[Adopted 11-17-1983]
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Derby deems it to be in the interest
of the citizens of the City of Derby to provide for the establishment of a
limited residential parking permit program within the Griffin Hospital area,
to ensure primary access to available parking spaces to neighborhood residents,
to reduce hazardous traffic conditions resulting from the use of streets within
said area for vehicles parked by persons not residing therein and to promote
the peace, comfort, convenience and welfare of the residents therein.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
That designated residential district more particularly designated
on a map entitled "Proposed Parking Restrictions Vicinity of Griffin Hospital"
on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Derby, where curbside parking
on public highways is limited to not more than two consecutive hours between
10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, except holidays, unless the vehicle
properly displays a parking permit authorized by this article.
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon a highway
otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in
receiving or discharging passengers or loading or unloading merchandise or
in obedience to traffic regulations, traffic signs or signals.
A person who owns or leases real property within said residential
area of which he is not a resident, but owns or engages a business enterprise
or professional office maintained at that address. For the purpose of this
article, a "proprietor" shall be entitled to one parking permit for said business
or professional office address.
A person who owns or leases real property within said residential
area and who maintains either a voting residence or a bona fide occupancy,
or both, at that address.
A contiguous or nearly contiguous area containing public highways
or parts thereof primarily abutted by residential property or residential
and nonbusiness property (such as schools, parks, churches, hospitals and
nursing homes).
The Chief of Police shall issue appropriate permits and shall cause
parking signs to be enacted in said area. Said area shall be clearly designated
and indicate that parking is limited to not more than two consecutive hours
between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. daily, unless the vehicle properly displays
a parking permit as authorized by this article. A permit shall be issued,
upon application and payment of the applicable fee, only to those who are
residents or proprietors as defined herein. A separate permit shall be required
for each motor vehicle.
A.
All parking permits shall be displayed on or about the
front windshield of the vehicle so as to be easily visible from outside the
vehicle. Such parking permits shall contain the following.
B.
A parking permit shall not guarantee or reserve a parking
space within the designated residential parking permit area. A parking permit
shall not authorize the standing or parking of any vehicle in such places
and during such times as the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles and
shall not excuse the observance of any traffic regulations, other than the
two-hour parking limit enforced in the residential parking permit area.
C.
Whenever the holder of a parking permit, or the vehicle
for which the parking permit was issued, no longer fulfills one or more of
the applicable provisions of this article controlling issuance, renewal or
transfer of parking permits, the holder shall so notify the Police Chief who
may then direct the holder to surrender the parking permit.
D.
Until its expiration, surrender or revocation, a parking
permit shall remain valid for such time as the holder continues to reside
with the designated residential parking permit area.
E.
A parking permit shall be valid only in the designated
residential parking permit area for which it is deemed.
F.
It shall be a violation of this article for the holder
of a parking permit to fail to surrender it when directed to do so.
G.
It shall be a violation of this article for any person
to represent in any fashion that a vehicle is entitled to a parking permit
authorized by this article when it is not so entitled. The display of a parking
permit on a vehicle not entitled to such a parking permit shall constitute
such a representation.
H.
It shall be a violation of this article for any person
to duplicate, or attempt to duplicate, by any means, a parking permit authorized
by this article. It shall also be a violation of this article for any person
to display on any vehicle such a duplicate parking permit.
The parking restrictions imposed by this article shall not apply to
any service or delivery vehicle when used to provide services or to make deliveries
to residences or proprietors within the designated parking permit area, provided
that the parking of the service or delivery vehicle within said parking permit
area does not exceed one hour in duration on any given day.
Whoever violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction, pay to the City of Derby a fine
in the amount of $10 for each violation. Failure to pay said fine timely shall
make the violator liable for further penalties, including imprisonment as
provided for in the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut.
