(A) Purpose. It is the purpose and intent of this section to prevent the impediment of all traffic, especially emergency response vehicles, i.e., fire, police, EMS and rescue squad vehicles, by certain parked motor vehicles and all towed vehicles, and or trailers of any kind, on any street or street right-of-way which is maintained by the town.
(B) Authority. Under and by virtue of the authority granted in the General Statutes of this state granting municipalities the power to regulate vehicle traffic upon public streets within the corporate limits.
(C) Restrictions. Except in parking spaces designated by the town either with signs or on street markings allowing parking, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to park or allow to be parked any boat and trailer, camper, recreational vehicle motorized or non-motorized, and any towed vehicle or trailer, whether commercial or private and the like, on any portion of any street or street right-of-way which is maintained by the town.
(D) Exemptions. However, any vehicle or trailer which the use of is necessary for the purpose of business or residential construction or remodeling, loading or unloading, i.e., moving vans, delivery trucks and the like, may be temporarily parked on town-maintained streets for no longer than three hours within a 24-hour period, provided the parking of the vehicle does not impede the flow of traffic in both directions simultaneously.
(E) Presumption. Parked vehicles or trailers as described in this section found to be in violation of this section shall raise a rebuttable presumption that the owner of the vehicle was the person who parked the vehicle in violation of this section.
(Ord. eff. 10-6-2003) Penalty, see § 72.99