.
[Amended 11-18-1974; 4-20-1999]
PARKING, PARK or PARKED
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon
the parking area or right-of-way, otherwise than temporarily for the
purpose of, and while actually engaged in, receiving or discharging
passengers or in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs.
VEHICLE
Includes any device suitable for the conveyance of passengers
or materials or the drawing or other transportation of persons or
property, whether operated on wheels, runners, cushion of air between
it and the surface or by any other means, except those used exclusively
upon tracks.
[Amended 1-27-2003]
All parking areas shall meet the following requirements:
A. All parking areas shall provide nine feet by 20 feet
for each parking space within the parking area.
B. Each parking area shall have a maximum capacity for
parked vehicles. The maximum capacity shall be determined annually
at the time the permit is issued by the First Selectmen or his designee.
[Amended 1-27-2003]
C. No parking area shall allow a greater number of vehicles
than its maximum capacity to be parked at its area at any time.
D. All parking spaces shall be marked by distinctive
lines or stakes.
E. No vehicle shall be parked within six feet of any
building normally occupied by people, such as a residence, place of
employment and/or place of business.
F. Each parking area shall have a gravel or stone base
or surface.
G. Each parking area shall have a sign posted in a prominent
place which shall:
(1) Bear the name of owner, lessee, permittee or organization
that operates the parking area.
(2) List the period for which the permit is valid.
(3) List the maximum number of vehicles allowed for the
parking area.
H. Each parking area shall have a designated area 18
feet in width free from any parked vehicles for the purpose of providing
a safe entrance and exit from the parking area.