Ordinance Approved For Speed Cameras In Stamford

STAMFORD, CT — Without debate, the Stamford Board of Representatives on Monday night approved an ordinance to allow speed cameras in the city.

The ordinance authorizes using speed cameras in school zones, pedestrian safety zones and "other places within the boundaries of Stamford."

Camera locations must be identified and submitted to and approved by the Board of Representatives first, and then ultimately by the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

According to the ordinance, an automated traffic enforcement safety device would detect when a passing vehicle exceeds the posted speed limit by 10 mph or more, and a photograph would be taken of the offender's license plate.

The vendor of the speed camera equipment would review the violation and assemble images, and then forward them to the city.

If a city employee determines there is reasonable grounds to believe that a violation occurred, the employee can issue a fine by first class mail to the owner of the vehicle.

The fine for a first-time violation would be $50, and then $75 if, at the time of a violation, a previous fine is unsettled or uncontested.

For outstanding citations totaling $245 or greater, or if an offender has three or more delinquent citations that are unsettled and uncontested, the city could remove or immobilize vehicles through scofflaw booting.

The Board of Reps. meeting can be viewed in full here.