§ 46-125. Fire lanes and fire zones.

(a)

Whenever the Fire Marshal of the City of Danbury establishes a fire zone or fire lane pursuant to the General Statutes of the State of Connecticut and/or the Fire Safety Code of the State of Connecticut, he shall cause to be erected or installed, adequate signs, markings and other devices to delineate such fire zones or fire lanes. Such signs and markings shall be installed, if the premises are privately owned, at the expense of the owner and shall be erected by the owner within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the Fire Marshal directing the installation of such signs or markings. Such signs and markings shall conform to the federal requirements for uniform traffic-control devices.

(b)

No person shall park, or permit to stand, a motor vehicle in the fire zone or fire lane so established except when actually picking up or discharging passengers. The registered owner of a motor vehicle shall be presumed to be the operator of such vehicle.

(c)

Any Police Officer of the City and where necessary for fire safety and in accordance with law, the Fire Chief or his fire officer designee(s), and/or the Fire Marshal or his designated deputy(ies) shall be and hereby are authorized and empowered to issue summonses or citations for violations of this section.

(d)

The procedure of removing and towing such vehicles shall be the same as that prescribed in this article relating to the removal of illegally parked vehicles.

(Code 1961, § 19-62; Ord. No. 207, § 7, 7-l-1975; Ord. No. 276, 11-5-1981; Ord. No. 554, 3-6-2001; Ord. No. 574, 8-6-2002; Ord. No. 679, 7-1-2009)