[Adopted 9-25-1980 (§§ 18-41 to 18-44 of
the 1974 Code)]
A.
The purpose of this article shall be to promote the
health, safety and general welfare of the community pertaining to
the regulation of traffic in privately owned common parking areas
serving, in whole or in part, any industrial, commercial, educational,
institutional, professional, entertainment, recreational or other
nonresidential establishment or area used for purposes or functions
to which the general public is invited, whether directly or indirectly.
B.
The term "private parking area" shall include:
(1)
A parking area for any commercial establishment having
an exit or entrance on or abutting or adjoining any highway under
local jurisdiction.
(2)
A parking area for any industrial, educational, institutional,
professional, entertainment, recreational or other nonresidential
establishment or area which can accommodate 20 or more vehicles.
(3)
Means of ingress and egress to parking facilities;
roads and driveways therein; and buffer zones, setbacks and other
open space related thereto.
In order to carry out the stated purpose of
this article, the traffic authority of the Town of Newington, pursuant
to C.G.S. § 14-311b, is hereby authorized:
A.
Upon request of the affected property owner, to established
traffic controls by signal, sign or other device for access to, egress
from, traffic within, and stopping, standing or parking in specified
sections of private parking areas, as agreed upon between the property
owner and the traffic authority.
B.
To erect and maintain traffic control signals, signs
or devices conforming to the standards of the State Traffic Commission
pursuant to such a request, subject to an agreement with the owner
or operator of such private parking area for reimbursement to the
Town for the cost related thereto.
In addition to other enforcement procedures
permitted by law, the Police Department of the Town of Newington is
hereby authorized to provide for the removal and storage of vehicles
which are parked or abandoned in private parking areas during snowstorms,
floods, fires or other public emergencies, or of vehicles which are
found unattended in the parking areas where they constitute an obstruction
to traffic or where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited, and
to charge the owner or operator for the cost of such removal and storage.
Any person aggrieved by the order or regulation made by the traffic authority of the Town of Newington under the provision of § 404-21 may take an appeal therefrom to the Town Council of the Town of Newington pursuant to C.G.S. § 14-313.
