Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/BA/2011HB-06540-R010808-BA.htm
Timestamp: 2018-01-21 20:40:09
Document Index: 798599906

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 12', '§ 10', '§ 53', '§ 13', '§ 1', '§ 32', '§ 31', '§ 16', '§ 20', '§ 21', '§ 17']

This bill subjects drivers who park on a limited access highway where a scale or safety inspection site is being operated in order to circumvent or avoid the scale or inspection to a fine of $ 250 to $ 500 for a first offense and $ 500 to $ 1,000 for each subsequent offense (§ 12).
Under current law, the statutory length limit of a single unit vehicle and the semitrailer portion of tractor-trailer unit are 45 and 48 feet, respectively (trailers up to 53 feet long are permitted under certain circumstances). The bill specifies that the 45 and 48 feet limits include the vehicle's loads (§ 10). It also codifies in statute a specific length limit for automobile transporters that is currently applied by reference to federal regulations.
By law, a Department of Transportation (DOT) permit is required for a vehicle to operate on highways and bridges if it exceeds statutory size or weight limits. The bill subjects a person driving a vehicle under a forged oversize or overweight permit to a minimum fine of $ 25,000, in addition to any other penalties that may be assessed. In addition, the vehicle must be impounded until the penalty is paid or the Superior Court orders its release. A permit is considered forged if has been falsely made, completed, or altered, as these terms are used in the penal code (CGS § 53a-137) (§ 13).
3. requires the governor and DOT to take various steps regarding highway safety programs (§ 1),
4. allows motorcycles and other non-commercial vehicles other than automobiles to use the Wilbur Cross Parkway (§ 32),
5. requires DOT to study the feasibility of establishing a passenger train station in Niantic (§ 31), and
6. requires the DOT commissioner or his designee to attend a public hearing concerning the safety and condition of an at-grade railroad crossing upon receiving a petition that requests his attendance that is signed by 25 or more voters in the municipality where the crossing is located (§ 16).
The bill names various roads and highways. It also requires that:
1. two signs be placed on Route 9 to designate the exit for the Ivoryton Playhouse in Essex, one on Route 9 northbound before Exit 3 and the other on Route 9 southbound before Exit 5 (§ 20) and
2. DOT place a sign on one of the railroad bridge's concrete supports in downtown Milford that directs shoppers to downtown retail locations and contains the words “More Shops Ahead” or similar language (§ 21).
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage, except the provisions on for the authority to install stop signs, the changes to vehicle length limits (other than for mobile homes), and the STC provisions, which are effective October 1, 2011.
The bill exempts certain developments from the requirement to obtain the STC certificate required under current law for large traffic generators located on or near state highways. The bill exempts any development that contains (1) up to 100 residential units so long as it is residential-only and not part of a development containing office, retail, or other nonresidential uses and (2) up to 75 residential units that has an associated club house or similar amenity that is open to the public. By law, the STC issues certificates for large traffic generators such as shopping malls and subdivisions, stating that the development's operation will not imperil the public safety.
The bill also eliminates a provision that allows STC to postpone its action on a certificate for additional parking spaces or to build a large traffic generating development by combining individual parcels of land until an application has been approved by the municipal planning and zoning or other responsible municipal agency. Thus the STC must issue the certificate within 120 days after the request is filed unless the decision is tolled when additional information is required before a decision can be made.
§§ 17-19, 22-30 — ROAD NAMING
6. the portion of Route 75 in Newington that runs east from Fenn Road to Main Street the “Newington Police Department Memorial Highway; ”
7. the Route 8 bridge and overpass over Hull Street in Ansonia, in the north- and south-bound lanes, the “Brigadier General Brian F. Phillips Memorial Bridge; ”
11. the Route 7 bridge over Little Brook, north of Sunny Valley Road in New Milford, the “Officer Donald Hassiak Memorial Bridge; ” and
12. Indian Well Road in Shelton the “Police Sergeant Orville Smith Memorial Road. ”