City of Derby, CT General Parking Regulations

The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, upon a highway or parking facility, other than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers or loading or unloading merchandise or when stopped for any traffic regulations, traffic signs or signals.

PUBLIC HIGHWAY; HIGHWAY

Includes the area encompassed by the municipal parking lot on Caroline Street.

VEHICLE

Any device used for conveyance, drawing or other transportation of persons or property, whether on wheels or runners or otherwise, when on a public highway or parking facility, except those which are operated upon rails or tracks.

§ 186-4 Purpose; construal of provisions.

This article is adopted in the interest of public safety, convenience and welfare and shall be liberally construed to effect the purpose hereof. Every person shall comply with, observe and obey, when applicable, all the provisions and requirements contained herein.

§ 186-5 Parking prohibited at certain times during certain months; exception.

[Amended 3-9-1995]

No person shall park any vehicle on the highways of the city for a twenty-four-hour period during the months of December, January, February and March, except as follows:

During the entire months of December and February, parking will be allowed on the even side of the street, and during January and March, parking will be allowed on the odd side of the street, except where the Traffic Authority has previously established parking regulations (i.e., no parking anytime). In the case of streets that are permanently posted "No Parking" on one side, vehicles will be allowed to park on the opposite side, provided that it is not posted. On the first and last days of each month, parking will be on the side allowed prior to the month change.

§ 186-6 Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets or parts of streets.

[Amended 3-9-1995]

The Chief of Police and Street Commissioner may alter this parking schedule on a temporary basis to provide access to streets for unforeseen situations. Temporary No Parking signs will be posted for this purpose (for example, during snow removal).

No person shall park any vehicle on the following streets or parts of streets, except for loading and unloading:

(1)

West side:

	Name of Street	Location
	Camptown Road	North side
	Caroline Street	On east side, from Third Street south to Hallock Court
	Caroline Street	On the west side from Main Street to the southerly side of the right-of-way known as "First Street"
	Cemetery Avenue	Hawthorne Avenue to Cemetery Avenue, fire lane, both sides
	Cemetery Avenue	Roosevelt Drive to Pole No. 548, both sides
	Cedric Avenue	Pole No. 1798 to Cedric Place, north side (McManus House)
	Cedric Avenue	Roosevelt Drive to Hawthorne Avenue, both sides
	Chatfield Street	Division Street to Hawthorne Avenue, both sides
	Coon Hollow Road	City Garage to Hawthorne Avenue, north side
	Coon Hollow Road	Chatfield Street to Hawthorne Avenue, south side
	Cullens Hill	Roosevelt Drive to Hawthorne Avenue, both sides
	Elizabeth Street	On the east side, from the northerly curbline of Main Street to a point 131 feet northerly thereof
	Elizabeth Street	On the west side, from northerly curbline of Main Street to a point 77 feet northerly thereof and again from southerly curbline of Thompson Place to a point 117 feet southerly thereof
	Emmett Avenue	Fall Street to Division Street, east side
	F. Street	Park to Roosevelt, north side
	Factory Street	Main Street to Jadach Court, both sides
	Hawkins Street	Eighth Street to Ninth Street, east side
	Hawthorne Avenue	E. Street to Cedric Avenue, east side
	Hawthorne Avenue	Coon Hollow Road to Nutmeg Avenue, west side
	Lafayette Street	Anson Street to Oak Street, north side
	Maple Avenue	From Seymour Avenue to Division Street, east side of street
	Minerva Street	5th Street to Pole No. 351, east side
	North Avenue	Roosevelt Drive to Hawthorne Avenue, south side
	Oak Street	Lafayette Street to 5th Street, west side
	Olivia Street	Main Street to Thompson Place, north side
	Seymour Avenue	Division Street to Hawkins Street, west side
	Seymour Avenue	Atwater Street to East Ninth, west side
	Seymour Avenue	From Maple Avenue to Winter Street, east side
	Seymour Avenue	From Water Street to Mason Street, Pole No-372
	Sixth Street	From Elizabeth Street to Anson Street, north side of street
	Spring Street	Seymour Avenue to Maple Avenue, both sides
	Third Street	North side Caroline Avenue to Minerva Street
	Third Street	Roosevelt Drive to Olivia Street, both sides
	Thompson Place	Olivia Street to Elizabeth Street, south side
	Water Street	Caroline Street to Main Street, west side
	Water Street	Seymour Avenue to Main Street, east side
	W/Fourth Street	From Olivia Street to Anson Street, north side of street
	Winter Street	Mohawk to Seymour Avenue, north side

(2)

East side of town:

	Name of Street	Location
	Bank Street	Derby Avenue to Crescent Street, west side
	Chapel Street	High Street to Pole No. 80, south side
	Crescent Street	Bank Street to past Mt. Pleasant Street, north side, Pole No. 80
	Gilbert Street	High Street to Monaco Circle, Pole No. 3051, north side
	High Street	Prospect Street to Gilbert Street, both sides
	Mt. Pleasant Street	West side of street, Derby Avenue to Gilbert Street
	Prospect Street	New Haven Avenue to Pole No. 481, both sides[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Former Section 18-7, Parking prohibited at all times on certain streets or parts of streets, amended 2-1-1924, 11-6-1925, 4-19-1929, 2-14-1974, 7-14-1977 and 9-8-1977, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 3-9-1995. For current provisions, see § 186-6.

§ 186-7 Commercial vehicle parking; fine.

[Amended 5-14-1981]

No person having the custody and/or control of a commercial vehicle or vehicles with a capacity of more than two tons shall be permitted to park on any street during the hours from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. in the following zones: R-5, R-10, R-15, R-20, RM and P Zones, except that:

Said vehicles shall be permitted to park on streets in the aforementioned zones when in the conduct of a service being simultaneously performed.

Any person violating any of the above-mentioned provisions shall be fined $25 for each violation hereof.

§ 186-8 Impoundment of illegally parked vehicles; appearance in lieu of impoundment.

Whenever any vehicle shall be found parked at any location where parking is prohibited or shall be found parked so as to unreasonably restrict the safe movement of fire or other emergency vehicles or so as to obstruct or hinder the operation of equipment of the City Street Department in the cleaning or maintaining of city streets or the removal of ice or snow, such vehicle may be removed or conveyed by or under the direction of a member of the Department of Police by means of towing the same or otherwise to a garage in the city, and such removal, conveyance or towing shall be at the sole risk and expense of the owner of such vehicle.

§ 186-9 Redemption of impounded vehicles; appearance in lieu of impoundment.

Before the owner or person in charge of such vehicle impounded pursuant to this article shall be permitted to remove the same from the custody of the Department of Police, he shall furnish evidence of his identity and ownership or right to possession, shall sign a receipt for such vehicle, for a first violation, shall pay to the clerk of the Police Department at headquarters a fee of $3, plus storage at $1 per day, and for each subsequent violation, shall pay a fee of $5, plus storage charges; provided, however, that a police officer may, in lieu of towing such vehicle to such public garage, serve upon the owner or operator of such vehicle or attach to such a vehicle a notice directing the owner or operator thereof to appear at the office of police headquarters of the city before the time specified in such notice.

§ 186-10 Effect of appearance in response to summons issued under § 186-9; failure to appear.

When any person shall receive such notice required under § 186-9 from the Police Department to appear at the office of police headquarters of the city, such person may pay to the officer or clerk in charge thereof the sum of $1, and upon payment of such amount, a prosecution under this article shall be barred. In the event that such payment is not made within the time prescribed by the Police Department, a letter shall be written directing such person to make payment of the sum of $2 to police headquarters within a specified time. In the event that the direction contained in such letter is not complied with, the name of such person may then be referred to the prosecuting attorney for such action as may, in his opinion, be required.

§ 186-11 Registration as evidence that owner is violator.

In any prosecution or proceeding under this article, the registration plate displayed on the motor vehicle shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the owner of such vehicle was the person who parked such vehicle at the place where such violation occurred.