[Adopted 5-13-1974]
[Amended 1-27-2003]
The Town of Old Lyme, acting herein by authority
of Chapter 97 of the Connecticut General Statutes, hereby establishes
this article concerning traffic and parking regulations for off-street
parking on private property situated in the Town of Old Lyme for the
purpose of protecting and promoting the safety, health and general
welfare of the community; for the purpose of lessening the congestion
in the streets and property; for the purpose of preventing the overcrowding
of land; for the purpose of regulating and providing for the safe
flow of traffic to and from Town roads and streets from and to private
property; and for the purpose of preventing fire, panic and disastrous
conditions created by the parking of vehicles in close proximity to
each other and near buildings or other structures.
Whenever in this article the following terms
are used, they shall have the meanings ascribed to them as herein
set forth and, without limiting their generality, shall mean:
Any lot or area located within the Town of Old Lyme and designated
as a parking lot for which a permit from the First Selectman or his
designee has been issued to the owner, lessee or permittee thereof
and for which the owner, lessee or permittee charges a fee, the substantial
consideration of which is the right to park vehicles at said area.
The First Selectman or his designee shall decide whether the right
to park is in substantial consideration of the fee charge, based upon
the amount of the fee; the consideration received in addition to the
right to park; and the similarity between the area in question and
areas wherein a fee is charged specifically for parking.
[Amended 11-18-1974; 4-20-1999]
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon
the parking area or right-of-way, otherwise than temporarily for the
purpose of, and while actually engaged in, receiving or discharging
passengers or in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs.
Includes any device suitable for the conveyance of passengers
or materials or the drawing or other transportation of persons or
property, whether operated on wheels, runners, cushion of air between
it and the surface or by any other means, except those used exclusively
upon tracks.
[Amended 1-27-2003]
A.
No person or organization shall operate a parking area on private property in the Town of Old Lyme without receiving a permit issued by the First Selectman or his designee. Each permit shall terminate on the 31st day of December of each year, unless earlier terminated under § 161-12 of this article, as amended. The permit shall be available for inspection at all times. This article regulates existing parking lots and this § 161-10 shall not be construed to authorize the establishment of any new parking area which does not conform to the applicable provisions of the Old Lyme Zoning Regulations.
[Amended 4-20-1999]
B.
A fee for each permit so issued shall be paid to the
Town of Old Lyme by the recipient thereof at the time of receipt.
The amount of such fee shall be determined by the Board of Selectmen
with the concurrence of the Board of Finance and may be changed by
them at any time and from time to time. The Board of Selectmen is
hereby authorized, but shall not be required, to classify parking
lots and parking areas by category on the basis of the number of vehicles
they accommodate or other factors differentiating one such parking
lot or area from another. The amount of the permit fee charged for
a parking lot or parking area belonging to one such category may be
different from that charged for a parking lot or parking area belonging
to a different category.
[Amended 5-20-1985]
C.
The issuance of a permit or renewal or renewals shall
not obligate said Town to issue any further permit or renewal.
All parking areas shall meet the following requirements:
A.
All parking areas shall provide nine feet by 20 feet
for each parking space within the parking area.
B.
Each parking area shall have a maximum capacity for
parked vehicles. The maximum capacity shall be determined annually
at the time the permit is issued by the First Selectmen or his designee.
[Amended 1-27-2003]
C.
No parking area shall allow a greater number of vehicles
than its maximum capacity to be parked at its area at any time.
D.
All parking spaces shall be marked by distinctive
lines or stakes.
E.
No vehicle shall be parked within six feet of any
building normally occupied by people, such as a residence, place of
employment and/or place of business.
F.
Each parking area shall have a gravel or stone base
or surface.
H.
Each parking area shall have a designated area 18
feet in width free from any parked vehicles for the purpose of providing
a safe entrance and exit from the parking area.
[Amended 4-20-1999]
A.
Any owner, lessee, permittee or organization who or which operates any land as a parking area within the Town of Old Lyme and who violates § 161-10 or any portion of § 161-11 shall be fined $100 for each violation thereof and $100 for each day such violation continues. Upon repeated violations, the parking permit may be subject to revocation by the Board of Selectmen.
B.
In the event a complaint shall be made to the office of the First Selectman alleging a violation of § 161-10 and/or § 161-11 of this article by a permittee, the First Selectman or his designee shall notify the holder of the permit in writing, at the permittee's address on file, of such complaint and of a scheduled hearing before the Board of Selectmen no earlier than 15 days and no later than 21 days following the date of issuance of the written notice, at which hearing the permittee may present testimony and other evidence regarding the imposition of a penalty by the Board of Selectman under this section.
C.
Any use of private property in Old Lyme for the parking of vehicles for a fee without such property having been designated by the Board of Selectmen as a parking area, as defined in § 161-9, is prohibited. A citation for violation of this provision shall be issued by the First Selectman or his designated appointee, and served either by hand to the occupant of such private property or by certified mail to the address of the record owner thereof. The fine for the first violation shall be $500. The fine for a second and any subsequent violations at the same property shall be $1,000/day. Any person issued a citation shall be entitled to contest the citation, and all procedures in connection therewith shall be in accordance with C.G.S. § 7-152c, Hearing Procedures for Citations.
[Added 1-23-2006]
