[Adopted 4-12-1982]
The following parking rules and regulations
shall apply to the streets and roads within the jurisdiction of the
Town of Simsbury.
A.
No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on the
traveled portion or shoulder of said street or road in such a manner
as will impede the free flow of traffic. Double parking, parking at
the curb improperly, parking in permanently or temporarily designated
"No Parking Zones," parking in restricted areas at times when parking
is prohibited, parking on any said street or road while snow removal
operations are being conducted or any parking impairing the free flow
of traffic shall be interpreted as "impeding traffic."
B.
No person shall park in excess of the time limit designated
on any parking sign; park more than 12 inches from a curb; park in
violation of fire, park and Board of Education rules and regulations;
park in front of an entrance to a public building; park within 25
feet of an intersection or stop sign; park on a crosswalk; park within
10 feet of a fire hydrant; park on a sidewalk; park on the wrong side
of a street and park so as to obstruct a driveway.
Whenever any vehicle is found parked in violation
of this article or any ordinance or rule or regulation of the traffic
authority which relates to parking, a police officer or such other
person as may be authorized by the Chief of Police to give such notice
shall attach to such vehicle a notice to the owner or operator thereof
stating that such vehicle has been parked unlawfully.
[Amended 12-9-1996]
The penalty for any violation of this Article
shall be in accordance with the fee schedule set by the Board of Selectmen,
provided that the owner or operator of the vehicle in question pays
this amount in person or remits this amount by mail to the Simsbury
Police Department as a penalty for and in full satisfaction of such
violation within seven days of the time notice of the violation is
attached to the vehicle or personally given to the owner or operator
of the vehicle by a police officer or other authorized person. If
such payment is not made within seven days of the attachment or delivery
of notice of a violation, the fine shall double. Failure to pay the
appropriate fine as provided for in this article shall be an infraction
as provided for in Connecticut General Statutes, §§ 51-164m
and 51-164n. Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes, § 51-164p,
any such violation shall be punishable by a fine of not more than
$90 for each offense.
A.
In addition to penalties described herein, a police
officer may order any vehicle which is parked so as to impede traffic
or to obstruct snow removal operations to be towed from the location
in which it is parked to a vehicle pound at the owner's or operator's
expense.
B.
The Chief of Police shall create a vehicle pound or
pounds to which vehicles may be removed by a police officer or under
the direction of a police officer. Such pound or pounds shall be storage
garages or such other places 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 indemnify and save the town harmless
from any claims for damages paid by or made against the town arising
from the towing or storage of any impounded vehicle.
