(A) No vehicle shall be parking in the following manner on a highway or a municipal parking lot in the town.
(1) Upon a highway:
a. Within ten feet of any fire hydrant;
b. Parallel and adjacent to a vehicle already parked in a particular area;
c. Upon any public sidewalk except when in the process of crossing said sidewalk or when necessary to perform sidewalk construction, maintenance or snow removal or when other emergency circumstances require;
d. In such manner as to obstruct or interfere with the ingress or egress from a private driveway or alleyway, except with the permission of the owner of such private driveway or alleyway;
e. Upon the traveled portion of any highway except upon the right-hand side of such highway in the direction in which such vehicle is headed;
f. With the right-hand wheels further than 12 inches from the curb or edge of the highway;
g. Within 25 feet of any intersection, marked crosswalk or stop sign;
h. At a bus stop, taxi-stand, loading and unloading zones except vehicles performing the intended purpose in those designated areas;
i. In such manner as to obstruct the flow of traffic;
j. In violation of any sign posted by the traffic authority of the town or the State of Connecticut which prohibits, limits or regulates the parking of vehicles within the town.
(2) In a municipal lot:
a. In violation of any restrictions posted by order of the Board of Selectmen or the legal traffic authority of the town;
b. In such manner as to obstruct or interfere with the ingress or egress from the lot;
c. In such manner as to obstruct or prevent the movement of other parked vehicles within the lot.
(3) For the purposes of this section the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
HIGHWAY. Includes any state or public highway, road, avenue, street, alley, driveway, parkway or thoroughfare under the jurisdiction of the town.
MUNICIPAL LOT. Any area under the jurisdiction of the town that is dedicated and posted for the parking of motor vehicles.
(B) Enforcement. Any officer or other designated representative of the town Police Department may attach to any vehicle found in violation of any of the regulations set forth in this section, a notice to the owner or operator thereof that such vehicle has been parked unlawfully, identifying which prohibited act(s) have been violated and the penalties for such violation(s) and that the owner or operator shall pay the penalty for such violation by appearing in person at Police Headquarters or by mailing such notice, with the amount of the penalty, to the town Police Department.
(C) Collection and disbursement of funds received as penalties. The town Police Department is authorized to accept payment of the penalties from any person found to be in violation of this section. The Police Department shall deposit such payments into an account designated by the Board of Selectmen. The Police Department shall keep a record of all such penalties paid to it for such violations and the registration information of all such vehicles found to be in violation and present the same to the Board of Police Commissioners as requested by the Commission. Such report shall be kept for record in the Town Hall.
(D) Appeals process. The town hereby adopted the provisions of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-152b, as it may be amended from time to time, which section establishes a hearing procedure for parking violations as more particularly set forth in said statute.
(E) Snow emergencies. Any vehicle parked on a highway within the town during, or within 12 hours after, a snowfall of three inches or more shall be subject to being removed and towed. Such removal shall be at the risk and sole expense of the owner of the vehicle.
(F) Towing. In addition to penalties described in this section and § 72.99, a town 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 suitable location at the owner's or operator's expense. The procedure for such removal is set forth in Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 14-145 and 14-150.
(Ord. passed 8-2-2018)