This chapter is enacted in response to the adverse effects caused to certain areas and neighborhoods of the City by motor vehicle congestion, particularly the long-term parking of motor vehicles on the streets of such areas and neighborhoods by nonresidents thereof. In order to protect and promote the integrity of these areas and neighborhoods, it is necessary to enact parking regulations restricting unlimited parking by nonresidents therein, while providing the opportunity for residents to park near their homes. For the reasons set forth in this chapter, a system of preferential resident parking is hereby enacted for the City of Norwalk.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City of Norwalk Common Council 10-28-2025. Amendments noted where applicable.]
In accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the Parking Authority guidelines and standards, as amended from time to time, the Parking Authority shall establish a residential parking permit program. The Parking Authority shall prepare guidelines and standards establishing the process, procedures, criteria, goals, rules, and requirements for the residential parking permit program. Prior to implementation, the guidelines and standards shall be publicly noticed and shall be subject to a 30-day public comment period and a public hearing before the Parking Authority followed by a second 30-day public comment period and a second public hearing before the Parking Authority. Following the public comment periods, the Parking Authority shall submit the guidelines and standards to the Common Council, which shall by majority vote approve or disapprove said guidelines and standards in whole but not in part. A copy of the Parking Authority guidelines and standards shall be made available on the City of Norwalk website, the Parking Authority's office, and in the Department of Transportation, Mobility and Parking's office.